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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1957
Page
12
Editorial notes Western Kansas counties show population declines as clerks finish yearly counts. Hamilton County dips below 3000, affecting official salaries, while Finney County remains near 14,582. The piece urges resilience, citing cyclical booms and rainfall-driven recoveries, and praises cautious optimism.
The Chamber of Commerce announces Bob Long as its new manager. A Kansas native at 27, he is described as energetic, well qualified, and eager to tackle new challenges without local prejudice. Garden City is expected to welcome him.
A reader east of town argues the airport should be placed at a distance to reduce housing dangers and noise. They compare costs between small and big ports, propose improving traveler accommodations at the big port, and suggest a local cafe concession to offset expenses.
Fragmentary OCR from Garden City Telegram mentions Gray and other counties with unclear names and data. Lacking readable details, no clear event or entity to identify.
Washington notes recall a Lidice massacre memorial once cherished in America. The column recalls Wendell Willkie, Gael Sullivan, Franklin Roosevelt, and a Czech refugee’s return to Lidice as the world remembers the victims of Nazi atrocity and the symbol of freedom.
The passage notes the Lidice massacre memory amid a ball field backdrop where youths play near a monument to 173 heroes. It also recounts Congresswoman Edna Kelly’s brisk, publicized return to a hotel elevator moment with Soviet official Anastas Mikoyan in Vienna, highlighting tension between East and West.
Holleys quotes discuss how artists like Rossen fear losing success and prefer working in natural settings. He notes the balance of writing directing and producing, the need for objectivity, and praises peers like George Stevens and actors such as Jimmy Cagney. The piece ends with a brief Kansas fatal elevator incident involving Art Wilson.
A devotional prayer asks for comfort through the Consolation of Israel and thanks God for Christ. It asks blessing for believers and for others to come to knowledge of salvation through Jesus, concluding with amen.
Neighborhood farm families persist with on the job hours Elizabeth Drew rises before dawn to feed and pack for Charles and his hired man. She tends flowers and preserves a large columbine and arrowhead display with Helen Reed. The zinnia crop will debut the Cherry Sundae variety with dyed seeds for easy planting.
crossword column by Eugene Sheme otpolation presents a cryptogram style feature with a puzzle titled BLACKSMITH BAKES 50M OVEN CAKES ON HOT ANVIL. The cryptic message shows mixed letters and hints.
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