Western Kansas population slump sparks cautious hope
County clerks tally this year’s census and warn some Western Kansas towns drift below 3,000, shrinking salaries in Hamilton and hinting Finney may dip. Yet editors urge patience, noting cycles of decline followed by growth as normal rainfall and new opportunities return. Amen to resilience in the plains.
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Kansas
Hamilton County
Finney County
California
Plains
Mickey James
Syracuse Journal
New Chamber Manager Bob Long Receives Warm Reception
The Chamber of Commerce appoints Bob Long as new manager. A 27 year old Kansan, Long is praised for his focus on Chamber goals, professional zeal, and lack of local prejudices. Garden City anticipates his leadership and new approaches.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bob Long
Kangas
Hutchinson
Garden City
Letters Why Take Any More
A Garden City reader objects to expanding a small airport fearing noise from nearby jet traffic. They cite costs reported in The Telegram and argue funds could improve the larger port or support traveler accommodations and transport services. The writer suggests privatized concessions and questions land use for the small port.
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Joe Tennessen
Garden City
Lidice Monument Forsaken In Joliet Backstop Tale
Drew Pearson recalls the Lidice massacre and a Czech monument in Joliet that became a baseball backstop. Wreaths for 173 murdered heroes contrast with cigarette butts and waste infield debris near the home plate. Edna Kelly tussles with Mikoyan at the Vienna Ambassador Krantz hotel.
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Drew Pearson
Willkie
Roosevelt
Lidice
Freeom
Edna Kelly
Russia
Mikoyan
Ambassador Krantz
Vienna
Kelly
Austria
Kremlin
Mrs. Kelly
Brooklyn
Hal Boyle on Success and Rossen as Triple Threat
Hal Boyle assesses the lure of gambling and success in creative work while Rosson (Rossen) talks about directing writing and producing. The piece covers Rossen’s methods, his view on objectivity, and influences such as Stevens and Cagney, plus a Kansas accident involving an elevator operator who died from cyanide fumes used in wheat spraying.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Sue
Lower East Side
Helskey
Ros
Believelsen
Rossen
Darryl F. Zanuk
Island In the Sun
East Side
John Huston
Billy Wilder
Nunnally Johnson
All the King's Men
Alexander
Bob
George Stevens
Jimmy Cagny
Jng
Plainville
Kas
Stockton
Art Wilson
Wilson
Prayer for Consolation and Salvation in Jerusalem
A devout man in Jerusalem named Symeon awaits the Consolation of Israel as a prayerful acknowledgment of Christ's coming. The prayer thanks God for His Son and asks blessing for believers and for others to come to knowledge of salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Jerusalem
Symeon
Israel
Earth
Cryptoquip puzzle splash page prompt and clues
A scanned cryptogram puzzle page presents a Saturday cryptoquip by Hing Features syndicate with numerous numbered word clues, thematic hints, and a quote style layout. The page includes an intended solution time, author Eugene Sheffer, and a playful title about BLACKSMITH BAKING OVEN CAKES ON HOT SANS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon Urday
South Americas
Hing Features Syndicate
Distaff Sid: Farm Folks Balance Chores with Hobbies
The column notes Local 37 of the Ludicrous' Lit ature Guild papers brief readers with Mad and Trump issues. Elizabeth Drew rises early to cook, pack, and serve meals, while tending flowers and miles of arrowhead art. The piece highlights on farm work, gardening, and a zinnia crop with Cherry Sundae seeds dyed for planting ease.
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Local 37
Litature Guild
Mad
Trump
Elizabeth Drew
Charles
Smith
Helen Reed
Syd
H.iece
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