Cost of Food Goes 7 Per Cent Higher
Mrs. Irving Roth was elected president as the Douglas County Health Council, a voluntary coalition of 70 health organizations and 45 sponsor groups, discussed keeping health service humble and community oriented. The meeting included a luncheon at the Kansas Union and the presentation of the County Health Resources Directory, praised as a vital tool for physicians and other professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Roth
Paul Roofe
Worth Seagondollar
Roy Laird
R. D. Payne
Donald P. Welling
Charles R. Topping
Leslie Demeritt
Byron S. Wenger
Kaw Valley Heart Association
Monti L. Belot Jr
Belot
Carroll Clark
James S. Reed
Baldwin
Clark
Miss Laptad
Frances Leckron
Elma Stauffer
L. M. Treadwell
Raymond Schwegter
Johanna Kollmorgen
Prices to Farmers Drive First Quarter Food Increase
The Agriculture Department reports retail prices for farm produced food rose seven percent in Q1 1958 from a year earlier, with farm price hikes driving 70 percent of the rise and marketing charges 30 percent. Meat animal prices contributed over half the increase, while meat marketing declined. The farmer’s share of the consumer food dollar was 41 cents, up from 39 or 40 cents in prior periods. In other news, Hormone growth stimulants for livestock were forecast at the Animal Health Institute meeting, with experts predicting future use to enhance meat yield and flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Washington
Animal Health Institute
Mario Scalera
Amercan Cyanamid Co
Girls Prove Rugged In Derby Day Tests
About one hundred Kansas University coeds took part in the fourth annual Sigma Chi Derby Day, contesting ten track and field events as sororities and residence halls competed for traveling trophies. Alpha Phi won the first place team trophy with 39 points and Karen Lumm of Chi Omega was named individual winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Alpha Phi Sorority
Karen Lumm
Wichita
Chi Omega
Sack Race
Marie Spice
Delta Gamma
Finhpole
Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall
Sara Clawson
Hartford
Becky Grantham
Topeka
Marty Shultz
Route 3
Mary Graugberger
Overland Park
Leap Frog Hace
Alpha Phi
Gayle Hoefener
Leavenworth
Holwington
Gamma Phi Beta
Marilyn Miller
Ind
Donna Bowman
Russell
Patricia Duerksen
Barteaville
Okla
Pat Fountain
Onawa
Iowa
Jan Cooper
Leawood
Betty Lou Douglas
Kansas City
Mickey McKinney
Warrensburg
Barbara Bastin
Scott City
Dotty Drake
St. Louis Mo
Judy Morgan
Emporia
Alpha ‘Phi
Sylvia Mahon
Oberlin
Judy Jones
Minneapolis
Nancy Robb
Johnson County
Martha Hamimig
Pat. Laird
el Dorado
Nancy
Hammona
Jene Stevenson
Ashland
Navy Awards Callery Huge High Energy Fuel Contract
The Bureau of Aeronautics Navy grants Callery Chemical Co. a $31,367,663 contract to startup the Muskogee Oklahoma plant and produce Hi Cal high energy fuel for jet aircraft and missiles. Callery also has a Kansas plant and a prior $38 million contract built the Muskogee facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Callery Chemical Co
Bureau of Aeronautics
Department of the Navy
E. G. Sanner
Navy-Callery
Muskogee
Okla
Callery
Sanner
Lawrence
Kas
B Navy
Navy
Kansas University Professors Present Papers at Midwest Meeting
Three members of the Kansas University Sociology and Anthropology Department attended the Midwest Sociological Society annual gathering in Minneapolis. Dr E Jackson Baur presented Social Factors in Decision Making in Welfare Agencies, Dr Charles K Warriner spoke on Taxonomy of Social Relations and Structures, and Dr Ray P Cuzzort moderated discussions of Industrial Control in Metropolitan Communities and Distribution of Aged in Metropolitan Centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas ‘University Sociology and Anthro- Department
Midwest Sociological Society
Minneapolis
Minn
E. Jackson Baur
Charles K. Warriner
Ray P. Cuzzort
Harry Starks Named State Jaycee Official in Kansas
Harry Starks of Lawrence was elected District Seven vice president of the Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce at the state convention in Topeka. He formerly led the Lawrence Jaycees as president and has two years on the local board of directors. His one year term follows leadership roles including a prior vice presidency. Emerson Shields of St John was named president. Wichita will host the 1959 convention. Starks owns the Carousel Shop and resides at 400 Ala. St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Starks
Lawrence
Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
Starks
Lawrence Jaycees
Emerson Shields
St. John
Wichita
Ala. St
Faubus plans appeal to high court over integration move
Gov. Orval Faubus intends to appeal to the U S Supreme Court after the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis upheld a district court order barring use of Arkansas National Guard troops to block a court ordered plan for Little Rock Central High School integration. The case traces to September when troops blocked nine Negroes from entering for 18 days. the school later integrated under federal troop protection. Eight Negro students remain in the school under a token federalized guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
U. S. Supreme Court
Little Rock Central School
Arkansas National Guard
St. Louis
U. S. District Court
Faubus
Tom Harper
Dist
Ronald N. Davies
Arkansas
Central High
U.S. Army
Mrs. Elizabeth Garver Keeps Active at 80 and Beyond
Elizabeth Garver, 80 plus, living with daughter in Topeka, remains engaged in public life and learning. She recalls helping spark the Mothers Pension Law in Kansas, praises late advocate Mrs. Monroe, and advocates traffic safety while tending a garden and reading with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Garver
Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas
Senate
Fragmentary Garden Rhyme Ends With Ironical Rest
A fragmentary remark hints at retreat from labor and a lingering sense of exhaustion. The line suggests a wish to lie down and not rise again, but notes claim there is nothing morbid in the sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
Poem Reflections on a Son's Growth and Return
A nostalgic reminiscence on a mother’s life and her son’s growth. The speaker recalls a winter wash day and a beloved blue-eyed boy who helped with pins in the yard. The poem notes the son’s later absence and the mother’s enduring memory and heartache as she ages.
Mrs Heeb Elected President of Lawrence Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Mrs. Heeb was elected and installed as president of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Auxiliary at the group’s second annual meeting at Plymouth Congregational Church. About 100 women are enrolled, and the auxiliary handles patient mail, distributes visitors’ cards, tends the library, mends, assists in the X-ray room, and visits daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Heeb
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Plmouth Congregational Church
Fred Clark
Thomas B. Parker
W. C Hunsinger
My Davis Watson
A. Carr
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Health Council
U.S
Amory Houghton
France
The
Corning
N. ¥.) Glass Works
COX
Barker Ph
Jayhawk
W. Sth
Hillcrest Shopping
Coffman Appliance Repair
Philip’ Gill Harrison
Plymouth Congregational Church
Dale Turner
James Ewing
Phil
Robert P. Harrison
Strattford Rd
Journal-World Photo
High Court
Oklahoma
Gagliardo
Lee Garver
Jonesboro
Fazabeth Garver
Ohio St
United States
U.S.A
American Bar Association
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
Federsl Rescue Bank
First National
SEARS
Mrs. Heeb
Louisiana
Melton Manager
Ottawa, Kansas
Rapid Transit
Mass
Poole Lon
Amber Facers
Leroy A. Wahaus
Mgr
Lawrence, Kansas
D. William Overton
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