Homemakers urged to guard against short weighing
Christine Ryman Pensinger Chief Home Economist urges Illinois homemakers to check scales and weighings as store purchases reach billions nationwide. Officials test scales yearly. inspectors verify accuracy with seals, zero balance, and visible readings to protect family finances from short weighing and short measuring.
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Christine Ryman Pensinger
State of
United States
Illinois
Division of Standards
Department of Agriculture
New York
Gov, T
Valline
Heistine Ryman Pensinger
Devight H. Green
Springfield
Contour cultivation boosts corn yields say farmers
Farmers using contour cultivation in soil conservation districts report higher yields and better moisture retention. They describe fields producing the best corn, with 10 to 15 bushels more per acre, and note less nibbling in the crib, validating contour farming after initial skepticism.
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Kewanee Soil Conservation Office
Contour farming shows soil savings and higher profits
Examination of fields after spring rains shows contour corn rows trap soil and reduce runoff. Farmers report less erosion, better moisture retention, and potential higher profits from improved yields and quality under a soil conservation district program.
Weekend Visitors and Illness Reported in Lena Area
Chadwick News notes Don and Charles Harris visited with O. H. Howard who has been ill at Lena. Bernice Honberger and Phyllis Harris, Cornell College students, will spend the weekend at home. Sunday guests included Roy Potter family of Moline and Mark Tilton. Mrs. M. F. Van Buer and family with Leo Chamberlain of Eric visited the Pollard household at Washington.
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Don
Charles Harris
O. H. Howard
Lena
Bernice Honberger
Phyllis Harris
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Howard Maskey
Roy Potter
Moline
Mark Tilton
M. F. van Buer
Leo Chamberlain
Eric
Richard Pollard
Washington
Phillips and relatives visit in Lena and Lanark
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Phillips of Lena spent Sunday at Rev. L. M. Phillips's home. John Armstrong and Hetty Cunningham of Lanark joined Mr. and Mrs. Ed Loebhel. Kenneth Diehl and son of Savanna stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams and family. Don Harris and Evan and Charles Harris spent the day at their cottage at Lake Wau-lesa Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Phillips
Lena
L. M. Phillips
Mere John Armstrong
Hetty
Billy Cunningham
Lanark
Ed Loebhel
Kenneth Diehl
Savanna
Robert Williams
Elwood Williams
Don Harris
Evan
Charles Harris
Armia
Lake Wau- Lesa
Wig
Birthday Dinner for Maurice Mest Hosts Wide Circle
Mrs. Bertha Mest entertained on Sunday at a birthday dinner for her son Maurice. Guests included Mr and Mrs Maurice Mest and son of Silvi, Mis Bernita Schneider of Mr Carroll, Mr and Mrs Frank Haw king of Rock Falls, and others. Also present were Mr and Mrs George East with relatives from Cordova Milledgeville and Silvi.
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Bertha Mest
Maurice
Maurice Mest
Silvi
Mis
Bernita Schneider
Carroll
Frank Hawking
Rock Falls
Karve Schreiner
Orval
George East
Donald Martin
J. N. Johnson
Cordova
Elwood Gipe
Milledgeville
Joe Grim
Paul Grim
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Lewis Motor CO
Thomson, II
Tan
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Clinton, Low
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Clinton
Clinton, Iowa
Chadwick News
Weill
Sudbury
Massachusetts
Lafayette
Longfellow
Farmer’s State Bank
Chadwick
Truman’s Hardware Lanark
Savanna Farm Supplies, Inc
Lucile Stransky
J. M. Fay & Son Furniture—Funeral
Fulton
Geo. W. Ivey & Sons
Mt. Carroll
Illinois Utilities
R. G. Fuller Furniture—Funeral Director
Chubey
J. H. Shirk Furniture—Funeral Director
Chevrolet
Thomson, III
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