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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1956

Page

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McCoy to resign from Kansas Regents board

Lester McCoy of Garden City will step down from the Kansas State Board of Regents on December 31 after more than 25 years on the panel. Rep. Robert Jennison of Healy is expected to seek a regent post, with Walter S. Fess of Iola also due to rotate off. Gov. Hall announced Harry Valentine's resignation from the State Board of Education, with Valentine anticipated as a Regent pick. William Charles of Dighton was named to the state banking board, replacing W. R. Brown Jr. of Emmett.

Kansas Kansas State Board of Regents Garden Citian Lester McCoy Robert Jennison Healy Walter S. Fess Iola Board of Regents McCoy Govs Landon Haxman Ratner Schoppel Carlson Arn Hall Harry Valentine Clay Center State Board of Education Fred Hall Valentine Western Kansas William Charles Dighton State Banking Board W. R. Brown Jr Emmett

Drought Strains Western Kansas Farmers and Machinery

Western Kansas report details drought drought-strained Grant county farms. Ulysses machinist Mifch Caldwell has sharpened over 3 000 shares since October with hundreds awaiting. Moscow Boy Scouts Troop 187 sponsor a rabbit drive at Cleo Roland farm weather permitting. Large car thefts strike Dighton with 12 new 1957 Fords taken. 10 of 22 display models left. Stevens County prepackaged items show 31 percent correct weight. 26 items correct, 29 percent overweight, 40 percent underweight.

Kansas Grant County Mifch Ndt Boy Scouts Moscow Scouters Troop 187 Cleo Roland Moscow At. Dighton Princlar Ben S. Neill Sheng Hualingoon Hugoton Stevens

First Mailed First Served Plate tags in Kearny County

Alma McConaughey, county treasurer, offers license plates on a first mailed first served basis with a 50 cent holding fee. The office will mail licenses to applicants. In Lakin Santa visits by helicopter hosted by Optimist club and local merchants with two free films and kids entertainment at 3 p.m. MST.

Kearny Alma McConaughey Santa Claus John Henderson Santa

Cimarron Plans Satellite KTVC Decision on Big Network

Directors of KTVC Cimarron met yesterday and deferred a decision on which network to connect with as the station contemplates taking programs from all three major networks. A five member committee was appointed to gather more information. The station will operate as a satellite rebroadcasting programs from a mother station in a good reception area. CBS affiliate KTVH Hutchinson and ABC outlet KAKE Wichita have been considered, with discussions on using shows from both and adding NBC film programs. Two films available for group showings this week were Crisia and The New Story of Milk. Protestor and Operator furnished. Gardinet Dairy & ICH Cream Co aged.

Cimarron New ‘Television KTVC Vern Mayo Garden City Leigh Warner F. C. Walker Wendell Elliott Dodge City Dave Wilson Meade KTVH Hutchinson CBS Kake-Tv Wichita ABC NBC

Bond Vote On Satanta High School Building

February voters in Satanta and nearby parts of Habbell Grant Seward and Stevens counties will decide on a 250000 bond issue to fund a new high school building. Local postmaster Julian Forrer notes mail service disruptions this season. In foreign news, Hoover and Syria's ambassador clashed over oil pipeline repairs tied to the Egypt crisis and Western Europe needs.

Satanta Way Satanta Habbell, Grant, Seward and Stevens Washington Herbert Hoover, Jr Syria Farid Zeineddine Haover Britain France Israel Egypt Gaza Strip

Post Office Reports Heavy Holiday Mail In Garden City

Garden City post office completed one of its heaviest weeks in recent years with 122,105 pieces of mail including post cards Christmas cards and letters cancelled over five days. December postage sales totaled 13,918 through yesterday about $600 higher than last December.

Garden City Lester Harp Harp

Ailing Capital Airlines Flight Lands on Foam Runway

Flight 77 from New York to Mobile circled Charlotte for two hours before landing on a blanket of firefighting foam. Captain H A Corcoran corrected a hydraulic pressure issue on the right wheel and delivered a safe emergency touchdown as passengers, including a mother singing Silent Night and a man finishing a crossword, faced the suspenseful ordeal.

Charlotte N.C Capital Airlines Flight 77 New York Birmingham Mobile H. A Corky) Corcoran Alexandria N.J Helen Nagy Chicago Faye Wayne Boston Corcoran

Airliner Lands Safely on Three Engines En Route to Los Angeles

A United Airlines four engine DC6 with 53 passengers and 5 crew landed safely in Los Angeles after flying from Honolulu on three engines. The fourth engine failed about 270 miles west of Santa Barbara. The Coast Guard from San Diego dispatched an amphibian plane to meet and escort the aircraft.

