Farm Page Notes on Local Clubs Benwal Picnic at Forest Park
The Herald's Farm Page lists details from Franklinette, RIRs, Good Neighbors, Land Creek, and Worthwhile clubs with meetings, attendees, and activities held in July. It mentions hostesses, new members, etiquette lessons, rail safety discussion, recreation, and a family picnic at Forest Park on July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklinettes
Shelter House
Forest Park
Joe McGilay
Sidney Morris
Charles Way- Bilre
Jack Sauer
Gene Mohr
John Evans
John Fritts, Jr
Ralph Overstreet
Leo Logan
Roy Lam
Bert
Walter Randall
Gene Marty
Gladys McIntire
Jerry
Shirley Fritts
Blaine Evans
Charles Waymire
Bert McKinley
RIR
Alma Wagner
Delmar Bowman
Byron Figgins
Geri Sue Figgins
Figgins
Mock
Roy Gerhard
Albert Baldwin
Ivan Birttingham
Loren
Land Creek
Kenneth Corbett
George Graves
Ray Angleton
Corbett
Glenn King
Albert Stewart
Albert, Barnhart
W. J. Phillips
Pattie King
J. F. Cunningham
Ben Gibson
George Reed
Ronald Arnold
Russel Kleim
Ralph Brinkmeyer
Ed Crawford
Loyd Brown
W. C. Yokum
Merle Nicholas
Mary Black
W. D. McClure
Enright
Geneva May
Muncie
Kansas
Jack McClure
Centropolis 4-H Beavers Plan Picnic and Sale
On July 13 at the Clark home the Centropolis Beavers discussed a Bulson sale with cold drinks, project meetings, fair books, and tentative Sept 4 date. Florine Waterbury and Juanita Clark led the sale. 13 members attended and a hamburger fry on August 10 is planned with refreshments by Juanita and Charley Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centropolis Beavers - iMet
Clark
Bulson
Florine Waterbury
Juanita Clark
Centropolis
Juanita
Charley Clark
Opposition to Ft Sill expansion at Wichita Wildlife Refuge
Representatives from five national conservation groups oppose Army plans to buy 20000 acres of private land and transfer 10700 acres of the Wichita Wildlife Refuge to expand artillery ranges at Ft Sill Oklahoma. They warn the refuge is outstanding and unique and would deprive millions of people of a premier recreation area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ft. Sill
Okla
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Army
Wildlife Refuge
Interior Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
National Wildlife Federation
The
Wildlife Management Institute
Wilderness Society
National Parks Assn
Outdoor Writers Assn. of America
Wichita Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma
Franklin County farmers urged to conserve moisture and terracing
A county agricultural note stresses that scattered moisture helps but widespread rain is needed in Franklin County to aid crops. It warns that improper terracing and gullied fields lose soil and nutrients, advocates soil conservation and proper land management, and promotes using terraces and sod waterways before grading. The speaker encourages soil testing and timely farm work and thanks local readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Kansas
McPherson
Ottawa
Soil Conservation Service
A.S.C
Peoria Church Social Attendees and Illness Report
A Peoria church gathering included Mr and Mrs Will Meyersick Cecil Detwiler Mrs Fred Weaver Arthur and Amos Reed Mrs Maude Evans Mrs Mary entertained by accordion music by Mack and Mr and Mrs Ira Dean. Little Billie Shenk has been ill with tonsillitis for several days and missed school but had dinner with Mr and Mrs Ira Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria Church
Will Meyersick
Cecil Detwiler
Fred Weaver
Arthur
Amos Reed
Maude Evans
Mary
Mack
Ira Dean
Billie Shenk
Peoria Imes Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Everett Bricker and family of Iola were guests of Mr and Mrs Bob Rodgers Wednesday evening. The Lovells spent the weekend in Kansas City with Ernest Lovell and attended a ball game. Rodgers hosted relatives in Ottawa while Prager and Gary visited Fred Weaver. Mundells and Loretta joined O Mundells in Rantoul Sunday. Detwilers of Rantoul visited Weaver and Mrs Mack attended a family picnic at Forest Park. Gardner Finch called on Ben Anderson. Evans visited Trim Fisher in Richter. Eleanor Evans arranging days at home with Maude Evans. Charley Owens of (text incomplete).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Bricker
Iola
Bob Rodgers
Mike Lovell
Kansas City
Ernest Lovell
Bob Altice
Ottawa
Clarence Prager
Gary
Fred Weaver
Raymond Mundell
Loretta
O. Mundells
Rantoul
Ray Detwiler
Mary Mack
Forest Park
Gardner Finch
Ben Anderson
John Slaven
Wena
Eleanor Evans
Maude Evans
Trim Fisher
Richter
Ottawa area notes of visitors and church events
The Ottawa Herald reports a stream of Sunday visitors and local gatherings. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rand, Mrs. Rose Temire, Mrs. Grace Bird, Jennie Bird, and Mrs. J. T. Hatfield visiting from Kansas City. Local calls span the Bird home, the Richard home, and nearby families. A quilting session at the church basement finished one quilt and started another, with attendees Maude Evans, Alta Conley, Dora Weaver, Mary Mack, Mike Lowles, Bob Rodgers, and Ira Dean. Corrections note Ira Dean attended the July 4 ballgame with Adell Dean and Joe Lawrence, not Mrs. Dean. Mildred Blunk of Kansas City visited her parents Joe Blunk. Rev. Carl Grondorf of Rantoul visited Peoria, and a Peoria church group attended the Rantoul Methodist installation of Rev. Grondorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ottawa Herald
Ross Bird
Harry Rand
Kansas City
Rose ‘Temire
Grace Bird
Jennie Bird
J. T. Hatfield
Kansan City
A. C. Johnson
Alta Conley
Bob Rodgers
George Conley
Ben Anderson
Alpha Powell
Bert Finch
Richard
Lizzie
Cecil Morgan
Clarence Briles
Twila
Earl Conley
Pleasanton
Kas
Alvie Kingery
Centropolis
Ruth Fisher
Raymond Mundell
Harry Greenup
Lizzie Morgan
Shawnee Mission
Allen Reed
Ira Dean
Adell Dean
Joe Lawrence
Dean
Mildred Blink
Joe Blunk
Carl Grondorf
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HDU News
Higginbrotham
Homer Baldwin
Angel Baldwin
Rodney Fritts
Fritts
U. S
Mom Soeple
Saunders
Easune
Papec
Ottawa Tractor & Implement CO
Nuzman Lumber Yard
Ase Manville
Jong
Johns-Manville
Nurman Lumber
3Ekeer Johns Manville Building Materials
President's Council of Economic Advisors
Council
Brown
Mary Dean
Kansas State College
Artificial Dairy Breeders Assn
Don Collins
S. Maple
Peoria - Imes
Charley Owens
Ralph J. Studebaker Sales Co
King Street
Ottawa, Kansas
Ottawa Farm Supply
Main Sr
Mansas
Ottawa Farm
Farmers Alliance
al Williams Insurance Agency
Masone Bldg
Elivis TE Bank
North Side Bank
R. S. Hill
Ed Hosler
Fvd.lc
Guernsey
Jersey
Farmall
John Deere
P.T.O
Maytag
Baldwin Junction
Highway 59
O. A. Rich
Minnie Rich
Claude Myers
Auct
First Nat’l Bank
New Union
Chariton Heston
Major Benson
Plaza Theatre
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