Harvest Progresses Rapidly in Central Kansas
Kansas harvest reports show rapid progress in the central third with western areas lagging. R. N. Gilkison notes ripening in the west erasing usual date gaps, altering migratory patterns and delaying operator commitments across counties such as Barton Reno Pratt and Hays. Yields exceed expectations.
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Great Bend
Kansas
State Harvest Labor Control Office
R. N. Gilkison
State Employment Service
Arkansas City
Sumner County
Wichita
Newton
McPherson
Salina
Saline County
Ellsworth
Lincoln
Ottawa
Hutchinson
Harper and Kingman
Reno
Barber
Pratt
Stafford
Pratt County
Barton County
Pawnee
Rush
Hays
Russell
Ellis
Dodge City
Garden City
Goodland
K U Offers First Summer Executive Course for Kiwanis
Kansas University runs a first time summer executive development course described by Keith Weltmer of the Business School. Targeted at high level professionals from firms with sponsorship, the intensive program costs 1000 dollars and uses Grace Pearson Hall for housing and the Union for classes. It aims to boost executives as problem solvers and community leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Weltmer
Business School
Kansas University
K. U
Kiwanis Ub. Swith
Weltmer
Grace Pearson
Weather Report Across Regions With Showers
Showers or thunderstorms moved through multiple regions today with cooler temperatures in the eastern third of the nation. The East Coast from the Carolinas to Connecticut saw scattered showers, the plains and Southeast experienced widespread activity, and light rain continued along the Washington coast.
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Carolinas
Connecticut
Plains States
Washington
Movie to Be Made Locally Tells Story of Billie Davis
Lawrence hosts an NEA and Agrifilms Inc. documentary about Billie Craw ford Davis child migrant worker who travels the South Midwest and West selling willow baskets. Irving Rusinov directs with local support. filming spans rivers towns schools and Lawrence Topeka and Kansas City areas. The hour-long film titled A Desk for Billie will feature about 50 speaking parts and hundreds in crowd scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Davis
Ruth E. Love Lawrence
National Education Association
Agrifilms Inc
Athens
Billie Crawford Davis
South
Midwest
United States
Saturday Evening Post
Tenta
Billie
DeSoto
Tonganoxie
Eudora
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
Irving Rusinov
Washington, D. I
Rusinov
NEA
PTA
Mother of Ex Gov Arn Dies at 89 in Ft Dodge Hospital
Grace Carson 89 mother of former Kansas Governor Ed Arn died early today at the Kansas Soldiers Home hospital in Ft Dodge. She had been hospitalized since entering the home from Wichita on Nov 28, 1954. Born in Paris Ohio, the body will be returned to Wichita for burial.
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Dodge City
Grace Carson
Kansas
Ed Arn
Kansas Soldiers Home
Ft. Dodge
Wichita
Hodges Among Graduates of Army's College Today
Lt Col Warren D Hodges of Lawrence is among 610 officers in the ninth post war class of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. The class includes Maj John Eisenhower and 72 allied officers from 35 countries with Gen Chung Ki Kwon among honored guests.
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Warren D. Hodges
Lawrence
Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Hodges
Alva T. Hodges
E. 13Th St
Maj
John Eisenhower
United States
Chung 1 Kwon
ROK Army
Command and Staff College
Col. Hodges
Korea
Kathyleen Robson
Proposal to Raise County Officials Wages
A proposal to raise salaries of county officials by about 30 percent was submitted to a Legislative Council committee by county officials associations. The committee will study the plan and report recommendations to the Legislature’s next general session.
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Topeka
Legislative Council
County official pay scales for population tiers
The document details annual pay increases for county officials based on population thresholds. Initial 2,000 residents yield 2400 to 2600 dollars, then 100 dollars per 1000 people up to 11,000, then 75 dollars per 1000 up to 21,000, 50 dollars up to 35,000, and 30 dollars up to 60,000.
Queen Elizabeth II Arrives in Oslo for State Visit
Norway welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh for a three day state visit. Thousands of Norwegians cheered as the royal party stepped ashore in Oslo marking the start of engagements with Norwegian officials.
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Oslo
Norway
Britain
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Famed hurlers to be honored at Wichita opening
Three noted hurlers Leroy Paige Allen Reynolds and Freddie Hutchinson will be honored at the silver anniversary National Semipro Baseball tournament in Wichita on August 19 Their names will top the sandlot Hall of Fame scroll unveiled by major league scouts at the opening Also mentioned is Ray Dumont president of the sponsoring group noting the U S death rate in 1954 was estimated at 92 per 1 000 people
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Wichita
Leroy
Satchel
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K.U
Kiwanis
Arn
Army's College Today
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Pacific
National Geographic Society
Wendouc “Reste
Dane Deliona
Sox
American Chemical Paint CO
Amater
Miles
Cali
ACP
Rose & Florawat
Barteldes Seed CO
Paige
Bismarck
N.C
Reynolds
New York Yankes
Guntert
By Joe and
Kenny
West
Skelly
Tank Wagon Service
Kenneth Confer
Lawrence, Kansas
Bandwagon
Ford
America
Vermont Street
Morgan-Mack Motor Co
Great TV
Ford Theatre
Wdaf-Tv
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