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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1955
Page
2
Saturday Round-up notes Albert Einstein and fellow internationalists releasing a stark call to end war or face human extinction. It argues that atomic bombs and other genocidal weapons threaten civilization, and that global governance would be needed but is unlikely, leaving nationalism to persist.
The Sublette Monitor notes a lush year for greenery across the county with spring and summer rains and irrigation from city spigots and farm wells. Parks in Satanta, lush maize fields, and vigorous trees contrast with some dead trees from drought, while longtime observer Rollie Jack remarks on greener scenes than in 26 years of digging.
A Colorado Boy Scout camp story arrives as a telegram description of trouble with no food water and poor conditions. The narrator notes the distress and jokes about not wanting to join such a problematic camp.
A collage of light quips and quotes from The Dighton Herald and syndicated lines. Jokes about politeness air cushions, marriage doubts, overbearing coaches, house dust, temperamental thermometers, and overheated cars mingle with wit from the Kansas City Star Topeka State Journal and Wichita Eagle.
Partial OCR shows an to be issued local notice about Delton Mores suits KW Merari Ca dusts 157 East Chestnut managing editor Kaverthing Mees Miskanieal Gaper eat.
A review of H. Richard Niebuhr The Social Sources of Denominationalism argues modern Christianity reflects and reinforces economic status and racial divides. The church must rebalance values toward universal Christian ethics, reducing denominational loyalty as society bids for unity amid persistent inequality and church division.
Washington report on Harold Talbott, key Ike and Dewey fund raiser, and his nomination as secretary of the air force. The piece recalls Hughes 1929 findings on air plane contracts, Deeds telegraphs, and Kefauver’s sharp questions during confirmation as senators fast tracked the appointment.
Two women and a man from Kansas died in a car crash on Volcano Hill in Amador County California. Victims were John Howard Moore and his wife Clara Belle both 70 of Arkansas City Kansas and Anna Curtis about 60 of Sherman Oaks California.
In Madera California barbers vote to raise carry haircuts from 1.25 to 1.50 dollars. One barber says the increase is not for money but to discourage the horrible hairstyles. Styles affected include ducktails flat tops boogies Davy crewpeats Cherokees and Mohawks.
A dense list of crossword horizontal and vertical clues with answers partly obscured, including fruit conserve and ancient Semitic god items, plus a note on the cryptic puzzle distribution by King Features Syndicate and a quoted past cryptic line about classification of bedenitary skill.
Hazle Callison records a Monday birthday and anniversary log noting Maud Dunn’s 81st birthday at Bethel Home Montezuma, and Erick Erickson’s 81st at Shadylawn Nursing Home. Maud Dunn’s Dunn Mercantile legacy begun 1886 by James M. Dunn. building still owned by Maud, mother of James Dunn Jr. Also listed are 77th birthday of Mrs M W Trissell and 24th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Harry Mckeal with family ties to 1886 arrival in Finney County. Child humor closes the entry with a five year old mistaking corsets for skinny-making devices.
A brief prayer fragment requests peace and divine guidance. It invokes Psalm 44:10, seeks humility, receptivity to God’s love, and obedience in labor among people. The plea ends in the name of Christ.
Pratt U Farmers were urged to be extremely careful in aerial crop spraying programs lest they injure fish life in the state's rivers and streams. Dave Leahy of the Forestry Fish and Game Commission said aircraft have overflown waterways causing heavy fish losses. Sprays fatal to fish life include Toxiphene, Chlordane, D-D-T, Parathion, Hexachlor and Aldrin.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration ordered airlines to fit vibration indicators in all Boeing Stratocruisers and urged replacing hollow steel propellers with solid aluminum blades as an interim measure. The action follows a series of Stratocruiser incidents and aims to detect engine vibration early to avert engine destruction.
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