Local families host visitors and pass weekends
Numerous residents and relatives from Concordia Norton Salina Topeka Manhattan and nearby towns gather for weekend visits dinners and hospital updates. Guests include Mrs Arthur Coppock in Wichita with her mother Mrs Walter Anderson and Anita Shaffer of Topeka staying with grandparents in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur ‘Coppock
Wichita
Walter Anderson
Anita Shaffer
Topeka
Mr. and
Mrs
Harley Shaffer
Church Activities Schedule for Youth Choirs and Work Night
Thursday 7 pm Senior MYF at the church schedules a work night. Friday 9 am Junior Choir practice. Sunday also noted.
Thankful notes from hospital and home visitors
Richard Loring thanks relatives and friends for cards and visits at Belleville hospital and after returning home. Carla Robbins and Juddy Freed express appreciation to relatives neighbors and doctors for support and gifts. Emer and Axel Larsen move into Scandia Clyde Norris property and Jensen hosted by Ledbetter in Belleville.
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Belleville Hospital
Carla Robbins
Dr. Haggman
Juddy Freed
Emer Larsen
Scandia
Clyde Norris
Proverbs Devotional Readings and Bible Cross-References
A devotional compilation surveys Proverbs 6 12 19 35 and Acts 4 alongside references from Proverbs 9 20 26. It highlights moral contrasts and practical wisdom for daily conduct.
Burning Tongue Lesson on a First Date
A 1961 account recalls a man on a first date whose companion dominated conversation at her house. He later questions what she would say about him when he is gone, realizing her harsh, self-centered view of others, including Dr Foreman, as he reflects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Foreman
Insect defenses mirror human tongue warns and science advances
Oregon State College researchers study how insects neutralize poisons and compare these defenses to human detox systems. They show that insects change poisonous substances into harmless forms and may share mechanisms with humans, including detox steps like glucose pathways and multiple excretion forms.
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Oregon
State College
Man
OSC
Sugar Kills Nematodes When Mixed With Soil
USDA researchers report ordinary sugar in soil acts as a nematocide, killing up to 100 percent of microscopic pests within 24 hours without harming warm blooded animals or leaving soil residue. Dr. V A Feder led tests at Orlando laboratory confirming dehydration causes death, not toxicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
V. A. Fecer
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Horticultural
Orlando
Fla
Feder
Dr. Feder
Cafeteria-Style Self-Feeding Cuts Labor for Cows Study
North Carolina State College tested 30 Holsteins split into two groups to compare self feeding silage with conventional feeding. Self fed cows averaged 40.32 pounds of four percent fat corrected milk daily while the other group produced 26.7 pounds. overall feed included half silage, alfalfa hay, and 16 percent concentrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State College
Guy Parsonis
Parson
Parsons
Enolfes
Mechanization Boosts Efficiency in Egg Handling
The USDA reports added mechanization in egg handling reduces costs by about 10 cents per case. A secret mechanized grading and PACELE line sorts eggs by size, rejects blood spots, orients eggs, and packs in one dozen cartons. Remaining manual tasks include loading eggs, removing defects, and packing cartons into cases. Tests under real commercial conditions showed strong performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Farmer Converts Auto Body Into All‑Season Tractor Cab
An unnamed farmer repurposed an old auto body to build a tractor cab that stays cool in summer and warm in winter. Glass panels close for warmth while keeping clear vision, with roll down windows in doors and sides for hot weather.
Grand Champion Kaye Pollock Wins American Hereford Award
Mount Auburn Iowa schoolgirl Kaye Pollock aged 15 received a 5000 dollar check from the American Hereford Association after her steer Heroy weighing 1170 pounds was named grand champion at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The champion later sold for 16725 silver dollars to Taylor's Restaurant in Ventura California and Ranch House Supper Club in Las Vegas. Earl Monahan president of the American Hereford Association presented the check.
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Kaye Pollock
Mount Auburn
Iowa
American Hereford Association
Chicago
Taylor's Restaurant
Ventura
California
Ranch House Supper Club
Las Vegas
S Earl Monahan
Portable Detector Gages Field Fallout Roles for Crops
A transportable detector designed by USDA scientists measures atomic radiation in contaminated field crops. Built for ARS at Beltsville Maryland, tests show how to remove fallout from farmland. The device uses two aluminum beams on a wheeled frame with a moving carriage and a pulse counter to measure radiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Atomic Energy Commission
ARS
Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
Drift And Residue Pesticide Problems Outlined
California scientists Norman B. Akesson and Wesley E. Yates of UC Davis outline four points to control spray drift and reduce residue. They note drift can reach 22 miles, advise medium to coarse droplets, study local microclimate, and test crops at labs to predict harvest safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Norman B. Akesson
Wesley E. Yates
University of California, Davis
Faster Plow Introduces High Efficiency Four Wheel Tractor
A new four wheel drive tractor with an eight bottom plow speeds field work by four times the farm average. It uses 23.1-26 inch 12 ply tires to supply traction and load pulling for an 11 foot wide blade.
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Phyllis Cates
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Otto Nelson
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Jim
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Salina
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Edith Swanson
St. Joseph Hospital
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Chris’ Nelson
Myrtle Grubb
L.S. Richards
Warren Nelson
Norton
Wm. Spiichal
Janet
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Manhattan
Florence Stafford
Kenneth Danielson
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Elmer Danielson
Rodger Larson
Harvey Hammer
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Charles Johnson
Craig Bowersox
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Richard Reynolds
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Dave Eberly
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Children
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W. E. Cooper
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Gerald Peterson
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Nettie Peterson
Viola Jorgensen
Jamestown
Julie
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Belleville
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