Prospects Rise For Ohio Poultrymen In 1938
Columbus Jan 26 The Ohio poultry industry sees improved odds in 1938 says C M Ferguson OSU poultry specialist After 1937’s harsh battles with uncooperative weather and high feed costs Ferguson notes better feed price relations to egg values and lower storage levels, signaling firmer balance for flock owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Poultrymen
C. M. Ferguson
Ohio State University
Ohio
Ferguson
Poultryman
Ohio Poultryman
Bott Fly Control Effort Booms Across Ohio Counties
In Ohio more than 26,000 work horses across 18 counties have been treated or are undergoing treatment for bot fly control per L. P. McCann of Ohio State University. Lorain County ranks high with over 4,090 horses treated, second to Seneca’s 5,256. Other counties report varied totals. campaigns are led by county draft horse breeders associations with extension agents and veterinarians. Farmers note fewer bot fly disturbances, better feed use, and stronger horses for spring field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
L. P. McCann
Ohio State University
Lorain County
Seneca County
Hancock County
Williams
Highland
Creative Leisure Institute Planned
The third annual Ohio Creative Leisure Institute will be held at Otterbein College Westerville Ohio from March 28 to April 2. Sponsored by the Ohio Farm Bureau educational department state university extension county agents 4-H club leaders and church young people's societies. Registration limited to 100. Courses include music appreciation group singing leadership folk games and dances storytelling drama and play production crafts and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Creative Leisure Institute
Otterbein College
Westerville
Ohio
Carl Hutchingon
Educational Department of
The
Ohio Farm Bureau
Columbus
Farm Bureau
State University Extension Department
County Agricultural Agents
Church Young
Hutchinson
Honor Roll Shows Many New Granges Formed Last Year
The National Grange honor roll for 1937 lists 252 new subordinate and Pomona Granges across 34 states and 131 deputies who organized units. William B. Pearson and Clifford E. Rugz tied for first with 17 organizations. Harold W. Gaultrapp had 16 and Glenn Walden 14. The report notes awards like golden keys and altar cloths, Model State Granges, and upcoming campaigns as the 72nd annual session nears in Oregon, boosting organizing efforts nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Grange
Pomona
William B. Pearson
Ogilvie
Missouri
Clifford E. Rugz
Moberly
Harold W. Gaultrapp
Texas
Glenn Walden
Conway
Arkansas
United States
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Soils To Be Tested At Conference Of Vegetable Growers
Lorain County farmers will submit soil samples for testing at the county vegetable growers conference to be held February 10 and 11 at Avon School. The OSU traveling soils laboratory will test samples February 1 evening. experts from OSU and the Experiment Station will speak on diseases insects organic matter and fertilizers. Samples should be dry when tested and dug to plow depth. tests February 11 morning with samples brought the night before. Executive committee includes Hoskin Sis sen Peak McAllister Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Avon School
C. I. Hummel
Ohio State University
H. C. Young
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
T. B. Parks
Earl Jones
Robert J. Salter
University and Experiment Station Soils Department
Howard Rutentk
Orwell
Crower
Hummel
N. J. Hoskin
Peter Sissen
Theodore Peak
Walter McAllister
L. H. Keller
Strengthening Of Bee Colonies Urged In Ohio 1938
In Columbus Ohio January 26 1938 bee culture expert W E Dunham of Ohio State University urges beekeepers to strengthen weak colonies and food stores to ensure a strong honey crop. A winter survey shows good flowering but poor spring viability unless colonies are reinforced. The extension service offers a winter correspondence course to help owners improve colony management.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. E. Dunham
Ohio State University
Dunham
Agricultural Extension Service
Bree
Planting Without Plowing on Lincoln County Farms
James Laten farms over a thousand acres in Lincoln County Tennessee using Korean lespedeza on eroded upland without plowing. Since 1931 the system prevents erosion, yields a grain crop each spring, plus lespedera for pasture or seed, and enriches soil with added nitrogen. A subsoil cultivator and disk seed sod before seeding oats or other grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Laten
Lincoln County
Tennessee
Check Your Soybeans for Nitrogen Nodules
Wisconsin Experiment Station advises farmers to inspect soybean root nodules to gauge nitrogen fixation. A few large nodules near the taproot indicate healthy bacteria, while tiny, scattered nodules signal weak nodule-formation and a need for a new culture.
