Farm Incomes Study Shows Ohio Families Ended Red
A U.S. Department of Agriculture survey of 2,238 native white farm families in Crawford Knox and Richland counties Ohio and Lancaster Pennsylvania found those with yearly incomes of 1000 or less failed to end the year in the black. The study traced 12 income classes from 249 or less to 4998. It noted thrift and self produced food kept many households afloat with savings only appearing as incomes rose above 1000. The top class showed substantial surpluses while the lowest classes ran deficits.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
Bureau of Home Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Crawford
Knox
Richland
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Louise Stanley
Dr. Stanley
Dairy Association Report For December Lorain County
Lorain County Herd Improvement Association No. 2 reports December results with Oscar Share tester overseeing 30 herds and 469 cows 385 milking. High small herd 6 to 15 cows owned by H B Rowland averages 864 lbs milk 39.9 lbs butterfat per cow. High large herd over 15 cows is a registered Jersey herd owned by Carlos Snyder and Son averaging 748 lbs milk and 39 lbs butterfat.
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Lorain County
Wellington For Delivery Junior Grigsinger 22 Percent
Cora M. Shepard reports a delivery note for Junior Grigsinger tied to 628 Barker St. A service call is listed with contact numbers 21 Y and 166 R, referencing Wellington and Ourtland. The fragment lacks clear event context but preserves named entities and locations.
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Wellington
Grigsinger
Cora M. Shepard
Barker St
Will Offer Ideas on Farm Finances at Farmers Week
Ohio farmers attending Farmers Week at Ohio State University January 24 to 28 will hear from the rural economics department about economic tonic measures based on years of farm records. The program, not limited to economics, will cover topics including The single House Legislature, labor wishes, milk marketing under regulations, tenant farming, and the role of cooperatives in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio State University
Chinese in London sell treasures to fund medical relief
Chinese residents in London auction valuables to raise funds for medical relief in China joining efforts in major commercial centers. The event highlights the community’s philanthropy and requires public support to aid urgent medical needs overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
China
Relationship of Farms and Industry in National Congress Report
A committee report presented at a national congress argues that agriculture and industry are parallel and inseparable. Dr. J I Falconer of Ohio State University says fair prices for farm raw materials are essential and that prosperity for farm and factory must rise and fall together.
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National Congress
Committee On Agricultural Cooperation
J. I. Falconer
Rural Economics Department
Ohio State University
Falconer
Poultry Congress To Be Discussed At Farmers Week
Ohio State University experts outline Farmers Week starting January 24 1939 with a main talk on the World's Poultry Congress to be held July 28 to August 7 1939. Baby chick shows sales at auction and disease control plus stock management will be emphasized as marketing eggs remains a key topic. Monday January 24 is Turkey Day with the Ohio Turkey Association meeting and midday luncheon for turkey growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
E. L. Dakan
Poultry Department
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Ohio Turkey Association
Argentina to restrict dog and cat imports
Argentina announces limits on the import of dogs and cats to regulate pet movement. Officials cite biosecurity concerns and animal welfare. The policy aims to curb unchecked animal inflows and potential disease risk while guiding importers through new compliance rules.
