Western Kansas opens new highway shops in Dighton
Rollie Bruns led celebrations as the district highway shop in Dighton opened with a formal ceremony and a crowd that grew in the afternoon. J P Stephenson C D Baker Marvin Hopper J D Thompson and local leaders attended the event and later the shop was turned into a party hall for dancing and socializing.
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John Frazier
Rollie Bruns
Dighton
Follie
J P. Stephenson
C. D. Baker
Marvin Hopper
Garder City
J D Thompson
Syracuse
Great Bena
Always an Attraction at Scott County Park and Lake McBride
A quick tour of the Scott County state park and Lake McBride reveals a winter scene with bare trees yet striking beauty. The area remains a popular draw with many out of state cars visiting, showing it as a year round tourist spot despite cold weather.
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Scott County State Park
McBride
Thief Steals From Chief Amid Small City Crime Wave
Culprits nabbed a .22 rifle, a blanket, a wheel and tire from the police chief Emberton’s parked car in Scott City. The chief, recently a crime victim, is believed to be pursuing the thief, highlighting audacity in the city’s troubles.
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Scott City
Emberton
Goose Rescued After Cold Night on Liberal Pond
Under sheriff Ted Coffey demonstrated the reach of law by freeing a trapped goose on Jack Randall's pond near Liberal. The gander was wedged in ice after a sudden freeze. Zed used a two by four board to break the ice and free the bird the following morning. No report on any branding or other remedies.
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Seward County
Ted Coffey
Jack Randall’s
Liberal
Zed
US 55 Decision Expected by Week, Elkhart Official Says
Elkhart district highway commissioner Addington told Sublette Rotarians that the long debated US 55 designation change will be submitted to the national association in New Orleans for approval. If approved, Kansas would join a transcontinental route from the Great Lakes to Southern California, benefiting Southwest Kansas cities.
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Bill Addington
Elkhart
Sublette
Highway Commission
National Association
New Orleans
Kansas
Great Lakes
Southern
California
Aid Asked for Santa Project
The Junior Red Cross seeks used toys to repair and distribute to underprivileged children in its annual Santa project. Led by Lottie Schalegel, girls and boys from crafts classes will work on repairs and decoration. Donations can be dropped at High School Room 152 or called in after 7 p.m. to arrange pickup.
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Santa Claus
Junior Red Cross
Lottie Schalegel
Red Cross
c/o
Man fined for breach of peace after uninvited visit
Louisvile case reports George D. Anderson, 27, a truck driver, fined $50 and sentenced to 10 days in jail yesterday on a breach of peace charge from a house warming. He admitted drinking the night he entered H. M. Kessler's home uninvited to get warm.
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Louisville
George D. Anderson
Anderson
H. M. Kessler
Air Force Pilot Clings to Crippled RB29 Bomber
In Tokyo an Air Force pilot crash landed his RB29 after eight hours circling Yokota Air Base. No crewmen parachuted and nine others rode the craft as it skidded belly down along a two mile runway. Fire extinguishing foam prevented an explosion.
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Tokyo
Yokota
Santa Claus visits Garden City despite storm scare
In Garden City, thousands debated if Santa would come as snow swirled on Walnut street. Chamber head Bob Shelton called Santa to postpone, but weather flipped to clear and Santa likely arrived by helicopter, distributing gifts in Stevens Park.
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Virginia
Santa Claus
Garden City
Bob Shelton
Chamber of Commerce
Shelton
Walnut Street
Santa
Garden
Cindt
Si Wasinger
Morrie Bonnie
Colorado
Interstate Gas
Stevens Park
Two Farm Plans Need Bank Backing
Under Secretary True D Morse said banks and credit agencies will lead two programs to boost farm families welfare and provide stability across the Great Plains. He noted both plans require substantial capital from farmers and non governmental credit, with rural development focusing on earnings growth and land use, fencing, buildings, water, and livestock. The programs target small farms and the Great Plains stretch from Canada through ten states.
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Chicago
Morse
National Agricultural Credit Conference of the American Bankers Assn
Great Plains
Canada
State Grange Deputies Back Many Price Plan
State Grange deputies renew support for a multiple price system for staple farm commodities. Parker Pens priced at $5.00 and Palmer Jewelry noted in the summary.