Los Angeles Honolulu United Air Lines Santa Barbara San Diego

Churches Plan Yule Services This Christmas Week

Garden City churches announce festive programs including Methodist and Presbyterian Christmas programs on Sunday, St Marys Masses from 6 to 10 am Christmas Day, and midnight service on Christmas Eve. St Thomas Episcopal holds a 5 pm service, Trinity Lutheran candlelight service at 7:30, and St James Lutheran hosts Holy Communion and Confirmation at 9 am with Sunday School at 7:30.

Methodist Church St. Thomas Episcopal Souarele Zinnky Trinity Lutheran Church St. James Lutheran Church

Spurned Lover Dies of Wounds in Cincinnati Shooting

In Cincinnati Gordon Pape, 19, died from wounds after a shooting that also killed his 19-year-old girlfriend Susan Aue and her 54-year-old father Lester Aue. Police found an unmailed letter from Pape to Miss Rue, with threats tied to the tragedy.

Cincinnati Gordon Pape Dr Susan Aue Lester Aue Pape

Garden Sass Analysis of Car Wheel Nut Trouble

The note warns that the nut securing a wheel is the part most likely to cause trouble when it tightens. It underscores the risk of over tightening and the potential device failure resulting from a stubborn fastener.

Weather Observations And Film Showings At Garden City

Cloudy and colder with some snow tonight in the Dodge City area. Northerly winds 20 mph, low near 20. Sunday partly cloudy with diminishing winds, high in the 30s. Weather data from Garden City to Amarillo and other locales. two films offered for group showings this week Crisia and The New Story of Milk, projector and operator provided by Garden City Dairy & Ice Cream Co.

Dodge Bunrae Garden City Dodge City Goodland Great Bend Liberal Bussell Pratt Amarillo Denver Trace Guymon la Junta al Amar Crisia Gardine Ft Dairy & Ice Cream CO

Fog delays and highway hazards disrupt Christmas travel

A broad fog and rain blanket disrupted eastern travel for the Christmas period. Visibility dropped to zero in some areas, causing air cancellations and delays while trains and highways saw increased traffic. At least 63 deaths in motor crashes since yesterday, with a projected 660 toll for the holiday. Idlewild and LaGuardia shut as flights diverted to Philadelphia and Washington.

Associated Press National Safety Council Midwest Pittsburgh Towa Ohio Pennsylvania New England New York Idlewild LaGuardia Philadelphia Washington, D. C

Satanta Band Goes To Inauguration

Satanta Band travels to inauguration amid fog and weather delays across regions. The event drew honors extending to Satanta and mentions performances in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. Rain, fog, and thunderstorms disrupted rural ceremonies. freezing drizzle slickened highways in northern states.

Satanta Virginia Carolinas Georgia Wasi Gulf of Mexico Tennessee Texas Alabama Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois

63 Deaths On Highway 63 Deaths On Highway

The nation counts rising traffic deaths as millions travel for Christmas. The four day holiday ends Tuesday night with a forecast record toll. Fatalities spike due to fog and drizzle reducing visibility on eastern highways and city streets.

Associated Press

Satanta Band Invited To Parade During Ceremonies

Dee ee eras The band under Mrs. Rossia B. Noland totals 55 musicians and is regarded as one of the best small school bands in Kansas. Satanta players received an invitation to parade during the evening ceremonies.

Dee Ee Eras Rossia B. Noland Kansas Satanta

British French Leave Suez Today

Port Said reports the final withdrawal of British and French troops from Egypt as UN forces ring Port Said while embarkation proceeds. The ceaseless 47 day operation began with air base assaults and the Nov 5 airborne strike, aiming to separate Egyptian and Israeli forces and safeguard the Suez Canal.

Port Said Egypt U.N Sinai Peninsula Britain France Israel Sinai

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Regent By John Frazier Ford Ulysses Jiakin Julian Forrer Hoover Middle East Western Europe Bloomhawn Soewaris Diplo Mats State Department Suez Canal Sabteurs Mediterranean Cnd Wi Tenn United States United Marsha May Clayton Jerry Franklin George Rice Jay Cronk Telegram Star Ocean Churches Plan Yule Services Suez St. Mary's Church Beatrice Malachy Complexe Jay Crook
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