Just Off Me in Courting Days
A columnist reflects on a Finney County courthouse trial week observing court life and lawyers while noting improvements for jury work. He recalls judge Tate, the trial’s long hours, coffee breaks, and the inequity in compensation between personal injury and death settlements, ending with a critique of the system.
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Roland Henry Tate
Lillian Valenzuela
Finney County
Tate
Finney County Court
Bob Wixon
Jan Frater
Telegram
Roland Tate
Police Seek Jail Escapees Without Names in Records
Saeger West Virginia authorities hunt ten men who broke from the town jail yesterday. The fugitives remain unidentified as they left with the jail records, blocking efforts to name and track them.
Monroney Probes Change at Civil Aeronautics Admin
U S Senator Monroney accuses Secretary Weeks of seeking czar-like powers over civil aviation and says Senate Commerce Committee will investigate next month. He cites the departure of Frederick B. Lee as CAA head and the swearing in of Charles J. Lowen Jr as deputy CAA administrator. Lee resigned after ten years in office amid reports of Commerce Department pressure.
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Washington
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Senate Commerce Committee
Comittee
Monroney
Frederick B. Lee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Commerce Department
Lee
Charles J. Lowen Jr
CAA
Lewis S. Rothschild
Rothschild
Josh Lee
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ross Rizley
Lowen
Senate
Six Deaths In State Reported In Kansas News
Wellington reports a car accident 14 miles west of town killed three youths and critically injured another. Victims named Nancy McIntire Rita Bailes and Billy Bailes. driver Woodruff McLemore from Medicine Lodge injured. In Yates Center a 66 year old plumber Joseph Thompson was killed in a truck crash near city limits. Valley Falls reports a snow skid auto crash killed Dean Reichart. In Kansas City area a seven year old boy Tom Osborn died after sled crash. Best quality watches and diamonds ad at Dlekieon.
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Wellington
Kas
Here
Nancy M. McIntire
Harper
Rita Mae Bailes
Billy Bob Bailes
Medicine Lodge
Woodruff McLemore
Yates Center
Joseph C. Thompson
U.S. 75
Jack Kress
Thompson
Muskogee
Okla
Topeka
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Tom Osborn
John T. Osborn
Prairie Village
Chuckle on sales talks like horns of a steer
A light caption notes some sales talks resemble horns of a steer with a point here and a point there, plus a heavy dose of bull in the middle.
Damages Awarded to Arvle Teague in Telegram Suit
A Finney county jury awarded Arvle Teague 18294.22 in his suit against The Telegram Publishing Co. for injuries to his left hand from press rollers on July 11, 1953. Teague, then 15, faced questions over child labor laws and eligibility for damages as defense plans an appeal citing workers compensation rules.
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Arvle Teague
The
Telegram Publishing Co
Finney County
Teague
Robert Wixson
Charles Harris
Wichita
State Supreme Court
Air Transport Crashes On Takeoff at Latvia
A C47 transport crashed on takeoff at Smoky Hill Air Force Base injuring one of nine aboard. The aircraft bound for Lincoln Nebraska sustained major damage. A crew member was thrown through an escape hatch as the plane hit the ground.
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Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Kas
Lincoln
Neb
Air Force Base
Concert on Organ by Porter Heaps in Garden City
Porter Heaps, renowned organist, headlines an eight o clock high school auditorium concert in Garden City. Proceeds fund the local music department and an new organ for the auditorium, with a varied program spanning Purcell to Sousa.
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Porter Heaps
Garden City
Clark Music Co
Purcell
Bids for K State Building Trigger Budget Squabble
TOPEKA State officials clash over buying kitchen equipment for Kansas State College Manhattan for the new student union. The lowest bid from Salina Coffee House and a higher bid from Smith St. John Manufacturing Co. face scrutiny as officials seek Feb. 1 delivery. Base bids total 82 241.09 and 90 400. comparable figures show a 2 400 gap with alternates. Union funding from student fees complicates procurement authority.
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Topeka
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Martin M. Kiger
State Department of Administration
Kiger
State Board of Regents
Salina Coffee House
Kansas City
Smith St. John Manufacturing Co
Union Building
Brighton
Smith St. John
Board of Regents
UN Turns To Arms Plan For Disarmament Talks
United Nations delegates abandon deadlock through behind scenes talks to push a Political Committee agreement on future disarmament scope. A General Assembly adjourns next Friday and may approve a U S British Canadian French plan prioritizing early next year inspections including Eisenhower open sky and defense blueprint exchanges with Russia.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N
General Assembly
Can of Nails Scatters Across Highway In St Louis
A 30 pound can of inch long roofing nails fell from Glen Allen Crosby's truck and scattered across the road. Crosby recovered a ladder but ignored a motorist's plea to sweep. Twelve flat tires and a three hour sweep followed while traffic was detoured. Crosby was taken back to the scene and given a broom to help with cleanup. He was charged with littering a public highway and having no operator's license.
