Loew to Head Huntington College Agricultural Dept
J J Lacey named county agent of Huntington county replacing F A Loew who will turn over the office. Loew reports strong activity since 1921 including many farm visits and written journalism, with 120 acre farm near Huntington. Lacey, ex Freeport HS agriculture instructor, vows to advance county farming and meets farm bureau after May 16 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Lacey
Joliet
F. A. Loew
Huntington County
Lacey
Freeport, Minois
Mr. Lacey
Huntington
Huntington County Farm Bureau
County Board of Trustees
Loew
Purdue University Extension Department
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Huntington College
Lucey
Hun'neton
Purdue University
Warning Against Cheap German Electric Irons Issued
Fort Wayne Fire Chief T A Clancy warned last Thursday against purchasing German made electric flat irons. He cited a shipment of 180000 irons unloaded in New York they are sold at about 1 dollar each yet pose serious fire hazards with short lifespans and poor value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Clancy
Fort Wayne
New York
Sai
Clancy
Bender wires Carrie Rose’s new house for electric lights
G F Bender completed wiring Carrie Rose’s new residence this week to install electric lighting. The project marks a step in home improvements for the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Bender
Carrie Rose
Highlands Reunion Held At Fields Home
The Highlands reunion gathered Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fields. Attendees included George Edwards and family, Nathan Highlands and family, Mrs. George Fields and son Royana Miss Pauline Mincer of Hartford City, Mr. and Mrs. John Highlands and daughter Mardell of Toledo Ohio, Lynn Edwards and Ida May Ray Houser of Fort Wayne, and Lester Eberhart of Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fields
George Edwards
Nathan Highlands
George Fields
Royana
Band Concert Preview and Recap Noted in Bippus Event
The Bippus Band played a regular Wednesday concert with fine music and features including xylophone whistling and a vocal solo. The Erie Band of Huntington will perform next Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bippus
Erie Band of
Huntington
Oscar Koontz Builds New Residence Foundation Completed
Oscar Koontz completed the foundation for his new residence at Seminary and 4th Street. Grover Reddin did the work. It appears the project aims beyond a bachelor’s quarters.
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Oscar Koontz
Seminary
4Th Street
Grover Reddin
Oscar
Biggs Family Holiday Travel Through Illinois
Mr and Mrs T K Biggs their daughter Virginia and son Tommie and Flo Van Arsdol spent the Fourth at Wilson Hill Illinois. They drove through returning home Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Biggs
Virginia
Tommie
Flo van Arsdol
Wilsow Hill
Ilinois
Notice to Cut Weeds in Jackson Township
All citizens of Jackson township are requested to cut all weeds along the highways and ditches adjoining their premises. N. W. Van Arsdal, Township Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Township
Roanoke Fans See Historic 18 Inning Baseball Classic
A Roanoke 18 inning game on July 4 1922 between Roanoke and the Colored Giants drew 1000 fans. Wake started pitching but injured in the seventh, Bud Redding tied it in the ninth, and the Colored Giants won in the eighteenth. Batteries Roanoke Wake Reeves Holke Colored Giants Ford Johnson Gonzales. Umpire Bolinger. Time 3 40. Second game canceled due to length.
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Roanoke
Wake
Bud Redding
Nate
Reeves
Holke
Colored Giants
Ford
Johnson
Gonzales
Bolinger
Grand Opening of Oak Grove Park in Roanoke
Oak Grove Park in Roanoke announces a seven day grand opening week July 17 to 22 with Zent Bros planning major events. A free picture show and vaudeville attractions are offered all week and a top moving picture machine is being installed today.
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Oak Grove Park
Zent Bros
Roanoke
Saving Best Calves for Replacing Old Stock in Oregon
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture show Coos County extension efforts to rescue top calves from low producers. About 30 calves were saved last year by cross county farm bureaus feeding them two weeks before shipment. Arrangements also allowed a Klamath County representative to locate newborn calves and pair them with dairymen to feed before delivery. Two week old calves ship up to 500 miles. day-old calves rarely travel 36 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Extension Organization of
Coos County
Oreg
Klymath County Extension Organization
Recommended Road Widths For Safety On Country Highways
A report from the Bureau of Public Roads advises minimum hard surface road widths of 18 feet to allow adequate clearance with autos and trucks. It notes trucks and autos require wider clearances at higher traffic areas and near cities, suggesting 20 feet in high truck traffic zones.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Woodling Family Visits C. B. Simon After Fort Wayne Trip
Mr and Mrs Frank Woodling and family of Logansport called at the C B Simon home on Wednesday while en route home from Fort Wayne where they spent the Fourth with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Woodling
Logansport
C. B. Simon
Fort Wayne
National Highway System Planned to Cover United States
Federal and state engineers map a 180000 mile nationwide highway system to be built with federal aid focused on interconnected interstate primary and secondary roads. States submit plans. coordination with neighboring states is checked, with adjustments made to ensure seamless cross-border routes.
