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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1966
Page
5
In a reflective piece, the author recalls wandering rural roads near Southern Illinois and revisiting two long-deserted one room schoolhouses. He muses on the life and teachers who kept school, the gradual replacement by better institutions, and the nostalgic urge to write a history of pioneer education.
Southern Illinois University soil expert Joseph P. Vavra outlines a fertilizer plan for 100 bushel corn yields. He notes soil tests for acidity and phosphorus and potassium, organic matter, and previous cropping history are essential. A 100 bushel crop uses about 160 lb nitrogen 60 lb phosphorus and 120 lb potassium, with grain removing most of these nutrients. For silage, stalks remove additional nutrients. aiming for 100 to 130 bushels per acre, plans include 225–300 lb acre potash, 125 lb acre starter 7-28-14 or 18-46-0, and about 150 lb of 82% nitrogen after planting. High nitrogen requires ample potassium to prevent lodging and stalk rot.
The annual visit from the local tax assessor aims to value personal property such as furniture, TV sets, cars, dogs, stocks, and livestock. Personal property is reassessed yearly while real property is assessed every four years to set local valuations for publication.
The AMA warns venereal disease is a rapidly spreading national crisis. It hits teens and young adults hardest, with about 3,000 new cases daily and over a million yearly. Untreated syphilis and gonorrhea can cause blindness, heart disease, and death, but both are curable with penicillin when addressed promptly.
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Beginning March 1 1966 Illinois requires two sets of front seat safety belts on 1911 or later model cars to be legally operated. The rule follows a 1963 law and urges belt use for all travel with a warning on proximity risk and a suggestion to install rear belts as well.
Illinois Agriculture Director Robert M. Schneider urges horse owners to vaccinate all horses against equine encephalitis known as sleeping sickness. He notes 156 cases and 21 deaths in 1965, with 263 cases and 57 deaths in the prior year, and says immunity from last year’s vaccine is limited.
A retired man on the Lincoln Memorial steps in Washington, J. Bradley Jones, offers a tongue in cheek “Formula for Time-Wasting After Age 65.” He urges daily routines, costlier mail lists, and careful reading of bank endorsements to fill days in retirement while praising Washington as ideal for retirees and noting a booklet sponsorship by The Bee.
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