Quiet Greene County couple faces long memory of hate
In Lyons Indiana Maude and Granville Allen two African American farmers on 16 acres live quietly amid prejudice. Neighbors praise them as good folks while others recall historic violence, Klan influence, and lingering hostility in Greene County. The couple avoids trouble and keeps to daily chores as news of bigotry circulates.
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Greene County
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Allens
Seab
Homer Hamilton
Linton
Indianapolis
George Wallace
Granville
Planting Help For Drying May Soil In Garden
The article advises gardeners to replant seeds after a damp cool May and heavy rains. It recommends deeper summer sowing for most vegetables and tying to keep moist soil, mulch lightly, soak furrows, and water after transplanting. It stresses evening planting and care for peppers tomatoes eggplants and cabbage.
Cereal leaf beetle arrives in West Virginia
Dr. Jack B. Wilson reports the cereal leaf beetle has been found in Wood county West Virginia marking its spread from Michigan Indiana and Ohio since 1962 The pest attacks oats wheat and barley and may cause severe crop losses if uncontrolled Quarantine will restrict movement of small grains and other cereals to slow spread and avoid immediate losses Chemical control is not recommended at this time
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Ohio
West Virginia
Jack B Wilson
West Virginia University
Appalachian Center
Wood County
State Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Ussr
Romania
U.S
North America
Plant Pest Control Division
Ohio River
Brooks To Give Third Lecture In Nature Series
Professor Maurice Brooks, wildlife management expert at West Virginia University, will present the third lecture in Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s 1968 Nature Series. The talk, The Appalachians, is Friday June 28 at 7 30 p.m at the Wildflower Reserve Arthur E Braun Shelter. The reserve is 25 miles from Pittsburgh on Route 30 West with free tours available through the Conservancy office.
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Wildflower Reserve
Widlife Management
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Houghton Mifflin Company
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Brooks
Pennsylvania Conservancy
Appalachian Mountains
New Hampshire
Arthur E. Braun
Pittsburgh
Imperial
Clinton
Conservancy Office
Fifth Ave
Deepest mine shaft begun at Creighton No 9
International Nickel advanced Creighton No 9 in Sudbury District Ontario to reach nearly one and a half miles depth. The project marks the deepest shaft reach in the Western Hemisphere as crews continue sinking.
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International Nickle
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Proper Cultivation Of Tomatoes Grows Careful Advice
State Extension Specialist Horticulture at West Virginia University Appalachian Center urges growers to cultivate tomatoes only to kill weeds and loosen the soil when it tends to pack or crust. Excess cultivation can be detrimental to fruit quality and soil health.
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Mason-Dixonland
Robert O Weedfall
Carl Hardin
West Virginia University
Appalachian Center
Hardin
Officers to Train at Dawson Camp West Virginia
CAMP DAWSON West Virginia housing the state National Guard officer and noncommissioned officer candidate schools for two weeks. Col William Miller reports units moved in Saturday and will stay until July 6 as the fourth annual youth leaders camp runs through Saturday.
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