July on the Farm poem by Alta Williams Perkins
A Journal-World photo page inspired poet Alta Williams Perkins of Route 3 Tonganoxie to craft a rural portrait. The poem traces a July farm day from dawn to night, detailing barns, crops, livestock, orchard bounty, streams, and family scenes across Wakarusa Valley farms.
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Alta Williams Perkins
Route 3
Tonganoxie
Journal-World
Wakarusa Valley
Alta
Williams Perkins
City Speakers at Kiwanis Discuss Southwest Lawrence Growth
City Manager Jim Wigglesworth and Commissioner John Weatherwax spoke at the Kiwanis meeting on city affairs. He outlined progress including a 90 percent complete water plant due soon and a 15 percent sewage plant due next year, with paving and sewer work ongoing. A new Co-Op water line faces a pipe supply strike, prompting a temporary 8 inch line to ease the plant. Weatherwax noted zoning budgeting and policy drafting challenges and reported recent discussions yielded a near satisfactory settlement.
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Jim Wigglesworth
John T. Weatherwax
Kiwanis Club
Wigglesworth
Lawrance
Co-Op
Weatherwax
Commissionea
Official for Toy Firm Praises Ike Geneva Toy Gift
Eric Kahn of Schnee Toy Co says the American toy industry backs President Eisenhower’s Geneva doll purchases. He defends the gift as a humane act promoting world understanding amid a dispute sparked by a doll manufacturers’ group. An unrelated 1854 life expectancy note follows.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Eric Kahn
Schnee Toy Co
New York
David Rosenstein
The
National Assn
Kahn
15 Year KU Project Tests Nervous Systems of Animals
Kansas University anatomy researchers Dr. Paul Roofe and Dr. Howard Matzke launched a 15 year program studying nervous systems in 85 animal species at Swope Park Zoo. The aim is to teach neurology and compare brain centers with human behavior, sight, hearing, taste and temperature.
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Kansas University
Paul G. Roofe
Swope Park Zoo
Kansas City
Roofe
Loward Matzke
Snape Park
Reese
Roole
Red Cross Nurse Volunteers Train Since 1948
Since January 1948 about 45 500 registered nurses have trained with the American Red Cross to assist Blood Program activities.
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American Red Cross
Hereford Association To Sponsor Field Day
The Northeast Kansas Hereford Association sponsors a beef cattle field day next Tuesday at Premier Hereford Ranch on Highway 5. County agents and 4-H members will attend. Kansas State College officials, the American Hereford Association and Oklahoma A and M University arranged the program. Elmo Stout will speak on feeds and feeding show cattle, and Bill Carter will demonstrate foot trimming. A large tent bleachers will seat spectators and the host ranch offers a free lunch.
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Kansas City
Leavenworth
Northeast Kansas Hereford Association
Kansas State College
American Hereford Association
Oklahoma A and M University
Elmo Stout
Bill Carter
Hereford Ranch
Polio vaccine order hits Topeka shipment
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis ordered Eli Lilly to ship 10,008 polio vaccine shots to Topeka Kansas as part of 201,726 units for six states Alaska and the Canal Zone.
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Topeka
Indianapolis
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Eli Lilly Co
Kas
Alaska
Canal Zone
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Ameters
Ier Thea
Kiwanis
England and
Wales
K.U
Hereford Association
Chris
U. S
Canada
Aiello
Roger Allen
New Hampshire
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