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Garden City Year In Review Highlights 1957 Events
A long year in Finney County is summarized with key staff changes, civic awards, and incidents. Highlights include Paul Masoner becoming school board president, a fatal car train crash in Mankato, a 1.1 million veiled budget proposal, fire and explosion incidents, the Jaycees and hospital campaigns, and the arrival of holiday events and new developments around Garden City and Finney County.
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Paul Masoner
Garden City
School District Board of Education
McAllister
Fitegerald Lumber Co
Floyd A. Dunham
Mankato
Finney 4
Stuart Awbrey
N. Main
Harold Rewerts
Garden City Jaycees
Jaycees
Kansas
George Voth Jr
New Garden City, Co-Op
Century Refinery
Finney County
Old Settlers
Arthur’ Drussel
Jay Advisory Board
St. Catherine Hospital
R. L. Lawrence
Gardiner Dairy
Methodist
United
Bob ‘Schreiber
Oletha ‘Delgado
State Board of Health
Fipgup, Park
Orval Glaney
Ake McKinney
Ee Breiman Station
Leonhard S. Cowan
New Methodist Church
Franklyn Edwards
Garden City Junior College
Marilyn Meisel
Karl Syaty
Wichita
Erngots
Susie
Ak Finny
Penny
State Grange
Sipenst