Vehicle Check Program reports record Indiana results
Final returns show 681000 cars and trucks inspected across 140 towns with one in seven defective. Gov Craig and statewide officials praise cooperation and urge continued checks through summer. Hogs suffer heat stress. shade guidance outlines 8 to 15 square feet per animal and portable shelters for airflow and cleanliness.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
J. L. Lingo
Lindo
George N. Craig
National Safety Council
Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee
Lingo
Purdue expert advises shade for hogs to cut costs
Lafayette report says hogs cannot sweat so shade is vital for summer gains. Purdue University extension swine specialist Richard Hollandbeck advises Hoosier farmers on using shade to reduce heat stress and improve efficiency.
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Lafayette
Ind
Control flies on cattle on pasture, Purdue says
Purdue University specialists recommend a back rubber system to control flies on beef cattle. A five percent DDT solution kept on burlap saturated every two or three days helps cattle self medicate against flies.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Henry Mayo
Glen Lehker
Spring Vacation Safety And Skin Care Tips
The piece warns about sunburns especially for fair skin and children, stresses increased water intake and salt replacement, and notes risks like prickly heat, poison ivy, muscle injuries from sudden activity, insect bites, hay fever, athlete's foot, and swimmer's itch. It urges enjoying spring activities with precautions.
Equipment aids for fire control in winter report
Mayo and Lehker say cent emulsifiable DDT mixed with four gallons of fuel oil or distillate will be useful for fire control during the winter. They emphasize the combined solution as a practical aid for suppression efforts this season.
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Mayo
Lehker
Plans for Rush County hog tour to Ohio Station
Plans announced for a June 28 tour to the Ohio State Swine Evaluation Station by 20 Rush County and 20 Johnson County breeders. Arrangements led by Paul Mitchell of Purdue. 13 signed up, seven more may join. contact county extension office. A hog probing demonstration on August 14 at Stanley Hurst farm also discussed. Roy Swain chaired. Mitchell spoke on leaner meat demand and hog muscle growth.
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Ohio State
Paul Mitchell
Purdue University
Rush County
Johnson County
Ohio
Stanley Hurst
Roy Swain
Rush County Commercial Swine Committee
Paul Mitchel
Purdue
Purdue expert defines meat-type hog by litter size and finish
Richard Hollandbeck of Purdue describes meat-type hogs as producing litters of 8 or more, reaching 200 to 225 pounds with little fat and adequate muscle in 5 to 6 months on a corn-based ration. He also outlines the Ohio Swine Testing Station at Ohio University and its benefits for breeders aiming to meet this standard.
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Hollandbeck
Richard Hollandbeck
Purdue
Ohio
Ohio University
Indiana Crop Improvement Association adds new members
The Indiana Crop Improvement Association lists 104 eligible for 5 Acre Corn yield checks next fall. Of these, 68 are adults including 18 lifetime members and 35 Junior members. Since a three week-old published list, 50 new members signed up, with names across adult, junior, and life categories.
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Indiana Crop Improvement Association
Clarence Arnold
Harvey Arnold
Harvey Arnold, Jr
George Bird
Do You Remember When Betty June Conley Born in Henry County
Do You Remember When Betty June Conley was born Tuesday at the Henry County hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James Conley. The item also notes weddings and local events including Barbara Brooks and Roy Campbell’s Saturday noon ceremony, Janet Martin and Thurman Porter Jr., and Kiwanis leadership delegates. A fire destroyed barns on the Hurst Sargant farm near Shiveleys Corner, tenanted by Leo Kesling. Funeral services were held for Richard Calvert in Selma, Ohio.
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James Conley
Betty June
Henry County Hospital
Barbara Brooks
John Brooks
Roy Campbell
Henry Campbell
Greenfield Methodist Parsonage
J. F. Stephenson
Janet Martin
Pendleton
Thurman Porter, Jr
Edwin L Gates
Kokomo
Richard Calvert
Earl Calvert
Selma
Ohio
Jesse Henley
Hurst Sargant
Shiveley’s Corner
Leo Kesling
Maud Stewart
Miss Edna Souder Weds Charles Blankenship in Greenfield
Miss Edna Maxine Souder daughter of Mr and Mrs Ross Souder near Carthage married Charles Blankenship of Spiceland in a simple ceremony at 4 o clock Sunday at Greenfield Christian church with Rev Reed officiating. George Leisure and Earl Stewart were injured in a Cumberland auto crash and taken to Indianapolis City Hospital with serious injuries. Freda McManus and John V Gates were married on June 10 with ceremony conducted by Mr Gates.
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Edna Maxine Souder
Ross Souder
Carthage
Charles Blankenship
Spiceland
Greenfield
Reed
Greenfield Christian Church
George Leisure
Harry Leisure
Earl Stewart
Charles Stewart
Mays
Cumberland
City Hospital
Indianapolis
Freda McManus
Fred McManus
John V. Gates
Gates
Local Notes June 1926 Rushville marriage and civic items
Miss Evelyn Miller and Emerson W Wilconen wed in Rushville on a Saturday ceremony. Town council buys a Haynes automatic traffic sign for the public square with Stop Change and Go signals to be enforced. Hezekiah Clark property at South Main and Henley sold for 2500 dollars to Mrs Irvin M Hill. Max Newby, son of Alton Illinois, graduates in accounting from Washington University and is pledged to Artus Economics Honorary and tapped for Southwestern Bell duties. Thomas J Passwater sells his Rushville bakery after seven years and takes a sales job with Bellows-Durham in Chicago.
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Hezekiah Clark
South Main
Henley Streets
Irvin M. Hill
Max Newby
Roy Newby
Alton
Washington University
St. Louis
Artus
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Thomas J. Passwater
Ripley Township
Bellows-Durham Co
Chicago
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WALDA
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Reader's Digest
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