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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1956

Page

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Campaign Expense Totals Highlight Finney County Results

Campaign expense reports show Democrat Duane West spending 158.25 for Finney county attorney race with shoe repair and door to door campaigning. Earl Robinson wins sheriff race at 80.42 while Pete Merrill spent 175.66. overall party spending totals 6,283.91 with major radio and newspaper ads.

Duane West Finney County West Earl Robinson New Finney County Robinson Unsuc Pete Merrill

Cowman and Sheepman Forging Unusual Friendship Tale

An unclear clipping mentions a long standing unlikely friendship between a cowman and a sheepman. It notes a car parked and a morning chesttut display with promotional stickers reading Beef and Wool slogans. Paula Masoner hosts friends who craft doo dads while her relatives dine, gifting a tissue corsage with a jokey note about nose blowing.

Paula Masoner Masoners

62 on Plane Lost in Wilds

Vancouver reports a Trans-Canada Airlines DC4 variant with 62 aboard missing after leaving Vancouver at 6 pm PST. Search units and radar fixes focus on a zone within 30 miles of Hope, British Columbia, amid hopes for survivors as ground parties fan out toward Chilliwack and eastern routes, with known passengers including Mrs. A. A. Kafour of Portland and Mrs. L. C. Burt of San Francisco.

Vancouver Trans-Canada Airlines Jawa Patt Lai ELAM British Co Canada Hope Royal Canadian Air Here Raft Planag Ratad G. L. Sheahat RCAF Trans-Canada North Star Sheshan Chilliwack RCAR North Star Montreal Salgary Regina Winnipeg Toronto TCA A. A. Kafour Portland Ore L. C. Burt San Francisco

Wheatmen in Meet Tonight at Warren Hotel

Finney County wheat growers prepare for a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Warren hotel. Officials discuss soil work, memberships, and the county association's ongoing operations while weather signals and train delays affect plans.

Finney County Wheatmen Warren Hotel

Central Kansas power company worker electrocuted

An employee of Central Kansas Power Co was electrocuted while adjusting a voltage regulator at a street intersection. The incident occurred yesterday and is being investigated. No other injuries were reported.

Hays Kasi Kenneth Converse Central Kansas Power Co Stata Ave Dickinson

Kadar tightens grip as Hungarian rebels resist

In Budapest martial law tightens under Janos Kadar as police and Soviet troops move to crush resistance. Workers councils declare a 48 hour general strike amid factory defections and edicts outlawing the councils, with the government threatening bloodshed and a midnight deadline.

Vienna Peeteer Iad Hun Budapest Janos Kadar Garian Jons Buda Pest Huny Barian

Officials Invite President to Kansas Agricultural Convention

Gov. Fred Hall and Rep. William Avery urged President Eisenhower to attend the Kansas Agricultural Convention in Topeka during his drought area inspection next month. The telegram cites unfavorable weather and its impact on the agricultural economy as a major convention topic and invites the President to attend the banquet.

Topeka Fred Hall William H. Avery R- Tas Eienhower Hall Lisenhower

Tumbleweed Fire Destroys Auto Near Garden City

A tumbleweed fire sparked by a hot exhaust destroyed a 1951 Mercury owned by Dean Johnston two miles north of the Garden City experiment station. A gas tank explosion aided the blaze. No one was injured. Earlier a small basement candle fire occurred at 1006 North Sixth after a melted candle wax with a blown torch caught fire.

Garden City Dean Johnston Experiment A Richard Thomas

Pickets Withdraw From Kansas City Star Line

Pickets pulled back from the Kansas City Star line this afternoon amid unclear union guidance. Officials for the Pressmen’s Union were reportedly en route. Star officials said no contact had been made by any higher official at the time of withdrawal.

Kansas Kansas City Star Pressmen Barler International Pressmen’s Union The Bret

Fires Strike Parkwood Home Near Ray Shearmire Residence

A weekend blaze at the Parkwood home of Ray Shearmire caused extensive damage. Furniture overturned, syrup and clay dumped, flour sacks spilled, and smoke filled the stairs as volunteers battled the fire. The incident disrupted pledges and sparked retaliation rumors, with investigators continuing to examine the event.