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Wisconsin Experiment Station
Grounding Wires to Save Stock From Lightning
A warning that stock losses from lightning strike on wire fences are common. Proper grounding of the fence is advised, using extra long steel posts every six rods to reach damp earth and divert the charge safely.
Farmers weigh silage and beetle control notes from era
Zeke Carsie of Southern Agriculturist quips on clinging to worthless notions while many still trust epsom salts to curb the Mexican bean beetle. USDA tests debunk salts. calcium arsenate urged. Across the nation farmers report silage making as haymow storage shifts, with Delaware County, Ohio scenes of alfalfa chopped and packed in wet weather for better feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeke Carsie
Southern Agriculturist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Delaware
Miniature Trench Silos for Small Livestock Flocks
A reader suggests miniature trench silos to prevent silage spoilage for small flocks. trenches measure about 7 feet wide by 4 feet deep and 50 feet long. The method keeps silage preserved and usable when livestock consumption is low.
Oats Prove Best Grain in Iowa Feeding Tests
Iowa Experiment Station feeding trials show oats as the top grain for growing chicks. Chicks fed only ground oats and dried muck grew nearly as fast as those fed only ground corn and dried muck. Ninety percent of the all corn flock developed deformities such as crooked breast bones and bent legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Experiment Station
Avoiding Sheep Taste: Ice Fill Prevents Flavor in Meat
W D Zinn of the Pennsylvania Farmer editorial staff explains a method to reduce the strong sheep flavor in mutton. He recommends a small abdominal opening after slaughter, filling the abdomen with ice water to chill the carcass before removing the intestines, thus improving palatability for American readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Zinn
Pennsylvania Farmer
Staf
One-Cow Herd Sketch Traces Holstein Lineage
A five generation survey of Holsteins traces descent from a single foundation heifer bought by Aaron Tieden of Alkader Iowa when he was in 4-H. In eleven years the lineage has grown to 23 females, with the original cow averaging nearly 400 pounds of butterfat and a daughter testing over 525 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desige
Aaron Tieden
Alkader
Iowa
Farmers And City Folks Share Food Spending Problems
Columbus Ohio January 26 1938 city residents believe farmers fare better when times are hard but Dr J S Falconer of Ohio State University rural economics shows the wolf in city streets also circles farm yards. from 1928 to 1937 city retail food spending averaged 21.5 cents of each dollar of income with over 20 cents going to food, yet farm receipts fell as food buying declined. only 40.8 percent of retail food dollars from 1925 to 1937 reached farmers, shrinking in 1932 1933 as buying dropped. he urges both groups to recognize the shared realities rather than myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. S. Falconer
Ohio State University
University Economics
Falconer
West
Rural Church Day To Be Observed At Columbus
Rural Church Day will be observed during Farmers Week visitors will study the role of the church in rebuilding rural life in White Will be observed at Columbus Friday W H Thompson field secretary of the Ohio Council of Churches will preside Talks and motion pictures will cover rural church life subjects include The Parish of the Templ ed Hills in Action by Rev Harry Bickster The Church in Every Day Living by Rev and Mrs C I Lau and R Bruce Tom Making the Most of the Rural Minister by Rev Theron A Zimm erman and J P Schmidt Making the Most of What We Have by Rev James P D Wyker and Mrs Wyker Next Steps for Ohio s Rural Church Program panel discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H Thompson
Ohio Council of Churches
Templed Hills
Harry Bickster
C. I. Lau
R. Bruce Tom
Theron A. Zimmerman
J. P. Schmidt
James PD. Wyker
Mre. Wyker
Ohio
Cannery Crop Train May Stop In Elyria
Arrangements for a half day stop in Elyria by a Baltimore and Ohio cannery crops train are under way with a possible visit between March 10 and 23. County extension agent J. Homer reports the train will tour areas where cannery crops are grown and local cannery operators hope Elyria is included in the stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Baltimore and Ohio
J. Hummer
County Agricultural Extension
Different Classes Must Work Together for Stable Economy
The passage urges unity across social groups, arguing neither class can reach a safe economic harbor while they rock the boat and topple the other in the financial downturns. It stresses shared fate and collaborative effort to weather economic drops.