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United States
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
South Dakota
Green Manuring Through Ages and Regions
Green manuring, plowing under green crops, is not new but ancient. Romans used lupines sown in September and turned under in May. Practices spread from Germany to Prussia’s sandy lands, then to England India and Japan. In the United States it is more common in the South and under irrigation in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Germany
Prussia
England
India
Japan
United States
South Side A C c at Fort Wayne Sunday
The South Side A C c will host Fort Wayne on the local grounds Sunday afternoon in a live, competitive baseball clash. The article notes a 17 year cicada forecast across Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana with observations encouraged by the US Department of Agriculture.
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South Side A. C’c
Fort Wayne
Illinois
Iowa
Ind
Wisconsin
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Easy way of ridding rose bushes of sawfly larvae
The roses’ leaves are fed upon by sawfly larvae and render the bushes unsightly. Three common species occur east of the Rockies. Control is simple: wash larvae off with water, then spray leaves with a stomach poison such as arsenate mixed with water. If multiple generations appear, spray more often.
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United States Department,of Agriculture
United States
Rocky Mountains
Mixing Cement With Soil Improves Adobe Road Subgrade
The Bureau of Public Roads and California tested mixing cement with adobe soil to stabilize roads. In Solano county the mix used 1 part cement to 10 or 20 parts soil, with one untreated section for comparison. Treated areas showed no shrinkage cracks while the untreated section crumbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Arlington Experimental Station
Bureau
California State Highway Department
Solano County
California
Milk Cows For Sale Three Fresh Cows Offered
Three good fresh milk cows are for sale with a guarantee they are sound. Contact for details and delivery if available.
Hardin g Signals Tougher Policy Over Labor Strikes
Marion Ohio July 5 President Harding’s return to Washington may herald sterner measures in the coal and rail strikes. His recent speech declaring a free American has the right to labor and that governments cannot tolerate dictation is seen as exhaustion of patience. He may meet with Attorney General Daugherty in Columbus and moves to quash indictments on operators and miners loom if talks fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Washington
General Pershing
Railway Labor Board
Methodist Church Sunday Activities Schedule
Sunday School at 9 50 Worship with sermon by the pastor at 10 30 League and district convention report at 1 00 Evening worship on the topic Why Could Jesus not Come Down from the Cross Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 Olde Folkes Concert Friday at eight o'clock James Minsel Sunday School Superintendent Emery D Gillespie Elder Presiding E Emery Smith Pastor
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Jesus
Ross
James Minsel
Emery D. Gillespie
E. L
C. Emery Smith
Sunday services urged by United Brethren Church
The church invites all to its Sunday school at 9:15 led by N. S. Highlands and services at 10:30 and 7:30. The pastor G. F. Byrer and the Woman's Missionary Society, meeting Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. N. L. Highlands, call for participation.
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United Brethren Church
N. S. Highlands
God’s World Kingdom
Woman’s Missionary Society
N. L. Highlands
G. F. Byrer
Roanoke Circuit M E Church Seeks Growth in Services
The Roanoke Circuit M E Church invites all to frequent preaching services and special masses as attendance grows. Sunday school sessions start at 9:30 at Wesley and Monson. preaching at Monson Sunday at 10 30 and at Wesley at 7 45 p m led by Pastor H P Young.
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Roanoke Circuit
M. E. Church
Wesley
Monson
H. P. Young
Local Team Receives New Regulation Uniforms
The local department has purchased new regulation uniforms for five boys who look mighty nifty in their blue suits.
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Mr. Loew
Agricultural Department of
Farm Bureau News
Herald
Pleasant Chapel
Otterbi¢n Guild
Christian Endeavor
Brook
Lillian McCombs
Vesta. Rupert
Glenn Rupert
Evan Simons
Leatha Martin
Sarah Callison
Delia Langston
Frank Lewis
Helma Lewis
Vesta Rupert
Bernice Rupert
Irene Eltzroth
Tri-Lakes
Christian Endeavor Society
Excelsior
OM. Fr. Church
Odd Fellows
the Highlands Reunion
N. W. van Arsdal
Mickie
Suglroe
E 'Roanoke
Col. Giants
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