Famed minerals do not make super model pigs says Illinois expert
Dr H H Mitchell head of animal nutrition at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture warns farmers that liberal mineral feeding does not produce superior pigs or larger litters. He offers simple rules: supplement corn with protein sources, ensure phosphorus and calcium balance, provide good pasture or legume hay, keep salt available, and, if plant protein is scarce, mix limestone with salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Mitchell
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Corn Belt
Modern Newspapers Record Crime and Cynicism
A reflective note discusses how contemporary papers frame crime, eroding trust in humanity and fostering suspicion of others. It argues that sensational crime coverage shapes a grim worldview and questions the public’s appetite for such reporting.
Observe These Rules to Avoid a Wreck This Summer
Summer driving season urges motorists to brush up on traffic rules. Drive on the right, pass left, ensure clear passing, yield at intersections, and respect local rules. Keep speeds under limits, stay in control, use signals, maintain vehicles, and give pedestrians courtesy to prevent crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Steel industry shows safety gains in 1931 report
The National Safety Council notes lower accident frequency by 12 percent and severity by 13 percent in 1931 for steel firms. Despite partial data, the steel sector leads in industrial safety, with overall U.S. industry likely to improve less. Home and highway injuries remain higher with little or no improvement. Two gavels were donated to the Illinois State Historical Society, including one from Lincoln’s home wood, by Illinois Press association members and other figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Illinois State Historical Society
Illinois
Illinois Press Association
Paul Angle
The
Historical Society
Sheldon W. Snively
Terre Haute
Ind
Ethan Allan Snively
Fred E. Sterling
S. P. Preston
Gillespie News
H. L. Williamson
Mr. Snively
Lincoln
Springfield
Anak
A Pedestrian Safety Code Urges Caution at Crossings
The National Safety Council proposes a Pedestrian's Code of Safety noting that about half of highway victims are pedestrians. It urges crossing at intersections, using crosswalks, stopping and looking both ways, obeying signals, and staying vigilant around street cars and drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Illinois Chamber urges towns to market local scenery and history
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce asks every city to provide motorists with information on nearby scenic and historic points. It notes hundreds of tourist sites remain unknown to most residents and that tighter budgets push drivers to seek local attractions. The effort aims to make rediscovering localities profitable and engaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
The Soap Man at State Hospital
A Jacksonville State hospital patient known as the Soap Man has spent ten years confined. An educated and talkative man, he crafts soap into statues of Washington Lincoln Roosevelt Hoover and others. He is normal except for distrust of authorities and his confinement after parole failed.
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Jacksonville State Hospital
Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
President Hoover
Governor Emmerson
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Illinois
Jacksonville
State Planning Commission names secretary and reports on future
Wayne Hummer of LaSalle, chair of the State Planning Commission, announces the appointment of C. L. Hardin as secretary. A report by engineer Jacob Clare on state planning possibilities will be published soon as the commission coordinates development of state resources. Illinois state championships in track, golf and tennis are set for May 20 and 21 at the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Hummer
LaSalle
State Planning Commission
C. L. Hardin
Hummer
Jacob Clare
Illinois
University of Illinois
Mother's Day events fill Kinmundy area with activities
Mrs. Alex Massey left for Kinmundy to visit relatives while families from Decatur Bloomington and St. Louis visited Kinmundy and Sandoval. A Mothers Day program at the M E Church featured songs recitations and readings led by Dot Doolen and others with numerous mothers receiving recognition.
Restless Hired Man Silas Rumor About Rooftop Fall
Silas teases Hiram about a hired man who fell from a roof while shingling a barn last week. Hiram jokes the man landed in a barrel of trapentine and asks if it hurt, adding they haven’t caught him yet.
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Silas
Hiram
Local families visit and revival news from Green Ridge
F M Smith and wife Mrs Noy Mitchell and Mrs John Epps spent Wednesday to Friday with Smith's daughter Mrs E R Hamilton and family in Benton. Walter Clay Adams, visiting his parents, returns to Wyoming to reenlist in the U S Army. Al Wasem and family of St Louis visited Patoka, as did Mr T J Dukes who remains ill. Rev Hoag holds a revival meeting at Green Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Smith
Noy Mitchell
John Epps
Smith
E. R. Hamilton
Benton
Walter Clay Adams
Myra
W. H. Adams
Wyoming
U. S
al Wasem
St. Louis
Ben Meador
Patoka
T. J. Dukes
Dollie Redman
Des Moines
Iowa
Hoag
Green Ridge
Sandoval Agricultural Class Wins Judging Contest
The Sandoval Agricultural class led by instructor Donald Lee won first place at the National Live Stock and Grain judging contest in Ashley on May 6. Individual ribbons went to Dale Nattier third, Orville Troutt fourth. Dairy Beryl Shaubert second. Poultry Bobby Jennings fifth, Leo Voss sixth, Darrel Cruse eighth. Grain Dale Redburn fourth, old Bradford seventh. Fat Stock Beryl Lutz eighth.
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Sandoval
Donald Lee
Ashley
Dale Nattier
Orville Troutt
Beryl Shaubert
Bobby Jennings
Leo Voss
Darrel Cruse
Dale Redburn
Old Bradford
Beryl Lutz
M E Church Preaching Schedule At Patoka Vernon
Rev M Jackson pastor to lead morning service at Patoka Sunday 11 00 and evening sermon at Vernon as announced by the church.
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Patoka
Vernon
M. Jackson
An Ancient And Honorable History Of Asphalt
The article traces asphalt from Babylon around 600 B C to modern times, noting early uses in Paris and Philadelphia, later streets in Newark and New York, and Santa Barbara County experiments in 1894. It highlights asphalt as a durable, weatherproof, dust-proof road surface essential to farm-to-market transport and its evolving significance.
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Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Peru
Paris
Philadelphia
Newark
New Jersey
New York City
Santa Barbara
California
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Jaccard
McMackin
C. L. McMackin & Son
Salem, Illinois
State Hospital
Love Brothers Auto
C. A. Globe
CO. Vernon, Til
T. E. Irvin
Alex Massey
Kinmundy
I. W. Doolen
Herbert Laws
Chicago
Laws
Charles W. Ehlers
St.Louis
Minnie Peddicord
J. H. Peddicord
Gus Prott
Lucille Bates
Gene Garrett
Villa Grove
Entre Nous Club
Marion Hollenbeck
Melba Hathaway
Wanda Doolen
Hazel Cox
Dot Doolen
Maxine Walton
Olga Peddicord
Cora Doolen
Sarah Willett
Nei Blankinship
Effie Hathaway
Rose Doolen
Florence Morgan
Mother
Twila Jolliff
Dean Laws
Clarence Livesay
William Hathaway
Rea
Thelma Doolen
Roses
Margaret Freyer
Clee Epps
Ruth Reisman
Helen Jarrett
Lora Wilson
Wm. C. Oates
W. L. Hathaway
Mildred
Wm. Hathaway
Frank Beck
Byron Albert
Stringtown
John McConnell
Wi L
Anna Belcher
M Hnel
Mae Simcox
Jessie Binnion
Marian Hollenbeck
Centralia
M. E. Church
Anagy News
Porto Rico
David Nichols
Kingston, Georgia
Califo
Palmolive—Camay
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