Izaak Walton League Zoo Grows At Garden City Park
A 1928 Opportunity feature recalls two cub bears named Izaak and Rebecca gifted by Denver in recognition of Garden City Izaak Walton League efforts. The piece notes visitors, other animals, and winter skating, with the legacy carried on by community groups after the league’s decline.
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He Zoo
Izaak Walton League
City of
Denver
Garden City
Cubs
Izaak
Rebecca
D. A. Dunn
League
Verne G. Stambaugh
Charles Brown
Victoria
Zoo
Opportunity
Frank Stowell
Izaak Walton
Crutcher Loyalists Choose Five for Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Five candidates seek the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor in Kansas next Tuesday. John Crutcher of Hutchinson, a former state senator known in the Fifth District, is highlighted as a favored choice due to intellect, leadership, and active community involvement.
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Kansas
John Crutcher
Hutchinson
Fifth
J. Floyd
Friendly Club welcomes neighborhood children home
The writer recalls a warm homecoming as a seven-year-old and a neighbor's three children join a new "Friendly Club" after three days of peaceful togetherness. They note domestic annoyances like creaky oven doors and a slamming back door, but celebrate a summer who has seen canna bulbs sprout and bloom.
Garden City Telegram Subscription Terms and Rates
Local and area subscriptions listed for Garden City and surrounding counties. Rates include carrier and mail options with annual, monthly, and school year terms. Publication notes indicate carrier requirements and geographic service areas.
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Garden City
Carrie
Finney, Lane
Scout
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton Kearny
Grant Haskel
Gray Counties
Clua
Pearson Links U.S. Wheat Aid to Nasser and Castro Ties
Drew Pearson argues U S wheat aid to Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser supports a regime acting against American interests. He details arms exchange with Russia, base pressures in Libya and Ethiopia, and Cairo’s influence in Yemen and Saudi threats, noting allied concerns over subsidizing a rival to U S policy. He contrasts U S treatment of Castro and Nasser amid Cold War tensions and base pressures.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Ronic
Castro
U.S
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
Near East
Venezuela
Caribbean
Aswan Dam
Russia
Republican Party
San Francisco
Hussayn Maaziq
Cairo
Wheelus
Tripoli
U.S.A
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Kugnew
Red Sea
Haile Selassie
Panama
Guantanamo
Somalia
Brazil
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Yemen Republic
Presiden
Israel
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Aswan
Police Miss death by own action By a Few Minutes
SAN FRANCISCO AP Police were minutes behind when Richard H. Gillespie Jr 24 braked near the Golden Gate Bridge tower Sunday and leaped 200 feet to his death on jagged rocks. He left a note for his mother saying I must do away with myself before I cause further harm. Police found the note after her call. Gillespie’s death marked the 266th suicide from the span. A Montreal Institute of Public Opinion researcher cites Canadian stamp usage facts.
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San Francisco
Richard H. Gillespie Jr
Golden Gate Bridge
Gillespie
Suggestion Box Fades From Office Scene In NY
Hal Boyle notes that corporate suggestion boxes once hoped to boost morale and ideas but have devolved into receptacles for complaints and gossip. The pieces range from petty notes and anonymous gripes to reminders of stagnant raises and overwork, revealing the box as a safety valve rather than a funding source.
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New York
Kansas Crops Show Damage From Heat and Drought
The Federal State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reported Kansas crops show damage from hot, dry weather. Most crops mature earlier with reduced regrowth of hay. some corn fields yellowing and cut for ensilage. grain sorghum developing satisfactorily though curling in dry areas. Livestock and pastures mostly satisfactory but pasture declined.
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Topeka
Federal- State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
Oil Demands To Increase Oil Demands To Increase
The Bureau of Mines revised forecast shows total U S oil demand for the year at 11.028 million barrels daily, 2.4 percent above 1963. Domestic crude production is seen at 7.647 million bpd, up 1.4 percent from 1963. Demand growth varies with weather, with August crude demand forecast at 7.49 million bpd. In hot weather, other grasses go dormant for lack of water just when crabgrass hits its stride.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Mines
Buresia
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