Grain Train Size Highlights Illinois Role in National Markets
A cross section of Illinois agriculture explains how a single year’s grain production could fill a 1200 mile long train with 145000 cars carrying seven million tons. The piece notes most grain feeds eastern and southern livestock and stresses efficiency, soil conservation, and the need to balance farming systems with land quality while warning about the double track of shipping fertilizers. It also covers the newspaper’s vacation context and thanks advertisers for advance publication efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agric., Univ. of Ill
Iminois Farms
Springfield
Ilinois
Portland, Main
Illinois
Mississippi
Indiana
Ohio
Europe
the Register
Ropes Danger to Youngsters Warns Parents
Preschool age Hopalong Cassidy fans are urged to teach children rope safety. Mrs. Ruth C. Freeman of the Illinois Safe Homes committee cautions against carrying or tying ropes around the neck or others, noting frequent accidents and potential fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth C. Freeman
Illinois Safe Homes Committee
University of Illinois
Karen Blecha
National Foundation
Farming outlook and soil concerns for future grain shipments
The text discusses increasing soil fertility by adding more plant food than removed to raise production. It questions future grain shipments, noting the grain train may shorten in coming years. It emphasizes addressing erosion and depletion problems to sustain output.
Profits Essential to a Free Nation Says Lawrence
In U S News and World Report David Lawrence argues profits reflect personal enterprise not sin. He says profits fund jobs and government revenue and that destroying profits harms American workers and liberty by enabling state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. News & World Report
David Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Illinois Rural Youth members to tour seven European countries
Helen Baker of Mount Morris and Rex Emory of Prairie City, Illinois, will sail from New York on the Queen Elizabeth August 6 as part of a 30 member Rural Youth tour of seven European nations. The trip, led by Carlysle DeLaCroix, aims to foster better understanding between Americans and Europeans and to expose rural youths to European agriculture and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Helen Baker
Mount Morris
Rex Emory
Prairie City
New York
E. W. Dalhaus
Illinois Agricultural Association
Rural Youth Department
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
IAA
Baker
Ogle County
Carlysle DeLaCroix
DeLaCroix
Low Protein Breakfasts Delay Midmorning Lethargy
Nutrition expert Dr Marian Tolbert notes a hypoglycemic lag from low protein breakfasts. Experiments comparing four breakfasts show high protein intake sustains blood sugar for over three and a half hours, delaying midmorning fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Tolbert
University of Illinois
Protein source not crucial for effectiveness in tests
Tests show no difference in outcomes regardless of protein origin as long as consumption is ample. Researchers emphasize quantity over source, suggesting diverse protein sources can meet nutritional needs without sacrificing results.
Annual American Legion Picnic at Patoka Park
The local American Legion Post 543 and Auxiliary announce their annual picnic at Patoka Park on Saturday August 23 starting at 1 00 pm. Highlights include a trap shoot bingo a ducking stand fried chicken meals dancing and a free evening show with the Okaw Ramblers providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Patoka Park
Legion Post No. 543
Legion Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Legionnaires
Register
Legion
Post No. 543
Okaw Ramblers
WSMI
Litchfield
Ill
Bohrod at SIU to Help Prepare Pottery Exhibits
Aaron Bohrod, former SIU artist in residence, returns to campus for two weeks to design pottery with Carleton Ball. They prepare works for a three week show at Associated American Artists gallery in New York starting September 22, with concurrent November exhibitions at Jacques Seligmann gallery in New York and Elizabeth Nelson gallery in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Bohrod
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Carleton Ball
New York
Chicago
Ball
Bohrod
Associated American Artist’s Gallery
New York City
Jacques Seligmann
Elizabeth Nelson
Freedom resolutions stir Kansas Livestock meeting in Wichita
At the Kansas Livestock Association annual gathering in Wichita, delegates adopted a set of resolutions titled Freedom. The text condemns government actions seen as socialist and calls for restoration of constitutional principles and self-reliant capitalism as a national policy shift. The livestock industry faces expected hardship during transitions from subsidies to market forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Livestock Association
Wichita
Du Quoin Fair to Judge $3 Million in Livestock
About $3,000,000 in championship cattle swine sheep horses and mules will compete for cash premiums at the 1952 Du Quoin State Fair livestock shows. Judging starts August 25 with public access and night sessions planned through August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin State
Harold W. Homann
C.S.T
du Quoin
Margaret Whiting
Milton Berle
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Miss Baker
England
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Switzerland
France
McDonough County
Dalhaus
Duquoin
Purdue University
Oklahoma
South Dakota
University of Kentucky At Lexington
Illnois
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