Conservation Stamp Sale August 27 Announcement
Conservation supporters and stamp enthusiasts can buy a four cent soil conservation stamp starting August 27. The Post Office prints 120 million copies of a three color stamp depicting a modern conservation farm. First day covers can be created by mailing envelopes and remittance to the Napid City postmaster for special cancellation. Office hours in Altamont are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with Altamont handling all calls.
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Erie
Neosho County
Rapid City
8. D
Napid City
S. D
McKinnie
Altamont
Kansas Farmers Boost Trade Drive For European Wheat Equipment
Kansas State University professor John A. Shellenberger notes Midwest farmers are steering toward international trade. Cooperative elevators will ship wheat to Europe to trade for experimental milling equipment to replace post fire losses from 1957.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Midwest
John A. Shellenberger
Kansas State University
Europe
Shellenberger
Cooperative Commission
State University
European Firme
Home safety urged to reduce domestic accidents
Erie report urges daily habit changes and alertness to hazards at home. In 1958 Kansas home accidents caused over 300 deaths, with 145 from falls, 6 from burns, and 15 to 20 in poisoning, suffocation, and firearms. Seniors 65 plus suffered 163 deaths, especially falls. youth also showed high figures. Parents and children as safety detectives can cut rates by adopting careful routines and attitudes.
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Erie
Kansas
Marjorie BE. Price
Farm Office in Erie Moved to Altamont
The Farmers Home Administration Office at Erie Kansas will close effective September 1 1959. Neosho and Labette Counties will consolidate with headquarters in Altamont. John Edwards County Supervisor announced Mr Hanserd Z House will continue as County Supervisor in Neosho County. Office day in Erie will be Thursday 1 00 PM to 5 00 PM.
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Altamont
Farmers Home Administration
Erie
Kansas
Neosho
Labette
John Edwards
Hanserd Z. House
Neosho County
Boiling Stops Food Poison Prevents Botulism
Kansas State University extension specialist Gertrude Allen warns of botulism danger in home canning during peak season. She advises washing produce, using pressure canners for non acid vegetables, not tasting open cans, boiling non acid vegetables after opening, destroying questionable foods, and boiling nonacid foods before use.
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Manhattan
Gertrude Allen
Kansas State University
Prevention Of Botulism Alert Warns Of Poisoning
A Kansas City girl vacationing in Idaho and her step grandfather died from botulism after home canned beets. Public health guidance from Mrs. Marjone Price urges proper pressure canning and heating steps to prevent toxin, including boiling vegetables before eating and destroying spoiled jars.
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Erie
Kansas City
Idaho
Fragmentary Note on Edibility of Substance
A partial line states that the item will not be eaten by humans or animals. No additional context or specifics are available to identify the substance or its intended use.
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Big Creek
Fertilizer Needs In Steady Rise
Midwest soils require more fertilizer to sustain yields says the National Plant Food Institute. Illinois farmers now use 15 times as much fertilizer as in 1940 and Minnesota uses 25 times more than in 1949. Soil testing grows more important amid the rapid rise.
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Chicago
Midwest
National Plant Food Institute
Samuel R. Aldrich
University of Illinois Agronomist
William P. Martin
University of Minnesota
Freeze Foods For Winter With Elberta Peaches
Uniformly ripe Elberta peaches can be peeled easily before freezing. Halve or slice into cold syrup made with ascorbic acid powder and sugar. Use diluted pure ascorbic acid as directed, add sugar to the syrup, cover peaches, and freeze to preserve color and vitamin content for winter. Colorado peaches arrive soon, so enjoy fresh and freeze extras.
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Marjorie E. Price
Colorado
Kansas
Plant Food Returns High in Midwest Fertilizer Use
Dr W P Martin head of Minnesota soils reports crops use fertilizer faster than farmers replace it in soil. Minnesota shows a 14 percent rise in fertilizer use to 500000 tons, yet only half of farmers apply any plant food. He notes $2–$5 profit per $1 fertilizer and cites potential $40 million gain if returns hold. A 12 year old cow in Princeton NJ set a world dairy record with 1733 pounds butterfat and 3410 pounds milk in a year.
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Chicago
W. P. Martin
University of Minnesota
Soils Department
Minnesota
Martin
Midwest
National Plant Food Institute
Minnesota Soils Research
Letha Irene Pride
Princeton
N. J
Landscape Plan Boosts Home Grounds For Wallace Family
Scott City residents James and Mrs Wallace show how a modest, three year old landscape using small plants from Kansas State University extension plan can yield a lush yard. Their$137 planting list includes morainelocusts, purple leaf plums, white clump birch, dogwood, forsythia, two Chinese elms and various evergreens, creating eight foot trees and a Bermuda lawn with minimal cost.
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Scott City
James Wallace
Home Parks
Weidman Death Ties to 69th Weidman Anniversary
Humboldt residents Humboldt Mrs. Ben Barfoot Mire. Or ville Croisant left for Arlington to attend funeral of H. EK. Weidman aged 91 just before the Weidmans 69th wedding anniversary. In another note Mr. and Mrs. David Brown and children joined Ludlum family reunion at Riverside park with a basket dinner hosted by the Ludlums and the Masons. Lincoln PTA president Mrs. Orville Mason hosted a planning conference with officers of the organization and others. next meeting set for September 2.
