Milk Products Drive Big Food Share Across 1962 Expenditures
In 1962 American households spent 19.3 cents of each dollar on milk products, comprising about 28 percent of the food budget and totaling 74 billion dollars for all food. Americans consumed large quantities of dairy, with 150 quarts of milk per person and 7.5 pounds of butter annually. Dairy goods supplied over 75 percent of dietary calcium and about 26 percent of essential protein, underscoring milk products as nature’s convenient, economical foods amid rising disposable income and farm efficiency.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Life Dairy Business Needs Sound Methods
Farm life is described as a dollar and cents business where modern dairies must be run with strict financial methods. The dairy cow is praised as a productive factory, valuable for milk, meat, leather, and soil restoration. Cows must be replaced when inefficient, with production records guiding which cows are good investments.
Cow Dentures Boost Weight and Lifespan
A report notes that domestic cows regain weight and gain years of useful life by wearing false teeth. Sweden is highlighted for exporting steel bovine dentures as a thriving business.
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Sweden
Prairie View Weekend Visits and Local Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs Art Hayes of Kansas City stayed with the Lakins over the weekend. Their grandchildren Chris, Bart and Brenda accompanied a grandmother to Kansas City. Francis Barnett and sons visited Clair Barnett and family, with Robert Barnett also present. Center Grove Ladies Aid met with Mrs Pearl Lassman. ten members three guests and four children attended. Next meeting set for June 19 with Mrs Lassman for a half day. Kenneth Bartlett Earl and Larry called on the Francis Barnetts Friday evening. Mrs Hazel Van Houten and children visit her mother at Halstead. Brenda Van Houten staying with Mr and Mrs Fred.
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Prairie View
Art Hayes
Kansas City
Dale Lakin
Chris
Bart
Brenda
Francis Barnett
Clair Barnett
Robert Barnett
Center Grove
Pearl Lassman
Kenneth Bartlett
Earl
Larry
Francis Barnetts
Hazel van Houten
Halstead
Brenda van Houten
Fred
Four Guilty Of Conspiracy In Maryland Case
A federal court jury convicted four men including former Congressmen Thomas F. Johnson and Frank W. Boykin of conspiracy on 32 counts. Sentencing was postponed as appeals are planned. Johnson and Edlin faced related charges of conflict of interest and mail fraud connected to a Maryland savings and loan operation.
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Baltimore, Md
Thomas F. Johnson
Frank W. Boykin
Johnson
Boykin
J. Kenneth Edlin
William L. Robinson
U.S. Dist
Roszel Thomson
Rogers C. B. Morton
Maryland
Congress
Care in Handling Keeps Milk Fresh
A field sanitarian ensures a quality dairy by maintaining clean cows and facilities, proper udder hygiene, and clean utensils. Milk moves from cow through stainless pipes to a refrigerated barn tank, cooled to 60 degrees or below, then transported in refrigerated trucks to processors. Regular lab testing underpins the quality control program and sanitary standards for Grade A milk.
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Dairies
Wheat and barley yields rise amid frost in Urbana area
Urbana residents report better than expected wheat and barley yields after recent frosts. Visitors from Chanute helped with harvest while local families attended Royal Neighbor and Farm Bureau events. Dairy industry notes stress refrigeration and daily dairy supplies supported by over two million workers.
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Marion Bailey
Chanute
Farnk Bailey
Urbana
Protest Set In Capital Demonstration Draws 2000 Strong
In Washington hundreds of marchers sing and pray for a major racial protest titled March for Freedom Now. Organizers expect at least 2,000 participants with plans for orderly nonviolence. Acting Police Chief Covell orders day shifts kept late to maximize police presence after 4 p.m. leaflets demand human rights and oppose apartheid, addressing President with political funding concerns.
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Washington
March For Freedom Now
Howard W Covell
Justice Department final stop of marchers labeled
Leaflets claim the department headed by Attorney General Robert F Kennedy stopped the marchers to expose blatant job discrimination against Negroes. The note ties the action to Kennedy's leadership under President Kennedy.
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Justice Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Growth in U S 65 Plus Population Reaches 17 Million
The United States counted 17 million Americans aged 65 and over last year, up from 13 million a decade earlier, reflecting a rise of four million in ten years and signaling shifting demographics and aging trends nationwide.
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