Local residents and visitors noted in Salem Kinmundy and nearby regions
Business visitors Harry Anderson Dan Bassett and Paul McWhirter frequent Salem Kinmundy. Marriages Barbara McNicol and Joe Bargh wed. Zion Telephone Co. held its annual meeting after a lengthy delay. Residents report poor service on lines 76 and 86 and discuss company reforms. Addis Walton family from Memphis visited community with neighbors hosting a supper at Jones School House.
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Washington, D.C
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Memphis
Illinois farmers push toward harvest in corn belt
Illinois reports near completion of corn planting across the main belt with more than 70 percent of soybean acreage established. Weather conditions impact field work as growers monitor moisture and warm temperatures through late spring.
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Illinois
Illinois Agriculture Report and Public Health Update
The weekly state and federal agriculture departments note barley ripening in southern Illinois and excellent conditions for oats winter wheat red clover and alfalfa hay. Governor Stevenson urges compliance with anti-fireworks laws advising supervised displays. No human anthrax cases despite swine and cattle outbreaks. State tax receipts for five months total 148.74 million, with liquor tax down but motor fuel tax up. Public Health shipped vaccines and serums worth over fifty thousand dollars and issued rabies vaccination coverage estimates, with about 120 000 smallpox doses and vaccine for over 700 potential rabies exposures.
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Federal Departments of Agriculture
Illinois
Farm Shorts: Potatoes by Color Guide Touts Efficient Farming
Potatoes are bought by color rather than variety amid a University of Illinois study. An Illinois farm management specialist notes high costs demand efficient farming per man, machine, acre, and animal. Three new farmhouse plans are available at county farm or home advisers.
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