Missiles Are Big Business in Kansas Visit
A Kansas group including state officials and newspapermen toured Norton Air Force Base in California to learn about ballistic missiles. Maj. Gen. W. Austin Davis explained Atlas Titan and Minuteman programs, with ranges over 5500 miles and deployments planned near Wichita.
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Towns and crops face drought amid store sales and fairs
Ottawa and Franklin County report good condition in parts while Colorado faces irrigation cuts. Severe frost hit Colorado peach crops. Grand Junction and Creede suffer. Aspen and Silverton prosper modestly. Dodge City gears Front Street redevelopment. Local jewelry show in Kansas City attracts 2,500 jewelers. Farm Bureau Insurance declares nearly 950000 in Kansas dividends. Sidewalk Bazaar brings brisk trade as weather stays favorable.
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Creede
Grand Junction
Colorado
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Farm Bureau Insurance
Franklin County
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Kansas
Farm Bureau Mutual
Kansas Farm Bureau
Herald Opens Weekly News Tip Prize
The Herald offers five dollars each week for the best news tip submitted by a reader. The incentive encourages community members to share timely information, with tips reviewed by editors and rewarded upon publication.
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Understanding pregnancy timing and lunar months in babies
Dr Molner explains that pregnancy is measured in lunar 28 day months. Average gestation is 280 days from the last period, minus about 14 days of fertile time, giving roughly nine lunar months or about nine calendar months. Variations exist but are moderate and birth timing isn’t tied to a 21 day cycle.
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Protesting in muddy alley sparks broader social riffs
The fragmentary slice recounts a Chicago racial demonstration, a veteran farmer’s view of growth, and satirical lines about education and governance. It also includes advice columns on pregnancy myths, goiter treatment limits, weight loss, and TV radiation safety, reflecting a midcentury newspaper collage of opinions and queries.
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Chicago
Death notices and local curios in Ottawa story mix
Auld Lang Syne Ward learned of the death of Fred Li cas a former Ottawan at his Los Angeles home. Clyde Laas, noted orchestra director, is his son. Ottawa Hardware sheds storage fire required a one block response by the fire department. Hi Y camp near Emporia drew Ottawa High School students Chester Watts Bob Link Don Blair David Bowers and Richard Morris. Whitaker Brothers business trip to Waverly. Ottawa water department chief W O Myers toiling in dry weather managing Marais des Cygnes valley ditch work. Roy Martin of Rush Center visited Miss Iva Scoville.
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Fred Li Cas
Los Angeles
Clyde Laas
Chester Watts
Bob Link
Don Blair
David Bowers
Richard Morris
Emporia
Ottawa High School
W. O. Myers
Ottawa Water and Fight Department
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
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