Western Kansas pie contest shocks all female bakers
Melvin Abbott, a boy, wins the Greeley County pie baking contest over Nell Cline and other female entrants. The Times Dispatch Agency reserved Melvin for the Wichita state meet next Saturday, aiming to secure lodgings. Past years included men beating women in baking contests drawing national notice.
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John Frazier
Melvin Abbott
Nell Cline
Greeley County
Melvin
TDA
Wichita State
Tribune
Russell Miller
Bob Simpson
Gerald Johnson
West
Popul ation 1700 means 1700 friends in Syracuse
John Conard, editor of the Syracuse Journal, notes his EU alumni Magazine piece about population 1700 equating to 1700 friends in Western Kansas. He cites Syracuse’s reach and mentions rising storage capacity in Haskell County with new elevators in Sublette and Satanta, totaling about 1.25 million bushels.
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John Conard
Syracuse Journal
John
Journal
Paris
Syracuse
Conard
Kansas
Kansas City
Haskell County
Riffe Brothers
Sublette
Les McDonald
Satanta
McDonald
Two Buffaloes Bagged By Local Hunters
Montezuma residents Ralph Fry and Clayton Robertson bagged two two year old buffalo bulls at about 430 pounds meat each. They brought back hide robes and horn trophies with an estimated cost of 150 dollars per buffalo. The Meade game preserve issued permits to reduce the herd allowing buffalo hunting.
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Montezuma
Ralph Fry
Clayton Robertson
Meade
Ralph
Clay
Modoc Hotel Reopens Under New Managers Branams
New hotel managers Mr and Mrs John Branam take charge of the Modoc hotel the towns only hostelry. Civic supporters financed the rescue with about 2000 dollars to buy fixtures while remodeling converts the lobby into a dining room and the old dining room into apartment space for rent in Satanta.
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John Branam
Modoc
Chamber
Branams
Satanta
Teacher Named Editor for Montezuma Press
Gene Vincent takes over as editor of the Montezuma Press starting January 1. The Montezuma High School teacher has six years in the school, holds a degree in English and journalism from Emporia State College, and is married with two children.
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Montezuma Press
R. E. Vincent
Montezuma High
Vincent
Gene
Rev
Empora State College
Jury To Decide Penalty For Allen Murderer
Kansas City report says Arthur Ross Brown, known as the kidnap slayer of Mrs Wilma Allen, will have a role hearing January 23 to determine if he will receive the death penalty for the crime.
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Allen
Kansas City
Arthur Ross Brown
Wilma’ Allen
Traffic Death Toll Rises Slower Than Christmas Peak
The New Year holiday toll rose but at a slower pace than the Christmas record of 609 deaths. Through noon 30 highway deaths were reported, with 68 at the same hour last week, as the long weekend began Friday. States tally includes New York six and California two. The National Safety Council estimates a final toll near 420, potentially a New Year record, prompting police action and mobilization of guardsmen in Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Arizona to patrol highways.
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Associated Press
New York
Ohio
Maryland
California
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Washington
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky
New Jersey
New Hampshire
South Dakota
National Safety Council
Arizona
Wlingis
Cautious Eye On Battered Levees In California
Light rain and snow fell over northern California as levees remained under around the clock surveillance. Officials reported 52 deaths with potential for more recoveries as flood waters receded and the danger seemed not imminent.
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San Francisco
California
Safety belt saves woman from abduction in Louisville
A Louisville man reports his wife was restrained by a car safety belt when a young man attempted to pull her from the vehicle at a red light. The assailant fled as the light changed, leaving behind exhaust fumes.
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Louisville
Dionne Quints Iron Out Differences With Folks
North Bay report says the Dionne quintuplets and their parents resolved a misunderstanding. Three of the four surviving Quints visited home in Callander after Oliva Dionne blamed outsiders. a family statement said the trouble was ironed out and reconciliation reached. The rift followed the sisters not returning home for Christmas.
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North Bay
Oni
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Callander
Papa Dionne
Garden City Chamber elects Sloan 1956 president
The Garden City Chamber of Commerce board elected Jim Sloan as president for 1956 and named C. H. Cleaver and Tom Meschke as officers. Robert Shelton was reappointed secretary-manager, with ten directors including Kliesen Holloway Famsler Craig Collins Stormont Rutherford Haag. The chamber year shifts to January 1 and terms run one year.
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Garden City Chamber of Commerce
Jim Sloan
Chamber
Sloan
C of C
C. H
Chet) Cleaver
Tom Meschke
Robert Shelton
Cleaver
Meschke
Larry Kliesen
Gene Holloway
Harold Famsler
Virgil Craig
Charles Collins
Ned Stormont
W. E. Rutherford
Lloyd Haag
Chamber Board of Directors
Checks Make Fine Bedding For Dogs
Four dogs in El Centro California helped solve a $200000 theft mystery by chewing nonnegotiable checks that were en route from a local bank to Los Angeles. The checks fell into a crate with the dogs who used the paper as bedding and rolled in the dough.
