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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
2
The editorial argues the school system dominates a town’s life and economy yet remains poorly understood. It critiques mass standardization and insists classrooms must nurture free thinking, citing notable figures like Eisenhowers and Sarnoffs as examples of initiative beyond conformity.
With under a year to the 1956 governor race, Fred Hall appears poised to win re nomination in the August primary. GOP alternatives lack visible strength, while Democrats show no standout candidate. Veto of the right to work and civil service clashes frame the intraparty dynamics as campaigns begin.
A collage of clipped quotations notes Crockett toys and vintage trends. The Pratt Tribune and Kansas City Star pieces hint at new toy arrivals and generational nostalgia. Citations mention editors from Wichita Eagle and Augusta Gazette with quips on sewing, fashion, and fading fabrics.
The notice summarizes newspaper staff roles and rights including publishing terms. It lists editors and managers and notes AP wire rights and general subscription prices. It mentions mailing addresses across Kansas counties and rates for different regions.
Washington column recounts recent Army McCarthy disputes reshuffling as secretary of the army Wilbur Brucker takes office and staffers like Jack Lucas Jane Pike and Col. Belieu depart. It also notes Democratic party maneuvers with de Sapio Lawrence and Ziffren Sheppard as Adlai Stevenson supporters and Kefauver foes. Carlos Marcello faces deportation complications leaving him effectively without a country while staying in the U.S.
A Hickory Daily Record forecast promised immediate relief from heat via a two inch snowstorm. The fantasy stemmed from a misdelivered January issue requested by a subscriber.
Mrs. Adela Davidson of Oliwetonia Kas was killed in a two car crash as one car pulled into a service station on highway 10 Delmar H David son her husband tried to pull in and was struck by a car driven by William Moore 18 of the Olathe Naval Air Station Three other cars collided with the wreckage injuring nine people The accident occurred Saturday.
The Roy Knapp Rough Riders of Kansas City age 4 to 14 rode into McPherson at 6:30 p.m. after an overnight stop. They left Kansas City last Wednesday and head toward Dodge City and the Cowboy Capital of the World, in celebration planned there.
Prayer message quotes Hebrews 11 6 urging faith to please God and asking for strength to serve through thought word and deed within a church setting.
Richard Carpenter 26 confessed killing a policeman and wounding another. He was denied permission to attend Roman Catholic services in county jail yesterday. Chaplain Cronan Murphy visited him, his only visitor, as the suspect remained under special guard in the maximum security wing following the Wednesday incident involving Detective William J. Murphy and Officer Clarence Kerr.
The Shahs court announced President Celal Bayar will visit Iran on Sept 19 for ten days. Reports say Bayar may press Iran to join the Turkish Pakistani defense pact. In Formosa police used tear gas on squatters, and in Europe 4500 American Jehovahs Witnesses prepared to return home after mass movement. East German police deserters reach 2336 this year.
The Kansas State Board of Health hired Frederick Mann of Topeka as special counsel to investigate alleged black marketing of babies in Wichita. The probe follows Wichita Beacon articles by a girl reporter posing as an unwed mother to obtain details of the supposed market.
Ul. WW-Harry Gene Devillez, 7, was rushed to a doctor after a door slammed on his thumb. Shortly after, he returned with a head laceration when the family car collided with a train at a railway crossing.
The note recalls a Garden City resident honored at the National American Osteopathic convention in Los Angeles. Dr Georgiana B Smith longtime Los Angeles osteopath receives merit for service. next year marks her 50th year in practice and she serves as honorary Kirksville Alumni chairman. Also mentions Dick Near starting ministry studies and E K Geyer birthday at Good Will Nursing Home.
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