4 H Basketball Tourney Set For March 23 At Lawrence
Douglas County 4 H Council sponsors a March 23 basketball tournament at Central Jr High School Lawrence. Divisions include older boys younger boys and girls with age as of Jan 1 1963 determining division. Clubs supply two official score keepers per participating team. State conference workshops run March 19 21 in Hutchinson with presentations by Kansas State University Extension specialists and speakers Mylo Downey and Dr Burton W Kreitlow.
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Douglas County
Lawrence’s Central Jr. High School
Douglas County 4-H Council
Kansas
Burton W. Kreitlow
University of Wisconsin
D. E. Blackwood
Chanute
Giraffe George Forces Chester Zoo Pole Raise
A giraffe at Chester Zoo named George reached 18 feet high and pulled at telephone wires, causing widespread wrong numbers as the wires twanged. The pole was raised four feet to stop the antics and the lines unwound after the giraffe released them.
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Chester
England
Chester Zoo
George
Papyrus and shell groups in ancient materials
The text contrasts papyrus made from laminated reed strips with true paper. It notes that among shells the univalves with a single shell far outnumber the bivalves with two shells.
Douglas County farm items relay extension news
Douglas County Beef Breeders Association plans its annual dinner March 21 at the Little Banquet with George Stephens of KCMO radio discussing beef industry outlook. Kansas State University Extension Service hosts a Grain Grading School March 28 at Garfield Park shelterhouse Topeka for elevator managers inspectors and producers.
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Douglas County Beef Breeders Association
George Stephens
KCMO
Kansas State University Extension Service
Garfield Park
Topeka
ASCS
Kansas Grain and Feed Dealers Association
The
Kansas Wheat Improvement Association
Federal Grain Supervisors
Agricultural Marketing Service
USDA
Kansas Grain Inspection Department
Fred Stein Laboratories
Atchison
Hugh J. McDonald
Deadline Set For Feed Grain Signup By County Farmers
The 1963 feed grain signup deadline is March 22. Farmers must file intent forms at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office. A 20 percent minimum diversion from feed grain base applies. higher diversions earn higher payments. Participants may receive diversion payments and a special price support payment, with eligibility for normal price support loans or purchase agreements. Part of the diversion payment may be advanced if desired.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Picturesque Bazaar Day In Indian Market Highlighted
Roger Pine describes Bazaar Day in an Indian village as produce sellers spread blankets on the ground and bargaining runs from lively to tense. Bullock carts, bicycles, and donkey bells fill the scene as families prepare for the weekly bazaar and hope for good sales and nourishment.
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India
Mars Rocket Near Mars After Seven Month Flight
Moscow reports the Soviet Mars probe, a half ton spacecraft launched November 1, is over 60 million miles from Earth. It travels about 864000 miles daily and is expected to reach Mars in late May.
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Moscow
Mars
Four Kansas counties plan new mental health center
Montgomery Wilson Elk and Chautauqua counties agree to a half mill special tax on tangible property to fund a southeast Kansas mental health center. The levy, about 60 000 dollars yearly, will be added to 1964 budgets to establish an outpatient clinic next year with operating costs estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars annually.
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Independence
Kan
Montgomery
Wilson
Elk
Chautauqua
Kansas
Bob Sayers
Montgomery County Mental Health Association Inc
Sayers
World Day of Prayer Observed at De Soto Methodist Church
Friday afternoon observance of World Day of Prayer held at the De Soto Methodist Church. Participants included Mrs. Violet Kenney and a list of 14 women plus Rev. Starkey in the program.
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Methodist Church
Violet Kenney
Robert Hargrove
Lydia Lynden
Jesse Johnson
Arch Bedford Jr
Charles Stumpff
James M. Starkey
Betty Hughey
Edna Johns
Delores Weller
Mabel McMillin
Alma Middleton
Starkey
Local Socials and Obituaries From Olathe Area
Mrs. Hazel Wright visited the Alms family in Olathe. Miss Loya Lou Coker stayed with her parents in Baker University. Debra West celebrated her 10th birthday in Memorial Hall. Sharon West and Alan Mitchell wed March 1 in a Baptist ceremony. Myrna West was maid of honor. The couple resides in Sunflower. Fred DeLoss Scoville’s death prompted visits from relatives including Vernon Thornton and Frances Weidlein. Local hospitalizations and travel noted for several residents.
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Hazel Wright
Charles Alms
Olathe
Loya Lou Coker
Baker University
Lloyd Coker
Debra West
Jane West
Memorial Hall
Methodist Church
Sharon West
James West
DeSoto
Alan Mitchell
Denver
Myrna West
Lee Swartz
Sunflower
Vernon Thornton
Belleville
Frances Weidlein
Kansas City
Fred DeLoss Scoville
Malcolm Steele
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William C. Handley
Mundley
County Extension News
Peel Industry
Carol Martin
Harold Gallaher
Extension Forester
County
Bermuda
Zoysia
Lawrence Garden
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Roger Pine
Route 3
International Farm Youth Exchange
Pine
Raymond Pine
Kansas State University
Douglas County Jayhawk
Ting
Lawrence Paper CO
6Th & N.H
EAST
ST Lawrence Kansas
J. West Feed Store
DAVIS
Mars Rocket
New Center
John Pickens
Vermont
N. R. Hamm Quarry, Inc
Tel—Perry
Farm Equipment, Inc
Joann ET
Montgomery Word
Moderngas
Lansing
Rex Roberts
Moderngas, Inc
Lawrence
Grantville
Eeeed
Riverside
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