Ceramic Tile Boom Hits Pomona Plant in Kansas
Pomona Tile Co at Strother Field reports a surge in sales as ceramic tile gains popularity in modern construction. The Kansas plant now produces 10,000 square feet daily with 140 employees, while facing competition from cheaper imported tile and expanding designer tile offerings.
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Ark
Ansas City
Kas
Pomona ‘Tile Co
Pomona Tile
Strother Field
the Tile Concil of America
Pomona
Mississippi
Kansas
Additioon
Calif
Arkansas City
Winfield
Midwest
Directo
Thais
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
New York
Montana
Tennessee
California
Producion
Tile Council
Pont
Bonanza
Lane Area Social Notes Record Hospitality and Visits
Mrs Merle Cole named replacement cook at the local school as Miss Elizabeth Burk doll departs for a University of Kansas post in Lawrence. A whirl of guests arrives for dinners and visits from Kansas City Osawatomie Ottawa Topeka and local families with events including Y F F Club hosting and relatives spending weekends and weekdays with Cole and Christian families.
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Merle Cole
Elizabeth Burkdoll
Miss Burkdoll
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Nellie Boyd
Earl Boyd
Mission
Virgil Phillips
Theresa
Kansas City
John Brownlee
Jack Brownlee
Art Holland
Jerry Triplett
Ed Prothe
Shirley
Beverly
Vernon Prothe
Ralph Moraine
Osawatomie
Martin King
John Banks
Ross Kimball
Y.F.F. Club
Dan Whitaker
Ted Miller
Lillian Miller
John Burkdoll
Ottawa
L. D. Morlan
Topeka
W. M. Christian
Verne Morlan
Belle Brownlee
Local Families Visit Relatives Across Kansas City Area
Parents Mr and Mrs E F Brownlee hosted Mr and Mrs Jay Swogar and family from Paola visiting their relatives. Clayton True and family visited his parents Mr and Mrs Lewis True and Virgil in Kansas City.
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E. F. Brownlee
Jay Swogar
Paola
Mrs. E. F. Brownlee
Clayton True
Mrs. Lewis
True and
Virgil
Kansas City
Conservation plan for 869 farms in Franklin County
The Soil Conservation Service aids district cooperators in developing five year conservation plans. Of 898 cooperators, 869 have plans, with Lloyd C. Taggert and Perry M. Porter among recent completions and Reichart and Wolfe having revisions. Plans guide waterways terraces crop changes and field boundaries, with plans stored on aerial photos and soil and crop data.
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Fred Frakes
Franklin County
Franklin County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Lloyd C. Taggert
Perry M. Porter
Wayne Reichart
F. E. Wolfe
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By John Grinstead
Arkansas City Daily Traveler
Glenna Hettler
Stockwater Pond
S.C.S
J. K. Jameson
FORD
Bob Dean
Franks County Soil Districts
Ford Trucks
the Price Motor Co
West 3Rd St
Ford Sales and Service
SCS
Max Wiseman
A.S.C. Contractor
Wellsville
Ph. TU
Memorial Auditorium
East
F. R. Bennett
Milo M. Hewitt
Wm. W. Wallace
H. J. Henning
Dean Berlin
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