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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1966
Page
4
Home freezing preserves fruits and vegetables with minimal effort. Key steps include washing, trimming, blanching to halt enzymes, and packing with head space. Examples cover beans and beets with concrete times and cooling steps, ending with a contact for more guidance at BR 6-3205.
Leo Smith and Delores James attend the State Junior Leadership Camp at Rock Springs 4-H Ranch near Junction City as Finney County delegates. Jim Brinkmeyer joins as a camp counselor. The group will participate in a mock legislative session. camp runs Tuesday through Sunday. Sioux Indians plan rain dance in Columbia led by 96 year old Chief Red Fox as thundershowers forecast by weatherman.
Edith Locke of Randolph, Massachusetts wins appeal against a roadside billboard near her home. The state outdoor advertising authority rules the sign must be removed because it barred her from enjoying the normal pleasures of a home.
Norma Cronin of the Go Getters 4 H Club was the high scorer with 556 points in the Home Economics Judging School at the 4 H Building. Kathy York of Beacon Boosters was second with 549 points as about 70 girls competed in the county wide event. The top 10 list includes Peggy Pitts and others. the final school is set for 2 p.m. August 8 at the Co op Center.
Paola Kansas Judge Brooks Hinkle gave Ronald Zahl 22 a year’s probation and a $500 fine after his conviction of negligent homicide in the June 25 deaths of Willie Crenshaw 35 and his son Marvin Crenshaw 14 on Interstate 35 near Wellsville. The Crenshaws were changing a tire when Zahl’s car struck them.
Australian Prime Minister Harold E Holt told reporters in New York on Tuesday that Western European nations are not aiding the United States enough to resolve Southeast Asia issues. He said the major effort has been left to the United States.
The Pawnee Valley Watershed steering committee met at Jetmore to start a petition for a watershed district. Twenty percent of landowners representing 25 percent of acreage are needed for a special election. The district would cover about 1.5 million acres across Rush, Pawnee, Ness, Edwards, Hodgeman, Ford, Lane, Finney, Gray, and Scott counties. Regular meetings are on the third Monday each month. Since June 1965 the group has held 18 educational meetings. Officers: Wayne Shinwise chairman, Carl Warner vice-chairman, Gene Hamburg secretary, Chester Pfenninger treasurer.
On this date July 7 1966 several events are noted including Truman and Byrnes departing Norfolk for the Potsdam conference in 1945 the arrival of Commodore Perry in Japan in 1853 and the US annexation of Hawaii in 1898 Other entries mention Hoover Dam start in 1930 Sino Japanese War at Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 Spaatz named commander in Europe and various international and civil rights notes across decades.
Eager Beavers 4-H Club meets at the 4-H Building with songs, solos, and reports on Co op Leadership Camp at Liberty Missouri. Members named athletes for roll call and demonstrated citizenship via a flag activity. Another meeting of Happy Hustlers 4-H Club featured insect notes and a film Grow Your Own by Al Maddux with seven guests joining eight members.
In Houston, doctors at Baylor University College of Medicine began a three year study to develop a syphilis vaccine. The project aims to test approaches to immunization against the disease and track outcomes.
Dr. Frank Orazem of Kansas State University explains that as a nation grows its economy, farming must free labor for industry while meeting food needs. He notes a U.S. farmer can feed about 25 Americans and five overseas, with output per hour rising 2.5 times since 1950 and labor hours dropping by 55 percent. USDA data list five farmer-made contributions to growth.
Albert Maddur outlines the 1967 Wheat Program with price support at 1.25 per bushel, certificates worth the parity difference, and 40 percent farm participation. Kansas allotment is 11,117,019 acres with Finney County at 194,000 acres. Also notes irrigation timing for grain sorghum to maximize returns per acre inch.
Seven members met June 29 at the Bobby Brinkmeyer home for the 4 H dog project. They read handbook chapters, took quizzes on chapters 5 and g, and heard Becky Guthrie discuss feeding dogs. Next meeting is 2 30 p m Saturday at the Brinkmeyer home with leash led dog shows planned and chapters 12 13 14 to be read beforehand.
Kansas wheat harvest is in the final stages with custom cutting in the north and west portions and cleanup harvesting elsewhere. The Kansas State Employment Service closed its daily report listing operations at seven points as crews move into Nebraska and Colorado.
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