Big Area Crop Year Ahead Requires Rain to Thrive
County agents warn four counties face a dry year with moisture as the decisive factor. Spring planting slowed by drought as corn and sorghum progress lag. alfalfa is being cut early. Estimates show 50 to 60 percent of corn in with more planting possible if rains come, while wheat acreage faces uncertain yields. Weather has delayed wheat and barley planting due to hard rains last fall and a dry spring this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Mathews
Mois
Neosho County
Bill Dickson
Tom Maxwell
Allen County
Maxwell
Woodson County
Ted Wary
Wary
Wilson County
Dan Pherigo
Pherigo
Dickson
Spring Farm & Home Show Set for Friday and Saturday
Twenty six exhibitors have purchased booths for the Spring Farm and Home Show to run Friday and Saturday at the National Guard Armory. General chairman John Gorter said 28 spaces are filled, with two double booths, at 20 dollars for a single and 40 dollars for a double. The event is co sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the JayCees and aims to cover about 650 dollars in expenses, needing six or seven more exhibitors to break even.
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National Guard Armory
John Gorter
Chamber of Commerce
The
JayCees
Gorton
Shurtleff Motor Co
VC Fertilizer
Tg&f Liquid Feed Co
Johnson Anyhydrous Ammi«ia Fertilizer
Merle Kelly Ford
Fisher Chevrolet Co
Naff & Bolze Hardware
Don's Metal Craft
Caldwell
Bank of Commerce
Neosho Board of Realtors
First National Bank
Anderson Plumbing Co
Chanute Farmers Co-op Assn
S&w Marine
Kcrb Radio
Chanute Humane Society
BMA Insurance
State Farm Insurance
Lassman Electric
Edmiston’s
Rush Furniture
Brooks Ford Tractor Sales
Chanute Tribune
Chanute JayCees
Chanute Chamber F of Commerce
Cole Motor Co
Couple Hope for Boy as 18 Children Cheer Our Baby
In Carmel California Navy Chief Warrant Officer Francis Louis Beardsley and his wife Helen anticipate their first child. The couple’s 18 other children cheer the expected arrival with hopes shared by the whole family.
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Carmel
Calif
Navy
Francis Louis Beardsley
Helen
Beardsley
Helen North
Weather and crops fight drought across Kansas and local fair
Kansas reports hot dry weather with only light showers in places as drought threatens wheat and pastures. Beardsley family story shows a large blended family expecting a ninth child. Chanute area planning two day home show at the Armory with exhibitors, shows, and prize drawings. County agents warn rain is crucial for crops including corn, soybeans, milo and wheat across Neosho Wilson and other counties with hog and cattle livestock activity rising in the region.
State Welfare Officials Visit TB Hospital
Dr. James Brown says accelerating effort is needed to conquer tuberculosis while detailing trends to four welfare officials visiting Chanute. He cites more advanced cases and rising drug resistant strains, urges early detection, highlights mobile X-ray program, and notes Chanute hospital at capacity with 72 of 75 beds filled and patients from 24 counties.
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James Brown
Southeast
Kansas
Ottawa
Brown
Kansas Tuberculosis Assn
State Board of Health
Chanute
Norton
Chanute Hospital
Annual Farm and Home Edition Highlights Local Industries
The Tribune presents its Annual Farm and Home Edition focusing on farm home and building sectors. Section A concentrates entirely on farm home and building topics with stories and images, while advertising showcases supplies equipment and services for farms homes and construction.
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the Tribune
Kennedy orders 1800 Marines into Thailand
President Kennedy ordered 1,800 U.S. Marines into Thailand as part of a Laos crisis report. The move follows renewed tensions in Southeast Asia with the United States pressing the Soviet Union to restore the Laotian cease fire while Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin planned a high level meeting with State Department officials.
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Washington
Anatoly Dobrynin
State Department
Laos
State Departments
Dobrynin
Dean Rusk
Lincoln White
United States
Kennedy
Thailand
Prospects Bright For Big Area Year In Home Building
Chanute area builders anticipate a strong year in home building aided by good weather and a high number of building permits. Projects include new homes in Chanute and nearby towns, plus major public works like a grade school at Humboldt and a Neosho County courthouse at Erie. Multiple local builders plan several homes this year as remodeling and new construction rise.
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Turkey Creek
Earlton
Walnut Creek
Erie
Chanute
Almot
Tribune
Tribune Farm
Humboldt
Neosho County
State Highway
Brown Wells Ford
W. E. Benson
S. Lafayette
Ed Glover
W. Sycamore
S. Allen
W. 14Th
Neal McCoy
Lakewood Heights
Oakwood Heights
W. 2Nd
R. D. Churchill
S. Tennessee
J. R. Schaal
W. 10Th
S. Santa Fe
J. C. Rice
Jim Dye
11Th and
Allen
Homer Fullerton
Hugh Breiner
2Nd
Plummer
City Dads Study Power Plans and Interconnections
The city commission received A C Kirkwood & Associates study on Cha nute electrical interconnection options with Kansas Gas & Electric and the Kansas Municipal Power Pool. A May 28 meeting will further review, with two commissioners absent.
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A. ¢. Kirkwood & Associates
Kansas City
Chanute
City Commission
Tom Kirkwood
W. J. Althaber
R. J. Hayes
John Lapham
Dave Evans
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Kansas Municipal Power Pool
Coffeyville
Commission
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Goodland
Concordia
Garden City
Weather Bureau
Beardsleys
Monterey
Postgraduate School
Ft. Ord Hospital
John Joseph
Armory
Kate Sisters
Amazing Mr. Ross
JayCee Booth
21St
Sense Department
U.S
White House
Defense Department
Bangkok
Valley Forge
Robert S. McNamara
Thailad
7Th Fleet
Pacific Area
Pacific Air Force
Air Force
Marine
Paul D. Harkins
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Bill Autry
Myers Radio
Wichita Eagle
North Grant
C. E. Rains
United Brethren In
Christchurch
Hayes
Mrs. Hayes
Porto Rico
American Public Power Assn
Kansas Assn. of Municipal Utilities
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