Farm Production Hints Assistant County Agent Named
Donald Chandler of Arkansas City Kansas has been appointed Assistant County Agent for Linn County. His duties focus on balanced farming and 4 H club work. Chandler is a 1940 Missouri College of Agriculture graduate, served five years in the U S Army including duty on Oahu Okinawa Gilbert and Makin Islands, and has studied at Missouri since. He urges residents to use his services from the county extension office.
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Donald Chandler
T. Co. Agt
Arkansas City
Kan
Linn County
Chadler
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Chandler
U.S. Army
Servin
Oahu
Hawaii
Okinawa
Cilbert
Makin Islands
Betty Bakes Bread Bulletin for Home Bakers
Circular No. 521 offers timely bread baking tips for home cooks. Obtain this bul letin by writing or calling the Extension Office.
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Betty
June Good Times Meeting At Johnsons Lake Foreshadows Summer Outings
Fifty BYO boys and girls met at Johnson's Lake on Friday night June 14 for a social evening of boat riding and dancing. A brief business meeting announced a fish fry on Sunday night June 23 at Pershing Park and a trip to Bagnell Dam on July 7 before adjourning around 12:90.
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BYO
Johnson's Lake
Pershng Park
Bagnell Dam
Corn Cultivation Methods Yield Moisture Savings Varied
Studies on corn cultivation show two cultivations are insufficient while more than three fail to pay labor and cost on Putnam Silt Joins soil. Conclusions: weed free ground without crusting preserves moisture if not stirred. Moisture becomes crucial in dry seasons.
4 H Achievement Day Date Moved to August 7
The 4 H Achievement Day has been rescheduled to Wednesday August 7 from August 15 to allow exhibits to be available for Old Settlers visitors.
4-H Club Camp Enlists 300 Members at Pershing Park
Three hundred 4-H members and leaders enroll for a camp at Pershing Park on Wednesday June 26. The day includes recreation handicraft and nature training with a Candle Lighting Ceremony to close the event.
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Pershing Park
Wilting of Potato Plants and Causes Identified
Reports warn of common potato wilting this year caused by Fusarium Wilt and Bacterial Ring Rot. Fusarium Wilt shows stem end discoloration when a cross section is cut. control relies on disease free seed and crop rotation. The organism survives winter in soil. Bacterial Ring Rot is carried in seed with limited control other than using disease free seed.
Garden sowing and dahlia bulb care tips
June is a good time to sow seeds for snap dragons asters larkspurs pop pies sweet alyssum marigolds and zinmias. Plant dahlia bulbs now and when strong growth appears prune to a single stem to encourage side shoots.
Linn County 4-H to Exhibit 70 Lambs at Linneus Park
Seventeen 4-H boys and girls enter seventy lambs for the county wide lamb show at Linneus Park on June 20. A St. Joseph market man will grade the lambs and they will be transported to St. Joseph after the show. The sale and market day follow on June 21.
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Linn County
Linneus Park
St. Joseph
Linneus
R and C Plan Lake Outing Friday Night at Linneus
The group will gather at the Court House in Linneus at 8:00 PM on Friday June 14 and proceed to Johnson's Lake. Ray Wade, chairman of the recreation committee, announces boating dancing and cards as activities for the evening.
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Johnson’s Lake
Court House
Linneus
Ray Wade
Dan Cole Builds Waterways for Ter Race System
Dan Cole of Laclede works on a farm waterway project for a terraced race system. Most work uses a farm tractor and other simple tools as he advances the construction.
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Dan Cole
Laclede
Water Management Plan Continues Despite Cropping Demands
Mr. Cole plans to push ahead with his water management system as quickly as his farming schedule allows. The note references a blade by Bill Lamme and signals ongoing work alongside harvest duties.
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Bill Lamme
Cole
Properly Preparing Green Beans for Freezing
Guidance on selecting green beans avoids overly mature pods and immature ones. Beans are scalded 1 to 24 minutes, then plunged in cold water and drained. Pack dry or cover with a brine of 1 teaspoon salt to 1 cup water.