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State Grange
Emporia
The
Kansas Grange
Palmer Jewelry
Political Tug of War Aiming at Big Union
The newly merged AFL-CIO faces a quick political test as leaders from both major parties seek labor support for 16 million members. Three 1956 presidential hopefuls will address delegates at the union’s first combined convention. Eisenhower will speak by phone from Gettysburg on Monday, while Democrats Harriman and Stevenson plan talks Tuesday and Thursday, as the federation completes ratification and prepares to open Monday at the Park Avenue armory.
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New York
Afl-Cio
Gettysburg
Averell Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
AFL
CIO
Tist Regimental
Park Ave
Mothers remember first kiss. daughters forget first husbands
A wry remark notes older mothers recall their husbands first kiss while their daughters cannot remember their own husbands first marriages.
Ratonoters Rise Amid Bold $19 Pant Up Claim
Ragged OCR notes claim Ratonoters boast of a $19 Pant up by Lickison's aid. Details are unclear, but the fragment hints at a stylized bargain or promotion involving local figures and a shop named Lickison's. Further readable names are scarce.
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Raylor Ratonoters
Lickison
Aidt
Snow blankets southwest Kansas with inch spread
Garden City and Finney County were blanketed by about an inch of dry snow after a light sleet then snow event. Drivers faced slick streets and hazardous roads as gusty winds blew drifting snow, with Goodland reporting four inches and 11 degrees temperature.
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Garden City
Finney County
Kansas
Sixth Division
Guarden City
Ulysses
Sublette
Cimarron
Scott City
Dighton
la Kin
Syracuse
Mercury
Goodlanta
Drunk Not Needed Police Help at City Library
Police responded to a report of a drunk man lying face down on the lawn near the city library but found the person was sober. The caretaker was closing the underground water shutoff when the incident occurred, prompting a chuckle from residents.
Central Agency Is State Need
Lawrence Kansas calls for a unified authority over state hospitals and penal institutions. Dr James Hartford of Larned State Hospital argued such an agency would clarify roles and aid offender class separation. He cited superintendent Roy Frost labeling KSI a dumping ground and questioned how a criminally insane patient can improve without a clear future.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Larned State Hospital
James Hartford
Larned
Roy Frost
The
Kansas Industrial Reformatory
KSI
Dr. Hartford
University of Kansas Conference On Criminal Responsibility
Thirteen Die in British Train Collision Near Barnes
A passenger electric train bound from London's West End crashed into a standing freight train just outside Barnes Station. Thirteen people died, 35 injured, including two children. Hospitalized victims numbered 16. 19 treated and sent home. Fire melted asphalt and heated girders as crews fought the blaze.
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Barnes
England
London
West End
Thames Valley
Barnes Station
Central
Wounded Man Held in Holdup
Colorado Springs officers surrounded a motel and arrested Clair Eiff 32 of Denver after he was wounded while fleeing a holdup suspect. An 18 year old girl with him also was taken into custody. Police said Wilf, wanted for a November 27 grain office burglary at Manter Kansas, had been sought for two Denver gas station holdups.
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Colorado Springs
Colo. A
Denver
Clair Eiff
Wilf
Manter
Kas
Vienna Academy Chorus to Perform in Garden City Tuesday
The Vienna Academy Chorus, Europe's premier choral group, will give a Tuesday concert at the Garden City high school auditorium under conductor Dr Guenther Theuring. The twelve men and twelve women, all graduates of the Vienna Academy of Music, tour the United States with gowns changing by program part and include Viennese classics and folk songs.
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Vienna Academy Chorus
Europe
Garden City
Guenther Theuring
Austria
United States
Vienna Academy of Music
Hapsburg Empire
Ferdinand Grossmann
Vienna
Mozart
Brahms
Strauss
Ferdinand Grosanana
Scandinavia
South America
Maine
Florida
New York
California
Driver's Children Found Summons a Tasty Thing
Newark truck driver Hubert Coaxum told a New Jersey court that a missing summons was eaten by his three young children, explaining why he could not produce it for careless driving. Magistrate Albert D'Amato dismissed the case, expressing sympathy for the unusual excuse.
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East Rutherford
Hubert Coaxum
Newark
Coaxum
Albert D'Amato
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