Air Base Transfer Sought for Garden City by City Officials
A formal request to transfer Garden City Army Air Base and about 1600 acres and 500 buildings to the city was sent to Kansas City by air. Officials said the move would be permanent if approved, with clearance through WA channels and a 10 day wait after notice. The city would maintain facilities and use income for field upkeep, while Dodge City contemplates a similar transfer.
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Garden City Army Air Base
Kansas City
CAA
WAA
Frank Rody
War Assets Administration
Louis L. Layton
Rody
A. M. Fleming
Garden City
Fer
Dodge City
Garden City Parking Meters to Save Taxpayers $30000 Year
Garden City's new parking meters, installed last year, are projected to cut property taxes by about five mills. Nine months into operation, they have grossed $24417.87 with 417 meters in service and three full time staff. Annual net profit is forecast at $30000, after meter company payments and upkeep.
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Garden City
Kansas
Ovid Harman
Harman
Dial Phones Are Here This Year In Kansas Cities
At a Kansas hearing on a 3.3 million dollar rate increase, Southwestern Bell outlined 1948 dial telephone work in Salina Great Bend Garden City Norton and Lansing costing 2.419 million dollars. Building costs breakouts include Salina 1.229 million Great Bend 611 thousand Garden City 355 thousand Norton 392 thousand and Lansing 31.8 thousand with 1949 plans to convert Hutchinson for 1.216 million and Dodge City for 625 thousand.
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Kansas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
EH. T. Mahood
Mahood
Kansas Corporation Commission
Southwestern Bell
Salina
Great Bend
Garden City
Norton
Lansing
Bend
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Boom Continues as 25 New Homes Get Permits in 1948
Finney County reports a building boom as 25 new Garden City homes receive permits in the first two weeks of 1948. City inspector Wallace Lay notes total permits reach 139,650 dollars, with four Harper Construction dwellings on Center street and six from Midwest Investment in the Stoeckley addition. Additional permits include three commercial buildings, several remodelings, two garages, and a storage structure.
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Garden City
Wallace Lay
Lay
Harper Construction Company
Center Street
Midwest Investment Company
Stoeckley
St. John Street
Harper
1947 Garden City traffic crashes set new record
Police Chief Lee Richardson reported 487 total accidents in 1947, injuring 629 cars and totaling 41,080.80 in repair bills. The average repair per car was 65.31, with 20 percent of drivers women. Casualties fell from 25 to 2a, no fatalities, and traffic arrests more than doubled to 976. Carelessness was the leading cause.
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Garden City
Lee Richardson
City Commission
Winter Weather Hits Missouri and Kansas States
Winter weather hit Missouri and eastern Kansas with sleet snow and low temperatures. The C A A weather station forecast fair weather through Friday. Roads were hazardous in the east and Missouri, while Southwest Kansas reported good conditions. Heavy snow was forecast for parts of Missouri and lighter snow for central and eastern Kansas. The Western Union reported extensive damage to lines from Pittsburg to Jefferson City. Buses ran late from the east and trains were only slightly behind schedule.
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Missouri
Kansas
C.A.A
Associated Press
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pittsburg
Jefferson City
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Outlook
Washington, D.C
Tesy Finney County
Bell
Topeka
Kan
Finney County Historical Museum
The
Telegram
Historical Museum
Southwest
Carpetiz
Gomeson
American State Bank & Trust Company
Holcomb
Larned
Macksville
St. John
Tigam State Bancs
Tanes, Inc
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