Randolph conservation unit selects two directors for term
Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District elected two directors for two-year terms at its annual meeting. August Voges of Evansville replaces retiring Alfred Stellhorn, while Cleitus Naeger of Ellis Grove was re elected. Holdovers include Willard Stevenson Ralph Rothe and John Gleem. Cray and Ardell Rieckenberg received the Goodyear Conservation Award for outstanding conservation achievement.
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Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District
August Voges
Evansville
Alfred Stellhorn
Cletus Naeger
Ellis Grove
Willard Stevenson
Sparta
Ralph Rothe
Percy
John Gleem
Walsh
Cray and
Ardell Rieckenberg
Goodyear Conservation Award
Dry spell aids farmers planting in Southern Illinois
Farmers in Southern Illinois push to finish corn and soybean planting as the hot dry spell ends weeks of wet conditions. Advisers from the University of Illinois report most counties have planted 75 to 95 percent of corn and about half of soybeans, while wheat heads and fruit orchards show mixed progress and disease risks.
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O.R. Walley
Illinois
John Unger
Illinois Crop Cooperative Reporting Service
Southern
Unger
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Charles Howell
Perry County
Charles Willman
Randolph County
Richard Swope
Franklin County
Robert Frank
Jackson County
Victor Smith
Williamson County
Hunzicker
Howell
Frank
Smith
Septoria
Willman
Swope
Rail plan slow response blocks Illinois rail rebuilds
Commentary notes Illinois faces slow state action on rail abandonments while federal agencies push rapid reorganization. It cites DOT and USRA timelines, subsidies for abandoned lines, and costs to rehabilitate lines like Decatur to Paris, with Class I track limits at 10 mph.
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Illinois Commission
U. S. Department of Transportation
U. S. Railway Association
Illinois
DOT
USA
Illinois Commission For Economic Development
USRA
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
Decatur
Paris
Penn Central
Economic Development Commission
Grant aids soybean research at Southern Illinois University
A four-year, $40,570 grant to research higher soybean yields was awarded to George Kapusta, a research associate in the plant and soil sciences department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The grant comes from the Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board and funds work to develop more aggressive and efficient nitrogen fixing nodules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
George Kapusta
Plant and Soil Sciences
Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board
Kapusta
Cattle Industry Hopes for Recovery Amid Slump
Gordon K. Van Vleck of the American National Cattlemen's Association says U S cattle inventories hit a record 131.8 million head and demand failed to materialize, signaling a long road to recovery. He predicts a drop in herd size by early 1976 if grain yields and exports improve, with potential relief from federal loan programs and Food for Peace aid to bolster exports and aid.
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U. S
Gordon K. van Vleck
American National Cattlemen’s Association
van Vieck
van Vleck
Congress
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General Assembly
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Robert Graves
Illinois Farm Bureau
Wills
SIU
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State Senate
State House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jim‘s Sporting Goods
Mardale Shopping Center
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Office of Revenue Sharing
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Public Safety
Jackson Cours
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Secretary of the Treasury
Sudek Ule
R. E. Vancloostere
U.S
Chaffee
P. O. Box
Fairfield, Ill
Rockford Mutual Insurance Co
Rockford
van B. Lively, Jr
Ivan B. Likely JR
Murphysboro
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Charles Pautier
Aurphysbore
Don Smith
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