One D. C. Chick Up For Bids
A D C chick at Butler's Music Store 322 5 Main hatched last week with a companion that was deformed and killed. The chick is part of a promotional display by 14 Franklin County 4 H'ers raising funds for a citizenship trip to Washington D C in August. They placed 33 eggs in an incubator in May labeled with each 4 H'er and sponsor Ellen Arnold to invite community involvement.
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Joan Istas
D.C
Butler’s
Franklin County
Washington, D.C
Ellen Arnold
Jill
Jill Cartmill
Ann McLain
Butler's
McLain
Ghana Fish Dish and Local Poultry Auction Details
A Ghana style fish recipe uses a large fish and rice with tomato and onion sauce. The piece also covers a poultry auction for a single chick named Jill or Screamer, with bids due by 5 p.m. Friday at the local music store. Wilma McQuade will speak on arthritis at 1:30 p.m. June 8 in Courts Building, inviting public attendance.
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Kyenam
Ghana
Wilma McQuade
The
Arthritis Foundation
Tour of General Motors Plant Shrouded in Camera Ban
Silver Leaf 4 H Club members toured a Kansas City GM plant amid camera restrictions. Guards required registration and noted the facility’s postwar takeover, with glimpses of assembly lines, welding, soldering, and noisy machinery. Parents and leaders debated working conditions and pay as the group moved through production zones toward a supper and future Royals Yankees trip.
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Joanistas
Joan’s
Ottawa Herald
General Motors
Kansas City
Larry Jackson
Brad Jackson
Kansas City Royals
New York Yankees
4-H Day Camp Opens Again For Franklin County Youths
Franklin County hosts a 4-H Day Camp open to all seven eight and nine year olds. The program expanded from a 4-H only event two years ago and continues to invite broader participation this year.
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Franklin County
Central Heights FFA Parent Member Day Camp Plans
Central Heights FFA held a judging event at Princeton Recreation grounds with five classes including sheep hog cattle and a beef grading session. Jim Oestreicher led the parent division while Doug Poss topped the member division though rain affected some activities. Day Camp set for June 15-16 with two grades June 15 and 16, 4 H Junior Leaders as counselors, crafts cartoons and archery likely, cost $1.50 and sign up by June 5 at the Franklin County Extension office.
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Central Heights
FFA
Princeton Recreation Grounds
Larry Poss
Jim Oestreicher
Doug Poss
Franklin County Extension Office
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D. C
Joan Lates
Ottawa
James F. Winrick
International Harvester Company
P.O
Topeka
Kansas
Tom Back
Eet
BTL
CPC mm
Ohn
Luib & Bork
Lawrence, Kansas
Bob Hopkins
Volkswagen
Jawa
Jim McCrea
S. Main
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