Tragedy in Hutchinson as Police Chief suspended
Editorial laments the suspension of Hutchinson police chief Carl Spriggs after a city commissioner accused him of using a city vehicle for duck hunting and leaving town without permission. The piece argues the charges seem personal, warns of a smear on a dedicated officer, and predicts potential harm to public safety if the chief is dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Kansas
Hutchinson
Carl Spriggs
The Way to Go in Vacation Church School
A guest editorial argues that democracy rests on religious training and that daily vacation Bible school directly teaches biblical values. It cites Proverbs about training a child and urges direct moral instruction to strengthen democracy and individual contribution.
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Henderson
A. H. Elland
Garden City Junior College
Distaff dances and square routines fill Garfield hall
Local square dance fans kept busy with visits from Vic Wilson and others en route to the National Square Dance festival in Colorado. Joe Lewis and Manning Smith staged sessions at Garfield auditorium. Also note birthdays and a Kanapolis dam dedication. Vern Grimaley to guest-write a column about his plans to attend Kansas University.
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Vic Wilson
Colorado
Marjorie
Joe Lewis
Manning Smith
College Station
Texas
Garfield Auditorium
Vern Grimaley
KNCO
Vern
K.U
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Garden City Telegram publication details and pricing
Garden City Telegram published daily except Sunday by The Telegram Publishing Company. Editor Marvis Swith. Advertising manager listed. AP news service used exclusively. Subscriptions: $7.50 per year in Garden City and surrounding Finney, Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Grant, Haskell, and Gray counties. $5 elsewhere per year.
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Telegram
East Chestnut
Robert Wells
SU Brown Inna
Marvis Swith
Associates Press
Associated Press
Speofs
Ee Ee
Secon Cass
Garden City
Kansas
Finney, Lane, Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Gray Counties
Nixon blocks McGee speech and edits Senate record
Senator Gale McGee challenged Admiral Strauss during a Senate session as Nixon denied further time, then the Congressional Record was altered to obscure who presided. The incident followed other Cold War era notes about Khrushchev and Smathers, linking politics, manipulation, and foreign affairs in a broader Washington backdrop.
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Washington
Gale McGee
University of Wyoming
U.S. Senate
Nixon
McGee
Pearson McGee
Senate
Lewis Strauss
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Strauss
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Len
Jack Javits
New York
Eagle
California
Moss
Utah
Yarborough
Texas
Admiral Strauss
Javits
Engle
Sen
Steve Young
Ohio
Congressional
Harry Truman
Un-American Activities Committee
John McCormack
Boston
Francis Walter
Pennsylvania
Nikita Khrushchev
Frank Smathers
Smathers
George Smathers
Florida
Khrushchev
Senator Smathers
Claude Pepper
Moscow
Stalin
Hubert Khrushchev
Humphrey
Hubert
Dick Harkness
Gore
Tennessee
Pauline Gore
Harkness
Mrs. Gore
Castrotes
Latin America
Pan
Atomic Planes Almost Here
Washington reports high priority for atomic powered bomber tests within 18 months. Senator Richard B. Russell says prototypes could be available for real testing, noting costs would be high but not excessive. He thinks the military secret limits cost disclosure and doubts Pentagon will rush the program. The debate continues over rush vs usefulness against the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Bookwriting craze of the 1920s portraits a safe era
Hal Boyle notes a trend in books about the 1920s, covering Fitzgerald, McPherson, Prohibition, flappers, the Jazz Age, and sports greats. He argues the decade felt secure then, with no looming war and Kellogg Briand Pact hopes, even as major risks rose soon after.
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Relman Morin
New York
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aimee Semple McPherson
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Chicago
Charleston
Jake
Hollywood
Schoolmaster Scopes
The 1920s boom to brink years in Garden City era
The article recalls the 1920s as a carefree, optimistic preface to the Depression and war eras. It contrasts a dream of wealth and tax freedom with the subsequent crashes, dictators, and militarism, noting the 1950s as a fragile, eye on the brink decade amid calm before upheaval.
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America
Moon
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American Union
Panama
Castro
21 Nations
Pan American Union
Revolucion
Fidel Castro
U.S
Carlos Franqui
Communist Party
Hoy
The
Reds
Richter
King
Redleas
Hal Boyle
Brick Muller
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Bill Tilden
Helen Wills
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Walter Johnson
Four Horsemen
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Yankees
Cotton & Rayon
Rugssistestion
Cannon Towels
Suete
Duralon
Tex
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Red
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