Near Third Of Population In 15 Large Metro Areas
The AP reports that nearly one third of the U S population resides in the 15 largest metro areas, totaling about nine million new residents during the 1950s. Los Angeles Long Beach led growth, New York Northeastern area remained first, Houston joined the top 15, and traffic and debt burdens rose with rapid urban expansion.
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AP Business News
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Conference Board
Bureau of the Census
Boston Area
San Francisco-Oakland
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Ich
New Jersey
Chicago
Southern California
Philadelphia
Detroit
Houston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington
D. C
Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio City
Baltimore
Field Day Set for Thayer Experiment Field Tomorrow
An afternoon field day begins at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Thayer Experiment Field with earlier 10 a.m. visits to demonstration plots on wheat barley and winter oats located two miles south of South Mound on the detour road. Gene Cleavinger and Verlin Peterson will attend both stops to discuss fertilizer trials potash phosphorus and corn studies.
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Thayer Experiment Field
Gale Mullen
Mullen
South Mound
Thayer Field
Fixtension Agronomist
Verlin Peterson
Trace Chemicals Vital To Health And Aging Grandfather Case
Dr George W Crane describes a 97 year old farmer’s father in law who improved after daily seawater trace minerals were added to his oatmeal. He notes broader links between trace chemicals, diet, and aging problems like baldness diabetes and cancer, urging further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Crane
Eli Miller
C. E. Summers
Tribune Delivery Contact Instructions
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier. If the carrier cannot be reached call 700 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Excess Wheat Deadline Near for Neosho Farmers
Neosho County farmers with excess wheat acreage including volunteer wheat have until Friday to dispose of the surplus. Jim Norris of the Neosho County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee says compliance with the 1960 wheat allotment is needed to be eligible for wheat price support and the Conservation Reserve, to market all wheat without a quota penalty, and to obtain maximum history credit for 1960 in future-year allotment computations.
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ERIE
Neosho County
Jim Norris
Humboldt Club Hosts Meeting and Bridal Shower Details
The Willing Workers club gathered in Community Park with president Mrs Ernest Orth presiding. Plans set for June 14 with Mrs Vera Geffert. auctions featured white elephant items. A bridal shower for Marlene Quathamer honored bride-elect Erwin Glue with pink lilac decor, lace cloth, and pink orchid tones. Attendees included myriad local residents and relatives from Erie, Kansas City, and Cincinnati. A separate note mentions travel to Ann Arbor for the National Music Festival and visits by Mrs Trueblood’s party, plus Madagascar and South Africa references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Workers Club
Community Park
Ernest Orth
Sunshine
Neil Cress
Vera Geffert
Betty Culbertson
Maude Ellis
Zetta Hammond
Maxine Heryford
Hazel Frederick
Bob Rush
Marie Reynolds
Sheila Rains
Rush
Marlene Quathamer
Erwin
Miss Quathamer
C. D. Quathamer
Mavis
Erie
Norvelle Couch
Kansas City
Mmes
Alwine
Helmuth
Werner Fisher
Elmer
Richard
LeRoy
Helen Grother
Fern Perkins
Betty Crawford
Claudia Glover
Mary Elizabeth Kirby
Lois Ann Meath
Clark Works
William S. Scott
Ritabess Ling
Ed Honeycutt
Jesse Wilson
E. P. Smith
Mildred Lytle
Jerry Hamm
Faye Yockey
Hazel Fiene
Local Church Plans Visits and Community Shower News
The Presbytery members visited Yates Center and Toronto earlier this week and will conduct additional visits. Mrs. James Gibbs returned from Kansas City after allergy treatment. Mrs. John Fiene was the layette shower guest of honor hosted by Mrs. Tim Yockey with gifts unwrapped by Mrs. Kenneth Gibson and Zella Headley. A large group attended, with many named guests and gift givers. Gardeners report peas blooming early, potatoes thriving, pears undamaged by cold, and corn and sweet potato crops progressing as farmers worked long hours to plant oats and other crops amid improving soil conditions. Mrs. Karl Hauser spent the weekend in Tulsa with relatives.
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Yates Center
Toronto
James Gibbs
Kansas City
John Fiene
Tim Yockey
Karl Hauser
Tulsa
Erie area students compete in Topeka regional golf event
Mike Richey and Bill Noland represented Erie High School as a two man team in a regional golf tournament at Topeka with 15 entries in the division. Coach Jim Draper accompanied them as the school portraits and family visits fill the community page.
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Mike Richey
Bill Noland
Topeka
Jim Draper
Gene Johnson
Kirk
Marion Richey
Johnson
Eugene Olson
Kim
Randy
Wichita
E. O. Olson
SFC
Joe Marshall
Joe
Joy
Jeffrey
Fort Bragg
N.C
Elmer Caldwell
Okinawa
Marshall
Erie Pinochle Club Holds Semi Monthly Meeting
The Erie Pinochle Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Weidert with guests Mr. and Mrs. Harold VanCleave of Arkansas City. High score went to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ricketts, consolation to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shireman, traveling prize to Mrs. Gale Mullen. Last regular meeting of the season preceded summer family picnics.
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Erie Pinochle Club
Glen Weidert
Harold VanCleave
Arkansas City
Sam Ricketts
Jack Shireman
Gale Mullen
Pfizer 4-H scholarship awarded to Ibbetson at ISU conference
R Wesley Ibbetson of Yates Center and a Kansas State University junior won a $250 Pfizer 4-H scholarship presented May 10 at the National Extension Training Conference held at Iowa State University, Ames. He led Woodson County 4-H as president and vice president, competed in land and dairy judging, and plans county extension work after graduation.
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R. Wesley Ibbetson
Yates Center
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Pfizer
Iowa State University
Ames
Woodson County
Ibbetson
Aggie Toastmasters
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Dalton Electric
Naff & Bolze Hardware
W. Main
Humboldt
Tival
Madagascar
Louise Lehrack
South Africa
Robert E. Osborne
Leonard Ford
Neosho Presbytery
Out
Fayte
Oed
Good Housekeeping Institute
Erie & Vicinity
Enid Dunlap
Sharon Aitkins
Sharon Phillips
Sharon Sears
Judy Yockey
John Wright
Melvin Floyd
Ulysses
East Hill Cemetery
Ralph Dailey
Ralph Hedges
Billy
Norvil Floyd
Milo
P. M. Hampton
Angell
Lawrence Callahan
Ira Hoyle
Leonora Cowden
Howard White
Lewis Ford
Chanute Tribune
Louise Ford
Gene Gross
John Treadway
Parsons
Ethel Lane
Des Moines
Blaine Ford
Boise City
Oklo
Chanute
Pioneer Haw. & Music Co
East Main St
Ekiddy Korners
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