Real estate transfers and local notices in Sullivan County
Real estate transfers from Sullivan County list numerous deeds in Cass, Curry, Jackson, Turman, Farmersburg, Shelburn, Sullivan, and Haddon townships with prices from 1100 to 6000 and parcels described by plat or section. A farmer, Jesse W. Jones, dies after a bumble bee sting near his Haddon township farm. Obituary notes his birth in 1846, surviving wife, two children, and local esteem. Army news reports aviators Ayres Woodward Howard twins and Clyde Burroughs arriving at Kelley Field and Carlisle derivate officers Roberts Pirtle Enocks reassigned to Fort Lee and Gettysburg posts.
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Jesse W. Jones
Haddon Township
Mr. Jones
Ayres
Aero
Kelley Field
San Antonio
Texas
Jefferson Barracks
Ira Woodward
Howard Twins
John
Thomas
Clyde Burroughs
Woodward
Carlisle
Louis L. Roberts
James J. Pirtle
Rex J. Enochs
Pleasantville
Roberts
Field Artillery
National Army
Fort Lee
Petersburg
Pirtle
Enochs
Gettysburg
Newspaper Bundle Offer Stated For Terre Haute Papers
The Terre Haute Star and Sullivan Union advertise a combined newspaper deal offering one year of both papers for eight dollars.
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THE
Terre Haute Star
Sullavan Union
Carlisle Boys in Texas Camp In Letter to Dr Pirtle
A letter received Monday by Dr G W Pirtle from G W reports Carlisle boys are in Texas for a camp. The note cites preparation for a school project and mentions local interest in their activities.
Careful Soil Preparation Boots Wheat and Rye Yield
Washington says soil condition is key to bumper wheat and rye crops next year. USDA urges farmers to prepare winter grain land properly to ensure high yields and stable production.
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Washington D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Crop rotation and soil practices for wheat and rye farming
The text outlines soil preparation including plowing to seven inches, disking and harrowing before planting, and choice of following crops. It favors cultivated crops or legumes like soy or beans after corn or cotton, notes regional followings, and recommends drilling over broadcasting. It covers fertilizer, phosphate, lime applications, and timing for lime application two to three weeks before planting.
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Corn Belt
Great Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
Georgia Camp Meeting Describes Old-Time Reverie
Glennville Georgia August 30 1947 reader notes recount an old time Georgia camp meeting in a wooded square with a log tabernacle. A Sunday sermon focused on married life while locals joke about wives and hubbies. The writer reflects on church customs and plans to attend again next year.
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Virginia
Glennville Bank
Georgia
Sister Jones
Cc. E. Weir
Proof of Bird Age Reveals Long-Lived Species
Prof. L Petit reports to the Zoological Society of France birds with accurately known ages. A sparrow is eight years old a blackbird eleven a small cardinal fourteen and an Amazon parakeet twenty five years old.
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L. Petit
Zoological Society of France
The Eugene Aram Case in Crime and Verse
A nostalgic recounting of the Eugene Aram murder case linked to 18th century bones found near Knaresborough and the Houseman confession. It traces Aram Clark and Houseman swindle schemes, the ensuing trial, and Hood and Bulwer Lytton inspired works that kept Aram’s name in public memory.
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Ertain
Eugene Aram
Thomas Hood
Bulwer Lytton
Eugene
Hood
Knaresborough
Daniel Clark
Daniel
Tai
Clark
Houseman
Tolbooth
Mr. Clark
Mr. Houseman
Aram
Lugene
Alain
Archbishop of
York
Trained flea Rudolph vanishes after Indian encounter
Col Harta Beetem recalls Rudolph the trained flea as world champion. He demonstrates feats but Ruthlessly notes Rudolph was misplaced after a backward somersault with Chief Dirty-Neck, who returned a different flea, leaving Rudolph forever lost.
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Col. Harta Beetem
Rudolph
Necks To Nature Club
Twombly
Dirty-Neck
Somerssault
Dirty- Neck
Desert camp fire tale on cost of extinguishing blaze
A correspondent from a desert mushroom camp reports a fire at Chucka waller Pete's thirst emporium. The camp volunteer fire department arrived late, and the bookkeeper calculated costs for burning down versus extinguishing with water hauled 15 miles. The shack burned before the figures could decide the cheaper option.
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Desert
Chuckawaller
Pete
Theine
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Kinema
America
Aema Eta
Uptown
Batey & Walters Drug Store
W. Jackson St
Schroeder & Price
Sherman Building
Sullivan County
Cass Township
McVicar
James
Tressa Bouston
Ollie Haynes
Albert B
Florence E. Pitcher
Curry Township
Arval Wentz
Edgar
Delilah Peterson
Pt Se
Jackson Township
George W. Brown
Norai
Squire
Turman Township
Henry Tl. Merrick
John R. Sterns
Graysville
Farmersburg
Wm. N. Carpenter
Jonah M. Hopewell
Kirkham
Shelburn
Uel T. Fox
James Hodges
Lovelace
Highland
Philip T. Lloyd
Carl Austin
Eldridge Add
Haddon
Carlisle News
Weir
Glennville
Sullivan Union
Husforic
I Mason Wa
Adams Newspaper Syndicate
Harta Beetem
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