Prize To Be Presented Today To Lorain Horse Association
The Northern Ohio Draft Association of Lorain CaNeene will receive a prize at Columbus during Farmers Week. Ohio Earl Jamieson, association president, traveled to Columbus to accept but the exact prize amount and category remain unknown. A total of 200 dollars in awards honors the best educational program by Ohio horse associations this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ohio Draft Association of
Lorain CaNeene
Columbus
Ohio State University
Earl Jamieson
Ohio Horse Associations
Lorain
Trade boycotts against Japan risk harming Americans
Butswh Boake Carter notes Pacific Coast seamen unions urge a U S Japan trade boycott over China. He argues such action would hurt Americans financially, detailing how a $1 Japanese product funds government duties, trucking, dock work, freight, insurance, cables, importers, jobbers, and retailers, effectively punching Americans in the face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
United States
Japan
China
New York
Duke Receives 80 Dollar Daily Allowance from Surrogate Court
New York court approves about 80 dollars a day for Anthony N. Duke a 19 year old Princeton student heir to tobacco wealth. His mother asked the allowance to support and educate him as he had been accustomed. Reporters noted his skeptical reaction to such a sum. The case raises questions about inherited wealth and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony N. Duke
Princeton
Duke Tobacco
Princeton University
Inherited Wealth Dulls Initiative and Harms Society
The text argues that wealth inherited without effort erodes personal initiative and distorts self and others. It warns that even with good intent wealth may be misused, harming those who depend on it. It emphasizes that struggle to earn a living reveals human qualities, and removing that struggle through money suppresses virtue and fosters wasteful spending.
Duke of Osuna’s destitute daughter enters Spanish home
The Duke of Osuna, once Spain’s wealthiest man, is noted for his daughter’s collapse into poverty as she enters a Spanish home for destitute working women. The article highlights the fall from grandeur amid age and illness.
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Duke of
Osuna
Spain
Cannery crops lecture car showcases growing methods
The exhibit features a prohibition car displaying varieties and marketing methods and includes a lecture car where specialists provide information on various phases of growing cannery crops.
Wellington Event Roundup Shapes Local Happenings
Wellington Ohio documents a busy week: Eagles sponsor a family night with Jack Flynn’s Elyria orchestra for dancing and games. Kiwanis luncheon features P L McManus on courtesy and safety in rail legislation. Decoration Day meeting set. Grange gathering. Hunebuilders class. mothers of Wellington High footballers plan banquet on Feb 4. Hamilton Woman's Relief Corps hosts Friday tea on Prospect Street.
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Wellington
Wellington Aerue
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Jack Flynn
Orchestra
Elyria
P. L. McManus
Committee On Public Relations For
All Eastern Railways
Kiwanis
G. A. R. Memorial Hall
Wellington Grange
Hunebuilders
W. J. Powell
J. C. MacDermeatt
Hamilin Woman’s Relief Corps
H. B. Mercer
Prospect Street
Hospital News And Local Accidents Reported
Mrs. Fred Edwards of 216 Barker Street recovers from a head wound and other injuries after a Saturday night auto accident east of Oberlin. Her husband lies in Allen Hospital with concussion, several broken ribs, and possible internal injuries. he is expected home soon. Their daughter Mrs. A R Ernst assists in care in Wheeling West Virginia. Mrs. Buell Wilson, also injured, is improving. Mr. Wilson has returned to work at the electric plant. The Wellington Scout troop plans a court of honor at the Junior High Chapel in February.
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Uresberg
Harry C. Otterbacher
New York City
New Weston
Fred Edwards
Barker Street
Oberlin
Stit
Allen Hospital
A. R. Ernst
Wheeling
W. Va
Edwards
Buell Wilson
Edward
Wilson
Wellington
Wellington Kiwanis names Herrick director to fill vacancy
Robert Bob Herrick was appointed director by the Wellington Kiwanis Club to fill the vacancy created by the death of Dr. Paul T. Burnside. Herrick steps into the role as the organization honors Burnside’s memory and prepares for upcoming community service activity.
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Robert
Bob’’ Herrick
Wellington
Book Review to Be Held by Avon Lake Women
Avon Lake group 4 of the Women's League of the Congregational Church will sponsor a Book Review at 2 PM Friday February 4 at the church Mrs W E Benninghoff will review the book Citadel Special music by Mrs Kirtbride and Mrs Fred Lote accompanied by Miss Lucy Mowhy
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Avon Lake
Women’s League of the Congregational Church
W. E. Benninghoff
Citadel
Kirtbride
Fred Lote
Lucy Mowhy
Mansfield man escapes injury after car overturns
J. and Insho of Mansfield escaped injury when their car tipped into a ditch just south of Huntington on Tuesday morning. Blustery weather and icy roads were blamed for the accident.
