Kansas Rainfall Habits Boosts State Welfare
Kansas climatologist Dr L Dean Bark compiled 54 years of rainfall data for 24 Kansas locations to estimate precipitation odds and guide planning. His findings show growing-season rainfall concentrated April to September, with eastern areas wetter than western, and May systems often driving crop outcomes. He notes the figures aid industry, farming, and event scheduling, though they are probabilistic.
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Corky Taylor
Garden City
Kansas State
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L. Dean Bark
Taylor
Doug Weaver
Bark
Weaver
Wildcat
Chanute
K-State
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Chicago
Rutgers
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
R. O. Bark
R. 2
Kstate Agricultural Experiment Station
Ottawa
Missouri
Colorado
Columbus
Tribune
Gulf of Mexico
Dean Bark
Kansas State University
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Erie school term opens with new labs and updated equipment
Erie Common School District 105 announces a new term starting Sept 3 with half day enrollments Aug 30 for grades 1-8, high school enrollment Aug 19, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seniors Aug 20, juniors Aug 21, sophomores Aug 22, freshmen Aug 23. New equipment includes a foreign language lab, electric welder, electric typewriters, and kitchen upgrades. Lunch tickets cost $1.25 for five days. District budget is 215,600 with 210 high school enrollment and 356 grade school students.
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ERIE
John E. Shire
Man
Tory
Marguerite Naff
Irma Marnell
Ostie McCoy
Lucille Long
Mabel Mahar
Clarence Obenhaus
Leo Long
Obenhaus
Bernard Stegman
Arthur West
Ray Roberts
John Phelps
Erie Common
Marion Rickey
William C. Weir
John Hazen
Richard Houghton
Tom Burress
New Teacher Hired at Erie High School
Erie news notes a new eighth grade English and Language Arts teacher Mrs Harvey Grundman for the coming term. Also listed are visits by Johnsons and Freebys, church guild activities, Kiwanis and Past Noble Grand Club events, family travels, and preparations for September meetings and a birthday dinner at the VFW.
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Erie
Harvey Grundman
Tsai Lun and early paper making roots in China
Ts ai Lun, a Chinese court scholar, produced the first sheet of paper in 105 A D by macerating bark rope old rags and fish nets Television has spread to 7 During the same period the countries.
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Ts'ai Lun
Albany renames Kennedy Boulevard to Murry Hill Lane
Albany residents on Kennedy Boulevard win a street name change after City Commission vote. The petition from 22 households cited discomfort with honoring a president whose civil rights policies they oppose. The street becomes Murry Hill Lane.
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Albany, Ga
Kennedy Boulevard
Asa D. Kelley
Albany City Commission
Murry Hill Lane
Six Army crew killed in Korea plane crash found
A US Army spokesman said all six personnel aboard a light plane that crashed August 4 were killed. The bodies were recovered from the L2O wreckage on a mountain less than 20 miles from an airstrip near Kansong, about 90 miles northeast of Seoul.
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Seoul
Death by own action commits tragedy in Swiss home
In HITZKIRCH Switzerland an elderly man aged 71 or 61 reportedly killed himself at home and a bullet passed through the ceiling striking his infant granddaughter sleeping on the floor above. The granddaughter died from the gunshot wound. Authorities reported no other injuries.
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Hitzkirch
Switzerland
Policeman Grants Driver's Request at Headquarters
Larry R. Zinn, 23, sideswiped a car in front of police headquarters, then asked a cop to arrest him. Cpl. Robert McKinney took Zinn into custody for careless driving and driving while intoxicated. McKinney noted unusual request and Zinn cited a marital dispute over four beers.
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Kansas City(ap
Larry R. Zinn
Robert McKinney
Zinn
McKinney
Teachers Institute At Erie NEOSHO County event opens Tuesday
The annual four day Neosho County Teachers Institute starts Tuesday in the Erie courthouse and runs through Friday. County superintendent Hazel S. Meeker announced the lineup including W C Kampschroeder Edgar Wiltse Ethyle Ballard Anna Lou Mattix Carl James J T Sandefur Ben Drews and C P McKinnie with a student panel from Pittsburg High School. Registration begins at 7 40 am with exercises at 8 am and workshops at 3 pm.
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Carl James
Emporia
J. T. Sandefur
Emporia State College
Ben Drews
Chanute
C. P. McKinnie
SCS
Erie
Pittsburg High School
Neosho County
NCTA plans meetings and officers for 1963 64
Discussions Wednesday center on reading penmanship and recreation. Thursday covers arithmetic discipline English and a summary. A picnic lunch is planned for Tuesday at 11 30 am. Registration for the NCTA business meeting opens Friday at 8 am and Drews is guest speaker at 9 am. Officers for 1963 64 are Mrs. Sue Jacquinot president Stanley Walker vice president Mrs. Ruth Putnam secretary and Mrs. Meeker treasurer.
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NCTA
Drews
Sue Jacquinot
St. Paul
Stanley Walker
Joint Rural
Stark
Ruth Putnam
Earlton
Meeker
Trade and meteorites highlight global figures
About 40 percent of US overseas trade value and nearly one million passengers pass through New York port each year. In Australia only 109 meteorites have been found, while the United States has six times as many.
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New York
Australia
United States
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