Farm Adviser’s Views from Warren Bundy on Livestock Auction and Soil Fertility
The article reports the 8th Egyptian Livestock Association sale at Dixon Springs Illinois with 1200 head of feeder calves on October 3 and 700 head of feeder yearlings on October 4, sorted by experts from the University of Illinois. It also covers 4-H and FFA calf sales, lodging options in nearby towns, and Bundy’s farm management guidance on soil fertility and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash practices. It notes $406 in checks to Clark County 4-H and FFA members from the Illinois State Fair Junior Department Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anual Egyptian Livestock Association
Dixon Springs
Robbs
Illinois
University of Illinois
Vienna
Metropolis
Habsburg
Clark County
Melrose social notes and local moves in 1952
Melrose society page lists visits among the Kenderdine and Cornwell families including Mr and Mrs Layman Davi guests, Keith Kenderdine and Rosalie in meals with Mrs Flossie Kenderdine, and relocations such as Carroll Cornwell near Marshall to Glenn Pendleton farm and Rex Cornwell moving to Orval Rockwell farm. The column notes large Catholic church membership in 1952 at over 30 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layman (Jay) Davison
Charles Kenderdine
George Moore
Areola
Cecil Redden
Kansas
Ill
Flossie Kenderdine
Keith Kenderdine
Warren Kenderdine
June
Carol Ann
Hilda Cornwell
Rhonda Cornwell
Jack Webster
Annapolis
Keith
Rosalie Kenderdine
William Cannady
June Kenderdine
Jesse Strohm
West Union
C. W. Cornwell
Carroll Cornwell
Marshall
Glenn Pendleton
Melrose
Rex Cornwell
Orval Rockwell
Eye Superstitions Through Centuries Across Cultures
The article surveys enduring beliefs about the evil eye from Poland and Naples to Egypt India Turkey and Arabia It notes historical laws and folk lore about the eye including a wizened witch image and the idea that eyes can harm crops or mirror a person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Egypt
India
Turkey
Arabia
Research Needed In New Cosmetics
An FDA official says cosmetics are moving from luxury to necessity and urges more fundamental skin research. He notes product claims often outpace proven mechanisms and calls for objective studies on how chemicals affect skin properties and processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Food and Drug Administration
New Drug May Help In Radiation Cases
A UC Los Angeles study shows pre irradiation treatment with Quinoxaline 1 4 Di N Oxide from England cuts mortality in irradiated mice. Untreated mice die 100 percent by day 16, while treated mice show 65 percent mortality by day 30. Drug also lowers intestinal bacteria linked to bacteremia, a key death cause after radiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
England
University of California
Thomas Haley
Anna Flesher
R. Weomett
Vincent
Atomic Energy Project
One-Year-Old Proves Real Bouncin Baby
In Philadelphia a one year old girl Anne Michele Acosta climbed onto a chair near a third floor window and fell to the pavement below. She sustained bumps and cuts but no serious injuries. Her parents Benjamin and Patricia Acosta had left the chair by the window overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Anne Michele Acosta
Benjamin
Patricia Acosta
Anne Michele
Radios on carts let shoppers listen to soaps in Minneapolis store
In a Minneapolis supermarket shoppers use radios mounted on shopping carts to hear radio soap operas while they buy. The feature doubles as a promotion as customers purchase the sponsor's product to show appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Seminole Weather Prediction Puzzles 1920s Researchers
Smithsonian notes reveal Seminole in Florida Everglades claim to forecast hurricanes up to a month ahead and describe a fusion of Cain and Abel myths with Christian lore. Punishments include whipping by kin and death by family for murder within five days. The 1926 hurricane reportedly warned four days prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida Everglades
Frances Densmore
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Densmore
Rare Disease Puzzles Doctors In Midwest Case
CHICAGO A case of seal finger known as Spekkfinger rare in the United States has been reported in the midwest. A St. Louis fur company employee who scraped seal skins developed a swollen painful finger after a cut. Doctors failed with hot soaks draining and penicillin before tetracycline cured the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Scandinavia
St. Louis Fur Company
Pribilof Islands
Bering Sea
Marquis Gloves At Lafayette Visit Inspire Smithsonian Display
Smithsonian houses gloves worn by a Baltimore belle during a Lafayette visit. The pair bears the marquis portrait on the back, causing Lafayette to pause before kissing the lady's hand. The article also notes modern special gloves for fire, surgery, electricity, and X ray work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Baltimore
