Harvest tempo rises as wheat fields yield across counties
Dry winds and hot weather push 1959 harvest in Finney and surrounding counties. Farmers south mop up as combines move northward toward Lane, Scott, Greeley, Wichita, Kearny and Finney. Rain could hinder plans. Grant County reports optimism with yields up to 27 bushels per acre and 2,500,000 bushels expected. Lane and Wichita areas show 12 to 39 bushels locally while northern Haskell reports up to 35. Overall, cutters push to full scale amid variable rains and improving outlook.
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Finney County
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Vest
Lane
Scott
Greeley
Wichita
Kearny
Finney
Southwes Kansas
Grant County
Haskell-Grant County
Lane County
Haskel County
Argentina Grainmen Have Surplus Answer
A visiting Argentina grain official told local business leaders that Americans should eat more wheat to absorb surplus. Ricardo Turro and Frederick Dussel spoke at a Country Club dinner hosted by Great Plains Wheat Marketing and the Chamber of Commerce, noting Argentina’s wheat consumption has doubled since the 1930s to about 34 percent of peaks. they tour Kansas with the Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. Turro said Argentina’s hard winter wheat is competitive with U S grain on the world market. Clifford Hope led the meeting with Hope noting harvest timing in Argentina. an unexpected poem tribute by Walter Zook followed.
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Argentina
Great Plains Wheat Marketing Development Assn., Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Ricardo Turro
National Grain Board of Argentina
United States
Turre
Frederick Dussel
The
Grain Board
Kansas
Kansas Wheat Commission
Kansas Association
Dodge City
Dallas
Gulf of Mexico
Buenos Aires
Dussel
Turro
Great Plains
Clifford R. Hope
Great Plains Organization
Walter Zook
Larned
Kansas Wheat Growers
Zook
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Steelworkers Will Renew Contract Tasks
NEW YORK AW reports steelworkers will renew contract talks aimed at avoiding a work stoppage. The union plans to resume negotiations today to secure terms on wages benefits and work rules.
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New York
Subversive Bolivian movement prompts troops action
Troops moved from Santa Cruz to quell a government described subversive movement tied to Boliva's oligarchy. The rebels claim ownership of key tin mines prior to nationalization. The report notes growing tensions and calls into question regional stability.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Santa Crag
Gus agrees with South Americans on eating more wheat
A brief note records Gus supporting higher wheat consumption in South America, with a caveat that he would double the effort if he can alter his table tastes. The source wording is fragmentary and lacks clear dates or organizations.
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Gus
Two Mississippi Youths Sentenced in KSIR Case
Jamey White and Donald Liavergne of Moss Point Mississippi were sentenced in district court on burglary and car theft charges after pleading guilty. They received up to 10 years in Kansas State Industrial Reformatory for the break in at Garden Bowl last Tuesday and 15 years for car theft, to run consecutively.
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Jamey White
Donald Liavergne
Moss Point
Miss
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Garden Bowl
Weather Tonight and Sunday Outlook
Tonight will be partly cloudy with low temperatures in the middle to upper 60s and a southwest to westerly wind of 10 to 15 mph. Sunday is partly cloudy and warm with highs in the 90s and light variable winds. Sunrise 5 25, sunset 3 10.
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Mia
Vroe
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David J. McDonald
McDonald
Steel Company
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