Burmese IFYE visitors arrive for Kansas farm stays
Two Burma International Farm Youth Exchangees arrive May 17 and travel to Kansas May 28 to July 19 living with farm families in Holcomb Jewell and other areas. Sai Ling Thang 25 will spend four weeks with the Taylor Jones family Holcomb and Htun Kyi 24 will join the Niles Greenes of Jewell.
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L. L. Longsdorf
Extension Foreign Visitors Exchange Committee
Kansas
Burma
Taylor Jones
Holcomb
Sai Ling Thang
Htun Kyi
Thang
Jones
Kyi
Niles Greene
Jewell
Sunflower
Niles Greenes
Harlan Copeland
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Pennsylvania
Boys Couldn't Quite Blow up the School
In Washington Pennsylvania four grade school boys placed 96 sticks of dynamite and 143 blasting caps beneath their school and returned to class after Memorial Day as police recovered the cache. The explosives, stolen April 29 from a coal company powder magazine, were discovered during the holiday weekend and four youths were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Washington, Pa
Westland
Coal Company
Agricultural Extension Calendar June 9 4-H events
Agricultural Extension Calendar lists events including a June 9 4-H Tour with Friend Flyers and a June 12 4-H Craps Judging School at the 4-H building starting 9:30 am. Organizers emphasize youth education and hands on activities through the Extension program.
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Friend Flyers
Wheat Price Support Set for 1959 Crop
The 1959 wheat price support will be $1.81 per bushel in the national average if two thirds of growers vote in the June 20 refer endum to approve marketing quotas. Support may rise with higher parity and is based on supply forecasts. failure to reach quotas could drop support to about $1.20. Also details seedling distribution in Kansas noted, with 1.0 million seedlings distributed and windbreak improvements cited.
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Kansas
Kansas State College Extension Service
Harold Gallaher
J Tension Forester
K-State
Reno
Harper
Rice
Barton
Butler
Marion
Dickinson
Pawnee
McPherson
Rawlins
Sedgwick
Pratt
Gallaher
Muttiflorg Rose
Rodney K. McCammon
Kansas Agricultural ‘Stabilization ,and Conservation State Committee
McCammon
Grasshopper outbreak prompts local spray drive in county
In Cambridge Massachusetts AP report notes heavy spring hatching of grasshoppers threatening crops. Officials urge rapid spraying with aldrin dieldrin or heptachlor to control early to prevent eggs hatching later. Finney County plans to distribute spraying materials at reduced cost with neighbor cooperation to cover roadsides fence rows and field borders.
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Cambridge
Mass
Donald R. Coxon
Marlboro
Patricia
Finney County
Jon South * Main
Garden City
How to treat insect stings for honey bees and wasps
A summertime guide explains that honeybees and wasps sting differently. Remove the honey bee stinger by scraping it out with a fingernail, then apply cold to reduce swelling and a baking soda paste. Seek medical help for multiple stings or severe reactions.
Wheat variety demonstration on Jim Concannon farm
Excellent development shown by a county wheat variety demonstration 16 miles east of Garden City on Highway 156. Varieties include Wichita Triumph Kiowa Bison coreho Ponca Pawnee Cheyenne Turkey Commanche and Tenmark. Worthwhile to drive out and view the plots.
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Jim Concannon
Garden City
Highway 156
Wichita
Triumph
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Dieldrin
Seine
Tunis
Tunisia
Ministry of Information
Remada
Danny Trayer
Kathryn Sucar
Home Economics
Rue
Garden City Telegram
THE
Garden City Sale CO. Inc
Jerry Chmelka
Doan
Hogard
Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co
MR. Lodge Robert
SON, Soil ‘Techni
Cian
Robertson
Flower Shop, Inc
Taylor Ave
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