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much more difficult.” He said the corn crop would take

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- feed grain. In addition, the total wheat crop was estimated at 1,000,092,000 bushels instead of the 1,000,000,000 bushels the department originally counted on. The prospective oats yleld— another feed grain—jumped 80,000,- * 000 bushels to 1,471,026,000. Rye Acreages Decline The wheat yield would be the second largest in history. Near-record yields of oats, potatoes, and rice also were in prospect. Milk and egg production was said to be running far above average. The department said the huge

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to feed meat animals to heavier weights—something the department has been trying to discourage. Commercial vegetable production for the first nine months of the crop year was estimated to be 7 percent larger than last year and 34 percent above average. This would be a record high for the period. - . The only blots on the départment’s optimistic picture was a drop in oilseed production, Below-aver-age yields of dry bean and sweet potatoes, a small decline in peanut

. output and sharp cuts in flaxseed

and rye acreages, Although hay production was ex-

~ pected to be down, the department © said the carry-over was large.

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A record peach crop of 82,838,000 bushels was predicted.

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of Anthony Hamble. . Wiggins told the council bers that he plans to build omes on the addition as soon bor and material are available. e has been issued building perto construct two houses imtely, and hopes to have them to occupy by fall.

DIVIDENDS RAISED NEW YORK, July 11 (U: P.) —Di- . rectors of U. 8. Rubber Co. today raised the dividend on the common stock to $1 a share from 75 cents paid on June 10 and 50 cents on March 11.

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Roo i cu YIELD IS FORECAST

Agriculture Department Says Americans Will Have Plenty to Eat; Famine Relief Hopes Boosted.

said crops, shooting up under favorable weather,

were in better shape on July 1 than’ weather continues good, it sald, even that mark will be surpassed.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, July 11.— A new addition consisting of 34 lots | Get 500 : located at the northeast edge of Noblesville has been approved ten-

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STATE COAL OUTPUT OFF 2,932,000 TONS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 11 (U. P.).—Hoosier coal production this year dropped 2,932,000 tons during the first six months, the Coal Trade Association of Indiana said today. The association blamed time lost

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1939: | Lira : Equaled 5 Cents

FRANCE

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£1939: 1 Fronc + Equaled 2 Cents

Monetary inflation 1s well under way throughout the world, as shown on these newscharts. The U. 8S. worker, although getting |

isn't able to buy much more than

he could with his 1929 earnings. As top ohart shows, goods and services you could buy for $23.86 in 1929, cost you $42.67 in May, 1946. An indication of the inflationary rise is shown (center) in comparison of average weekly earnings for previous decades. But inflation elsewhere in the world is much more serious than in the U. 8. Newschart (bottom) contrasts present .dollar value of various foreign moneys with their In Hungary, for instance, the pengo is being debased so rapidly that banks can't keep track of its daily

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17,600 WORKERS" SHEL awit Le ow

- ARE IDLE HERE

10,000 Are World War II Veterans.

Thomas W. Bennett, ‘manager of

the Indianapolis office of the U. 8. Employment Service, said today 17,600 workers in this district are idle. More than 10,000 of the number registered with his office, Mr. Bennett said, are world war II veterans. They represent 1800 different occupations, he said. Labor market trends, however, seem to be. showing a decrease. Total number of job seekers in June decreased 7 per cent from the May figure, while women seeking employment dropped 20 per cent in the same period. 2341 Jobs Open

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3 Times Special : SHELBYVILLE, Ind. July 11.-— An official charter will be granted to the Shelbyville Junior Chamber of Commerce at a banquet to be held on July 25 at the Blue River Country club, Officers of the newly organized group are: President, John T. Young; vice presidents, Duane urphy and Asa Theobald; secreary, Robert Cox, and treasurer, Richard Jester. The. board of directors is composed of William Kirk, James Grinstead, Kenneth Thomas, Harold Garlinghouse, Richard Conger and Charles F. Miller.

when retonverted war plants plunge into full production schedules. Considering the war factor last year, the 44,000 workers placed in the first six months, the 15700 placed in the same period this year is comparatively high, officials fee]. USES lists 2341 active job openings. Among the needed employees are diemakers, auto mechanics and construction workers, and a number

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INDIANA'S COAL "OUTPUT DOWN

Production Lower Than in|

1944 or 1945.

Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind. July 11.-—

Forty-two Indiana coal mines which produce 90 per cent of the state's tonnage produced 1834428 tons during June, according to the announcement of the Coal Trade association of Indiana. This total represents a decrease of 178,214 tons as compared with June production” of last year, and 277,809 tons less than produced in June 1944, Due, in the main, to time lost as a result of the strike in April and May of this year, the state is short on its production for the first six months of 1946 as compared with the same period of 1945 by 2,932,000 tons. Compared with the same six months of 1944 the loss in tonnage

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FORM LIONS CLUB IN BARGERSVILLE Times Special BARGERSVILLE, Ind, July 11.-= J. Prul Miller is president of the newly chartered Bargersville Lions club, with J. Murl Richardson as first vice president. The sponsoring organization from Greenwood presented the chartes Tuesday night. Other officers of the new unit are H. H. Dunn, second vice presi-

dent; Frank 8S, Thomas, third vice president; John D. McKinney, sec retary; J. C. Straw, treasurer; Guy Clore, lion tamer; Lewis ©. Parker, tail twister; waldo Shuffiebarger, Loran Bills, F. E. Musgrave and William Switzer, digectors. *

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Indianapolis flour vators are paying Pr No. 1 red wheat (other merits); oats, No. 1 tes ig corn, go. 2 yellow an per bushel: "nd No. 2

Is 3,603,255; total-production for the first half of each year being 12. 702,006 tons in 1944, 11,040,850 im 1945 and 9,008,841 in 1048,

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in strikes for most of the drop in tonnage from 42 Hoosier mines. They said the June production figure was. 178,214 tons less than ‘the United Press Staff Correspondent total in June, 1945. BERLIN, July 11.—Disappearance ..| The association’ report was com- of four Americans behind the iron ‘*"|piled from figures representing the |... rtain across the Russian zone of

- pSuuetion of 90 per cent of Indi-| gerjin posed an international mys- . | al SO coal mines, | tery today.

