Beard Contest Opens in Garden City Centennial Observance
Garden City launches a Centennial beard growing contest inviting male residents to grow beards mustaches goatees and sideburns. Centennial badges will cost, with prizes at cost. Contest runs until a June community event. Chamber of Commerce officials outline plans for coordinating Centennial activities including a county calendar and various events.
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Garden City
Chamber of Commerce
Dean Davies
Chamber
Inter
Finney County
Bob ‘Long
Won't Submit To Pressure Won't Submit To Pressure
John H Thompson 33 says he will not submit to pressure after his firing from a $73 weekly job as an assistant soda fountain manager. He refused to imply any connection to his son’s attendance at McDonogh No 1 school amid the controversy over a two month boycott by white residents of a New Orleans public school. J C Adams, the shop manager, claimed ignorance of Thompson’s son’s school and said Thompson was dismissed for not “cutting the mustard.”
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Hell
John H. Thompson
Thompson
J. C. Adams
McDonogh No. 1
Judge Roland Tate Improves at Kansas University Medical
District Judge Roland H. Tate is steadily improving at the Kansas University Medical Center and looks forward to returning home and resuming his duties on the bench.
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Roland H. Tate
Kansas University Medical Center
Garden Sass Gas Garden Plans Centennial Beard Start
Garden Sass Gas Garden intends to begin his Centennial beard project soon pending his wife’s decision to stay home with her mother.
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Gas Garden
Mother
Garden Youth Best Orator at Pittsburg Forest Tournament
George Mangam of Garden City Kansas won the oratory title at the Pittsburg State College Forest Tournament. Roger Bailey Pratt Junior College won the television speaking contest and Harold Lawson Emporia State was best extemporaneous speaker. Thirty five schools in 13 states participated with finals looming.
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Pittsburg
Kan
George Mangam
Garden City
Roger Bailey
Pratt
Harold Lawson
Pittsburg State College Forest
Bank Official Fatally Beaten in Sterling
Warold Leatherman a 46 year old cashier at First National Bank Sterling was fatally beaten near a private club after 1 am He was robbed of his watch and money as his assailant escaped in Leatherman s car A 1940 Ford Thunderbird gray and white license RC 1054 with a Mansfield emblem was sought by authorities and roadblocks were set to recover the vehicle
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Hutchinson
Sterling Bank
Warold Leatherman
Bill
Leatherman
Defivers
First National Bank
Sterling
Peast Leatherman
Santa Maria may enter Brazilian port amid release talks
A U.S. admiral heads for Belem Brazil to meet the Santa Maria as Capt. Henry Galvao signals willingness to bring the liner to a Brazilian port for passenger release. Navy promises safe conduct for the ship’s skipper and 588 captives including 42 Americans, while Galvao negotiates near equator 35 degrees longitude.
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Brazil
U.S
U. S. Navy
Henry Galvao
William Webster
Galvao
Rele
Navy
Smith
Galyno
Dennison
Americans Face Cuban Tribunal in Havana Trial
Six Americans charged with trying to join anti Castro rebels were to face a military tribunal at La Cabana fortress in Havana. They could be executed for crimes against the state after entering Havana harbor on January 7 from Marathon Key Florida. The defendants are George R. Beck Tommy J Baker Donald Joe Green James G Bean Alfred Eugene Gibson and Leonard Louis Schmidt.
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Havana
la Cabana
Fidel Castro
Marathon Key
Fla
Havana Harbor
George R. Beck
Norton
Mass
Tommy J. Baker
Dothan
Ala
Donald Joe Green
Clover
S.C
James G. Bean
Cedar Falls
N.C
Alfred Eugene Gibson
Durham
Leonard Louis Schmidt
Chicago
Planners Finish Mailing Books in Garden City
The Garden City Finney County Planning Commission mailed three pamphlets on planning and zoning. The third pamphlet includes maps of problem areas within a 3 mile area, a master plan, and proposed zoning boundaries. It also contains a postage paid return card for residents and businesses to share opinions on zoning regulations. John Stansel, secretary, can be contacted for more information at Box 62 or BRidge 3482.
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Garden City-Finney County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Elvic
John Stansel
Kansas Day Club Elects Shriver
Rep Garner Shriver, a freshman congressman from the 4th District, won the presidency of the Kansas Day Club on Friday. Mrs Hobart Hoyt of Lyons became vice president and John Hope of Topeka was re-elected secretary. Johan Wall of Sedna withdrew from consideration. tradition suggests he would be in line for election as provident next year.
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Topeka
Garner Shriver
Kansas Day Club
Glee Smith
Larned
Hobart Hoyt
Lyons
John Hope
Johan Wall
Provident
Champlin No. 1 Stone hits oil near Garden City
Champlin Oil and Refining Co. reports the No. 1 Stone well, 14 miles southwest of Garden City, producing 66 barrels daily of 83.4 gravity oil. The test marks the start of production from the Pleasant Prairie Marmaton pool in Finney County.
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Champlin Oil and Refining Co
Garden City
Pleasant Prairie
Finney County
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