Neosho County Fair Set for Erie August 22 to 25
The Neosho County Fair will run August 22 to 25 at the Erie County Fairgrounds with a new hog and sheep barn replacing the wind‑destroyed previous structure. Highlights include the 4 H Talent Program and Style Revue, Shodeo by the Erie Saddle Club, the Fat Stock Sale, and a tractor tipping demonstration.
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Erie
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Erie Saddle Club
Erie High School
Fairgrounds
Neosho
Milford Hall
Melvin Morley
Charles Carter
Hanserd House
van Cleave
Marjorie Price
Dorothy Ricketts
John Harris
Emery Gard
Assis
Clarence Marnell
Charles Gambrill
George Lockwood
Lee Montgomery
Jesse Simmons
Stanley Lewis
Reserve Plan Action Required
ERIE The Conservation Reserve program needs farmers with signed contracts to take concrete steps. Jim Norris, chair of the Neosho County ASC committee, outlines required actions including soil water forestry wildlife practices, removing land from production, maintaining conservation work, avoiding harvest or grazing, and weed control. He notes extra dividends come from high quality maintenance and suggests consulting the county extension agent or SCS technician for ideas to maximize long term benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Jim Norris
Neosho County
Norris
SCS
Rock Springs 4-H Delegates From Neosho
Neosho County delegates Carol Ferguson Tom Thurman Gale Mullen and others attend the 13th annual State 4 H Health Conference at Rock Springs State Club Center from August 5 to 11. Loren Goyen Kansas State College leads the program with staff from the State Board of Health and Kansas Medical Society. Topics cover water safety sanitation food for fitness and health program planning for clubs and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
Neosho County
Rock Springs
Carol Ferguson
Prairie Schooners
Tom Thurman
Hillcrest
Gale Mullen
Loren Goyen
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kansas State Board of Health
Kansas Medical Society
K-State
Loans by Neosho FHA reach $64,460 in past year
ERIE The Farmers Home Administration office at Erie loaned more than $64,460 in Neosho County the past year. County Supervisor Hanserd House announced this week. Most funds went to livestock and operating expenses. Repayments totaled $112,238, sourced mainly from livestock sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Farmers Home Administration
Neosho
Hanserd House
Conservation Funds Available for Wilson County Farmers
The heavy wet weather in early 1958 left ACP funds unspent, but funds may cover all requests this year. In 1959 shortages are expected, so farmers should apply now for high federal cost shares on practices such as seeding, lime, windbreaks, stockwater ponds, waterways, terraces, diversions, dams, outlets, and drainage ditches. The note also mentions U.S. scholarship leadership for foreign students with about 20,000 awards, France second with 13,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Wilson County
United States
France
Wheat Growers Big Problem Is Surpluses
Farm leaders weigh revised federal farm programs as Congress prepares new cotton rice corn and feed grain legislation. Benson may push reduced price supports and less government control to curb wheat surpluses and boost market movement while dairy supports may also be cut.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Benson
Senate
House
Poultry Output Shifts From Turkeys To Chicken and Eggs
The report notes a production change from the previous year with more chicken meat and a similar number of eggs while turkey output declines.
Walnut Grove to get new voting sites in Aug fifth election
Walnut Grove township voters in Erie vicinity will use the Gismo for the east precinct and Bethel church basement for the west precinct in the August 5 election. The change is the first since the township’s split more than fifty years ago. Local residents include Leonard Wood and family of Topeka visiting Clyde Copeland and the Bethel area.
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Walnut Grove Township
Cleveland
Bethel Church
Shellenbarger School
Leonard Wood
Topeka
Clyde Copeland
Bethel
Don McMullen
Parsons
Zoe McMullen
Don
Katy Railroad
New Franklin
Pawnee Creek Flood Destroys Camp In Kansas
In Larned Kansas rising Pawnee Creek forced the Kanza Council scouts from Camp Pawnee near Larned. The creek rose to a record eight feet above flood stage at Sanford and was to crest today. About 10 acres of the 46 acre camp were flooded and water entered the city through a broken floodgate.
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Larned
Kas
Pawnee
Camp Pawnee
Kanza Council
Sanford
Weekend happenings in Chanute and nearby towns
Members of the Chanute community gathered for weddings and family visits. Nancy Donaldson and Karl Lofthouse wed at Grace Episcopal church on Saturday. Relatives from Michigan and Kansas City visited. several families, including Edwards of Leavenworth and Fluber near Walnut, traveled or relocated. Parishioners hosted visitors from Osage City and Lebo after attending a leadership training week in Fayetteville Arkansas.
