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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1956

Page

11

Farm Club Notes and Social Events Summary

The Herald's Farm Page records Progressive and Beacon Light group activities. Highlights include a breakfast at Lydia Finch's home, a budget lesson led by Lens Caudill and Vivian Bowman, and a foreign relations report by Ivan Hun zicker. Beacons feature Appanoose teachers’ reception, band numbers, and refreshment duties. Sunflower notes outdoor cookery, annual reports, and a Civil Defense program with a planned joint meeting October 23.

Lydia Finch Williams Myron Steere Martin Brockway Opal Monroe Sally Reinecke Shendaloup Oma Breckheisen Lens Caudill Vivian Bowman IvanHunzicker Ifa Madge Silvius Beacon Light Appanoose Brown Lloyd Neidner Sharon Terry Neidner Ingersoll Jean Ingersoll Joel Towner Bob Steele Earl Gilliland RJR Anl RUR Harold Guy Dean Easton Louis Reibe Gene O'Mara Sunflower Pleasant Valley Lloyd Schweitzer Jack Davis W. G. Ransom, Jr Manhattan Homewood Arthur Long

Harvesting Seed of Prairie Grass in Ottawa Area

Commercial seedsmen are harvesting prairie grass seed around Ottawa as light rains helped the native grasses set seed. Seed buyers contract the crop on share or per acre, with farmers often keeping a portion for reseeding. Big and Little Bluestem dominate the harvest at about 40 to 50 pounds per acre.

Ottawa Combine

Local Socials and Visit Highlights Across Town

Sunday visits feature Wayne Porters, Clarks at Mack's Creek, Elsenbarts in Yates Center, and a new Ottawa hospital birth for Mr. and Mrs. Strobel's son John Richard. Social Hour notes various attendees and upcoming October meeting hosted by Mrs Atchison with Rev Cecil Orr and Marvin.

Hias Wayne Porters Warris Joe Clarks Macks Creek Alvert Elsenbart Yates Center Richard Strobel Ottawa Hospital John Richard Frank Rockers Gus Rockers John Seectl Powelson Lawrence Tices Goeldnerd Nuiken Veryl Dietz Garnett Robert Liekteiz Joe Milcfelt McCrea Pat Riehe Mines Will Doncaster Lelia Morgan Orie Higdon Ruth Atchison G. Z. Price Jim Waring Atchison Cecil Orr Marvin Tom ‘Buchanan R. C. Buchanan Delores Walker Lawrence Brooks E ‘Bennetts Howard Browns Joe Ellen Hunt Garnell Carl Bennett Leavenworth Kenny Wendell Taylor Leo Salb OlLana M. B. McLees

Corn Picker Efficiency Tests at University of Minois

Tests at the University of Minois show that using a corn picker slowly saves corn per acre. At 244 miles an hour losses average 545 bushels and at 314% miles an hour gains occur while losses rise to 12 bushels per acre at very high speeds.

University of Minois

Edgerton Community News and local visits

A L Lyon spent days visiting relatives in Parker Kansas. Edgerton Methodist District Seminar attendees included Mrs Ord Hunter Mrs Ray Churchman Mrs Orville Hammar and Mrs Ira Eberhart with Hunter serving as district officer. Edgerton Panthers lost to Stan ley 58 to 14 as Stan ley Thompson and Loren Croan scored for Edgerton. Fire Track responded to a burning home near Wells ville and to a burning tractor and corn picker near Gardner and a stubble field on Art Tunnison's farm. Mr and Mrs Melvin Hastings hosted Mr and Mrs Ray Churchman at the Redwood Inn in Olathe. Charles Ward of Lecompton visited Edgerton friends. Church members enjoyed dinner with Mrs Ray Churchman Thursday evening. Mrs Glenn Barrett Richland Kas and Mrs Clarence Carder with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Blakeman of Omaha visited L L Richardson Wednesday.

A. W. Lyon Parker Kansas Edgerton Methodist Church Lyndon Ord L. Hunter Ray Churchman Orville Hammar Ira Eberhart Hunter Edgerton Panthers Stanley Stanley Thompson Loren Croan Edgerton Tom Gibson Wellsville Gardner Homer Craig Art Tunnison Melvin Hastings Ray Cluirchman Redwood Inn Olathe Charles D. Ward Lecompton Ray Clurchman David Williams Williams Lawrence Glenn Barrett Richland Kas Clarence Carder Kenneth Blakeman Omaha Nebr L. L. Richardson

Richmond social: birthdays and visits across towns

News from Richmond notes Mrs. Viola Demoret of Pringeton and Floyd Demoret of Homewood with the Virgil Hermrecks and Chet Phillips at Spike Phillips home for a joint birthday celebration. Guests included Rey and Mrs. Homer Glaze of Burdick, their daughter Mrs. B L Dorsey and daughters from Jacksonville Florida, plus many local hosts visiting relatives and friends, with outings to Olathe Valley Center Lebo and Kansas City areas.

Viola Demoret Pringeton Floyd Demoret Homewood Virgil Hermrecks Chet Phillips Spike’ Phillips Charley Large Olathe Merritt McDonald Valley Center Joe Kuesers Lebo Curtis Mathias Kansas City Hamilton - Ma

Begin Harvest Of Sugar Beets In Rocky Mountain West

The sugar beet harvest starts in Colorado Nebraska and southern Wyoming with beet receiving stations to open Monday and factories begin slicing the following day. Billings Montana and Lovell Wyoming districts have already started, signaling a multi million dollar harvest aided by irrigated crops and sufficient ditch water.

Denver Rocky Mountain West Colorado Billings Mont Lovell Wyo Nebraska Wyoming

K State selects Royal candidate from Kansas State College

Joyce Brower, a sophomore from El Dorado, chosen as K State’s representative in the American Royal queen contest in Kansas City after winning a style show over 10 rivals. Carole Holmquist of Norton finishes as runner up.

Manhattan Kas Joyce ‘Brower Kansas’ State College el Dorado K-State Kansas City Carole Holmquist Norton

Thrilling Christmas gift pattern for doll garments

Advertisement for Simplicity pattern 4526 offering sew easy wardrobe for dolls in sizes 14 16 38 20 22 inches with party school dress suspender jumper blouse coat pixie hat nightgown robe slip panties and more. Includes illustrated instructions and yardages. sent with thirty five cents plus extra for postage to Anne Adams care of The Ottawa Herald pattern dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY.

Dolly Anne Adams Ottawa Herald West 17Th St New York N. Y

Ottawa sets waste and parking bids in 1966 ordinance

Ottawa Kansas governing body adopts a sweeping ordinance on disposal of refuse and industrial wastes, detailing container use, collection charges, and operation of a city sanitation department. The measure sets responsibilities for residents and businesses, authorizes monthly rates, and outlines bid procedures for an off street parking lot project with asphalt paving. The ordinance, dated October 1966, reiterates enforcement, publication, and city clerk duties as part of the act.

Ottawa Kansas City of Views Hannes Sretson City Department of Sanitation Gitawa Sanitary Service Sall City Department of Borg Gove Commercial Erning Otlaw Bre Fiereby Propowaiy Shalba Gitkwa Kaneas Plana Rulista Gowmura Ferk Qatd Cir Mn Innrenton Rood Guth Om Unitawhich Donald BR. Capphar Lemion Large Richness Sertlan Celion Kansan Andreiws Paris

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