Western Kansas town finds Broadmoor rival in Scott Park
In Scott City Scott County State Park lured a Chicago family from a Broadmoor reservation after lunch and a tour of Timber Canyon Riding Stables. The family canceled Broadmoor plans and extended vacation at the local park, boosting chamber publicity.
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Scott City
Chamber of Commerce
Scott County State Park
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
Chicago
State Lake
Timber Canyon
Secon
Scott Park
Chamber
Ulysses Faces Record Tax Hit in 1955 Levy
Ulysses residents will see record high taxes as an 85 mill levy dominates property taxes this fall. The grade school district adds 12.32 mills atop last year, while city levies rise 3.8 mills. Noncity property owners within the district face substantial hikes as state and county levies push overall bills higher for 1955.
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Ulysses
Suspect Held in Police Kidnaping in St Louis
Police hold Charles Ayres 26 for questioning in the kidnap beating of Kansas City patrolman Robert Holcomb July 8. Also arrested in St Louis were Doris Howard 18 and Mattie Howard 21 sisters of Ayres and Harry Ayres 22 brother of Charles under federal fugitive warrant. Holcomb was beaten after stopping a car for a traffic violation and later freed himself.
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ST. Louis
Kansas City
Charles Ayres
James Shea
Ayres
Robert Holcomb
Doris Howard
Harry Ayres
Charles
Mattie Howard
Holcomb
Heavy Work For Congress In 1955 Session Ends Near
Weary senators and representatives returned to the Capitol hoping for a final adjournment Sunday night but uncertainties linger. Five major bills blocked a quick windup, including a housing measure, a higher minimum wage, defense production powers, a large funding bill, and a 92 million dollar congressional appropriations bill. The housing bill threats to halt FHA loan insurance and several programs without action.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Bids Sought for US 50W widening Project
The State Highway Commission invites bids to widen about 12 miles of US 50W from Garden City to Pierceville. Bid opening is set for Thursday August 18. Plans call for grading, base work, paving widening and surfacing from east of Garden City to southeastward, widening bed from 30 to 40 feet and road from 20 to 24 feet, with land condemned valued at $38,557 to permit the expansion. Bids due by 9 a.m. August 18 at the county clerk in Dodge City. plans filed with Finney county clerk and State Highway Commission.
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Garden City
Pierceville
Dodge City
Finney County Clerk
State Highway Commission
The Weather Forecasted From U S Weather Bureau Phone
The Weather report details atmospheric conditions from the U S Weather Bureau. Data cover regional forecasts and potential temperature changes for the upcoming period.
Russian Farmers Tour Nebraska To Observe Agriculture
A Soviet farm delegation led by Deputy Minister V V Matskevich began a three day tour of Nebraska farms and related enterprises. They visited a broiler plant near Venice, observed soil conservation near Wahoo, and traveled after Iowa engagements. They praised agricultural exchange and were welcomed at a Chamber of Commerce banquet in Omaha. Ed Holt read Gov. Anderson’s greeting.
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Neb
Nebraska
Omahad
Beltsville
Venice
Wahoo
V. V. Matskevich
Iowa
Matskevich
Leo Hoegh
Iowa State Colege
James Hilton
Luther Hill
Des Moines Register & Tribune
Hoegh
Matskevitch
United States
Soviet Union
Agricultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce of
Ed Holt
Victor Anderson
Three Killed in Park Accident at Yellowstone
In Mammoth Wyoming a half ton truck carrying 14 sightseers left the road and hit a tree in Yellowstone National Park. Three people died and six were injured. Victims include Mike Collins 15 and Kenneth Sharp 12 both Rankin Texas 4-H members and Joyce Marie Cook 22 Allegan Michigan a Mammoth Hotel waitress. Driver W M Day county agent from Upton Texas led the group. The crash occurred a half mile north of Canyon noted between Canyon and Tower Falls.
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Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Rankin, Tex. Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Mike Collins
Kenneth Sharp
Joyce Marie Cook
Ely St
Allegan, Mich
Park
Rogers
W. M. Day
Upton County
Tex
Canyon Fotes
Canyon
Tower Falls
Study of Other Parks Planned
TOPEKA The new state park and resources authority met to plan visits to Oklahoma Missouri and Tennessee to study recreation facilities for Kansas. J Ed Thompson of Parsons was elected chairman Kelney Petro of Topeka vice chairman and George Gagel of Lenexa secretary. The last Legislature provided 35000 to start. A park engineering firm will be hired to prepare feasibility reports on motels restaurants riding stables golf courses and boat docks to draw vacationers. The authority may issue revenue bonds to develop parks and retire them through facility fees.
