Picnic at Finnup Park Draws 35 From J C Penny Co
See By The Telegram reports a company picnic at Finnup Park attended by about 35 people. The brief notes an upcoming Operation Car-Wash by Intermediate Methodist Youth Fellowship at Stengel Corley service station, accepting cars by appointment for 1.00 per car to fund a building pledge. Also mentions Nona Berghaus of Plains receiving a teaching assistantship in business education at Emporia State Teachers College for 1955-56, and two more entrants in the KIAL queen contest, Mrs. Mary Ellen Pullman of Scott City and Mrs. Wesley Serig, with entry deadline Friday, to select a local rep for Kansas City queen competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Felllowship
Stengel- Corley
Emporia State Teachers Colege
Nona Berghaus
Plains
Lorraine McCarty
Mary Ellen Pullman
Scott City
Wesley Serig
North Main
Kansas City
Queen of the Athletics
VFW Commander Opposes More Far East Giveaways
Kansas City veterans leader Merton Tice, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, warns that renewed give-away programs or appeasement in the Far East can only risk a terrifying war. He spoke after a two week Far East trip meeting top military and diplomatic leaders and conferring with Korea and Chiang Kai shek.
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Kansas City
Merton Tice
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Far East
Tice
Korea
Chiang Kaishek
China
Flat tire mishap ends with robbery near Dakota City
In Dakota City Nebraska yesterday Paul G Cromwell of San Bernardino California had a flat tire and paused to fix it. Two men offered help then pulled a gun and robbed him of seventy two dollars from his wallet a suitcase full of clothes and the car spare tire before fleeing.
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Dakota City
Neb
Paul G. Cromwell
San Bernardino
Calif
Cromwell
Carlson Sees Ike a Winner at Topeka Breakfast
Senator Carlson declared at a Topeka breakfast that President Eisenhower will win a second term and continue his peace efforts. He praised the era as peace and prosperity and criticized Democratic Congress for failing to enact key domestic measures while opposing a $20 tax cut and blocking bills for new federal judgeships, including one in Kansas.
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Topeka
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Eisenhower
Congress
Democratic Congress
Kansas
Prison Term Follows Guilty Plea in Land Case
Bascom Giles, former Texas land commissioner, was sentenced to two to six years in prison after defense pleas for leniency and a stated cooperation with the state. The 54-year-old had faced up to 10 years and had already been serving a three-year term for conviction of abusing state funds related to the veterans program. He pleaded guilty to two counts of agreeing to accept a $30,000 bribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Bascom Giles
Texas
Giles
Texas Veterans
New Disorders In Argentina
In Buenos Aires a protest in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral sparked clashes as Catholics exiting Mass clashed with an antagonistic group. Police used fire hoses. several arrests reported. The Peronistas’ Supreme Council warned it would renew anti church activity amid a government plot to assassinate President Juan Perón and leaders, accusing Catholic nationalists and opposition figures.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Metropolitan Cathedral
Plaza de Mayo
Avenida Diagonal Norte
Florida Street
Florida
Peronistas’ Supreme Council
Goverment
Juan D. Peren
Missing Atchison Boy Found In Missouri
A 15 year old Los Angeles boy William A Haupt, son of Mr and Mrs William H Haupt of Los Angeles, who was visiting relatives near Atchison, was found in Nevada Missouri after telling friends he planned to go to New Orleans. Nevada Mo police reported the youth had been located.
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Atchison
Los Angeles
Missouri
William A. Haupt
William H. Haupt
Atchigan
New Orleans
Nevada
Grain market notes from Kansas City and market prices
Market listings show Wheat with No 2 hard at 2.21 and No 3 at 1.99 to 2.05, Corn at 1.45 to 1.49 for No 2 white with other grades listed, Milo and kafir around 2.19 to 2.22, Barley 1.00 to 1.04, Soybeans 2.34 to 2.39, Bran 36.00 to 36.50, Shorts 38.00 to 38.50, and miscellaneous car lots with slight gains and losses noted.
