Agricultural fellowship funds heat relation to Indiana soil
A research project funded with a $1,666 fellowship explores how soil conditions in Indiana affect heat relations, crop yield, and quality for crackers and pastry products. The program, lasting at least five years, will be conducted by graduates under university department supervision, with strains of crops improved and made available to farmers. meanwhile, an unrelated injury incident occurred as a youth suffered deep arm cuts and received first aid before hospital transfer.
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Indiana
Dents
Tien
Department of Cmy
Agricultural Meat Station
World food future discussed by Dr Baker in county meet
Dr Baker warned that crop land will not rise greatly in the next fifty years and that production depends on modern agricultural methods. He analyzed global factors and crop classes, noting the U.S. must supply its own food and export only surplus as he reviewed research underway and past experiments. Community notices follow with visits and gatherings across Plainville Epsom and surrounding areas.
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Baker
Local Social Roundup from Washington and Nearby Areas
Washington residents and friends share visits and calls across towns including Epsom Plainville Indianapolis Richmond and Terre Haute. It notes dozens of calls on ill relatives and church attendance plus family gatherings involving Purcell Parsons Hamilton Gibbs Dow and other local families during the week.
Stringtown News Hits Farm Scene and Social Visit
A tree fell on the Peter ll farm Sunday afternoon striking the area. Several cows and horses were under it but no animals were killed. Mr and Mrs Grover Barison and Mrs Louise Catshall visited Friday with Mr and Mrs John Jones of Glendale.
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Peter Ll
Grover Barison
Louise Catshall
John Jones
Glendale
Family Motor Trip Visits Detroit and Ohio
Mr and Mrs Earl Horrall and son and Mrs Lina Jones and Fay Parsons return from a motor trip. They visited Mr and Mrs Thomas Jones of Detroit, motored to Pontiac and Flint, saw Newton Horrall, then traveled through Ohio to visit Mrs Katie Coverston of Bellefontain.
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Earl Horrall
Lina Jones
Fay Parsons
Thomas Jones
Detroit
Pontiac
Flint
Newton Horrall
Ohio
Katie Coverston
Bellefontain
Purcells and Myers Seen Shopping in Washington
Ton and Effie Purcell and Nellie Myers were in Washington shopping Friday, a brief nota bene reported by local watchers.
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William Hamilton
Effie Purcell
Nellie Myers
Washington
Sugarland All Stars Defeated By Aaglesville on Sunday
The Sugarland All Stars showed improvement but fell to Aaglesville 13 to 4 Sunday. A shower disrupted play in the seventh inning, making balls difficult to control.
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Sugarland All Stars
Aaglesville
Aaglesville Boys
Atlantic City ceremony frames Thomes Edison stamp event
A photograph shows Thomes A. Edison Commemorative Stamp sold during ceremonies in Atlantic City New Jersey with Mayor Anthony M. Ruffy present. The scene recalls Edison’s invention as various locals attended social visits and Sunday gatherings across nearby towns.
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Thomes A. Edison
Atlantic City
N. J
Anthony M. Ruffy
Edison
Sunday Guests Attend at Local Homes
Herschel Oberst visited Neal Banta as the Sunday guest while Reba Feagans stayed with Dorothy Feagans. Mr and Mrs T T Wilson called on Mrs Elizabeth Purcell during the afternoon.
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Martha Wilson
Ruby Oberst
Bob Feagans
Harold Perkins
Teddy Wilson
Herschel Oberst
Neal Banta
Reba Feagans
Dorothy Feagans
T. T. Wilson
Elizabeth Purcell
Tragic Suicidal Death at Local Plumbing Shop
Hubert Wendholt a 35 year old plumber who recently moved from Huntingburg to Jasper hanged himself in his downtown plumbing shop yesterday afternoon. He operated the business since arriving in the city earlier this year. He is survived by his widow two young children his parents a brother and sisters in Huntingburg.
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Jasper
Hubert Wendholt
Huntingburg
Population growth rate of continental United States noted
A report states the continental United States population is rising by about 1 400 tons per year or roughly one person every 23 seconds interpreted as a high growth figure.
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Continental
United States
High Water Washes Out Indiana Bridge Approach
A severe storm washed out two bridges on Road 57 four miles north of Elnora in Daviess county. Heavy rainfall overwhelmed streams, filling abutments and corroding bridge corners. Detours are arranged to avoid major traffic delays while a temporary fix and eventual replacement are planned by highway engineer H. C. Offutt.
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Elnora
Daviess County
H. C. Offutt
Injured in Auto Wreck Near Petersburg Indiana
Petersburg Ind June Pri Orvil Daily, son of Everett Digit a sailor on the VA Arizona on furlough here, was nearly killed last night after a wreck on State Highway 61 near Spurgeon. He stood in the street when young men asked him to ride. The car skidded on loose gravel and turned over twice. An artery was severed in Daily's right arm.
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Petersburg
Ind
Pri Orvil Daily
Pverett Digit
Arizona
Spurgeon
Young Daily
Dredge Eel River Plan Hailed in Bloomfield
Bloomfield Indiana June reports a petition drive to widen deepen straighten and clean Eel river beds across Greene and Daly counties. The project targets flood control and crop protection with an estimated cost of five to seven dollars per acre for affected lands, seeking appointment of an engineer and viewers to estimate total costs.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Greene
Daly
Eel River
Regent's Park menagerie feast fuels animals for a year
London article notes Regent's Park animals are fed abundantly with a year’s supply of provisions. Menu lists 144 tons of hay, 34 tons of potatoes, 3 tons of grapes, 187.000 bananas, 15.000 oranges, 111 pounds of honey, 26,000 eggs and 10,000 gallons of milk.
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London
Regent’s Park
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