Santa to visit Lakin for biggest Christmas party
Gardens and News reports Kearny County youngsters will meet Santa Claus Saturday December 10. Local Rotary club with Lakin business and professional men sponsoring the event promises Santa’s North Pole bus arrival about 9 a.m. with carolers, Toyland performers, and a one hour surprise show. Santa will tour the business district before the main show.
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Lakin
Kearny County
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Carol
House Plans Hearing on Dollar a Year Men
A House Judiciary subcommittee led by Rep. Celler will hold a public hearing next week on President Eisenhower's order governing the activities of dollar a year men. Three days of hearings will be set aside to explore the executive order and its adequacy.
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Washington
House
Hisephower
Rep. Celler
D-Ny
Irrigation and Sorghum Match Gains in Haskell County
Sublette reports a large rise in irrigation in Haskell County with dry land yields from 15 bushels an acre rising to 50 to 90 bushels on irrigated land. The county now has 135 wells, up from 70, as irrigation area grows toward 80,000 acres in a 370,900 acre county, with more wells expected and acreage under cultivation rising. Navy tackle Tony Anthony’s full fame is Anthony Arthur Anthony.
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Haskell
High Plains
Shoe Companies Sign Two Year Contracts
Settlement of the four week shoe workers strike ends the dispute between two unions and major firms. Delegates from CIO and AFL Shoe Workers Unions approve the agreement calling for a 3 percent raise this year and 4 percent next year, ending the longest strike in the shoe industry.
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St, Louis
Internaional
Brown Shoe
CIO
AFL
Liberal Parade Huge Success
A crowd of about 10,000 braved sub freezing weather to watch a 1 mile long parade that opened the Christmas season. The event featured 27 bands from three states among 24 floats depicting the life of Jesus, with 1,400 band members participating and live animals adding color. The Hugoton high school delegation led the bands, dressed in Frosty the Snowman outfits.
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Jesus
Hugoton High School
Children’s Christmas Wish List Plugs Personal Letters
A group of children write cheerful Christmas requests to Santa. Each child names gifts such as boxing gloves, Monopoly, bikes, sewing sets, nurse kits, teddy bears, baking sets, a Remco radio station, tool sets, a Roy Rogers gun and holster, a 4 lane bowling alley, a bicycle, and a horse. Addresses appear in some letters.
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Remco
Roy Rogers
Curtis Burns
Texas Mill Sale to Kansas City Firm Reported
Flour Mills of America Inc announced yesterday the purchase of HH Dullinger Roller Mills Co at Braunfels Texas for 1 million dollars. Henry N Cate board chairman confirmed the deal.
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Kansas City—Flour Mills of America, Inc
Dullinger Roller Mills Co
Braunfels, Tex
Henry N. Cate
Flour Mills ‘Board
Safety Survey Is Proposed at University of Kansas
Lawrence Kansas legislators consider a $15000 appropriation to KU to fund two full time staffers for a traffic safety center. Dean Frank Stockton envisions statewide data analysis on accidents involving cars and trucks, driver training expansion, and uniform traffic court practices to blueprint a safer Kansas. The plan includes field work for driver education and research initiatives.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Frank Stockton
University of Kansas Extension
Fred Hall
Stockton
Bribery Racket Run by Guards In City Prison
Seven guards faced charges in New York for running a bribery scheme inside a city prison. A fixed price for inmate favors ranged from 50 cents for a corridor stroll to 35 dollars for a bottle of scotch. Authorities described privileges for fees, including card and dice games, extra food, liquor, cell-to-cell visits, and a whisky and cold cuts party. Arrests followed police work and a tip. Suspects listed include Angelo Ferrara, Lorenzo Register, and Robert T. Meade of Brooklyn. John McKnight and Joseph K. Gavin of Queens. Walter Smith and James B. Henderson of Manhattan.
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New York
City
Manhattan
Angelo Ferrara
Lorenzo Regester
Robert T. Meade
Brooklyn
John McKnight
Joseph K. Gavin
Queens
Walter Smith
James B. Henderson
Federal Reserve Board Boosts Christmas Trade
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board issued a weekly statement noting a Christmas as usual nudge for business, offsetting part of the restrictive credit policy. The board’s remarks suggest a cautious easing impact on holiday trade despite tight monetary conditions.
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Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Banks buy government securities and Pierce’s near misses
Operations showed reserve banks bought 368 million dollars worth of government securities during the week ended Wednesday. Billy Pierce of the White Sox won 15 games in 1955 and could have won 20, losing four 1-0 games and two 3-2 contests.
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Billy Pierce
White Sox
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Tam
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