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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1961

Page

11

4-H Club Wages War Against Rats

The Greenwood Rockets 4-H Club has used rodent control as a key activity for two years. Members mix a concentrate and cornmeal bait, place it in basements and attics, and monitor pans to curb mice and rats. They aim to prevent disease and protect schools, churches, and farms.

Greenwood Rockets Lonnie Cox, Jr Donald Hamilton Daryl Flager Herald

Seed Treatment Proven Boost for Crops and Profits

Modern farming saves pennies per acre with seed treatment, delivering about twenty dollars per dollar invested. State Experiment Station tests show treated seed often matches or exceeds the performance of good seed bed prep and fertilizers, protecting against crop diseases like smut and helminthosporium blight. Despite not curing all ills, seed treatment offers strong protection and low cost, worth annual use.

Wisconsin

Dowagiac Woman Charged With Kidnapping Boy

Marge Craft, 35, farmwife and mother of two, held on kidnapping charges after abducting 7-year-old Tom Hoff from a Dowagiac school for a $15,000 ransom. The child was released unharmed about two hours later, and Craft was arrested at the release scene. She said the crime was to fund her cancer-stricken husband Karl's medical bills and to “get him off the farm.”

Dowagiac Mich Margie Craft Tom Hoff Karl Decatur

Garner Gives Cash To College in Texas

Former Vice President John N Garner donated 400000 dollars to Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde after already giving 600000. he noted all he has came from the area. Garner, age 92, represented the district in Congress before serving as VP under FDR. the college has about 300 full time and 206 part time students.

Uvalde, Tex John N. Garner Uvalde Southwest Texas Junior College Garner

Wills and Titles Topic Spreads Through Local Clubs

A series of Sept meetings across U.K Tri-Hepta Fairmount Busy Corner Modern Homemakers Modernettes and Beacon Light focused on wills and titles. Speakers included J G Kahler Don White Jules Doty and Floyd Coffman with notes on family planning and TB skin tests.

Fairmount Emery Green Floyd Coffman Fred Glanville O. O. Wolf W. G. Tulloss V. A. Schnoke Miss Crist Don White Lister Harvey Martin Jules Doty

Eisenhower to Meet GOP Campaign Officials at Gettysburg

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will host GOP campaign officials at his Gettysburg home next Monday, according to GOP sources. The meeting underscores continued involvement in Republican effort planning and strategy.

Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower Gettysburg GOP

Not Much Damage By Esther

Hurricane Esther, downgraded to a tropical storm, flowed off to sea with center winds under 70 mph. The storm caused limited damage along the Eastern Seaboard, tracking away from the mainland as Cape Cod residents evacuated, including Caroline Kennedy and John Jr., from Hyannis Port to Otis Air Force Base.

Esther Boston Weather Bureau Atlantic New England Cape Cod Cape

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By Joe Reed Brown U.S Don Brown P.T.O Ottawa Farm Impl. Co Gehl U.K J. G. Kahler H. E. Brown Alfonso Mages Better Living Richmond JRS Thomas E. Gleason Beacon Light Jules V. Doty Ottawa Appanoose High School Beacon Light H.D.A Lloyd Heidner Lane Leo Lairs Pottawatomie J. D. Alexander Edith Crites Judge Coffman THE Associated Press Sheldon's
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