Homecoming Surprise for Local Soldier Floyd Burnham
Floyd Burnham returned from Camp Funston and discharge to his home, after months in France and Germany with U S forces as a mechanic. His greeting at the train was elated and his return noted as a happy moment for his family. S J Straw, undertaker, received word from Hays of the death of Del R Gregg, prompting him to travel there. Gregg and his family had lived northeast of the city along Graham county’s southern edge for years. Further details on Gregg’s death were promised for next week.
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Floyd Burnham
Camp Funston
Floyd
France
Germany
United States
S. J. Straw
Hays
del R. Gregg
Harvest Help Needed as Wheat Bloom Covers Trego County
The 1919 harvest in Trego County demands more labor as fields span with golden wheat. With heavy grain and straw, extra pitch ers, header and binder crews are required. Even with local workers, a shortage looms. workers from east and west may be hired at high wages, at least fifty cents per hour for wagon teams.
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Trego County
Auto Wreck In Kansas City Couple Rescued
George E. Curtis a Hay Commission man from Kansas City and his wife were in a wreck near Collyer. Mrs Hopper was asphyxiated and unconscious but revived after first aid and hospital care. The husband escaped serious injury and the wife began to recover after two hours in the hospital.
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George E. Curtis
Hay Commission
Kansas City
Hooper
Collyer
Owen Scanlon
Hays Hospital
Will Cox
Longtime Kansan Woman Mrs Ewing Dies at 79
Catherine Kelly Ewing born in Paisley Scotland on August 26 1839 died June 28 1919 at 79 10 2. She married Thomas Ewing in 1860s and had twelve children nine of whom with her husband preceded her in death. A devout Christian from Scotland to Kansas in 1870 she followed Christianity as a Presbyterian then Methodist and spent her final days seeking rest with God. Survived by son James Ewing Wa-Keeney and daughters Anna Akins Denver and Ellen Shuler Wa-Keeney. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for support and flowers.
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Christ
Scotland
U. S
Methodist Church
Kansas
James Ewing
Wa-Keeney
Anna Akins
Denver
Colo
Ellen Shuler
Feed crops after harvest on wheat land at Port Happ Explosion
Port Hays Experiment Station reports tentative possibilities of planting a feed crop on wheat stubble after harvest. Moisture conditions may yield a light crop of sorghum or Sudan grass, but results show a small chance of profitability in the same season. If feed is scarce, early stubble wheat may be more profitable than late forage. Feeding sorghum or Sudan grass up to July can give good results on well drained land.
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Port Hays
Sudan
Kansas City Market Report July 1 1919 cattle prices rise
Kansas City market report notes cattle trades up 10 to 15 cents from Monday and 25 to 36 cents above last week. Demand from shippers remains steady with broad outlet for patterns and large shipments reported.
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den Ae
Shippers Larse
Patters
Shipp
Market summary cattle hogs and sheep prices rise
Fairly liberal supply and steady receipts but improved market. Cattle arrivals show 0 cattle 15000 hees 7008 sheep and 2008 fewer cattle 1000 fewer sheep year over year. Texas and Oklahoma supplies rise while Missouri and Kansas tighten. Killers and beef cattle prices edge up with top Texas steers at 21.05 and most sales 20.75 to 21. Trade active as shippers buy early and packers retain gains. Sheep and lambs steady with goats 25 to 50 cents lower. native and western lambs up to 16.35, clipped sheep 7 to 9.25.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
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WaKeeney State Bank
Palm Beach
Panama
SOX
Rogers Clothing Co. Clothiers
Rego
Kansas World
Mes. C. Ewing
Wa- Keeney
Fred Wurst
Margaret Swiggett
Wa Keeney, Keansas
Columbia
Grafoncia
W. W. Gibson
Rexall
Trego Mercantile Co
Trego County Teachers Normal
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