Vernon News Briefs Highlight Church, Health and Family
The Methodist Sunday School reported 59 attendees as Rev. Paul Brown spoke at 11 oclock. Mrs Addie Jones aided her ill sister Mrs Jesse Linton in Springfield Illinois last week and reports her condition improving. Amos Meador and wife own a new Chevrolet. Art Falkenhain and wife welcomed a baby girl born Tuesday morning January 8 at Greer hospital Vandalia. Effie Hathaway has been ill recently. Doug Karr visited with Mr and Mrs M N Rosenbaum Wednesday. Keith Betts has been home since Christmas with a severe case of mumps, Bonnie Crawford also on the mumps list.
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Methodist Sunday School
Paul Brown
Addie Jones
Springfield
Ill
Jesse Linton
Linton
Amos Meador
Chevrolet
Art Falkenhain
Greer Hospital
Vandalia
Effie Hathaway
Doug Karr
M. N. Rosenbaum
Keith Betts
Bonnie Crawford
Fit Your Farmhouse to the Farmstead
Extension engineer Keith H Hinchcliff warns farmhouses must match their surroundings not scrap-book ideas. He notes misfits cause cold wind entrances and poorly placed windows, kitchens, and fireplaces hindering sun, air, and curb appeal. Remodeling or new plans should align with farmstead needs and site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith H. Hinchcliff
Illinois College of Agriculture
Hinchecliff
Well Balanced Diet Converts Soil To Boost Corn Output
Purdue agronomist Howard Lathrope warns against single nutrient overuse. In Indiana trials, high nitrogen collapsed potash balance, reducing growth and energy for roots. He urges balanced nitrogen phosphate potash, plus organic matter and legume rotation to sustain soil health and crop yields.
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Howard Lathrope
Purdue University Agronomist
Charles Schenck
Davies County
Indiana
Lathrope
Practical factors in farm house remodeling by Hinchcliff
Hinchcliff urges starting with unchanging influences like sun and prevailing winds. He notes winter sun for heat and summer light control, room placement for summer cooling, and driveway location as a key external factor. He suggests consulting the county farm adviser for more remodeling guidance.
Navy Sailor Heads to Nome Aboard Tug Chowanac
S M Donald L Hollifield of Sandoval is en route to Nome Alaska where he has been assigned aboard the U S S Chowanac tug boat He is the son of Mrs Helen Mishler and he phoned his mother from Seattle Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.M
Donald L. Hollifield
U.S. Navy
Nome Alaska
U.S.S. Chowanac
Helen Mishler
Sandoval
Seattle
Washington
Mrs Cora Newman Admitted For Treatment At St Marys
Mrs Cora Newman was admitted to St Marys hospital for medical treatment. The move places her under care at the facility as doctors begin procedures.
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Cora Newman
St. Marys Hospital
How to Fit Your Farmhouse to Your Farmstead Leaflet
Two new leaflets offer guidance on adapting rural homes. One explains fitting the farmhouse to the farmstead layout and needs. The other covers remodeling a Model T era farmhouse to suit modern farming life. Write to the College of Agriculture Urbana for copies.
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College of Agriculture
Urbana
Illinois Coal Use For Coke To Rise In Two Years
Illinois coal use in coke production reached about 1,000,000 tons in 1951 and likely to grow by over 200,000 tons in the next two years. Dr. M. M. Leighton of the Geological Survey notes ongoing research from WWII aims to cut long eastern coal haul to Chicago and St Louis mills.
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Illinois
M. M. Leighton
State Geological Survey
Chicago
St. Louis
Dr. Leighton
Hardin-Pope
Illinois State Fair set to mark 100th anniversary
The 1952 Illinois State Fair will celebrate a century of agricultural exposition. Officials seek old posters maps sketches drawings or photographs from past fairs to display in the Illinois building next summer. Lenders may mail material to the Director of Exhibits Statehouse Springfield.
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Springfield
H. W. Elliott
Elliott
Illinois
Fairgrounds
Chicago
Peoria
Alton
Centralia
Jacksonville
DuQuoin
Olney
Quincy
Ottawa
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Hinchcliff
Income Tax Service
Mac Eagan Insuran
Office
Cc Agency
Patoka
III
Illinois Power Company
S.M. Donald L. Hollifield
Nome
Alaska
Illinois State News
State Department of Aeronautics
Joseph M. McLaughlin
Department
State Department of Revenue
State Mining Board
State Armory
Elton Carter
Floyd Carter
Elton and
Helen Carter
Tire Repair Service
Tank Wagon Service
Griffin’s Service Station
Patoka, Ill
Patoka Elevator Co
George J. Wasem
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