Kansas Wood Carver Called Master
Cecil Mount, a Fort Scott wood carver, returns to the craft after years away. He gathered 12 carvings for an Arkansas exhibit, earned strong praise, and plans future shows in War Eagle, Eureka, and Silver Dollar City. He works from his garage using ponderosa pine and seeks material from Oregon or Washington.
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Richard Pearl
Fort Scott
Fort Scott, Kan
Cecil Mount
Mount
Christ
Gethsemane
Opal
Hibit
Greenwood
Ark
Fort Smith
States
Turkey
Oregon
Washington
War Eagle
Eureka
Silver Dollar City
Missouri
Farmers threaten nationwide price boycott by food processors
The National Farmers Organization told food processors to raise farm prices or face a broad market boycott that could halt American agriculture. Over 35,000 NFO members approved the plan and set target prices for corn soybeans wheat and livestock, with hold actions on milk and regional market boycotts.
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Des Moines, Iowa
National Farmers Organization
America
NFO
Staley
Des Moines
Farm Bureau chief assails USDA wheat and corn price warnings
Ray Frisbie, president of the Kansas Farm Bureau, challenges Walter W. Wilcox of USDA economics over claims that discarding commodity programs would lower grain prices. Frisbie notes potential price rises he says could occur under USDA projections, offering a different farmer-focused view.
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Manhattan
Kan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ray Frisbie
Kansas Farm Bureau
Frisbie
Walter W. Wilcox
USDA
Farm Bureau
Wilcox
Humboldt Wins Trap Shoot In Sunday Team Event
Humboldt beat Blue Mound Iola Chanute and Garnett in a trap shooting meet held here. Harold Dean Whitaker led with 48 of 50, while H L Griffith posted 25 of 25 first round. Next shoot set for Aug 30 near Blue Mound with Humboldt seeking another victory.
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Humboldt
Betty Sue Whitaker
Harold Dean Whitaker
H. L. Griffith
Joe Hurst
W. J. Sinclair
Chanute
Iola
Garnett
Blue Mound
Calumet Farm Triumphs in Florida Derby and Tim Tam Victory
Calumet Farm captured the 1957 Florida Derby with Gen. Duke and followed with a successful Tim Tam win in the next season, highlighting the stable's early success in important races.
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Calumet Farm
Gen. Duke
Tim Tam
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Decker
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Ilinois
U.S
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Stokely
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Dole
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Lamb
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