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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1964
Page
6
Termites infest all areas of Douglas County and each year cause mental anguish to many homeowners. Wasp shaped bodies observed. After checking two areas, homeowners can determine if the problem is serious.
Kansas Extension warns gardeners about distinguishing winged insects such as ants and termites, notes termite soil contact, and promotes Bulletin No. 64 on subterranean termites. It advises pest control licensing, timing for warm season grasses, and integrated methods for weed and pest management including crabgrass control, sod webworm vigilance, and mechanical cultivation benefits.
Wild onion or allium canadense is named weed of the week in the 4-H weed control program. It pests fields and pastures, taints milk flavor when cows graze it, and grows up to three feet tall with a fibrous underground bulb. Otis E. Hall, Kansas’s first 4-H leader, contributed to 4-H history as Kansas state leader from 1914 to 1920.
Kansas pastures were 78 percent of normal on May 1, 1964, 9 percent below the five year average. Hay condition was 86 percent of normal while milk and poultry production posted near record lows for the period.
The City of Lawrence Kansas passes Resolution No 3295 to widen Tennessee Street from 13th to 17th Streets by three feet each side including reguttering recurbing repaving and pedestrian improvements at an estimated cost of 60000 with bond funding. A protest by 10 percent of electors triggers an election within 90 days. otherwise the project proceeds by ordinance.
Douglas County treats soils as the prime natural resource with landowners urged to conserve. The Douglas County Soil Conservation District and the Soil Conservation Service lead a field mapping effort under the National Cooperative Soil Survey to inventory 160,000 acres in the Wakurusa Watershed out of 299,500 total acres.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced a rate increase for certificates of interest issued to banks and lending institutions funding 1963 crop price support loans from 3.5 to 3.7 percent per year, effective April 10. The 1964 certificates also rise to 3.7 percent. The move aims to sustain private lending in CCC loan programs and is not retroactive to site properties or soil specifics. In Douglas County soil survey work will take about five years, with Wakarusa Watershed completion in 1965. two soil scientists from Lawrence and two from other counties will assist as work continues.
The city updates sections on impounding untagged dogs and their care, fees for redemption, and penalties for running at large and dogs in heat. It sets daily care charges, replacement tags, and disposal after three days if not redeemed, with fines up to 100 dollars and a March notice requirement. May 1964, James V. Owens, Mayor.
Local ads feature a two bedroom duplex for summer at 343 Illinois, asking 70 monthly. Listings promote a 3 bedroom bi level with 214 baths near Sunset Hill School, a military officer’s home at 3 bedrooms Rancher for 16500, and bidding notices for large country houses. Additional listings include baby sitting, large seven room houses for moving, and a rambling bungalow with two car garage on shaded lot 132 by 134.
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