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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1968
Page
8
County extension agent reports spring calls about snails and slugs. Beer poured in flat containers recommended as superior to bait or pesticides. Also outlines clover mite and cluster fly control methods and details Mercer County wool pool deadlines and collection.
The 7th annual Virginia Performance Tested Ram Sale and Field Day occurs June 21 at J. C. Crosby Farm near Staunton. Sixty to 121 rams from 21 purebred flocks, selected from 120-day gain data, will be on feed test. sale starts 1 pm with Morris Fannon as auctioneer.
The Richlands fair and Stock Show runs June 17–22 at the National Guard Armory Richlands Virginia under Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce. The Old Time Fiddlers Contest debuts June 22 at 4 p.m. supervised by Gene Little.
Natick Mass. a children s fair raised funds for a new bandstand. Natick High School bands and other groups provided music for about 3000 attendees who enjoyed hamburgers hot dogs cakes cookies antiques and rides.
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America announces its 83rd Annual Convention June 24 to 27 in Milwaukee Wisconsin hosted by the Wisconsin Holstein Association. Delegates number 220 with over 1 000 expected attendees. events include a black and white show open forum sales and a ladies program. Key addresses by Glenn Lake and Dr Robert R Spitzer and Farmarketing Man of the Year honors to Dr Spitzer.
In Omaha Nebraska the 98 year old Fairview School north of the city is torn down to make way for a playground beside a new 34 000 dollar school building. The old school bell bought in 1901 for 30 dollars will be moved to the new site.
Mercer County home demonstration groups study On Being A Homemaker noting changing home management values. They advise prioritizing family development over strict housework and suggest practical recipes like a cheesy chicken casserole.
Blacksburg report from Virginia Tech entomology expert John Amos warns drivers to calmly pull off the road if a bee or wasp enters a car. He advises opening windows and removing the insect with a handkerchief, and cautions against vent emissions that funnel insects into vehicles. Heat increases uninvited stinging pests.
The new 120 million Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam sits on land reclaimed from the sea. The name Schiphol, meaning ship hole, recalls wooden warships and shipwrecks tied to the site.
CHARLESTON AP Miss Nancy Trotter a Kanawha County school system psychologist has been appointed supervisor of Guidance Services for the State Department of Education. State School Superintendent Rex Smith said Miss Trotter will be in charge of counseling services for all state elementary junior high and high schools.
If all working wives quit their jobs this year the U S Labor force would shrink about 20 percent. In two income families year round average earnings would fall about 38 percent.
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