Birthday Ball For Boy Scouts at Alta Brown School
The Explorer Scout Birthday Ball closes Boy Scout Week tomorrow at Alta Brown school auditorium. Scouts from ages 14 to 18 and dates from 19 counties attend the Santa Fe Trail council event, with about 250 people expected. The Tom Ward band from Hugo ton will play. doors open 8:30 p.m. Dancing runs 9 p.m. to midnight, and at 10:30 the Explorer Queen is crowned.
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Alta Brown School
Santa Fe Trail Council
Tom Ward
Hugoton
Merle Evans
Explorer Post II
Garden City Hospital Admittances and Births Report
Long list of hospital admittances and discharges followed by birth notices in Garden City area. Includes new baby boys and girls born yesterday to families at St Catherine Pinecrest and Tit Ist John. Also county briefs on divorces, preliminary hearings, traffic fines, and police notes, plus a minor non injury car accident in the 400 block on East Fulton yesterday. Names span Hawkins Rich Warner McBride Dunn Metz Sherwood Jones Hudson Moran Davis Zimmerman Hawkins Payne Dortch and others.
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Mickey Hawkins
Kansas
Jon Rich
Pennsylania
Henry B. Warner
Pine
Jim McBride
Katherine*Dunn
Charles Metz
Ruben Sherwood
Floyd Jones
Hudson
Daniel Moran
Great Bend
Robert Earl Johnson
Ing
Cecil Davis
T. W. Zimmerman
St. Catherine
Darrel Payne
John
Richard Dortch
Pinecrest
Sury
Wesley H
Ivs
Tatro
Chuck Havely
Garden City
Earl i Randolph
Gilbert P. Widows
Henry Briggs
Walls
Wichita
Donovan L. Parks
St. .John
Jack Lee
Ialfe
Albert R. Garton
Dighton
Archie B
Tumbling Mishap Injures Garden City Youth Neck
Victor Breit Jr a Garden City junior high student is treated at St Catherine hospital for a neck injury from a tumbling mishap at Ben Grimsley gymnasium. Doctors report no fracture. he will wear a neck brace for about six weeks and enrollments still open for KU Extension courses at 105 W Fulton and the KU Center.
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Victor Breit Jr
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Ben
Grimsley
University of Kan
Sas
City High School
Colina Traction
Slege
K.U. Center
W. Fulton
Gas Service Co questions Retainer for Ratner in rate probe
The Gas Service Co questions a $5000 retainer charged by Ratner, hired by the Kansas Corporation Commission as special counsel in its rate investigation. The KCC billed $5157 for the retainer and expenses. The company asks if the retainer covers future services or will be deducted from other fees. KCC chairman Harry Spyder says the retainer will apply to any fees Ratner may be allowed.
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Topeka
Gas Service Co
Payne Ratner
Ratner
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Harry Spyder
Commission
Israelis Stand Firm as U.N. Debates Gaza Pullout
Israeli sources report a defiant stance toward a U.N. backed move by an Asian-African bloc to impose economic financial and military restrictions over Israel not withdrawing from Egypt. Israel vows to keep troops in the Gaza Strip and Aqaba coast until peace guarantees are secured. Delegations cautious about a full boycott prefer consultations with Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.
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United Nations
N.Y. Um
Israel
General Assembly
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Jerusalem
Dag Hammarskjold
Miss Kansas Chosen at University Event
Salina report notes a freshman at the University of Wichita named Miss Kansas after a selection panel of Kansas City photographers. Isa Tourtillott, listed as Miss Tourtillott, measured 36-24-36 and stood 5 foot 7 with 112 pounds.
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Salina
Univrsity
Wichita
Kansas
New York
Kansas City Foundling
Assh
James R. Graham
Bill Huggins
Salina Journal
Emporia
Kas
KNPA
Gazette
Isa
Cessna Big Job Hint Of Oil Boom In West
Bolack, 38, famed hunter and aviation figure, tied to a 4 ton yearly wild game quota in the Western states and Alaska, once nearly broke when a San Juan gas basin project paid off, now predicted to spark an oil boom. He has supported Boeing with stabilizers and jet components while hosting wild game dinners in Farmington New Mexico and Winfield Kansas.
