State Water Use In Rapid Change Across Kansas
Ground water in Kansas is rising in importance with advances in drilling and pumping. By 1963 about 3% million acre-feet yearly water rights existed from ground sources, mainly for irrigation in the drier west. Overdraft and falling water tables threaten local economies and raise costs as recharge remains uncertain and storage relies on rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar S. Bagley
Kansas State University
Kansas
High Plains
Kansas Water Resources Board
Portable Scales Aid County Livestock Performance Tests
Neosho County Agricultural Extension Council purchases portable livestock scales for performance testing. Weighing of replacement stock and measuring gain efficiency will start February with four market lambs swine and steers included. County farmers may use the scales to improve livestock management. purchase was from Graham Service and Livestock Equipment Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Neosho County
DeLano
Graham Service and Livestock Equipment, Chanute
Fred Delano
Neosho County Soil District Sets Feb 5 Meeting
In January the Neosho County Soil Conservation District board fixed the annual meeting for February 5 at Erie High School. New conservation applications were approved and the financial report accepted. Present were N. L. Gulick Galesburg Walter Poor Chanute Lou Reinhardt Eric L. G. Dulaney Thayer. Joe O'Brien St Paul was absent. Also attending were C. P. McKinnie Glenn Dunlop and James Beech of the SCS staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Board of Supervisors
Neosho County
C. P. McKinnie
Glenn Dunlop
James Beech
SCS
4 H Club News Buffalo Boosters Ledger Report
The January meeting at the Legion Hall featured safety roll call and new material from Leader Dale Sharp. The club voted to share skating rink expenses with Skyrocket 4 H on Jan 31 and discussed county club days. Debra Engleman and Roma Payne led a team demonstration and music appreciation with Bonnie Summer.
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Legion Hall
Dale Sharp
Chanute
Cheryl Carlson
Debra Engleman
Roma Payne
Bonnie Summer
Health talk leads recreation at Summerville gathering
In Ville the health talk by Jerry Guenther and Ada Carlson drew attendees including Patty Pippert. The program featured parliamentary discussion and was followed by the Summerville family serving refreshments to participants.
Vilas 4H January meeting leaders and topics
Vilas Vikings 4H club met in January with Black presiding. Roll call asked what each member likes or dislikes about Kansas. Raeburn Nelson led recreation, Judy McMillen led group singing, Rhonda Doudna did project talk, Gloria Olson and Nancy Carlson did a demonstration, Delta Davis led music appreciation, Doug Dorris gave safety talk, Linda McMillen led parliamentary procedure. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilas Vikings
Pat Black
Kansas
Raeburn Nelson
Judy McMillen
Rhonda Doudna
Gloria Olson
Nancy Carlson
Delta Davis
Doug Dorris
Linda McMillen
Archdiocese forms human rights commission in Boston
Cardinal Cushing announces a 16 member archdiocesan panel to address racial issues with clergy, nuns, and laymen. Paris reports NATO Winter Express field exercise to be conducted in Europe and surrounding regions.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Roman Catholic Archdiocese
Archdiocesan Commission On Human Rights
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Neosho Eligible For Insurance
Kansas crop insurance officials note drought and related conditions were major loss factors in 1965 across wheat soybeans sorghum and corn. FCIC paid over 2.22 million dollars, with new coverage expanding to 14 counties for grain sorghum and additional counties for soybeans and corn insurance including Neosho and Johnson.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Russell Bowling
Bowling
FCIC
Allied forces join in Barfufoss exercise with multiple nations
In Barfufoss Norway on February 26 and 27, Supreme Allied Headquarters Europe announces participation by Canadian Italian American British and Dutch units with Norwegian forces. Aberdeen hosts opening of new LDS chapel. Cuban rice ration cut prompts creative meal tips from Havana radio. Johns Hopkins imposes non discrimination pledge for landlords next fall says Milton S Eisenhower.
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Barfufoss
Troms
Norway
Supreme Allied Headquarters For Europe
Canada
Italy
United States
Britain
Holland
Baltimore, Md
Johns Hopkins University
University
Milton S. Eisenhower
Flag design change in 1795 linked to new states
The 1777 American flag was not altered until 1795 when Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union, requiring 15 stripes and stars to reflect the enlarged United States.
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Vermont
Kentucky
Wilson County Soil Conservation District Awards
Four hundred fifty attended the Wilson County Soil Conservation District annual meeting. John Bambick and William H. Gudde joined the board, with Ed Worley presenting banker awards to local leaders. Poster winners included Shelly Frey and Jana Sue Huckstep, who was grand champion. Lee Kidd and Sam Atherton spoke on a range management youth camp.
