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A 5" x 7" black and white photograph copied from a glass negative shows one of the completed cement plant buildings. Photograph not dated.

A 5 1/2 " x 3 1/2" sepia tone postcard. George Davenport in the cab of his engine and his brakeman standing behind him. The Bonner Brand Portland Cement Co. is on the side of the engine The postcard is dated November 10, 1913.

A 5" x 7" black and white photograph copied from a glass negative shows one of the completed cement plant buildings. Information on the front of the photo states: Bonner Springs Portland Cement Co. under construction. 1907-building the kiln…

At 81 and still farms the old way

Tom Williams is a farmer of the old-fashioned variety, but a hard worker for his community. Besides taking care of the small farming jobs around Willard, he was Marshal of the town in 1959.

Tom Williams, an 81…

MR. AND MRS. JOE CAMPBELL, ROSSVILLE
MR. AND MRS. JIM REZAC, ROSSVILLE
Soil awards given
Five farmers in Shawnee County received the Kansas Bankers Association awards for soil conservation work at the annual meeting of the district held Monday…

FEBRUARY 17, 1966, 8 PAGES
ROSSVILLE, KANSAS







Conservation Awards Presented At Annual District Meeting
Outstanding conservation awards were presented to five Shawnee County farm families at the Annual Soil Conservation meeting held…

Rossville's Roland “Red" Parr is New KLA President
Roland “Red” Parr of Rossville became the new president of the Kansas Livestock Association December 5, 1975.
He lives southwest of Rossville, maintains a 300-head calf feeder operation, and farms…

Purina Tour
Back row, left to right: Leo Ronnse, Bernard Peterson, [ ] Slough, [ ] Seeley, Ed Brennan, Harry Hershey, Unknown, Alex Johnson, Laird French, Roy Florence, [unknown] Purina official

Middle row, left to right: Joe Straub, Matt…

Stan Thompson, pictured above, brought in the first load of milo to the Farmers Union Co-op in St. Marys. Thompson had about 650 bushels on the truck. He said the yield should be good this year. Thompson farms about 1,000 acres north of Rossville 400…

Congratulations, "Red" Parr
new President of KSU Agricultural Council. Mr. Parr is also a director of the Peoples State Bank -- a Bank that has expertise in cattle loans.
Peoples State Bank
Rossville, Ks.
Ph. 584-6181