Five More Grooming Project Meetings Announced
Lorain County women will begin the county extension service good grooming program at community meetings this week and next. Miss Frances Eckert says a second phase starts for additional groups with sessions at East Carlisle West Ridge Belden Brownhelm Henrietta Kipton Russia Township and more, as Columbus hosts Ohio Farmers Week. Sixty three women attended three sessions last week with Penfield Eaton and Lake Avenue School reporting attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
County Extension Service
Frances Eckert
Howard Miller
East Carlisle
West Ridge
Belden
Brownhelm
Henrietta Township
Russia Township
Oberlin Grange Hall
Kipton
Miss Eckert
Columbus
Ohio Farmers’ Week
Peace Society Hall
Penfield
Mary Sampson
Rural Farm Women's Club of
Eaton
Lake Avenue
Ohio farmers warned of looming timber shortage
Columbus Ohio January 12 exten sion forester F W Dean of Ohio State University says future farm homes may be built of stone brick or concrete or lived in tents or sod houses as farmers now feed timber to livestock. He cites 80 percent of woods on farms used as pastures and warns replacements cannot keep pace with demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
F. W. Dean
Extension Forester
Ohio State University
Dean
Ohio State Forester
Women to Attend Columbus Meetings in January
Several Lorain County farm women are expected to travel to Columbus during the week of January 24 to attend state wide meetings of Ohio women's groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Columbus
Ohio
Handy for Trench Silos in Kendall County
Harvey Norem of Kendall County Illinois faced a 150 foot trench silo and found backing a team into the silo for loading took as long as loading the wagon. He solved the problem by fixing up a simple one horse cart, easier to handle around feed lots and effective for loading silage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Norem
Kendall County
Illinois
Pullet losses and auxins in wide poultry and plant notes
A historical excerpt reports 845 pullets in a Michigan egg contest with at least 217 dead after 51 weeks, stressing profitability of steady 150 eggs yearly. It mentions auxins as plant rooting agents, and profiles W. J. Davis of Randolph County Missouri with apples grapes berries and strawberries, plus a 344 horsepower garden tractor for farm work.
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Michigan
W. J. Davis
Randolph County
Missouri
New Mexico Herd Study Shows Wide Dairy Variations
A year into records on 90 herds, the top ten averaged under 300 pounds butterfat per cow while the bottom ten stayed under 180. Best herds earned about 64 dollars per cow over feed costs, poorest about 26. Ten good cows equaled 25 poor cows in income. middle western dairy herds were referenced as a comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Dairy cows and raspberries yield lessons from field tests
Dairy tests show alfalfa with grain and silage delivers at least 40 percent more milk, while alfalfa alone produced nearly 400 pounds of butterfat per cow yearly. New York Experiment Station offers raspberries handling rules for market: daily picking, single berry per lift, three-finger pick, discard damaged fruit, and prompt cooling to preserve quality. Joe Hancock embodies a long farm lineage at Greenwich New Jersey, tracing back 250 years to circa 1670.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
New York Experiment Station
Joe Hancock
Greenwich
New Jersey
Wellington events outline meeting and activities
Wellington Ohio reports on the Methodist Sunday School Board meeting in the Memorial classroom at 8 30 tonight with officer installations to be highlighted. A 6 30 covered dish dinner precedes the gathering for members and families. The Junior High Writers and Actors Guild meet after school with advisor Carolyn Clifford.
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Wellington
Ohio
Methodist Sunday School Board
Wellington Grange
Wellington Garden Club and civic groups meet tonight
Wellington Garden Club meets with Mr and Mrs Homer Barbe tonight with Mrs E L Barrick assisting hostess. Hamlin's Woman's Relief Corps hosts president Mrs Lettie Stevick tonight to plan year’s work. M E Missionary Society meets with Mrs D B Stevick this afternoon. Kiwanis club meets at noon. Miss Margaret Bolton Lorain field office Social Security Board speaks.
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Wellington
Farmers Institute Opens at Spencer Today
The Farmers Institute opened in Spencer today and will run through Saturday, featuring demonstrations and talks for local agriculturists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
Spencer
Friendship Guild Hosts Arndt Home Meeting
Mrs Howard Arndt hosted the Friendship Guild at the Arndt home on South Main Street with Mrs Russell Griggs and Mrs Clyde Ray assisting. The president conducted business and announced a forthcoming Guild recipe book seeking fruit salad recipes via Miss Jeannette Warner. The February 14 meeting features Mrs G B Wells, and the program includes instrumental trios by Wilma Brewer Kathryn Piper and Violet Long. Mrs E L Henes reviewed The Rains Came by Louis Branfield, and an elaborate luncheon was served.