Marquis de Lafayette
Maryland
Lafayette
Extra Leisure Time Changes Way of Living
NEW YORK The rise of leisure time signals a new civilization stage says August Heckscher director of the Twentieth Century Fund. The working day shortened and a four day work week may arrive in two decades. Vacations lengthen. uncommitted life periods grow from youth to old age. Free time could become universal, reshaping the economy and national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
August Heckscher
Twentieth Century Fund
Mr. Heckscher
Heckscher
Texas Hosts Out-of-State Visitors in 1956
Texas hosted 8.4 million out-of-state visitors in 1956 who spent 379 million dollars while in the state. A State Highway Department survey shows the average visitor spent 7 71 per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Tex
State Highway Department
Marshall civic leaders host largest annual school meeting
A September 23 gathering at the high school drew about 175 local residents, including Chamber of Commerce members, civic groups, and school personnel. Board president Robert Maurer praised public support and introduced nine new teachers while Dewey Ankenin of Indiana State Teachers College spoke on education costs and community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne Chamber of Commerce
E. J.arrington
Basil Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Marshall
Robert Maurer
Board of Education
Maurer
Oscar Kirchner
Dewey Annekin
Indiana State Teachers College
Chamber
West Liberty Social Notes Recap From Mrs Rosa Statesman Visit
Mrs Rosa Statesman and Mrs Elmer Marrs visited Mr and Mrs Everett Ross last Sunday. Several locals attended gatherings including Addie Cox Ethel Rogers at Paris and a Goodwill class party at Beulah Foy's in Paris. Community members shared meals picnicked at Twin Lakes and joined overturning visits with relatives across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Marrs
Everett Ross
Addie Cox
Ethel Rogers
Celia Short
Kansas
Paul Behner
M. L. Behner
Edith Marrs
Rosa Statesman
Beulah Foy
Paris
Lulu Babcock
Nina Hogue
Lu‘cille
Thornaburg
Rae Lucan
Elsie ‘Combs
Rachel Hutchings
Ola Fox
Mae ‘Hogue
Kathleen Bea
Paul Lycan
Bob Statesman
Ronnie
Everett
Statesman
Walter Cox
Bill Cox
Wilbur Cartright
Tandly
Clea Curtright
Twin Lakes
Louise Gilbert and Son
Melton
Carl Connley
Charlies ‘Coleman
Homer
Jeffs
Anna Hehner
Rosa, Statesman
Mary E. Behner
Clarksville
Petition For Special Clark County Board Meeting
One third of Clark County Board members request a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. October 1 1957 in the Court House to consider road and bridge repairs and any other business, naming Kenneth Little Ray F Guyer Bartle Evans Date Veach Co W Montgomery as signers from Marshall Orange Westfield Auburn and Wabash townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Clark County
Court House
Kenneth Little
Marshall
Ray F. Guyer
Orange Township
Bartle Evans
Westfield
Date Veach
Auburn Township
Co. W. Montgomery
Wabash Township
Notice of selection and appointment of county election judges
The Clark County Board selects eight Election Judges across precincts for confirmation by the County Court. A list names 54 electors with precincts and addresses and notes a court hearing set for October 14 1957 at 9:00 AM to confirm or reject these appointments. Clerk H J Kemp signs the notice dated September 24 1957.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Bundy
Miss Jure Kenderdine
Marquis
West Liberty
Special Meeting
State of Illinois
Clark
State of
County of
William Kile
Anderson
R. R
Herman Burger
Joe Fetters
George Taylor
John Nicol
Dale Veach
Auburn
Bruce Thompson
Martinsville
Ora Cline
Raymond Lowry
Arthur Beachout
Casey, Ill
Inez Elliott
Casey
5Th St
Blanche Hunt
Central
Nell Barkley
Exie B. Anderson
11Th
Alabama
Elsie M. Wright
W. Main
Henry G. Hallstein
S. Central
Desse Shaffer
E. Adams
T. Arthur Boyd
Edna A. Forester
Mary Pursell
E. Jefferson
Frogsie Bartholomew
Fred W. Schaefer
Darwin
Freda Tingley
West. Union
Emery Bohn
Til
Lois C. Manhart
Myrtle Haddix
Billie Murphy
Dolson
Robert Pine
Casimer Trefz
Francis Staub
Douglas
Lawrence Goekler
Lloyd Hollingsworth
Guy Neal
Johnson
Betty Tingley
Dale Lowery Richardson
George A. Helmling
Leah G. Richardson
Helen Sumption
Plum St
Marshall, Ill
Ted Trefz
Marshall, IU
Lloyd Pulver
Beech St
Marshall, Til
Walter M. Edens
N. 6Th St
Percy Hasten
Ivan Hornbrook
Inez Croddy
Archer
Herman Tumey
Stella Clem
Raymond Lambdin
North
4Th
Chas Ferris
10Th
Otto Crumlin
Chestnut
S. 6Th
Ray Cartright
Frank Hardway
Martinaville
Patsey Morrill
Edith Romines
Mead Marshall
Baird
Allen Fessenbeck
Parker
Allen Campbell
Wabash
Edward Doll
R. R. No
Dennison
Bill Pennell
Marshal
James Snedeker
Homer Swisher
G. A. Foraythe
Harry Wilkins
Herbert Fawley
Golden Carpenter
Howard Murphy
Mary M. Leith
Weatfield
Grace Simons
Til Bart
Dean Strohm
York
Vern Hilbert
Louise Marvin
Anid County
H. J. Kemp
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