Garden City Letters From Readers Keep Local Charm Alive
A collection of playful notes to Gus Garden and local officials, with residents including Mrs. Maurice Lindner, R L Bethel, and Bob Long. The items touch on Red Cross blood drives, city building inspections, theater of travel, Christmas lights, weather forecasts, and a friendly invitation to visit the Telegram office for coffee and conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Garden
Maurice Lindner
Red Cross Blood
Garden group forms to lure industry to Wathena area
WATHENA Kan AP Doni phan County Industrial Development Inc has been organized to attract industry. The group will advocate for Missouri River levees to protect land between Wathena and Elwood as an industrial site.
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Wathena, Kan
Doniphan County Industrial Development Inc
Missouri River
Wathena
Elwood
Building activity dips seasonally in Garden City
Garden City November building permits show 18 authorizations totaling 106000, up from 101750 in November 1959, but below October 1960’s 35 permits for 215750. First 11 months of 1960 total 233 permits valued at 2287600, vs 219 permits for 1790772 in 1959, with Garden City near a historic high and a close race with Liberal in activity.
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Garden City
R. L. Bethel
Liberal
Garden
Garden City Board Advances Second Junior High Bond Election
The Garden City School Board moved to seek state permission for another junior high bond election though no date or proposal was set. Superintendent Hood noted Topeka required approval to exceed bonded indebtedness limits. Discussion included a potential two-building plan defeated by 37 votes last month and possible remedial reading program with a special teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Supt. of
Leroy Hood
Topeka
Hood
Legislative Council
Paul Masoner
Wichita
Washburn
Board of Regents
Nixon Campaign Button Sale At White House
A large man at the White House gates tried to give away oversized Nixon campaign buttons but found few takers among the crowd waiting to see President Eisenhower greet Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy, the rival who defeated Nixon in the presidential race.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Executive
Kennedy
Marine Corps
Stars and Stripes Forever
Army Navy, Marine and Coast Guard
Book Display Brings 650 New Library Volumes to Holcomb
Rural students across Finney County view a 650 volume library display in the Holcomb School Auditorium sponsored by the Kansas State Teachers Association. State library consultant Ruth Gagliardo lectures visiting groups about books and library education.
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Holcomb School
Ruth Gagliardo
Finney County
Kansas State Eachers Association
KSIA
Lincoln Mird
Pierceville High School
ESTA
Denchfield Named Deputy Sheriff in Finney County
Keith Denchfield is appointed deputy sheriff of Finney County by Sheriff Earl Robinson and will serve after Wendle Meier becomes sheriff in January. Meier is finishing his fourth year as undersheriff. Denchfield, a Garden City native, previously served three years on the Kansas City police force.
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Keith Denchfield
Finney Couty
Earl Robinson
Wendle Meier
Meier
Denchfield
Garden City
Kansas City
Bloodmobile Visit Due Here Tomorrow
Everything is set for the Bloodmobile visit tomorrow with a 16 pint quota. Mrs. Maurice Lindner urges donors to keep appointments or call the Red Cross office or Bloodmobile headquarters. Names of staff and volunteers from doctors to canteen workers are listed as preparations begin.
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Maurice Lindner
Red Cross Blood
Red Cross
Bloodmobile
Presbyterian Church
Lindner
Beta Sigma Phi
Historic Meeting Opens Between Ike and Kennedy
In New Orleans William Frantz School saw 23 white children attend classes amid limited jeers as police cleared a one block area. The boycott widened while lawmakers urged resignations from the Orleans Parish School Board amid attempts to fund payrolls and curb the board. A federal restraining order slowed the board’s finances and bank clearances. In Washington Kennedy met Eisenhower at the White House for a brief two minute greeting and planned a joint statement with plans for Interior Secretary Udall.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
Orleans Parish
Polica
Joseph Giarrussa
Louisiana
McDonagh
William Frantz School
Frantz
McDonogh No. 19
Orleany Parish
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Clark Clifford
Washington
Kennedy
Wilton B.persons
J. B. West
White House
James Rowley
Secret Service
James C. Hagerty
Florida
New York
United Nations
Stewart L. Udall
D-Ariz
Interior
Defense
Robert Anderson
Snow Touches Western Edge
AP reports extreme western Kansas felt the edge of a southwestern storm Monday night with about an inch of snow and temperatures around 20. The snow ended early today and clearing skies spread across the state. Forecaster Richard Garrett said chilly weather would persist through Wednesday with fresh northerly winds. Overnight lows ranged from 17 at Goodland to 34 at Cedar Bluff Dam and Pittsburg. Monday highs varied from 35 at Goodland to 60 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Goodland
Cedar Bluff Dam
Pittsburg
Dry November Recorded Here
Data from Kansas State University shows November 1980 precipitation slightly higher than 1959 with temperatures about four degrees warmer. Precipitation was .09 inch in November 1980 vs .03 inch in 1959. coldest readings were 3 and 13 degrees on specified dates. highs reached .74 on three consecutive days.