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Topeka
New State Park and Resources Authority
Kansas
J. Ed Thompson
Parsons Motel
Ice Cream Company
Kelney
Air Service to Chanute Halted Temporarily
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Ozark Air Lines to suspend service at Chanute Kansas until adequate runway repairs are completed. The temporary halt affects Ozark routes serving Chanute and reflects safety concerns pending infrastructure fixes.
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Chanute
Waruing Lai
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark Air Lines
Kas
Gov Hall Sets Up His Own Board Hearing
Gov Hall plans an August 18 hearing to oust the State Civil Service Board unless members resign. He accuses Gilmore Trusler and Graham of political bias while criticizing Hiatt’s firing and the boiler insurance process. The administration says insurance costs dropped to 9,546 with Fink Insurance Agency. Two Republicans denounce Hall as trying to create a dictatorship and rubber stamp dismissals.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
State Civil Service Board
James Gilmore
Independence
Harold Trusler
Emporia
Emmett Graham
Abilene
Gilmore
Trusler
Graham
Eugene W. Hiatt
Hiatt
Fink ‘Insurance Agency
Clyde N. Wilson
Lyon County
Clyde Littler
Chase County
Halls
Unscheduled Trip Ends With 250 Dollar Robbery
B F Floyd of Hays told police he was robbed of 220 to 250 dollars by a gunman who forced him to drive from Mays to Junction City in a panel truck. Floyd works as a driver for a potato chip firm.
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Junction City
B. F. Floyd
Hays
Floyd
Mays
Horses To Race Train To Protest Slow Mail
Portland residents plan a pony express relay from Eugene to Roseburg to protest slow mail service. Claude A. Bridenstine, veteran Southern Pacific engineer, will push the throttle on the train while 11 riders cover the 67 to 75 mile route escorted by sheriff deputies. They aim to reach Roseburg around 2 55 AM, matching a long running timetable despite obstacles and weather.
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Ore
Pony Express
Claude A. Bridenstine
Southern Pacific
Rogue River Run
Oregon
Eugene
Rosenburg
Bridensling
Wilh
Bridenstine
Roseburg
Space Platforms Predicted by 1980
Philadelphia astronomer Dr I M Levitt predicted space platforms manned by humans within 25 years and interplanetary travel by 2007 as U S plans to launch a satellite within two years were hailed as a substitute for war. He urged global cooperation for space travel while Eisenhower backed a satellite plan to study beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
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Philadelphia
I. M. Levitt
Fels Planetarium
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
Globe
Larceny Charge For Local Youth
Garden City youth Wayne Toland sixteen bound over to district court at Lamar Colorado after waiving preliminary hearing on grand larceny charge. Toland, arrested last Saturday in Ulysses, is in Prowers County sheriff’s custody. He admitted theft of several tools from R J Jameson Route 1 Garden City on May 9 this year. Tools found in Toland’s possession were seized after his apprehension by Grant County Sheriff Harold Anderson. A power saw and an electric drill taken from a Colorado farm were sold by him in Ulysses.
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Garden City
Wayne Toland
Lamar
Colo
Toland
Ulysses
Prowers County
al Dewey, Jr
R. J. Jameson
Route 1
Grant County
Harold Anderson
Colorado
Saying today what you think of tomorrow
Salina Sunday Field page item notes a 8:15 time entry from Lyons Lightn with a cryptic code 280-11 and a playful line about a repartee in a local humor column. The snippet presents a tongue in cheek teaser typical of rural newspaper humor sections.
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Salina
Bagebal Tonile
Lyons-Lightn
Raids Continue in Algeria as State of Emergency Extended
Paris reports France extends Algeria state of emergency for six months after a 382 233 National Assembly vote granting Premier Faure authority. Violence persists with at least 97 Nationalist rebels killed and clashes, sabotage, kidnappings, and arrests reported across the region amid rising tensions on a major Moslem holiday.
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French North Africa
French National Assembly
Edgar Faure
Algeria
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