Mail Parcels Early Long Hours at Post Office
The Garden City post office will extend hours for the Christmas mailing rush starting Saturday. The general window opens 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for three Saturdays, with extra morning hours to 9 a.m. and additional weekday slots to 8 to 9 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. A new extra truck, label slips for local and out-of-town cards, and three cent stamps are recommended to speed service. Local card deadlines and Christmas Day deliveries are outlined.
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Garden City
Lester Harp
Harp
Corne
Focal
Adams to Head County Council in Finney County
Truitt Adams, Sherlock township agriculture representative, was elected president of the executive board of the Finney County agricultural extension council at the annual meeting in the 4 H building. Other officers named were John Hawk vice president Mrs George Lightner secretary and Mrs Arthur Green treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truitt Adams
Sherlock Township
Finney County Agricultural Extension Council
Adams
Fairgrounds
John Hawk
George Lightner
Arthur Green
Sherlock
Green
Terry
Mas. Lightner
Ivan
Scott
Ralph Gross
Hawk
Oscar Norby
Sophomores Take Otis Mental Ability Test at School
School psychologist Hugh Morrison and assistant Ken Ester administered the Otis Quick Scoring Mental Ability Test to all sophomores. Students had 30 minutes, and scores will be placed on permanent records for vocational and educational guidance during their preparation years.
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Hugh Morrison
Otis
Morrison
Ken Ester
Service. wis Safety ine out tonite. St. Mary's
Service note from St. Marys indicates safety measures in place tonight. Local readers are advised to follow posted guidelines and await further updates from parish officials.
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Wis
St. Mary's
Local Demo Leader Seen Considered for State Post
A Shetland pony escaped from Clark Shaw appliance on Main Street and roamed the store aisles before being recaptured. Gregg Shaw chased the animal down Main Street after it kicked its stable rails and wandered the shop, causing no damage. The pony will reside with the Shaw family at 508 Conkling.
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Shetland
Clark Shaw
Gregg Shaw
High School Girl Tops Movie Voting in Local Ballot
Karen York, a Holcomb senior, won the local State theater Telegram audience award after 11 days and 2,358 ballots. Bryce Baker missed the $50 prize. nearly 2,500 ballots were cast locally. National winners included James Dean and Peggy Lee. York matched all but one choice, selecting Blackboard Jungle as top picture.
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Karen York
Holcomb
theater-Telegram
Garden City
James Dean
Jennifer Jones
Tab Hunter
Peggy Lee
Mister Roberts
Miss York
Baker
June Allyson
Kisner No 1 Deep Test Well Drilled Near Garden City
The Kisner No. 1 deep test well near Garden City spudded and awaiting cement at the base of the surface pipe. Operated by F Kirk Johnson of Fort Worth under assignment from Continental Oil. Located six miles east of section 21-24-31 on Kisner land, the first test in two years. If no production at higher levels, drilling may proceed at least a mile deeper.
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Kisner
Glen Ford Tops With Area Movie Goers in Contest
Glen Ford led the event as area moviegoers chose him over rivals in a regional contest. Dine out tonite at St. Marys with a 23-1t reading stands as a local note in the page’s fragment.
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Glen Ford
St. Mary’s
Choice Will Be Decided Next Spring
Pratt Kansas reports a 5th District Democrats meeting endorses Louis Kampschroeder of Garden City for national committeeman. The vote will be at the state convention next spring while party faction tensions surface over primary endorsement. Harder’s successor to be chosen in Topeka and potential 5th District candidates for Congress are discussed among several names.
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Kampschroeder
Finney
Anderson
Leigh Warner
Marvin A. Harder
5Th District
Topeka
Harder
State
Democratic Committee
Frank Theis
Arkansas
Clifford R. Hope
Garden City
Republican
Kerr Implement Co. debuts as city’s new Pontiac dealer
Kerr Implement Co. Garden City, marking its 25th anniversary, will debut a Pontiac showroom tomorrow at 507 East Fulton. The former Western Motor Co. relinquished the Pontiac line to focus on Buick. Kerr will offer sales service and parts at the auto HQ while Oliver farm equipment stays at 508 East Fulton. Three Pontiac models on display with coffee and doughnuts for visitors.
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Kerr Implement Co
Garden
City
Bud Kerr
Pontiac
Western Motor Co
Buick
Kerr
East Fulton
Oliver
E. Fulton
Gas Well Tests High Northeast of the City
Stanolind reports a gas well in Sloan One area northeast of the city yielded 13,866,000 cubic feet daily after a 20 minute open flow with 410 pounds pressure after 24 hours shut in. Earlier, the well showed 1,425,000 cubic feet and was being blown. The well drilled to 2.06 feet.
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Standlind
Sloan
J. H. Mai
Stanolind
UN Faces Veto Test On New Global Members
The UN General Assembly voted 52 to 2 with five abstentions to approve a package admitting 18 new members, placing the issue before the Security Council. China, Cuba opposed. US, France, Belgium, Israel, Greece abstained. Chinese delegate Tsiacus urged rejection of all five Soviet satellites including Outer Mongolia.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
World Organization
Assembly
Security Council
Ching
Outer Mongolia
Russia
China
Cuba
United States
France
Belgium
Israel
Greece
Quter Mongolia
T. F. Tsiacus
Albania
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Holly Sugar Officials Inspect Plant and Staff
Four representatives of Holly Sugar Company inspected the Garden City plant over two days. Walter Ziegler senior vice president in charge of factory operations led the visit, joined by Dennis O Rourke vice president and general counsel, Irving Morris eastern district superintendent, and A L Cooper general engineer. They traveled from Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the review after Holly Sugar purchased the facility from the Garden City Co.
