Me in Aust Or Me in Still Hoping Rep Cliff Hope Govenor Talk
Local Republicans speculate Rep Cliff Hope may run for governor next year though his backers doubt his desire. Hope plans a late summer return from Washington after winding up duties and a trip to Ohio before a September Garden City visit. Rabbits bounty discussed with 5 or 10 cent proposals backed by county officials and neighbors. Cuff Stuff notes safety belts at Montgomery Ward and other local tidbits from Garden City and area.
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Cliff Hope
Cliff
Washington
Topeka
Hall
GOP
Hope
Rep. Hope
Ohio
Garden City
Art Stone
Kearny
Haskell
Scott
Finney
Grant County
Stone
Montgomery - Ward
Bill Alley, Jr
Army
Walt Wagner
Ft. Riley
Walt
North Woods
Lou Rodwell
Bob Wells
Bob Daries
Oklahoma Women’s College
Colorado
Rain boosts corn and sorghum prospects in Kansas
Lopeka reports rains boost corn prospects in major Kansas producing areas, with federal and state agriculture departments noting some permanent damage from prior heat. Western Kansas rain may aid sorghum retarded by moisture lack, but some areas saw light precipitation. Forage crop outlook remains weak in central and western districts.
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Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Rocket Plane Jarred by Unexplained Blast Over Mojave
Edwards California an explosion hit the Bell X1A moments before the drop from a B29 mother ship over the Mojave Desert Research pilot Joseph A Walker 34 scrambled to safety as the rocket plane was released pilotless from 30000 feet onto a bombing range The Air Force said the damaged craft could not be landed with fuel aboard for fear of another explosion.
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Edwards
Calif
Mojave Desert
Joseph A. Walker
Air Force
Leoti Coach Named Garden City Junior College Coach
Don Talley, former Leoti High School basketball coach, was hired today as Garden City junior college basketball coach after a morning interview with Supt. J R Jones. Talley, praised as a strong coach and man, will also assist football and track, teach driver training, and move to Garden City with his family once housing is found. He succeeds Roland Eiferts who left to coach at Imperial Valley College in El Centro, California.
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Don Talley
Leoti High School
Garden City
Supt. J. R. Jones
Talley
Buster
Jones
Supt. Jones
Ceots
College of Emporia
Ottawa University
Jack Morris
Leon High Schoo F
Talleys
Roland Eiferts
Imperial Valley College
el Centro
Calif
Today's Chuckle on Leadership Paradox
A lighthearted quip notes that modern leaders face a double bind as followers may be seen as supporters or those pursuing them, highlighting ambiguity in leadership dynamics today.
Rewards Offered For KC Murderer
Kansas City Star reports a combined reward of 2000 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the slayer of Wilma Allen. The sum includes 1000 from the Star through the Crime Commission along with 500 from the Motor Car Dealers Association of Greater Kansas City and 500 from the Kansas governor. Police say no new clues while FBI state and local authorities search. Mrs Allen, 34, was found dead in a pasture southwest of Kansas City. her bloodstained car was found near Union Station.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Wilma Allen
Kansas City Crime Commission
Bernardo. Brannon
FBI
Union Station
Slow Fair Entries Flag Finney County Free Fair
Finney County free fair set for August 24 to 26 is off to a slow start with only 25 of 2,500 anticipated entries received at the county extension office. Entries close August 13 at 5 p.m. with restrictions on flowers and submission times, and senior and 4-H youth division details.
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Finney County
Oscar Norby
Garden City and
Finney
Norby
No wilful neglect found in Goodland slot seizure
Topeka Atty Gen Harald R Fatzer said there was no wilful neglect of duty in the July 11 seizure of slot machines at the Goodland Elks Club and VFW hall. Sherman County attorney Taggart had refused to sign the complaint after a closed door meeting. Fatzer noted a county attorney should act on information from the attorney general and Taggart advised him he had no duty to join action.
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Topeka
Atty
Harald R. Fatzer
Gsoltgart
Sherman County
Goodland
Taggart
Fatzer
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Wheelers Wed
Sublette County Fair slides into action with rodeo and beauty contest
Haskell county fair and amateur rodeo roll into Sublette this weekend with two full days of events. Friday features a 9 am judging of 4-H exhibits and an 8 pm rodeo opening, while Saturday starts at 11 am with a downtown parade and includes a flower show, beauty contest for ages 1 to 6, and a noon barbecue at the park followed by a 7:30 pm rodeo and 9:30 pm dance at the fairgrounds.
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Sublette
Haskell
Kansas
Haskell County Garden Club
American Legion
Sublette Chamber of Commerce
School Budget Adopted After Auditors Correct Levy
The board of education adopted a budget of 610000 dollars to operate city schools for the next fiscal year with a corrected levy of 39.33 mills after auditors’ review. The hearing drew no protesters as the plan shifts most costs to salaries and the high school aid bill.
