Douglas County farmers set May 21 vote on 1964 wheat program
Douglas County wheat growers join nationwide voters on May 21 to decide the proposed federal wheat program for 1964. If two thirds approve, the program takes effect. otherwise it is defeated. Polls run 8 am to 8 pm at local township and city halls.
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Douglas County
Clinton Township
Eudora City Hall
Grant School
Kanwaka Hall
Lecompton
Marion Township
Baldwin Legion Hall
Willow Springs
Congress
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Farmers Union
David Noe
Douglas County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee
ASCS
Cost of Upkeep Leather Garments Demand Care
Leather and leather trim fashion blends need careful cost evaluation. Read garment hang tags to confirm genuine leather versus simulated hides, note dye bleeding risks in solvents, and rely on experienced dry cleaners for care.
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Dorothy Lyle
American Institute of Dry Cleaners
Home Gardening Safe With Common Sense This Season
Doctors urge tempered home gardening as good exercise and mood booster but warn of risks. Start gentle after winter. build strength gradually and handle tools with care. Protect against cuts with proper first aid and tetanus shots. follow pesticide directions and keep residues away from children. Be mindful of stings and allergy options with a doctor.
DeSoto Society Tea and Local Notices Gather Community News
A DeSoto women's membership tea at the Methodist church featured remarks by Violet Kenney and a program by Betty Hughey including a play, readings, and musical numbers by Ann Pell and Betty Hughey with accompaniments by Mrs. Hargrove and Mrs. Martinson.
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Women’s Society of Social Service
Methodist Church
Violet Kenney
Betty Hughey
Ann Pell
Robert Hargrove
Alverta Martinson
Linden
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Oelschlaeger
Memorial Hall
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Stephens Memorial Church
Kansas City
James M. Starkey
Lee Middleton
Bonner Springs
Opal Spencer
Grandview
Roy Zaring
Ernest Sigman
Gardner
The
Friends Church
Soil Stewards Highlight Stewardship Week Emphasis
Soil Stewardship Week spotlights the obligation to God as stewards of soil water and resources. In Douglas County the Pony Express Soil Conservation Society with bankers and grocers distribute handbills in grocery sacks to urge conserving natural resources amid growing demands for food housing and space.
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Douglas County
Pony Express
Soil Conservation Society of America
State 4-H Chorus to Sing at June Round-Up
The 1963 State 4-H Club Chorus includes 72 members from 52 counties and will perform at the Kansas 4-H Club Round-up at Kansas State University from June 4 to 8. Led by Louis Sherman, the group was chosen from state applications and will rehearse daily, appearing on the final assembly program Saturday morning. Bonnie Jo Kleymann of Tribune is among nine 4-H members chosen for leadership training at the National 4-H Center in Washington, D.C., and will staff Citizenship Short courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Handley
Kansas State University
Louis Sherman
KSU
Kansas
Foundation
Citizenship
Chicago
Kleymann
Clovia
Kansas Lawyer Named American Bar Reporter
Prof. Paul E. Wilson of Kansas University Law School is named Kansas reporter for an American Bar Foundation study funded by a Ford Foundation grant of 125000 dollars. The project surveys indigent defendant counsel procedures to guide legislative recommendations and ABA programs. Everett E. Steerman of Emporia chairs Kansas committee.
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Paul E. Wilson
Kansas University Law School
Kansas
American Bar Foundation
Ford Foundation
American Bar Assn
ABA
Everett E. Steerman
Emporia
Kansas’ Committee
Iron chlorosis and pruning tips for shrubs and tomatoes
The guide covers correcting iron chlorosis by acidifying soil with iron sulfate and sulfur or spraying foliage with ferrous sulfate. It also advises pruning timings for spring blooming and mid summer shrubs, general pruning to remove dead wood, and tomato fertilization with ammonium nitrate. It notes bag worm control timing and methods and clarifies that cucurbits do not cross pollinate.
Today in History highlights through the years
On this day events span 1914 Wilson proclamation creating Mother’s Day as the second Sunday. 1934 first newspaper cartoon by Benjamin Franklin. 1859 first coach to Denver. 1912 international aeronautical exposition in New York. 1926 Byrd and Bennett fly over North Pole. 1955 Texas natural gas reaches River Edge. Ten years ago Cambodia sovereignity talks, five years ago Pakistan politician stab, one year ago USDA penalties against Billie Sol Estes.
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Woodrow Wilson
Cmdr
Richard E. Byrd
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
Cambodia
Pakistan
Republican Party
Dr. Khan Sahib
U.S. Agriculture Department
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
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