Contour Farming Touts War Effort and Soil Gains
The article promotes contour farming, strip cropping, and gully control as vital to the war effort. It cites demonstrations showing corn yields increasing five to fifteen bushels per acre on contour fields and outlines soil conservation benefits, machinery protection, and lower repair costs. It also details practical measures: grass waterways, contour planting, terraces, crop rotation with legumes and grasses, plus soil amendments like limestone and phosphate.
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United States
E. D. Walker
Illinois counties receive net motor fuel tax allotment
George B. McKibbin announced a January net allotment of 875,233 to Illinois counties from a gross 1,171,983. Deductions included 211,166 held as reserve for a 20 million emergency bond issue and 85,583 as reserve for a 30 million issue.
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Illinois
George B. McKibbin
One Person to Make Good: Duty to Neighbors Highlighted
A reflective line asserts self-improvement while emphasizing duty to others, framing happiness for neighbors as a moral aim. The speaker prioritizes personal responsibility yet notes the neighbor’s well being as a central social obligation.
Poultry marketing shifts from whole birds to pieces and cans
The author notes rapid changes in poultry production and marketing. Eggs now come shelled in shells or canned and dried, and meat is sold as pieces or in cans. A packing plant ships giblets in pounds while other parts are canned or frozen. Market growth follows demand for convenience. Geographically production shifts to the Delmarva region with government demand rising for eggs and poultry for allies and the army.
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Iowa
Del-Mar-Va
Middle West
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Army
Navy
Quartermaster Market Center
Christ Jeans Lesson Sermon in Christian Science Churches
The Sunday lessons in all Churches of Christ, Scientist on March 1 featured the Golden Text from Philippians 4 19 and cited scriptures including Matthew 16 15 17. The lesson also excerpted passages from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy noting Christ as a divine title rather than a name for Jesus.
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Christ Jeans
Aubjec
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Christ Jesus
Simon Peter Anetre
Jesu
Simon Bariona
Mary Baker Eddy
Christ
Jesus
Joshua
God
Letters Froze Our Readers at Pine Street Home
A 1942 letter from Nettie E. Phillips at 3rd Pine St Maywood AL details admission life frailty. She describes crutch use and ongoing pain while gaining limited mobility and independence. She recalls neighbors friends and relatives and notes staff changes and anticipated retirement of the superintendent and spouse. She reflects on memory, illness, and the “Stick Brigade” of crutches and canes and asks about kin relationships with Lottie Wallace.
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Lottie Wallace
Thomson
Cushman
Irwin
Wallaces
Lottie
Pane
William Smith
Jesus
Winona Lake
Nettie E. Phillips
Lenark Wins Grade School Tournament
Lanark hosted the Carroll County grade school basketball tournament on Wednesday February 25 and won the championship. Lanark defeated Mt Carroll 14 to 10 in the final after beating Chadwick 17 to 6 and Milledgeville 20 to 10 in earlier rounds. Coach Merle Hawbeckee praised the team for its pace defense and accurate shooting as Lanark led 12 to 10 at halftime and pulled away late to claim the title.
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Lanark
Tm Hosta
Carroll County
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Ed Chadwick
Lenarl
Merle Hawbeckee
C Lads
Garry
Holy
Lanark Boys
Bud Wise
David Rahn
Cal Rahn
Paul Merchant
Bausemar
Mt, Carroll
Ate Morgan Tie
Oberheim
Tye
Miles
Hartman
Milledgeville Notes Share Sunday Visits and Guests
Chadwick News reports a flurry of Sunday visits across Milledgeville and nearby towns. Families including Mackey, Swanson, Maring, Kessler, Meyer, Voergler, Peterson, Livingston, Wessle, Beckmire, Weber, Shultz, Way, Dachler, and Stewart are listed among hosts and guests across multiple households.
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C. J. Mackey
Arthur Behrens
Milledgeville
Paul Swanson
Joyce
Savanna
Neil Maring
al Kessler
Mt. Carroll
Ernest Miller
William Meyer
Henry Meyer
Lanark
Merle Voergler
Davenport
Iowa
Harry Peterson
Howard Livingston
Frank Wessle
Rock Falls
Regina Beckmire
Highland Park
Humbert-Beckmire
Ola Weber
Chicago
Helen
Tommy Shultz
Freeport
Tom Shultz
Charles Way
Oscar Dachler
Charles Stewart
Wm. Linker
Guy Mackey
Local social notes from Lanark and surrounding areas
The column lists numerous weekend visits and Sunday gatherings across Lanark Morrison Tampico and nearby towns. Families including Bundy Shuman Phillips Rahn Handel Mackey Miller Spellman Spencer Callinson Weber Stein and others are mentioned hosting or visiting relatives and friends. A group attended an E Stanley Jones lecture in Clinton Iowa.
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In & Eider
Green
Lanarkell I
Savanna War
Flave Lego
Carl Bundy
Bundy
Mner Iests
Linker
M Jaenhart
M Toward Shuman
Ethel Phillips
Carroll
Charles Shuman
Minaisen
Jesse Schreiner
Katie Rahn
Sepha Stein
Mt. Carroll
Boyd Handel
Sunda
Handel
William Provant
Shirley
Howard Mackey
William Eggert
Patsy
Jane Miller
Alice
John Mackey
Harold Hartman
Carl Miller
Morrison
Mae Hause
Lucinda Gipe
Lanark
Hugh Spellman
L. A. Zewiske
Chicago
Charles Spealman
Ned Spencer
Moline
L. B. Spencer
Meryl Spencer
Tampico
Herbert Springman
Malvin Callinson
Sterling
O. H. Rahn
Elmer Weber
Herbert Stein
Clinton
E. Stanley Jones
American Passion Play Hosts 1942 Ninth Season Opener
The American Passion Play opens its nineteenth annual season on Sunday afternoon April 12 1942 at the Scottich Rite Temple in Bloomington Illinois with nine performances scheduled Sundays through May and a Saturday showing May 9. The production aims to present Jesus life as in the four Gospels and remains a major stage event drawing many patrons for spiritual inspiration. Seats are on sale and early reservations are advised.
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Scottigh Rite ‘Temple
Bloomington
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Local Visits Honor Weekend Among Area Families
Mrs Gail Hoak of Downers Grove visited the I R Mest home last Wednesday. Miss Bernice Honberger a Cornell College student visited with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Honberger. Mrs Lottie Rahn hosted Sunday dinner for Evan Rahn Elmer Spearman and Lynette Marie in honor of Elmer s 3rd birthday. Mrs Hattie Rawlins of Thomson spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Vernon Rawlins.
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Gail Hoak
Downers Grove
I. R. Mest
Bernice Honberger
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Charles Honberger
Lottie Rahn
Evan Rahn
Elmer
Robert Spearman
Lynette Marie
Hattie Rawlins
Thomson
Vernon Rawlins
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