Bindweed Fight Reaches Kansas Farmers Two Year Turn
Perilous bindweed, the toughest weed in Kansas, has been conquered in several counties after two seasons of intensive cultivation. Ground was deeply plowed each spring and cultivated weekly, yielding an excellent alfalfa stand after seeding. Farmers report two years of hard work to control the pest, with mortgage lenders avoiding loans on fields infested.
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Kansas
Johnson Grass
Texas
Farr
Picnic for county relatives at White Rock hill
A party of about seventeen relatives from the Hugh McGowan and Jessie McHenry families near Rydal Wm Hay of Belleville and the Robert Scrivner family of Lovewell spent the Fourth on the Scrivner half section. They enjoyed a bountiful dinner ice cream swimming and a very pleasant time before returning home.
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Hugh McGowan
Jessie McHenry
Near Rydal
Wm. Hay
Belleville
Robert Scrivner
Lovewell
White Rock
Scrivner
Percy Shivvers in from Scandinavia forenoon visit
A Rome Daily note records Percy Shivvers arriving from Scandinavia on Thursday forenoon and asks whether the subscription is paid up.
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Percy Shivvers
Scandia
Odd Fellows Celebrate Riverside Fourth With Large Crowd
Riverside hosts the Odd Fellows Fourth celebration drawing the park’s largest crowd. J I Saunders of Wichita, past grand master of the IOOF, gave an address praising the lodge work. T J Mahaffey presided as sports and events unfolded including horseshoes and a Belleville vs Courtland ball game won by Courtland. Vernon Davis’ absence due to a auto accident led Hans Jensen to face the Kansas Champion in a three fall match with Jensen winning the first fall in 27 minutes. Hutchinson orchestra provided music for afternoon and evening dances.
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Odd Fellows
Riverside
J. I. Saunders
Wichita
Odd Fellow’s
T. J. Mahaffey
Belleville
Courtland
Kansas City
Vernon Davis
Hans Jensen
Kansas
Hans
Davis
Hutchinson
Pavilion
1925 Picnic plans advance for July event
Work is progressing quickly to prepare for the Pichic to be held on July 29 30 and 31. Local businessmen have subscribed funds for free acts and the location committee has secured concessionists space. The Odd Fellows joined in with enthusiasm and anticipate a successful Picnic.
Rain Aids Crops as Heat Waves Ease in County
A soaking rain last evening lowered temperatures and benefited crops. Over the past week heat was extreme, stressing corn and alfalfa. Rain was reported generally across the county, helping corn near tasseling stage where showers are welcome.
White Rock camp meeting runs July 26 to August 9
The White Rock camp meeting begins July 26 and ends August 9 with Dr John F Harmon evangelist and Miss Wilma McEntarfar assistant in charge. For details contact Rev G C Milner of Lovewell Kansas. Members of the Darkness and Light troupe traveled to Webber Sunday to perform the West episode before a large crowd.
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White Rock
John F. Harmon
Wilma McEntarfar
Sistant
G. C. Milner
Lovewell
Kansas
Types of leather and their origins and uses
The article outlines chrome leather tanned with chromium salts noted as most damaging for shoes during wartime tests. Cordovan leather from Córdoba Spain is soft and highly polishable, historically made from goatskins but now from pigskins and horsehides. Patent leather originated in Newark Delaware in 1919 by Seth Boyden. It also mentions visitors from Lake Crystal Minnesota and a Princess patrons event featuring Kansas City Star Radio entertainer Mr. Williams performing with his One Man Band at a local theater venue.
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Cordova
Spain
Newark
Del
Seth “Boyden
Pathfinder Magazine
Williams
Kansas City Star
Blair
Belleville
Pelee
Kapiolani
H. S. Cooper
Kansas City
Mrs. Cooper
Darkness and Light pageant thrills at city ball park
A large crowd watched a two episode Presbyterian church pageant titled Darkness and Light. Eskimo traders and an Indian chief mourn a lost child, a medicine man incites a raid, a missionary arrives, and comfort follows. The West segment depicts Pele and Kapiolani triumphing over wrath with a sacred tale. Cast includes Norman Currie, Mariam Mahaffy, Gertrude Nimocks, Phil Haggman, Frank Nimocks, and Jane Smith.
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Meda
Manitow
Nimocks
Eberhardt
Norman Currie
Mariam Mahaffy
Gertrude Lucille Nimocks
Kapiolani
Pelee
Edna Smith
Grace Smith
Dorothy Foreman
Esther Smith
Edna Erickson
Reba Nordman
Mildred ‘Foreman
Martha Mahaffey
Alberta’ Larson
Ruth Hageman
Jannette Ahrens
Marianr Mahaffy
Génevieve Freed
Margaret Eberhardt
Princess Tuesday The Broken Wing thrills at Scandia
Review notes the Big Picture The Broken Wing at Scandia a Mexican drama with plenty of thrill and comedy. Phillip Marvin a rich New Yorker undertakes a record flight near the border and a crash leads to an adventurous tale.
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Scandia
Mexico
Phillip Marvin
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