Tour County Extension Agent Highlights New Beef Center Visit
On the Agricultural-Economic Development Tour November 19 and 20 the highlight is the USDA Meat Animal Research Center at Clay Center Nebraska. The 35 000 acre facility started in 1966 from Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot and includes 30 000 acres of pastures and 250 miles of livestock fence. Research focuses on beef cattle sheep and swine with about 6 000 cattle 10 000 sheep and 500 litters of pigs per year. Public contact points include the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and the Douglas County Extension Office.
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Usda Meat Animal Research Center
Clay Center
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Hastings
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County Extension Office
City Auction Of Surplus Goods At Community Building
The city will auction surplus items at 1 30 p m Friday in the Community Building at 11th and Vermont. Auctioneer Bill Hays will sell surplus tables and chairs two old copying machines two pianos a pottery kiln a stove two refrigerators a television set a fan several old lamps and other objects.
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11Th and
Vermont
Bill Hays
Paul Fleener To Speak At Douglas County Farm Meet
Paul Fleener director of legislative research for the Kansas Farm Bureau at Manhattan will speak at the Douglas County Farm Bureau annual meeting at 6:45 p.m. next Monday at the county fairgrounds. His topic is Current Legislation and Its Effect Upon the Farmer. Directors from Willow Springs Palmyra Grant and Lecompton townships will be chosen plus delegates and alternates to the Topeka bureau meeting. Music by the Lawrence Chapter of Sweet Adelines.
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Paul Fleener
Legislative Research Department
Kansas Farm Bureau
Manhattan
Douglas County
Bureau
Topeka
State Board of Agriculture
Lawrence
Sweet Adelines
Marleen Dodder
Gayle Wulfkuhle
Paula Johnston
Mike Johnston
Sailboat Champion St Francis V Sold Plans Europe 1975
The St Francis V of San Francisco a World Cup sailboat champion has been bought by William F Niemi Jr president of a Seattle sporting goods firm. He 35 says he will rename the 36 foot boat the Joli II and hopes to race in Europe in 1975 and in Australia in 1976.
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Seattle
San Francisco
William F. Niemi Jr
Niemi
Europe
Australia
Fun With Children 4-H project for ages 9 to 12
A new 4-H child development project titled Fun With Children targets 9 to 12 year olds. It teaches activities in stories art music toys and play and nature and animal activities with a younger child as a Fun-Friend who is about three years old. The mother of the 4-H'er and the Fun-Friend cooperates in planning and the project may form a Child Development Club.
Teens Entertain adds to farm 4-H food nutrition project
The county 4-H program unveils Teens Entertain as the latest element in the food nutrition project. The 34 page Jet Teens Entertain guides teens in planning after game gatherings potlucks dinners and holiday activities for various groups including tiny tots and nursing home residents. It encourages hosts to align events with their own interests to ensure enjoyable gatherings.
Darby Receives Honorary Seat in Kansas Cavalry
Gov. Robert Docking awards former U.S. Senator Harry Darby a first honorary membership in the Kansas Cavalry at a Kansas Night dinner before the American Royal Livestock Exposition. Darby, 78, served in the Senate in 1949 50 to fill the final years of Schoeppel’s term and is chairman emeritus of the American Royal Board of Governors as the Cavalry aids the Kansas Department of Economic Development in drawing business to the state.
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Kansas City
Kansas Cavalry
Robert Docking
U.S
Harry Darby
Darby
Docking
Kansas
U.S. Senate
Andrew Schoeppel
Kan
American Royal
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Nominations Open for Douglas County ASC Committee
Nominations for the Douglas County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation community committee are open through Monday October 29. Farmers may nominate by petition at the ALCS office, 711 W 23rd St Lawrence Kansas, with nominees agreeing to serve if elected.
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Douglas County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Farma
Douglas County
ALCS
23Rd St
Lawrence
Kansas
Community Committee
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Sandy
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Vigtor Viking
McDonald’s
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Heart of America
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By Julian G. Toney
Journal-Worlp
Farm News
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Dewey Richardson
Your Knights "of Columbus
Little Joe and the Wisemen
Chuck Wagon Restaurant
Lowa
Tee-Pee Junction
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Lawrence JayCees
Life Dream
Legionaires
Clarence Craig
Farms & Land
Peter
W. 6Th St
Commonwealth Theatres
Granada
20Th Century-Fox Presents
Sun
Robert Blake
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George Seve
Amelvin Frank Film
Ingmar Bergman
Roger Corman
Honker
Burt Reynolds
Glenda Jackson
New York Film Critics Awards
Liv Ulman
James Coburn
UraNna Xen Santa
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