WU al Ine University Southern California Ray Shearmire Parkwood

Weather summary from the Weather Bureau bulletin

The forecast calls for warmer conditions with diminishing winds. Tonight, temperatures fall to around 30. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and mild with light to moderate northeast winds, temperatures near 60s.

Modern phone mixup ties up Gar den City resident

Mrs. William Brooks in Gar den City faced a flood of calls after her phone line went dead. Service crews fixed an automatic switch error that misrouted all numbers starting with 67 to her line, causing two hours of confusion before resolution.

William Brooks Garden City Brooks Mrs. Brooks

Kansas traffic deaths rise as Koch County lists latest victims

The Kansas death toll from highway accidents climbed to 623 this year, with six new victims named. Marine Sylvester Campbell, 19, died in a US 24 crash near Leonardville. Also listed were 13 year old Ronald Deeds from Wichita, 6 year old Sammy Dillon from Atchison, 24 year old Lee Birdsong of Kansas City, 46 year old Argyle Wolbach of St. Francis, and 33 year old Clarence Johnson of Independence who had been injured in December.

Los Angeles Leo Proctor Proctor Associated Pressuice Department Kansas Sylvester D. Campbell Hastings Neb Jone U. S. 24 Leonardville Ronald Lee Deeds Frank Deeds Jr Wichita Sammy Dillon Gene Dillon Atchison Lee Birdsong Kansas City Kas Argyle Wolbach St. Francis Clarence Edward Johnson Independence

Ike Invited To Hope Hall Dedication In Garden City

Garden City Kansas school board invites President Eisenhower to stop for a farm study and the dedication of Clifford R Hope Auditorium. The event, set for January 16, may move if the President visits on another date. Superintendent Leroy E Hood sent the invitation, with Sen Frank Carlson and Adams informed. The town plans a new school dedication in honor of Hope, a Garden City native and former agriculture chair.

Garden City Eisenhower Brouth Clifford R. Hope Arnoram Frank Carlson Carlson Sherman Adams Adams Southwest Plains House Agriculture Committee Hope

Dulles and Lloyd See Real Progress in Middle East Talks

U S Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Lloyd held their first post Suez meeting in Paris. They discussed canal clearance and future control plans, reporting real progress toward aligning positions. They met with French Foreign Minister Pineau as NATO ministers convened for alliance goals.

Paris U.S Dulles Selwyn Lloyd Suez Middle East Lloyd Christian Pineaux France Dulles-Lloyd NATO Council Western European Union NATO United States Egypt Pincay Treasury George Humphrey Defense Charles Wilson

Episcopal Bishop Visits Church Here

The Rt. Rev. Arnold M. Lewis administered the Sacrament of Holy Confirmation to 11 persons in rites at St. Thomas Episcopal church Sunday morning. It was his first official visit to St. Thomas parish and St. Luke's mission at Scott City. He was guest of honor at a covered dish dinner at noon at St. Thomas and at a Scott City dinner Saturday evening hosted by St. Luke's members.

Arnold M. Lewis D. D Salina St. Thomas Episcopal Church St. Thomas Parish St. Luke’s Mission Scott City Bishop Lewis St. Thomas St. Luke’s

Garden Sass Sees No Worry Over White Christmas

A disillusioned neighbor says he is not worried about a White Christmas, claiming a TV snow swatch makes the season unnecessary. He notes he can simply turn on the set to see simulated snow rather than rely on real weather.

Exhibition of Unbelievable Dullness: Canadian Reporter in China

Canadian reporter David Lancashire spent six weeks in Manchuria touring Red China’s industrial zones. He charts 4824 factories across Liaoning in Mukden and Anshan, where life centers on production with limited leisure. Factory workers live in drab two-room homes as gas lighting and street activity fade by night.

China David Lancashire Red China Arca U.S State Department Lancashire Manchuria L Ife Liaoning Mukden Anshan David Shenyang Russia Walla Mer

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