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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1955
Page
7
Julius Hultquist conducts a 500-strong audience with disciplined young performers as the town contemplates overcrowding in the high school. A church conversion to a junior college is floated, while plans for a new field house and better auditorium seating are debated amid nostalgia for earlier pleas.
Generally fair conditions with high thin clouds tonight and Thursday. Low temperatures in the 20s with a possible cooler end to Thursday and highs near the 50s. Sunrise 7 55 Sunset 6 29. Relative humidity around .59. Observation data show Harden City and nearby stations with highs and lows noted.
Wichita officials report a cash hoard totaling 17613.19 found in the garage home of Jim Ross, a 79-year-old trash hauler killed by gunshot and beating. The tally includes 9461 one-dollar bills, 1320 twenties, 220 tens, 920 fives, coins, and various purses. Probate Judge James V. Riddell Jr says no heirs or claimants have appeared. if none emerge, the funds go to the county school fund. Autopsy confirms a bullet wound to the neck with a fatal beating.
Colby Kansas 66 year old bachelor Ed Cersovsky is hospitalized after two men attacked him five miles northeast of Colby. One carried a shotgun and another a pistol as they demanded money and searched for hidden funds. He required ninety stitches for facial and head injuries.
The 1956 Kansas wheat crop is forecast at 143,195,000 bushels, about 15 million more than this year. Based on Dec 1 condition, yield is seen at 13 bushels per acre on 11,015,000 seeded acres, with this year’s crop at 128,385,000 bushels and 15 bushels per acre on 8,559,000 harvested acres. The 1956 and current crops remain well below the state’s 10-year average of 204,022,000 bushels.
Donald Handy, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Handy of 700 Jones, was treated by a physician and released after a .22 rifle discharged accidentally while hunting rabbits with other youths. The accidental shot nicked his thumb and caused a superficial wound Monday.
A historical reflection contrasts the biblical Magi with modern scientists. Once star readers and dream interpreters, Magi symbolized early knowledge of astronomy and astrology. The essay asks whether today’s scientists will use discoveries for good or fall to dangerous practices, ending with a prompt to consider Joseph next.
An avalanche of parcel post and holiday mail slows Santa Fe deliveries as eastbound shipments split trains and Garden City handles 200 large parcel bags. Westbound trains run late, while in the post office workers cope with peak volume and rising cancellations. Postmaster notes daily parcel sacks and metered mail add to the workload as normal mail slows after the peak.
TOPEKA Rep. Howard Bentley says he is thinking seriously about seeking the Republican nomination for governor. The four term state representative reports widespread discontent but has not decided. Bentley, once chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, is also president of Western Supply Co. and head of Bentley Land and Cattle Co.
Postmen finish 12 hour shifts and handle lighter relay points as routes shorten. An avalanche of mail keeps carriers busy from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Even five substitute carriers add little relief. Individual loads in leather pouches weigh roughly 35 to 50 pounds.
A Dickinson Jewairy advertisement notes 319 95 buys an Incabee anti magnetic watch. The succinct listing presents a single product and price without additional context or details.
Ford Motor Co reports assets of 2.48 billion dollars and nine month 1955 earnings of 312 million on 4.04 billion in sales. It outlines a planned public sale of 1.2 million Ford Foundation shares with no price yet set, possibly January 18. Directors approve a 60 cent quarterly dividend for 1956, signaling a shift toward greater public ownership from the Ford family.
Eugene Ww. Hiatt, fired last summer from the state purchasing director post, has been hired as civilian deputy to the director of procurement at the Topeka Air Force depot. His salary is reported between 9000 and 10000 dollars yearly, about the same as his former state pay. Gov. Fred Hall ordered his removal for alleged insubordination, lack of cooperation, and misconduct. Hiatt appealed to the State Civil Service Board, which found the dismissal unjustified.
In a joint air encounter each side accused the other of trespassing with aircraft. An Israeli spokesman said two Egyptian jets flew over the El Auja Nizana area today and yesterday without attacking. An Egyptian spokesman in Gaza said three Israeli planes crossed the south Gaza Strip yesterday and were driven off by antiaircraft fire.
Four U.S. Navy planes departed Naples for Beirut to deliver emergency relief to flood victims in Lebanon. The weekend flood in Tripoli killed about 160 and left 200 missing.
A foursome on the course paused as a funeral procession passed. One gaffer bowed his head and explained it was the least he could do. The quip notes they would have been married 29 years next week.
Ronson Electric engages in a deal linked to Palmer Jewelry through a vehicle described as an od vanor, with a price tag listed at 145. The fragmented OCR text names UdeLt as a related party or association in the matter.
A sparkling musical Christmas program by Garden City schools drew an overflow audience. More than 500 students performed in the auditorium with 300 to 400 turned away. The concert featured junior high, senior high, and junior college choirs and orchestras under Julius Hultquist and Loren Crawford.
Ramona Mitchell of Dodge City is named top prize winner in the Lucky Lever Sweepstakes on the Arthur Godfrey show. The 20 year old cafe worker and her mother traveled to New York as guests of Lever Brothers after her name was drawn from contest blanks. Her listed grocery store will receive $1,000.
The article highlights elderly residents and single seniors who are often forgotten at Christmas. The Clearing House lists elderly couples and individuals deserving visits from Santa, many living on small incomes. Donations from individuals and at least one firm support these families with gifts, clothing, toys, and bedding, ensuring a bright holiday for Families C and D and others in need.
In San Antonio eleven year old Herbie Hamilton pockets peanuts and ignites tiny homemade firework bombs at school causing smoke to pour from his mouth and nose. A nurse finds no injuries and his mother says he seems unharmed.
Cleveland man Stanley Wenger went to a garage to pick up his car after repairs. The front end had been smashed in a test drive and another car struck the rear while the test was conducted, delaying completion of the repair.
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co reports two new gas wells in Finney county, the Bald win One and the Jarmer One, delivering 4 970 000 and 2 892 000 cubic feet daily in open flow with shut in pressures around 362 to 364 pounds. Related wells in Kearny and Winfield areas show varied depths, perforations, and initial gas shows, with several instruments indicating no gas and others producing tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of cubic feet daily. continuous testing and workover details accompany the field update.
Terry Edward Brungardt, 14, of 1609 Conklin, sustained minor injuries after the motor scooter he rode with a passenger collided with a parked truck at 1009 Conklin. Scooter operator William Larry Dean Anderson, 16, of 507 Summit, said he did not know the cause of the crash.
A Eastern Air Lines Constellation crashed on landing near Jacksonville killing 17 aboard including five crew members. The airliner struck treetops a quarter mile from the runway and burned. firemen took three hours to recover bodies, witnesses recalled a sudden explosion-like sound at impact.
Josef Lee Anderson, former Anderson Supply Co. employee, is in Wichita custody on embezzlement charges of $262.95 after a February disappearance ending near Liberal. He faces charges in Garden City while also tied to a drunken charge in Denver and a hold by Sheriff Ralph Beckett. He will be returned to Garden City to face embezzlement actions after Wichita proceedings.
Washington Rep Hope predicts Congress will approve a farm program containing the administration soil bank plan to remove surplus crop land from production. He says a farm bill will include the soil bank as essential. Eisenhower to submit farm proposals next month. Hope warns a veto could block price supports at 90 percent parity. Rep Albert D Okla, in a separate interview, says the support bill will pass.
Lawrenceville high school teacher Mary Christmas receives festive greetings from over 100 students as they call her Mary Christmas during the lead up to Christmas. The business instructor, 36, says her name stems from family names and a bit of playful coincidence.
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