Fire roars through Lopez house in freezing Garden City dawn
Early morning blaze destroyed the Frank Lopez house at 210 E Maple and its contents. Firefighters battled the two hour blaze in 12 below zero temperatures, later checked smoldering ruins. False reports claimed residents were trapped. Loss estimated around $5,000.
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Frank Lopez
E. Maple
Garden City
Garland Furniture
Lopez
Garden City City
Deane Wiley
Jim .Farr
First Methodist Church
Fire Whistle Too Cold to Run in Garden City
Fire alert at Garland Furniture Store yesterday ended with City Hall siren failing to start due to cold. Capt. Sylvan reported the alarm at 6 p.m. and firemen with home radios reached the scene in time to prevent serious damage. Officials decided the whistle would not restart automatically and no further false alarms will occur.
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Garden City
Sylvan
Garland
City Hall
Deadline Set for DSA Nominations 1962 Garden City
Deadline for nominating the outstanding young man of Garden City for 1962 is midnight January 13. Melvin Johnston, chairman of the Jaycee committee, said the award will be presented at the Jaycee Awards Bosses Night banquet January 23 at Downings. Tickets are available from a Jaycee or the Chamber of Commerce office. Nomination blanks are at the Chamber office and should be mailed to Garden City Jaycees DSA Box 320 or left at the Chamber. Nominees must be ages 21 to 35 with notable community contributions.
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Garden City
Melvin Johnston
Jaycee Committee
Downings
Johnston
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Garden City Jaycees
DSA
Bitter Southwest cold sets record lows in 1962 63 winter
Garden City and Hill City report the state’s coldest readings as a massive Arctic high dominates.Airport figures show 42 straight hours at or below freezing with a low near 13 below and a record potential low for the winter. Weather officials warn the pattern will persist for several days.
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Garden City
Hill City
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Tshombe in Ndola as U.N. push nears Kolwezi
Katanga President Moise Tshombe arrived in Ndola Northern Rhodesia after a secret hop from Elisabethville. Diplomats say he plans to head to Kolwezi to resist U.N. forces, warning he may blow up key installations if attacked. Western officials note he refused a U.N. movement pact, facing possible arrest in Leopoldville. Also a brief Alaska weather note records 15 above zero.
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Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Elisabethville
U.N
Kolwezi
Tshombe
Kolivezi
Jadotville
Congo
Leopoldville
Cyrille Adoula
U.N. Freedom of Movement
Joseph Kasavubu
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Garden City Telegram
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Wichita
N. Main
Telegram
Akron
Rhodesia
Gas Garden
Fairbanks
Alaska
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