Garden City Airport Lease Secures Five Year Port Plan
Horace Foster and Charles B. Eggen signed a five year lease with Miss Margaret Brinely for eighty acres east of Garden City, with option to buy. The Aviation Committee funds include 600 in cash and 900 in in-kind labor to equip the port with administration building, weather data gear, radio, pumps and lamps. The project aims to establish border and flood lights, beacons, 100 foot circle markings, and daylight landings.
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Horace Foster
Charles B. Eggen
Chamber of Commerce
Margaret Brinely
Johnson City
Country Club
Aviation Committee
Baugh’s Corner
Garden City
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Site survey outlines 1200 acre White Woman reservoir plan
County engineer reports preliminary survey of the proposed White Woman reservoir northeast of town. Plans and specifications are being prepared, with a 25 foot contour suggesting a reservoir near two thousand acres, though much would be shallow and lost to evaporation and seepage, offsetting gains.
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White Woman
Inland reservoir proposal near Garden City gains momentum
A 20 foot contour survey indicates about 1200 acres could be flooded by a new reservoir with estimated storage of 5000 to 7000 acre feet. The project promises economic and recreation benefits, including a drought resistant irrigation outlet for Farmers Ditch and a potential drain agement district. Backers urge immediate dam construction to secure water rights and support upland planting and boating amenities.
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Here
Pierceville
Bear Creek
Medway
Fine herd of Herefords for Finney County
Dr L L Jones trades 2200 acres for a 1000 acre Holcomb ranch. Plans a 5000 gallon per minute pumping plant and stocking with top Hereford blood. From Manning Iowa he bought 17 registered cows and 8 registered calves plus two bulls including Fashion Pete. Son Taylor bude partner. aims to build a premier stock farm using Fashion herd foundation stock.
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L. L. Jones
Holcomb
John Landgraf
Manning
Iowa
Fashion
Fashion Pete
Finney County
A Page in History January 1928 features Telegram’s past
In cooperation with Finney County Historical Museum The Telegram presents A Page in History a monthly column. This issue highlights events and articles from January 1928 with photos courtesy of the Historical Museum.
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Finney County Historical Museum
The
Telegram
Historical Museum
Clifford Hope Proposes Game Preserve Bill in Kansas
On January 4 Congressman Clifford Hope introduced House Bill No. 8286 to authorize Kansas to sell parts of land in Finney County near Garden City. The Izaak Walton League backs the plan to add land north of the preserve and along the river bank, with ponds and a water supply to support wildlife for zoos and other preserves in the state.
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Clifford Hope
House of Representatives
Garden City
Kansas
House of Representatives of
United States of America
Congress
Act of Congress
Finney County
Izaak Walton League
Bert Doze
Telegram subscription drive offers advance rate
The Garden City Telegram announces a year long advance rate of 1.50 dollars for subscriptions paid by January 15, 1928, with arrears at the regular 2.00 per year and 1.50 added for 1928 in advance. New subscriptions at 1.50 accepted until close. after January 15, 1928 the 2.00 rate applies to all.
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Garden City Telegram
Telegram
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L.L. Jones
Marvin
Marvin Aniker
Cpas
American State Bank & Trust Company
Belleville
Clyde
Concordia
Great Bend
Larned
Macksville
FDIC
SBE Southwest Life
Ila
Lego Club
Lego Fun
Garden City Arts
Finney County Public Library
Walnut Garden City
Finneylibrary.org
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