Mrs Brown to Visit Son in Germany During World War II
Mrs. Frank G. Brown of Anna, employed at the Boston Store, has travel orders to visit her son Tchg Sgt Conrad W. Brown and his family in Weisbaden Germany. She expects to sail from New York City this month for a ten day ocean voyage and future trips to Switzerland France Austria and other European locales. Weisbaden, near Frankfurt, houses US Air Forces in Europe and is Conrad Brown’s base. he is chief clerk for the Inspector General at USAFE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Brown
Boston
Anna
Conrad W. Brown
Germany
Brown
New York City
New York
Switzerland
France
Austria
Low Countries
Weisbaden
Rhine
Frankfurt
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
United States Air Forces
Europe
Conrad Brown
U. S. Air Forces
Armed Forces
International Shoe Company
Bacterial Stalk Rot Threatens Illinois Corn Crops
Southern stalk rot or Rosen's disease, not new to Illinois, has spread from southern fields to Champaign county this year. G. H. Boone of the Illinois Natural History Survey notes the infection, a true soft rot that weakens corn stalks across regions.
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Illinois
Champaign County
G. H. Boone
Illinois Natural History Survey
Rosen
Arkansas
Preparations Underway for Illinois State Fair Exhibition
Springfield works under full swing as carpenters electricians and laborers rush to erect tents and concession stands for the August 12 to 21 fair. Health officials supervise spraying of the grounds and buildings with lindane to curb flies and insects, promising a safer fair from a health standpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Springfield
Henry J. White
State Department of Public Health
Fairgrounds
Health Department
Disease in corn stalks observed across state fields
Boewe notes a stalk rot disease affecting corn in bottomland and low ground fields. The rotting likely occurs between the first and second joints or the second and third joints, turning brown to black as the stalk softens. High humidity and heat speed progression. no control is known and current abundance is not yet alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Boewe
Publishers odd orders spoofed by Columbia Press
New York AP reports Columbia University Press details strange requests from readers. A buyer asked for Behavior in Pants but received Behavior Development in Infants while another sought United Nations Chatter and got United Nations Charter deluxe edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University Press
United Nations
Columbia Press
Engineers Seek to Oust Animals from Levees
In St Louis the Corps of Engineers tests chemicals to clear brush and remove animal cover along levees. Groundhog and fox dens along the Mississippi and nearby Illinois rivers are linked to breaks in 1944 and 1946 floods. District agronomist Ray Northrop says weed killers will drive animals away and holes will be filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Illinois
Kaskaskia
Ray Northrop
Sanitation Key Says Fly Control Practical in Illinois Farm
A Knox county farmer changed his view on the Illinois fly-control campaign after inspecting sanitation. In a cattle shed they found a maggot-filled straw and manure mass, estimated at up to 500,000 maggots per square foot in a 15 by 30 foot shed. Petty advised cleaning fly-breeding areas first, then DDT sprays kill remaining flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox County
Illinois
Farm Bureau
H.B. Petty
Illinois College of Agriculture
Illinois Natural History Survey
Congo Art to Rome at Christian Exhibition
Artists and sightseers will view new Belgian Congo native art at the next year's Christian Art Exhibition in Rome. The central chapel of the exhibition room will be furnished entirely with works from the colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Rome
Redecorate Post Office at Anna
The Anna post office is undergoing a full redecorating and repair project. Grohne Company of Decatur handles the work under postmaster R C Gurley, with lobby walls peach, ivory ceiling, walnut desks refinished, buff walls in offices, and new double doors. The building will be restored to first class condition as it marks its thirteenth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Grohne Company
General Contractors
Decatur
R. C. Gurley
Anna Post Office
Building at North Main and West Chestnut Streets Attracts Buyers
Occupancy on July 31 1937 noted for a building at the corner of North Main and West Chestnut streets. The property is described as attractive with its appealing exterior and location drawing interest from prospective tenants and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main
West Chestnut Streets
Ivory brick walls earn perfect inspections rating
The building and its lawn have passed two inspections with a 100 percent rating on the gate and grounds, indicating excellent upkeep and maintenance.
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Murphy Sboro
Zebbler Farecaiaro
Timaiaina
Mohammedan
Murphysboro
Chi
Cago
Shannon
Seibert
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner
Glen Eddleman
Heacock Street
Jonesboro
Ill
Carbondale
Georgia Belles
Elbertas
Hale
S. E. Lipe
Horstman
Ourth and Locust Streets
Fvansville, Inc
Sfarley Temple
Webb
Manhattan
Angel
Liberty Theatre
Murphysboro, TL
Congo
Gee
John Lund
Wanda Hendrix
Barry Fitzgerald
Monty Woolley
Chase
Robert Stack
Paramount
Sane Wyman Niven
The
Arctic
Geneva
Ress
W.main ST
Tion
McCaslin Auto Parts
N. Washington
John W
South Minors Avenue
Hale Haven
Elberta
Georgia Bell
Maddox Orchard
City Sewing Center, Inc
Locust Street
St. Louis, Mo
Singer
Country Club
Couy Club
K. Goetz Brewing CO
St. Joseph, Mo
Kansas City, Mo
C. Gunite
Liae
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