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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
4
The article details how accessories dominate the spring 1968 look from berets and scarves to jewelry, belts, and gloves. It notes Tacite acrylic, bold pendants, ornate pins, and the shift to dramatic, playful accents to define portfolios.
Western Cattle Co Inc lists services for order buying all slaves of stocker and feeder cattle. Will call fat cattle on commission. Pete Hutchins in Scott City contact TR 2 3518. Jim Jasper in Dighton contact 397 2353. Jack Daly in Garden City contact BR 46 7198. Main office phone Dighton 397 2424.
Finney County 4-H'ers won the Harry Smith Field Day and Livestock Judging Contest in Elkhart, with the Go-Getters 4-H Club taking the team title. Team members included Leland Mee Graw, Donnie Keller, Rodney Von John, Kathy Keller and Pat Ven John. Top Finney County individuals were Leee and McGraw first, Donnie Keller third, Rodney Ven John fourth, Randy Linville eighth, and Larry Jones ninth. other contestants: Patricia Borah, Sharon Borah, Mike Maddox, Mitzi Maddox, Millie Thomas, Betty Hibler, Kathy Herod.
Kansas State University extension plant pathologist Claude L. King reports soil borne mosaic disease spreading westward across Kansas wheat fields from eastern counties. The virus leaves light green leaf areas with dark green islands and reduces yields, with historical losses peaking in the 1950s to early 1960s but averaging under 1 million dollars annually since 1962. Growers are urged to use resistant varieties such as Shawnee or Gage, with recent trials at Newton and Hutchinson showing Shawnee yields competitively high.
Kansas State University extension forester Bill Loucks urges controlled field burning to remove residues without damaging root crowns. He emphasizes landowner responsibility, proper timing after rain, wind speed 8 15 mph, temperatures 50 80, humidity 22 50, and preplanned firebreaks. Ensure sufficient personnel and tools to control spot fires and extinguish all embers before leaving.
Kansas State University extension landscape specialist James J. Nightowler urges homeowners to group trees shrubs and flowers and leave large turf areas for faster mowing. Isolate ornamental plantings with edging using a power edger to reduce trimming and mowing time while improving plant health and reducing mower damage.
March 13 at Holcomb School cafeteria. Families provided most of the meal and enjoyed a business meeting in the auditorium. Bill Fultz spoke on family night, treasurer reported $163.69, and packets were distributed for a service project. An exchange with Happy Hustlers is planned for April 9 in Garden City.
The Plymell 4-H Club holds a roll call on spring enjoys with 26 members sharing why they like spring. Floyd Hands announces April 6 Spring Beef Show and May 18 as 4-H Sunday. The club votes to buy a door for the community house and to fund a lantern for power outages. Planning for a late July trail ride, a new window, and a power-failure lantern is under way with named committee members. Members praise Stephen Foster and share jokes during the program while thanking the Go-Getters 4-H Club for skating party invite. Volunteers helped clean the 4-H concession stand at Finney County fair grounds. Hostesses were the Hibler and Johnston families. The report ends with a note on nutrition from sweet potatoes.
Boston AP reports Ron ald F Whittet, denied access to his girlfriend's Back Bay apartment, allegedly placed an artillery simulator at the door. The device simulated shell noise then exploded. Inside were another girl and an Army officer who yelled for all to hit the floor. Whittet pleaded innocent to charges of possessing an infernal machine and damaging a building and was held in 8500 bail for grand jury action.
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