Wood Steam Engine Model Captures Prairie Era Craft
H E Sherman of 1912 St John displays a hand built wood steam tractor model that powers a grain thresher and water wagon. He crafts moving parts from wood with a tiny electric motor driving belts, using pine for most components and glue for assembly. Sherman recalls childhood fascination with threshing machines and pursues more models and shadow boxes, while photography remains a minor hobby.
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Kansas Prairies
H. E. Sherman
St. John
Sherman
Antique Engine and Thresher Association
Hospital Admittances Births and Brief Police Notices
Admittances list includes Delores Goana William Ihloff and others from Garden City area. Births report at St Catherine: William TM McVey and spouse welcome a baby boy at 7 13 am. Police briefs note fines for improper starting of parked vehicle and improper left turn, speeding cited, bond forfeited for permitting a minor to drive.
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Delores Goana
South First
William
Ihloff
North Seventh
Leo Hanneman
Virgil Osten
Gardendale
Ida Faeth
North Fifth
Rosetta Goff
North Fourth
Eldon Rundell
William McVey
Lakin
Robert Blakey
North Sixth
Clarence Smith
Garden City Ave
William Williams
North Ninth
St. Catherine
William ™ McVey
George Maloney Manson
Great Bend
Ollie M
Wilkerson
E. Chestnut
Ralph William Kornelson
W. Karisas
Don Staton
Ll N
Pakistan names Maj. Gen Iskander Mirza acting governor general
In Karachi Pakistan had an acting governor general today Maj. Gen Iskander Mirza a 56 year old British trained soldier and administrator named after physicians ordered Gov. Gen. Ghulam Muhammad to take a two month rest. Mirza is regarded as a strong man of the government. In Taipei Formosa two Nationalist Sabre Jet pilots reported being jumped by four Communist MIGs during a photo survey mission over the Yangtze lower reaches. The Reds claimed one Sabre was shot down while the other was damaged. In London Red China expressed hope for positive results in Geneva talks with the United States but any cease fire discussion in the Formosa dispute was deemed out by Peiping radio.
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Mre
Serman
Mexico
Hyme
Uwiosses
Paver
Blu City
Karachi
Pakistan
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Ghulam Mohammed
Mirza
Taipei
Formosa
Yangtze
London
China
United States
Geneva
Peiping Radio
Harriman rejects bid for second on ticket
Gov Averell Harriman ruled out taking second place on the Democratic national ticket next year at a news conference in Albany. He said he is not interested in running for vice president despite being viewed as a possible presidential hopeful.
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Albany
N. Y
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Nws
Vics
Former State Dept Press Officer McDermott Dies at 61
Michael McDermott known as Mike McDermott served as State Department press officer for nearly 30 years finishing in 1953 and later served as ambassador to El Salvador retiring earlier this year He died suddenly last night apparently from a heart ailment at age 61 in Washington DC
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Washington
Michael
Mike McDermott
State Department
McDermott
Department
el Salvador
Typhoon Hope Near Tokyo With 80 MPH Winds
The domestic affair report notes Typhoon Hope located 42 miles south southwest of Tokyo moving north northeast along the coast. Winds reached 80 miles per hour as the storm advanced at roughly 15 miles per hour.
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Tokyo
Hope
Japan
Wichita Markets Raise Produce Prices in Local Report
Local market notes from Wichita show pricing on grade A B and C produce, with current receipts for heavy hens light hens and roasters. In Garden City, grain prices change, Wheat at 3.89 and 1.80 listed by Farmers Elevator, reflecting broader local market shifts.
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Lindh Produce Co
Garden City
Water rights clash mars Wichita talks in Kansas
The Wichita water dispute grows as Col Howse calls talks useless with present readers. He cites five pending applications totaling 790000 acre feet annually, tied to Ken Speir. State records show five sites on the Ninnessah and Little Arkansas rivers and the big Arkansas River, all claiming municipal use.
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Usless
Col
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Ken Speir
Newton
Robert Morton
Topeka
Water Resources Division
State Board of Agriculture
Murdock
Viola
Cheney
Ninnestah River
Little Arkansas
Big Arkansas
Saree Inc
Central Kansas Water Inc
General Investment and
Howse
J. G. Somers
Speir
Wichita Water Co
Equas
Kansas
Robbery Suspect Shot in Penn Station Concourse
In crowded Pennsylvania Station last night patrolman Michael Giantassio shot and killed a man fleeing after a $68 Savage robbery. The suspect was William Lloyd Walls, 35, of Manhattan, and the incident occurred as hundreds sought shelter or safety in the concourse.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Michael Giantassio
William Lloyd Walls
Manhattan
Long Island Railroad Strike Threat Fails to Materialize
Long Island Railroad trains kept running as a wildcat strike threat by 1,100 trainmen failed to materialize. Disputed issues include shorter run standards for a day’s work, higher pay in certain job classifications, and adjustment of 250 local grievances.
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Long Island
New York
Long Island Railroad
New Oak Pulpit Gift From Eisenhowers
A new oak pulpit dedicated to Corona Presbyterian Church in Denver will be set for September 12. President and Mrs. Eisenhower are to attend the dedication with Mrs. Eisenhower’s mother, Mrs. John Doud, and the pastor Rev. Robert S. Lutz confirms the guests.
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Corona Presbyterian Church
Eisenhower
Robert S. Lutz
John §. Doud
Eisenhower outlines new disarmament inspection plan
President Eisenhower announces a fresh set of disarmament proposals aimed at a comprehensive inspection regime. He notes Bulganin rejected aerial surveys and military blueprints but remains hopeful negotiations can yield fair, mutual arms control. He criticizes Red China policy and confirms no summit on Far Eastern issues for now.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Bulganin
Soviet Union
West
Geneva
Red China
U. S
Mei
China
Supreme Soviet
Unpaid Federal Jobs Probe Reported by A G
Assistant Attorney General Stanley N Barnes announced a new Antitrust Division probe into unpaid government jobs held by businessmen. He noted an Interior Department advisory head was removed and three other loaned executives were found in improper positions, with voluntary corrections after agency notice. President Eisenhower defended Gen White’s dual pay. Dulles law firm defense of oil companies challenged by government suit.
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Washington
Aly
Stanley N. Barnes
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Interior Department
Barnes
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
W. W White
Defense Department
Esso Export Corp
Sen
Neely
D-Wva
White
Secretary of State
Dulles
Sullivan and Cromwell
New York
Arthur Dean
Milder Polio Vaccine Sought in Research Tests
In Chicago Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele announced several laboratories are pursuing a milder yet effective antipolio vaccine. The Mahoney Type 1 strain used in Salk vaccines is praised for immunogenicity but noted as highly invasive. In Philadelphia, three scientists report a safer quicker cheaper production method yielding a 99.9 percent virus concentrate by removing virus from growth medium.
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Philadelphia
Princess Margarets Scotland trip begins summer break
London reports Princess Margarete departs for Scotland to start her summer vacation and celebrate turning 25 in 15 days. The voyage marks her coming of age and gives her freedom to pursue personal choices, including marriage, with or without royal consent.
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London
Margare
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