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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1955
Page
3
Purdue agronomists cite ten top 1954 Indiana corn yields from seven counties led by A. J. Custer DeKalb with 241 bushels per acre. Key factors include drainage of muck soil, soil tests, row planting, hybrid seed, varied fertilizer, and May planting.
At a Rush County courthouse meeting, farmers learned about the Plan A and Plan B brucellosis control programs from State Veterinarian Dr. Bert Allen and officials from the Indiana State Livestock Sanitary Board and USDA. The program requires 75 percent landowners and cattle signups to take effect, with cost-sharing and indemnity provisions explained. The gathering also covered a June petition drive and township chairmen setup for broader adoption. Meanwhile the 4-H Junior Leaders Club met in May, receiving reports, planning Rural Life Sunday, and organizing district leaders and safety programs. A Rushville corn plot and a Union Township plot were seeded for yield comparisons, while Purdue warns of germination trouble for high moisture soybeans saved for seed.
Notes from the 1945 column recount Miss Mabel De Moss joining the State House in Indianapolis as a summer filing clerk. It also mentions a dinner for newlyweds near Gings and several visits from relatives, plus local illness and guests at the Webb and Kenworthy homes.
The Rush County Circuit Court appoints Howard E. Healey as Executor of the estate of Rebecca J. Healey, deceased. The estate is declared solvent. Kenneth L. Earnest serves as attorney. Clerk Richard A. Phillips attests. Executed April 30, 1955.
Willie Mays opens with a 10 game average of .359, beating last year’s .300 first-ten pace. He tallies five RBIs two homers two triples and a double in the span, matching his '54 outputs. Kansas City’s hitters reach 17 homers in the early season, led by Power Renna Finigan Zernial and Wilson.
The Sporting News singles out Rip Repulski as a rising slugger with a .417 average in his first ten games, five doubles and two homers, praising his slashing, confident hitting that adds authority to the Cardinals. Willard Nixon dominates the Yankees with 1.23 ERA in six meetings, and a historically homer-prone 3 earned runs in four wins last season.
Lafayette Ind urgency to keep children away from tractors warns Purdue safety expert F R Willsey. He notes most injuries occur to 1 4 year olds riding as passengers and urges mature supervision and clear family rules before heavy tractor work begins. Parents must judge when a child can safely operate controls.
May 6 doubles milestone for Mickey Vernon of the Senators marks his 400th two-base hit. Stan Musial of the Cardinals leads active players with 512 doubles and is thirteenth all time, while Speaker holds 793. May 7 Musial tops 1,477 singles, with Red Schoendienst approaching 1,300. Turley may reach 200 strikeouts after 45 innings, and Johnny Antonelli seeks to lower his loss total after a May 6 defeat.
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