4 H Fair Days Show Why Franklin County Supports 4 H
Franklin County 4 H fairs attract over 280 families and showcase youth projects and contests. The piece highlights learning aims, exhibits, and cooperative extension teaching methods, noting five million 4 H participants nationally and more than 500,000 volunteer leaders. It invites families to visit the 1972 fair and contact the extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Smith
Franklin County
Cooperative Extension Service
Summer Traveling Easier With Wash and Wear Items
Travel ahead with washable no iron wrinkle resistant clothes. Pack light with a basic color scheme, interchangeable pieces, and accessories. Plan for hotel or cottage stays with quick wash and dry options and a checklist of toiletries camera film first aid and potential travel problems.
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Ardis Patterson
Lake Region RC&D plan spans six counties in Kansas
Franklin County joins Miami Linn Anderson Coffey and Osage in a Lake Region RC&D project aims to improve land and water resources and boost local economies. The next step is formal planning assistance to outline objectives problems solutions and benefits with seven committees supporting Franklin County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Weickert
Franklin County
Miami
Linn
Anderson
Coffey
Osage
Lake Region
R.c.&d
Secretary of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service State Conservationist
Safety belts and child seating guidance from federal agencies
Urges use of seat belts to save lives and cites National Safety Council and NHTSA guidance. Notes lap belts are safe for children four to five, shoulder belts avoided for under 55 inches, infants under nine months not to use seats or harnesses. Introduces 1971 standard labeling and cautions against hook-over or flimsy seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Alfalfa Weevils Move Into Midwest Crops
Larry Christ reports alfalfa weevils have moved into the Midwest, causing more damage in southern Kansas. Extension agronomist Verlin Peterson outlines timing for cutting, sun exposure of larvae, and cleaning hay, plus spraying rules and fall flaming to control the pest. Franklin County notes some weevil presence but limited damage, with potential for greater harm next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Christ
Kansas
Verlin Peterson
Extension Agronomist
Mound Valley
Peterson
Midwest
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Machinery Shows Progress At National Farm Week Exhibit
Washington AP Farm equipment makers opened a week long exhibit to show decades of progress in bigger safer tractors. A 1921 Fordson sat beside new Ford and Massey Ferguson giants highlighting horsepower gains and safer features like overturn protection and shielding. Secretary Earl L. Butz noted farming hazards and the need for safety procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ford
Massey- Ferguson
Fordson
Earl L. Butz
National Farm Week
Butz
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Olean
Elmira
N.Y
American Red Cross
American National Red Cross
Washington, D.C
First ‘National Bank
Ors Optawa
E. Wilson
Ottawa
Morris Kay
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New Department of Aging
Pol. Adv
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