Crisis in the countryside and complacency in conservation
An editorial warns two crises threaten the nation: land erosion and complacency toward conservation. It cites 70 percent mismanaged land, 500000 acres lost annually to erosion, and 1.33 million acres taken for highways and development each year. It calls for intensified planning, wiser farming, and active stewardship by farmers and communities during Soil Stewardship Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Montana
America
Share Through Crop Friendship Acres
An acre project called Frendship Acres invites farmers to plant grain to aid overseas hunger relief. It adapts the Lord's Acre Plan with produce donated to CROP, the disaster relief arm of Church World Service. Contact county CROP Friends Acres chairmen Frank E. Hoffmann or Fred C. Pieper in Waterloo, Illinois.
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Church World Service
Friend- Acres
Frank E. Hoffmann
R.R
Waterloo, Ill
Fred C. Pieper
Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues
A compact listing of across and down crossword clues with numbers and partial words aiming to fill a word grid. Includes items like Great he began to vt, Adam's grandson, compass, ascend, article, revolve, toward, extreme, pro, soon, prize ribbon, manifest, goatee, tablelam, Sherman or Stalin, wages, ashes, deposits, vended, exclamation, allude to, cupola, Assam silkworm, placed in a row, affirmative, mineral deposits, gift for 20th anniversary, torrid, creeper, pronoun, verbal ending.
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Adam
Sherman
Stalin
Assam
Land of Goshen Names Early Southern Illinois Roads
The article traces how Egypt derived names spread in Southern Illinois from Goshen Road and Goshen Settlement, noting Goshen first appeared by 1799 and was tied to Edwardsville area. It describes Reverend Badgley’s reports, military defense around Goshen, early churches, and towns along the route such as Kaskaskia, St. Louis, and Carlisle.
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Egypt
Valley of the Nile
Illinois
Goshen
Goshen Trail
Shawneetown
Edwardsville
United States Salines
Goshen Settlement
Goshen Road
Shawneetown Road
Land of
Cairo
Kaskaskia
Thebes
Spar Hawk Landing
Karnak
David Badgley
Badgley
W. B. Whiteside
Wood River
Shiloh
New Design
West Kentucky
St. Louis
Curran
Griswald
Independence
Moore's Prairie
Mt. Vernon
Walnut Hill
Crooked Creek
Carlyle
Shoal Creek
Clinton
Silver Creek
Counties
Not Ready for a Boyfriend Says Reader
A 13 year old asks how to tell a older boy she does not like him romantically. The reply endorses being ready, notes she can keep him as a friend and avoid dating until ready, and suggests addressing future teenage problems to the FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS column at COMMUNITY AND SUBURBAN PRESS SERVICE in Frankfort KY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
Proper parking technique from state official
Secretary of State Paul Powell offers driving tips on parking, backing up with precise wheel turns, avoiding crowding, and parking on hills with curb rules. He suggests practicing with stakes to mark spaces and notes a free Rules of the Road booklet available by request to Springfield Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Powell
Springfield
Illinois
The Law of Eminent Domain in Illinois Public Use
A public service article explains eminent domain in Illinois, outlining rights to property, just compensation, and the process. It covers government power to acquire land, the role of statutes, jury trials, appeals, and the need for fair market value, with cautions to consult an attorney.
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United States
States
Appellate
Supreme Courts
Illinois
United States Supreme Court
Canadian coins appeal to collectors says Whitman editor
Ken Bressett notes two draws to Canadian issues the similarity to U S coins and their potential value Since 1858 over 450 decimal coins have been minted with a combined face value around 100 but numismatic value could reach 21000 if uncirculated The rare 1921 5 cent and 50 cent pieces include only about 100 survivors worth 1500 in very fine condition and 1921 650 cent pieces valued at 5000 in very fine condition
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Ken Bressett
Whitman Publishing Company
Racine, Wis
United States
Canada
Bressett
Whitman
J. H. Charlton
Golden Years Money Gifting Ideas For Grandchildren
Aged parents plan inventive ways to pass wealth to grandchildren. Arthur R. Starnes funds a $5,000 Blue Chip stock in a grandson’s name with dividends living in a savings account for college. George W. Ramsey and wife host a Family Treasure Auction, gifting $1,000 in play money to each child and selling household treasures. William Shoemaker, 68, seeks $2,000 per grandchild in stock to pay dividends as candy bars, aiming to teach children through sweets rather than cash.
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Arthur R. Starnes
California
New York Stock Exchange
Corporation
George W. Ramsey
Pennsylvania
Gulf Coast
Shoemaker
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Trotsky
Rhoderick
Heart Arcadia
Peru
Athers
Forces Idant
Jonny W. Allen
Southern Illinois University
The
Illinois State Bar Association
Community Health Forum
James Q. Simmons, Jr
National
A Public Service of Publications Advertising
General Electric
Santa Barbara
Mary Whitman
Dept. Csps
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