Patch of velvet bent births acres of golf greens
HAL BOYLE profiles William Mitchell a Navy veteran and top sod salesman who designs America’s golf courses. His Mitchell firm has grown to four million square feet of greens in New Hampshire and New York, with a four-square-inch patch of velvet bent starting the entire operation. He explains the fast modern construction, costs, and the need for a golfer’s eye plus engineering skill to craft courses.
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New York
William Mitchell
Navy
America
Mitchell Heads
North
Sutton
N. H
Bill
Mitchell
New Hampshire
New Fire Department Arises From Garbage and Cake Drive
In Pratt West Virginia the Woman's Club started bake sales and garbage collections in 1951 after Mayor Claude Casto urged better fire protection. A goal of 1300 funded a 4500 fire truck with hose, extinguishers, gas masks, axes and raincoats, built by community effort.
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Pratt
W.va
Claude Casto
Local News Briefs From Chanute and Nearby
Community items report library story hour at 10:30 am featuring Jean's Whale and The Cat From Telegraph Hill. Notices include travel for Mrs. Roy Keys, Lawrence KU Preview coverage with 138 freshmen, and Phi Delta Kappa initiation for Warren M. Jones in Michigan.
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Telegraph Hill
Central Plains and Rockies Hold Education Conference
Principals from 11 states met at the University of Colorado Boulder in July 1823 to discuss curriculum planning administration and elementary school organization as part of the university summer education series led by Bruce C Shirkey of Fort Worth Public Schools. Cpl Guadalupe Perez, 21, son of Humboldt residents, serves in the 7th Infantry Division in Korea arriving overseas in June 1954 from Fort Riley after basic training at Monarch Cement Co.
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Pvt
Carrol R. Olson
Myrtle Olson
Eric
Fort Lewis
Wash
2D Infantry Division
Olson
Fort Carson
Colo
Erie High School
Ence
University of Colorado
Boulder
Central Plains
Rocky Mountain States
Bruce C. Shirkey
Fort Worth Public Schools
Cpl
Guadalupe Perez
Felix Perez
Humboldt
7Th Infantry
Korea
Corporal Perez
Fort Riley
Monarch Cement Co
Average American Family Uses 788 Tin Cans Annually
A study reports the typical household consumes about 788 tin cans per year. The figure highlights high packaging waste and recycling opportunities for households nationwide.
Emporia to Start Work on Student Union Addition
Dr. John E. King, president of Emporia State Teachers College, announced that a Wichita construction firm that won the general contract last May indicated work on the new Student Union addition may start next week amid ongoing preparations at Emporia.
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Emporia
John E. King
Emporia State Teachers College
King
Wichita Construction Company
Army ROTC Course Planned for KU in Lawrence
Lt Col Justice R Neale announces an Army ROTC indoctrination course at the University of Kansas in Lawrence from August 23 to 26. About 80 officers and enlisted personnel newly assigned to ROTC duty across Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Iowa will attend.
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R.O.T.C
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
End of Course Orientation for Students and Faculty
An article outlines a course end orientation aimed at guiding students and staff through college and university procedures and methods of instruction. It emphasizes clear expectations, next steps, and available support resources for a smooth transition.
Colorful males guard eggs or avoid the nest
The text notes that normally males with dull colors brood the eggs while brilliantly colored males avoid nesting duties. It contrasts inconspicuous females with male coloration and describes typical parental roles based on plumage.
Stark City to grant KG&E electric franchise 1955
The Stark Kansas city government proposes Ordinance No. 71 granting Kansas Gas and Electric Company and assigns a 20 year electric light and power franchise through July 1 1975. The ordinance requires annual 2 percent gross receipts payments, meter inspection by the city and regulatory rate oversight, with rights to extend lines and set service terms.
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Chanute Tribune
Stark
Kansas
Kansas Gas and Electric Company
Antee
City Notice and Probate Hearing in Neosho County Kansas
The notice states proposed city ordinance action to be voted after 20 days from first publication. It also covers a probate hearing in Er ies Kansas concerning Eva A Parsons and John D Parsons with a petition by James J Parsons to determine descent in NW of SW Section 36 Township 28 Range 17. Attorneys Ralph & Priley represent James J Parsons.
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Szal
RE. D. Michael
Stark
Kansas
Chanute Tribune
State OF Kansas
Neosho County
Said
Eva
Parsons
John PD. Parsons
James Jm. Parsons
Eva . Parsons
John D. Parsons
Towit
Aald Bva
A. Parsons
John D. Pansons
State OF
John N Sherman, Jr
Cherry Elizabeth Trumbo
City of
Erie
Mary E. Murphy
Mary E. Willoughby
Saii
Mary K. Murphy
Richard J. Ashley
Laat
Charles M. Irwin
M. A. Irwin
Minnie M. Irwin
S. Allen
Chanute
Truitt
Alliance
Kersas
Robert N. Allen
District Court
Neosho
Evergreen Park
Fivergreen Park
Lee Montgomery
Kantss
Charles E. Henshall
J. Muchnore
J. W. Muchmore
Lillie F. Bagwell
Balch
Bailey
Ball County
Minerva A
Esid
Minerva
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Ricky) Newman
Fort Scott
Kan
Earl Newman
Rickey
Hal Boyle
Eisenhower
Putnam Country Club
Mahopac
N.Y
New Fire Department
Chanute People
Chanute Discount Co
S. Evergreen
Coats Agency
Tribune
Roy Keys
I. N. Clemens
Verl Clemens
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Sylvia Shaffer
K.U
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Leanna Aid
The
Christian Church
Elsie Hoxie
Denver
Minnie Carter
Arthur Wenige
Hyattsville, Md
Warren M. Jones
Vilas Rural
Phi Delta Kappa
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
United States
Phi Delta Kappan
Roy E. Ogle
Pamela Jane
Delores Jean
W. 4Th
Stanton
Tex
Ogle
Byers Porto Base Corp
Roy J. Ogle
N. Santa Fe
Roy D. Myers
Michael
Clarksville
Tenn
Dale Stemple
Sherry
Jimmy
Ely
Minn
Ontario
Canada
Stemple
Minnesota Mercury
Stemples
George Wheat Resort
Mrs. Wheat
Alice Wheat
Ruth Crossfield
S. Lincoln
Murray Hill School
Tamara Edell Rees
Holland
Sacramento
Calif
James E. Courtland
Reno
Nev
the Tribune
Krone
Insurance Agency
Lincoln
Phore
Home Appliance CO
East Main
International Hydraulic Plow
Charley Hansen
Trabue
Habiger Motors
J. I. Case Farm Machinery
Studebaker
E. Main
Studebaker Division
Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Ando
Manley
John N. Sherman, Jr
First National Bank
Chanute, Kansas
District Court OF
Della Williams
Birdie Coa
Marie Bidra
PALCH
Brilbey Allorne
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