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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1946
Page
4
Purdue extension hogman J W Schwab notes pigs on hundreds of Indiana farms avoid muddy water and prefer clean fresh water. To keep market gains up in hot weather, provide shade and keep feed water and shade within 25 to 30 feet, using tested seed for better growth.
Indiana faces rising traffic deaths, with 860 fatalities in 1945 and projections of 1200 to 1300 this year. Police join a nationwide safety check program starting May 15 to inspect cars, promote safe driving, and emphasize owner responsibility for mechanical fitness.
New York Central System releases The Railroad Signal a 17 minute black and white 16mm film. The documentary tours modern automatic signalling equipment and explains how signals aid enginemen conductors and brakemen. Produced by Frederick G. Beach and distributed nationally through film libraries.
Two Rush county seed growers have obtained Clinton oats stock for local multiplication, with reservations likely needed for 1947 planting. Clinton oats show disease resistance, high groat yield, and higher grain preservation than Tama. Benton variety is taller and also released statewide. Clinton expected to be widely multiplied and used.
Readers learn to avoid weed contamination by purchasing tested seed and watching labeling. The article notes that 20 percent of seed lots become foreign material, with weeds comprising about one third, and explains testing steps for germination and purity under glass. It also mentions the U.S. landholdings, totaling 387 million acres, as a large landlord after Russia.
Loans guaranteed to veterans in Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin totaled 13 195 by end of March about 90 percent for home purchases In the tri state area VA guaranteed 24 693 000 of 58 747 000 in total loans 12 100 were for homes 761 for businesses and 334 for farms During March 753 loan applications were processed weekly Nation al Hospital Day set for May 12 with open house programs at ten VA institutions in the three states War surplus goods worth over 5 000 000 will aid VA hospitals and offices Vital lumber is the largest needed item Laundry staff from VA facilities attended a Chicago area institute One hundred two thousand twenty four veterans attended religious services in March at VA hospitals with 18 chaplains making ward visits and personal contacts.
Indiana state police reports show 334 traffic fatalities in the first four months of 1946, up 42 percent from 234 in the same period of 1945. April alone saw 71 deaths, 18.8 percent higher than April 1945, with 46 rural and 25 urban fatalities and multiple-vehicle, pedestrian, and rail crossing crashes among the leading causes.
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