Farm labor aid and tax updates dominate Indiana session talk
Indiana officials discuss federal guidance to boost farm labor and ensure crop safety. Three agricultural experts join state staff to aid farms. Also reported are inheritance tax tallies led by Marion and Cass counties and actions pending on a war time liquor prohibition bill and a possible special legislative session to fund a wartime census.
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Goodrich
G. I. Christie
National Council of Defense
Department of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
Christie
Indiana
Congress
McCardle to chair public service commission new appointees named
John McCardle becomes chairman of the reorganized public service commission. Three new members will join: William J. Wood, Ernest I. Lewis, and McCardle. Edwin Lee's seat is vacant. Edwin Carr and Charles Edwards remain. Duncan and Clark retire. Wood is a Democrat, Lewis and McCardle Republicans. The commission will have three Democrats and two Republicans.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Goodrich
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William J. Wood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ernest I. Lewis
Indianapolis News
Thomas Duncan
James L. Clark
Edwin Lee
Edwin Carr
Charles Edwards
Lewis
Wood
Evansville
Railroad Commission
Indiana targets war food demand and Fort Benjamin Harrison upgrades
Indiana launches a wartime food program with county agents and Purdue experts coordinating a projected 10 percent rise in productive acres. Secretary Houston lauds Indiana’s system while Fort Benjamin Harrison needs a direct road, water supply, and rail upgrades to handle 40 000 troops, as L O Hamilton pursues federal improvement requests.
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Hoosierdam
David F. Houston
G. I. Christie
Christie
Mr. Christie
Purdue University
Fort Benjamin Harrison
L. O. Hamilton
Indianapolis
Smith
Mr. Hamilton
Lewis Taylor Chosen for State Highway Commission
Governor Goodrich announced a change in the state highway commission appointment. S. W. Taylor of Boonville was replaced by Lewis Taylor a Democratic farmer from Warwick County. Other members include L. A. Wright Indianapolis Republican master of the Indiana State Grange David C. Jenkins Kokomo Republican manufacturer Egbert Goshen manufacturer.
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Goodrich
State Board of Tax Commissioners
James Whitcomb Riley
Raphael Kirshbaum
Marion County
William E. Haney
Cass County
J. Wood Wilson
Grant County
Katherine Heinderlicher
Jackson County
Elkhart
Perry L. Turner
Grant
Laporte
Madison
St. Joseph
Vanderburg
Vigo
Wayne
Miami
Lewis Taylor
Highway Commission
S. W. Taylor
Boonville
Warwick County
L. A. Wright
Andienapolis
Indiana State ‘Grange
David C. Jenkins
Kokomo
Egbert
Goshen
Congress Passes Selective Draft With 397 to 24 Vote
Congress approved selective conscription by 397 to 24 in the House and 81 to 8 in the Senate. Speaker Clark and Majority Leader Kitchin supported the bill as the Roosevelt command and the Harding amendment were processed. The measure sets registration for ages 21 to 27 and a total 1,000,000 drafted with no substitutes and expanded armed forces.
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United States
National Guard
Rgular
German uboat sinks over one million six hundred thousand tons
In two months of unrestricted submarine warfare German submarines sunk shipping totaling more than 1,600,000 tons, stated Dr Karl Helfferich secretary of the interior to the reichstag in Amsterdam on May 1.
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Karl Helfferich
Interior
Reichstag
Four Weeks to Quit Austria
A Vienna dispatch reports that all Americans regardless of sex or age may travel to Switzerland within four weeks from the rupture of relations.
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Austria
Amsterdam
Vienna
Switzerland
Court Grants Annulment Over Refusal to Kiss Wife
Denver contractor Frank I Gillings sought an annulment from Clara A Gillings after she refused to live with him and kissed him and their separation led to court debate. A letter from Mrs Gillings cited modern views and religious grounds against marital life. The court granted the annulment.
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Cole
Denver District Court
Clara A. Gillings
Mullins
Gillings
Quicksilver Mine Yields Huge Texas Revenue
Chicago business figure F. H. Perry controls a 1280 acre quicksilver mine in Texas Big Bend. Once seen as worthless land it now nets about 50 000 monthly, with wartime demand lifting flask value from 45 to 80. Total output has reached roughly 3 000 000 in value, suggesting a current worth near 5 000 000.
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Chicago
F. H. Perry
Big Bend
Texas
Mr.Perry
Europe
Mr. Perry
Nemophila: Compact annual with abundant bell flowers
The Nemophila genus forms dwarf, hardy annual herbs with abundant showy bell shaped flowers from spring to autumn. Seeds can be sown in August for early blooms or in April for summer and fall blooms. The plant prefers moist loam with partial shade and is valued for bedding and cut flowers. The whole plant is somewhat hairy.
Delphinium Larkspur Varieties and Culture Notes
Larkspur blue delphinium is rare and valuable with tall spikes ideal for beds borders and backgrounds. Varieties range in color from blue to white pink and violet. both perennial and annual forms offered. Perennial types grow taller require space. sow in autumn or early spring for first blooms with proper soil and regular cutting of withered stems.
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Canterbury
Bélls
Two One Legged Men Share Shoes in Dalton
In Dalton Georgia two mill operatives named Joe Fain and Joe Carter each have one leg. Carter has a right leg and a left leg. They wear the same shoe size and split their footwear between them as men share a bottle of beer.
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Dalton
Joe
Joe Fain
Joe Carter
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Carter
Canterbury bells Campanula guide for sowing and care
The article describes Campanula varieties including Canterbury bells and Calycanthema, detailing growth habits, culture, and transplanting. It covers sowing times for annuals and biennials, transplant spacing, cold-frame care, and outdoor blooming patterns, noting soil needs and pot usage.
Zinnia Growing Tips For Busy Gardeners
Zinnias grow easily from seed sown in open ground and bloom all season when given space and rich soil. August offers peak flowers. March sown seeds in a house or hotbed can be transplanted later for best results. Strong soil and ample food sustain large blooms and profuse color development.
Foxglove plants for bold garden displays
Foxglove grows tall stems ideal for shrubbery or mass plantings along walks. Spikes reach a foot or more, densely lined with thimble shaped flowers. Seeds sown in May. seedlings transplanted open ground or to a cold frame for stronger next season blooms. Best treated as biennials with yearly sowing in rich soil and partial shade. Plant height averages two to three feet. When central spike fades, pruning is advised.
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Canterbury Bells
Not That Way. New York Flirting in Subway Backfires
An Indian citizen from Bombay attempted Oriental flirting in a New York subway and ends up repining in the work house. The piece cautions against improper advances in public transport.
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New York
Bombay
India
Girl Dies After Ingesting Pins in New Mexico
Miss Cleo tilda Gallegos, 20, of Los Candelerias New Mexico died here after swallowing several pins. The incident occurred recently and authorities investigated the cause of death as a medical mystery surrounding accidental ingestion.
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Los Candelarias
N. M
Cleotilda Gallegos
Ornamental Plants For Garden Beds And Hedges
Transplanting is advised for these plants suitable for groups borders and summer hedges. They grow to an average height of one and a half feet.
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