Union News Highlights Local Visits And Funeral Tragedy
Sunday visitors filled Union, Belleville and Republic as families gathered for meets and the funeral of a Stapp child. Measles illness and a new Chrysler sedan appear among ongoing concerns while potato bugs and corn crops face drought stress and a pending subscription status.
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Lee Bowersox
Emil Nelome
Republic
Betty Irene Larson
Leslie ‘Johnson
Will Thompson
Washington Township
Ernest Mikesell
Belleville
Frank Stapp
Scandia
Jerome Bowersox
M. B. Sheeks
Chambers
Fairbury
Nebr
Union
Orfés
Union Malley
E. Swafford
A. E. Bowersox
J. T. Johnson
D. P. Johnson
Isidore Bowersox
Chas. Price
Western
Kansas
Walker
Baby
Freedom Township
John
Wenda
Lynn Hall
Dewey Marshall
Pete Winegar
Talmo
Walter Berry
Scandia Township
Archie Larson
Merle. Yeager
Near Republic
Mr. Swanson
West Union
James Mallory
Hugh Loder
Roy Weir
Dick Stapp
Leslie Johnson
Charlie Larsons
Ernest Mikesells
Something Icy Cold Drinks From Aunt Aggie
HomeHints column presents easy iced drink recipes approved by the Department of Food Economics and Nutrition at Kansas State Agricultural College. Readily prepared, these beverages offer a refreshing alternative to elaborate desserts in hot weather.
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Department of Food Economies ‘and Nutrition
Kansas State Agricultural ‘College
How to Make Fruit Punch from Lemons and Oranges
Instructions describe squeezing juice from oranges and lemons, straining, boiling sugar with one cup of water to make syrup, cooling, and combining with rest of water. Pour over ice in a punch bowl, substitute tea for part of the water, and vary with other fruit juices to taste.
Land Use Switch Discussed For Forage Crops
A reader note suggests converting land to alfalfa or sweet clover for several years. The brief cites L. KE and Melchers as sources or contributors.
Weed killing period in June for gardens and orchards
The first part of June marks the principal weed killing period in vegetables and fruit trees. Clean cultivation then eases keeping weeds down for the rest of summer. Weeds are easiest to kill when small. act before wet weather arrives and destroy them while they can be worked.
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R. J.barnett
Rooster Value Questioned in Egg Production
L. F. Payne notes the rooster is needed only for hatching, not for egg output. Hens can lay as many or more eggs without males, and in 1925 about 1.25 million dollars of Kansas eggs were ruined by infertility losses.
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Kansas
A. C
L. F.payne
Columbian Steel Tank Company
12Th St
Kansas City
Ginger Ale Punch Recipe Revision
Use Foundation Punch and replace equal water with ginger ale. Substitute 1 bottle of ginger ale for the same amount of water to maintain volume and sweetness.
Mohave Medicine Man La Hoh Laid To Rest In Ritual Fire
Ceremonial rites mark the death of La Hoh a Mohave healer whose age was unknown to him. Four dozen mourners guarded the body for four days and nights before it was placed on a burning raft and sent down the Colorado River. The healer claimed power through faith and hypnotism with no instruments or machines, revered by Mohave communities across the Southwest.
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Needles
Calif
la Hoh
Colorado River
California
Arizona
Nevada
Southwest
Larah
Colorado
Aichfield Recorder
Grape and Strawberry Punch Recipe Fragments
A recipe fragment describes a grape punch blend using one part Foundation Punch with one to two parts grape juice. It also outlines a strawberry punch using part strawberry juice and notes that a larger amount of canned strawberry juice may be used.
Foundation Punch Mint Garnish Method
A one gallon batch with one dozen mint sprigs is poured with hot syrup for Foundation Punch. Let stand five minutes and strain before mixing with fruit juice. A fresh mint garnish enhances the drink.
Tea Punch Recipe: Foundation Punch and Tea Mix
A simple mix uses three parts Foundation Punch or lemonade and two parts tea. Combine over ice and serve chilled for a refreshing beverage.
Dairy Herd Improvement Through Purebred Dams and Sires
Increased dairy production comes from purebred daughters of good cows. Emphasize proven sires, keep production records, exchange mature sires with neighbors, and extend service periods with proper exercise as advised by R H Lush in Farm Calendar notes.
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R. H. Lush
Quick Late Planting Crops Compared By Expert Throckmorton
Throckmorton compares crops for late planting noting soybeans are safer than corn. Feterita Dawn kafir milo Sudan grass and Freed's sorge mature quickly and suit delayed planting. Milo and Sudan grass suffer chinch bugs in eastern Kansas heavy infestations so avoid dependance.
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Feterita
Dawn Kafir
Milo
Chinck
Kansas
R. I. Throckmorton
Pasture crops for hogs and summer forage advice
F W Bell advises supplementary pastures to supplement native grazing in summer. Sudan grass is especially good during hot dry periods when native pastures grow poorly. Alfalfa provides good hog pasture in summer but often dips in July and August.
