Promotions and industry notes from Garden City area figures
Jerry E Brown former Garden City resident completed Conti Commodity Services training and will be an account executive in Denver. Susan Kidwell Lyster, Garden City native, promoted to group head art director at McCaffrey and McCall in New York City. Far-Mar-Co reports a $1.6 billion year with 3,200 jumbo hopper cars and a 72.4 million bushel rise in volume. Elkhart bank to offer NOW Account and 24 hour ATM in 1981. Beef Empire Days announces 1981 chairpersons and events. Park Construction partners attend Modern Farm Systems seminar. Golden Plains Credit Union adds Cheryl Fort and promotes Kim Garner.
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Jerry E. Brown
Garden City
Conti Commodity Services, Inc
Denver, Colo
Brown
Finney County
Garden City Community College
Indiana State University
Continental Grain Company
Conti
Jerry
Emma
Kial Radio
Susan Kidwell Lyster
McCaffrey and McCall, Inc
New York City
David B. McCall
Lyster
Richard Solay and Associates
New York
Garden City High School
University of Kansas
Roger
Wilma Kidwell
Pearl
Elkhart
First State Bank of Elkhart
Jack Hayward
Two Firms Fight for Fire Jobs in Rural Oregon
Grants Pass Rural Fire Department and Valley Fire Department, both private family operations, compete for contracts to cover a 200 square mile rural area near Grants Pass. The Turnbull brothers run Valley Fire, while Bertha Miller leads Rural Fire, sparking disputes over response times, fees, and capabilities amid a history of overlapping responses and courtship of customers.
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Grants Pass, Ore
Oregon City
Grants Pass
Bertha Miller
Valley Fire
Phil
Mike
Feds
Mike Turnbull
Campbell Named Press Secretary for Pat Roberts
Kathy Campbell, KIUL News Director, will join US Senator Pat Roberts as press secretary. The 23 year old from Friend Kansas will start January 5, leaving KIUL December 31 after a career at KMKF and KIUL. Campbell holds a Kansas State University journalism degree earned in 1975.
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Kathy Campbell
Kiul Radio
Pat Roberts
Roberts
Washington, D.C
Campbell
Friend
KIUL
Delbert Campbell
Kansas State University
Kmkf Radio
Manhattan
Kansas
Washington
Kathy
Garden City
Finney County Job Rate Hits Record October High
Finney County reports 12,925 employed in October, up 300 from a year earlier and 425 above August. Nonfarm payrolls rose 375 in 60 days with government hiring lifting total, while farm employment fell slightly. Unemployment fell to 2.8 percent as youth entered labor force, with construction gains offsetting declines in mining and manufacturing. Projections call for small payroll gains into January, with construction expanding and government easing after school breaks.
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Finney County
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Human Resources Department
Garden City
Garden City Telegram seeks business tips for Saturday page
The business editor invites tips and items for the Progress and Promotions column in Saturday’s Telegram. Submissions are due by Friday noon. Call 275 7105 or mail to P O Box 958 Garden City 67846 for consideration.
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Garden City Telegram
Telegram
P.O
Garden City
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Don M. Chartier
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Beef Empire Days Board
Dennis Kleysteuber
Larry Jones
Ray Purdy
Ann Jones
Dwight Sarber
Sam Hands
Phyllis Holland
Patsy Redd
Mary Martha Schreiber
Charlene Neill
John Dohogne
Milton Thomas
Roy Walker
Millie Thomas
Becky Jones
Ethel Edwards
Jay Bezdek
Quarterback Club
Otis Griggs
Bud Hebrlee
Randy Hunt
Ray Foster
Bob Brock
Beef Empire
Rich Parks
George Andersen
Parks Construction
Airlinks
Modern Farm Systems, Inc
Silver Spur
Dodge City
Webster City
Iowa
Golden Plains Credit Union
Cheryl Fort
Chestnut
Fort
Fort Hays State University
Peace Corp
Paraguay
South America
Kim Garner
Garner
Golden Plains
Jerry Brown
Susan Lyster
Valley
Turnbulls
Rural
Phil Turnbull
Talley
Beauty
Internal Revenue Service
Finney
Garden City Municipal Airport
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