Real Santa Revealed By Wichita Grandson
Jim Sloan recalls his Wichita grandson meeting Santa at a downtown store who turned out to be the mailman off duty. Santa shared the boy’s address and home color and noted the coat was tossed on arrival. The boy said, There are many Santas, but this must be the real one. He has since helped with chores and even picked up his coat. Steak for breakfast at Warren Hotel surprises guests in a community development course.
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Jim Sloan
Wichita
Santa
Debaters Eye Three Tourneys
Garden City high school debaters attended four tournaments last weekend. Sheryl Etling with Cheryl Bentley at Pratt and Beverly Gardiner with Larry Meeker at the El Dorado Open came within one speaker point of the semifinals at two events. They also competed at Hoisington Open and Augusta novice meet but placed no teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Sheryl Etling
Cheryl Bentley
Pratt
Beverly Gardiner
Larry Meeker
Hoisington
Augusta
Dodge City
Wichita
Wichita East
University of Wichita
Garden Sass Marriage Defies Management Says Garden Gus
Gus Garden states that the marriage is a mere union defying management. The remark frames the couple’s relationship as an ongoing, contentious arrangement within a workplace or organizational setting.
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Gus Garden
Twenty Eight Students Complete Community Course
Twenty eight participants earned certificates after finishing a 12 hour course on community development at the Warren Hotel. The six session program began three weeks prior with two hour sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays led by Prof. Don White from Kansas State University. Local sponsor groups included the Chamber of Commerce and Garden City-Finney County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission. White urged use of the Urban Planning Assistance Program under Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954 to help under 50 000 population cities develop long range plans. Citizens listed as attendees include Elmer Bartlett Howard Blanchard John Boyd Bill Brown Mrs J O Carter James Cowgill Joe Doubrawa Kent Erickson Jim Fare Harold Fansler Ralph Gardiner Mitch Geisler Lloyd Haag Dr Leroy Hood H L Harms Bob Jaggard Maynard Knief Harold Long Gene Rudd Jesse Scott Bob Schreiber Jim Sloan Clyde Stallsworth Fred Stoeckly Joe Vanderweide Dr David Williams Deane Wiley and Bob Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegram
H. L. Harms
Imperial Rt
John Boyd
Garden City-Finney County
Warren Hotel
Don White
Kansas State University Center For
Chamber of Commerce and
Garden City-Finney County Metropolitan Area
City and Planning Commissions
Elmer Bartlett
Howard Blanchard
Bill Brown
J. 0. Carter
James Cowgill
Joe Doubrava
Kent Erickson
Jim Fare
Harold Fansler
Ralph Gardiner
Mitch Geisler
Lloyd Haag
Leroy Hood
Bob Jaggard
Maynard Knief
Harold Long
Gene Rudd
Jesse Scott
Bob Schreiber
Jim Sloan
Clyde Stallsworth
Fred Stoeckly
Joe Vanderweide
David Williams
Deane Wiley
Bob Wright
Garden City Insurance Board
Scott
Garden City Institute
Charles Schoonover
Everett Miller
Jim Kelley
Insurance Board
Sloan
Garden City Co-op
Fulton
6Th
7Th
Fansler
Coop
Northwest Jaco Proposes TwoYear College in Nine Counties
Sixty eight leaders from nine northwest Kansas counties urged the state Board of Regents to establish a two year college in their region. They backed the Eurich report as guidance for higher education needs and noted local graduates lack equal opportunities. The proposed school could enroll 500 or more students despite distances of 50 to 175 miles to the nearest college.
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Colby
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Regents
Eurich
Regents
Don Phillips
Thomas
Mercury Dips Below Zero In Kansas
Sub-zero temperatures covered much of Kansas with a thawing trend starting. Early lows ranged from five below at Concordia to minus 4 at Lawrence and Olathe, Topeka minus 2, while Garden City reached 15 below? The zero belt stretched from southeast Kansas toward Russell. highs expected 15 to 20 in northeast, 30s in southwest with gradual warming by Thursday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Lawrence
Olathe
Garden City
Russell
Skybolt Plan Scrapped Threatens U S British Pact
London reports say the United States may cancel the Skybolt air to ground missile, risking a review of British defense commitments including the Holy Loch Polaris base. Talks between McNamara and Thorneycroft led to a stormy exchange as NATO ministers prepare Paris meetings and a Bahamas summit decision.
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London
U.S. Defense Department
Britain
Holy Loch
Scotland
U.S
Sail
Robert McNamara
Peter Thorneycroft
The
Daily Sketch
McNamara
Skyholt
Laborite
Daily Herald
Thorneycroft
NATO
Paris
Kennedy
Macmillan
Bahamas
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
City Stand Pat on Park Lot Ruling and Tax Shakeup
City commissioners voted 2 to 1 to abide by the Finney County District Court ruling on the 6th and Pine parking lot dispute. The move blocks a city settlement. court actions may continue over a wall and access. Also debated were insurance board practices and a hand bill ordinance.