Woolgrowers pools pay out as wool sells high
Farmers who pooled wool before May 10 have received appraisal and full checks. The Linn County Woolgrowers association pool remains open for sellers. The fourth shipment of the year will occur within two weeks. Vance Magee in Marceline buys eggs on quality, with refrigerated transport to Kansas City market. Eggs are government graded. farmers gain about five cents extra per dozen through this system in Missouri and nearby states.
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Linn County Woolgrowers
Vance Magee
Marceline :S
Marceline
Kanser
Missouri
Chicks Need Help in Clean Range Management
June guidance for poultry keepers emphasizes ongoing care after chicks reach the range. Avoid overstocking to prevent soil contamination and disease spread, rotate shelters and feed/water devices daily, disinfect equipment, and divide range land into three sections to provide fresh, uninfected ground for new pullets each year.
Conversion of National Service Life Insurance to permanent plans
National Service Life Insurance term policies convert only through the Veterans Administration and gain cash surrender value loan options and possible paid up or extended coverage. Examples show premiums, cash values, and potential extended terms. Full conversion details available at VA offices. Local social notes follow with brief family visits and health updates.
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National Service Life Insurance
Veterans Administration
Chevrolet Sets Postwar May Production Record
Detroit June 3 1946 Chevrolet reached a postwar production high in May despite national coal and transport strikes and port supply issues. Hugh Dean general manufacturing manager Chevrolet Motor Division GM announced May output 58 820 vehicles including 39 567 for April and 17 077 for May season.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
Hugh Dean
Chevrolet Motor Division
General Motors
Local residents share visits across Jackson Center area
Mr and Mrs Grover Garrett visited with Mr and Mrs L P Gilmer Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Edgar Morris were shopping in Brookfield Saturday afternoon. Mrs Bodie Stultz of Linneus visited Mr and Mrs Darold Hutchinson. Visitors at Mrs Lelia Hicks Sunday afternoon included Mr and Mrs Owen Stevenson, Mr and Mrs Carlos Hicks and Bennie, Miss Rayma Hicks, Miss Stella Brown, Miss Alta Mae Hicks and Bud Johnson. Mrs Beverly Sayers and Sharon spent last week with Mr and Mrs Ed Sayers and Carole. Verne Stevensort and party were in Brookfield one day last week visiting Jack Johnson. Floyd Brown and Stella were guests of Carlos Hicks and Bonnie Friday.
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Grover Garrett
L. P. Gilmer
Edgar Morris
Brookfield
Bodie Stultz
Linneus
Darold Hutchinson
Lelia Hicks
Owen Stevenson
Carlos Hicks
Bennie
Rayma . Hicks
Stella Brown
Alta Mae Hicks
Bud Johnson
Ruby -Tate
Bertha Tate
Beverly Sayers
Sharon
Ed Sayers
Carole
Verne Stevensort
Jack Johnson
Floyd Brown
Stella
Bonnie
Purdin Items Highlight Rainy Weekend Breezes
A light rain refreshed Purdin Saturday with forecasts for more. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tate of Browning traded in town. Iven Hedges and family spent the weekend with kin, while Elva Pearson visited Effie Pat. Carl and wife Cassity learned they are grandparents to a baby boy born June 14 in Washington. mother and child are healthy.
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Charles Tate
Browning
Purdin
Iven Hedges
Elva Pearson
Effie.Pat
Carl Cassity
R. W
Bobby) Cassity
Washington
Morris Chapel Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson and son and niece from Oklahoma visited the Urb Johnson home last week. The Pulliams visited Red Gooch over the weekend. Dinner guests at Rolla Gooch included George Crooks and family. Arb Johnson went to Oklahoma to see his ill mother.
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Harry Johnson
Oklahoma
Urb Johnson
Donald Pulliam
Red Gooch
Rolla Gooch
George Crooks
Roberta
Eulive Gooch
Essie Wood
Susie Pulliam
Brookfield
C. M. Goins
Wilma
Lois Cooper
Kansas City
Glen Cooper
Emmett Palmer
Ethel Richardson
Bobbie Wood
Dick Johnson
Bob Wood
Babe Kimbrough
Virgil Lee Falconer
Ron Johnson
Arb Johnson
Community Notes From Local Sunday Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Joe Ford spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Allen Fanning. Delorum Tharp and son Roger were guests of his parents Charley and family. Fifty two attended Sunday School and an invitation to bring friends next week. Ray Johnson and her sister Floy Turner hosted dinner at Linneus. Mrs Herbert Bailey visited Hannibal after Max Molman. Browning youths found work in Kansas last week. Alma Rinehart Frances Hoveston Eva Nickell helped paper for Mrs A M Baker. Chas Smith and daughter Karel returned to Kansas City after a week with them.