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Holly Sugar Company
Garden City
Walter Ziegler
Dennis O'Rourke
Irvin Morris
A. L. Cooper
Colorado Springs
Colo
Holly
Garden City Co
Accident details in pressroom injury at The Telegram
Aryle Teague former pressroom assistant testifies about a left hand injury on July 11 1943 while setting color on the running press at The Telegram He describes being trapped between press rollers and the long medical treatment with bills totaling 2051 08 The trial before Judge Roland Tate includes jury selection and cross examination and notes Teague joined The Telegram in 1953 replacing Jack Holt The injury left him with permanent disability to three fingers and near normal use of the thumb and index finger
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Aryle Teague
the Telegram
Tease Sanke
Finney District Court
Roland Tate
Teague
Telegram
Jack Holt
Holt
W. Hamill
Albert Goss
Henry C. Gillan
James Dunsworth
John Christie
Charles
Padlock Removal From Child Delights Wichita Hospital
A 14 month old girl, Lisa Ann McMullen, swallowed a toy padlock Monday night and it lodged in her esophagus. Doctors at Wesley hospital removed the lock at 1 a.m. after an unsuccessful attempt to pass it naturally. She is reported well and may be home by Sunday. her mother is Mrs. E. C. McMullen of 503 N Second.
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Lisa Ann McMullen
Wesley Hospital
Wichita
Lisa Ann
E. C. McMullen
The Weather Forecast Summary
The Weather section lists contributors R. Rogers Bernard Kraus A A Rauhut Kenneth R Lewis Fred Reimer B C Phipps and Maxine Wixson. The text appears garbled with unclear place names and terms but suggests a routine weather bulletin with names attached to the report.
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R. Rogers
Bernard Kraus
A. A. Rauhut
Kenneth R. Lewis
Fred Reimer
B. C. Phipps
Maxine Wixson
Juco Players Shine In Garden City Production Of A Man Called Peter
Juco actors at Garden City tackled A Man Called Peter, portraying Dr. Peter Marshall and his wife Catherine with warmth and effort. About 450 fans filled the new high school auditorium as Fred Kurta led as Marshall, supported by Loretta Salter, Nancy Lee, Sonny Wilson, Roger Johnson, LaVerne Tuttle and a 15 member cast. The show progressed despite timing glitches from stage comings and goings, yet voices carried well and the production carried strong dramatic energy.
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Garden City College
Loughie
Peter
Peter Marshall
Catherine Marshall
Fred Kurta
Dr. Marshall
Loretta Salter
Hulda
Catherine
Nancy Lee
Kuetz
Sonny Wilson
Steven Grant
Roger Johnson
Jeter Dohn Marshall
LaVerne Tuttle
Senator Polk
Navy Bomber Explodes in Air at Potomac River Mouth
A SeaMaster bomber from VATUXENT Naval Test Center crashed during a test flight above the Potomac River. One body identified as James Hentschel of Baltimore. four men aboard include Maurice Bernard, Herbert Scudder, and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Vict or Atgoff. Divers recovered wreckage pieces 90 feet deep, two parachutes spotted, cause under study.
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Vatuxent Naval Test Center
Navy
Glenn L. Martin Co
Baltimore
Potomac River
James Hent+schel
Martin Company
Maurice Bernard
Towson
Herbert Scudder
Chase, Md
Cmdr
Victor Atgoff
Piney Point, Md
Hentschel
County Blood Drive Misses Quota By Six Pints
Finney County fell short of its 150 pint quota as the Red Cross bloodmobile visited the city. Forty eight cancellations due to illness and nineteen no shows contributed to the shortfall, while fourteen donors were rejected yet offset by fourteen walk ins. Mrs Mildred Hope, executive secretary of the county Red Cross chapter, and Mrs L B Thrasher, blood chairman, noted a busy morning at the Presbyterian church center with slower activity in the afternoon.
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Finney County
Red Cross
Mildred Hope
Lb. KR. Thrasher
County Blood
Presbyterian Church
Chuckle Exchange Over Hat Price Sparks Jokes
A humorous dialogue questions the cost of a hat as a shopper asks its price. The seller replies twenty dollars. The buyer asks about holes and is told there are holes for the ears of the jackass who would pay that much.
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Artis Studios
Garden City Productions Credit Association
State Theatre
P. H. Stevens
D. Earl Jones
Association
Art Nevins
Dodge City
Floyd Breeding
Rolla
Henry Parkinson
Brown
Hutchinson
Dale Saffels
St. Marys
Curtin Kindler
Ted Barbee
Edwin Reed
Larry Wasson
Earl Brookover
Holly Sugar
Kei
Palmer Ay Wel
the Weather
U.S. Weather Bureau
St. Mars
Aart
St Rlems
Ridiny Ponti
Harden
Ap Derbi
Bond Fiay
Liberal
Trunsell
O Miavilla
Denver
Lamar
Ern
Ariel Ae
Juco
Naval Test Center
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