Conservation Notes Progress On Coal Creek Plans
Conservation notes report progress on Coal Creek Watershed plans with a steering committee appointed by the Franklin County Soil Conservation District Board. The group includes Vernon Fitzgerald Theodore Smith Eugene Hart R A Reed Earl L Hamilton W G Ransom Bernard Fisher and Leon Freese Richmond who was reappointed as assistant supervisor. A Friday meeting at Greenwood School reviewed a Soil Conservation Service survey detailing upland conservation work site options and potential flood protection. The board deferred further action to study the report and consult local interests before deciding. The district reported July conservation work including two miles of terraces six acres of waterways and two farm ponds plus a possible completion of basic plans for Melvin Sundstrom George Fisher Sons and Winers McKee.
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Coal Creek Watershed Steering Committee
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Peeraway
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Ottawa
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Draft Call A Break For Young Actor
NEW YORK AP The luck iest day in John Erwin s life came just a year ago when the draft blew him into the Army.
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New York
John Erwin
Army
Hunting Dates Announced For 1958 59 Season
John Erwin, a Fort Wayne native who quit Indiana University for a Broadway aim, lands hunting dates by state for doves rails gallinules and woodcock. He’s serving in the 8th Infantry Band in Germany and has been cast in the TV series Citizen Soldier after writing to producers. His Army entertainment efforts yield film offers as well. Open seasons list dates for Kansas Missouri and Texas with bag limits for rails, gallinules, rails and woodcock and other details.
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Indiana University
New York
Washington
Uncle Gallinules
Woodcock
Sam
Fort Wayne
8Th Infantry
Germany
Stars and Stripes
Munich
Theead
Ater
Red Cross
Erwin
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
German finalist wins again at Ft Belvoir and Ed Sullivan
In Germany he was sent to compete in the finals at Ft Belvoir Virginia and won again. Sunday night he will appear on the Ed Sullivan Show performing a satirical impression of how Julius Caesar would be staged by a Hollywood summer stock cast.
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Germany
Ft. Belvoir
Hollywood
Boeing Reports Increase In Sales for 1957 Half Year
Boeing Airplane Co reports six months ending June 30 orders totaling 860.75 million dollars and net profit of 19.57 million dollars. First half 1957 sales were 651.89 million with profit 16.50 million. Unfilled orders stand at about 2.825 billion, of which roughly 861 million is for 184 commercial jet transports.
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Boeing Airplane Co
Boeing
Radioactive rain hits Japanese ships and crew
TOKYO AP report describes two Japanese ships Satsuma and Tayko returning to port after showers of radioactive rain in the Pacific. The government ordered physical exams for all oceanographic survey crew. Bitter public reaction grows as fallout from nuclear tests lingers.
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Pacific
Oceanographic Survey
Satsuma
Takuyo
Wellsville Area Family Moves and Local Notices
News from Wellsville area reports Glenn Garber and family moving to Lena Blogs rental. Garber stationed at Olathe Naval Air Base. Roark family relocates to Florida. Roark to live in Jacksonville during sea duty. Lou Nickerson and Allen visit from Tacoma. Nickerson discharged from army returning to Kansas City Sept 1. Barbara Walter and Bain American and Australian doctors report no harm from radioactive dusting after July 14 U S test at Eniwetok. Japanese team notes Bivins contamination negligible after two weeks. Ruddell family visits and newborn Lorri Linn Sheets of Topeka weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces. MSgt Raymond Shanny family visit from Selfridge Air Force Base. Mrs. Harold Bethurum and others visit Tom Christie.
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Glenn Garber
Ottawa
Lena Blogs
Garber
Olathe Naval Air Base
B.&. Roark
Roark
Florida
Jacksonville
Chief Roark
Lou Nickerson
Allen
Tacoma
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Nickerson
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U.S
Eniwetok
J. W. Ruddell
Zuni
Beverly Barnett
Floyd Barnett
Wellsvile
Raymond Shanney
Claude Beets
Clyde McKaig
Paola
Tom Christie
Vel
Near Final Vote On Educational Bill
Washington AP reports the House advanced toward a final vote on a billion dollar federal education blueprint. The four year program would fund scholarships student loans science teaching equipment and state matching grants while guiding able students. Senate action expected early next week.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lane Area News Briefs Relate Family Visits
Dana Porter reports a sequence of family visits in the Lane area. Cindy and Virginia Higdon of Homewood spent Monday with grandparents Eddie Brownlee and family. Eddie Brownlee returned home Thursday after a stay at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Wadsworth. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon McKenzie visited relatives Sunday. R. E. Laubs of Osawatomie joined Mr. and Mrs. George Snow Jr. for Monday supper. Virgil Phillips and Theresa of Kansas City spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John Brownlee.
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Virginia Higdon
Homewood
Eddie Brownlee
Veterans Administration Hospital
Wadsworth
Vernon McKenzie
R. E. Laubs
Osawatomie
George Snow Jr
Virgil Phillips
Theresa
Kansas City
John Brownlee
Policewoman Takes Quick Command In Lexington Office
In Lexington Ida Op las, a policewoman who often patrols overtime Parkers, briefly headed the police department while the chief major and other officers were away at a convention. Lt. Joe Hoskins left in charge but stepped out, leaving her in charge for about ten minutes as the office remained quiet.
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Lexington
Ida Oplas
Parkers
Joe Hoskins
Fis
Japanese fury as radioactivity tests renew WWII anniversaries
Japan, scarred by atomic bombings, reacts to a new radioactive survey near its coast. The timing echoes the 13th and 6th anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, fueling deep resentment and reviving memories of past traumas.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
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