Airmen to be flown from China border to Hong Kong
Eleven American airmen imprisoned in Communist China are to be flown to Hong Kong this week. Two U S Air Force C54 transports were ordered to Hong Kong to bring them home. They will undergo medical checks at Fanling before a news briefing at Kai Tak and then travel to Honolulu with possible stops at Guam or Wake.
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Hong Kong
China
U. S. Air Force
Kai Tak
Honolulu
Guam
Wake
U. S
White House
James Hagerty
Washington
Air Force
Far East
Two Resignations From Faculty At Local School
Evangeline Stinson, commerce teacher, asked to be released from her contract to teach near her husband this fall and may move to Oklahoma. Rolan Bi Jerts, junior college coach, resigns as coach to accept head coach at Imperial Valley College in El Centro California. Replacements and a psychologist must be hired for the 1955-36 term.
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Board of Education
Evangeline Stinson
Commerce
Oklahoma
Laverna
Okla
Rolan Bi. Jerts
Wilerts
Imperial Valley College
el Centro
Calif
Forgotten Fortune Leads to Old Resident Discovery
Former Garden City resident J. Q. Carter helped locate Adolph J. Fink, listed in a Topeka Daily Capital feature as a forgotten fortune claimant. Fink, once tied to a Garden City meat market and a Buick agency, was last known in Pittsburg and later verified in a Kansas City directory. The program is run by Tracers Company of America, hiring firms to locate stockholders or heirs.
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J. Q. Carter
Topeka
Carter
Adolph J. Fink
Fink
Garden City
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Kansas
Rea Caldrend
Tom McMahon
Sarvis, van Doren and
Hazzard
Garden City Company
Housing Bill Is Sent to President
Washington The House passed and sent to President Eisenhower a housing bill viewed as unsatisfactory by him. A 187-169 roll call sent the measure to the White House amid expectations of a possible veto and calls for a special session. Republican leaders indicated the session may be needed to push a bill aligned with administration goals.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Martin
Mass
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
Long Island Railroad Trainmen Vote to Strike Saturday
Trainmen on the Long Island Rail Road, the world's busiest commuter line serving Manhattan workers, voted overwhelmingly to strike at 11 a.m. Saturday in a dispute with management over wages and working conditions.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Manhattan
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Ind
Second Local Polio Case Is Jimmie Sloan
Finney county reports its second poliomyelitis case this season as two year old Jimmie Sloan, son of Mr and Mrs Robert V Sloan of 810 Pearl Street, is diagnosed with spinal polio. He was taken to St Catherine hospital after four days of illness and this morning is described as in good condition with slight leg stiffness and no paralysis.
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Finney County
Jimmie Sloan
Robert V. Sloan
Pearl Street
St. Catherine Hospital
Board Elects New Chairman for School Board
Charles Schoonover was elected chairman of the board of education for a one year term at the annual reorganization meeting last night in the high school. Kenneth Lyon completed two terms as chairman. Mrs. J. E. Dale became vice chairman, Mrs. Helen Reed was reelected clerk, Virgil Craig named treasurer, with a vacancy to be filled after Clinton Keller moves.
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Charles Schoonover
Board of Education
Schoonover
Kenneth Lyon
J. E. Dale
Charles Renick
Helen Reed
Virgil Craig
Clinton Keller
Keller
Talbott Quits as Air Secretary
Washington reports Secretary of the Air Force Talbott will resign four weeks from Saturday amid scrutiny over an outside business interest. President Eisenhower accepted the resignation praising his services while noting no public discussion of ethics.
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Washington
Harold E! Talbott
Air Force
Eisenhower
Talbott
White House
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Paul M. Buller
Democratic National Committee
Hisenhower
Annual Meeting for Methodists in Dodge City
Approximately 100 officials and members of the First Methodist church are set for tonight’s fall planning meeting at 8 p.m. in the church. Rev. LeRoy F. Arend of Dodge City will lead the fourth quarterly conference. Key business includes electing trustees stewards and committee chairmen and deciding whether to offer the church site for sale with a set price. Reports from Rev. Franklyn Edwards Harry A. Atherton and Mrs. J. T. Lear will detail department activities.
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First Methodist Church
LeRoy F. Arend
Dodge City
Church
Franklyn Edwards
Harry A. Atherton
J. T. Lear
Remodeling of City Hall Starts With Office Move
The city building inspector’s office moved today to a larger space as the fire department engine room is enlarged. Inspector R L Bethel now occupies the former time clerk’s office near the city manager’s office. The time clerk moves to the city clerk’s office. Work to rip out partitions to enlarge the engine room likely starts within a week, said City Manager Deane Wiley. Stormont Construction Co will perform the project.
