Parents Honored At Beacon Boosters 4 H Club Night
A crowded Beacon Boosters 4 H meeting honored parents with a covered supper and games. Elected delegates to recreation and health camps, spring tour planned for May 2, and program featured singing, parliamentary contest, and demonstrations by members. Dozens of 4 H groups like Lincoln Livewires and Go Getters announced council plans, tours, and project talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Boosters 4-H Club
Alice Raynesford
Larry York
Anna May Largent
Russell
Oscar Norby
Koksal
McMillan
Sims
Fife
Joan Stucker
Lincoln Livewires
Glenda Opitz
Entomology Council
Jack Jewell
Lincoln Livewires 4-1
County Experiment Station
Peggy McDonald
Dennis Smith
Donnie Roth
Viola Adams
Bob Rupp
Herb Clutter
Wilfur Ulrich
Judy Baker
Arthur Goetz
Jim Barlow
Connie Small
Paul von- John
Douglas McGraw
Loren’ Cronin
Hazel Weldon
Saundra McGehee
Gale Rundell
Karen Jones
Douglas
Loren Cronin
Mada Cronin
Oli McGraw
Linda VenJohn
Peppy Workers
4-H Club
Cooling Your Home In Hot Weather With Heat Pumps
In the wake of hotter days households can improve comfort beyond basic heating. Harold Stover of Kansas State College outlines monthly costs for attic fans evaporative coolers and window refrigeration units, and notes demand for all season heat pump units that provide summer cooling and winter heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stover
Kansas State College
Heiman Speaks on Wind Breaks at Sublette Flower Show
Robert Heiman spoke to Haskell county flower show attendees in Sublette about wind breaks for protection and beauty. He described five to six tree rows with specific spacing, favored species for each row, proper planting methods, trench techniques, and warned about root depth relative to water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Heiman
Haskell County
Sublette
Robert
Agriculture Extension Service
Lilly Dreiling
Wheat Outlook Has Declined Across Kansas
The weekly weather and crop report shows wheat prospects declined statewide as soil moisture grew critical. Western Kansas reported severe moisture deficits while growth accelerated in other areas. soaking rains are needed to curb further deterioration. By May 19, 52 percent had headed, 33 percent blooming, with early varieties turning in extreme southeast and south central counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Tractors Get Air Conditioning Cab for Year Round Use
Farmers install cabs on tractors to cool during hot weather and heat in winter, improving operator comfort and reducing dust. The cab eliminates dust problems and can be part of a broader power supply setup, according to industry notes.
Two Weed Killer Choices and Wheat Allotment Rules
The article explains 2,4-D formulations and pricing by acid content, noting ester and amine salts and their volatility, plus guidance to choose non-volatile types to protect crops. It also covers North Central region conservation on rented land, 1957 wheat acreage allotment rules for farms with no wheat since 1954-56, and ASC procedures. It mentions 4-H Round-up program numbers at Kansas State College and invites participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central States
County Agricultural Extension Office
Midwest
A. E. Cook
Finney County Agricultural Stabilizations and Conservation Committee
ASC
Finney County
Freight Rate Hearing Resumes June 12 in Kansas
TOPEKA June hearings on a six per cent intrastate freight rate increase by railroads operating in Kansas will be resumed June 12 after a continuance granted by the Kansas Corporation Commission. The railroads have not completed their case and several firms and organizations opposing the hike are yet to be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Recreation Plans By 4 H Club For Youngsters
The Up land Atom 4 H club and younger children will enjoy summer recreation periods twice weekly for several weeks. Activities include games and other forms of recreation for ages five to nine. The recreation committee, led by Kathleen Sughrue, includes Leona Dater Paul Pfeifer Bill Bedker Esther Pfeifer Jimmy Oeding Jerry Horning Ramona Bayer Pat Keller and Janet Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upland Atom
Kathleen Sughrue
Leona Dater
Paul Pfeifer
Bill Bedker
Esther Pfeifer
Jimmy Oeding
Jerry Horning
Ramona Bayer
Pat Keller
Janet Garrett
Agricultural Extension Calendar May Activities Dodge City to Manhattan
Agricultural Extension Calendar lists a May schedule including a 4 H camp cleanup in Dodge City at 8 a m on May 24, Beacon Boosters 4 4 Tour at 9 a m on May 25, advisory committee meeting with Mrs Harold Kleysteubers at 12 noon, upholstery and stitching class at Pierceville school at 1 30 p m, and a round-up in Manhattan from May 28 to June 2. The mast of the U S aircraft carrier Saratoga rises above the water to the height of a 25 story building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Beacon
Harold Kleysteubers
Pierceville
Manhattan
Saratoga
Suit Seeks Damages From Highway Agency in 1954 Crash
Lee H. Lackey of Oklahoma City on behalf of Dorothy Darlene Lackey filed in Geary County District Court yesterday against the Kansas Highway Commission seeking 200000 in damages. The petition cites a highway defect on U S 77 three miles north of Junction City on Sept 4 1954 when the Lackey car overturned after losing control. It alleges blacktop surfacing caused the mishap and notes there were no barricades or warnings of the highway condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Highway Commission
Geary County
Lee H. Lack
Oklahoma City
Dorothy Darlene Lackey
Accid
U.S. 77
Junction City
Middle
Eand
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Booster
UP and Atom Tt
Up and Atom 4H
Alex Horning
Charo Jette Quick
Rosemary Dechant
Charolette Quick
Alex Hornung
Lilly Drrling
Gong
Dill Lindner
Helen Summers
Bobby Kurz
Terry Lindner
Karen Maude
Hi-Landers
North Kearny
Lakin
Memorial Building
Ronald Wilken
Reva Woodrow
Verna Woodrow
Donald Bout
Milford Zooks
Equitable Society
George E. Kinney
N. Mela
Garden City
Just
House
Kathryn Sughrue
Oswalt Industries, Inc
Heiman
Haskell Flower Show
Corral
State Club Department
Gover
Wichita
Edwards
Finney
Southwest Kansas Club
Sharon Taylor
Hamilton
Jeanette Gaveston
Haskell
Doris Loeppke
Kearny
Carol Lou Rowe
Ness
Greta Julian
Stanton
Florence Cutter
Stevens
Telegram
Oscar Nore
Colgate
SOS
Bears, Roebuck and CO
Allstate
Allstate Companion
Jax
Sears
Highway Agency
Norris
Norris Drugs
Fishin
Anamo
Poe Tong Reecee
Five Points
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