Extension News Outlines Crop Loan Rules and Help for Farmers
Indiana County farmers may apply for 1928 crop production loans from the Crop Production Loan Office. Regulations require first lien on crops, waivers of prior rights, and garden planting for home use. Loans target those unable to obtain other credit, with caps of 300 dollars per borrower. A March series covers dairy feeding, management meetings, and horse association events at the Court House with talks by Penn State experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Indiana County
P. E. Day
Day
John W. Warner
Court House
Washington
County Farm Bureau
Congress
R. H. Olmstead
Penn State
Frank B. Camp
Cherry Tree
R.D
Warren Butterbaugh
Penn Run
Marion Center High School
Clyde McConnaughey
Trade City
Horse Association
The
Horse Association of
J. J. Connolly
Indiana
W. Thompson
Home
Guernsey Breeders
Guernsey Cattle Club
Poultry Meeting At Maal With Penn State Expert
Poultry extension specialist H H Kauffman of Penn State will give an illustrated lecture next Monday evening March 27 at Clarksburg. He will show with slides the key measures for producing strong healthy pullets and discuss control of coccidiosis and internal parasites. County Agent Warner will show a motion picture titled Layers of Loafers. All poultry interest in the county invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Kauffman
Penn State
Clarksburg
Kauffman
Warner
Blairsville Man Describes Brazil Snakes in the 1870s
Blairsville resident Robert B. Evans recalls with detail his Brazil expedition experiences from 1878 to 1879, including encounters with a two-foot coral snake, the large Python and the 46-foot Great Luory water snake, while noting venom risks and a giant 30-plus-foot boa captured in Matto Grasso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Brazil
St.Patrick
Ireland
Robert B. Evans
Blatraville
Evans
P. & Z. Collins
Matto Grasso
South America
Bolivia
Royal Geographical Society
P. H. Fawcett
Amazonian
Rio de Janeiro
Indiana
Arkansas
Luory
Richmond
Freeman Wilkinson
J.P. Maher
J. T. Young
Indiana County
Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden
Tgnacio Augusto Mascimento
Mascimento
Thi
Thieves Loot McMillen Store In Blatysville Heist
Thieves broke into the McMillen clothing store at Blatysville early Saturday. They discarded clothing including 30 women dresses 20 coats men’s suits and hosiery valued in the hundreds of dollars. They hauled the loot away in a Chrysler sedan owned by George B Wilkinson from his garage near the store after forcing a rear window.
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Stove
McMillen Clothing
Blatysville
George B. Wilkinson
Wilkinson Garage
McMillen
Friends Celebrate 35th Wedding Anniversary at Miller Home
Forty relatives and friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Miller's South Seventh Street home Saturday to surprise the couple on their 35th marriage anniversary. Guests brought baskets of foods for a festive feast and dinner was served at 6:30 with all enjoying the celebration.
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J. B. Miller
South Seventh Street
Miller Home
Sam Lee
Cres- Bon
W. F. Jackson
George Krall
John Willett
Johnstown
Minnie Burt
H. C. Orner
Carditft
Anna Ford
Father Harder
Heilwood
Regina Hogan
Ernest DeArmy
Gressley
Spruce
Indiana
Billy Troxell
Clarance Bennett
Belsano
Not Proven Verdict and Scots Law Compared
A discussion of criminal procedure across systems notes Anglo-Saxon prosecutions require proof, while Roman and continental systems presume innocence until a substantial case is made. Scottish practice mixes feudal and Roman roots, with private questioning, sheriff verdicts, and a third Not Proven option that can acquit pending further evidence.
