Elks Memorial Service Sunday
Garden City Elks Lodge will hold its annual Memorial Service Sunday at 3 p.m. at the lodge home Exalted Ruler Alan LaShier announced. The observance honors members who died in the past year with lodge ritual, a memorial talk by Rev. John D. Fitzgerald, and music by Holcomb High School girls triple trio. Locally, Charles I. Zirkle Ralph Oldweiler and C A Danner will be honored.
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Garden City Elks Lodge
Alan LaShier
Elks Lodge
Ellis
Charles I. Zirkle
Ralph Oldweiler
C. A. Danner
Lodge
John D. Fitzgerald
Community Church
Holcomb High School
Boy Sought For Slayings
Tulsa police and surrounding jurisdictions seek John Randall Woolridge, 17, believed to have killed his grandmother, an aunt, and a cousin in Las Cruces, New Mexico. A Des Moines man reported hauling a hitchhiker matching Woolridge’s description from Oklahoma City to Tulsa, then toward Chicago via Route 66. A later sighting was reported on U S 169 near the Kansas Oklahoma line near Coffeyville, Kansas.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Missouri Kansas
John Randall Woolridge
Las Cruces
N.M
Tristate
William Landal
Des Moines
Woolridge
Lancial
Oklahoma City
Chicago
U.S. 66
U.S. 169
Kansas-Oklahoma Line
Coffeyville
Kan
Local Savings and Loan Opens at East Laurel Location
Security Savings and Loan Assn. opens in the former Elks Lodge at 117 E. Laurel after moving from W. Chestnut. The remodeled quarters feature walnut panels, gold carpet, a lobby, board room, manager’s private office, vault, and two entrances with rear access from adjacent parking. A formal opening will be announced later.
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Ofice Space
Rudd
Security Savings and Loan
E. Laurel
Leona Crotty
Gene Rudd
Dightonprepares festive Christmas events for kids
Dighton hosts free pony rides and prize drawings this Saturday with Kayettes from the high school registering children from 1 to 3 p.m. A Christmas costume and pet parade for ages up to 12 begins at 1:30 p.m. with prizes in two age groups. Santa visits Dec 16 at the city office, treats provided. A free show at Dickinson theatre on Dec 23 starts at 2 p.m. Merchants stay open Thursday evenings through December.
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Dighton
Kayettes
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Dickinson Theatre
Dighton Merchants
Cimarron Bands To Perform Concert Under Brock
Cimarron Consolidated School bands directed by Robert Brock will give a concert at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the High School Gym. The high school band performs four numbers along with each grade level from seventh to fourth, and all bands will unite for Glory of God in Nature to close.
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Cimarron
Cimarron Consolidated School
Robert Brock
Night theft at Standard Supply reports $70 taken
About $70 in change and various merchandise were stolen from Standard Supply at 107 N. 7th during the night. Entry was gained through a window. Walters Motors Co reports theft of four sets of keys taken from vehicles on the lot.
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Walters Motors Co
Thurmond Says U S Military Target of Communism
Senator J Strom Thurmond told about 1000 at the Hollywood Palladium that communism grows worldwide due to policy paralysis at the State Department and that the U S military is a primary target in the Communist drive. He cited a Moscow plan to curb anti Communist talk and described a 1958 Defense directive urging seminars on communism.
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Los Angeles
J. Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
U.S. State Department
First Congregation Church
Freedom Club
State Department
Korea
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States’ Rights Party
U.S
Moscow
Defense Department
Chevy II Motocade Stops in Garden City Kansas
The Chevy II Motorcade began in Kansas at Nolan Motor Co Chevrolet dealer with a full line of new compact cars. It will run today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event invites the public to view the cars and take short rides.
Milhon to Sell Mercury Meteor Car
Milhon Motor Co at 807 E Fulton has been appointed to market the new Mercury Meteor. The Lincoln Mercury division of Ford introduces a compact mid sized car shown nationwide in showrooms yesterday. The Meteor sits between the Comet and Monterey, measuring nine inches longer than the Comet and a foot shorter than the Monterey, offered in two and four door sedans.
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Milhion Motor Co
E. Fulton
Ford Motor Co
Optimist Club Opens Christmas Tree Lot
The Garden City Optimist Club opened its Christmas tree lot just north of the Civic Center with some trees in and more due by rail today. Proceeds from sales fund the club's youth projects.
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Garden City Optimist Club
Civic Center
Bandits Flee Then Arrested in Roe Land Park Robbery
In Roe Land Park Kansas three bandits invaded the home of Carl W. Johnson and his wife Edna. They were routed by their son Edwin who wrestled the shotgun from one robber. Police arrested Marvin Yohe Van Ward and Roy C Wilson nearby for armed robbery investigation.
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Kansas City
Roeland Park
Kan
Carl W. Johnson
Edna
Johnson
Edwin
Marvin Yohe
van Ward
Roy C. Wilson
Johnson Home
Reds Fail to Meet Deadline in Security Act Registration
Washington AP report notes Communist party officers failed to register by the November deadline under the Internal Security Act, leaving enforcement to the Justice Department. Atty Gen. Kennedy had warned action could come after the deadline passed, with individual members allowed to register by December 20. The act carries fines up to 10,000 dollars per day for defiance, plus prison terms for officers and members. Colorado, New York figures and party leaders are named in context of officer counts and leadership changes.
