Indians Again editorial critiques Santa Fe ads
The editorial laments Santa Fe advertising in 1955 calendars, noting repetitive desert and Indian imagery. It contrasts a brighter but still bleak Navajo scene with the rail line’s expansion from Chicago to Dallas, urging promotions beyond traditional depictions of Indians and deserts.
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Old John Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Chicago
Los Angeles
Dallas
United States
Lake Michigan
Marilyn Monroe
The
Parker Squeals: Hogs Hit 14 Year Price Low On Omaha Market
Parker Butler decries government delays as hog prices plunge to a 14 year low on the Omaha market with butcher hogs dropping from 9.75 to 11 per hundredweight. He blames Sec Ben son and calls for price supports amid an oversupply from a booming year. The Department of Agriculture has 85 million to ease the decline, but delayed action worsened the slump.
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Ellis Parker Butler
Omaha
Sec. Benson
Department of Agriculture
Benson Advisory Committee
No Paper Shortage Here
A humorous column complains about throwing away 33 calendars for 1956 as excess advertising clutter. The author notes calendars often feature art rather than Marilyn Monroe images and end up as rumpus room or child’s bedroom decorations. They applaud firms for the yearly reminders while urging temperance, joking that 1956 weighs heavily even before arrival.
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Marilyn Monroe
Fewer Children Get Salk Shots
A nationwide Associated Press survey shows about 20 percent fewer children receiving a second Salk polio vaccination than the first round. At least 3,627,036 have had the second dose, from a first-round total of 7,754,354, with some state reports incomplete or estimated. Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele oversees the tally.
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Washington
Associated Press
Leonard A
Both Parties at Fault in Collision of Planes
The Supreme Court ruled the U S government and Eastern Air Lines jointly negligent in a 1949 Washington crash that killed 55. It upheld a limit of 15 000 damages per death. Eastern DC4 collided with Bolivian pilot Eric Rios Bridoux P38. Bridoux survived and was absolved of blame.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Eastern Air Lines
Eric Rios Bridoux
Washington National Airport
Bridoux
Local News Notice From Garden City Telegram
Fragmented OCR shows a Garden City Telegram publication with advertising mentions and AP rights. Names and numeric pricing appear distorted but indicate daily delivery details and circulation notes. The readable content suggests city and regional distribution information from early 20th century.
Dixon Yates Pay Dispute Tangles Eisenhower Aides
Washington column outlines a backstage clash between Admiral Lewis Strauss and Controller General Joseph Campbell over approving payment of about 5.5 million to Dixon Yates after the TVA contract was canceled. The piece notes potential criminal issues around bid suppression and the concealment of Adolphe Wenzell’s role inside the budget bureau, with Eisenhower denying involvement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dixon-Yates
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Kuhn-Loeb
White House
Herbert Hoover
Fire Administration
Strauss
AEC
Joseph Campbell
Ike
Campbell
Columbia University
Dixon Yates
Walter von Treschow
Hanover National Bank
Gibbs and Hill
Gibbs and
Hill
Adolphe Wenzell
Budget Bureau
Wenzell
First Boston Corp
Hughes
Air
Talbott
Peter Strobel
Senator Hill
Alabama
Sidney Davis
Senate
Joe Dodge
Congress
Dixon Yates Contract Faces Senate Probe
Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission testified that despite a possible conflict of interest the Dixon Yates power contract had sound objectives. Kefauver led reopened hearings to determine criminal status, potential damages, and government recovery. The contract proposed a private 107 million dollar steam plant at West Memphis Arkansas to feed TVA power for atomic installations.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon-Yates
Strauss
Senate
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley . Authority
TVA
After Bricks Gone The Reveal Of oLss
Houston tenants say a man hired to tear down chimneys dismantled one and half of another, hauling 4000 bricks in a pickup. Landlord Sam L. Thief denies hiring him. Edgar Dixon cites a note in AEC files about Wenzell in the Dixon Yates contract. Ike is pressed on Wenzell's role and defers to the President’s answer.
