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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1955
Page
3
A Hutchinson hospital addition funded partly by a Methodist donor widow prompts the piece to praise lasting memorials through charitable gifts. It argues such philanthropy sustains schools, hospitals, and churches and outlasts headlines about vast estates, framing contributions as the most meaningful legacy for the community.
A reader in Garden City proposes using a warm building for Santa visits to reduce cold feet and crowding. She suggests a courteous local volunteer in Santa suit talk with children for a few days before Christmas and questions the fairness of a local best citizen award. The letter ends urging kinder holiday experiences and criticizes the Telegram award criteria.
Ratnam Swami of Ceylon writes manager Robert Shelton thanking Garden City Chamber for information on the area after a Thanksgiving visit with Mrs. Conard and Don Conard. He notes Kansas small-city life differs from Ceylon towns, plans to teach in Ceylon, and hopes to renew contact with Garden City.
A viewer argues that Benson's pork price program wastes 85 million to aid processors rather than producers. The writer claims funds buy lard canned luncheon meat and canned pork for school lunches, enabling disposal of lower quality product at high profit, potentially harming pork demand and producer viability. The letter suggests a critic’s view of agriculture department hiring.
The Sublette Monitor notes the VW is a small gadgetless four seater selling for about $1000 in Germany and under $1500 locally. It cruises steadily at 60 mph, gets around 40 mpg, and uses a rear air cooled engine. The column likens it to the Model T and recalls many jokes it sparked.
Kansas City newscaster Bill McReynolds of KCMO urged listeners to use tire chains as a snowstorm raged. His car with ordinary tires slid off the road and struck highway equipment, causing several hundred dollars in damage. He suffered a slight hip sprain and was late to work.
The Garden City Telegram notes its daily publication schedule and distribution areas across Finney and surrounding counties. It lists subscription rates, including daily and weekly options, and mentions the paper’s exclusive use of Associated Press news dispatches.
Boyle suggests giving books as Christmas gifts to avoid dull moments when TV breaks. A long list of suggested titles and authors follows, featuring political figures, entertainers, athletes, and public figures, each linked to a playful or parodic book title. The catalog blends humor with familiar names like Eisenhower, Churchill, Truman, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, inviting readers to gift reading and amusement.
He is our peace who has made both one and broken down the dividing wall. O God, help us to live better Christian lives with humble hearts and reverent minds, to grow in faith and to teach us to help others in Christ's name. Amen.
Norfolk firefighters remind residents to keep water for dogs as crowding dogs drink from curbs after each fire truck wash. The note comes as a practical tip to prevent dehydration among pets during hot weather.
L Osservatore Romano said the pontiff’s experience occurred at dawn December 2 1954 during his grave illness. The Vatican press office reiterated the report’s truth after a Milan weekly first published it. The Vatican paper had not mentioned the incident until today.
The IRS reported about 1,700,000 taxpayers owe the government 1.671 billion dollars in delinquent taxes of all kinds. An IRS spokesman said the amount is high but not abnormal and that no national dunning campaign has been ordered as decisions rest with district offices.
Overheard snippets from a community page feature Ruth Miner planning Christmas cards, Hilda Miner returning home for holidays from Reno and Alaska, Joe Salerno praising his son Mike, Jane Zirkle recalling boardinghouse days, Josephine Simon displaying a leather jacket she made, Zyta Jangula describing dance memories, and Fred Githens reviewing the film To Hell and Back. The column notes holiday bustle and light local chatter.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission sanctioned railroad discounts for large troop movements. It dismissed airline complaints over discounts above ten percent, noting some railroads have cut passenger fares up to fifty percent for whole trainloads of military personnel.
Cryptic puzzle from Eugene Sheffer with across and down clues listed. Includes theme lines, solution note, and King Features syndicated Cryptoquip. Final clue reveals SLICK CHICK LIKES TO HEAR THE HOARDED SHEKELS CLICK.
Washington Merry Go Round reports a Senate Internal Security Committee probe into the New York Times that subpoenas 22 staffers and questions them on headlines and newsroom organization beyond anti communist concerns. The piece links the inquiry to the Times guild and notes Mississippi ties of key figures, with editor Turner Catledge and Sen. Eastland central to the episode.
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