Illinois Tests Shipments Outline Trees for Reforestation Needs
The Illinois state division outlines about 3 500 000 trees in spring shipments including seven hardwood seedling and nine conifer seedling species plus four transplant stock kinds. Prices are five dollars per thousand for seedlings and ten dollars per thousand for transplant stock. Readily available for reforestation woodlots erosion control wildlife development and windbreaks. Not for ornamental planting and must not be resold with roots attached.
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Illinois State Division
Explosion at Plant Traced to Dynamite Load
The exchange notes Pat asking about the plant explosion and Mike replying Casey carried dynamite and the noon whistle blew. The line suggests an accident caused by timing of dynamite load and blast.
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Pat
Mike
Casey
Go Church Crusade to Broadcast as Third Week Opens
The third week of the Go Church Crusade will be led by Rev A A Bauman of Richards Street Methodists with a WCLS radio broadcast at 9 am Saturday. He will discuss Faithful Stewards as ministers from cooperating churches present Sunday morning segments. Pictorial seals will be distributed to attendees and posters drawn on the pulpit platform enhance the preaching.
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A. A. Bauman
Richards Street Methodists
WCLS
Central Presbyterian Church
Esther Ruble Richards
Joliet Township High School
M Jean Thurlow
Second
Pressbyterian
Soil conservation districts span Illinois farms grow
Nearly ten million acres of Illinois farmland are in soil conservation districts with cooperation from over 64 000 owners. New Woodford county district covers about 310 000 acres while districts formed in DeWitt Macon Randolph St Clair and Champaign counties. Ongoing organization spreads to Knox Hancock Fulton Schuyler Mason McDonell las Clay Macoupin Fayette Iroquois LaSalle Kane Whiteside. Free technical help aids erosion control through contour planting and strip cropping. War Manpower Commission director urges farmers to take useful wartime jobs via the unemployment office.
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Illinois
Woodford County
DeWitt
Macon
Randolph
Sta
Champaign
Knox
Hancock
Fulto Schuyler
Mason, McDonelass
Clay
Macoupin
Fayet Iroquois
LaSalle
Kane Whiteside
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Tee
Meadow Gold Dairy
West Side Radio Sales and Service
Ruby St
Boston Store
W. Jefferson St. Joliet
WM. T
W. Jefferson St
Bush Joliet
Defranco Elec. CO
Cans
Grant’s Hardware Fore
Collins St
Lion Store
Meeker Ave
Cace
Joliet
Mom
Charles P. Casey
War Manpown Commission
America
United States
120 Street
Guitar
Inetrut
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