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Alaska
Bolack
San Juan
Wichita
Boeing
Congress
Gardent Hunter
Cassna Aircraft Co
Cassna
Boeing-Wichita
Elks Club
Winfield
Kas
Farmington
N.M
Europe
Colonel Fleming Defeated in Court Martial Ruling
In Washington the U S Court of Military Appeals upheld Army Lt Colonel Harry Fleming 48 of Racine Wisconsin convicted of recording propaganda for the enemy during the Korean War He was sentenced to dismissal from service and forfeit of pay The court found he failed to meet the standards required of an officer of his rank as a senior POW leader.
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Washington
U. S
Fleming
Racine Wis
Garden City Fire Veteran Resigns After 20 Years
Don LaGesse, a Garden City volunteer firefighter with nearly two decades of service, submitted his resignation to Chief Jim Fare to be formalized by the department. He would have reached 20 years of service this July. In other notes, pool work advances as algae removal proceeds and park superintendent Claude Owens aims to finish the pool floor before the season. Specialist Hugh W. Bicket, 22, of Garden City, took part in an Army field training exercise in Germany with the 11th Airborne Division. An Optimist Club meeting screened Fish and Game of Alaska with guests Andy Holt, Wayne Newsom, and Royal Hornbaker.
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Don LaGesse
Garden City
Jim Fare
Thre
LaGesse
Claude Owens
Hugh W. Bicket
John H. Bicket
11Th Airborn
Germany
Bicket
Garden City High School
Optimist Club
Alaska
Warren
Andy Holt
Wayne Newsom
Gifford-Hill-Western Company
Holt
Newsom
Royal Hornbaker
No Plans For Direct Controls
Secretary of Commerce Weeks says there are no plans to impose direct controls amid rising wages and prices. He notes no essential difference with President Eisenhower, who signals possible restraints if inflation grows, while Weeks cautions against a bust in the current boom.
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Washington
Weeks
Eisenhower
Nice Day in Sunland Ends with Missing Eighty Eight Dollars
In Sunland California a boy on a doorstep eats cake and proclaims a nice day as Mrs. Evelyn Way returns home. Inside she discovers eighty eight dollars missing. The fragmentary clipping records a small domestic incident with sparse details and an apparent theft notion.
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Sunland
Calif
Evelyn Way
Freshman Crowned Miss Emporia State in Convocation
At a convocation yesterday afternoon in Emporia, Sandra Kay Roy, a freshman from Shawnee, was crowned Miss Emporia State. Ardeth Kelly, a sophomore from Belleville, was runner up. A cake went missing from a kitchen and a dog was found eating a piece, with a witness noting a youth lured away. details unclear.
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Emporia
Sandra Kay Roy
Shawnee
Albert Named Postal Inspector for Chicago Division
Leonard Albert of Garden City has been appointed postal inspector, with probationary duties beginning February 22 and assignment to a Chicago division post after a Washington training period. At 38, he will be stationed in the Chicago area while Mrs. Albert and son Dick stay in Garden City during the six month training. Albert, an Air Force reserve major and current Vance AFB commander, is on a two week active duty hitch at Enid Oklahoma that ends before the new assignment. He joined the post office nine years ago and belongs to several local clubs and churches. Postmaster Harp noted no replacement yet selected for superintendent of mails.
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Leonard Albert
Center
Garden City
Albert
Washington
Postal Service
Chicago
Alta Brown
Air Force Reserve
Vance Air Force Base
Enid
Okla
Post Office
1St Baptist Church
VFW
L.H. Albert
N. 9Th
Lester Harp
Atomic Plane Project Slowed by Technical Delays
Washington officials disclosed that the atom powered airplane project is slowed for technical reasons with possible pruning of guided missiles from the program. Dr Clifford Furnas cited weight and shielding issues, noting the reactor must be lighter and shielded, challenging airborne use. Senator Symington said defense leaders largely abandoned the project due to cost.
