Dusty skies and scattered showers across the region
The night brought more dust than rain with a few showers leaving a sticky base for dust to settle. CAA rain gauge read 0.05 inch. other towns reported varied amounts from Osawatomie 1.96 to Garden City traces. Cooler air followed a 98 degree day as tornado clouds were sighted near Larned and Great Bend with no damage reported.
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Garden City
Dodge City
Ban Johnson
Larned- Great Bend
Osawatomie
Garnett
Yonganoxie
Olathe
Walnut
la Cygne
Valley
Falls
Stillwell
Paola
Osage City
Lyndon
Bonner Springs
Burdett
Columbus
Trading Post
Garfield
Ottawa
Barnard and
Lawrence
Quenemo
Neasha Rapids
Waverly
Lebo
Iola
Fort Scott
Moren
Lecompton
Lamed
Pittsburg
Ellinwood
Burlington
Emporia
Ness City
Great Bend
Wamego
Reading
Topeka
Salina and
Russell
Concordia
Goodland
Hill City
Woman Driver Is Fined After Fatal Accident
In Topeka Mrs Myra Moore Hardy 77 was fined 25 in Police Court for failing to yield to a pedestrian. The case followed a collision that killed 8 year old John Dyal of Topeka as he crossed a street.
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Topeka
Myra Moore Hardy
Ottawa
John Dyal
Land Sells for 126 An Acre In Kansas Auction
A two day Armstrong estate sale concluded with a 640 acre tract north of Charleston selling to Steven J. Irsik for 126 an acre, totaling about 90000. The farm includes two irrigation wells and improvements. A second 306 acre unimproved tract in the Mattie Gerdes estate near Garden City on US 83 is slated to go on sale Saturday starting at 2 p.m.
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Kansas
Charleston
Steven J. Irsik
Gray County
Armstrong
Irsik
Garden City
Mattie Gerdes
Young Farmer Killed In Tractor Car Crash
Lansing reports 19 year old farmer Dany Lee Grate died in a collision between his tractor and an automobile three miles south of the city. The tractor overturned into a ditch trapping Grate. driver Grover Gene Meyer of Basehor was uninjured.
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Lansing
Dany Lee Grate
Here
Grate
Grover Gene Meyer
Basehor
July Fourth Festival Plans Expand With Parade and Kiddie Events
The Chamber of Commerce outlines the sixth annual Fourth of July celebration in which a parade led by Police Chief Mitchel Geisler will open the events. Participants include fire department units Boy and Cub Scouts and National Guard. Miss Southwest Kansas contest entries are due by noon July 2 with 25 contestants planned. A Coke party follows the pool parade, then a fairgrounds show, with judges present. The Optimist Club Kid's Fun Fest for ages 6 to 12 is set for Finnup Park across from the lion cages, around 1 pm, alongside planned fireworks, talent show, baseball, and swimming pool events.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ateast
Mitchel Geisler
Geisler
National Guard
Kansas
Civic Center
Mrs. McCarty
Betty Deaver
Ann Waddell
Esther Murdock
W. E. Sage
Finnup Park
Kinsey quip kicks off Dodgs City clash at 8:15 p.m.
The Kinsey joke frames the night as Kinsey Braya vs Dodgs City at 8 15 p m with admission code 0c adm 174 11. The local seats brisk as fans expect a lively matchup and a witty pregame line.
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Taycee Braya
Dodgs
Thura
Little Girl Cheerful After an Operation
Doctors at Wesley Memorial Hospital described a case of a young girl who underwent a 4 hour 35 minute brain surgery on May 14 to remove the right half of the brain. The operation aimed to stop daily convulsions and improve behavior. Post surgery the healthy brain half is taking over functions, convulsions ceased, but partial paralysis remains and a new cheerful personality emerged.
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Wesley Memorial Hospital
Wesley Hospital
County Officials to Probe Missed Expenditure Reports
County officials will immediately investigate failures to publish legal expenditure statements for six of seventeen months during Clerk Vincent Beckett’s tenure. The board plans to review the missing months and audit implications, noting state law requires publication of money allowances and purposes.
