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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1956
Page
4
Robert Moses argues against billboards in the new federal highway bill as threats to scenery. The Kansas Turnpike's wide rights of way reduce billboard feasibility. The piece muses on alternatives like in-car TV, road loudspeakers, or even robotic drivers.
Emporia faces the worst water shortage in the state with appeals for conservation failing. After 2000 gallons, rates quadrupled to curb use, aiming to reveal true daily needs, while Garden City officials acknowledge a current supply but urge recognition of subterranean resources in the West.
A letter writer questions local governance and real estate ethics. Jesse Scott Jr., a Kansas realtor and industry leader, challenges a Dodge City mayoral decision and mocks media coverage while requesting a copy of the Realtors Code of Ethics.
Pope Pius XII completed a weeklong spiritual retreat and appeared at his apartment window to bless about 5,000 pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City ahead of Christmas.
A Rhinelander Wisconsin youth was arrested in a department store after police turned on a recorder and heard the boy say I Guess I'll steal this machine. He denied the charge, but authorities cited the incriminating remark as evidence.
Washington plans for the State of the Union and inaugural addresses center on a drastic break with isolationist Republicans. A huge global program to recapture U S prestige in Near East Asia and Europe would include vast spending, guarantees for Near Eastern states, and irrigation projects to raise living standards. The program would be led by Governor Christian Herter with Dulles sidelined, Nixon aiding the effort to win over isolationists, and General Bobby Cutler coordinating White House policy.
The prayer asks for a true self appraisal so the speaker may offer their talents to God's service and honor His name through Jesus Christ. It frames fear and hiding talent as obstacles to faithful use of gifts and seeks divine guidance.
Pittsburg residents and state guardsmen searched after George L. Laidler, 75, disappeared Friday while gathering walnuts. His body was found about 20 yards from Charles Troxel’s farmhouse, in high grass, as sleet fell. Officials had not yet announced the cause of death.
A quirky Garden City column notes unhelpful December weather for winter wear and jokes about a baby announcement read in hospital notes. It cites a word game from Mr Webster and quotes local wit Earl Wilson. It ends with a holiday decor nod and a notice of newspaper rights and subscription rates.
Smithy from Churchland Virginia leaves the village scene. He now travels to pickup trucks and repairs farm machinery that does not use horseshoes. Chestnuts in the area have been killed by blight, ending a long local tradition.
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