Illinois farmers outlook highlights record 1960 crops
The 1960 USDA crop summary shows 122 percent of the 1947-49 average, with corn yield 53 bu per acre and 4 353 million bushels produced. Sorghum, soybeans, wheat, oats, cotton, and tobacco tied or missed records. wet year supports favorable harvests though future weather and export demand will influence prices in 1961.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Corn Belt
Great Plains
Soybean Prices Risen Slightly Amid Market Shifts
The price of soybeans edged up about one cent per bushel from harvest lows as farmers seek guidance on holding for potential gains. Factors include a capped seasonal rise, larger storage capacity, and increased futures trading, with a 583 million bushel supply this marketing year.
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USDA
Crotching Ewes Reduces Lamb Losses at Illinois Station
University of Illinois Dixon Springs Experiment Station reports lower lamb losses after crotching ewes before lambing. The process involves removing wool and hair around the udder to give newborn lambs a clean feeding plate, with recommendations to crotch after lambing if ewes are within a month of birth.
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University of Illinois
Dixon Springs Experiment Station
Ohio Chapel Guests Share Christmas Day Meals
Carmel and Mrs. Lottie Crumlin joined Mr. and Mrs. Allen Crumlin and Dorothy for Christmas dinner. The Marvin family celebrated with George Marvin and Anna Shotwell. many others visited, including West Union and Prairieton gatherings. Mrs. Anne Shotwell improved after illness with family support.
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Carmel
Lottie Crumlin
Allen Crumlin
Dorothy
William E., Marvin and Sons
Anna Shotwell
Ernest’ Marvin
George Marvin
Burton Riggs
Joe
Ida Riggs
West Union
James Blankenbeker
Grant Hollenbeck
Adah Gray
Gard
Carroll Gard
Walter Gard
Doris
Will Imle
Clyde Knowles
R. H. Gard
Wm. E. Marvin and Sons
Paul Finkbiner
Prairieton
Ind
Herman Bartlett
Max Bartlett
Leroy Wells, Jr
Gideon Dehl
Robert Wernz
Harold Wernz
Fern Wernz
Anne Shotwell
Reno Crumlin
Ere
Christmas Visits Share News Across Marshall Area
Mrs Maude Miller reports Christmas gatherings with the Garner and Blizzard families in Marshall and Flytrack. Everett and Mary Carpenter groups visit relatives including Ohio vicinity and Clarksville connections. Illinois plant breeders study adding extra chromosome sets to corn to explore genetic variation and trait development.
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Walter Garner
Michael
John Garner
Marshall
Woodford Williams
Jackson
Scout
Grace Higginbotham
Everett
Mary Carpenter
Harry
John Carpenter
Oscar
Lucy Chambers
Howard Serwise
Martha Booker
Ben Strohm
Paris
John, Grace
Golda Blizzard
Maude Miller
Joe Riggs
Ohio
Eunice Jackson
Mary Brewster
Kay Kirchner
Clarksville
Fat intake changes urged to prevent heart disease
AHA Central Committee recommends reduced fat consumption with substitution of vegetable oils to lower hardening of arteries and reduce heart attack stroke risk. Guidance urges medical consultation before changes, notes greatest potential for overweight individuals and those with prior heart events, but cautions no final proof yet. The report calls for intensified research to refine recommendations.
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Central Committee For Medical and Community Program
The
American Heart Association
Central Committee
AHA
Fhe
Little Details Improve Looks Of Men’s Clothes
Care tips from Marjorie Sohn of the University of Illinois extension emphasize proper hanging to reduce wrinkles and keep natural shoulder shape. Use shoulder shaped wooden hangers, smooth pocket flaps, blot spills on ties, clean straps, and test cleaning fluids before use to avoid permanent damage.
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Marjorie Sohn
University”’of Illinois
Fake fur versus real fur differences and care guidance
Gloria Hoffman from the University of Illinois explains fake fur is synthetic and requires special care. It is heat sensitive, mats under pressure, and costs less to clean while lasting about two seasons. real fur lasts six years or more and resists heat less than fake fur.
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Gloria Hoffman
University of Illinois Home Economics Department
Obituary for William Kimlin McDaniel
William Kimlin McDaniel was born August 1 1874 in Casey Township Clark County Illinois. He married Pearle White in 1895 and later Dr Bertha Crow in 1921 and Myrtle M McDaniel in 1954. He ran a Martinsville clothing business from 1899 to 1922 and served as Postmaster 1930 to 1934. He is survived by four children and several grandchildren. He was active in Clark County Court House construction. The closing lines echo a faith quote.
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William Kimlin McDaniel
Casey Township
Clark County
Iinois
Eli Haywood McDaniel
Mary Jane Kimlin McDaniel
Cayuga
Indiana
Pearle White
Clinton
Pearle
Bertha Crow
Martinsville
Ilinois
Myrtle M. McDaniel
Marshall
Board of Supervisors
Clark County Court House
LeRoy McDaniel
Polo
Illinois
Paul H. McDaniel
Chicago
Claude W. McDaniel
Mary Geffs
Tucson
Arizona
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Death
We express appreciation to friends neighbors and relatives for acts of kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our loved one and for the many floral tributes. Mrs Myrtle M McDaniel Mr and Mrs Claude W McDaniel Dr and Mrs LeRoy McDaniel Dr and Mrs Paul H McDaniel Mrs Mary M Geffs
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Myrtle M. McDaniel
Claude W. McDaniel
LeRoy McDaniel
Paul H. McDaniel
Mary M. Geffs
Conservation program signup begins January 8 in Martinsville
The federal cost sharing program under the agricultural conservation program opens January 8 at the Clark county ASC office in Martinsville. From January 3 to 31, requests may be filed for all practices and soil tests must be on file before approval for limestone or rock phosphate. Final dates for loans or purchase agreements on barley oats rye soybeans and wheat are January 81 1861 with applications due by January 15 1961. The office will be closed January 2 1961.
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Clark County
ASC
Martinsville
County
Soil Conservation Service
Forestry
Iarm
Proclamation Declares January 1961 New March of Dimes Month
Mayor Hubert Ferris proclaims January 1961 as New March of Dimes Month in Marshall urging citizens to support fighting birth defects arthritis and polio. The proclamation highlights the National Foundation’s efforts in research patient aid and training and calls for public service to prevent crippling disease.
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National Foundation
United States
Hubert Ferris
Marshall
The Governing Maze and Civic Involvement
An Encinitas Coast Dispatch reflection notes readers feel overwhelmed by local government. It argues civic participation varies with knowledge and suggests diving in rather than avoiding politics. The piece cites tax bills and multiple government layers as reasons for confusion.
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Illinois Farmers’ Outlook
Ohio Chapel
Mrs. Grant Hollenbeck
University of Ilinois
Christ
Kyeke Asanema
Socialist Party
Imefre Asanumi
Natchez
Rosalie
Natches
Mississippi
Bienville
Mississippi River
Duchese de Ponchartrain
Biloxi
Mobile
Fort Rosalie
New Orleans
Peter Little
Andrew Wilson
Rosale
Apie
Danville
Bruce Waldorf
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