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Board of Education
Local Man Unhurt After Car Hits Bridge
James G. Spor of 1709 N Main was unhurt when his car struck a concrete bridge on a county road two miles north of Garden City. Troopers said he overshot a right turn while northbound at about 2 15 p.m. The front end was heavily damaged and the car slid into the irrigation ditch.
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James G. Spor
N. Main
Garden City
Spor
Wyatt Earp Week Set Across Kansas City Aug 27 to Sept 6
Kansas and Missouri observe Wyatt Earp Week honoring the gunfighter. A Kansas City program Aug 27 will award former Mayor John B. Gage the first national Wyatt Earp Law and Order Plaque. KMBC TV will air a new weekly program starting Sept 6 and ABC TV will film and coast to coast telecast highlights.
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Kansas City
Bit
Davy Crockett
Kansas
Missouri
Wyatt Earp
John B. Gage
Don Davis
Kmbc-Tv
Earp
Gage
American Broadcasting Co
Abc-Tv
Pendergast
Riots in South Korea threaten to end truce inspectors stay
Demonstrations across Inchon and four other ports injure 22 U.S. soldiers as 1,200 railway workers bolster 300 protesters attempting to storm the truce inspectors on Wolmi Island. Cho Chung Hwan urges inspectors be removed by Saturday amid tensions with Rhee and alleged spying by Poles and Czechs.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S
Cho Chung Hwan
Cho
Inchon
Wolmi Island
Rhee
UNSC
Korea
Legion Elects New Officers in City Post
Ira Travis of 607 Garden City Ave was elected commander of American Legion Harry H. Renick Post No. 9, succeeding Eugene Deaver. Installation set for Sept 12. New officers also include John P. Wheeler as first vice commander and Charles Rockstrom as second vice commander.
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Ira Travis
Garden City Ave
American Legion
Harry H. Renick
Eugene Deaver
John P. Wheeler
Charles Rockstrom
Thomas B. Brunker
J. D. Adams
Wayne Foster
Hugh Concannon
Raymond Brown
Raimon Walters
Collision Near Lyons Proves Fatal For Driver
Lyons Kas Raymond A Clayton 62 was killed when he was thrown from his car after a collision at an intersection near his home north of Lyons. Two occupants of the other car escaped with minor injuries.
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Lyons, Kas
Raymond A. Clayton
Lyons
East Coast Braces for First Hurricane Threat
Hurricane warnings span North Carolina to New York as Connie nears from the Atlantic. The Weather Bureau warns interests from Norfolk to New York City to complete precautions within 24 hours. Evacuation of aircraft ordered along the Atlantic coast and seas rise with the storm pushing northeast, closing beaches at Narragansett.
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Miami
North Carolina
Virginia
Norfolk
New York City
New York
Weather Bureau
Washington
Cape Lookout
N. C
Virginia Capes
Wilmington
N.C
South Carolina
Georgia
Connin
Cape Halleras
Massachusetts
Carolina Capes
Cape Cod
Connie
John HH. Hoskins
Quonset Point
R. 1
Schenects N.Y
Niagara Watts
Hutchinson
Kas
Willow Run
Mich
Tarawa
Antietam
Narragansett
R. I
Rainfall spread unevenly across Finney county farms
Heavy localized showers drenched parts of Finney county last night with Garden City logging 1.07 inches and the Jim Concannon farm 20 miles northeast reporting 1.20 inches. Other areas saw sprinkles or half inch totals while southeast zones measured up to .60 inches. No local damage reported despite vivid lightning as rainfall totals for the period reached 17.02 inches year to date.
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Finney County
Garden City
CAA
Town
KIAL
Soaker
Gardendale
Jim Concannon
Us-50
Concannon
Oscar O'Neal
O’neal
F. Arthur Stone
Dale Lightner
Pierceville
Pete Smith
Harry Towns
Raymond Morris
Ed Thiessen
Thiessen
Pitson Farm
Garden
Friend
Gano
John Christ
Holcomb
Walter Bakher
Sublette
Anthony
Caldwell
Sun City
Arkansas City
Syracuse
Noreatur
Barnard
Alton
Phillipsburg
Norton
Brookville
Miltonvale
Tescott
Jewell
Stockton
Lincoln, Covert and Harlan
Tonia
Oberlin
Hil City
Larned, Wilson and Cawker City
Conway Springs
Dodge City
Lina
Russell
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John Frazier
Terry Handy
Bill Harper
Don Handy
Mike Ames
Eoti
Jaco
Haskell County
Davy
Legion
Travis
VFW
ETO
Sixth Cavalry Regiment
Fourth Armored
Germany
Taplain
Portal Weilneaday
Ney Mee
East Alton
Cerry
Obigortland
Liberal
Ali T
Pratt
Amariller
Denyey
Fuynion
East Coast
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