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Fredonia
Wilson County Soil Conservation District
John Bambick
Theo Myers
Board of Supervisors
William H. Gudde
State Conservation Committee
J. C. Reece
Wayne Ward
Buffalo
W. C. Fail
Earlton
Bill Estes
Sterling Short
Altoona
Archie Enz
Neodesha
Ed Worley
Wilson County Key
Shelley Frey
Diana Voth
Charles Collins
Mary Wilson
Eddie Kemp
Jana Sue Huckstep
Ardis Worley
Susan Orr
Beverly Ellis
Linda Hollingsworth
Family Living Day themes at Kansas State University
Kansas State University hosts Home Economics Days February 1–2 titled Family Living Opportunities Unlimited. Six faculty presentations at Manhattan City Auditorium cover You and the Inverted Wedding Cake, Head Start A Community Affair, Fashion in Dress of Southeastern Asia, Laundry Is a Science, Food and Friends Around the World, and A Look at Wardrobe Mileage.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
College of Home Economics
Kansas Extension Service
KSU
Manhattan City Auditorium
Elinor Anderson
Judith Urich
Iva Lee McCord
Department of Family and Child Development
Southeastern Asia
Gertrude Lienkaemper
Department of Clothing and Textiles
Ethel Self
Daisy Atkinson
Denice Hawes
Extension Wool Schools Timed Across Kansas Cities
Kansas State University Extension Service conducts a series of one day wool and sheep schools across Topeka Abilene Meade Larned McPherson Winfield Independence Iola Burlington Beloit Hill City Colby Belleville from January 17 to February 3. Morning sessions cover ewe flock research health and marketing. speakers include Dr Keith Zoellner Herman Westmeier Wendell Meyer W E McAdams George Ahlschwede and Homer Caudill.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University Extension Service
Topeka
Abilene
Meade
Larned
McPherson
Winfield
Independece
Iola
Burlington
Beloit
Hill City
Colby
Belleville
Ewe Flock Research
Ewe
Kansas Sheep and Wool Assn
Kansas State University
Keith 0. Zoellner
Herman W. Westmeyer
Wendell A. Meyer
W. E. McAdams
George Ahlschwede
Homer K. Ca
Renewed Engagement Parents Reconcile After Years Apart
In Smithville Tennessee two teens Josephine Smith and Thomas Zack Hayes became engaged at the turn of the century and married Oct. 3. They separated after the engagement was broken in their hometown. Hayes later farmed in Enid Oklahoma while Josephine remarried in Tennessee. They rekindled their romance last April and, now ages 81 and 83, affirm that marriage keeps them feeling younger.
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Nashville
Tenn
Josephine Smith
Thomas Zack Hayes
Smithville
Hayes
Enid
Oklo
Josephine
Tennessee
Local Sheep Welfare Meeting Hosts Speakers and Officials
The program features extension veterinarians, Joe Green, Beverly president of the Kansas Sheep and Wool Assn., Mrs. Demi Shahan Bird City president of the Kansas Sheep and Wool auxiliary, H. v. Ruckert and Al Inness Midwest Wool Marketing Assn., Kansas City, Bob Lukens Beloit chairman of the Kansas one flock procurement committee. County extension agents in host counties handle local meeting arrangements.
Free-stall housing gains traction on Kansas dairies
Kansas dairy farms in Neosho county adopt free-stall housing to cut bedding by up to 75 percent, improve cow cleanliness and rest, and reduce space per cow. Experts note stall size, ventilation, manure handling and alleyway cleanliness as key factors for success, with designs suited to herd size.
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Erie
Kansas
Neosho County
Fred DeLano
Brungardt
Galesburg
Thompson
Chanute
Haven
Kimball
DeLano
New Crops Certified by Kansas Crop Improvement Assn
The Kansas Crop Improvement Association announces its annual meeting on February 4 at Kansas State University. New crops certified for the first time in 1965 are mungbeans and Midway bermudagrass. Mungbeans used for bean sprouts. eight Kansas nurseries certified the bermudagrass. Thirty six acres of mungbeans and 18,800 total acres certified last year, with membership at 340. Premier seed grower awards go to Raymond Roemer and John Hannon.
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Manhattan
Kansas Crop Improvement Assn
Howard Wilkins
Kansas
Kansas State University
National Zoo draws millions and hosts thousands of animals
The National Zoological Park in the capital attracts about 3 million visitors annually and houses 2,500 wild animals.
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National Zoological Park
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