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Sudan
F. W. Bell
Cattle Prices Rise on 14-16 Year Production Cycle
Agricultural economics note cattle production runs in 14 to 16 year cycles with prices improving slightly over several months. Grimes states further gains are expected in the next two to three years due to reduced cattle supply.
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W. E. Grimes
Farm sprays nicotine sulphate mix for lice control
R L Parker notes the cha nced timing for garden crop pests and provides a formula for nicotine sulphate spray using two pounds of soap in 50 gallons of water with six ounces of nicotine sulphate. He suggests estimating the barrier needed for effective protection on the farm.
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R.‘L. .Parker
Alfalfa Disease Prompts Plowing If Stand Declines
A Botany note warns that alfalfa wilts are killing stands and making crops unprofitable. Farmers should plow fields when profitability collapses and avoid replanting in poor sites.
Agricultural notes on feeds and soil aids
The excerpt lists sorghum varieties and feeding tips for dairy calves pigs and general cattle. It discusses soaked oats for fiber digestion, alfalfa and skim milk mixtures to avoid scours, and recommends prairie hay with alfalfa for better results. It also notes pigs starting to eat with self feeders and using wood ashes to supply soil potash.
Agricultural Notes on Sorghum, Tomatoes, Millet and Hogs
The author endorses catcherdp féterita for Kansas sorghums and advises trellising tomatoes with a single main stem. It recommends deep soaking when water is needed and warns sprinkler irrigation may harm. Long-term millet feeding can injure horses. selects rugged hog types for pork production.
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Kansas
Sunday School at Church Prepares for Children’s Day
Sunday school begins at 10 o clock with plans for Children’s Day observed on June 13th. No evening service this week as Pastor J. M. Mahaffy attends the C E convention at Hutchinson.
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C. E
Hutchinson
J. M. Mahaffy
Missionary Convention Opens With Speakers And Pageants
The Missionary and Young Peoples convention opens with a reception for delegates and visitors. The program includes sermons by Rev. C A Holmgren and Rev. A W Samuelson, a pageant Building the Kings Highway, and Winnie Gabrielson children service. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday evening.
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King’s Highway
Weber
Randolph
Kansas
C. A. Holmgrén
Clay Center
Winnie Gebrielson
A. W. Samuelson
Burdick
Kan
Wayne Young People
Challenge of the Cross
Winnie Gabrielson
Ladies Aid
C. L. Nelson
Axel Nelson
Otto Nelson
Anton Nelson
O. J. Lundberg
Amana Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Youth Program
Amana Lutheran Church invites parishioners to morning services with gospel reading from Luke 12 18 21 and a evening devotion led by the Luther League. Miss Inga Rydell presents Jacob while a Children's Day program follows Sunday school. Choir interludes and a youth convention farewell service conclude the day.
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Amana
Luther League Wi
Inga Rydell
Jacob
Chas. Pehrson
American Mind Awakens to Value of Beauty in Homes
An editorial muses on America’s shift toward appreciating beauty and antique crafts. It argues a genuine love of beauty levels social standards, drives desire for well appointed homes, and links appreciation of historical craftsmanship to modern taste.
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Louis XV
America
Iye
Poison Ivy Cure Promoted With Early Iron Chloride Treatment
The article notes two nearby people who could use a poison ivy cure and suggests iron chloride as the best preventive method. If exposure has occurred early, wash the affected skin with iron chloride, dry, then cover with melted paraffin and a cotton pad also coated with paraffin for protection.
Mrs. Wohlfort to Spend Summer in Chicago
Mrs. Anna Wohlfort will remain in Chicago for part of the summer after a Wednesday trip. The report notes her travel with Jeff and ongoing plans in the city.
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Anna Wohlfort
Jeff
Chicago
West and Wires Visit Hugh Fraser Home Friday
Mary and T. J. West and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wires were guests Friday evening at the Hugh Fraser home.
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Mary
T. J. West
Mrs. E. C
Wires
Hugh Fraser
Miss Thornburg Hosts at Belleville Visit
Miss Mabel Thornburg of Belleville spent the latter part of last week with Mr and Mrs Fay Summer. A clever monopolist is an ad man who gets an elbow on each arm of his theatre chair. Life.
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Mabel Thornburg
Belleville
Fay Summer
Life
Meriden School Head Resigns Over Dance Protests
Meriden Connecticut. Superintendent Doctor Gibbs resigns after the school board allowed a sanctioned dance amid rules that no dances occur in schools without principal and superintendent approval. Gibbs cites no change in dancing since a three year old ban and notes a nearby town’s incident of empty whisky bottles. He has served fifteen years in office.
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Meriden. Conn
Gibbs
Meriden
Board of Education
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