Hoopeston Migrant Revolution Turns Town Toward Inclusion
Hoopeston Illinois transformed its migrant worker crisis into a social overhaul. A migrant council improved camps sanitation and education while locals learned about nutrition language and tolerance. Officials say the town ended segregation in theaters and schools and now embraces migrants enriching the community. Edith Lowry lauds Hoopeston as a model for democracy in action.
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Hoopeston
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America
Maine
California
Hoopestonites
Edith Lowry
Division of Home Missions
National Council of Churches
Profit Sharing Pottery Firm to Be Sold Soon
SCIO Ohio main pottery firm founded by Lew Reese in 1932 grew to a 3 million dollar operation. The plant will be sold but employee profit sharing continues, with Reese noting over one million in bonuses and a 30 thousand dollar end-of-year bonus as he sought a buyer to preclude inheritance taxes on his estate. The workers helped rebuild after a million-dollar fire.
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Scio
Ohio
Scio-Ohio Pottery Company
Lew Reese
Pittsburgh
Reese
Basement Water Tightening Tips From Farm News
Illinois extension specialist Keith Wincheliff advises building basement waterproofing into construction. Use outside coatings, footing drains, and proper curing. If leaking occurs, fix drainage, install sump pump, and consider waterproof paints or mastics with proper mixtures.
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Keith Wincheliff
Illinois College of Agriculture
How Much Antibiotic Should You Feed
Livestock owners can get by with a small antibiotic dose per ton of feed. Extension specialist G R Carlisle notes aureomycin tetramycin bacitracin and procaine penicillin work at 5 mg per pound of ration. Food labels indicate grams per pound, so a simple rule is 10 grams per ton. If a carrier has 2 grams per pound, use 5 pounds of carrier per ton.
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G. R. Carlisle
Illinois College of Agriculture
Carlisle
Order Windbreak Trees for April Planting
Extension forester W F Bulkley advises planning windbreak planting in two stages if needed and mapping locations on paper before ordering. Place windbreak on north and west sides to shield stock and conserve moisture, with county adviser help and Circular 38 Wind breaks for Illinois Farmsteads and Trees for Windbreak Planting Spring 1952 as sources.
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W. F. Bulkley
Illinois College of Agriculture
Bulkley
Illinois
Ilinois
New Varieties From Illinois Agricultural Station
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station at Urbana develops many new fruits vegetables and flowers. Horticulturist W A Huelsen notes hybrids and varieties aim for better quality adaptability disease resistance and appearance. Since 1935 the station has introduced 21 sweet corn hybrids nine tomato varieties several lima beans and a sweet pepper. A chrysanthemum breeding program began in 1908 yielding 78 greenhouse mums with five more varieties planned for 1953 and 13 seedlings for 1954. Breeding covers carnations African violets snapdragons amaryllis and freesias. New fruits include seven peaches a strawberry and an apple. A Persian walnut named for A S Colby tests winter hardiness. Forty seven research projects are in progress.
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Ilinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Urbana
W. A. Huelsen
Department of Horticulture
A. 8
Colby
Youngster Takes First Step Toward Erie Railroad Presidency
George Samuel Edgar of Wappingers Falls New York became part owner of the Erie railroad after buying a share with about 11.25 saved from his earnings. He rode in a diesel loco cab during a board visit and vowed to own the railroad one day. The boy said he would keep and save the stock and someday buy more, with a goal the bosses now forecast will come true.
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George Edgar
Wappingers Falls
N.Y
Erie Railroad
George
George Samuel Edgar
Earl C. Edgar
Paul W. Johnston
Railroad
Johnston
Board of Directors
Edgar
Developments in New Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Varieties
Researchers are breeding and testing innovative varieties of fruits vegetables and flowers that could reach consumer tables and gardens in the future. These efforts aim to improve flavor resilience yield and ornamental appeal for varied climates and markets.
Good hens produce high quality eggs say experts
S F Ridlen extension poultryman at the Illinois College of Agriculture advises buying egg producing stock. He lists six qualities including large size after maturity, uniform shell color and texture, firm thick white, and freedom from blood and meat spots.
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S. F. Ridlen
Ilinois College of Agriculture
Woman's idealistic view of love and partnership
The text describes how a woman often idealizes the man she loves and believes her sincerity leads her to surrender much for marriage. It also notes that she expects the man to cooperate and adjust himself for a balanced partnership.
Why sunlight colors glass purple over years
The article explains that old clear glass turns purple after years of sun exposure due to manganese oxide used to neutralize green iron oxide in the raw material. Ultraviolet light converts manganese compounds to permanganate, which is purple, though modern glass uses arsenic or selenium as iron decolorizers to avoid this.
Fence posts treated with preservative last up to fifteen years
A savings note for homeowners highlights that applying a chemical preservative to fence posts can extend their life to about 15 years and cut the price in half compared with commercially treated lumber.
Worms in Your Eyes Warned by Illinois Vet
A veterinarian from the Illinois College of Agriculture warns that using phenothiazine early this winter can prevent nodular and stab worm infestations in bred eyes, promising fewer problems in lambs next spring.
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Tllinois College’ of Agriculture
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