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Pearl Hoffman
Wilsie Murdock
Kansas City
Lawrence Shaffer
Hollis Dunham
Nancy
Ted Kyle
Hutchinson
American Legion Auxiliary
A. J. Barnes
Chicago
Earl Robinson
Chanute
Nancy Donaldson
Karl Lofthouse
Grace Episcopal Church
Margaret Lewis
Peggy
J. W. Lattin
Lewis
Michigan
Elza Edwards
Leavenworth
Erie
John Fluber
Near Walnut
Massachusetts
Fluber
Mercy Hospital
Parsons
Fred Hamilton
Osage
Okla
Alan
Harry Dill
Columbus
J. M. Torrence
Clarence Harder
Lebo
Paul Davis
Osage City
Fayetteville
Ark
Guy
Crawford
Paula
Iola
Jack Lamons
Edward N. Olson
L. T. Cannon
Olson
Cannon
Wayne Gilliham
Lyle Pullman
First Baptist Church
Lloyd Hengan
O. E. Nickerson
Glen Barnby
Nickerson
Barnby
Everett Underhill
Debbie
Lisa
Lincoln
Mich
Frank Linsay
Kenneth Drake
C. S. Murdock
Joan Murdock
Wichita
Miss Murdock
Egypt
Richard Naugal
Buhler
Ed Pickarts
Susan Steenbock
Natigal’s
Racial Stand In Faubus Hope In Election
Gov. Orval Faubus seeks a third term in Arkansas as he centers his campaign on the Little Rock school crisis. Opponents Chris Finkbeiner and Lee Ward expect a runoff if no majority is reached, and each criticizes Faubus’s 1957 order blocking integration.
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Little Rock, Ark
Orval Faubus
Little Rock
Faubus
Arkansas
Chris Finkbeiner
Little Rock Meat Packing Company
Lee Ward
Paragould, Ark
Ward
Finkbeiner
Little Rock Central High School
Humboldt Church Outing and Local Club Socials
A Humboldt First Baptist group held Sunday worship at Allen County home in Iola with Herman Crawford delivering the message. Eleven members attended from Humboldt. Mrs H A Harwood hosted the Bid A Bit club with guests including Mrs Rudie Muckendorf. High scores went to Mrs Nessel and Mrs Porter with dessert served. The Young Matrons club met at Mrs Robert Osborn’s home for a dessert course and bridge at two tables. high went to Mrs Elmer Harwood and second to Mrs Baird Brinkmeyer. Barbara Wulf traveled to Manhattan.
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Humboldt First Baptist Church
Iola
Allen County
Herman Crawford
H. A. Harwood
Rudie Muckendorf
Mmes. W. J. Casper
John Franklin
J. E. Nessel
Lloyd Johnson
Ethel Porter
Merle Morris
Carlisle children leave after visit with grandparents
Kay and Max Carlisle with their grandparents completed a weeklong visit and returned home with their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorris
Kay
Max Carlisle
Poison Bait For Mice Kills Geese
Poison bait and botulism threaten waterfowl as outbreaks kill thousands of geese on the West Coast. California's Tulare Lake area reports about 4,000 deaths in a 40 000 acre zone with 100 000 ducks in the potential danger area and more arriving soon. The U S Fish and Wildlife Service and California Fish and Game mobilize air boats aircraft to herd ducks away from contaminated waters.
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Dione Henderson
Associated Press
Oregon
California
Tulare Lake
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
California Department of Fish and Game
Tips for grinding feed to suit livestock
Tips emphasize grinding grain to aid intake and palatability while noting specific limits for barley rye and corn. It covers best practices for beef and dairy cattle hogs and sheep, including whole grain use for certain classes and the value of grinding roughages. A weekly tip warns about bloat risk with sweet clover and sudan grass and to feed dry hay beforehand.
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Neosho Fha
O'Bryan Ranch
Hiattville, Kansas
America
Hampshire
O’bryan Ranch
By Ovid A. Martin
Agriculture Department
Department
Lloyd M. Barkis
Spring Hill
Kansas Wheat Commission
Brazil
Kansas
Midwest
Erie & Vicinity
William Beebe
Clark M. Fleming
Steve Carter
Larro Research Farm
Larro
Chanute Sales Pavilion
Chanute Sales
Neal McCoy
Co-op Pullet Grower Supplement
Chanute Farmer's Co-op Assn
N. Highland
Faubus Hope
Lillian
Myrtle Johnson
Frank Johnson
Ted Johnson
Carol
Lake Charles
Humboldt
Giles Whitworth
STATE
Fane
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Home Omer
Bloomington
Jack Reynolds
Wid Reynolds
Jack
John G. Hemphill
Chapman Feed Service
E. Main
Jarre Att
Geeral Mills
Potter's Hery
Malcolm
Farm Credit
Arthur Solomon
Mgr
Ass'n 1
Main St
John
Gorton
REP
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Charate, Kansas
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