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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1957
Page
13
Western Kansas residents observe the Lakin Civic and Study Club as members tour the town for the annual Christmas decoration contest. The event, a longtime pet project, aims to inspire beautiful home displays during the Yule season and may inspire other communities to start similar efforts.
Grant county Chapter of Infantile Paralysis offers free polio vaccines to residents under 40 with no cost to the public. The first clinic was held yesterday, with additional clinics planned for today and January 3 and 4.
Mrs. Tuggle who feeds a stray cat and shows kindness to animals found a harsher return than expected. After stepping on the cat’s tail the animal bit her legs to the bone, sending her to the hospital for a week.
The butterfly Beautiful died on Friday after living with the Carey family of Meade for about sixty days. Adopted in mid October, Beautiful had remained with the family until the unlucky Friday. It fed on sugar and water and was part of the household for a short time.
Mrs Mayme E Coleman found a green bag containing 6119.94 near her Wichita home and phoned police. John Alter, 34, had lost the bag earlier while on his way to deposit funds and was said to have sought the bag. Alter, office manager for Spencer Faust Plymouth Inc., received a reward from Coleman. John Boyer of Scott City News Chronicle would likely want more subscribers. The article also notes forest land in the country exceeds 44 percent.
Mrs Yager gives the year’s Chronicle subscription plus gifts to her brothers and sisters and includes a few nieces and nephews in the gesture.
A six year old Lane County boy wrote to Santa Claus in a Christmas plea. His single request was for a Plymouth car, reflecting his clear holiday wish.
Burglars celebrated an anniversary at Sublette by entering the Co operative elevator on Monday night and stealing money from cigarette and soft drink machines and an electric razor. Two years earlier on the same date they broke into the same elevator, this time through a west side window matching the foggy weather noted by the weatherman.
Santa is scheduled to visit Sublette this afternoon, sponsored by the Odd Fellows lodge and funded by local merchants. He will also stop by Dighton for a similar appearance this afternoon, with a final Christmas party planned after several Saturday features.
U S farm crops valued at 17.546 billion this year, down about 6.5 percent from last year's 18.781 billion. Government payments are expected to lift total farm income slightly despite lower crop values. livestock values not disclosed. California led with 1.675 billion, corn at 3.991 billion, hay 2.286 billion, and wheat 1.839 billion, with shifts among oats, barley, soybeans, and others.
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