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Scotland
Canote
Europe
Latin America
Henderson and Watt
France
England
Masonic Order Traced to Ancient Jerusalem Tradition
The article traces modern masonry to Jerusalem temple legends with Solomon as first grand master. It notes masons’ medieval guild roots, their fellowship due to mobile work, and the rise of privileges. It adds that by 1663 in England the fraternity broadened beyond actual builders to include non‑operatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Temple
Solomon
England
Music for the Blind and Braille Notation Compared
Dr Alexander Reuss notes Braille music presents sounds in a nonvisual form, lacking rising and falling melodies. He explains that Braille notation uses time signatures tempo and other marks at the start, while dynamics and phrasing are encoded in textual musical content rather than over notes.
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Alexander Reuss
Conscience Funds in US Treasury Origin and Use
The conscience fund began in 1812 with a $5 donation. Money sent to the fund is not recorded as such but as miscellaneous receipts. Contributions range from 2 cents to thousands of dollars, from stamp slips to unpaid import duties, and are placed into the general fund with no special earmarking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conscience Fund
United States Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
Department
The Best Way Out In Streetcar Fare Confusion
A stout woman struggles to pay fare in a crowded streetcar. A nearby man offers to cover her fare, citing she has repeatedly unbuttoned his suspenders while she tries to access her jacket pocket. The exchange ends with a humorous note on intent and restraint.
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Imp
Trade Journal
Sign of Carelesencas From Ozark Farm Women
A weather sign from back-hill Ozarks says moisture on milk cracks in grain sun traps signals rain within 24 hours. The piece notes signs can fail and recounts a farmer stressing hay harvest as his daughter forgot the dish towel, a light anecdote from the Los Angeles Times.
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Carelesencas
Ozarks
Ozark
Los Angeles Times
New Ballot Rules for New Parties State Requires Filing
State election law states that a new political party may not have its vignette or name printed on official ballots unless the party's state central committee files with the secretary of state at least six months before the election a certificate naming the party and a copy of its vignette. The provision governs ballot presentation and eligibility for new party status and emphasizes advance documentation.
Weddings Of A Week Highlight Multiple Local Marriages
A sequence of weddings reported from Graceton Glen Campbell Marion Center Marchand Indiana Homer City Blairsville and nearby areas lists couples including Geraldine Marshall and John McCrea Margaret Hall and David Bartlebaugh Ruth Miller and Thomas Gromley Ruth Williams and Harry Nelson Helen Montgomery and William Bishop Myrtle Lias and William Christner William Waddle and Alvarez Turner. Each notice names residences parental lines and officiants with brief career notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gromley-Miller
Thomas Earl Gromley
Marion Center
R.D
Ruth Elizabeth Miller
Cherry Tree
Indiana
Wm. MacTavish
John H. Gromley
W. H. Miller
U S Coffee Consumption Up 29 Percent Since 1921
The United States now uses 29 percent more coffee than in 1921, with total imports rising from 1,340,979,776 pounds in 1921 to 1,741,585,509 pounds in 1931. Brazil and Colombia supply 88 percent of imports, with Colombia showing an 80 percent rise since 1921 and providing the bulk of mild grades. The U S imports over 90 percent of Colombia's total coffee production for American use.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States Department of Commerce
Brazil
Colombia
Department of Commerce
U. S. Biggest Coffee User, France and Germany Next
The United States leads as the top importer of coffee, followed by France and Germany, with Denmark Norway and Sweden drinking less per person. About 50 producing countries lie within the tropical zone. USDA notes Colombia is the second largest supplier and the world’s top high altitude coffee producer, with annual supply enough for 87,076,775,450 cups and 238,504,040 cups consumed daily.
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Chicago
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
United States
France
Germany
Belgium
United States Department of Agriculture
Colombia
Uncle Sam
Girty Area Sees Wide Range of Social News
Local residents visit relatives and friends from Irwin to Vandergrift with many calls and calls on sick lists. Families share weekend visits, birthdays, and anniversaries amid town chatter, illness recoveries, and a recent flood across Creekside. Highlights include Mrs. Stepp’s funeral attendance and the Gressleys golden wedding plans.
