Wheat crop shows bright promise with rust threat looming
In Southwest Kansas 1958 wheat prospects look bright with potential for a top yield, though risk from stem rust and other diseases exists. Alvin Lowe of the Garden City experiment station warns rust could move from the south central area if conditions align, but current hot and dry mornings may curb the danger. The station calls the crop the best in 21 years despite the looming disease risk.
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Kansas
Alvin Lowe
Garden Ity
Lowe
Kansas State
Finney County
Trust
July heat hits Kansas with 97 degree reading across cities
Memorial Day heat bakes Kansas with official 97 degrees and unoffical 100 in some spots. Finney and Liberal report top readings as traders eye cooling relief next day. Wheat prospects rise with Lowe forecasting five to six million bushels from 1958 acreages. moisture helps but drought risk remains. Harvest expected around June 20 south of the Arkansas River, five days later north, storage to be strained with 1.8 million bushels available and two million in farm storage possible.
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Kansas
The
Mercury
Garden City
van Nermal
Finney Coun
Lowe's
Finney
Lowe
Arkansas
De Gaulle Clinches Premiership in France Showdown
Gen Chagelas de Gaulle won a wide Assembly majority for investiture as premier with the Socialist MPs split. President Rene Coty accepted Premier Pflimlin’s resignation, clearing the way for De Gaulle to form a cabinet and take over.
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Paris
Chagelas de Gaulle
French National Assembly
Socialist Party
de Gaulle
Rene Coty
Pierre Pflimlin
Coty
Mally
Pflimlin
National Assembly
Algeria
Mennonites to Sing Sunday at Hope Auditorium
About 1,000 Mennonites from 10 MB churches, from Colby north to Hooker Oklahoma, gather for the Mennonite Song Festival at Hope auditorium. Rev Don Engram of Wichita will speak at morning and afternoon sessions focusing on missions and youth. The 1917 festival is now in its sixth Garden City hosts, with Rev Chester Fast of Balko as festival chairman.
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Hope Auditorium
Colby
Hooker
Okla
Don Engram
Wichita
Youth For Christ
Garden City
Chester Fast
Balko, Okla
Weather Outlook From Tonight To Sunday
Tonight partly cloudy with a few widely scattered thundershowers possible. Cooler with low near 80. Westerly wind 10 to 16 mph. Sunday generally fair and cool with highs in the 80s and northwest wind about 15 mph. Sunrise 5 40, sunset 7 59. Weather observations ended at 6 30 a.m. CST. Cities listed include Dodge City Goodland Emporia Russell Hill City Bihnute Concordia Topeka Wichita and others.
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Bunsget
Satlden City
Dodge’ City
Goodland
Emporia
Ruszell
Bihanute
Concordia
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