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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1968
Page
16
Aged 15 to 20 group is given a weekly moderate cost food plan with suggested amounts across 11 food groups. It covers milk products, meat, beans, grains, fruits, vegetables, fats, and sugars, with guidance on quantities, substitutions, and seasonality for balanced nutrition.
New York reports a shift in carpet use with indoor rugs heading outside for lawns and patios. Manufacturers offer resilient tufted nylon and acrylic blends in brick motifs and vivid colors, suitable for porches, kitchens and walls.
Mrs Dan Petrie returns from a week at Dr Sam Petrie in Mission after attending a medical meeting in San Antonio Texas. Families from Excelsior Springs Missouri and Shawnee Topeka join gatherings at Petrie Russell Voelker and Reynolds homes. A dinner honored the Wiley family of Tampa. Mr Wiley in the Air Force returns from Vietnam and the Wileys plan moves to Lebanon Illinois. Neighborhood Circle to meet March 21.
Results from Thursdays exhibitions include Houston edging Oakland 1 to 0 and Los Angeles routing Detroit 6 to 0. Other scores feature Atlanta 7 New York A 8 and Baltimore 11 Washington 2. Upcoming Saturday games list matchups across Florida California Arizona and New York venues.
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said March 1 the number of sheep and lambs on feed for slaughter was about 39 000 head, down 15 percent from a year earlier and about 43 percent below January. Western pasture shortages aided the decline and new crop lambs for early summer are estimated at 272 000, four percent under 1967.
March proves favorable for farm fence projects with two ACP practices B-9 and F-2 offering cost sharing at one dollar per rod. Eligible fencing must be permanent with three strands of barb wire, proper post spacing, and be for sound conservation use to enable rotational grazing and permanent vegetative cover on cropland.
Joyce Bahnmaier and Linda Stauffer sang a duet for E U B Church services with Ruth Stauffer on piano. Families from Lecompton Ottawa Lecompton Kansas City joined meals, visits, and a Well-Baby Clinic held at the high school.
Mrs Thelma Reed hosted a Sunday dinner for her son LaVerne as part of a birthday observance. Mr and Mrs Frank Hoey of Tonganoxie visited Wednesday evening. Weekend guests at the Davidson home included Mr and Mrs Jack Davidson and family. John Theno and family of Tonganoxie spent Sunday evening with Ruth Pettengill.
A 15 minute Kansas 4-H film titled Happiness is 4H will be previewed Friday at the Ottawa 4H Leaders Conference. Produced by Gary Nugent and John Stockard of Kansas State University, with Cecil Eyestone chairing the planning, the film blends on the scene 4-H activities with animated segments to show how 4-H serves youth.
Lakers All-Pro guard Jerry West warned he may quit if injuries keep him sidelined. He has missed 28 games this season with a broken nose, bruised hip and a pulled groin and turns 30 on May 28.
Dormant sprays should be applied after 24 hours above freezing. Use dormant-type spray oil at 2% cups per 5 gallons for apples peaches cherries plums and pears. Ferbam and Bordeaux mixtures help peach curl and scale. Repeat 4–6 applications 7–10 days apart or 10–14 days if no heavy rain follows. Use Captan melathion and related powders in the first sprays, then repeating at these rates.
Santa Fe Railway Co. says 1967 transportation revenues totaled 687.6 million dollars, down 41.2 million from 1966. The decline is blamed on fewer grain car loadings a lagging economy a July work stoppage and prolonged strikes in autos copper and other industries.
Clarence Kell’s 80th celebrated with dinner hosted by Jim Wonnell in Oskaloosa and later at Clarence Seaver’s home. Town and Country Extension Homemakers Unit met with eight members, March 13 Spring Tea planned at Grantville Methodist Church.
Kansas State University notes contour farming increases soil moisture storage by up to 15 percent on row crops and 2.5 to 8.5 percent on wheat or fallow ground. Contouring reduces soil and fertility losses, saves fertilizer costs, and raises yields across corn sorghum wheat and oats. Terraces cost about 142 dollars to install but raise first year income by roughly 184.80 dollars, with profits growing after the initial investment.
March is a good time to inventory weeds for small fruit trees. Dwarf apples grow to about six feet with less pruning and earlier production. Varieties such as Lodi, Jonathan, Golden Delicious and Winesap can be grafted onto Malling IX interstock for a compact tree 6 feet tall. Space trees 10 to 12 feet apart.
Route 2 couple W. W. and Ruth S. Garratt were elected members at St. Joseph Missouri, announced secretary Glen Brat cher. The past month saw 538 memberships issued to Aberdeen Angus breeders nationwide.
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