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EL Centro
Calif
Los Angeles
Father Fined After Son Drives Car Accident
Wesley Eugene Sage was fined $10 in police court for permitting his 15-year-old son to drive. Norman Wesley Sage, 807 Saf ford, struck a parked car on Main street, pushing it into a parking meter and causing damage to both vehicles. The parked car owner was Mrs. Casper William Preisser.
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Wesley Eugene Sage
Norman Wesley Sage
Safford
Main Street
Casper William Preisser
Sage
Hopes for Better Health After Big Year
President Eisenhower ends a eventful 1955 hopeful for health restoration in 1956. Mrs. Eisenhower will fly to Key West to join him, planning a quiet New Year’s Eve on the naval base. The year saw his heart attack, the Geneva Big Four conference, and Khrushchev’s criticism.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Europe
Fellowship Baptist Home for the Aging opens Monday
After a year of redecorating and remodeling the Fellowship Baptist Home for the Aging will open at 1501 East Fulton Street. The private 13 rooms will house eight single patients and one married couple with a four person staff led by Naomi Sweangen. The Rev W T Froggatte invites visitors on opening day.
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Fellowship Baptist Home For
East
Fulton Street
W. T. Froggatte
Naomi Sweangen
Jaycees To Sell Extra Tags In Garden City
Garden City and county residents may buy two license tags this year one official and one special advertising the city. The unofficial tag from the Garden City Junior Chamber of Commerce promotes Garden City as friendly and progressive. Tags cost $1 and go on the front bracket of cars. Sale spots include service stations the Chamber of Commerce office and Jaycee members with a courthouse lobby table for two weeks starting Tuesday.
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Garden City
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Bribiescu Receives Fine and Jail in Police Court
John Concha Bribiescu of 710 E Fulton was fined 180 dollars and jailed 90 days in police court yesterday after being charged with driving while intoxicated driving on a suspended license and transporting an open bottle. He was arrested late Thursday by police.
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John Concha Bribiescu
E. Fulton
Bribiescu
LA Club Picks New Officers
D.C. Hank Garcia of Garden City was elected president of the Latin American club at its annual election meeting. New officers include Jesse Availa as vice president Mrs. Pete Garcia as secretary and Pete Sandoval as treasurer Sandoval was re elected for a two year term all other offices are one year Retiring officers are Romaldo Munoz Tanig Ortiz and Mike Guadian About 25 members attended the meeting held at the club house The final meeting of the year was noted Meetings for every other Monday night have been scheduled for the new year.
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D.C
Romaldo Munoz
Tanig Ortiz
Mike Guadian
Housewife Sues After Being Struck by Phone
Denver: Mrs. Shirley L. Reichscheid, a housewife, sues Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. and a department store for 56448 damages claiming a wall phone fell when she said hello, confining her 14 days with a broken nose and other injuries.
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Denver
Shirley L. Reichscheid
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Statewide New Year Warm Spell Expected in Kansas
Fair and unusually mild weather is expected as the new year arrives in Kansas. Overnight lows will be in the 20s, but temperatures are forecast to rise into the 50s across the state tomorrow with no precipitation reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ice causes brief power outage in northeast Kansas
Ice clogged intake pipes at the Tecumseh generating station of Kansas Power & Light Co stopping river water flow to condensers. The outage began 8:18 a.m. and lasted about 30 minutes, with full power restored by 9:10 a.m. Some cooking delays occurred. hospitals retained standby power. Weather official noted Kansas River mostly frozen with open middle.
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Topeka
Tecumseh &Enerating Station
Kansas Power & Light Co
Kansas
Arca
Kansas River
Kp&l
Tom Arnold
U. S. Weather Bureau
Most Offices and Stores To Close Monday In Garden City
Garden City businesses and city and county workers will observe the first holiday of the year Monday with most offices, stores, service stations, and restaurants closed. County employees began early today. city workers closed at noon after Saturday hours. Post office staff and rural carriers take the holiday, with only box service available. lobby hours 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday.
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Garden City
Telegram
Speed limit joke sign appears on Washington state road
A roadside Chuckle Sign on the outskirts of a Washington state town humorously notes a 25 mph speed limit with a fine of 3 dollars per mile for faster driving. It playfully invites readers to pick a speed they can afford, capturing local wit on a minor traffic cue.
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Washington State
Veteran fights VA to keep pension after disloyalty probe
James Ritcher, a World War II veteran who lost his legs, said he believes he will win his bid to retain his $329 monthly government pension despite an VA hearing on potential disqualification for alleged disloyalty. The VA committee warned a decision may take weeks, with appeals possible. Ritcher, a Socialist Workers Party member, argued he will not abandon his beliefs or his benefits.
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Washington
James Ritcher
Rutcher
Veterans Administration
Peyton H. Moss
Kuteher
Socialist Workers Party
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Leon Trotsky
Kutcher
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