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Howard Arndt
Russell Griggs
Clyde Ray
Friendship Guild
The
Congregational Church
Arndt
South Main Street
Jeannette Warner
G. B. Wells
Senior Girl Reserves host final meeting of term
Jotlings notes a pot luck supper at the schoolhouse for the Senior Girl Reserves marking the end of the term. Group leaders attended and project work continued with games and contests adding welcome diversion.
Amherst Church Women Hold Tureen Supper Meeting
Members of the Intermediate League of St Peters Evangelical and Re formed church in Amherst Ohio held a tureen supper at the church parlors before their regular meeting. New president Edna Mae Lehman led the devotional, with Nadine Aldrich and Esther Springer in charge of scripture and prayer. Circles 3 and 4 set meeting homes, and hospital auxiliary members were to meet at the hospital for sewing Friday afternoon.
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Amherst
Intermediate League of St. Peters Evangelical and Reformed Church
Nadine Aldrich
Norma Hollingsworth
Esther Springer
Edna Mae Lehman
Laurabelle Bahl
C. E. Schmidt
Charles Ebbs
Betty Bals
Lois Ehlert
Betty Deuschle
Ruth Flechner
Jean Webster
Evelyn Stark
Marie Telzerow
Dorothy Berger
Dorothy Raesler
Eleanor Newman
Betty Barris
Dorothy Brucker
Farmers' Week Schedules for Women and Family Programs
The program opens January 24 with the county home extension councils annual meeting. Activities include an illustrated lecture on science and modern medicine for women, January 25 with the Ohio Federation of Farm Women's Club meeting and dinner, film showings on foot care, and a health program on eyes ears nose and throat. A January 27 tea at Pemerene Hall and January 28 a Dieting Daughters discussion with mothers and daughters close the week. Talks cover clothing nutrition music flowers electrical equipment meat preparation and house repair.
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Ohio Federation of Farm Women's Club
Pemerene Hall
Ohiotate University
Farm Bureau Conclave to Feature Noted Economists in Ohio
The Ohio Farm Bureau will host its annual farmer’s conclave with principal speaker Dr. Pearson of Cornell University discussing The Price Level. Other speakers include E. G. Nourse of the Brookings Institution and Duncan Marshall, ex-Canada Agriculture Minister. The program also offers music, folk dancing demonstrations, square dancing, and moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partment of Agricultural Economics
Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
Farm Bureau
Perry L. Green
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus
Pearson
E. G. Nourse
Brookings Institution
Washington, D. C
Duncan Marshall
Canada
Nourse
America
Radio Courses On Homes And Hens At Ohio State
Broadcasts from station WOSU at 570 kilocycles announce two radio courses for rural families. Poultry production and management and everyday home making begin now and run through winter quarter to March. The poultry course airs four days weekly at 1 15 p m with lectures on housing equipment artificial incubation and the reproductive system.
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WOSU
Ohio State University
Concordia Club meets at St Pauls Lutheran church
The Concordia Club of St Pauls Lutheran church held a regular meeting in the church parlors on Tuesday evening. The agenda covered routine business and topic discussion followed by a social hour. Refreshments were served by Willard Mengel.
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Concordia Club
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Willard Mengel
Mrs Penton House Guest in Detroit Circle
Mrs Edgar Penton of Detroit Michigan is a house guest of Mrs Harold Penton. Mrs W Grugel is reported ill at the home of her daughter Mrs William Schrader on Middle Street.
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Edgar Penton
Detroit
Michigan
Harold Penton
W. Grugel
William Schrader
Middle Street
Evening church suppers and meetings at local parishes
St Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church hosts a fellowship supper at 6 30 pm with annual reports and officer elections. Congregational church holds an evening meeting with a tureen supper and a talk by Robert Brown of Oberlin. First Evangelical plans a mid week prayer service and Bible study at the Fred Lang home. Woman's Union circles of St Peter's schedule meetings Thursday afternoon, with Circle 1 at Mrs Jacob Rosenkranz home on Axtel Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Congregational Church
Robert Brown
Oberlin
First Evangelical Church
Fred Lang
Mill Avenue
Woman’s Union
St. Peter’s Church
Jacob Rosenkranz
Axtel Street
Circle Two elects officers and hosts game night
Mrs. Arthur Penders of Prospect street entertained Circle number two last evening. Election of officers for the new year chose Mrs. Carl Bodman as president and Mrs. J A Wesbecker as secretary. Bridge and 500 were played with prizes to Mrs. George Braun and Mrs. Carl Bodman. Hostess served refreshments to 12. Meeting to be held again in two weeks.
