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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1955
Page
2
An editorial notes Garden City's transition to a city manager system with trained integration across departments. It praises enforcements, balanced budget, improvements, and improved morale while acknowledging potential future troubles, crediting voters and officials for cooperation.
A report from Rome describes early adopters of webbed seat belts who praise their safety value after a long drive. The article notes belts are optional now with several models, but could become mandatory similar to aviation. it cites minor injuries in crashes where belts protected occupants, calling this automotive progress worth embracing.
A 16 year old boy lost his left arm in a highway crash near Garden City after his arm extended from a car window during high speed travel. The incident prompts warnings against dangling limbs and a call for safer car design. The piece also quotes editorials about do it yourself culture and domestic tranquility.
A traveling visitor notes Neosho Missouri’s bloom filled streets and friendly welcome. A civic beautification project backed by a national foundation and a 5000 prize drew planning and cooperation from residents. The effort proves small towns can gain wide publicity with modest costs and effort.
The excerpt shows the Garden City Telegram masthead with staff titles and AP affiliation. It lists roles including Managing Editor Advertising Manager Mechanical Superintendent Commercial Superintendent and Business Manager, plus subscription rates and distribution areas across Finney and neighboring counties. It is a header and rights notice rather than a local news event.
William Mitch ell, a 43 year old Navy flight instructor in World War II, designs golf courses and sells golf greens grass. He heads a firm that shipped three million square feet of sod since 1923 and now grows four million more in New Hampshire. He claims one strip of grass would stretch 1,000 miles. He notes golf’s boom, cites Eisenhower’s influence, and explains course costs and needed expertise for a golf course architect.
East Germans follow Soviet policy and back Russia's unification plan within a European security system. The joint communique was issued after four day visit by Soviet Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev to East Berlin on their way home from the Geneva Big Four meeting.
The speaker recalls being in the low 70s at age 25 and explains the Navy altered his path by 29. He notes limited time to play now due to busy schedule and respects a golfer facing the fear of breaking.
Jimmy Henry and Tommy Buster of the Miccosukee Seminole nation faced a Florida court on a custody dispute. They seek immunity claiming Seminole sovereignty while denying jurisdiction as they defend their five children, whose mother died, with the paternal grandfather acting as guardian. The children's father, Joe Billie, a Seminole who adopted white culture, argues he is entitled to the children and a stable home and schooling.
A Norfolk item notes a boy, six, grieving a pet horse that died. His mother had the seahorse-green six inch animal embalmed and placed on the living room mantel. The prayer fragment reflects a devotional snippet from The Lipper Resitter.
Parents and teachers can access abundant guidance from sources like the Secondary Education Board in Milton, with Junior and Senior Booklists for children up to high school grade. The New York Public Library offers Books for the Teen Age 1955, compiling 1,400 titles across sports, science, hobbies, and more. Notably the Senior Booklist highlights ten best adult books for precollege readers in 1954, including Bridge Over the River Kwai and Reach for the Sky.
A collage of across and down crossword clues lists many abbreviations and word hints, followed by a Cryptoquip string and a note about an elderly couple’s golden anniversary from yesterday.
Washington columnist argues Congress must probe Europe defense beyond surface trips and luxuries. The piece warns NATO relies on American bases, critiques French and Norwegian delays, notes German neutralism and distrust of armament, and outlines bleak options if Europe defense stalls.
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