Hugoton Vets Lions Plan Benefit Day
Hugoton residents organize a benefit day for Bill Morris who is disabled and hospitalized in Wichita. Stevens County Veterans group and Hugoton Lions coordinate a pancake and sausage supper and a white elephant sale at Memorial Hall with all receipts to the Morris family. Auction and collection roles are assigned to local volunteers to cover a $1200 hospital bill and support Morris wife and baby daughter.
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Hugoton
Bill Morris
Morris
Veterans Hospital
Wichita
Stevens County Veterans Organization
Hugoton Lions Elu
VPFW
American Legion
Memorial Hall
Lions Organization
Earl Hutton
Phon Bergman
Stan Cor
Scott City Postal Adds Daily Route This Christmas
Scott City post office upgrades for Christmas rush with two deliveries daily from December 15 to 24 excluding Sundays and includes parcel delivery on Christmas Day. Postmaster Homer Vaughan notes Saturday window hours during the period. Darrell Ford, Furman University star, returns for senior basketball season in the Southern Conference.
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Scott City
Homer Vaugan
Darrell Ford
Furman University
Kansas Receives Polio Vaccine Stock For 20000 Injections
The state of Kansas received enough Salk polio vaccine today for 20 000 injections. Dr Philip Beang state epidemiologist said enough for 37000 more is expected by December 31. He noted 90 of Kansas 105 counties now have approved plans including vaccination in a free clinic for all children aged 5 to 8 whose parents want to bring them.
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Topeka
Kansas
Philip Beang
Bearg
Youths Facing Larceny Charge
Two Perryton Texas youths, Richard Kirshman 16 and William Rufus Hickey 17, were arrested for burglary of a Dunlap liquor store. They admitted taking liquor and beer and implicated a third youth, Bill Ray Massey 17, arrested at Grain Valley Missouri. Loot was recovered on the Parryton fairgrounds by county and KFI officers.
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Liberal
Perryton
Tex
Richard Kirshman
William Rufus Hickey
Dunlap
Bill Ray Massey
Massey
Grain Valley
County
KFI
Parryton Fairgrounds
Her Hubby Was Sound Sleeper
Mrs. Gerda Thimm of Hamburg Germany, 22, was sentenced to six years in prison for mistreating her husband. She was convicted of poisoning him by dropping hydrocholeric acid into his ears while asleep and placing razor blade splinters and rat poison in his bed. She admitted the motive was to punish him for flirting with other women.
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Hamburg
Germany
Gerda Thimm
Construction Record Shattered in Liberal Building Boom
Liberal’s construction spending neared the two million dollar mark this week, breaking yearly records. Two permits totaling 30 000 for an office building and a medical clinic pushed the total beyond the previous high of 2,384,687 set in 1953.
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Liberal
Tor
Godfrey Demonstration TV Set Stirs Miami Beach Show
Arthur Godfrey’s CBS program featured the sponsor’s demonstration TV set rolling into a hotel pool in Miami Beach. He kept the spotlight on the stunt, peeling off his clothes as the scene unfolded, with the month’s total reaching about 2.402 million dollars as two thirds of the month remained.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Godfrey
Poolside Ad Delivers Straight-Faced Wear Quality Message
A swimmer in a swimsuit leapt into the pool and performed a deadpan advertisement praising the durability and comfort of the swimwear. The stunt emphasized the product's quality while keeping a serious, businesslike tone.
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Norris
Gardenland News
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Renick Drugs
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