Downings open new restaurant with charm and practicality
The Downings Lucien and Serena have transformed a former implement building into a large welcoming restaurant in Garden City. The project, designed by Lucien Jr now with Camp Hanford, features a rear dining room, seaweed pressed stone, a four-zone music machine, abundant planters, Windsor-like beams, and an outdoor terrace. The kitchen is led by chef Charlie Bedker, with family carpentry support, creating a family affair that showcases beauty and comfort for civic luncheons and gatherings.
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Downing’s Fine Foods
Ciene’* Downing
Lucien, Jr
Estate
Camp Hanford
Wash
Charlie Bedker
Serena
Chet
Ruth Graham
Old Corral
Carpenter
Frank
Seventh Street
Camden
Lucien
Windsor Hotel
Garden City
Annual MP Unit Reunion Set at Garden City
The 35th military police association plans its 10th annual reunion at the Warren hotel Monday evening starting at 7 pm. Secretary Hubert Biehm says members from Western Kansas and Oklahoma will attend with Walter Wagner of Garden City as president and Bob Wells of KIUL as featured speaker. A covered dish dinner for members’ wives will follow at the Ralph Patterson residence.
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35Th Military Police Association
Warren Hotel
Hubert Biehm
MP Association
Kansas
Oklahoma
Garden City
Biehm
Walter Wagner
Bob Wells
Station Kiul
Chuckle About Job Offer Sparks Funny Exchange
A lighthearted cartoon caption shows a store owner offering a job to a graduate with a punchline about learning to sweep. The text promotes Dickinson's Jewelry with a playful gift idea focus on diamonds watches and jewelry.
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Dickinson
Bright Christmas Changes for Garden City Area
Weather hints at a warm holiday with no snow in sight while Garden City and Western Kansas enjoy near summer conditions. Stores extend hours tonight and tomorrow, liquor stores close Monday, offices open limited hours, and many shops plan partial Christmas Day service. Police and sheriff staff stay on duty as holiday travel climbs. Yule lights and town scenes draw visitors as schools host Christmas programs tonight and tomorrow night.
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Yale
Vincent Beckett
Court House
Telegram
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Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
Bullet Wound in Head Fatal to Newton Man
Newton man Norman G. Spore, 30, an employee of Harvey County, died from a bullet wound in the head. Police say his wife Jeanne reported he rose at 2 am to clean firearms and the .22 revolver discharged while he lifted it from a drawer.
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Newton
Norman G. Spore
Harvey County
E. Patterson
Spore
Jeanne
Joseph the Carpenter and a Dreamer in Nazareth
The article contrasts Joseph’s carpentry with his broader role as a dreamer and guardian of Mary and Jesus. It links biblical references to Joseph’s crafts and his divine instructions given in dreams, implying a larger, protective mission beyond building.
Young Boy Picked Up For Carrying a Knife
A Montrose youth named Jerry Wayne Brooks was arrested by police on E Fulton for carrying a concealed knife strapped to his leg during a routine check. The 11 year old said he was headed to Hutchinson to join his mother and may face holiday jail time. He had been living with his grandparents in Montrose.
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Hutchinson
Jerry Wayne Brooks
Montrose
Colo
E. Fulton
Brooks
Kansas To Supply 71 To Draft in February
Kansas to supply 71 men for the armed forces in February. Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell, state selective service director, said the quota is the lowest for any month since April 1952. Elgin Watches 33.75 Palmer Jewelry 35-11.
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Elgin
Palmer
Christmas Tragedy Strikes Cook Family Home
Denver report details a fatal self inflicted accident when 11 year old Grover Cook, playing with a pistol, shot his sister Donna Marie while she lay in her crib. Parents Lloyd and Louvina Cook arrive to find police and neighbors at their home. Grover is taken to a doctor and later released to his parents. Detective Stanley calls it an unfortunate accident.
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Denver
Lloyd D. Cook
Louvina
Cook
Grover
Donna Marie
Davy Crockett
Clifford Stanley
Stanley
Families Need Help For Christmas Cheer Drive
The Christmas Cheer Clearing House seeks urgent donations of clothing food toys and money as several families in need are identified. Family A mother and three children aged 12 9 and 5 are deserted by the father and depend on minimal aid. Family F a widow with eight children requests basic gifts and essentials. Elderly couples and other seniors on fixed incomes have been targeted with gift baskets until all are covered.
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Clearing House
Collision Injuries Fatal to Wichita Woman
Mrs. Ethel M. Anderson, 24, of Wichita died yesterday from injuries suffered in an automobile collision Sunday. Her husband Edward and their three children were injured.