Community notes from Brush Valley and nearby
Mrs Davis Stewart and Mrs J J Brink spent Wednesday with Mrs Collings Cramer and others. Bernice Empfield called on Grace Buchanan. Mr and Mrs Irvin McCully and family from Altoona visited Mrs Aliie Rowland. Local quilters met at Mrs Irvin Shafer's home. A Community Chorus play titled Jerry will be held at the Community Hall Friday at 8 o’clock with twelve prize drawings for lucky numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lackey
Indiana
Linnie Trusal
Harry Miller
Ida Downey
Chambersville
Myrtle Frye
Eva Hendricks
Will Hendricks
Creekside
Jessie EH. Johnston
Elizabeth Johnston
Robert Johnston
James Wallace
Thomas Griffith
Clee
Stewart Pfeil
Bell’s Landing
Paul Neal
Grant Snyder
John Rosenberger
John Johnston
J. M. Johnston
H. A. Clark
Ethel Rhine
Grant Cramer
F. T. Rhines
Bernice Empfield
Grace Buchanan
Irvin McCully
Altoona
McCully
Aliie Rowland
John Brown
Anna McFeaters
Jas. Creek
Chas
Conrad
Irvin Shafer
Jerry
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Farm Extension News
Indiana CO
Maal
McCrea-Marshall
Geraldine Marshall
W. P. Marshall
Qgraceton
John . McCrea
W. P. McCrea
Blacklick Township
First United Presbyterian Church
Town
John J. Mellyaine
Vinton Supply Company
Graceton
Seneca Steel Company
Buffalo
Bartlebaugh-Hall
David Hall Bartlebaugh
Glen Campbell
Margaret Mae Hall
Gipsy
Charles A. ‘West
Joseph Bartlehaugh
Richard M. Hall
Mottarn-Williams
Harold Ray Mottarn
Marchand
Margaret Jane Williams
Punxsutawney
Harry M. Mohney
Jacob Mottarn
Clinton O. Williams
Bishop Montgomery Willam Isaac Bishop
Helen Elizabeth Montgomery
Edin
R. H. Craighead
Saltsburg
Samuel W. Bishop
B.C
William G. Montgomery
Near Home
Nelson-Williams
Harry Nelson
Annie Run
Ruth Elizabeth Williams
Clairton
Homer City
David PoVey
Christner-Lias
William Scott Christner
Myrtle Mae Lias
Robert L.glark, Jr
Presbyterian Church
Waddle-Smith
William Stith Waddle
Tunnelton
Alvarella Torrence Turner
W. J. Miller
Conemaugh Township
U. S
Indiana Hardware Co
Phila
Landreth
Madison
du Pont
Reddy
Murphy
John Mosbaugher
June and
Blair
Spring Church
Glenn Miller
Stony Point
Callar
W. A. Stepp
Frank A. Coleman
Vandergrift
Inlaw
Anna C. Smith
Smith Brothers
Gene Reefer
Harold Reefer
Shady Hollow
J. C. Schrecengost
J.T. Jamison
J. T. Jamison
Clair
J. R. Jamison
J. H. Christy
Christy
Joseph Dickey
John Grass
Scottdale
Edwin Rosensteal
Joseph Heckman
Near Mt. Zion
Glenn Schrecengost
Clyde
A. Luther
Pitcatra
Asick
TI. K. Mack
Gerald
Rosemary
C. B. Mack
Mt. Tabor
Wagner
Kenneth Dick
Margie Lichtenfels
G. F. Lichtenfels
Anna B. Grayhill
Leonard Clark
Floyd Kunkle
Nanni
Cleveland
Strongstown
Brushvalley
Davis Stewart
J. J. Brink
Jas. Galbreath
Collings Cramer
Sataday
Animal Kingdom
Lesle Howard
Ann Harding
Ralph Morgan
Boots Mallory
49Nd Street
Jasper
Richard Dix
Vera Engels
Edna May Oliver
Topaz
Christopher Strong
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