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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1955
Page
6
Michigan experts report fertilizer remains a best buy on farmers lists. Fertilizer costs up far less than other farm goods, boosting yields and profits with a typical return of 3 to 5 dollars per dollar invested.
Erie ASC announces polling places for farm program elections to form community committees. Each township elects a committee of three farmers with two alternates to administer USDA farm programs at designated locations including schools halls banks and town buildings.
Erie Four-H members with baby beef and breeding heifer projects should wash calves weekly until fair, keep them on full feed, and monitor weight. Increase grain by one pound every second day to a ration that lets the calf finish feed in one to two hours, then adjust for heat. Provide shade, fly protection with DDT, clean water and salt at all times, and train calves to lead.
President Eisenhower pledged frequent progress reports to congressional leaders during the Big Four conference in Geneva and promised an appraisal of its accomplishments at its close. The White House statement said the meetings aimed to explain the discussions and U S delegation approach.
The French National Assembly ratified the Austrian independence treaty by a unanimous vote. The treaty now goes to the Senate. Ratifications by the United States Soviet Union and Austria have been deposited in Moscow, and Britain sent its ratification there yesterday.
Adm Felix P Stump flew to Washington 36 hours after returning from Bangkok. Communist China and North Korea signed a fiscal 1956 pact announced by Pyongyang radio. Tokyo reports record water use at 1 854 000 tons. An explosion in a Florence fertilizer factory killed five workers and injured four. Japan launched its first warship built domestically.
The 630 ton Erimo leads a new class of seven minelayers built at a total cost of 34 million dollars. This marks a major postwar naval expansion as the Imperial Navy dissolves and reshapes its fleet over the next decade.
Cleveland three judge panel upholds conviction of Dr Samuel H Sheppard for second degree murder in the July 4 death of Marilyn Sheppard. Court says fair trial and substantial justice have been done and notes another motion for newly discovered evidence may be ruled next week.
Eleftherois Ka vounidis, 34, appeared before the Private Court yesterday asking to change his name to Larry Andrews. He quipped that even his wife cannot spell his current name.
At McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary a farm hogs regimen is disrupted after FDA agents seize a delivery of foodstuffs deemed improperly marked or substandard. The haul includes 265 pounds of canned mushrooms 574 cans of tomato paste 46 cases of tomato sauce and 1900 pounds of popcorn.
Bremerhaven Germany U S Navy sources say 35 small lend lease warships returned by the Russians this month were stripped of everything of value before being turned back. An American officer told news men yesterday the 30 patrol torpedo boats and five sub chasers were in bad shape and probably will be sold as junk.
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission announced the meeting site was moved from Pratt to the Town House in Kansas City Kansas for Friday.
Lichens occupy the widest territory of any plant form on Earth, colonizing diverse environments beyond traditional flora. Their composite organisms thrive where other plants struggle, forming symbiotic networks that cover rocks, soil, and manmade substrates.
A girl reportedly swallowed three pennies, rushed from Valentine Nebraska to a hospital in town. Prices show varied shifts with hogs and crops, while the US price index slides. A late night blackout caused by a short circuit in two 11 000 volt lines interrupted a Beach show as viewers reported blown fuse failures.
The season’s largest typhoon, Clara, hit the southern Ryukyu Archipelago but spared Okinawa Island. Weather spotters reported winds near 100 knots and heavy rain around Ishigaki and the Sakishima group as Clara weakened while moving toward the China coast. No U.S. forces are stationed on Okinawa.
Flames and smoke erupted from multiple television sets in West Long Beach igniting a scene of chaos. Reported injuries were minor with bystanders assisting until firefighters arrived. Authorities investigate cause and scope of the blackout style flash.
In Camden New Jersey William Whalen a 43 year old plumber worked to dislodge a sewer obstruction. After ten minutes he freed the object and brought it to the surface. He found a 75mm shell weighing 11 pounds 10 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Authorities said the shell was live but could not determine how it got into the sewer.
In Norfolk Nebraska four-year-old Christine Lee Eliot reportedly swallowed a small object. Her parents believed she swallowed it during a family moment at home, prompting medical observation and attention.
The Kansas price index for farmers rose by one point in the month ending June 15 per the Agricultural Marketing Service and Kansas State Board of Agriculture. Gains in corn, grain sorghums, hogs, beef, cattle and lambs offset declines in wheat, oats, hay, milk, butterfat, poultry and eggs, with wheat and barley driving the declines.
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