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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
6
Bertha Shore of Augusta offers playful tips to the scientific world noting the difficulty of explaining why people sleep. The piece mixes satire on journalism training with literary quips and light community sketches from Garden City and beyond.
Elmer Burke 38, described as a vicious gunman and jailbreaker, was sentenced to die in the Sing Sing electric chair the week of Jan 23. A jury convicted him of first degree murder for slaying his longshoreman friend Edward Walsh in a barroom brawl on July 23, 1952.
The bodies of two men buried as a deep excavation collapsed were recovered after a two day search in Fort Smith Arkansas. Lee Otis Sivley a Fort Smith fireman and Donald Daggs an eight year old construction worker from HartfordArk died almost instantly when the pit caved in according to Coroner William H Pope.
At the United Nations Security Council, Egypt escalating rhetoric against Israel compounds urgency over Syria's charge of Israeli aggression. Egyptian Premier Nasser asserts the Israeli attack was aggression against Egypt and cites a mutual defense pact with Syria. He pleads for forceful measures as clashes near the Sea of Galilee raise a death toll reported as high as 59.
A four year old boy, David Paul Rolf, died yesterday after a two car collision at a road intersection about a mile north of Aliceville in Burlington. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Paul Rolf who live north of Aliceville.
Unofficial reports say a rifle shot near the Sea of Galilee sparked heavy overnight firing, likely between Syrian positions, eliciting tense exchanges along the shore in the Israeli sector.
Dr J Carter Swaim of the National Council of Churches writes a seven part series in The Telegram titled The Story of Christ Is A Story About People. The first installment appears Saturday with the innkeeper Herod the king shepherds wise man Mary Joseph and Jesus dramatized and illustrated.
Garden City BPW president Ruth Potter announced the group will underwrite Finney county’s February heart fund campaign during National Heart Month. No goal has been set. County chair Katherine Siegle and treasurer Mary Hope were named, following a tuberculosis campaign model via direct mail.
In Columbus Ohio 4 year old Billy Hawkins escalated a DIY mood by grabbing a small saw from his toolkit and felling a young cedar tree in his family's backyard after waiting for his father to bring home a promised Christmas tree.
The U N Security Council seat contest between the Philippines and Yugoslavia stalled after a new voting round. Philippines led earlier with 40 votes to 28, then 37 to 32 on subsequent ballots as 11 new members voted. The General Assembly requires a two thirds majority to elect and adjourned after five ballots with no decision, amid U S and British backing and talks of a rotation plan to resolve the stalemate.
Longview Washington a bus stopped at a Highway accident scene near here yesterday. The driver and passengers helped or carried aboard four persons who appeared to have been injured. One was unconscious. He was carried to a hospital and fainted after seeing the blood. He insisted he was not hurt and had gotten off the bus to help at the accident. None of the other three was hurt seriously.
In Mound Valley Kansas the Christmas parade crowned two queens after counting 9 470 ballots. Patsy Waller and Bertha Wells each received 4 390 votes and shared the honor on the royalty float.
More than 500 members of junior high, high school and college musical groups will present their annual Christmas program next Tuesday night. The venue depends on new auditorium balcony seats arriving tomorrow. otherwise the Ben Grimsley gymnasium will host the event at 8 p.m. The program features the Westminster Carol as processional, numerous choirs and orchestral interludes, soloists Rodney Hinkie and Robert Henderson, and a finale of Silent Night performed by all groups.
Harold Napier Tolle, 56, former cashier of McPherson and Citizens State Bank, was arrested by FBI agents on a federal charge of making a false entry related to about $12,000 in the bank's books. He waived a hearing in Salina, posted a $2,500 bond, and was released. The bank reported a $22,374 shortage in funds and said Tolle has resigned.
Senator Kefauver of Tennessee announced his entry into the Democratic nomination contest, pledging to enter as many state primaries as possible. He aims to challenge Adlai Stevenson, who plans five primaries, while other governors are noted as favorite sons or inactive candidates. Kefauver will likely appoint Joseph Donahue as campaign manager and contest California, Minnesota, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Florida primaries.
Minnesota woman Margaret Frisby 32, a Mayo Clinic secretary, rode 1700 miles on her Arabian stallion Ganaat to Tucson, completing the journey without major incidents. Mayor Don Hummel welcomed her, and she plans outdoor work involving horses after a cold Minnesota winter and a Kansas snowstorm that forced a brief stop in a chicken coop.
Thirty families have been adopted for Christmas by individuals and groups, but 60 more need gifts of food, toys, and clothing. The police clearing house lists remain with families needing toys, food, or clothing, some lacking any gift. Chief Geisler urged helpers to call the clearing house and then visit families to assess their real needs.
Farmers from southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle overwhelmingly favored 100 percent parity price supports for milo. About 400 opposed the soil bank and favored a retirement payment of 20 dollars per acre per year. The Liberal Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Irrigation Assn led the meeting, with Julius Cox and R. G. Peeler urging higher support and marketing promotion while noting related policy blame. Officials said they would forward the recommendations to Benson and regional lawmakers.
Three Garden City high school debate teams travel to Salina for their seventh and last 1955 tournament. Teams: Carl Martin Ted Hall, Harvey Hannaman Neal Logan, Mickey Penney Pat Finley. Coach Bill Brooks Mrs Gerald Finley accompany. Return Saturday. Garden City hosts fourth annual tourney after Christmas with about twenty schools Jan 6 7. Carl Martin seeks nine judges, contact him. Committee chairs Ted Hall tabulation Harvey Hannaman administration DeVee Vanderpool timekeeper Patty Finley social.
Kathy MacLean of Palm Beach Florida arrives in London on a trip to lure the abominable snowman from Himalayan hideouts. She will go to Bombay and then join explorer Leonard Clark near Katmandu after Christmas. She has studied Hindu culture and previously visited India. The creature is described as unseen by man, though climbers report footprints.
A playful prompt invites readers to recall what worried them the previous Monday. It emphasizes memory and reflection in a light humorous tone. The item reads like a brain teaser to jog readers to remember their recent concerns.
London reports Eden plans to reshuffle the Cabinet to blunt Socialist attacks, with Rich ard Bauer tipped for deputy prime minister as Butler and Harold Macmillan face changes. Discontent brews in the Conservative camp amid rising prices, Cyprus tensions, and a Cold War backdrop.
Plans for a Wheat Lands motel on E Fulton Street presented by Taylor Jones and Emil Salyer were approved by the city Planning Commission subject to the owners deed to the city a five foot strip of land for the Fulton Street drive approach and sidewalk. Final approval awaits acceptance of the plans by city departments. Chairman Orville Nanninga chaired the meeting in city hall.
LONG BEACH Calif Among traffic violators paying fines at the Police Traffic Division a swindler slipped a $9 loss into the city’s receipts Clerk A A Williams counted the money and found a $1 bill altered by clipping corners from four ten dollar notes and attaching them to the single dollar bill as a cover tale of the scheme.
Mrs. Clarence Duntz wife of a former Hays police chief was severely burned yesterday when an explosion and ensuing fire destroyed her home Fire chief Vince Riley said natural gas in the basement likely caused the blast The husband now works as an agent for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Incabloc watches advertised by Dickinsons Jewelry included.
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