Farm census tallies Franklin County farms and operators
Franklin County farms total 1501 covering 344178 acres with an average size of 229.3 acres. Of operators 783 own their farms, 464 own part, and 252 are tenants. The average operator age is 62.1 years with 313 operators 65 or older. In Joplin Missouri, firefighters investigated a squeaking gas meter mistaken for a kitten in a furnace, prompting emptying the area and potential chimney work.
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Franklin County
Joplin
Ralph Gibford
Oops Wrong Door in Baltimore Cancer Fund Case
A man claiming to solicit for cancer funds was fined 50 dollars on four counts after Theresa Faulkner, a Baltimore Cancer Society captain, reported him for illegal solicitation as the annual April drive approached. The incident occurred when he knocked on her door seeking contributions.
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Baltimore, Md
Theresa Faulkner
The
Cancer Society
Albert Catterer
Washington
Miami Bus Drivers Strike Paralyzes Two Systems
Miami and Miami Beach bus lines halted by a strike affecting 150000 riders. Drivers rejected a four cent an hour wage boost by 453 to 15 margin after early morning work ceases. Pawley administration offered no comment as last buses returned to barns at 6 am.
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Miami, Fla
API
Miami
Miami Beach
William JD. Pawley
Miami Transit Co
Miami Beach Railway Co
Pawley
Fragmented Weather Bits From A Local Page
The readable portions mention yesterday's high of 68 and low of 48, with today’s low at 48 and high around 86 in a dated table. The text is garbled with stray letters and partial phrases, but references to hourly temperatures and times like 2 PM appear amid noisy OCR noise.
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HS Tao
Old Ottawa Bridge Clevis Found On River Bank
A bulldozer operator near Ottawa uncovered a large iron clevis weighing about 4 pounds from the first cable suspension bridge over the Marais des Cygnes. The item, likely forged by hand, dates back to Ottawa's 1869 toll bridge and may join plans for a local historical museum.
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Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes Main Street
C. A. Novak
Jack Fenton
Army Engineer
Marais Des Cygnes
List & Clark
Kansas City
Main Street
Novak
Ray Hartshorn Hartshorn
Devis
Clark Gable To Become A Father In March
Reno dispatch confirms actor Clark Gable and wife Kay expect a baby in March. This would be Gable’s first child, though his wife is 42 and previously married holding two children Adolph II and Joan. Gable, 39, is filming The Misfits with Marilyn Monroe and recently married Kay Willams Spreckels in Minden Nevada.
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Reno
New Cap
Clark Gable
Gable
Kay
Ray Willams Spreckels
Adolph Spreckels II
Adolph II
Joan
Marilyn Monroe
Mrs. Spreckels
Minden
Nev
Uproar in U N as Khrushchev clashes with U S
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sparked an uproar at the United Nations in a heated clash with the United States over Red China. The exchange unfolded amid tense debates as ambassadors argued policy and aggression was condemned by several nations.
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U. N
Nikita
U. S
Red
China
United Nations
Khrushchev
United States
Scientists Portray Farm Of The Future In Kansas Study
Kansas State University researchers describe a mechanized farm outlook for 10 years ahead with four wheel drive turbine tractors and less tillage. They foresee intensified irrigation, more pesticides and fertilizers, and tighter production controls as wheat and corn surpluses grow, plus a shift toward fruit and vegetables and standardized mass marketing.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Situation
Wayne Rahrer
Frank Crazem
George L. Larson
Bootleggers Do Most Of Business In South Africa
South Africa’s bootleggers outsell legal bars and package stores this year. Official data show about 53 percent of total liquor production reaches the public via illegal channels, with the Liquor Commission saying bootleg liquor traffic is completely out of hand.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
sSouth Africa
The
Liquor Commission
Weather To Be On Chilly Side
The Weather Bureau forecasts a three day outlook for October with temperatures averaging below normal between the Appalachians and the Continental Divide. Above normal readings expected west of the Divide and along the Atlantic seaboard. Eastern third of the nation to see above normal precipitation, western half drier, with near normal in the middle region.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Appalachians
Continental Divide
Divide
Atlantic Seaboard
Eisenhower returns to Washington after private grief
President Eisenhower flies to Washington for a strategy meeting on Western aims in the United Nations General Assembly amid Soviet opposition. He has a 9:30 a.m. Sunday White House appointment with Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Robert Menzies. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Eisenhower's mother Elivera Doud, with about 40 guests attending a simple Presbyterian service.
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China
Khrushchev
Jose Felix de Sequerica
Francisco Franco
Assembly
Frederick H. Boland
U.N
Khrushcchev
Macmillan
Noes
U.S
Red China
James J. Wadsworth
Franco
Boland
Wadsworth
World Organization
U. S
Hungary
Eisenhower
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Washington
Denver
Eisenhower Fies
United Nations General Assembly
White House
Great Britain
Robert G. Menzies
Australia
Elivera Doud
Eisenhowers
Paroles Depend On Electronic Gadget
In Sacramento California the corrections department tests show parole chances could be predicted by punch card data scanned by an electronic brain. The system would weigh a convict's record to gauge success outside. They call the present crude method workable and plan further study and revision.
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Sacramento
Calif
APY
California
State Corrections Department
Last Ditch Effort To Avert G E Strike
Federal mediators hold final bargaining today to avert a nationwide strike against General Electric set for midnight. The IUE voted 41 to 10 to strike after a 47 hour meeting as GE and the union clash over wages and cost of living escalator clauses. GE offers include 3 percent signing plus 4 percent later, with elimination of the escalator. The union seeks 32 percent yearly raises, a union shop, and other benefits. GE runs 167 plants in 133 cities. The old contract expired Friday night.
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New York
General Electric Co
Man
International Union of Electrical Workers
IWE
James B. Carey
GE Productions
General Electric
Ottawa proclaimed 1960 week for physically handicapped workers
Mayor RK Andrews proclaims October 2 to 8 as Ottawa Employ the Physically Handicapped Week urging citizens to support handicapped citizens employment. The proclamation notes federal and state designations and stresses keeping qualified handicapped persons in the workforce.
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Congress
Ottawa
EO Andrews
Conflict over Kansas health chief ends with mixed vote
A dispute within the Kansas State Board of Health over executive secretary Dr Geoffrey Martin led to a mixed outcome as the board briefly reconsidered his status. After a secret meeting, the panel voted 3 to 3 to rehire Martin, reversing an 8 to 3 earlier move to demand his resignation or termination. Martin stated willingness to stay on through the upcoming legislative year, despite Gov George Docking urging dismissal.
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Topeka AP
State Board of Health
Geoffrey Martin
Martin
Sisinvitan
George Docking
Marin
Plane and Airliner Collision Over Orlando
In Orlando a small single engine plane collided with an eastern Air Lines airliner during approach. The light plane crossed in front of the Miami bound craft and brushed its wing tip. The light plane crashed near a residential area, killing pilot Pete Ayres, 23. four passengers aboard the airliner landed safely. Local sheriffs identified Ayres as the dead pilot. The incident caused no injuries on the ground.
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Orlando
Fla
API
Astern Air Lines
Caurryis
Sheriffs
Pete Ayres
EAL
Ayres
Miami
Astern
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