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Washington
Pentagon
Clifford C. Furnas
Defense For Research and Development
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Defense
Furnas
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Death plunge mystery in quiet Brooklyn tower
New York police say a family of three died after falling from an 11 story Brooklyn apartment building. Joseph Kennedy 46 Nan Kennedy 42 and daughter Valerie 5 died after the parents' bodies were found in the court yard. The child choked to death per medical examiner. Bloodstains were found in the apartment offering a grim clue.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jorge
George Ruger
Joseph T. Kennedy
Nan
Valerie
James Lockhart
Mar
Grain futures figures and a Kennedy note found
Grain futures excerpts from Kansas City and Chicago markets show mixed gains with wheat corn soybeans and oats trading across several price points. Police report no note found in the Kennedy top floor apartment as investigators review the scene.
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Kennedy
Aircraft industry faces outmoded facilities and funding gaps
Washington reports retired 93,540,000 pounds of butter and 16,171,000 pounds of cheese in 1955. Air Force Gen Orval R Cook, new Aircraft Industries Assn president, warned at the National Aviation Club banquet that many U.S. plant sites are outdated and must be replaced. He urged planning to dispose of old facilities and finance new ones while noting government and civilian sales stay near eight billion dollars yearly.
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California
Washington
Air Force
Orval R. Cook
Cook
Aircraft Industries Assn
National Aviation Club
Wheat Falls on Chicago Market and Grain Prices Dip
Market reports show a weak tone in Chicago grain trading with soybeans influencing overall moves. Wheat closes about 4 lower while corn nudges lower and oats hold steady. soybeans fall over 2 points with March contracts at about 2.42. Kansas City cash bids mix with wheat largely steady to modestly lower and corn steady to higher across grades. inventories and futures open interest noted.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City Cash
Kansas City i
Local Market Price Clippings and 1956 Market Commentary
The page mixes market data from Lindh Produce Co and Garden City Grain with New York stock market notes and Kansas City livestock figures. It lists produce prices such as eggs and heavy hens, notes a market decline near a 1956 bottom with GM and Chrysler movements, and provides Kansas City cattle hog and sheep ranges including weights and price bands.
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Lindh Produce Co
Oilmen Offer Help With Kansas Water Data
Gov. George Docking met with oilmen who agreed to cooperate in gathering water supply data for Kansas. They noted geological maps would not yield much until upper strata are studied. After the conference, two committees were formed to pursue possible data sources.
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Topdka
George Docking
Kansas
Docking
Dorsey Ill in Wichita Hospital During Texas Shows
Band leader Jimmie Dorsey III fell ill in Wichita and was hospitalized with flu and overexertion. Official says condition not grave. His band will perform Texas appearances in Amarillo and Fort Worth without him.
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Wichita
Jimmie Dorsey
Tolay
Dorsey
Texas
Amarillo
Fort Worth
13 Cent Wage Is Protested
TOPEKA A proposed 75 cent minimum wage in Kansas was opposed yesterday as it would force many small industries out of business. Testimony from opponents was heard by the House Labor Committee with proponents to testify next week. Opponents argued it would raise prices during inflation, cost many low wage workers their jobs, and grant the State Labor Department power to inspect firm books.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Labor Committee
State Labor Department
Fragmentary obituary recalls Miss Livingstone and roaring twenties icons
An aged reminiscence recalls Miss Livingstone once living lavishly with a French chateau dream before dying broke. It mentions Texas Guinan and singer Helen Morgan riding the crest of Prohibition era excess, bathtub gin, flappers, and the booming stock market.
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Tama Aremewewas
Eva Gumeod
Miss _Livingstone
Texas Guinan
Helen Morgan
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Belle
Santa FE
Om Bolack
New Mexico
Kansas City
Perlo
Westport High School
Westport
Wyoming
Buffalo
Coltion
Cessna
Atomic Plane
Offe & Carkener, Inc
Ansas City
Maeuins
Hutchinson
Omaha
Ft. Worth
C. and
Vac
Ed Dan
General Motors
Chrysler
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City Inn
USDA
U.S
Jimmie Dorsey III
Wichita Hospital
Telegram
Pelle Graham Hutchins
Jet
International Paper Company
E. Fulton
Rte
Ed Pine
Jonas
Mandy
Syee
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