Sunflowers Allelopathy Suppresses Weeds Says USDA Expert
AP News details plant scientist Gerald Leather noting sunflowers and Jerusalem artichokes release toxins that slow weed growth. Greenhouse tests in Frederick show sunflower extracts cut weed growth 50 to 75 percent, with species such as jimsonweed and ragweed affected.
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Earl Aronson
Gerald Leather
U.S. Department of Agriculture Science and Education Administration
Leather
USDA
Frederick
How To Avoid Food Poisoning For Labor Day Picnics
A Kansas State Extension specialist warns picnics require safe handling to prevent foodborne illness. Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold with two hampers, prep ahead, and use foil, ice, and proper seals. Wash hands, sanitize utensils, and plan to eat together to minimize contamination risk.
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Manhattan
Karla Vollmar
Kansas
Vollmar
Volimar
Coleslaw
Susanna Wesley Topic Highlighted by Local Speaker
Mrs. Barbara Driver of Quenemo will headline the United Methodist Womens general meeting at First United Methodist Church at 7 30 p m on Wednesday The program centers on Susanna Wesley with Driver in period costume and singing songs by Charles Wesley She has studied living conditions of the Wesley era and traveled in England where Susanna and John Wesley lived.
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Barbara Driver
Quenemo
United Methodist Womens Generall
First United Methodist Church
Driver
Susanna Wesley
England
Susanna
John Wesley
Chocolate Date Cake Recipe by Cecily Brownstone
Dates add flavor to a moist chocolate cake. Mix flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs, melt chocolate, fold in dry ingredients with buttermilk, then dates. Bake in a buttered pan at 325 degrees for 40 minutes, serve warm with chocolate sauce.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Michael Louia Morris Second Birthday Celebration
Michael Louia Morris will celebrate his second birthday on September 3. He is in the care of Mr. and Mrs. James Montgomery at 108 South Oak.
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Michael Louia Morris
James Montgomery
S. Oak
Extra Faucet Promoted as New Kitchen Feature
Lombard Illinois AP reports the Water Quality Association endorses a third faucet for drinking and cooking water. The faucet would be fed by a filtration system to remove contaminants not eliminated by municipal treatment.
Monkeys Stir Up Readers In Ann Landers Column
Readers debate monkeys as pets and the ethics of Ann Landers guidance. Letters from Pasadena Rochester and Sarasota clash over whether monkeys belong in homes, zoos, or jungles, while advice on hair implants counseling and mental health resources appears.
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Abby
South America
Sis
Pasadena
Ann Landers
Darwin
Rochester
N.Y
Steven Y
Steven
Ann
Sarasota, Fla
Sara
Mental Health Clinic
Family Service
Salvation Army
Ymca and Recovery, Inc
Alcoholics Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
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Saginaw, Mich
Ottawa Free Methodist Church
University of Ill
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Anne Adams
Ottawa Herald
West 17Th St
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Herald Office
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Te Hs
S. Main
Ottawa
Tom
Rita
Augusta
Ree
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Kansas State Banks
South Bank
North Bank
N. Main
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