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Kansas City
New York
Atchison Sinteqtesa
Atlas Pdr
Bald Lima
Garden City Grain Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Chrysler
Ny Cities
B.C. Christopher & Co
du Pont
Gdi
Elec
Chicago
P&l
Lion
Martin
Mont Ward
Mar
NY Central
Ohio Oream
Ys Penney JC
Marsit
Phill
RCA
Reyn
Maraeeane
Sinclair
Hutchinson
Vita
Omaha
Enid
Salina
Ft. Worth
Oil
Stoke van C
UN Pace
US Steel
Westg
Board of Trade
Woolworth
Midwest
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Trends Report
Kansas City livestock markets show cattle and calves active with varied prices across categories. Fed steers top 23.00 while Nebraska heifers reach 22.50. utility cows 10.75 13.00. bulls around 13.0 down. Hogs lightly steady with barrows 16.50 17.00 at 190 250 lb. sows 13.75 15.50. Sheep lambs ease 18.50 20.00. Wichita listings reflect steady hogs and mixed cattle prices.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Nebraska
Wighita Livestock
Wichita
Third federal judge bill eyed for Kansas
Senator Schoeppel said Congress should act next year on legislation to create a third federal district judge seat for Kansas. He noted no controversy and cited a recommendation from the Judicial Conference. Kansas currently has two federal district judges but a heavier workload than many states with more judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Washington
Sen
Schoeppel
Kas
Congress
Judicial Conference of the United States
Soviet atomic workers gain six day week and paid vacation
Soviet atomic workers move into elite labor with six hour days and up to a month of paid vacation when exposure risk demands. Letavet outlined health safeguards, with allowances for sanatorium rest, radiological limits set at five hundredths roentgen daily and three tenths weekly.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
A. A. Letavet
Lelovet
Russia
United States
Britain
Letavet
Erate
American Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Farm Policies Under Attack in Oneonta Speech
Av erell Harriman attacked farm policy, saying federal policy favored processors over farmers and harmed dairy producers in Oneonta New York. He urged action on a national basis and criticized Eisenhower farm advisers as more focused on archive theories than farmers’ welfare.
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Oneonta
N.Y
Gay
Averell Harriman
Fed Val
America
Harriman
Eisenhower
TV Film Strike Ends With a New Contract
The Screen Actors Guild reached a new contract for actors in television entertainment films ending a 12 day strike. Members voted 735 to 307 to approve the agreement last night in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Screen Actors
Guild
Garden City Hospital Admittances and Births
Hospital notices list admittees including Earl Meairs Sublette and Peggy Fenton Ingalls plus discharges like Mrs James Crabb and Terry Hunsburger. Births at St Cathrine to Loyd Buchanan and Victor Vasquez. County briefs mention deeds and oil gas leases and divorces in district court.
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Earl Meairs
Sublette
Owen Rowe
Scott City
Peggy Jane Fenton
Ingalls
Huey Curl
Syracuse
Victor Vasquez
West Filton
Loyd Buchanan
North Fifth
James Crabb
North Twelfth
John Jones
North Third
Terry Hunsburger
Mulberry
Candy Greenwell
Deerfield
Jerry Greenwall
St. Cathrine
West Fulton
Leopold
Clellan Gilbert
Ulysses
Verle Jamison
J. Rundell
Wallace Addition
Garden City
Charles W. Dickey
Et Ux
Willis L. Phillips
Lenora Phillips
Harper’s
Colony Addition
Governors Have No Pay Plan for New Highways
Washington governors faced Congress over funding methods for highway construction as senators and representatives said they are drafting new bills for the coming session. The remarks come as the nation prepares for a major highway program with no agreed pay plan in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Ruchel
Calif
Senate Public’ Works Committee
Rep
Clark
D-Pa
House
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Hee Coldren
Parkwood
Eugene Deaver
Vic Deaver
Leslie Bencini
Ronnie Holloway
Dean Salter
Charles Laskey
J. C. Penny Company
Finnup Park
VFW
Ike
Lindh Produce Co
Colgate
Mayo
Sa Hass
Radiantube
Thermizer
Frigidaire
Simarren, Kansas
Cimarron TV
Elactria
Sarden City
Kaneas
Lakin, Kansas
J. C. Hart & Co
Scotl
Western Howe, & Supply Co
Safanta
Dacker
Scott City, Kansas
Bryan's, Inc
Tribune, Kansas Western
Hdwe, & Motor Co
Ulysses, Kansas
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