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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1960
Page
7
Richmond AP reports Richard G Hastings, 12, fishing at the University of Richmond lake, pulled a five-pound bass from six inches of water when heavy rains caused the lake to overflow. He released the fish back into the lake.
Holiday party prep and fashion care. Tips on identifying true brocade versus damask, fabric care, and cleaning, plus guidance on storing dress clothes, altering waists, and ensuring slips and lingerie meet wear and durability standards. Santa Claus note ends the excerpt.
Advice for selecting age appropriate toys to keep children safe from infancy through school age. Highlights include avoiding small parts for toddlers, non toxic finishes, and choosing sturdy, nonflammable items. suggests age based picks like rattles, books, construction sets, sports equipment, and bicycles.
National organizations led a telegram to President-elect Kennedy urging appointments to key natural resources posts that reflect broad expertise and public service. The note emphasizes coordinated policy and asks readers to report individuals with handicap access to fishing sites for potential inclusion in future efforts.
The article argues for a workable soil conservation plan tailored to each farm. It stresses terracing, contour farming, crop rotation, and residue incorporation, plus possible grassing on slopes. It notes planners must balance land analysis with farmer affordability to keep land productive and incomes stable.
William Hundley reports on a Kansas 4-H Electric Leaders training in Hutchinson with leaders and extension agents from across the state. The Kansas Committee in the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture sponsors the program at Kansas State University. The piece lists how electricity aids farming and home life from food and lighting to milking, milling, and irrigation, stressing safe, educated use.
Good lighting for a study center is a 4-H project aim with desk or table light plans. Use a table lamp about 25 inches high with shade bottom 1 inch below the socket and center 15 inches left of the work area. shade top 8 1/4 inches, depth 10 inches, bottom 16 inches. light-toned shade. large pastel blotter to reduce glare. floor lamps placed 15 inches left and 10 inches front with shade bottom 47 to 49 inches above floor.
A Kansas study traces the beef supply chain from Texas calves to final retail cuts. It covers ranching, feeding, trucking, processing, and the butcher’s breaking of carcasses into primal cuts, highlighting weights, yields, and the role of packers and government inspectors.
Washington AP states juvenile delinquency court cases rose 2 percent in 1959, the smallest yearly gain in a decade, according to the Children’s Bureau. The rate has climbed for 11 straight years, but the 1959 increase trails the 5 percent rise in juvenile court age 10 to 17 child population.
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