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J. &. Insho
Mansfield
Huntington
Congregational Sunday School Officers 1938 List
Officers and teachers of the Congregational Sunday School for 1938 include Supt. Mrs. A. B. Cousins, Assisting Supt. Lo J. King, Primary Dept Supt. Mrs. Leo Helder, Adit class Mr. M. Hilison, Young Adult Mrs. Warne Black, Co-ed class Mrs. Edith Snedrich, Intermediate Mrs. Jack Latchow and Sylvia Bushman, Junior Boys and Girls Ion King and Virginia Williams, Primars Virteris Bushman, Mrs. Vera Bates and Mrs. Jim Tomer, Bernaers Mrs. E. Murbach, Cradle Roll Mrs. Myiechratme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Sunday School
A. B. Cousins
Lo J. King
Leo Helder
M. Hilison
Warne Black
Edith Snedrich
Jack Latchow
Sylvia Bushman
Ion King
Virginia Williams
Virteris Bushman
Vera Bates
Jim Tomer
Bernaers
E. Murbach
Myiechratme
Six Mete-Note members enjoy evening crafts at hostess home
Six members of the Mete-Note club enjoyed an evening of embroidering crocheting and sewing Monday night at the home of their hostess Mrs Charles Friend Refreshments were served The next meeting will be with Mrs Charles Gibbins on Prospect Street Sunday afternoon callers at the home of Mr and Mrs Shriver Courtshind Street were Mr and Mrs Hankinson Sullivan Mrs Harley Hicks Ashland Mr and Mrs Clyde Fox and son Jack Elyria Mrs Harlan Dudley was a recent guest of her sister Mrs H H Stone Oberlin Mrs E W Adams has returned from several days visit with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Charlies Adams and family Wooster Allen Dudley and his college friend Ad Miller both of Berlin College had six o clock dinner Friday with the former s parents Dr and Mrs Harlan Dudley The condition of Mrs Cora Guile who suffered several strokes at the home of her sister Mrs W L Lamoeaua Barker Street remains about the same Henry Weabody is reported to be improving from a severe illness Miss Jeannette Crissinger Toledo called on her mother Mrs Estella Grissinger Saturday and spent over night and Sunday with her sister Mrs Lester Young Elyria Mrs Young is confined to her bed with illness Mrs Blanche Sutlis who is visiting her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Harold Thompson and family Elyria fell recently and broke her arm She is reported to be getting along nicely nevertheless Miss Mabel Clark home economic teacher here spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Lima Charles Cooper has arrived at Palm Beach Fla to begin work
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Harles
Charles Gibbins
Prospect Street
Shriver
Courtshind Strest
Jack
Elyria
Harlan Dudley
H. H. Stone
Oberlin
E. W. Adams
Charlies Adams
Wooster
Allen Dudley
Ad. Miller
Berlin College
Lester Young
Avon Lake Congregational Choir and Oberlin Sermon
Avon Lake Congregational Church choir will meet with Mrs Wayne Black Wednesday evening at P.M for choir rehearsal. Prof Butler of the History Department of Oberlin Seminary preached the church pulpit Sunday on the subject Faith in Work. Choir rendered special music.
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Avon Lake Congregationa Church
Wayne Black
Prof
Butler
History Department
Oberlin Seminary
Fle
Party for Paul Rogers Hosts Local Teammates
Paul Rogers entertained at a party at his home Saturday evening with several high school basketball teammates and friends including Ruth Nixon Leona Moore Marjorie Horn Betty Smith Gwendolyn Beard Maybelle Novotny Paul Currant Nick Rockas Billy Higgins Laverne Buswell and Adelbert Nuvolly. Refreshments were served by Mrs Rogers.
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Paul Rogers
Ruth Nixon
Leona Moore
Marjorie Horn
Betty Smith
Gwenndolyn Beard
Maybelle Novotny
Paul Currant
Nick Rockas
Billy Higgins
Laverne Buswell
Adelbert Nuvolly
Etroshments
Poverty Ball Hosted by Legion Post at Chateau on Walker Road
Legion Post No 211 will hold a Poverty Ball at the Chateau on Walker Road Saturday evening January 2Y. Wear old clothes, costume and door prizes will be awarded, a seven piece orchestra will provide music, and refreshments will be served.
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Legion Post No. 211
Walker Road
Hold Dinner Meeting Among Lorain County Schools
Principals and coaches from Lorain County districts gathered at Avon Lake for their monthly dinner meeting hosted by the Parent Teachers Association. Superintendent C A Gibbons presided, and the group planned its next gathering for Kipton.
