Norway by Della Mae Greer
Local social notes from Belleville Kansas recount visits, dinners, and gatherings. Families Brewer Dickerhoof Chizek Ofstad and others share Sunday visits, picnics, and the 1989 Brewer Dickerhoof family reunion at Concordia with over 100 members and a group photo.
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Johnnie Brewer
Cuba
Anton Ofstad
Sophie Betourney
Lena Morrow
Chris, Hansen
Chas. Chizek
Fred Ames
Concordia Swimming
W. E. Brewer
Peabody
Dave Dickerhoof
Clark Bailey
State Lake
Cecil
Jimmy Carney, Jr
Cecil Dickerhoof
Melvin Brewer
Jim Anderson
Harry Buer
Lottie Mae
Bill Brewer
Homer Decker
Mary Brewer
Minnie Reynolds
Della Mae Greer
Jean Carney
Brewer - Dickerhoof
Ucy Dutton
Gme
Concordia
Studio Grande
Harvest Home Festival brings local families together
Sherdah notes Mrs Homer Cardwell and Pauline visited the Leslie Rasmussen home Tuesday. Marvin Blackburn and Wilbur spent time with Mr and Mrs Floyd Walter last week. Albert Anderson learned of their son in law Mrs Edwin Andersons death. funeral held at Belleville. several locals attended. The community reports sleeping sickness among horses and varied social visits including Kathrineberg and Granstedt families.
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Homer Cardwell
Pauline
Leslie Rasmussen
Marvin Blackburn
Wilbur
Floyd Walter
Albert Anderson
Edwin Anderson
Belleville
Martin Jensen
Charles Kathrineberg
Ethel
Wm. Hill
Arthur Kathrineberg
Billy
Frank Granstedt
Missouri
Looking Ahead in Farm Marketing
Extension expert Vance M. Rucker explains how all risk crop insurance stabilizes farm income amid wheat price volatility. The plan insures a guaranteed wheat output against low yields, enabling producers to cover costs and sustain credit, benefiting both farmers and consumers.
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Kansas
Farm fair scene tests ideas and unites farmers
The county fair showcases lessons and recreation, acting as a test tube for new agricultural ideas. It gathers mature farmers and 4-H members on common ground, highlighting that fairs justify their cost by strengthening a vast industry of seven million farming units.
Fairs as key to breaking farm isolation and boosting rural progress
The piece argues that farm units rarely unite to solve problems, and rural communities stay isolated despite mail, papers, and radio. It contends fairs break that isolation by exchanging ideas and catalyzing business, improving rural America through shared goals and visible examples of improvement.
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Daily Mail
America
Farm Calendar and Dairy Care Notes in Rural Gazette
Agricultural fragment covers turkey feed guidelines, dairy can cleaning tips, drought erosion effects, and global wheat prices. Advises keeping grain in hopper access, using hot water and soapless powder for cans, and protecting soil through vegetation to conserve moisture as wheat supply fluctuates worldwide.
Trade in Scandia
This article notes alfalfa cutting guidelines to build winter hardiness, tomato anthracnose losses and control, lamb feeding basics, and tree budding advice. It also reports social notices from Providence Chapel Ladies Aid in Concordia, plus local visits in Scandia and Belleville events involving the Clark, Strnad, Doctor, and Harris families.
Picnic guests visit in Natoma with Haser family
Mrs. A. M. Bettis and Mr. Ed Robinson with their spouses traveled to Natoma Sunday for a picnic dinner with Mr. and Mrs. George Haser and family. Frances Haser accompanied Mrs. Bettis home for a visit. Mable Anderson and Warren Johnson joined Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Housholder and their children as Sunday guests.
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Bill Clark
Charles Straad
Belleville
Clarks
the Straads
Jerry Strnad
Munden
Ronald Clark
Charles Strnad
David Strnad
Scandia
A. M. Bettis
Ed Robinson
Guy Perry
Chester Samuelson
Natoma
George Haser
Frances Haser
Bettis
Mable Anderson
Warren Johnson
Glenn Housholder
Band concert in Scan dia Saturday evening
A local band concert is set for Saturday evening in Scan dia. Community members are invited to enjoy live music performances from the town ensemble and guest performers.
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Scandia
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Norway
Sherdah
Mrs
Ben Hanson
Jamestown
Thomas Hay, Jr
Jerry
M. E. Macgregor
C. W. Holzapfel
G. J. Holzapfel
Miltonvale
Lizzie Evert
Colorado
Vance M. Rucker
Kansas State College
L. C. Williams
K. S. C. Extension Service
North Central
Lam and
Abner
Pine Ridge
George Adams
Haggman & Wires
Lahodny
Superior
Providence Chapel Ladies Aid
Nettie Harris
Kansas City, Mo
Lee Sanger
R. A. Doctor
Yankees
PUREX
the Hammer Grocery
Scandia School
Kansas State Activities Association
North Central Association
Cnet
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