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Ben Barfoot
Mire
Orville Croisant
Arlington
H. EK. Weidman
Weidmans
David Brown
Lola
Ludlum
Riverside Park
Earl Ludlum
Pittsburg
Arthur Ludlum
Moran
Lester Mason
Uniontown
Orville Mason
Lincoln Pta
Lmes
Bernard Tinkler
Harold Williams
David Woods
G. C. van Nice
Arthur Carlson
Crews Withdraws Joplin Resignation Amid Controversy
JOPLIN Mo AP Ronald Crews withdrew his resignation as acting city manager and public works director amid a dispute over a street project. The incident involved comments from local residents and ongoing frustration from residents Mr and Mrs Harold Williams. Crews submitted the resignation earlier but retracted it in light of the controversy.
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Joplin, Mo
Ronald Crews
Joplin
Harold Williams
Crews
Community notices mix with local hospital and council news
Mrs Williams and relatives attended Sunday worship at the Bronson Methodist church with Rev Jerry Davis of Moran presiding. Barbara Smith sang solo and Ida Manbeck hosted Sunday dinner at the Davis home. Harold Whitaker was released to a Kansas City hospital for X rays. Kathleen Hamm visited from Ann Arbor and University of Colorado. Martin Henrichs injured his arm in a fall from a ladder. The Gordon family returned from a Colorado Yellowstone trip. Mrs Dice underwent major surgery in Lola hospital. Primary BYF held a Lincoln Park picnic with twelve children. Grace Barrackman returned from Loveland visits. City council debated city manager hiring, with Crews reoffering and 40 applications noted.
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Williams
George Smith
Barbara
Oklahoma City
Humboldt
University of Colorado At Boulder
Ann Arbor
Martin Henrichs
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Henrichs
Robert Gordon
David
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
Black Hills
Ivan Hack
Loveland
Colo
Fred Dice
Allen County Hospital
Lola
Dale Collison
First Baptist Church
Lincoln Park
Judy Mason
Zella Headley
Grace Barrackman
Scarborough motorist jailed after blindness test
Desmond Armstrong a 35 year old laundry worker rode a motorcycle for six months before he hit a tree and police found he was registered blind. A test reading a license plate at 25 yards failed and he received three months in jail. In Scarborough England.
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Scarborough
England
Desmond Armstrong
Armstrong
Mossadegh’s quiet years after overthrow
Mossadegh, aged between 82 and 88, has stayed out of politics since the 1953 overthrow and declines to meet newsmen. In Formosa, floods displace 246,807 residents while 619 are confirmed dead and 963 injured. In Buenos Aires, 62 unions back a 24 hour strike in solidarity with Tucuman sugar workers. In Beirut, Arab experts reject Hammarskjold’s plan to integrate Palestinian refugees into regional economies.
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Mossadegh
Taipei
Formosa
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Tucuman
Beirut
Lebanon
Dag Hammarskjold
Governor invites Khrushchev to tour Pennsylvania
Gov. David L. Lawrence in Harrisburg asks Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to visit Pennsylvania during his trip to the United States. The appeal highlights potential cultural and diplomatic ties as officials consider the implications of a high level visit.
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Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Nikita Khrushchev
Pennsylvania
Chanute Tribune Briefs August 11 1959
Chanute Tribune reports local briefs from Tuesday August 11 1959 detailing community notices and short updates. Names, places, and events reflect mid century local life in Chanute with concise items for readers.
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The
Chanute Tribune
Lawrence's invitational trip heads to Moscow
James R. Doran, editor of the Harrisburg Patriot- News, carries Law rence's invitation to Moscow for the upcoming month, highlighting international engagement.
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Lawrence
Moscow
James R. Doran
Harrisburg Patriot- News
Coffeyville Firm Files List of Creditors
Carnegie trustees filed in U S District Court a creditor list for Coffeyville Loan and Investment Co an Elbel enterprise. About 1120 certificate holders are named plus 19 insurers seven equipment leasers and 23 miscellaneous creditors. Claims due by Sept 21 plan by Nov 20 hearing Dec 28. Trustees Becker Coffeyville and Washington Topeka.
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Kansas City, Kan
Coffeyville Loan and Investment Co
U. S
Donald Elbel
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Kan
Couny
Joan Company
Richard L. Becker
Harry M. Washington
Topeka
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Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
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Britain
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Alps
Associated Press
Sam Neua
Laos
Sam Leua
London
Harold Macmillan
Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Japan
Latin America
Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ralph F. Chapman
Dannen
A. Y. McDonald Pumps & Water Systems
Singer & Sons
Savonburg
Dannen Dairy
Dannen Rose
Dannen Elevator
Fadewaneso
Mumbold
Farm Credit
Arthur Solomon
Mgr
Chanute
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Mr. K
Spokane, Wash
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Ony
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EEO
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Lyle Meyer
Salina
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Lee
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