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R. L. Bethel
Superintendent Jones Returns From Work Conference
Supt J R Jones returned from New York where he attended the first annual Work Conference for School Superintendents at Teachers College Columbia University He was one of 35 superintendents and the sole representative from Kansas invitation only attendance
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Supt
J. R. Jones
New York
Teachers College of Columbia University
Jones
Kansas
Polio Toll Rises With Statewide Cases
Twelve new polio cases were reported in Kansas this week, raising the year total to 68. The State Board of Health notes this compares with 177 cases at the same point last year, highlighting ongoing illness concerns.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Health
Dulles Eyes Red China Pact To Renounce Force
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States hopes Red China will declare a renunciation of force to enable broad negotiations on major problems. He urged discarding the pistol at its head and noted signs a peaceful Chinese policy may be forming amid 11 airmen’s release and Geneva talks. He said Formosa Quemoy and Matsu will not be negotiable. Geneva talks paused 48 hours after discussions on repatriation of 40 American civilians and Chinese students.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
China
Reds
Butte
Geneva
Chow En-lat
Red Ching
Peiping
America
U. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Red China
Garden City Man Fined for DWI in One-Car Crash
Garden City resident David A. Burnett pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated after a Sunday early morning crash west of a family alfal area on a county road. Judge M. C. Schrader fined him 105 dollars. Burnett sustained minor injuries and passenger John Dinkel, also of Garden City, was uninjured.
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Garden City
David A. Burnett
Dudge M
John Dinkel
Chamber Leaders to Dine on Fried Chicken
Gov. Wall plans formal charges to oust the State Civil Service Board and cites hearings set for Aug. 18 and Aug. 29. Marlin Kiger says formal charges will back his dismissal of Eugene Hiatt, state purchasing director, for alleged insubordination. Board members Gilmore Trusler Graham face action if they resign.
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Topeka
Fred Wall
State Civil Service Board
Marlin Kiger
Department of Administration
Eugene W. Hiatt
Hiatt
Kiger
Civil Service Board
Hintt
James Gilmore
Independence
Harold Trusler
Emporia
Emmett Graham
Abilene
Gilmore
Irusler
Graham
Garfield PTA Kitchen Issue Reaches Decision
The Garfield PTA kitchen facility dispute is resolved as the board of education decides to upgrade the Garfield basement refreshment facilities. If the PTA rejects the plan, the cafeteria in the barrack building area may be offered instead following input from PTA delegations.
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Garfield Pta
Board of Education
Garfield
PTA
Wanted To Rent Ad Sparks 93 Offers For Reunion
Dallas Times Herald quotes Mrs. Clara Margerum seeking a big house for a four day reunion with her 42 children. She says she received 93 offers and accepted the first, from a Dallas motel. One caller offered marriage to claim tax exemptions. others asked for complete kitchen facilities and suggested remodeling a teachers lounge. The Garfield board favors using existing kitchen space and not funding new facilities.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas Times Herald
Clara Margerum
PPA
Garfield
Plan for School Insurance Approved by Board
The Board of Education approved a five year installment plan to consolidate all school insurance. Valuations of 14 buildings totaled 31,022,450 in 1951, with 1,100,000 added for the new high school junior college and auditorium. Insurance totals and contents coverage will be revised and sent to the Kansas Inspection Bureau for rates.
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Board of Education
J. R. Jones
Inurance Board
Kansas Inspection Bureau
Paul Masoner
Insurance Board
Annual Feed Will Be Served To 700 Persons
The Finney County 4 H clubs prepare for their annual fried chicken dinner honoring the Garden City Chamber of Commerce with about 230 birds and over 2 300 pieces of chicken for 700 guests. About 100 club members from 10 counties help serve the meal at the fairgrounds starting at 7 p.m. with a brief program and speeches by 4 H members and visiting guest Jaan Collard, a Belgium exchange student.
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Finney County
Garden City
Chamber of Commerce
Bill VanSkike
Lilly Dressing
van Skike
Gary Hering
Louetta Goss
Lilly Dreiling
Jaan Collard
International Farm
Chuckle New Steno Exchange Sparks Column Math
A humorous exchange shows Steno bragging about tallying a column of figures ten times. Hoss congratulates. Steno then reveals the ten answers, cueing a pun on the word answers.
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Red China Border
The
Fanling
Jockey Club
North Korea
Albert Cole
Conference Committee
Long Island Railroad
Ree Coldren
Mamma
Lee Richardson Zoo
Guy Green
Claude Owens
Supt. Jones
Stiff Fine Fellows
Sonu
Bole
Toni Mottow
Amarilla
Denver
State Board
Hall Hay
Hoss
Steno
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