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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1955
Page
2
reports from Bombay say nine killed and about 38 wounded as nonviolent demonstrators crossed from India into Portuguese Goa and Daman in a planned effort to oust Portugal from its enclaves. crowd sizes varied from 2,000 to 100,000 with Indian flags raised at Terekhol Fort.
Mrs Ida Scheffler Faeth 73 longtime Garden City resident died at 9 30 a m today at St Catherine Hospital after a 10 day stay Born near Fort Madison Iowa in April 1882 she moved to Garden City in 1926 She was a member of the Methodist church and lived at 407 North Fifth street Survived by one son Wenidel Faeth of Oakland four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Garland Chapel with Rev Franklyn Edwards of the Methodist church officiating Burial in Valley View cemetery
Parsons Sun reports fundraising funded a 30 voice Polychromes mixed chorus to travel to the Chicagoland Music Festival. A public subscription backed by a photo of three girls sweeping at stock yards sparked the drive. A chartered bus will depart tonight for a week in Chicago with the group.
Prof Tage Kemp of Denmark urged stringent safety measures at the atoms for peace conference session on radiation effects on heredity. He called radiation a potential hazard to humans, plants, and animals, prompting renewed emphasis on precaution.
Washington reports that Western allies agree the Western bloc must keep military power high for effective peace talks with Russia. After Geneva talks, NATO members in Paris say no evidence of Soviet intent to cut Western defense buildup. Russia says it will cut 640,000 troops by December 15, but Western leaders stay wary.
Cattle numbers near 14 000 with calves about 1800. Fed steers and heifers steady to 50 higher. cows 25 higher. bulls 50 higher. vealers and calves 50 higher. Stockers and feeders up 50 to 1.00. High choice and prime fed steers 1050 to 1300 pounds 23.50 to 23.75. good to high choice 20.50 to 23.50. Heifers 21.50 to 22.50. cows 9.00 to 12.75. bulls 13.50 down. Slaughter calves 16.00 to 19.00. stock cattle 19.00 to 21.00. heifer calves 18.00. Hog offerings about 2 000. barrows and gilts 25 higher. sows steady. 190-250 pound barrows and gilts 17.00 to 17.75. 270-285 lb 16.50 to 17.75. 160-190 lb 16.25 to 17.00. 190-195 lb 17.25. Sows 14.00 to 16.00. Sheep 1500. slaughter lambs 750 lower. ewes steady. Prime native spring slaughter lambs 19.00 to 20.50. cull and utility 10.00 to 17.50.
Richard T. Rohrer, 14, a Rochester high school sophomore, won the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron after a 975 foot run in 27.25 seconds. He topped 153 competitors and earned a $5,000 college scholarship to Georgetown University. Rohrer said he grew eight inches last year and rebuilt his home-made racer, which took over 500 hours to build. Second place went to David C. Thayer of Detroit. Albert Cobble of Long Beach was third, and Alan Richard Cunningham of Wichita placed third in the first heat.
OSKALOOSA KANSAS leaders recount centennial celebration speech by Fred Brinkerhoff editor of the Pittsburg Headlight and Sun noting Kansas pioneers were industrious settlers seeking rich land. He says many moved to Kansas to improve economically, not driven by crusade zeal.
President Eisenhower began his fourth work and play vacation in a row in Colorado. He arrived from Washington to fly to Fraser in the Rocky Mountains with his seven year old grandson David for trout fishing. He planned golf at Cherry Hills and a return to Denver, with David joining him at Fraser for fishing lessons. He will manage White House affairs from Fayetteville or Fewry base while on vacation, signing bills and allocating aid. Mrs. Eisenhower remains behind but plans to join August 24 for Philadelphia visit.
Wheat futures slide to a new seasonal low amid expanded hedging pressure on the Chicago board of trade. Prices closed down for wheat, with declines in Sept contracts. corn and soybeans show gains while oats and rye move modestly. Open interest and weekly purchases noted for wheat futures.
Wichita livestock numbers show cattle 2800 head and calves 200, bulls strong to 50 higher, with slaughter steers and heifers in the 17.50 to 22.50 range. Hogs at 800 head steady, sows up 25, and sheep with spring lambs weak to lower. Kansas City wheat and corn futures listed with 519 cars of wheat and various grain bids, including corn around 1.45 to 1.50 and soybeans 2.38 to 2.41.
British royalty gathered at Balmoral Castle to mark Princess Ann's fifth birthday. Royal chef Ronald Aubrey prepared a frosted sponge cake with five candles as the centerpiece for an afternoon family tea.
In Naples police reported that Nadia Haenni of Switzerland, fiancé(e) of Count Fabrizio Ciano, grandson of Mussolini, is in critical condition after being found with slit wrists. Friends say Ciano and the woman, twice accompanied by lawyers, sought to end their engagement over incompatibility.
Daily health and civic brief listing admittees and discharges in Garden City including Terry Hunsberger 805 Mulberry Mrs John Jones 1410 North Third Mrs George Dechant 412 Magnolia Bart Meairs Sublette C D Finkenbinder Dighton Daniel Landon Deerfield Mrs Eddie Barnes Air Base and discharges for Mrs Jay Eaton Shields Mrs Ross Jasper Shields Goldie Ekart 907 North Tenth Mrs Lee Handy 1114 North Fifth Mrs Marvin Kochn Montezuma Mrs Victor Irsik Holcomb William Shloff 811 North Seventh Mrs Leo Hanneman 1306 East Chestnut Mrs Elza Trent Holcomb Earl Meairs Sublette and Mrs Gerald Busby 509 North Eleventh Vernon Nightengale Copeland plus new births at St Catherine families Dechant Barnes Leopard and Koehn in Ulysses. Police and county briefs include Bond postings and multiple deeds and court actions across Garden City area.
A fragmented OCR listing broadcast times and show titles across NBC programs. It notes Weatherman Sport Memories Morning and Evening segments, with personnel like Tony Jewell Morgan Beatty and Claude Rains, plus various NBC programs such as Fibber McGee and Dragnet, providing a snapshot of a chaotic daily network lineup.
Ottawa man C B E Jones, 70, suffered a diabetic attack while fishing from a boat on the Marais Ides Cygnes River. Police officer helped rescue him after family reported him missing. Shawver located the boat with a leg protruding from the vessel.
Texas Attorney General John Ben Shepperd says investigators have watched reports of a Ku Klux Klan revival in 22 East Texas counties over a week. He cautions against Klan tactics and notes Citizens Councils form to oppose school integration.
William H. Atcheson, 49, Tulsa publishing executive and Gulf Publishing Co. district manager, was killed at Municipal Airport in Kansas City while rushing toward a Braniff DC3 he believed was about to take off during a 21 minute layover.
Metropolitan police today arrested two Korean newspaper men on suspicion of connections with a Communist spy ring and violating the national security law.
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