Distaff Side and Christmas Cards From 1957
A light collection of holiday scenes and family notes includes Allyson Cox as a pretty Christmas card angel, Rudy and Lil Valenzuela's son in a prayerful pose, Bertha Shore at the wheel in a Roaring Twenties flivver, and Steven Lee's sadness over Grandpa West's parakeet. Also mentions a 14 day run of The Ten Commendments at Oakley theater and a Sugar Beet high school quip about a larger inside shoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel
Little Allyson Cox
Jake
Boy Angel
Rudy
Lil Valenzuela
Rudy G
Augusta
Bertha Shore
Oakley
Year in Review highlights and local milestones of 1957
A compact digest of events in Finney County and southwest Kansas. Notable items include appointments of state officials and local leaders, community contributions, church dedication, and school and library developments. The year featured accidents, weather patterns, agricultural shifts, and cultural events, with plans for continuing coverage on Page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Williams
Simba the Lion
Mickey Mouse Club
Continental Airlines
Everett
Miller
Sy Wasinger
Norris
New Methodist Church
Bob Hering
Dale’ Gillan
Jaycee
Wayne Johnson
Richard
Holcomb
Arey
Lyle Carmichael
Charles Burris
Elmer Wilken
Ralph Krey
Kansas
Don’ Joel
Gallahads
Charles Jefferso
Lakin
Jane Collins
Finney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ce Distaff
Steven Allen Lee
Frank West
Grandpa
D.he
Johnny
The
Walter Blucher
John P. Myers
New Cass Acai
Sandhills
State Supreme Court
Ted Bird
Too
Logan Green
Garden City
Carl Bentrup
Deerfield
Arkansas ‘River Compact Commission
State Theater
Willard Miller
Louisburg
Bob ‘Long
Hutchinson
New’ Chamber of Commerce
Bob Shelton
Josh- Jones
Emma Garnand
Montgomery Ward
Andy Erhart
United Fund Drive
Dean Latheman
Finney County
Danny Trayer
Bob Lynch
Claires Milton Walls
Chamber of Commerce
Guetta Wilken
Modoc
Southwest Kansas
Fin Aup Park
West
New
Charles Crow
Santa
Garden, City
Walt Disney
New ‘Horizons
KTVC
Shirley Holmes
406 Center
Arnold Greenhouse
Judy Mai
Africa
Happy Newsyear
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