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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
8
Farmers must file for a four cent per gallon federal gasoline tax refund covering July 1, 1962 through June 30, 1963, with forms available at the Extension Office in Room 202 of the Post Office or by mail. The notice also provides five pesticide safety precautions, elm twig girdler details, and tips on peony planting, wheat fertilizer tests, and soil phosphorus and potassium needs.
Frederick W. Adams, a 30 year old former English teacher fired over reading John Hersey's A Bell for Adamo, has been hired by Gordon Military College in Barnesville. Adams, from Seneca South Carolina, was removed from Stephens County High School in Eastanollee Georgia after parental protests over the novel. The state school board later reinstated him.
The text notes that boys’ marbles carved from Bavarian stone were widely manufactured for export from Germany, with about sixty such mills operating at the end of the 19th century.
Kansas August egg production dropped to 71 million, a 38 year low, from 80 million in July. The average layer output was 16.2 eggs, with 4,411,000 layers reported. National egg production rose 2 percent for the month to a record high. Baby chicks hatched in Kansas reached 400,000.
On Waterloo anniversary the Duke presents a small French tri color at Windsor Castle before noon. The flag was quit rent for the Berkshire estate awarded after he defeated Napoleon.
Land and water management will drive efficient farming and a prosperous economy. As urban expansion and irrigation grow, conservation aims to curb stream pollution and meet rising water demand, with agriculture, industry, and municipalities sharing scarce resources.
President Tito of Yugoslavia meets with Brazil's Joao Goulart to seek trade and support for nonalignment policies. Tito and his wife Jovanka arrived for a Latin-American tour beginning midweek and plan stops in Chile Mexico Bolivia before a Washington visit starting October 16 lasting eight days.
Home decorating guidance outlines steps for planning rooms from purpose to layout. Emphasizes color choices, fabrics, and wood tones, with fall color trends and pattern use considerations for varying room use.
The article advises using patterns on one quarter of a room and balancing plain walls with patterned draperies and upholstery. It suggests matching wallpaper designs to room goals whether busy or sparse, recommends bold patterns for small spaces, and highlights floral versus geometric patterns for classic or modern furnishings. A call to action invites readers to contact VI 3 7058 or write Box 231 for decorating bulletins.
The Agricultural Hall of Fame and National Center near Bonner Springs Kansas plans a 12000 square foot building budgeted over a quarter million dollars. Ground work is done for ten planned structures with a temporary water well laid. First hall ground breaking is set for mid October. The Oklahoma Junior Hereford Association donated the first animal, a Hereford heifer, and the American Farm Bureau Federation planted the first tree on Convention Lane.
Three Kansas International Farm Youth Exchange delegates Peggy Chrisman David Good and Sharon Sargent report to Washington DC on September 29 for a week of orientation before six months with host farm families. Peggy goes to Thailand David to Nepal and Sharon to Costa Rica.
Farmers in Marshall County Kam, ews report the National Farmers Organization moving toward contracts and selling directly to buyers. A carload of soybeans fetched $2.50 a bushel after loading and selling fees, higher than local prices, with another sale at $2.52 to a domestic buyer. The NFO promotes collective bargaining and believes better prices come from selling rather than merely bringing crops to town.
Theo dore Bloomfield 40, former artistic director of the Rochester Philharmonic, conducted the West Berlin Philharmonic to a triumphant debut. He drew six curtain calls as more than 1,000 patrons cheered.
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