Purple martins return to Southern Illinois nests
In Southern Illinois a wave of purple martins arrives as neighbors erect multi room houses for nesting. Builders set up 26 to 3,000 room towers attracting dozens of birds while sparrows and starlings vie for sites. Martins adapt to gourds, boxes, and even nail kegs, thriving near towns like Griggsville and across various landscapes.
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Brazil
Illinois
Griggsville
Ilinois
Quincy
Beware of Pantry Wars in Retirement
An elderly memo warns men retiring that their biggest home project will be organizing their wife's pantry but will fail. It argues pantry chaos defies fixed systems as shelves swap cans and beans weekly. The piece humorously notes battles over where to place items and the futility of correcting a lifelong habit.
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New York
Paul Cousley
Alton Evening Telegraph
Illinois
Golden Yams 36-Pare Hookiet Purchase Offer
Reader notice offers a 36 pare hookiet under the name Golden Yams. Send 50 cents in coin to Dept. CSUS Hox 1672 Grand Central Station New York 17 N for delivery details.
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Dept
Csus Hox
Grand Central Station
New York
State merit exams announced and wildlife notes
A list of state merit examinations was announced by Miss Maude Myers for positions including financial institution examiner II and hospital business administrator with applications due by April 21. Gov Kerner discusses a blue ribbon on ground beef and a humorous note on purple martins as a citizen committee on educational equality forms with University of Illinois leadership. A statewide teal hunting season is set Sept 18 to 26 with limits and a free permit from the Illinois Department of Conservation. A call for bids to store radioactive wastes is issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health through Dr. Franklin D. Yoder.
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Martin
Capistrano
Gov. Kerner
William T. Lodge
Illinois Department of Conservation
State Office
Springfield
Illinois Department of Public Health
Franklin D. Yoder
Illinois
Yoder
New York
Kentucky
Wiretapping proposal draws support from officials and police
The Springfield column notes a push for legalized wiretapping approved by the House Judiciary Committee and backed by Mayor Daley and police groups. It would require judicial approval before listening to conversations, with safeguards, while also reporting on radioactive waste disposal concerns raised by Dr. Yoder and the Illinois Calendar of Events distribution by the Illinois Information Service.
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House Judiciary Committee
Richard Daley
Chicago
Speaking First Helps Sunday School Crush Away at School
A teen asks how to handle a boy in class who ignores her away from school. The columnist urges her to speak first when they meet outside, noting he may simply be waiting for her. If repeated greeting fails, move on and forget him, as he may think she only wants friendliness at school.
Teenage Readers Urged to Write Frankfort Service
A call to teens to share problems and observations through the FOR AND ABOLT TEENAGERS, COMMUNITY AND SUBURBAN PRESS SERVICE based in Frankfort Kentucky, inviting letters and input for community coverage.
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Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
SIU Advice Aims to Boost Pasture Density with Soil Fertility
Southern Illinois University soil scientist Joseph P. Vavra outlines fertilizer strategies to raise pasture carrying capacity from one cow per 10 acres to a cow and calf per acre. He stresses balancing nitrogen phosphorus potassium calcium and notes legumes need less nitrogen while grasses respond to it.
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Joseph P. Vavra
Southern Illinois University
Marine mysteries and tech advances in science and transport
A column surveys porpoises sonar and speed myths, plant infections carried by humans, a measles vaccine for infants, and theories on shame and guilt. It notes a fast brine injection method for ham curing, oceanographic gamma ray probes, a Kansas City converted airliner bar, and warns about wiretapping and policing ethics in New York and Illinois.
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Louisana State University
American Medical Association
Harvard University
Allbright-Nell
Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Kansas City
Old Time Reading Memories From Lucinda Boeckmann
In Waverly Iowa Lucinda Boeckmann recalls libraries expanding in small towns and roll around stands offering paper backs. She reminisces about finding old readers and Horatio Alger books in a dusty store room and about her parents and grandchildren sharing those books over the years.
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Lucinda Boeckmann
Waverly
Iowa
Horatio Alger
Spring Garden and Kitchen Tips From a 1960s Page
The column suggests freezing and baking meat pies from leftovers with potato or pastry toppings. It also recommends adding minced ham or poultry to omelets or salads and advises a spring plant “pick-up” with leaf washing and repotting into larger clay pots. It covers spring garden cleanup, tree pruning, and removing dead limbs for better branch spacing and growth.
Crossword puzzle Across 5-35 and Down clues
A dense list of crossword clues across and down from a puzzle page. It includes hints such as Word of 1 Rollers vague 6 Above meaning and 11 Wait for Bib 12 Of the cheek 6 Part of 13 A selling to be again. The mixed entries span genders ages and locations with many partial phrases and intersecting wordplay.
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Oklahom
Puzzle Clue Answers Revealed For A Week Says Solver
A puzzle page lists last week’s solutions for clues including under garments egress guided Greek letter the sun and steamship abbr. The entries reference common crossword prompts and standard abbreviations used in nautical and literary contexts.
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the Sun
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Season OF Hope
Otto Kerner
Committee of Citizens
Superintendent of Public
Ray Page
Illinois School Problems Commission
Supt. Page
Charles Clabaugh
Champaign
School Problems Commission
William McLure
Bureau of Educational Research
University of Illinois
Paul Simon
Illinois Information Service
State Capitol
C.D. Smith
SIU
Porpoise Project
NAVY
Anya
Forays
Rob
Thrash
Manila Kemp
New Zealand
Fio
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