Local 4-H meetings and community notices in Carthage area
Wednesday events included Locung Carthage C E S stating meeting and initiation at the Masonic hall with refreshments. Needle Twisters 4-H met at the school with pledge, demonstrations on sandwich making, games, and refreshments. next meeting June 5. Busy Bee 4-H of Posey township gathered at Arlington school with talks on demonstrations and several demonstrations including baking and sandwiches. 29 members attended. Sunday guests included war bride Mrs. Conner of New Castle and Mrs. Gertrude Jessup family visits. Fidelity class hosted at Carl Carson Jr. home with eleven members and four guests, contests, games, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needle Twisters
Irene Blessinger
Joyce Carson
Lois Reames
Mary Lou Pike
Busy Bee 4-H Club
Posey Township
Arlington School
Lee Mitchell
Carolyn Jo Wicker
Ruth Logan
Joan Gardner
Bonnie Mitchell
Boston
Robert Conner
New Castle
Paul Clevidence
Conner
Trinidad
Gertrude Jessup
Forrest Souders
Greenfield
Fidelity
Carl Carson Jr
Ralph Pearson
Ralph McClarnon
Hubert Hunt
The History of Coffee Across Nations and Centuries
A concise arc of coffee from Arabian origins through Turkish and European spread to North America. It notes Kaldi the goatherd, early coffee houses as centers of debate, Disraeli’s remarks on 17th 18th century venues, and Boston’s Green Dragon as Revolution hub. It ends with Pan American production and a 1945 U S import figure of 20 279 690 bags.
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Kaldi
Turkey
North America
Charles II
England
Disraeli
London
Paris
United States
Daniel Webster
Boston
South America
Pan-America
Local social notes from Indiana towns and visitors
The column lists numerous visitors and residents from Carthage Rushville Richmond and Indianapolis. Names include Charlies Whitfield Mrs George Jones Mr and Mrs Elmer Fenner Mr and Mrs Charles Nigh Cecil Pike Martha Pike Edward Brown George B Moore Guy Ewing Russell Parish H E Henley Jr Anna H Phelps Charlotte Moore Rev and Mrs Mooreman Florence Ball Dale Earnest Claude Louder Bayard Baker with various visits to relatives and events including a horse show and a Claypool hotel banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Whitfield
George Jones
Elmer Fenner
Charles Nigh
Cecil Pike
Indianapolis
Mrs. Pike
Martha
Edward Brown
Milroy
Russell Parish
Claypool
Capital Indemnity Insurance Company
H. E. Henley Jr
Mrn
Howard E. Henley
Ratliff’s Adv
Ernest Hill
Whittier
Calif
Anna H. Phelps
Hill
Carthage
Charlotte Moore
E. E. Mooreman
Bethany
James Ball
Florence Ball
Rushville
Donald Ball
Richmond
Frank Overman
Dale Earnest
Claude Louder
Mrs. Bayard Baker
Elwood Morris
Mohawk
Dutch Hews Walnut Ridge church notices
Walter McAdams is pastor and Loyall Hunt Sunday School Superintendent. Sunday schedule includes 9:30 Sunday school and 10:30 morning worship with 7:30 evening service. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. at the parsonage. Read the want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McAdams
Loyall Hunt
S. S
Bees to boost clover seed yields on farms
May issue of Successful Farming urges using bees as pollinators to raise white and hubam clover seed. It cites 1938 Iowa trials showing 400 pounds per acre with bees, up to $30 per acre gains, and recommends 5 to 10 bee colonies per 10 acres for cross pollination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Successful
Osceola County
Iowa
Calhoun County
Eld
Atlantic
American Bee Journal
Extension Service
Iowa State College
R. L. von Treba
Soil Conservation Service
Veterans returning to farming seek ownership not labor
A February checkup for Washington agriculturists shows World War II veterans returning to farming as tenants or owners, not hired hands. Successful Farming May notes 60 to 65 percent of new farm machinery priority certificates go to veterans, with credit access enabling self-employment. A follow-up refutes earlier claims that GI's shun farming, predicting more veterans will hire out on farms after a year as city life loses its appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Agriculturists
Successful Farming Magazine
Rush County Extention Agents Attend Indianapolis Conference
Rush county extension agents joined the district conference in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Purdue officials Tommy Johnson Francis Murray Phil Connelly Henry Mayo and James Wiley spoke on publicity press usage swine research and livestock projects. Rush county earned 34 gold medals the most in the district for 1945 including ton litter beef calf lamb and colt programs. Attendees included Marjorie Suttle Stanley Watts and C L Spuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Indianapolis
Tommy Johnson
Francis Murray
Purdue Publicity Department
Henry Mayo
Purdue
James Wiley
Marjorie Suttle
Stanley W. Watts
C. L. Spuller
Extra special rings for every occasion at Ratliff's
Ratliff's advertises a wide selection of rings suitable for all occasions. The shop highlights affordable options and various styles to suit personal taste and gift needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratliff's
Adv
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.E.S
Masonic Hall
Busy Bee Club
Emily Rigsbee
Suzanne Winslow
Mary Louise Hutchinson
Lois Fountain
New Salem
Lord’s
del Monte
Swac
Dixie
Pkg
George B. Moore
Guy Ewing
Uncle Sam
Pacific Ocean
U. S. Treasury Department
Walnut Ridge Friends
Sansineu Eg
Carthage Radio
Bly’s Store
Fountain Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Production and Marketing Administration
John Manning
Gerald Andiss
W. C. Williams
Anderson
Webb
Eoff
Kenneth Bush
John W. Retherford
Carthage RR
John Hay
Harry Blakefield
Golden Rule Hatcheries
Ind
Basil Hedgecock
Conference
Phil Connelly
N. Main St
Morning Star
Carney & Ridlen
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