Purdue Field meets show favorable soil tests for Knox County
At Purdue University Knox County Experiment Field near Wheatland Indiana about 60 farmers and officials heard Purdue agronomist Walker describe two year fieldwork on windblown M and Alford soils. Timothys early cut with alfalfa, lime and fertilizer raised pasture quality. clover appeared for first time. Farmers from about 10 counties learned about fertility grass mixtures rotations and strip cropping as a guide for similar soils.
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Wheatland
Ind
Alford
Wabash River
Vigo
Sullivan
Indiana
Purdue University
Knox ‘County
Bicknell
Isoil Conservation Service
Ece
Purdue
Gt _ Walker
Purdue Research Agronomist
Delivery service reform aims to please rural patrons
A fragment discusses post office changes to improve patron experience by encouraging use of pee boxes and correcting unsatisfactory service. It notes rural patrons tend to paint a box and that withdrawals and restrictions relate to new requirements.
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Keecb
Graster
Side Glancers Receive Best Mail Service
Side Glancers receive the best mail service with daily parcel post delivery. Carriers handle mailing of letters and parcels and provide stamps and money orders. The post office department urges patrons to take pride in their appearance and contact with their box.
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Post Office Department
Storm Harbor Route Figures In 32 Year Old Sailor’s Voyage
Key West, June 6. Mariner G C Avery reports a stormy 25 day voyage as a 32 year old man sailed from Tampa and steered toward Key West, planning to reach Miami or Savannah then head into the Atlantic.
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Key West
Fla
Front Mariner G.C. Avery
Tampa
Here
Miami
Savannah
Atlantic
Civil War Veteran Dies in Indianapolis Bloomington Burial Planned
Civil War veteran of the 117th Indiana dies in Indianapolis after 60 years in the state. Survivors include two nephews and a sister. Funeral services are to be held tomorrow with arrangements in Bloomington noted.
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Indianapolis
Civil Brigade ‘Association
Ig Dead
Bloomington
Rvivors
Indiana
Stonecutter killed under freight train near Bloomington
Bloomington Indiana June 6 George Dewey Hite 39 year old stonecutter and planer man was killed early Sunday when a northbound Monon freight train struck him one mile south of Stisesvill station He was found between the rails a World War veteran and had been seen with two companions just before leaving them near Jack's Creek
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Bloomington
Ind
George Dewey
Hite
Monon
Stisesvill
George Peyton
Ivo Skelton
Jack
Creek
Jekyl v Hyde case on corn theft ends with farm sentence
In Brazil Indiana a circuit court finds Cramer guilty of stealing corn from Keiser near Bow Green. He admits many rips to Keiser's corncribs and that his truck carried the corn. Peers pulled him from mud, and he could not explain how he obtained the corn. He is sentenced to six months at the state penal farm. Taxes for 1938 total $44, rising 62 percent of the federal automotive tax.
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Brazil
Inid
Jekyl v. Hyde
Develoepclay
Cramer
Keiser
Bow
Indiana labor push for state wide primary and reforms
A Indiana political report outlines labor and party proposals for a statewide primary system and platform changes ahead of the Republican and Democratic conventions. It notes Labor supports a state operated industrial insurance plan and opposes new sales taxes and pension changes while seeking broader labor influence in platform committees.
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Ind
Indiana
Jahn
Donontimr
Senate
Labor
Pia
Ais
Owl attacks students near Indiana University building
Fragmented OCR reports an nocturnal owl attacking pedestrians on campus, swooping from a tree near a student building and striking heads with its beak. One case involved a student who confronted another after the bird’s surprise hit and the incident was linked to nocturnal activity on campus.
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Ind
Jurie
Indiana
Univere
Dunn
Turbulent street encounter drives a man from home
The scene centers on Terry and Joe who watch Tommy Withers in a tense standoff. Joe scolds Withers for talking to Terry as fear and unresolved conflict flare. A quick physical fight erupts when Joe lashes out, revealing deeper personal battles and mounting tensions.
Fragmented street scene shows tension between Irene and Terry
A tense exchange unfolds as Irene recalls warnings about a troublesome punk. Terry pretends anger while probing her in a dark street. Irene admits a brief hello to someone named Tommy, then questions who she can talk to as she contemplates bringing the matter home.
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Terry
Ted
Tommy
Temon
Joe
Nurses Believe He-Man Baby Born in Phenix City
In Phenix City nurses report a nine days old baby named Richard Ward who reportedly has a deep snore that clears all doubt of the child’s vitality. The infant, child of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Ward, drew attention as observers noted the powerful snore audible across the ward.
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Phenix City
Richard Ward
C.D
Richard
D. B. Ward
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