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Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station
Bomber Makes Two Strikes in Training Mission
At Pease Air Force Base a B47 bomber achieved two direct hits on a seven hour training mission at Springfield Missouri. Officials called it unprecedented in modern jet bombing. The double bullseye occurred during a seven hour run with hits recorded within a ten foot diameter area.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Pease Air Force Base
Air Force
Springfield
Mays
Soviets seek urgent U.N. session on Congo crisis
The Soviet Union requested an 8:30 p.m. Security Council meeting to discuss the arrest of Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. Valerian Zorin urged Lumumba's release, disarmament of Mobutu’s army, and expulsion of Belgian personnel. The UAR joined the Congo conciliation commission withdrawal amid regional tensions and Kasavubu’s permissions delays. Guinea’s Toure criticized U.N. stance on Lumumba, warning of further actions within an African framework.
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United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Valerian A. Zorin
Patrice Lumumba
Zorin
I1 Nation Council
U.N
Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
United Arab Republic
U.N. Congo
Guinea
Mali
General Assembly
Joseph Kasavubu
USAR
Hasaan El-Zayyat
Kasavubu
Mobutu
U.A.R
United Nations
Sekoun Toure
Hammarskjold
Rockies Swept By Snow and Cold Across West
A bone chilling cold gripped the northern and central Rockies with light flurries. The storm left ice on highways causing two deaths and hundreds of accidents. Denver saw eight inches of snow while Wyoming and New Mexico faced freezing drizzle. Victims named include Ray R. McFarlin and Norma Mae Madewell.
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Denver
Colo
Rockies
West Yellowstone
Mont
Big Piney
Wyo
Wyoming
New Mexico
Ray R. McFarlin
Akron
Norma Mae Madewell
Durango
Plan Building Drive at St Johns Lutheran Winfield
AP reports St. John’s Lutheran College in Winfield plans a 350000 dollar building improvement fund drive. The campaign starts January 29 with Lutheran Church congregations asked to contribute 200000 dollars and the rest raised through individual gifts.
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Winfield
St. John's Lutheran College
Perfume Fails To Stop Odor In Paris Subways
Paris officials tried spraying perfume through miles of metro tubes to mask subway odors. Four lines now spray violet scent while another line markets a pine forest aroma to passengers hoping to improve the station smell.
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Paris
Highway Director Accepts New Post in Asphalt Association
Kansas Highway Director Maurice Martin said he will resign to become secretary manager of the Kansas Asphalt Association. The resignation to Gov. Docking is effective January 9, as Governor-elect Anderson’s Republican administration takes office. The new role will involve promoting asphalt use in street and highway construction for Kansas. The association comprises contractors.
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Topeka
Kansas
Maurice Martin
Kansas Asphalt Association
Martin
George Docking
John Anderson
Docking
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Mrs. Lindner
R. L. Bethel City Building
Co-Op
Garden City Equity Exchange City
Harry
Bob Long
Bob
Main Street
Weatherman
Gus
Santa Claus North Pole
Santa
Guy Garden
Telegram
Cobb, Jones, and Lyman
Kansas Plaza
Belmont
Army Reserve Building
Holcomb
John Turner
Gust Nelson
Robert Fenton
H. M. Wiley
J. W. Neumann
Herman Sartorius
John Archibald
Eugene Heiman
Alan Laare
Walter Sears
McKayes
Aldes
Cox
al Towles
Hubert Plland
Hazel Gardiner
Mmes
Dale
Merle Myers
Frank Schulman
Harold Rowe
Louis Strasser
Fred Harris
Buddy Burris
Ovid Harman
FE. W. Henkle
Florence Reed
Clarence Hock
Leland Coulter
Kenneth Butt
Bill Taldo
William Lockwood
Anne Wadell
Walter Wolf
Robert Ball
Ike
Loy Taeman
Hisenhower
Akronabla
la Junta
Trace Dodge
Imporia Garden
Lamar
Rusaell
Salina
Saigon
South Viet Nam
South Ching Sea
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