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oLss
Houston
Tex
The
Landord
Sam L
Edgar Dixon
Dixon- Yates Combine
AEC
Wenzell
Ike
Dixon-Yates
Charles Bartlett
Chattanooga Times
Distaff Side and Santa Copter Tale in Colorado
A child frets over sharing a toothbrush after lectures on sharing while plans for Santa arriving by a helicopter near Eads Colorado spark family chatter. Mike Honaker visits grandparents and recounts Santa in a copter tied to Colorado Interstate Gas. Birthday dinner honors Leo and George Meeker grandchildren with December birthdays.
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Santa
Mike Honaker
Eads
Colo
Mike
Soren Petersen
Colorado Interstate Gas
Bill
CIG
J. de George L. Meeker
Leo Meekers
Dighton
George W. Meekers
Larry
Doug
Gravity keeps us grounded in Bogie essay
Curbstone commentary argues against anti gravity science and favors gravity as humanity’s steady guide. It jokes about antigravity shoes and chaotic possibilities, urging caution and insisting the human race stay grounded with both feet on the earth.
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Clark Gable
Marilyn Monroe
Junior
Woman Jailed In Bus Incident In Montgomery
Rosa Parks, a Montgomery seamstress, was fined $10 and costs for violating a city segregation ordinance on buses. She appealed to Circuit Court. Bonds were signed by Fred Gray and E. D. Nixon. Parks was jailed last Thursday after refusing to sit in a white section. The case centers on mandatory segregation on public transportation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rosa Parks
Fred Gray
The
National Assn, For the Advancement of Colored People
E. D. Nixon
Prayer for Today From The Upper Roots
A devotional excerpt reflecting on the nativity promise from Matthew 1 21 and a prayer praising the gift of Jesus Christ. The prayer asks for gratitude for the Son and for guidance to seek peace and follow the Prince of Peace.
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Jesus
Christ
Prince
Four KU Students Injured in Midwest Accident
Four University of Kansas students were injured in a crash on U S 40 about half a mile east of Kingdom City. Cran del Melia, 20, Lawrence, was admitted to Callaway Hospital for a back injury. The other three, John Nangle, 23, Burlington. Robert G. Bush III, 19, Lawrence. Kenneth McNeige, 20, Wichita. were treated and released.
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Falton
University of Kansas
U. S. 40
Kingdom City
Crandel Melia
Lawrence
Callaway Hospital
John Nangle
Burlington
Kas
Robert G. Bush Iiii
Kenneth McNeige
Wichite
Crossword Puzzle by Eugene Sheffer Enigmatic Clues
A cryptoquip style crossword with horizontal and vertical clues covering general knowledge including languages, geography, animals, and common words. The puzzle lists numerous entries such as Miss Shearer, Thespian, African or Scottish rivers, and party names, with references to historical figures and abbreviations.
World Today Brief Notes From Abroad Berlin Cairo Sydney Algiers
East German Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl led a delegation to visit China North Korea and Mongolia by air. Al Ahram says the United States can regain Egyptian friendship with a loan for Aswan dam aid Russia already offers, World Bank loan talks ongoing. Comet III jetliner flies London to Sydney in 24 hours 23 minutes. In Algeria a battle near the Tunisian border kills at least 40. rebels attack French troops in Hitle village market disrupting communications.
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Otto Grotewohl
East Berlin
Air
China
North Korea
Mongolia
Cairo
al Ahram
United States
Egypt
Aswan
Nile
Russia
World Bank
Israel
Sydney
Australia
Britain
Hatfield
England
Kingsford-Smith
Bombay
Singapore
Darwin
Algiers
Hitle
Lamy
Algeria
Lawrence El Dorado Teams Tops in Debate
Lawrence and El Dorado two-member teams led a field of 38 entries to top honors in the second annual statewide novice high school debate tournament in Manhattan Kansas. Lawrence teams won on points while Hutchinson Wyandotte and Buhler remained undefeated. In Newton invitational, El Dorado’s Sarah Hamilton and Jim Faulconer defeated Pittsburg’s Jim Gore and Darrell for the championship.
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Manhattan
Kas
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Wyandotte
Buhler
Newton
UE Dorado
Sarah Hamilton
Jim Faulconer
Pittsburg
Jim Gore
Darrell
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