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6Th and Pine
Roland Tate
Finney County District Court
Bryant Garnand
Garnand
Arthur Fleming
Commission
Fleming
Record low temperatures set at regional airport
A cold snap produced a seasonal low of 15 degrees above zero at the airport late Tuesday into today, after a 17 degree low Tuesday morning. The day’s noon reading marked the 39th straight hour at or below freezing, with a high of 25 degrees on Tuesday and a slow recovery through the morning.
Pearson spent 23000 in Kansas Senate bid to fill Schoeppel term
Senator James B. Pearson R Kan spent 23000 in his successful campaign to complete the late Andrew Schoeppel's unexpired term. Final receipts show 21091 expenditures, with major contributions from GOP committees. Dole's challenger Breeding and other figures are listed with varying totals.
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Washington
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Section
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Pearson
John Anderson
Kansas
Senate
K. L. Smith
Wichita
National Republican Campaign Committee
National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
Wyandotte Couny Republican Central Committee
John B. Cram
Frank Carlson
Concordia Republican
Paul L. Aylward
Ellsworth
House
J. Floyd Breeding
Rolla
Kan
Democratic National Committee
Robert Dole
Russell
Two Automobiles Catch Fire Tuesday
Fire units answered twice Tuesday evening to vehicle blazes. At 5:56 p.m. Kelsey Garland drove a 1956 model on the 700 block of Iage when a backfire lit the carburetor, causing minor damage. At 11 p.m. firefighters responded to the Trail Inn Motel on W Kansas Ave to a 1950 car owned by Bill Gibson of Sublette, with extensive interior damage.
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Kelsey Garland
Kansas Ave
Iage
Trail Inn
Bill Gibson
Sublette
PCA Meets Hears Pastor Elects Officers
The 20th annual stockholders meeting of the Garden City Production Credit Association drew 663 attendees from 14 Southwest Kansas counties. Dr. Ronald R. Meredith of Wichita urged parents to give their children life meaning and engage in breakfast table discussions on current issues. Three directors were elected, with Ralph H. Miller, Eid D. Murray, and Elver Milburn confirmed to regular terms as officers and directors.
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United States
Garden City
Credit Assa
Kansas
Wag
Ronald R. Meredith
First Methodist Church of
Wichita
United Nations
New York
U.S
Adslai Stevenson
Meredith
Jesus
The
Wichitan
Ralph H. Miller
Eid D. Murray
Lakin
Chet Reave
Milburn
Murray
GCPCA
CW. Dickhut
Scott City
Coldest Reading Sets Record Snow Across Nation
Bitter subzero cold covered a large U S area with more snow in the Northeast. Weather records fell as winter neared. The Hell Creek in Hell Michigan froze over while Mt Pisgah North Carolina logged the coldest reading at 23 below. International Falls Minnesota and Humboldt North Dakota each reported 18 below. Thousands of schools closed and travelers were stranded by heavy snow in the Northeast and Midwest. Snow also fell in Jacksonville Florida as Pensacola Naval Air Station reached nine.
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United States
Hell
Mich
Mt Pisgah
North Carolina Smoky Mountains
Mt. Mitchell
N.C
International Falls
Minn
Huron
N.D
Midwest
Jacksonville
Fiy
Pensacola Naval Air Station
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Jaco
3Rd
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Garden City Lions Club
Civic Center
Garden Smoker
Safeway Stores
Blue Room
Midwest Investment Co
Culbreath Plumbing
Eades Farm
Home and Auto Supply
Meade
Peoples Natural Gas Co
Kendall Plumbing
Southwest Carpet and Tile
Tatro Plumbing
Culligan Water Seftning Service
Frank Thomas
Laugilin Electric
Donald E. Morgan
Miles Partin
A. Jack McCray
Arthur Higgins
Amco Electric
Salina
J. R. and
Mable Near
Garden National
Fidelity State
Legislative Council On Roads and
Citizens Advisory Committee
Wilbur Smith and Associates
New Haven
Conn
Roy Jorgensen
Legislative Council
Akron Maxiin Ree
Trace Import
Goodland
Hill City
Latdonta Az Lamar
Rugsetl
Salina I Topeki
Harry Darby
Kansas City
GOP
United Fund Drive
Richard Bortz
United Fund Board
Ed Thiessen
C. E. McCarty
Loren Parcival
Red Feather Distribution
Mary Kniss
John Nanninga
Advance Gifts
Downing's
PCA
Charles H. Korff
GOPCA
Dickhut
Hal Hale
Manter
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