Jump In Estimate On Yield Of Wheat
Kansas winter wheat crop estimates jumped on better weather. The USDA in Washington put the crop at 101,680,000 bushels versus 83,886,000 last month, with an average 20 bushels per acre on 5,084,000 acres remaining. Last year yielded 143,282,000 bushels at 15.5 per acre. the ten year average is 194,917,000. Government programs trimmed acreage. May weather boosted this month's outlook.
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Topeka
Kansas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agriculture Department
Memorial Day Visits Across Town Dinners and Guests
Williamsburg area news notes many visitors and social calls. families hosted guests from Ottawa Wilming ton Delaware and Topeka. Several attended Kansas Conference and university events. Memorial Day was spent in Topeka with family gatherings and local suppers.
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H. R .Hampton
Louistown
Mont
Mary H. Dobbs
Ralph Pitts
Olathe
Vena McMillin
May H. Dobbs
W. N. Razak
Coffeyville
Kansas
The
Methodist Church
Walter Grigsby
Garden City
J. T. Farneys
D. B
Ray Campbells
Topeka
L. A. Green
Kenneth Davis
Kansas University
Lawrence
E. P. Anderson
Manhattan
Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Jesse Ashcraft
Wichita
J. C. Ashcrafts
Allen Ashcrafts
Quenemo
Jesse Ashcrafts
Allen Ashcraft
Manhattan Man Eagles Elect New Kansas Aerie President
Lou Hale of Manhattan is named president of the Kansas Aerie of Eagles at the state convention. Other officers include Claude Roberts Hutchinson as vice president William Abrams Salina as chaplain William Harper Rose Dale as conductor John Shelton Prairie Village as secretary Karl Romstedt Ottawa as inside guard Oscar Melvin Wyandotte as outside guard George Hamm Wyandotte as treasurer Trustees Bet Luse Great Bend Ivan Duncan Fort Scott C Q Bain Emporia and Bob Schonberner Junction City named to the board.
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Topeka
Lou Hale
Manhattan
Kansas Aerie of Eagles
Claude Roberts
Hutchinson
William Abrams
Salina
William Harper
Rosedale
John Shelton
Prairie Village
Karl Rom- Stedt
Ottawa
Oscar Melvin
Wyandotte
George Hamm
Bet Luse
Great Bend
Ivan
Roosevelt Buys Kansas Herd Sire
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr bought the herd sire Mixer Return and two young bulls and three heifers from Joe O’Bryan Palled Hereford ranch. He also purchased 37 heifers from Heart of America ranch in Liberty Missouri. The cattle will be shipped to his Duchess County New York farm. He criticized farm subsidy cuts and said many industries receive government support despite Benson’s production limits theory.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Joe O'Bryan
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
Heart of America Ranch
Liberty
Duchess County
New York
Benson
Twelve Die From Botulism Outbreak in La Plata
Twelve people die from botulism in La Plata after consuming spoiled pimientos at a local restaurant. Health authorities inoculate hundreds with the antitoxin, while fifty remain hospitalized in serious condition. The outbreak highlights the disease's severity and the global antitoxin shortage.
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LA Plata
Argentina
United States
Europe
New Type Of Flu Reaches American Shores
A mild variant of A-type influenza from Asia has landed in the United States aboard the American President Cleveland. Health officials report 96 passengers and crew on the Manila voyage suffered high fevers before recovery in three to five days. Ship's surgeon Dr Francis Galbraith confirms he contracted the illness but notes antibiotics are ineffective and relief came from aspirin and codeine.
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San Francisco
U. S. Public Health Service
Manila
Jinet
Cleveland
Edgar Norris
Francis B. Galbraith
Funds Approved For Wichita Air Base
Washington The House Armed Services Committee tentatively approved a 763000 project at McConnell Air Force Base Wichita and a 653000 job at Scott AFB Belleville Illinois. The measures are part of 38 Air Force projects in a 1700000 authorization bill approved yesterday.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Scott Afb
Belleville
Ill
Air Force
Banker Turns Toy Maker to Sell 80,000 Daily
Warren Gochenour Jr. quit investment banking a decade ago to found World Toy House after his daughter showed little interest in gifts. He now sells about 80,000 toys daily through 30,000 outlets, testing 10,000 ideas and selecting 1,500 for market by child juries in 34 centers. Toys priced from a dime to 1.50, averaging 49 cents.
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Warren Gocenour Jr
Aman
Gail
Godenour
World Toy House
Gochenour
United States
It's nothing to toy with pleas ing children takes work
A fragment from The Ottawa Herald quotes a caution about raising children, noting that pleasing kids requires effort and thoughtful strategy. The text stresses understanding what children want and warns of losing financially if misjudged.
New laxative COLONAID promises safe relief for constipation
A bold medical patent-like pitch promotes COLONAID as a gentle laxative with COLONAID moisture tech and COLONato colon exercises. It claims relief from chronic constipation overnight, safe in pregnancy, and superior to bulk and drug laxatives, selling 60 tablets for 98 cents.
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Colonatn
Colonaid
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Hell
Ottawa Herald
Goodyear
Westinghouse
Anuwo
S. Main
Grandpa
Hyde Park
Seitchik & Marx
Dacron
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Buck Skein
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