Fourth of July first celebrated in Sequoyah County
Barbara Oringdorff recounts Sequoyah County’s first official Fourth of July in 1879, from Garden City files. Plans, meetings, and committees formed in Finney County led to a parade, militia drill, music, and a speech by Rev. Newcom, concluding with a dance at Finnup's Hall and broad civic pride.
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Finney County
Barbara Oringdorff
Kansas
Barbara Oringderff
Sequoyah
Finney
Garden City
Dume
Sequoyah County
D. BR. Menke
F. Finnup
J. R. Fulton
T. J. Hurdle
J. W. Weeks
J. B. Hulton
C. L. Weeks
John Gaanthers
W. 5. Wheeler
D. W. Bateman
A. A. Brown
N. M. Carter
Levi Wilkinson
W. H. Arment
Finnup
C. J. Jones
Rev. Newcom
Miller Asked to Rule on Emergency Fund Use
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller is asked by State Rep. Ervin Grant to rule whether the state emergency fund may aid people or is limited to livestock. Grant seeks legal interpretation after the June 29 Finance Council decision denying funds for migrants and weather-damaged workers in Goodland. Includes calls to liberally construed powers and references to the state health obligation and past fund use for livestock during disasters. Kansas Traffic Log notes a July record of traffic deaths from 24 hours to 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Kansas
Vern Miller
Ervin Grant
R-El Dorado
Miller
State Finance Council
Grant
Goodland Aves
Finance Council
Robert Docking
Docking
K.S.A
Goodhand
Kangas
Goodland
Migrant Health Service
State Department of Health
Are
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Supreme Count
Finney County Free Fair Queen Contest Opens Applications
Zeta Upsilon of Beta Sigma Phi sponsors the third Finney County Free Fair Queen Contest. Finney County residents or students age 15 to 21 must submit applications by June 1971 with photo. Balloting starts Aug 2 and ends Aug 16, at one cent per vote. Proceeds fund scholarships for Garden City Community Junior College and local projects. Coronation Aug 16 with two runners-up.
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Zeta Upsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Finney County
Finney
Queen and i
Garden City Community Junior College
Zeta Upsilon
Beta Sigma Pini
Garden City to Begin Annual Street Sealing Program
Garden City will start its annual asphalt sealing program on Tuesday. About 200 blocks are slated for sealing over the next ten weeks. The project includes sealing efforts on 19th Street and the 700 and 800 blocks.
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Garden. City
Housing Needed for Sandoval Family in Garden City
After a fatal fire at 701 Ida left Rosendo Sandoval and his four children homeless, Garden Citians rally to provide housing in areas around Fulton Inge and related streets. The family seeks a furnished single story residence with at least two bedrooms to rent, contact Mrs. Scott Showalter at 276-9426.
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Garden Citians
Rosendo Sandoval
Ida
Sandoval
Garden City
Scott Showalter
Fleming
Tommy film to be shown Monday night on Channel 13
Barbara Oringdorff presents the film Tommy at 6 p.m. Monday on Channel 13 as part of Reflections on Southwest Kansas. The 20 year old KU Extension production follows a 50 pound baby lion raised by Claude and Mary Owens and includes a visit to The Telegram office in downtown Garden City and local schools.
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Tommy
Claude
Mary Owens
Barbara Oringdorff
Kansas
Channel 13
KU Extension
Telegram
Garden City
Death notices for Simington McGinnis and Eubanks
Funeral services are planned for Hazel Simington at Garland Funeral Chapel after a short illness in Scott County. Abbie McGinnis, 82, formerly of Dighton, died in Red Bluff, California after a long illness. she was a retired nurse with survivors including two nephews and two nieces. Alice Eubanks, 24, of Houston, formerly Garden City, died from injuries in a car crash. funeral arrangements pending.
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Hazel Simington
W. ‘Chestnut
Garland Funeral Chapel
Lester. Myers J
Scott County Cemetery
Dighton
Abbie McGinnis
Red Bluff
Calif
Pueblo
Colo
S. S. McGinnis
Ina Biddle
Yucipa
Lawrence Biddle
Kansas City
Hazel Riley
Portland
Ore
Vera Farris
Niles-Zenor
Steve A. Reif
Memorial Cemetery
Funeral Home
Rosary
Niles-Zenor Funeral Home
Alice Eubanks
Houston
Tex
Garden City
City’s role may be defined in Topeka meeting
Garden City could host Kansas space port as NASA studies sites across 19 states. A six member committee appointed by Gov. Docking will meet NASA officials in Topeka July 14 to explore Garden City, Hutchinson, and Edwards AFB locations for a space port with 360000 acres and a 15000 foot runway, potentially creating about 6000 area jobs. NASA aims for a 1977 shuttle operational flight and a 1975 launch window for a space station.
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Garden City
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Topeka
NASA
Robert. Docking
Kansas
Dale E. Sattels
Kansas Corporation Commission
Ganden City
al Kamas
Wichita
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Dwayne Wallace
Isaees Aircraft Co
Olive Beech
Beech Aircraft Corp
Ralph McGee
Overland Park
Kansas State Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Harold E. Wills
Hutchinson
Far-Marc
Statehouse
Washington, D.C
United States
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Space Port
Bate Fall
Dismissals and Traffic Actions In Garden City Today
Listings from Garden City note a series of hospital dismissals and police traffic actions. Dismissals include Lynn A. Denver and several others at St Catharine. Traffic fines feature warrants for Juan Martinez for DWI and related infractions. Other entries cover bonds, property trespass, license suspensions, and a motor vehicle incident at Chestnut and Fleming with minor damage.
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Juan Martinez
Walker
Daniel L. Pickett
Kenneth Gibbons
John Henry Martens
Star
Wilbur C. Sloan
Summit
Orval E. Butler
Gary Lee Mader
Deerfield
Lloyd George
St. John
Garden City Blue Belles to Perform at July 5 Pawnee Rock
The Garden City Blue Belles will thrill the audience during the July 5 celebration at Pawnee Rock. Vern Miller, attorney general, will serve as guest speaker for the event.
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Garden City
Moving and Towing Playgrounds Activities Schedule
A chaotic, OCR-heavy listing outlines playground activities across districts. It mentions moving playground at Georgia Matthews nine to twelve with bowling at 9 30 a.m. and water day with slip and slide, plus handicapped playground events at Civic Center including hikes to Tutchison and refreshments.
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Tones School
Georgia
Matthews
Jennie Wilson
Civic Center
Tutchison School
Jeune Wilson
Au Bsd
Jones School
Tour Telephions Company
Loving Playground Corpin Matthews
Georgia Matthews
Hutchison
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Finney Fair Queen
Zeta Upsifon
Finney County Free Fair Queen
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Garden City, Kansas
Finnup Park
Cecil Baker
the Telegram
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Left
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Ert Baker
Charles
Hainois
19Th Street
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Taylor
Inge
Pennsylvania
Wesley
Chesterfield
Kelso
Pearl
Jones
Jenny
Central
Mrs
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Miss Eubanks
4. C. Eubanks
Maize
Space Port Group
Senate
Garden City Telegram
St. Catharine Lynn A. Denver
Harding William S. Green
Davis
Willie Hargrove
Richard L. Higerd
Gem Randall Jirkovsky
Sharon Springs
Robert Jones
Sublette
Sara S. Minter
James A. Paterson
Spruce
Hilario Rodriguez
Labe
Chestnut
Edmund F. Guy
Pinecrest
Triticale
John Moler
Highway
Airport
Charles Jenkins
Jenkins
Valletias
USDA
Mod Lel As
Arthur Behrmann
Chestnut Seiden City
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