Local Dog Sport Snyder dies at age of near a century
A Bol Savcers resident recalls Sport Snyder the stray dog who wandered to 118 W Hazel seventeen years ago and died yesterday. Neighbors note the dog’s age may set a longevity record. The column previews upcoming British events in September including Aboyne Highland Games and International Sheep Dog Trials. It promotes Coming Events in Britain magazine for color photo features.
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Bol Savcers
W. Hazel
Sport Snyder
Britain
British Isles
Two Youths Hurt In Sublette Garden City Crash
Two 17 year olds, Milton Rogge of Sublette and Jimmie Ballinger of Garden City, were hospitalized in good condition after a motorcycle and a car collided at Fleming and Fulton around 4 45 p m. Rogge suffered a laceration and skull fracture with bruises while Ballinger fractured his left hip. The car, driven by Darryl Graves of Pinecrest, sustained extensive damage but Graves was uninjured. Graves attempted a left turn and police reported no charges filed.
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Sublette
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Fleming and
Fulton
Milton Fred
Rick Rogge
Jimmie Ben Ballinger
St. John
Rogge
Balinger
Darryl Wayne Graves
Pinecrest
Graves
Filton
Fleming
Scattered storms forecast with cooler turn tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms develop this afternoon and evening with southerly winds 15 to 30 mph turning strong near storms. Expect cloudy conditions, cooler tonight with lows around 60. Tuesday looks partly cloudy and cooler with decreasing winds and highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Sunrise 6:02, Sunset 7:24.
Cooler Weather Moves In From Northwest Kansas
A cold front is moving into northwest Kansas foretelling northwest winds and cooler temperatures. Showers and thunderstorms are expected, with precipitation varying and developing from west to east this afternoon and evening, lasting across most of the state tonight and into eastern sections Tuesday. Highs vary from the 80s to near 90 in the southwest. tonight lows range from the 40s in the northwest to the 60s in the southeast.
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Yopeka
Kansas
Woman joins Chicago police training as sole female in class
Virginia Rakocinski 24 from Evanston is the first woman to enter the Chicago police training division's 13 week course with 400 men. She leads in a special class for her and says she is here to study and seek a challenging police career after quitting a chemistry job in Skokie. She previously topped 42 applicants for a Skokie policewoman post.
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Miss Rakocinski
Evanston
Chicago Police Training Division
Rakocinski
Skokie Police
Skokie
Chicago Police Training School
Mundelein College
Chicago
Zone Change Hearing Tuesday for two properties
A zoning hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at City Hall on two property changes by the Garden City Finney County MPC. The Kerfoot property at 3rd and Kansas and the lot at 907 N 10th, north of Spencer's Food Store, seek U2 to U4 reclassifications. Also a rezoning call for lots 5 and 6, Block 34, Stevens Second Addition from U to U4 may be discussed alongside a preliminary plat northwest of 11th and Olive. City Manager Deane Wiley will report on the 701 planning study progress.
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City Hall
Garden City-Finney County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Kerfoot
3Rd and
Kansas
Spencer’s Food Store
Stevens
Main and
Walnut
11Th and
Olive
Deane Wiley
Anderson
Pat’s Drive
Davis
City Commission
First Aid Course Opens Tonight in Finney County
A Red Cross sponsored first aid course begins at 7 30 tonight in the American Legion building. The class is open to anyone interested and enrollment may be made at class time.
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Finney County Red Cross
American Legion
LBJ Roundup Opens Amid Civil Rights Debates At Convention
The 1964 Democratic convention in Atlantic City opens with President Johnson seeking unity amid North South tensions. Delegates discuss seating Alabama and Mississippi delegations and enforcing the Civil Rights Act, while candidates for the vice presidency and cabinet roles are debated.
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Atlantic City
Johnson
Washington
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
John F. Kennedy
Ten Buildings to Display Fair Exhibits Tonight
Ten buildings will host exhibits during the Finney County Free Fair opening tonight. Building 1 will show flowers and photography. Building 2 economics and notebooks. Building 3 arts hobbies police and commercial exhibits. Building 4 commercial exhibits. Building 5 office Red Cross crops and garden. Building 6 4 H school booths woodworking electronics and Future Farmers of America shop. Building 7 dairy and beef cattle. Building 8 beef cattle. Building 9 swine and sheep with Youth division under the lean-to. Building 10 poultry and rabbits. Exhibits run 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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Historical Society
Red Cross
Farmers of America
Dem ocratic National Convention Outline in Atlantic City
The Monday program lists a 7:30 p.m. EST convening with Invocation by Archbishop Celestine J. Damiano. Welcome address by Gov. Richard J. Hughes of New Jersey, election of temporary officers, and a keynote by Sen. John Pastore of Rhode Island. Other items include Progress in domestic affairs film and remarks by J Albert House Jr. and Gov. Carl Sanders.
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Atlantic City
Platform Committee
Celestine J. Damiano
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
John ©. Pastore
Rhode Island
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
Carl Sanders
Georgia
J. Albert House Jr
Young Democratic Clubs
Finney County Free Fair opens with full week of events
Finney County Fairgrounds bustle as the Free Fair begins Tuesday morning and runs through Thursday. Events include garden and dairy cattle judging, 4 H Club Night, rodeos, fruit and flower displays, youth contests, a Garden City band concert, and a large horse show with a carnival to follow. Typhoon Kathy brings damage and casualties in Kyushu as Japan assesses landslide deaths.
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Finney County
Vaqueros Saddle Club
Mankins
Tex
Browning
Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Swedish AFS student arrives in Garden City for year
Anne Christine Wallberg a 17 year old Swedish exchange student for 1934 5 arrives in Garden City to live with the Milton Thomas family at 1018 Evans for about 10 months She will attend Garden City High School as a senior and spend her stay with two Thomases daughters Bonita and Millicent She plans to visit the National Stock Show in January and enjoys horseback riding skating and try new foods in the United States
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Garden City
Jack Long
Alden
Ste
Anne-Christine Wallberg
American Field Service
Foreign Exchange
Sandvicken
Sweden
Kansas City
Milton Thomas
Evans
Anne-Christine
Thomas
Bonita
Millicent
Kansas
AFS
United States
Thomases
Milton
Finland
Finney Fair Calendar Schedule Highlights Events
Calendar for Finney Fair lists Monday check in for most exhibits. Tuesday features judging across garden crops dairy rabbits foods clothing and more plus flower placement art hobby photography judging and a rodeo. Wednesday covers swine sheep horses and flower arrangements with an evening rodeo. Thursday includes youth livestock auction Kid's Day contests a horse show and a family variety show.
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Sandhill Vaqueros Saddle Club
Browning
No Compromise in Democratic Convention Row
Mississippi Freedom Democrats refuse back of bus compromise as Alabama white delegates demand loyalty pledge. Credentials committee split over seating amid threat of walkouts. Martin Luther King and Revan Henry back the Freedom bid, with civil rights groups rallying outside Convention Hall. King warns of voter backlash if seated without rights.
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National Party
Civil Rights Front
Platform Ommittee
Mississippi
Humphres
Atlantic City
Alabama
Freedom Democratic
Revan Henry
Freedom Group
Clarksdale
Miss
Henry
Martin Luther King
Freedom Party
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Convention Hall
Freedom Delegation
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Massachuetts
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New York
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