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Washington
Communist Party
United States
Justice Department
Schools Hold Key Role in Nuclear Attack
Washington AP reports civil defense planners see shelter adapted schools as key refuge centers in a nuclear attack. Officials say multistory buildings can protect from fallout, not just underground shelters. Congress approved 169 million for marking spaces and stocking supplies. nationwide phase to finish by July, with an estimated 50 million people protected.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Pentagon
Civil Defense Office
Steuart Pittman
Congress
Dighton Band Plans Concert at High School Auditorium
The winter band concert by the Community High School band of Lane County will be held at the high school auditorium on December 14 at 8 p.m. The program is part of the Dighton PTA meeting conducted by band conductor Dean B. Owen. Featured is "Kansa" by Lloyd Conley, a Kansas Centennial award winner.
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Lane County
Dighton
Parent-Teachers Association
Dean B. Owen
Lloyd Conley
Conley
Hospital Admissions List Includes Multiple Patients
Admissions at St Catherine include Robert L Ingraham and Mrs Joseph Koppel. Also admitted are Maurice Lindner at 801 N 5th Earl Owston of So Star Rt William Hall of Syracuse Peter Dandha of Idaho Springs Colorado and Mrs Bobby Dean Jones of 1011 N llth.
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St. Catherine
Robert L. Ingraham
Holcomb
Joseph Koppel
Teitelbaum
de Maurice Lindner
Earl F. Owston
William E. Hall
Syracuse
Peter Dandha
Idaho Springs
Colo
Bobby Dean Jones
Local Notices From Garden City and Area
Dismissals listed for numerous residents across Garden City and nearby towns include Kenneth G. Woodard Storm Lake Iowa Mrs Lila Lee Anderson Randy Reynolds Russell McCart Mrs Raymond Stokes Sheila Martin and others. Births record a son to Bobby Dean Jones and a daughter to Raymond Stokes with times and weights. Warranty deeds document transfers from Mary Hicks Raymond et ux to O C Hicks et al and Derward D Richardson et ux to Derward D Richardson et ux in local parcels.
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Kenneth G. Woodard
Storm Lake
Iowa
Lila Lee Anderson
Randy Reynolds
Conard
Russell McCart
Holcomb
Raymond Stokes
E. Maple
St. Catherine
Frederick Ferris
Pennsylvania
Anna C. Smith
E. Fulton
Wayne West
Phoenix
Sheila G. Martin
Garden
Joseph Morales
George Madrid
Bobby Dean Jones
Mary Hicks Raymond
Et Ux
C. Hicks
Derward D. Richardson
Stevens
Courts Abate Kingsley case and marriage license picks up pairs
County court records show Myron L Kingsley granted abatement no account check for 2 dollars. Marriage licenses issued for Roy C Dunmire 32 Garden City and Mildred M Gittlein 24 Stafford. Divorce granted Patricia R Earnest from Billy D Earnest on grounds of extreme cruelty.
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Myron L. Kingsley
Roy Charles Dunmire
Garden City
Mildred Marie Gittlein
Stafford
Patricia Ruth Earnest
Billy Dale Earnest
Theft of watch radio and clock at Eminence home
Frank Towns of Eminence reported a wrist watch a radio and an alarm clock stolen from his residence and tool shed during Wednesday night. Entry was gained by forcing the kitchen door and shed door, with parts of the house ransacked and articles valued at 24.50 missing.
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Sheriff's
Frank Towns
Eminence Rt
Towns
Injured Sublette Farm Laborer Improves After Train Crash
A 51 year old Sublette farm laborer, John H. Odneal, remains in St. Catherine Hospital after his car was struck by a train at Main Street crossing on Nov 10. He was unconscious for days with a fractured skull and other injuries. Paralysis of the left arm and leg has largely cleared, and his condition is gradually improving.
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Sublette
Five New Gas Wells In Hamilton County Reported
Hamilton Brothers Inc of Amarillo Texas announced development of at least five additional gas wells in Hamilton County. The No 1 8 Grissom near Syracuse is a 3 847 million cu ft daily wildcat and indicates large capacity.Other new wells include the No 1 30 Maxfield eight miles north with 3 035 million cu ft daily and the No 1 33 Simon seven miles north and five miles west with 2 890 million cu ft daily. A pair of smaller producers, the No 1 16 Kikeman and No 1 6 Carl Lewis, lie north of Syracuse with 267 000 and 326 000 cu ft daily respectively.
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Syracuse
Hamilton County
Hamilton Brothers, Inc
Amarillo
Tex
Maxfield
Simon
Kikeman
Carl Lewis
Residents to Wichita Meeting For Stockholders Conference
Nineteen local and area members of the Kansas Federal Land Bank Association will attend the Kansas Federation Stockholders conference in Wichita from Sunday through Tuesday. Attendees include seven Garden City members and numerous participants from Finney County and nearby towns. The event opens with tours of Wichita Federal Landbank offices, a Monday business session, and a banquet Monday night where incentive awards will be presented.
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Kansas Federal Landbank Association
Wichita
Kansas Federation Stockholders Conference
Finney County Federal Landbank Assn
Ellsworth Sherman
Leo J. Wilson
Clyde Sheaks
M. L. Russell
Federal Landbank Assn
Garden City
Wayne Foster
Roberta Kraus
Irvin Brownlee
Deerfield
Victor W. Haflich
I J. Spitzer
Scott City
Bruce Josserand
Larned
Ralph W. Tuttle
Ulysses
Federal Landbank
CAP Marks Anniversary
The Civil Air Patrol marks its 20th anniversary nationwide this week. Local commander Major N L Dunnan says no local observance is planned. The CAP, civilian auxiliary of the USAF, will see displays, open houses, exhibits, and parades by 7000 civilian volunteers and cadets nationwide.
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Civil Air Patrol
N. L. Dunnan
No. 4
The
CAP
United States Air Force
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