Farm Adviser Reviews 1957 Soil Testing and Wheat Nitrogen Advice
Warren Bundy notes wet spring cut Illinois soil tests to about 2 million acres in 1957 from 2.3 million in 1956, Clark County hit hard. He urges fertilizer use, especially nitrogen top-dressed on wheat, to boost farm earnings. An Illinois economist will discuss plans to net 7000 to 10000 dollars at the Farm and Home Festival, March 27–29. 1957 4‑H Club Share the Fun featured music and acts at Clark County events.
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Illinois
A. A.thor
University of Illinois Soil-Testing Laboratory
Clark County
University of Illinois
Clark County Farm Bureau and Clark Service Company
Pauline Cork
Hungary
Remembering the old days by the Morenci reader
A reader recalls rural 20th century life in Michigan and compares it with modern times. She describes prices, chores, and lack of services, then favors current improvements and asks for Bend contributions to The Old Timer column in Kentucky.
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Bend
Frankfort
Kentucky
Scientists Study Moon Surface and Possibility of Manned Flights
Washington notes describe long standing interest in the moon and the prospect of sending manned rockets within years. Early telescope observations misinterpreted lunar seas as oceans, now understood as dry plains with extreme temperature swings from 243 degrees below zero to 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Washington
Moon
Earth
Galileo
Flu Recovery Period Important
Chicago doctors warn the recovery period after influenza is crucial. Dr James R Wilson notes patients may spend up to two weeks in bed with flu like symptoms and often suffer from inadequate diets during convalescence. The U S Public Health Service reports 50,700,000 respiratory illnesses by mid October.
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Chicago
James R. Wilson
Council of Foods and Nutrition
The
American Medical Association
U. S. Public Health Service
Barnard Alumnae Say College Worthwhile for Women
Barnard College survey of 10 200 alumnae shows 5 757 respondents or 56 percent would choose college again and only 23 would decline. Respondents span classes from 1893 to 1955, ages 20 to 87, with predominantly Eastern origins and broad national and international representation.
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New York
Barnard College
Barnard Alumnae Association
Barnard
Childbearing Safer Than Ever in U S History
New York report shows 1956 registered births at 4,168,000 with 1 maternal death per 2,700 live births. Maternal mortality rate 3.8 per 10,000, half and three quarters lower than five and ten years prior, respectively. Statisticians urge continued efforts to reduce deaths as doctors improve care during pregnancy and childbirth.
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New York
N.Y
United States
Balloon markers eyed for proposed highways plan
A Planning Commission member Donald Gingery proposed using large yellow balloons tied in tree tops and other conspicuous places to mark the path of proposed new highways. Planners could then inspect routes from the air more effectively than looking at maps.
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Washington
Planning Commission
Donald Gingery
Ventriloquism In Panama Jungle Birds Described By Wetmore
Smithsonian researcher Dr. Alexander Wetmore details a gray headed dove that mimics sounds in Isla Coiba Panama. The ventriloquist bird frequents forest floors and perches low, often in small groups, while a yellow faced grassquit grazes on grasses at forest edges and fields.
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Washington, D. C
Panama
Alexander Wetmore
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Research
Isla Coiba
Wetmore
Pacific
Convict Island
Coiba
Dr. Wetmore
TV’s Effects On Children Not Bad
Northwestern University researchers in Evanston report television’s impact on Chicago area school children is not wholly negative. Since 1949, over 2,000 children, their teachers and parents have been surveyed, showing TV ownership rising from 43 percent in 1949 to 96 percent by 1957, suggesting TV can be an asset when managed at home.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Paul Witty
Psycho- Educational
Evanston, IL
Northwestern Clinic
Munchausen Syndrome Noted In Wandering Patients
Chicago report outlines a U S case of Munchausen syndrome where patients travel between hospitals faking symptoms to gain admission. Dr John S Chapman of Iowa State University College of Medicine cites the condition as newly reported in the United States while noting it has been described in England since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
John S. Chapman
State University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City
England
Baron Munchausen
Chapman
Accident Rate Rises Among Pre School Group
New York report notes urgent need for better protection of preschool children aged 1 to 4. It cites the share of accidental deaths rising from 12 percent to about 30 percent over two decades, while disease deaths dropped sharply from 417.3 to 82.4 per 100,000.
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New York
America
New York Supreme Income Exceeds Global Totals
The article states that American income surpasses the combined incomes of Europe, Russia, and Asia together. It notes more than 160 million Americans and contrasts this with Europe, Russia, and Asia populations to emphasize vast disparities in global income.
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New York
Europe
Russia
Asia
Campaign and church activities at Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Norman R. Able and Glen Wilhoit lead a Friday service while Collinsville Robinson plays a local basketball game. The Wabash Wal Robinson attended. The Wabash Wal Robinson observed the Collinsville team. The Pleasant Hill Christian Church hosts a guest speaker Robert Taylor from Terre Haute. An eight week Easter campaign launches with Bible classes 9:30 a.m. worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Youth programs include a 6 p.m. youth choir and 7:30 p.m. evangelistic hour. Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. callers for Christ plan outreach.
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Glen Wilhoit
Joyce
Maurice Wilhoit
Ernie Wilhoit
Rex Wilhoit
Alan
Glenn Wilhoit
Wabash Wal
Bible School
Earl le Fever
Christ of the Loving Heart
Christ
Five Points Church Looks Ahead to Ordination Service
At Five Points Mrs. G B Wilhout notes Bible school attendance 87. An ordination service for newly elected elders and deacons is planned for next Sunday evening. Eugene Morgan and son Stevie visit from El Paso with relatives before Eugene speaks at a missionary convention in Cincinnati. Don Williams and son from Evansville along with others join Sunday gatherings at the Jones and Hutches households.
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Eugene Morgan
Stevie
Ernie
Walden
el Paso
Texas
Sylvan Morgan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eugene
Don Williams
Evansville
Indiana
Albert Jones
Olen Jones
Robert Wyrick
Nelson Auld
Lewis Hutchens
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Warren Bundy
Connie Trout
Sherry Hartman
Martha Bush
Maurice Miller
Jack Fraker
Joyce Miller
Donnetta Bland
Elaine McConchie
Morenci
Michigan
Wm Saul
Gol
Korea
Uljengbu
UN Commission
Christian Church
Norman R. Able
Oelwein Chemical Company
OCCO
Raymond E.miller
Ash ST
Marshall, Ill
G. B. Wilhout
Danville
Hillery Road
Pat Murray
Jack Lawrence
Clifford Boehme
Frye’s Hatchery
Paris
Ill
Laker Stadium
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