Plan to Help Farmers Obtain Seed Wheat Funds in Kansas
State officials led by Governor Capper and J C Mohler devised a seed wheat aid plan after federal allocation. Farmers would present approved government loan papers to banks, who then loan for sixty days and discount notes with Wichita and Topeka clearing houses, securing funds from Federal Reserve banks. The effort also aims to enroll physicians for overseas service and advance a Pawnee Valley irrigation project with electric pumps funded per farmer, requiring a $2000 outlay per participant.
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Capper
Walter Wilson
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Western Kansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Banks
State Council of Defense
Charles S. Wuffman
State Council
George M. Gray
5. Murdock
Pawnee
Hodgeman
Larned
State plans drive to raise 2.3 million for soldiers books
Kansas prepares a November book drive to fund a $2 300 000 fund for purchasing books for soldiers. J C Bigger of the local library board and secretary of the Masonic library board and C S Colliday, who led the local Red Cross drive, are named state managers by the American Library Association to supervise the national campaign.
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Kansas
J. C. Bigger
Masonic Library Board
C. S. Colliday
American Library Association
Angelus observance set by Arkansas City officials
Arkansas City joins several Kansas towns observing the angelus at 9 p.m. each day. A one minute prayer for soldiers and American arms is announced citywide by whistles after a ministerial union request.
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Arkansas City
Kansas
Slacker Arrest Ends in Suicide at Hutchinson
Leroy A. Wonderley, arrested on a slacker charge and not jailed due to a weak heart, killed himself in Hutchinson. Court records from Rice County show he was 30, though he claimed 34. In Burlington, Mrs. Ben Ike shot herself in the left temple at home and is expected to die, lingering from recent melancholy after her mother’s death.
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Councils of Defense
Kansas
State Coucil of Defense
Leroy A. Wonderley
Hutchinson
Wonderley
Rice County
Ben Ike
Burlington
Mystery of recluse Burt Murphy buried in Eldorado grave
The life of Burt Murphy, a tent-dwelling recluse near Towanda, remains a mystery as his partially decomposed body is found in a potter's field at Eldorado cemetery. He lived on a forty acre rental and left no known relatives or past life details. A Wichita newspaper card was the only item bearing his name.
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Burt Murphy
Whitewater
Towanda
Potter’s Field
Eldorado
Murphy
Wichita
Inoculation Proves Typhoid Defense at Military Posts
The state board of health report for July shows a state wide rise in typhoid cases while Fort Riley Camp Funston and Fort Leavenworth reported no cases. All soldiers and civilians at the posts were inoculated.
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State Board of Health
Fort Riley
Camp Funston
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas Girls Organizing to Drive Tractor Operation Forces
An order from Governor Capper reports thousands of Kansas girls enrolled to receive farm tractor operation training. The effort aims to ready women for field work, reflecting wartime recruitment and agricultural support.
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Capper
Salina
Kansas
Model Barn Aims To Improve Dairy Gows Housing
William A Radford outlines an Eastern model dairy stable design emphasizing low cost construction, ample sunlight, ventilation, drainage, and sanitary practices. The plan features a single roofed structure with proper wall and floor grading, tile drainage to deter rats, and central air intake to keep cattle healthy and productive.
Poultry Profits Rise For General Farmers
The U S Department of Agriculture notes that general farmers can gain greatly from poultry when feed comes from farm waste and foraging rather than purchased grain. With eggs and poultry prices high, profit margins widen as most feed is self supplied, aiding national meat and allied food needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Disinfection and Whitewash Methods for Henhouses
The article advises annual cleaning and spraying with coal tar disinfectants or whitewashing with 5 percent carbolic acid or creosol. It covers exterior protection, spring timing, and provides two formulas for whitewash using quicklime, water, salt, zinc sulfate, skim milk, and water.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry House
Guinea Fowls Rise as Profitable Game Bird Substitute
Guinea fowls are gaining favor as a substitute for traditional game birds. The rising interest is making guinea raising more profitable for farmers and poultry keepers.
Purebred Fowls Best for Higher Returns
Raising scrub chickens yields far less income than investing in purebred fowls. A premium for quality stock promises better egg and meat output and long term profitability for poultry keepers.
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Atchison County
W. OF. Grutzmacher
Pottawatomie County
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Republican Committee
Lawrence Levandosky
Chester Hall
Republic County Fair
Hex Kent
Ellsworth
France
Anton Vodraska
Joseph Vodraska
Elsworth
Meek
Atchison County Farm Bureau
Juffingham
Arrington
Winkler
W. Y. Morgan
Tie
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Red Cross Overseas Committee
Morgan
Red Cross
Samuel Migeer
Order
Martha McDowell
Isaiah McDowell
Greenley
Col
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Inland Oil Company
Great Plains Oil and Gas Company
Sluss Pool
M. M. Crosby
Coldwater
Comanche County
Connaughton
Crosby
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
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Lipfer Ale
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Scandia
John Shotzman
N. Hendrix
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
E. ©. Wires
Clarence Albaqo
Plotner
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Jim Jones
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