Total production during the first | / six months was 9,008,841 as com- if Aeris sirigles ‘pared with 11,940,859 in 1945, as- | “oP emselves w a. 5, a {been told in several days of futile

HOUSING MATERIALS |" Save been seeking the reFALL SHORT OF GOAL | tease of three U. 8S.” army officers

|and the wif# of one of them. WASHINGTON, July 11 (U. P.).—| plocked at every turn, the Amer- | Production of nearly all construc-|jcans finally took the matter to the . | tion materials must be increased. if |njchest levels. Gen, Joseph T. Mc1946 housing and industrial build-|Narney conferred with Marshal ing goals are to be met, the com-|yassily D. Sokolovsky, reliable merce department reported today. :

sources reported. The department said April pro-| what was said at the reported duction of lumber, bricks,

ay, | Doard was rete 7.8 5 Fe ervey Shortages ol But high military authorities, gq brother Richard, went boating | made it plain that all efforts to get| The father, Harry Huéy, remained

{word from the Russians why the on the shore. The boys were in LOCAL PRODUCE Amesleans were held had failed [about five feet of water 100 feet | The PRICES FOR PLANT DELIVERY

" missine Junericans Ho. from the shore when Robert fell arrant Officer Samuel L arri- | d to the wat 4 Poultry: Hens, 4a Ibs. and over, 4c; | 2 WW ; yor: jumped, no We Ble}. ang 4 Audet, ge; SPH, 4h bs and over, 32c; on and his. wie o Rajan, ny. | drowned. . , 4lc; ghorns, 18¢; ghorn hens, | 40 San nonio, ex.; ap The Bass Lake fire 19¢c; 1046 springs, 30c: 1946 broilers, 30¢; | fyar . ” ri roosters, 16c; ducks, ‘5c: geese, 15c. | flarold Cobin of Newark, N. J., and | yesovered the body: | capons, 6 Ibs. and over, 30¢; under, 2%c. | Lit. George ‘Wyatt of Oklahoma] . Eggs: Current receipts, 54 lbs. to case, City : 30c; graded eggs, A large, 35¢; A medium, y. . ec: Re grade, 250. ¢ The Harrisons went looking for . al ole: a kennel where they could buy a! dog on July 1. Apparently they wandered ‘ carelessly over the line 5 [into the Russian occupation zone, ts for tne| They were heard of no more. uly 9 com-| Capt. Cobin and Lt. Wyatt Jat Year {boarded a train for nearby Oran"iu fives lenburg in the Russian zone July ,504,283 | n ikewis S | Sash Balance 12 451 963111 28.010.512' 161 08 ickise isapyeered & 491,563, 010,512,191 | , . : : | Public Debt 268,150,892,718 alesis Admit Holding American: Charles Hunnell, third vice presiGold Reserve! 20.371,102,178 20,213,333,784| An officer said U. 8. army au-|dent; Loren Tucker, secretary-treas- | thorities here had done everything | urer; M. E. McKibben, lion tamer; $ 3.420000 they could to co-operate with the | C, P. Keaton, tail twister; ‘and Robwees 19641000) Bussians in negotiating for the re-|ert Hurst, H. M. Unger, B. R. Nel-

INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE LACK OF MATERIALS | lease’ of the four. He said-the Rus-|son, W. W. Zike and Floyd Unger,

Qleatings | slans admitted that the Americans | directors. | DELAYS ROAD WORK |

Debits were held, but refused to explain. — TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 11

: The normal procedure would be i ak ) for the Russians to turn over Amer. . Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane a Pe PB) Wor on rerouting of} ican prisoners to United States au- £ + 5. highway 40" was delayed today | thorities for disciplinary action. | i 4 Every night Decanise Of a shortage of materials| ..One high army source voiced be- * gh Friday RA, Sofuipmeit, Willis Turner, sub-|jjef that the Russians were “play=/a load of nay. Kir. Gelse was Monda y through ey 5 i ntendent of the In- ing politics” in holding the four badly bruised bit no bones were Sa 8 way (mission, said Americans. But he parried efforts| broken, according to X-rays taken the project Xan the rond $rorp to pin him, downs on just what he at the City hospital here. Horses _Illinois| meant.” - ". |suddenly bolted, causing the accistate line was to have begun July 1." Reporters sent a delegation to so-' dent, x

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Nominal quotations Turnished by Indianapolis securities dealers;

licit a conference with Gen. McNarney to discuss the case, but he sent back word that he had no cémment. Whether or not there was any connection, the Russians appeared to have imposed an order against talking to Americans or German officials in the central administrative office in the Red army zone.

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KNOX, Ind, July 11 (U. P.).— Robert Dale Huey, 10-year-old Ft Wayne youth who’ was vacationing with his father and brother,

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MORRISTOWN LIONS INSTALL OFFICERS

Times Special MORRISTOWN, Ind.,. July 11- | Paul Williams was installed as president and R. W. Jones as first vice president of the Morristown Lions club at a recent meeting. Other new officers include Dr. O B, Curry, second vice president;

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INJURED IN FALL Times Special RUSHVILLE, Ind, July 11.- | Quince Geise of near Arlington was | severely injured when he fell from

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