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St, Louis
Glen Allen
Crosby
Masked robbers loot Aurora jewelry store after holding couple
Two masked robbers in rubber gloves held a jeweler and his wife captive overnight at their home then looted the Dickinson's Jewelry store for about 55000 in merchandise. Special privea ble and up. Dickinson's Jewelry 26-31
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Aurora
Til
Dickinson
Israeli Forces Attack Four Syrian Outposts
LANDSTUHL Germany a French-born U S Airman dobni D Jones 20 has recovered his childhood memory blanked out by a Nazi air raid and located the parents from whom he was separated during the war. In 1944 at age 9 he was injured and knocked unconscious by incendiary bombs. He later joined the Air Forces and was sent to Germany where he found his parents last September in Bourg-en-Bresse near Lyon after Red Cross aid.
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United States
Stars & Stripes
U.S. Army
March of Dimes Campaign Planned for Polio Drive
The Finney county polio drive aims to raise 8398 with events starting Jan 3 led by Leonard Smith. The plan includes coffers days coin collectors cards and theater and sports fundraisers plus Flying Farmer plane rides. The Mother's March ends the drive. Local polio cases and costs are noted along with board members and national foundation contact in Obley.
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Finney County
Leonard Smith
Dale Corley
Kansas
Willand Obley
National Foundation
Obley
West Pine
National Group
Corley
National Epidemic Fund
Doug Crodly
Juco Debaters Win a Trophy at Southwestern College
Garden City juco debaters won the sweepstakes trophy and took fifth in the junior division at the Southwestern College Debate tournament in Winfield. Forty eight colleges sent 116 teams, with five Big Seven schools entered. Local teams contributing points included Nan cy Lee and Beth Greathouse and Russel Birkle and John Robinson. Coach Bill Brooks led the squad.
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Garden City
Juco
Southwestern College
Winfield
LaVerne Tittle
George Mangan
Nancy Lee
Beth Greathouse
Russel Birkle
John Robinson
Carolyn Hubert
Judy Anderson
Hutchinson
Ulysses
Roger Renfro
Bert Biles
Mickey Penny
Terry Turner
Alberta Austin
Shirley Williams
Robbers Hold Priest and Housekeeper at Holy Name Mary Church
Two armed men robbed Holy Name Mary church safe and collection boxes in Lebanon Kentucky. They bound the Rev. C. L. Smith and Mrs Ruth Spaulding and escaped with 435 dollars.
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Lebanon
Holy Name Mary Church
Calvary
C. L. Smith
Ruth Spaulding
The Weather
The Weather report presents regional conditions with forecasted temperatures and precipitation notes. It outlines expected rain chances, wind directions, and daily highs and lows for the coming period, aiding planning for outdoor activities and travel.
Israeli attack on Syrian outposts near Sea of Galilee report
UN officials rushed to the area after an Israeli assault on Syrian positions along the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Officials say 45 Syrians were killed, 26 captured, 12 Israelis wounded, in a four-pronged eight mile advance. No casualties reported at Ein Gev.
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Jerusalem
Sea of Galilee
Israel
Kursi Naquart
Beth Habeq
Jordan
Dead Sea
Jordan River
U.N
Foreign Ministry
Syria
Ein Geb
Skaters Try Out Duck Pond Rink at Finnup Park
A small group tested ice on Finnup Park duck pond over the weekend as warmer temperatures threatened to halt the activity. Only part of the pond had solid ice with a rope down the middle. sunlit south half remained unfrozen. The city lit the pond for night skating and supplied firewood. A sign marks when ice is thick enough for skating.
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Finnup Park
Duck Pond
Four Sites Considered For Dodge City Shrine
Four possible sites remain under review for the Cowboy Capital museum as a committee visited 17 locations on Saturday. Final site selection will be announced later in Emporia.
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Dodge City
Cowboy Capital Museum
Emporia
President Eisenhower Sees Balanced Budget by June
President Eisenhower told Republican congressional leaders that his 1956 program aims for a balanced budget by June and starts big road building and school construction. He cut the meeting short due to doctors orders while cabinet officers continued the program preview and lawmakers prepared for farm, immigration, civil rights, labor, postal rates, and housing debates.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Cers
James C. Hagerty
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