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Wichita
Ethel M. Anderson
Edward
Another Holy Land War Is A Possibility
The United Nations Security Council, urged by its Palestine truce chief, considered imposing sanctions on Israel after a December 11 raid on Syrian gun positions, while Israel claimed self defense and Syria denied orders to fire on Israeli boats. In Algiers, Algeria, the death toll from Christmas violence rose as French forces targeted rebels with air and ground attacks, with casualties from several clashes across the Nemencha Range and surrounding areas.
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Holy Land
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E. L. M. Burns
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Ahmed Shukariy
U. N
Abba Eban
Council
Sea of Galile
Jesus Christ
Damascus
Algiers
Algeria
Nemencha
Constantine
Guelma
Souk Ahras
Guentis
Japanese youths present 25 pound turkey to U.S. general
In Sendai Japan Japanese youngsters asked to see Maj. Gen. E J McGaw commander of the 1st Cavalry Division and presented him with a 25 pound home grown Christmas turkey They rode home in the general's sedan after touring the post seeking to improve Japanese American relations
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Sendai
Japan
E. J. McGaw
1St Cavalry Division
Firefighter Killed in Refinery Blast in Warren
A series of explosions at United Oil Refining Co. in Warren Pennsylvania killed a firefighter named Hartwell Wiley, about 55, and injured ten others. The final blast blew out a brick wall as bricks and debris struck seven firemen, four of whom were admitted to Warren Hospital with non critical injuries.
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Warren
United Oil Refining Co
Hartwell Willey
Warren Hospital
Ideal gift for Isat minute sity Dickinsons Jewelry
An unusual message highlights a jewelry shop and gift idea tied to Isat and Dickinsons. The note suggests a short, thoughtful present suitable for a special occasion at Dickinsons Jewelry. Names and places are referenced to frame a local gift suggestion.
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Sity Dickinson
Western Drilling Co Has Low Bid For Amarillo Wells
Western Drilling Co of Garden City placed the low bid of about 164000 for drilling eight water wells for the City of Amarillo Texas. The next bid came from Texas Water Well Inc at 199192. Work on the two parcels 25 miles northeast of Amarillo is to be completed by May 1 1958 for four wells and June 1 1956 for the other four. One of five bidders Harold P Doty Drilling Co of Garden City offered 232000.
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Western Drilling Co
Garden City
Amarillo
Tex
Lowell Waddell
Waddell
Texas Water Well, Inc
Texas City
Western Company
Texas
Harold P. Doty Drilling Company
The Weather Report From U S Weather Bureau
A weather bulletin lists general conditions and regional forecasts with standard reporting lines. It notes expected temperatures, precipitation chances, and travel advisories for the area served by the U S Weather Bureau.
Floods Strike On West Coast
A Pacific storm drenched Northern California and Oregon, triggering floods that forced evacuations in about ten northern California communities including Klamath with 300 residents, blocked highways, and closed schools while arctic air lingered in the Northeast.
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Associated Press
California
Oregon
Klamath
Klamath River
Humbolt
del Norte
Civil Defense
Allen Ham
Washington
Car plunges into drainage ditch near Garden City
Three men escaped with minor injuries when their car veered off a county road southeast of Garden City into a 20 foot deep ditch. Driver Donald O. Dods, 24, alleges brake failure while two passengers W. C. McQueen and Cody L. Fox were thrown clear. Police note brakes allegedly failed as he neared an intersection. Ambulance arrived after passersby summoned help.
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Garden City
Donald 0. Dods
W. C. McQueen
Cody L. Fox
Notts
Emporia City Manager Accepts Fort Pierce Florida Post
Walter Johnson, Emporia city manager since 17, announced today he had accepted appointment as city manager of Fort Pierce, Florida, marking a leadership change in both cities.
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Emporia
Florida
Walter Johnson
Fort Pierce
Fla
Eisenhower Grandchild Born As Santa Delivers White House Gifts
President and Mrs. Eisenhower, now four time grandparents, greet about 700 White House staff as a seven pound two ounce granddaughter Mary Jean is born at Walter Reed. The First Family contemplates post holiday travel to a warmer climate for Ike’s convalescence with Augusta, Georgia a leading option.
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Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed
Barbara Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Imme
Colorado
Secret Service
James C. Uagerty
Augusta
Kenneth Lyon Named To Farm Credit Board
Kenneth M. Levon of Garden City and Field Birect of Colorado Springs are named to the Wichita Farm Credit District board of directors for three year terms starting January 1. Lyon has managed the Garden City Cooperative Exchange since 1958 and owns 480 irrigated acres. He serves on the Kansas Cooperative Council and Garden City School Board and is a Farm Bureau member.
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