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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
2
An editorial ridicules nonstop Christmas music on a local radio station starting Monday. It notes overplayed carols and odd songs like My Birthday Comes on Christmas and I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas, arguing moderation is needed before the holidays arrive.
W E Rutherford voices opposition to extending the school term in a December 1955 letter. He argues children need a nine month plan but cautions against longer hours and advocates allowing more summer vacation and rest for youth. He reflects on past long workweeks and suggests voting against a longer school term.
The Greater New York Safety Council warns holiday drivers face higher risk after nearly 700 deaths last year. It urges not to drive when fatigued or overindulging, to drink coffee before driving, and for hosts to prevent unfit guests from driving, endorsed by Paul F. Stricker.
The Defense Department issued an order to curb unscrupulous life insurance sales to service members. It targets fly by night firms signing up GIs with gimmicks and requires annual accreditation and financial filings for overseas bases. In the U S, licensed agents and companies must be registered by state or territory authorities.
Garden City Telegram reports a garbled copy claiming East Chestnut matters and AP dispatches, noting rights reserved and timing references. The unreadable OCR fragment hints at a late year issue and school related content without clear names or events.
Washington: Democrats Sen Price Daniel of Texas and Sen Paul Douglas of Illinois have led a broad narcotics and labor welfare funds probe. Daniel examined 357 witnesses, produced 8199 pages of testimony, and saved $20,000 of a $50,000 Senate allotment. Highlights include harsher penalties for drug smuggling, expanded customs inspections, stricter border controls, and a shift to compulsory hospital treatment for addicts. The column promises a fuller report on Douglas’s work and notes on other policy suggestions including improved narcotics enforcement, aid for addicts who cooperate, and reform ideas from bankers and public figures.
Vice Admiral Stuart H. Ingersoll takes over the U S Seventh Fleet aboard the cruiser St Paul at Buckner Bay Okinawa succeeding Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride who will assume command of the U S Pacific Fleet Air Force with headquarters in San Diego California on February 1.
Reporter Eddy Gilmore travels to Armentieres to probe the legend of the famed Mademoiselle from Armentieres. Locals deny any enduring claim or monument, noting no such figure ever lived there and suggesting the tale originated elsewhere.
Scotland noted for a fine class of woolen sweaters. Cryptoquip shows a themed puzzle entry with clues and a garbled answer line. The page lists many crossword entries including Portuguese gentlemen and Roman coins, plus a separate Scarlet Letter heroine and Shakespeare reference. The fragment implies a cryptogram caption and an unrelated weathered header.
A devotional, praising Jesus Christ as Lord, thanking God the Father for love and the gift of His Son, and invoking prayers in the name of Jesus Christ. The passage centers on humility, salvation, and gratitude, framed as a prayer.
Imperial Valley residents survey damage after about 78 earthquakes over the weekend. In Brawley and surrounding areas estimated losses reach fifty thousand dollars for windows ceilings and walls with no injuries reported across 800 square miles of Imperial Irrigation District. The tremors began Friday night and continued through last night causing rattling dishes and windows. The valley sits above the San Andreas Fault and is a major irrigated crop region.
Winfield man P Charles Edward Manley aged 53 died in a hospital from injuries after a car train collision north of Winfield. Three other Winfield men employed at a Wichita aircraft plant were injured in the same crash on Thursday.
A whimsical note in a newspaper column features a girl described as eighty-one asking Santa for a full grown man and a car in her stocking. The piece humorously notes other letters from older girls, and mentions Betsy Wetsy dolls written by girls the same age as the boys.
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