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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1956
Page
6
A fragmented list of residents and officials appears, naming numerous individuals with titles and affiliations, plus mentions of local businesses, a church, a chamber of commerce listing, and references to county offices in Gray County. The text seems to be a compilation of names, roles, and entities from a community notices page.
A 1956 land sale and estate notices list multiple properties near Montezuma Kansas. The auction includes two 160 acre farms with irrigation and gas access, offered by Linley Frigon and Sullivan Associates. Sale date January 12, 1957, at 1:30 PM, with terms via title abstract approval and possible favorable loans. Also listed are a 3 bedroom home at 111 W Holmes with financing options, and a complex roster of individuals connected to the estate or attendees.
Prairie Village Kansas qualifies for first class city status after a Dec. 1 census showed population well above 15,000. Attorney General Anderson stated the evidence supports issuing a proclamation designating Prairie Village a first class city, replacing its current second class designation.
Washington columnist James Marlow questions whether the administration plan for the Middle East is a real program or a stopgap. He notes two main elements: a $400 million aid package for two years and presidential standby authority for armed force, to deter Soviet influence, with congressional discussion pending. The piece stresses uncertainty about actual policy and the risk of gesture over action as Congress and the public assess the plan.
Two front seat passengers on a Greyhound bus died when it rear ended a semitrailer loaded with soy beans on U S Highway 30 near Rock Springs Wyoming. Twenty eight others injured two seriously. Names include Gail Demos 10 and Mrs Adelphine Tonar about 45 of Seattle. Truck driver John Collins of Columbus Nebraska uninjured.
A scrambled crossword style puzzle and a Cryptoquip feature are presented with clues across multiple categories. The page shows vertical and horizontal entries, plus a cryptogram message reading MEW WOMEN AND LITTLE CHILDREN WANT CONTENTMENT THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON.
India and Canada filmed an agreement for a 75 million dollar Kuhdan hydro electric project in south India. The report questions whether aid alone will stop Communist infiltration and if genuine cooperation with the West will follow.
Fragmentary notes list prices per ton for steel and related metals including tonnage for whole trusts, ton weights, and various forms such as cast iron and rolled barbed wire. Readable items show amounts like 20 and 25 dollars per ton and totals around 23200 to 522000 per ton or similar figures. context unclear.
Robert L. Oleson, 37, a turnkey at the Detroit House of Correction, picked up two hitchhikers after finishing his shift. One suspect, James Anglin, 28, is serving 5 to 15 years for assault with intent to rob, and Donald R. Gray, 32, was sentenced for breaking and entering in 1949. The pair, who had walked away from a dormitory, were apprehended after fleeing when Oleson pulled over following a near collision.
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