Beef producers program draws Finney county cattle growers
About 25 Finney county beef growers attended the annual beef producers program at 10 30 AM on the fairgrounds building. The event featured a movie and talks by cattle specialists from K State including Dr L E B Swertz Lot Taylor and Dr M W Osburn. Jess Taylor Tribune chaired the agriculture committee and spoke on the proposed Kansas Brand Law. A dutch luncheon of baked ham and trimmings followed.
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Finney County
Fairgrounds
L. EB. Swertz
Lot Taylor
K-State
M. W. Osburn
Jess Taylor
Tribune
House’ Committee On Agriculture
Kansas
Taylor
Disaster Comes in Threes in New York Pier Blast
Explosion on a Brooklyn pier yesterday triggered a series of disasters across New York City and New Albany Pennsylvania. The New York blast left ten dead and 247 injured while a tavern near the Boston navy yard also suffered injuries.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
New York City
New Albany
Boston
New York
Wreath Plant Fire Rends New Albany Toll Climbs
A massive explosion at the Rynveld Wreath Co. in New Albany Pa. devastates the wreath plant and town hall. Fire officials seek atomic material tests as the death toll rises and a city of 500 is shocked by the blaze that leaves ten dead and ten million dollars in damage. Police and fire probes begin.
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Fire Commission
Edward F. Cavanaugh Jr
Army
New Albany
Charles Tierney
Rynveldt Wreath Co
Cavanagh
Brooklyn
Seeping Gas Blamed in Heroes' Square Shooting
In Heroes' Square, women attempting to lay flowers near the tomb of the Hungarian dead were met by Russian soldiers. A woman was shot in the leg and hospitalised as shots rang out while bystanders recall the Oct Nov crackdown. Eyewitnesses say the incident followed a tense riot after protesters ignored soldiers.
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Iers
Heroes
Explosion destroys Doherty's Tavern in Boston area
A blast at Doherty's Tavern near the U S Weather Bureau in Boston injures residents and damages nearby streets and an overhead highway. Police say escaping gas likely caused the explosion. several victims were hospitalized as winds rose and debris litters the area.
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Boston
Doherty's Tavern
U.S
Naval
Windght
Tonlent
Charlestown
Chares‘town
German visitor’s church misstep sparks plate mix up tale
Among local and global notices, a German visitor in New York recalls a humorous church mishap at St Patrick’s on All Souls Day. An envelope meant for prayers was taken by mistake, prompting a return of funds and a humorous parking problem aside. The column also lists new homeowners and moves, plus a vintage Santa story from 1926.
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Maria
Herman Sartorius
Mexico City
Germany
New York City
St. Patrick's
Margaret Meallister
Theron Harmon
Margaret Hippel
Mary
Lucy
Santa Claus
Nominate 10 For CC Board Nomination Slate Released
A slate of 10 candidates for positions on the Garden City Chamber of Commerce board of directors was released, completing the first phase of the annual election. About 450 primary ballots were mailed. 180 were returned naming the 10 general election candidates: Stewart Boone, Lyle Carmichael, Clyde Daniel, Dean Davayed Haag, Tom Meschke, Andy Ott, Floyds, W. E. Rutherford. Holdovers are Charles Collins, Virgil Craig, Harold Faneler, Ned Stormont and C. H. Cleaver.
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Garden City Chamber of Commerce: Board of Directors
Chamber Mem- TS
Stewart Boone
Lyle Carmich Tel
Clyde Daniel
Dean Davae Yd
Haag
Tom Meschkeers
Andy Ott
Floyds
W. E. Rutherford
Rimond Baird
Ian
Clyde Galion
Charles, Collins
Virgil Graig
Harold Faneler
Ned Stormont
C. H. Cleaver
Refuges Relief Funds Allocated in Finney County
Finney countys share of a 2 million national Hungarian relief fund amounts to 567 dollars Duane West chairman of the county Red Cross chapter said this morning The Red Cross board voted not to conduct a drive for funds Instead contributions will be accepted at the Red Cross office in the courthouse The board also approved organizing a Gay Ladies service group to assist the local rest home and aged residents Louise Schulman will chair the new group Tentative plans call for signing 25 volunteers to be trained in orientation classes Meeting last night in the courthouse included 11 board members
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Finney County
Duane West
Red Cross
Red Cross- Board
Crose
Louise. Schulman
Russian Leaders May Be Busy in Budapest
A confidential Moscow report to Western diplomats speculates that Georgi Malenkov Mikhail Suslov and Gen Ivan Serov may be in Budapest aiding the suppression of the Hungarian rebellion. It notes Malenkov last appeared publicly in Moscow on November 8 Suslov in public in Moscow and Serov unseen since October.
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Ballenger
McPheggan
Garden City 1955 Audit Shows City Financially Sound
The 1955 audit by Wixson & Hogue for Garden City depicts a financially sound city, with $751,372.77 cash at year start and $935,411.41 by year end after about $2.08 million in receipts and $1.9 million in expenditures. It praises Martha Leonard’s meticulous housing records while noting incomplete utilities accounting and a future audit for 1956 entries. Minor issues included a brief banking deposit lapse, a small bond fund overage, and a double payment error in a parking meter receipt.
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Garden Ciy
Seomé
Ross Hogue
Wixson & Hogue
Garden City
Martha Leonard
Gardendale
Wiley
Tiny Polar Cub Dies at Zoo A Week After Birth
A one pound seven ounce polar bear cub born at the Lee Richardson zoo died at 2:25 a.m. after a five day life marked by a uphill struggle. Officials and neighbors had assisted with a cocker spaniel mothering and formula feeding until the cub’s death, with minute-by-minute notes kept for zoo records and broader cub-raising use.
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Lee Richardson Zoo0
Heath
Claude
Owens
Mervin
Kenneth
Minter
Misfit nQUSTUN Firm Sues Over Damages in Dentistry Row
Bell Dental Laboratories Inc sues P K Lee of San Jacinto Texas for $15,000 claiming damage from false accusations about misfitting teeth. A temporary injunction sought as part of the case.
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Nqustun
Bell Dental Laboratories, Inc
P.K. Lee
San Jacinto
Tex
Beenig
PCA Meeting Seeks Aid and Farm Credit Officials
Weak OCR yields a fragmentary notice noting expected attendees including district director Kenneth M. Lyon and a Greensboro or Wichita Farm Credit figure, slated to discuss Produc Hon Creal Corporation matters before the Greifit board in Washington.
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Aid
Fernife
Feddein
Greifit Board
Washington
Kenneth M. Lyon
District Farm Credit
Wichita
Creal Corporation
Tornadoes and Rain Reported West of Hutchinson
The Wichita weather bureau logged reports of at least two and possibly three tornado funnels sighted west of Hutchinson and Wichita. No damage details were confirmed.
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Wichita
Wichita Weather Bureau
Hutchinson
A. W.sale
Penalosa
Kingman County
Aunnel
Sylvia l
Pratt Erty
Hutchingon
Garden Sass See The Rain And Tornadoes Mix
A compact note describes unpredictable weather with rain and tornadoes. It hints at mixed conditions and varying intensity, reflecting a casual, observational tone about local forecasts and garden impacts.
The Soldier Story Begins A Christmas Tale
Nanhka and to SCE NTT by Lucrece Hudgins Beale presents a first chapter narrated by Alexander the youngest of seven brothers and sisters. The scene unfolds on a snowy Christmas Eve as soldiers knock and a royal kidnapping threatens Christmas, leading Alexander to the barn to confront a hidden intruder.
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Nanhka
Lucrece Hudgins Beale
Santa Claus
Alexander
Crooked Road
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