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Arthur Penders
Prospect Street
Carl Bodman
J. A. Wesbecker
George Braun
Farm Bureaus of Ohio Sponsor January Farmers Week
The Farm Bureaus of Ohio including Lorain County will sponsor the Farmers Week Program at Ohio State University Columbus from January 24 to 28. Merritt Powell, manager, announced the event. Dr F A Pearson of the De- ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureaus of
Ohio
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Ohio State University
Columbus
Merritt Powell
F. A. Pearson
Radio Homemaking Course Addresses Common Homemaker Problems
A Thursday 9:45 a.m. Everyday Homemaking radio course will tackle feed ing breeding and marketing issues. Interviews will feature School of Home Economics staff and originate from home economics laboratories.
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School of Home Economics
Home Economics
Mrs Cc G Aachendaech on Main Street
A fragment notes an individual identified as Mrs Cc G Aachendaech residing on Main Street. No further context or actions are provided in the readable text.
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Cc. G. Aachendaech
Te. Main Street
Victorian Guild of St Josephs members host bridge night
Members of the Victorian Guild of St Josephs church enjoyed hospitality at Mrs W J Bodman Park Avenue. After a brief business session the evening featured bridge with awards to Mrs Robert Finnegan Mrs Robert Zilch and Miss Katharine Brown. Lunch for 12. Plans set for Tuesday January 18 at Mrs Finnegans West Street.
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Guild of St. Joseph’ Church
W. J. Bodman
Park Avenue
Last Avening
Robert Finnegan
Robert Zilch
Misa Katharine Brown
West Street
Birthday party for Paul Sengstock honors seventeenth year
Twenty five classmates gathered Saturday at the Sengstock family home to celebrate Paul Sengstock's seventeenth birthday. Music by Leah Croshaw and Marjorie Lux, bingo with prizes for both ladies and men, followed by a luncheon. Gifts were given to the guest of honor. attendees included Leah Croshaw, Josephine Thomas, Pauline Sengstock, Dale Immel, Art Witzlaben and many others.
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New London
Paul Sengstock
William Sengstock Jr
Paul
Leah Croshaw
Marjorie Luxon
Miss Croshaw
Josephine Thomas
Dale Immel
Art Witzlaben
Mr. Sengstock
Sue McMillan
Pauline Underwood
Pauline Sengstock
Doris Sengstock
Frances Crabbs
Marjorie Bohn
Dorothy Grimes
Freda Sengstock
Messrs
Lucius Bartlett
Robert Thomas
Local social guests visit area families
Frank P. Novaria and Eddie Krajnik of Mountain State league and John Puschaven of Cleveland were Sunday dinner guests of the A. S. Weinberg family. Byron Bair of New Philadelphia spent several days here. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hileman and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Heyman were Sunday dinner guests of the M. F. Hileman household, with Lewis Heyman later visiting the C. W. Heyman home in Norwalk.
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Frank P. Novaria
Eddie Krajnik
Mountain State
W. Va
John Puschaven
Cleveland
A. S. Weinberg
Byron Bair
New Philadelphia
New
M. F. Hileman
Mrs
Lewis Heyman
C. W. Heyman
Norwalk
Navy yard to wage war on rats at Mare Island
Rear Admiral Clarence Kempff proposes aggressive measures to exterminate rats at Mare Island navy yard after a week set aside for the task. The plan mirrors Saint Patrick’s legend but uses practical military methods to curb the rodent problem.
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Mare Island
Cal
Saint Patrick
Ireland
Clarence Kempff
Navy Yard
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