Five Franklin County Farmers to Receive Bank Awards
The Franklin County Soil Conservation District will honor Clyde Bland Alton Rumford Claude Smith George Lewis and W G Ransom Jr at Wednesday's meeting in Memorial Auditorium Harold Stevens notes the Bankers Association awards recognize outstanding soil and water conservation on farms The program includes films Willing Acres and The Soil Conservation District a noon dinner and an afternoon session with a supervisor election Leslie Hunter presiding Leon t Bone McDonald will be principal speaker More than 3500 attendees are expected and Franklin County has about 600 SCS cooperators
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Franklin County
Franklin County Soil Conservation District
Harold Sevens
Franklin County Bankers Association
Clyde Bland
Ottawa
Alton Rumford
Claude KK. Smith
Rmigha
George Lewis
Quuenemo
W. G. Ransom
Homewood
Bankers Awards
Mark Walter
Princeton Banker
T. C. Morstick & Son
Richmond
Jerry Hobbs
Homer Bishop
Princeton
Memorial Auditorium
Willing Acres
Soil Conservation District
Leslie Hunter
Pomona
SCS District Board of Supervisors
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Harry E. Scott
Wellsville
Board of Supervisors
Hunter
Gean Martin
C. B. Cougnenour
Cecil Vining
Leon T “T Bone’ McDonald
The
Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma City
McDonald
Oklahoma
SCS
Stevens
L. &. Davis
T. F. Furtak
W. 2Nd
Harold Staadt
Silkville Ranch
Expect Greater Radioactivity in Rocky Mountain Area
The Atomic Energy Commission advised uranium prospectors in the Rocky Mountain area that radioactivity may be abnormally high starting mid February during Nevada atomic weapons tests. AEC notice says do not be misled by radiation increases during the tests, which may last three months. The radiation is not expected to be hazardous or affect crops. U.S. Savings Bonds are secure.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Atomic Energy Commission
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
AEC
Residents Remember Rantoul As Fire Destroys Trailer Home
A fire last Friday destroyed a trailer home belonging to former Rantoul residents Mrs Gale Gilbert and family. They moved their belongings to Richland on Saturday. The article lists numerous local visits and gatherings, including birthdays and return of Cpl Gene Stevenson from Korea, plus changes in local church and school community members. Notable names include Mr and Mrs Frank Braden Roche Richland, Mrs Adrian Bartholomew Merriam, Mrs Ollie Bartholomew Merriam, Topeka guests Claudia Welch Shirley Gilbert, and teachers and officials from Rantoul and Ottawa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Braden
Richland
Rantoul
Gale Gilbert
Everett Gilbert
Raymond Shannon
Claudia Welch
Shirley Gilbert
Topeka
A. L. Keefer
Clarence Keefer
Ottawa
Keefer
Gilbert
Cpl
Gene Stevenson
M. R. Stevenson
Korea
Louise Herron
Richard Springer
Olpe
Kas
C. R. Springer
Geo. Pope
Judy
Grand Catterson
Presbyterian Church
Wm. Ward
Chester Jackson
Ruth Wickard
Ward
Presbyterian Ladies Societies
Willard] Miller
Dayton Rodgers
California
Dayton
Rodgers
Kansas City
Martha Coffman
Wellsville
W. H. Rodgers
Floyd Jackson
Donald Rodgers
Dwight Rodgers
Dwight
Subscriptions listed for Ottawa Herald readers 1955
The Ottawa Herald names new subs and renewals from various towns including Ottawa, Rantoul, Princeton, Williamsburg, Pomona, Wellsville, Merritt, Richmond, Lane, Quenemo, Waverly, Greeley and Overbrook. Subscribers include Ed Seyler, Art Meisel, George Myers, Lucian Fabert, Cora Cleveland, J R Ball, Maudé Endlhen, Harold McDonald and others.
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The
Herald
Ottawa
Ed Seyler
Art Meisel
George Myers
Lucian Fabert
Charles Wells
Frank Morgan
Rantoul
J. R. Ball
Maudé Endlhen
Princeton
Miss ‘Cora Cleveland C. N. Anderson
R. M. Price
Williamsburg
Harold McDonald
Pomona
C. Humphrey
Claude Res
W. R. Smith
Wellsville
Vernon Moore
Roy Nutt
Walter McMilin
Merritt Ball
Harvey House
Richmond
Forest Price
Lee Perkins
Lane
Joe Kraus
Quensmo
Richard Casswell
A. K R. Mooney
Waverly
Everett McLain
Neill George
Harold Deay
Greeley
W. J. Licktelg
Overbrook
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L. J. “T-Bone” McDonald
D. O. Thompson
Sand Creek
Michigan Valley
John Deere
van Brunt
H. E. Devore
C. A. and Claude Myers
Audr
State Bank of Ottawa
WSCS
An Pas
State Conservation Department
State Agricultural College
U. S
Adrian Bartholomew
Ollie Bartholomew
Merriam
Chester and
C. B. Jackson
Bureau Mutual
Leo C. Miller
Malin
FORD
Soil Conservation Dist
Ottawa Herald
Co-Op Building
Selda
Soil Conservation Office
Conservation Meeting
Kansas
Citizens State Bank of
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