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Lorain County
Avon Lake
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Supt. C. A. Gibbons
Kipton
The Duke of Osuna and the burden of inherited wealth
A critique of lavish fortune shaping character follows the tale of the Duke of Osuna who spent wildly across twenty estates. The piece argues wealth without discipline corrupts values, leaves his family in poverty, and urges the heir to establish his own standards rather than inherit a life of excess.
Weekend Guests Lined Up In Local Circles
Miss Lucile King of Eaton spent the week end with her brother L. J. King and family. Erwin Britton of Oberlin was a week end guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Britton. Mrs. C. V. Rodgers and sons Claire and Grant spent the week end with Mr. Rodgers in Marysville. Prof. Butler of Oberlin was a Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Britton. Miss Lucy Manby hosted Group 4 of the Women's League Friday. Plans were made for a Book Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile King
Eaton
L. J. King
Erwin Britton
Oberlin
John Britton
C. V. Rodgers and Sons
Claire and
Grant
Rodgers
Marysville
Prof. Butler
Lucy Manby
Women’s League
Family Visits Highlight Weekend in Ohio
Frank Camper hosted two daughters from Cleveland on Sunday. Agnes Frey also visited her mother Mrs Barbara Frey in Cleveland. Clyde Allen of Mentor joined Henry Walker for a Sunday gathering. William Somerville of Lakewood called on Ed Mitchell Sr., while Mr and Mrs Fred Brichford were noted guests.
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Frank Camper
Cleveland
Agnes Frey
Barbara Frey
Clyde Allen
Mentor
Henry Walker
William Somerville
Lakewood
Ed Mitchell
Fred Brichford
Brid ford Family Guests At Miss Mawby Home
Mr and Mrs Palmer Brid ford and daughter Florence of Willoughby visited Miss Lucy Mawby on Sunday, joining extended family for a social call and lunch in her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Palmer Bridford
Florence
Willoughby
Sanday
Lucy Mawby
Clarksfield Community Events and Local Visits Noted
Epworth League hosts Family Night at Clarksfield Community Hall on Friday January 28 with potluck candy plates. Mrs Hertha Twaddle to entertain Clarksfield Ladies Aid on Thursday January 27. Numerous local residents, guests, and visitors from Cleveland Wakeman Elyria and Greenwich gather for dinners and social visits. Estate updates include electrification at Clarksfield farmhouse. several health updates and a newborn at New London Hospital.
Zoo guards deter birds at Whiin snade with sticks and chippers
Men armed with sticks rattles and chippers patrol the Whiin snade zoo during a drive to scare off starlings crows and other birds that might threaten animals. The measure is part of safeguards against hoof and mouth disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U-Acre Zoo
Whiinsnade
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Farm Bureau Co-op
Ass’n
Pirete
Fellington
Epsom
Whio
Horse Association
Boake Carter
Beechwood
Pocahontas
Murbach Coal
Cora M. Shepard
Barker
Kurtland
Book Review
Madrid
Copyright Ledger Syndicate
Clarksfield
Epworth League
Hertha Twaddle
Laurence Lee
Clarence Harris
Laura
Leona
Lee Harris
Frank Kettel
Roy Harris
George Wargo
Wakeman
Oliver Prechtol
Fred Prechtol
W. H. Stone
Dick Popp
Clay B. Burrows
C. H. Burrows
George Zahora
Lakeside
Howard Crandell
Mabel Day
Frances Burt
Fitchville
Jennie Hutcheon
Jewel Finch
Laura Griffin
Grace Peck
EK. Bubbard
Emery Rounds
Terell Rounds
Haruland Spen
Harlow Rounds
A. C. Course
George Miller
Camden
CLRR
Rider
Walter Lee
North Fairfield
Louie
Doris Burrows
Bud Rider
Tamityoor Wellington
Vir
Ray Rider
Stes
Clifford Martin
Waheimai
Mitts
George Barnes
Bob Byron
Carl Burrues
Chewed Finch
Fred Wolfe
Dan Wolfe
Greenwich
Jim Springer
Norbert Hahn
New London Hospital
Vint Terwilliger
Ward Wilcexen
Sarah Merril
Mr. Cole
John Muir
New London
Gordon VeGlenn
Jennie T Hutchenson
Dr. Pierce
Aesay
Alyria
oYeas People
Tou
Broadway Room
Gould Ridg
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