Christmas gatherings on farm page festivities noted
The Herald's Farm Page reports two neighborhood Christmas events. BLUE RIBBON group at Mrs. James Peckham's home held gift illustrations, games, singing, a gift exchange, and refreshments for 122 members, four children, and a guest. Next meeting set for January 4 at Mrs. Gerald Reser's. HARMONY HOMES group met December 3 at Mrs. Willard Shoemaker's for a Christmas basket dinner with secret pals, gift exchanges, penny drill winner Mrs. W. H. Twyman, and new secret pals drawn. Meeting time moved to 1 30 pm. Attendees included Mrs. Mabel Smith, W. H. Twyman, and others. next gathering January 13 at Mrs. John Staadt's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon
James Peckham
Floyd Stoffer
Gerald Reser
Harmony Homes
Willard Shoemaker
W. H. Twyman
John Staadt
Cate Peterson
Mabel Smith
Carl Peterson
Otlo Schroeder
J. K. Baker
Leonard Wumphrey
Everett Burgess
Bud Green
Virgil
Leland Green
Eddie
Larry Burgess
Kenneth Humphrey
Kathy Schroeder
Neal
Marilyn Baker
Native timber use and tax tips for Kansas farms
Kansas Extension forester Harold Gallaher discusses using native timber for farm repairs and lumber as a tax planning aid. He outlines tree size, sawing, seasoning, and proper lumber foundations, plus a note on winter work and local vs distant mills for better sawn quality. Eastern Kansas farmers face chinch bug risk per entomologist Harry Bryson, with 15 to 20 bugs typical in crowns and up to 800 in some areas, urging growers to survey grass bunches to gauge trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Harold Gallaher
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Gallaher
Harry R. Bryson
Bryson
From Idaho For A Visit Fannie Kraus And Guests
A sequence of social notices from Pomona details dinners and visits. Highlights include Mr and Mrs Ralph Hunt hosting noon meals for family, visiting Halodays from Kuna Idaho, and gatherings with the Hunts, Shaws, Dickeys, and Loper families. A Kansas State College poultry note announces a new Newcastle disease vaccine called Wayne, used in drinking water to vaccinate chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hunt
Ralph Hunt, Jr
Lyle Hunt
Nancy
H. A. Haloday
Kuna
Idaho
Tusday
Hunts
Lyle Hunts
Haloday
Mrs. Hunt
South
Leo Wittman
Deanna
Elaine
Warren
Lioniel Shaw
Duane
Delores
Sadie Dickey
Hubert Dickey
Delores Carleton
John Dickey
Ted Gebhardt
Patty
Ottawa
Lexie Johnson
Clovis Johnson
Marie
Marion
Edith Thompson
Archie Clark
Maude Fyock
R. W. Horne
Alc
T. R. Sedgwick
W. H. Sedgwick
Melvern
Ralph Hunt Jr
C. C. Burch
J.T. Puckett
C. E. Rodgers
Miss Wilda
JB. M. Ottaway
Robert Loper
Brenda
Dickie
Robbie
C. H. Loper
Cora
Button
Vera Vincent
Dallas
Tex
George Lindsey
Arnold al
Sudan
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Wavnc
Paul Sanford
Estate Poultry
Granted Leave For Federal Job At Kansas State College
L L Longsdorf of the Kansas State College staff has been granted a year's leave to serve as consultant and assistant director in the Office of Information, U S Department of Agriculture in Washington D C. He heads the department of extension information at the college. Measles and whooping cough cases in 1954 rose about 50 percent from 1953, but death tolls stayed very low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Court House
Ottawa
Manhattan, Kas
L. L Longsdorf
Kansas State College
Office of Information
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Longsdorf
Department of Extension Information
Ottawa Herald notes and social notices across Ottawa
fragmented social column from Ottawa containing family visits New Year gatherings and greetings listing many residents and their kin plus a note on privately owned community facilities spending about 900 million dollars annually in the past five years.
Senators Comment On State of the Union Message
Senator Carlson called President Eisenhower's State of the Union message forward looking. Senator Schoeppel said general agreement exists but he will wait for detailed proposals before deciding how far to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Eisenhower
Sen. Schoeppel
REA approves loan for Haviland telephone firm
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a 277000 dollar loan to the Haviland Kansas Telephone Co. Carlson said the message had no defeating line and cited President Eisenhower's leadership and the program's benefits for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U—Kansas
Rural Electrification Administration
Haviland, Kas, Telephone Co
Carlson
Eisenhower
Period of peace and prosperity questioned by Schoeppel
In remarks attributed to Schoeppel a great stretch of peace and security is noted, but he questions how far to extend the program's implementation and reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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the Herald
HDV News
Brown
Fannie Kraus
Anchor Savings & Loan Ass'n of
Kansas City
J. Dean Nossinger Manager
The
Ottawa Ministerial Association
Church of
God
Len
Harry Miller
Harvey Staadt
Eldon
Ottawa Berald
George Lindsay, Jr
Sharon
Gene Miller
Cain
Mickle
Gary
John Carr
E. A. Burns
Ross Johnson
Barbara
Jimmy
C. D. Baxter
Kent
Rey
East D
Fourth Streets
Deaniner
Champaign
Kenneth Stoffer
Joyce
Carol
Jheme
Mark Hewitt
Sam
W. Horne
Lebo
S. E. Burns
Firs
Chas
Fuqua
Ralph Horne
Attawe
Oscar Parks
E. T. Nitcher
Mary Rollie Nichols
Amiss, Wavenes
U. 5 Sonds
Paote
OHS
Leavenworth
Ottawa High School
Anchor Savings and Loan Assn
Briscoe Drug Store
Bond's Royal Cleaners
Bennett Creamery CO
Budge’s Hardware
Bert Ross
Cement Brick Products CO
Crown Drug Store
Calida Super Service
Grites Body Shop
Durbin Plumbing CO
Edmiston
First National Bank
Joel Cutting
Kansas State Bank
Kansas Loan Agency
Mack Electric
Mann-Bell Drug Store
Mike Mulcahey
Buick CO
Minnick Motor CO
Malott Hardware
Mock Motors
Newfield’s Jewelry
Ottawa Steel
Ottawa Building and Loan Assn
Ottawa Chamber OF Commerce
Ottawa Herald
Price Motor CO
Peoples National Bank
Peffly Motor CO
Pence Food Center
Richardson Shoe Store
Star Grain and Lumber CO
State Bank OF Ottawa
Saffron Glass CO
Safeway Grocery
Terrill
Western Auto Associate Store
Wiggins Electric CO
Food Mart
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