Cattle Feed Outlook Signals Modest 1961 Supply Rise
The report shows fed cattle supplies up 6 percent from two years ago with a similar rise in January to March marketing. North Central and Illinois feedings up 6 percent. beef demand expected to improve in 90 days. Broiler output may grow 5 to 10 percent, while pork supplies shrink 6 to 8 percent. Prices likely near current levels for 60 to 90 days. 1961 prices expected 5 to 10 percent lower later in the year. University of Illinois short course in agriculture February 6 to March 17 offers 21 courses for young farmers.
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United States
Chicago
Ap Mary
University of Illinois
Revival Set to Open in Armstrong with Evangelist Swyear
Rev E C Ham announces revival starting Monday February 6 at Armstrong. Evangelist Rev William Swyear, once a Benton coal miner, will lead the meetings. Ham and wife visited friends in Shelbyville and attended a Free Methodist revival in Pana, while local families hosted guests and shared weekend visits across Marshall Vermilion and Terre Haute areas.
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E. C. Ham
William Swyear
Benton
Ralph Lape
Shelbyville
Illinois
Free Methodist Church
Pana
Marvin Dicuss
Mary Jo. Parker
Charles R. Beltz
Phyllis Jackson
Robert Johns
J. H.johns
Jack Fulton
Roy Nickles
Vermilion
Karen Fairgrief
Frank Doll
Allana June
Dick Waugh
Estel Holmes
Harold Holmes
Foster Thompson
Orville Taylor
Nap Duboise
Ralph Goldsberry
Marvin Ducus
Marion Garner
Dave
Russell Taylor
Aaron Weaver
Roy Becker
Marshall
Ralph Robinson
Dunlap Church
J. H. Johns
Cora Bartram
Chester| Moore
Hary Johns
Centralia
P. A. Carpenter
Barbara Laufman
Local Family Gatherings Highlight Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Frank Doll and Allana June plus Mr and Mrs Arnold Kirby and Don Kirby spent Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs Carl Kirby and Mr and Mrs Russell Taylor. On Monday evening they dined with their son and family in Marshall.
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Frank Doll
Allana June
Arnold
Kirby
Don Kirby
Carl Kirby
Russell Taylor
Marshall
Ohio Chapel Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Grant Hollenbeck hosts and visits with neighbors as Mr and Mrs Herman Bartlett Mrs Ira Cannady and others share meals and dinners. Local women attended Terre Haute cooking school with Mildred White Lucille VanFleet Mabel Gard Ruth Boyer and others.
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Herman, Bartlett
Ira Cannady
Alma , Moore
Ruby Graham
Grant Hollenbeck
Harold Graham
John van Fleet
Wisconsin
Quimba Norton and Sons
Howard Evans
James Graham
Steve
Jean Thompson
Terre Haute
Mildred White
Lucille VanFleet
Mabel Gard
Ruth Boyer
Mary Davison
Lyman Crumlin
Jean Spittler
Glenn VanFleet
Paul Finkbiner
Anna Shotwell
George Marvin
Robert White
Herman Bartlett
Clarence Brown
Marshall
Carroll Gard
Gideon Dehl
James Blankenbeker
University of Illinois warns early grain feeding for ewes
University of Illinois animal scientists advise farmers to start feeding grain to ewes four to six weeks before lambing to boost energy use and prevent pregnancy disease. The report notes grain helps ewes compensate for reduced roughage during late gestation.
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University of Illinois Animal
Instant mail dream faces local critique
A Barnesboro Star column recalls the Post Office Department's Speed Mail demo by Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield in Washington. The system converts letters into electric signals for microwave transfer between centers, with full nationwide use in years. The piece questions practical delivery delays to nearby towns and jokes about improving current mail service.
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Barnesboro
Post Office
Washington, D. C
Arthur D. Summerfield
Summerfield
Chicago
Battle
United States
Hastings
LaJore
Burnside
West Liberty Social Notes Move Through Local Visits
Sp 5 Irwin Harber left for Ft Car son Colorado after a two week furlough. Neighbors and relatives shared Sunday visits and suppers across West Liberty including the Bosstick Marrs Claypool Harbor Starks Fitzjarrald and Matherly households. Several exchanges noted improving health and ongoing calls among families and friends in the area.
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Irwin Harber
Ft. Carson
Colorado
Bill Bosstick
Lafe Marrs
Bill Claypool
Stevie
Evert Harbor
Wilbur Cartright
Karen
Chapman
Casey
Jack Starks
Hal Lee
Clarence Fitzjarrald
Remembering a hunter's first gun and Christmas memories
The narrator recalls Christmas mornings and early outdoor life, where a boy's joy centers on the first gun. He contrasts cold mornings, pine and holly scents, a shining cherished gift, and the thrill of preparing for a hunting day with family traditions and old values.
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Bob White
Card of Thanks for sympathy after loss
We express appreciation for sympathy and prayers during our hospital stay and thank neighbors friends and club members for food and services after the death of our husband and father Mrs George Payne Jeff Betty and children. May God bless all of you. Herald advertising pays If You Advertise.
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George Payne Jeff
Betty
Million Women Join Mothers March For March of Dimes Health Goals
About two million volunteers will wear the Golden Key badge as the 1961 Mothers March climaxes the March of Dimes effort to fund research into birth defects arthritis and polio. On January 31 they will visit an estimated 40 million households delivering health information and vaccination alerts.
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Arch of Dimes
Mothers’ March
Icans
March of Dimes
National Foundation
March of Dimes\unds
Gall Berg
Allen Markowitz
Rosalie Porretto
New York City
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