Food production urged to feed the army nationwide
Colonel Louis C. Wilson of the Fifth Corps Area says army needs huge farm output. Estimates show May consumption for two million soldiers includes 10 million pounds of flour and 45 million pounds of potatoes plus large meat, dairy and fruit orders. County Chairman J Dewey Zinn urges more seeds and crops while Miss Betty Wilson takes an IU Medical Center receptionist post and Nora Knettle becomes Monroe township justice of the peace to fill a vacancy.
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U. S. Army
Louis C. Wilson
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
J. Dewey Zinn
Carroll County
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Quartermaster Corps
Gardners
Zima
Navy
Red Cross
Department of Agriculture
How to Avoid Breakdowns in Spring Land Fitting
Use wooden break pins to prevent breakage and do not replace with bolts. A drawbar safety spring latch helps prevent breakage when spring tension is properly adjusted.
Plows and Harrows Need Proper Lubrication
An agriculture note from the New York State Institute of Agriculture advises top grade oils and greases for plows and harrows to prevent holds ups and extend machinery life. It stresses avoiding guesswork and highlights common lubrication trouble spots.
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N. Y
4-H Club Meetings and Activities Across Townships
Monroe township Happy-Go-Luckie 4-H met at Flora school May 27 with 30 members answering roll call on War Stamps or Bonds. Health talk, demonstrations, songs, and refreshments noted. Next meeting set for June 10 at Flora school. Democrat township Helping Hands and Happy Hearts 4-H gathered May 26 with reports from Delphi training attendees. next meeting June 9 at 1 30 p m. Cutler Aggies 4-H met May 28 at Cutler school. 21 members attended. talk on keeping records on pigs and next meeting June 4 at Chester Ayers home.
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Monroe Township
Flora
Matimba
Joanna Spitler
Laura Dillman
Pat King
Joretta Sheagley
Anna Belle Smith
Mary Lee Joy
Betty Harter
Joy Brim
Helping Hands
Happy Hearts
Democrat
Delphi
Peggy Lenet
Patricia Lenet
Minnie Kressley
Barbara Townsend
Cutler Aggies
Cutler
Joe Mills
Chester Ayers
Tip-Top 4-H Club Holds May Meeting and Initiation
The Tip-Top 4-H Club in Burlington township met May 22 at 7:30 PM in the school building. Officers led roll call, pledges were memorized, and initiation ceremonies for new members followed with songs by Betty Jo Logan. Next joint Boys and Girls club meeting set for June 10 at 7:30 PM.
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Burlington Township
Carrel 4-H Clubs To Attend Purdue Round-Up
Carroll County farmers attend Purdue Cattle Feeder's meeting May 29 reviewing cost of gain for sorghum silage and corn silage. Four-H clubs from Delphi Burlington and other areas will participate in the Purdue Round-Up June 8 to 10 with teams in crops judging dairy judging and a bird identification contest. A marriage license was issued to Fred Harold Miller and Mildred Margaret Schooler. Mrs. Blanche Cartwright plans a Greencastle visit and Indianapolis trip.
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Carroll County
Purdue
Purdue University
Delphi
Richard Balser
Donald Duff
Kenneth Newell
Robert Fountain
Sherry Mears
Robert Hathaway
Charles Meyers
Robert Robbins
Burlington
Max Catron
Dick Harness
Glen Vass
LeRoy Bell
Jack Allen
Fred Harold Miller
Indianapolis
Mildred Margaret Schooler
Earl C. Schooler
New Augusta
Poultry Sanitation and Disease Risks Rise in Wartime
Forced production and more chicks on farms raise potential disease losses. Contagious poultry diseases mimic each other. prompt veterinary diagnosis is vital. Prioritize sanitation, space, and clean housing to prevent infections and tuberculosis transmission to swine. Vaccine use should be targeted.
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Starkel
County Farm Bureau Meeting Set for June 10
Carroll County Farm Bureau will host a meeting on Wednesday evening June 10 at the Plymouth United Brothers church. Edmond C. Foust editor of the Hoosier Farmer will be the main speaker. Local leaders Miles Martin and Mrs. Charles Tansey organize the program. Lloyd Metzger welcomes. Mrs. Tansey replies. The event features the Clay township orchestra, McCarty Sisters, and brief talks by Ralph Maggart and Mrs. Lena Hannell, with ice cream and wafers served.
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Edmond C. Foust
Hoosier Farmer
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Pyrmont United Brothers Church
Foust
The
State Farm Bureau
Miles Martin
Charles Tansey
Clay Township
Lloyd Metzger
Tansey
McCarty
Ralph Maggart
Lena Hannell
New Waste Battle Quiz Comes With The American Weekly
A questionnaire helps readers assess their contribution to fighting waste and measure impact. The feature appears in The American Weekly distributed with the next Chicago Herald American Sunday edition. Subscribe for The Citizen.
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American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Pottery Fragment Unearthed in Mesopotamia Shows Brewery Scene
Researchers excavating in Mesopotamia uncovered a ceramic shard depicting two brewery workers at a worksite. The scene offers rare visual context for ancient brewing practices and social roles in early cities.
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Dewey Zinn
ARMY
Betty
Wilson
Francis Wilson
Elmwood Gardens
Indiana University Medical Center
Miss Wilson
George Beamer
Edgar G. Bridwell
Nora Knettle
Elmer Ejikenberry
Murphy’s
Indiana State Library
C. B. Coleman
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Stephano Brothers
Philadelphia
Eric Patterson
State Institute of Agriculture
Ruth Snyder
Thelma Frick
Merry Makers
Liberty Township
Burrows
Delbert Gunder and
Family of
Columbus
Carrel
Charles Burkholder
New Castle
C. J. Smith
Burkholder
Anna Snyders
Blanche Cartwright
Greencastle
John
County Farm Bureau
Josephine Ives
East
John Hiett Ives
Washington, D. C
Mrs
Mary Ives Dole
Cambridge, Mass
Red Comb Poultry and
Pioneer Hog
Howell
Bnabe
Veipi
America
Jane
Delphi, Ind
Wall
Wee Gos
Irs
Joe Marsh
Mesopotamia
Plymouth Rock
Ancient
Egypt
Brewing Industry Foundations
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