Summer Visitors and Local Congregation Notes
Miss Cleone Bloom and Miss Marjorie Miller are at home for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott visit McConnell and Scott relatives. Bethany Girls plan June guest meeting next Wednesday night with Mrs. Stein Swadley. Rev. Wm B Chancellor in Parke county helps consolidate three churches. M F O’Rear and wife head to Kentucky for a summer outing. Mrs. W M Steinnagle and child from Jonesboro Ark visit Frank Cox’s family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woerner visit at Frank Glaspie’s home. Scraps about a clothing salesman and suspenders recalled. O W Gwin family visit Rev. J Martin in Clinton and Luther Gavin in Bedford. Rev. Martin in poor health. Mrs. Barbera Miller ill this week with warning thoughts about her health.
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Bethany
O. W. Gwin
Rev. J. ©. Martin
Clinton
Luther Gavin
Bedford
Rev. Martin
Beet Top Silage Offers Feeders Wide Use
U S Department of Agriculture reports beet top silage suits dairymen and beef cattle feeders. It reduces hay needs by half, boosts intake, and can be stored in earth pits or silos with careful packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Paul Mayer Me
Grain Grading Support Grows Among Pacific Northwest Farmers
Grain farmers and shippers from the Pacific Northwest praise the federal grain grading system at a meeting linked to the Oregon Agricultural College short course. They advocate maintaining high grades to reward farmers producing high quality wheat, according to officials from the United States Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Oregon Agricultural College
States Department of Agriculture
Arsenate of Lime Prolongs Fruit Crop Protection
Additional experience confirms the conclusion reported near the pest bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture that arsenate of lime may be used in all situations as a substitute for Paris green. For pomaceous fruits apples pears and quinces it proves unsatisfactory as a fungicide and a less expensive substitute for lime sulfate is being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agricultture
Farm Advice on Stock and Manure Use
The article advises removing scrub stock and high farm land prices, emphasizes proper feeding of brood mares before foaling, notes sheep manure has high fertilizing value, and downplays thin manure as unimportant.
Department Aims to Standardize Farm Terms Nationwide
The U S Department of Agriculture seeks uniform usage for essential agricultural terms not yet in dictionaries. About 36 terms are under review with field and scientific input and editors to ensure clear public understanding. corn belt spelling chosen over corn-belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States Departmented Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Division of Publications
Viel
Wolcott de Yee
Alfalfa Gains Ground as Wisconsin Forage
A Wisconsin bulletin reports alfalfa has rapidly spread to about 60 000 acres in the state. Experiment station trials at Madison show alfalfa yields nearly double clover hay and three times timothy, with protein output far higher per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
RK. A. Moore
L. F. Graber
Madison
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Cover Broken Window Pane in Poultry House
A broken window in the poultry house must be replaced or covered immediately. Do not leave the aperture open. In a few minutes tack over the hole with muslin or white cloth to stop wind and allow light. If muslin is unavailable, paper can be used as a temporary makeshift until glass is obtained.
Raising Stock with Crops
A reflective note arguing farm profits vary and suggesting combining livestock with crops as a safer farming approach. It emphasizes caution about exclusive crop or livestock ventures and promotes diversification for steadier returns.
Sea Scouts Do Good Turns Across Communities
Sea scouts and land scouts of the National Council Boy Scouts of America promote service and water safety. In Larchmont New York the Curlew crew cleaned the yacht club piazzas after a campbreak, while Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania plans a summer patrol to prevent drownings. Essex and Philadelphia units contributed to exhibits and improvised better rope rings for quoits.
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Larchmont
N.Y
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania
South Orance
N. T
New York City
National Marine League
Grand Central Palace
Sea Scouts of
Philadelphia
Sea Scouts
Bronze Medal Awarded Scout for Life Saving Act
Scout Raymond S. Brinkman of Alplaus New York received a bronze honor medal from the National Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America for saving Jeanette Rosenstock from Mohawk River near Alplaus She fell through ice about 30 feet of water and Brinkman rescued her despite heavy clothing and rapid sinking
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Raymond S. Brinkman
Alplaus
N. Y
National Court of Honor
Boy Scouts of America
Jeanette Rosenstock
Scout Brinkman
Schenectady
Episcopalians Laud Scouts For Boy Scout Service
The Detroit convention adopts a resolution certifying the benefits of boy scout training. It approval and thanks the Detroit Council Boy Scouts of America for serving as pages in both houses. The general convention commends the scouts as an effective welfare agency for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Deputies
Detroit
House of Bishops
Boy Scouts of America
General Convention
Scouts Canvass For Coal In Bitter Cold City
In Butte Montana amid the coldest weather in 30 years thousands were out of work due to coal shortages and many families lacked fuel. Boy scouts canvassed the city collecting 600 pounds of coal and distributed it to the most needful areas after other sources exhausted.
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Butte
Mont
Kurte
Scouts urged to study aviation by air service officer
Col Lt E Drenan at army headquarters urges New England Boy Scouts to receive mechanical training in flying. He stresses that understanding airplanes is a vital asset even if the boys never fly, noting the importance of knowledge about aircraft mechanisms for future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
New England
E. Drenan
Army Headquarters
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Troop Earns 114 Badges and Eagle Scout
Colderton ville and Warren Pa. troop reports active year with 114 merit badges, one Eagle Scout and one Star Scout. Warren troop sends to National Council HQ for use on speedway project, plus a $500 Liberty bond purchased with earnings from tree planting.
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Coldteraville
Tenn
Warren
National Concefs
Boy Scout Movement
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Miss Cleone Bloom
Marjorie Miller
Mrs
Harry Scott
McConnell and
Scott
Parke County
M. F. O’rear and Wife
Kentucky
Frank Woerner
Little Son
Rensselaer
Frank Glaspie
Buffalo
Cleveland
Secandbee
City OF
Erie
Cedar Point
Pot-in-Bay
Toledo
American Express
C & B Line
Rod & Buffalo -Ompany Ad
South Side Restaurant
Charles E. Minter
Oxford Auto Company
9Fferson
The
Bulletin
Paris Green
BOY
Ted
National Council Boy Scouts of America
BOY Scout
Episcopalians
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