Elyria Township PTA Observes Founders Day
Elyria Township PTA celebrated Founders Day at Lake Avenue School on February 1 with dinner and a program. The room featured blue and yellow decor, a yellow brick foundation centerpiece, lit PTA letters, candles, cakes, and cupids. Mrs. Russell Johnson moderated as past presidents were honored, with Mrs. Boyd welcomed as president and corsages presented. several leaders unable to attend were noted.
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Lake Avenue
Elyria Township
PTA
P.T.A
Russell Johnson
Alice McLellan Birney
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Johnson
William E. Boyd
Murray Ridge
Markley Pta
Harald Parks
B. J. Reisinger
Louis Hecock
Elyria Township PTA Receives Remarks and Votes on Safety
The Elyria Township PTA meeting featured historian Mrs. Boyd and guest speaker Harold Ebling, with past president Earl Jolley honored. A safety measure favoring grade crossing flashers was approved, and Ar nold Keller Ted Struck and Earl Jolley attended as school board members. The next meeting is March 1 at Markley School with Girl Scouts hosting.
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Harry Shryock
Lake Avenue
P.T A
Elyria Township
Harold Ebling
Elyria
Earl Jolley
Boutinniere
Lorain County Safety Council
Osgood
Ways and Means Committee
Arnold Keller
Ted Struck
Katherine Plas
Girl Scouts
Markley School
Native woman mauled by crocodile in Zambia water draw
A Northern Rhodesian native woman had her right arm bitten by a crocodile while drawing water from the Zambesi River. She walked four days through jungle to a nearby outpost sixty miles away, then travelled sixty two more miles by car to a hospital and is now recovering.
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Northern Rhodesia
Zambesi
Lusaka
Eggs and Cheese Lead U S Plentiful Foods List
The USDA declares eggs as public plentiful No 1 for February and cheese as No 2, with heavy production season underway. Prices for eggs are expected to follow normal February declines, while cheese stocks push prices down. Also listed are cabbage, carrots, spinach, Irish potatoes, onions, winter pears, citrus, dried beans and peas, canned corn, cranberries, pecans, prunes, raisins, honey, peanut butter, fish, oats, and corn products.
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Columbus
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio State University
USDA
Lst
72 Per Cent Of Farms In U S Run By Owners
The Bureau of Economics at the U S Department of Agriculture reports about 72 percent of U S farms in 1946 were operated by owners or part owners. Tenant-operated farms fell to roughly 27 percent, the lowest since 1880, with peak tenant farms in 1935 at about 2.9 million.
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U. S
Bureau of Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Avon Lake residents debate school bonds and facilities
At a school meeting in Avon Lake residents urged faster facilities upgrades. They argued the prior 1 million bond was too large and suggested a new bond near 750000. Supt King pressed for immediate expansion while Dr Parry announced another March 2 meeting at the school.
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Avon Lake
Theschool
J . King
More Districts On Soil-Saving Likely Soon
Ohio farmers press for soil conservation districts in unorganized counties. Hearing set February 16 in Columbus for Paulding and Cuyahoga counties. Paulding private farms average 156 acres covering 94 percent of land, while Cuyahoga has many small farms averaging 32.8 acres amid Cleveland suburbs. Dean Rummell notes issues of soil organic matter in Paulding and fertility restoration in Cuyahoga. county production totals around 6 million dollars each in 1945. Cuba enacts land lease law to lease idle arable land to tenants at low rates, excluding many aliens and foreign owned firms.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dean L.L. Rummell
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
State Soil Conservation Committee
Paulding
Cuyahoga
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Paulding County
Dean Rummell
Cuba
Two New Hybrids Ready For Corn Planters This Year
Winthrop French of Wakeman a leading hybrid seed grower will attend the Hybrid Seed Growers School in Columbus February 9 to 11. He markets through 15 dealers in Lorain Huron and Erie counties and this year introduces two new seed corn hybrids Ohio 3282 and Ohio 3254 promising better lodge resistance and higher yields. French notes lodge resistance improves from 2 to 5 percent with the new hybrids versus 15 to 20 percent for older types.
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Winthrop French
Wakeman
Hybrid Seed Growers School
Columbus
French
Lorain
Huron
Erie
Ohio
Longstanding Grange Members Highlight Fraternal Loyalty
A country survey shows 75,000 Patrons hold Silver Star certificates for 25 plus years of continuous Grange membership. Over 700 have Golden Sheaf badges for 50 years and nearly 300 possess 60-year pins. Some 70-year veterans are living and a solid gold pin reward is planned. The piece notes Grange’s rare longevity versus other American fraternities. Robert, also keen on Holsters, runs a modern farm growing French's certified seed. new hybrids ready for spring planting.
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Grange
Robert
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