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Joe Ford
Allen Fanning
Delorum Tharp
Roger
Charley Tharp
Devlin
Ray Johnson
Floy Turner
Linneus
Herbert Bailey
Hannibal
Max Molman
Browning
Kansas
Alma Rinehart
Frances Hoselton
Eva Nickell
A. M. Baker
Chas. Smith
Karel
Kansas City
Chaffee
Eldon Riddle
Herbert Lambert
Kirksville
Grim-Smith Hospital
Helen Lawson
T. M. Smith
Brookfield
Agnes Stone
Mclarney Hospital
Aleinda Baker
Albert Pearler
Duane Lawson, Jr
John Baker
Harvest Fields
Stella Baker
Rhett
Francis Smith
Odetta
Beryl Taylor
Beverly
W. L. Taylor
Beverly Taylor
Shirley Ann Pearler
Irene Mairs
Emaline Carmack
Cora
Forrest Thomas
Enid Moore
Ottumwa
Iowa
Clay Moore
Floyd Swisegood
Max
Oren Jennings
Barbara Ann
Donald and
Vernon Jennings
Ray Rauer
Weekly Weather Review: Heat and Dry Prevail in Midwest
The past week was hot and dry across the middlewest with moderate to heavy rains in northern and eastern Iowa and nearby counties. Sigourney recorded five inches. Osceola and several Missouri towns topped two inches. Kansas City reached 101, with other highs from 106 to 110 in Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. Local showers totaled 0.85 inch, aiding corn growth amid dry winds and limited rainfall in southern Missouri and western Kansas. May Missouri rainfall averaged 6.57 inches, Crane Mountains saw the high 1.83 inches, Edgerton the low 2.85 inches. Herman F. Kille.
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Middlewest
Iowa
Sigourney
Nothern
Missouri
Nebraska
Scandia
Esterville
Kansas
Osceola
Com
Kirksville
Chillicothe
Waverly
Boonville
Kansas City
Tarkic
Shenandoah
Lincoln
Nebrasa
Pittsburg
Crane Mountains
Edgerton
Herman F. Kille
Haseville Social Notes Show Weekend Guests
Ed Sayers and Carole host weekend visits from Theo Holser Sandra and the Sayers list. J R Wood hosts Margaret Jimmie and Jim Leifler with Catherine and Marcell Wood plus friend McPherson. Sunday dinners include Harley Smith with Walter Browning. Afternoon callers include Mrs Harold Cooper and Curtis Williams with W R Young family.
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Beverly Sayers
Sharon
Ed Sayers
Carole
Theo Holser
Sandra
J. R. Wood
Margaret
Jimmie
Jim Leifler
Catherine
Marcelle Wood
McPherson
Harley Smith
Walter Browning
Beryl Warren
Kenneth Young
Dixie Dennis
Harold Cooper
Curtis Williams
W. R. Young
North Salem Community Notes Sunday Services and Local Visits
Sunday School had only a few attendees while a large crowd gathered for Father’s 3 Day services and Rev Chaffee delivered a sermon on Honor Thy Father and Mother. Community members report hospital visits, travel to Kirksville and Brookfield plus family news and sympathies.
Crooks and Leslie Families Named in Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Crooks and family and Mr and Mrs Cecil Crooks are listed in a social note. Mr and Mrs Harry Leslie appear with Mrs Bet Martin in the same notices.
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Jimmie Crooks
Cecil Crooks
Harry Leslie
Bet Martin
Wheat Savers Tips For Dinner Leftovers
Practical kitchen ideas to stretch meals by serving creamed meat over mashed or baked potatoes instead of toast. Suggest open faced sandwiches and a crushed potato chip topping for casseroles. Proposes corn meat mash or mashed potatoes as pie topping for vegetable and meat pies.
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