This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
3
Dry July slows development of serious late blight in potatoes and tomatoes after June rains and high humidity. Moderate temperatures fueled spread and already damaged some tomato plantings in Indiana.
County Agent Howard G. McCarty notes late blight threatens rank green tomato and potato plantings, especially with rainy weather. Regular spraying or dusting is advised, about weekly or every 10 days, using copper dusts at 50 to 60 pounds per acre. Sprays at 200 gallons per acre are recommended, with farm store fungicides available for spray use containing zinc or copper.
Woodacres Select Harmony owned by W. H. and Richard Lane of Camden, a registered Guernsey, completed an Advanc ed Register record of 10 278 pounds of milk and 588 pounds of butter fat in 365 days. The cow, daughter of Flying Horse Band Leader, has eight progeny in the clubs performance register. Purdue University supervised the record and it was reported to The American Guernsey Cattle Club for approval and publication.
The 30th annual Swine Day at Purdue University will be held on Friday Sept 15 attracting 3,000 to 4,000 Hoosier livestock farmers. The morning program at the Experimental Swine Farm will highlight APF use in dry lot pasture feeding with farm tours from 8 to 10 a.m. Lunch will be available. The afternoon session in the Purdue Hall of Music features William Rothenberger Frankfort on Successful Hog Production and Dr Gustav Rohstedt Wisconsin on Newer Developments in Swine Feeding.
Miss Joan Hannell, a bride elect, was honored at a shower hosted by Mrs. Alpha Rule. Blue and white colors, summer flowers, and refreshments of ice cream cookies mints nuts and iced tea adorned the rooms. Hosts were Mrs. Carolyn Hurtt Mrs. Helen Shively and Misses Eileen Clawson and Eileen Zinn.
A home economics project in Carroll County features Mrs. Hendrix teaching Barbara Sue VanMeter from Pullington Township to cane a chair at Cora Street Amand. The lesson ends with Barbara caneing a chair and desk that won blue at the Indianapolis State Fair, representing Carroll County.
The Membership Development Committee meeting in Indianapolis drew 154 guests from nine districts. Group Three members from Clinton, Howard, Tipton, Cass, Carroll counties were shown, with county and district chairs named from Frankfort Frankfort, Kokomo, Logansport, Delh i, Sharpsville, and more. Plans discussed for fall convocations for Valley of Indianapolis, followed by a steak dinner.
State Trooper James Harris of Kokomo joins Lafayette barracks and rides with State Patrolman Elmer Holtman this week. Harris will serve in this county until September 15 when Holtman takes vacation. Harris’s future station remains undecided.
Harold and William Phillips of Toledo Ohio spent the weekend and Lahkor Day with Mr and Mrs Howard Phillips and family at their home on West Front Street.
Mrs George Beale hosted a Hi Lo bridge evening with prizes awarded to Myue Darragh Lian Thayer Ruth and Mrs Charles Beale.
Mrs. Greer Bunnell entertained over Labor Day for Mrs. Kline, Mrs. Cornwell and Mrs. Clapp of Dayton, Ohio. S/Set. and Mrs. Carl Haines returned Sunday to their home in South Dakota following a visit with their parents here.
Mrs. Harvey of Harvey Illinois spent last week with her sister Mrs Arthur Anderson and Mr Anderson, sharing time at her relative’s home.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.