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Arthur Stone
Beckett
Marvin Smith
The
Telegram
Stone
Smith
John Frazier
Ray H. Calihan, Jr
Calihan
Robert Wixson
County Books
Wixson
Board of County Commissioners
New Pact With Western Union
Washington reports Western Union Telegraph Co. reached a new two year contract with two labor unions. Assistant company vice president R A Morgan said the agreement provides a 13 cents per hour across the board pay raise for all employees with a further 5 cents per hour starting January 1 to adjust job inquiries and enhance messenger allowances and related increases.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Co
R. A. Morgan
One Killed Three Hurt In Rain Slick Crash
A three vehicle wreck on rain slick U S 69 three miles south of Fort Scott left Delores M Utermoechlen 20 of Arma Kansas dead and three others injured. Police report details are sparse but the fatality and injuries are confirmed from the scene.
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Fort Scotm
U. S. 69
Here
Delores M. Utermoechlen
Arma, Kas
August Army Draft Call Mirrors July Total
The Army announced a draft call for 13,000 men in August, unchanged from the July figure. Washington officials stated no change in manpower needs, keeping the August quota at thirteen thousand nationwide.
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Washington
Weather forecast for Garden City and region
Partly cloudy and warm through tonight and tomorrow with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Tonight low mid 80s, tomorrow high mid 90s, humidity about 97 percent. Observations show stations including Dodge City and Liberal reporting high 80s to 98 and low 50s to 70s across western Kansas and surrounding areas.
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Min
Pree
Garden City
Dodge City
AG Goodland
True Great Bend AL Hk
Liberal
Ftussell
Pratt
Amarillo Os
Denver
Guymon BS
LaTunte
Hamar
Tribute portrait for Rep Clifford Hope unveiled in Congress
Washington ceremony honors Rep Clifford Ragsdale Hope with a life sized portrait for the House agriculture committee. Downie of Garden City presented the artwork by Ma bel Pugh, with Hope retiring after 30 years. Rep Cooley lauded Hope as the nation’s top agricultural authority as the portrait was unveiled by Ricky Shawn, grandson of former clerk Reid.
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Frank Kelley
Washington
Capitol Hill
Clifford Ragsdale Hope
House Committee On Agriculture
Hope
Ezra Taft Benson
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
John W. McCormack
Kansas
Congress
Downie
Garden City
R. N. Downie
Mabel Pugh
Raleigh
N.C
Rep.Hope
Ricky Shawn
George Reid
Reid
Ricky
Wendell Shawn
Alexandria
Harold PD. Cooley
DNC
Cooley
Clifford Hope
Mrs. Hope
Lester McCoy
Gaden City
Republican Central Committee
Hays Damage Suit Based on Tombstone Names
Anna Marie and Gabriel Zimmerman sue W. S. Peterson and W. L. Brown doing business as Memorial Art Co. of Hays for $10,000 claiming invasion of privacy after two names were engraved on a tombstone and the stone was displayed. They allege embarrassment and humiliation from the display linked to an unpaid account. Petition notes no comment from the defendants.
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Hays. Kas
Hays
Anna Marie
Gabriel Zimmerman
W. S. Peterson
Salina
W. L. Brown
The
Memorial Art Co
Zimmermans
Brown and
Petérsons
Garden Citizens Rise in Boys State Posts at Wichita
Garden City juniors shine at the Sunflower Boys State in Wichita West high school. Wesley Witt was elected secretary of state and joined a color guard, Bryce Baker won supreme court justice, while Frank Naylor of Kansas City defeated John Brown Lawrence for governor. Kansas Gov. Fred Hall praised the training as vital for future local state and national government.
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Garden City
Elec
Wichita West High School
Witt
W. G. Witt
Bryce Baker
Supreme Court
Baker
Federalist Party
Cecil Baker
Wilt
Kenneth Colbert
Robert Logan
Richard Dillon
Frank Naylor
Kansas City
Naylor
John Brown
Lawrence
American Legion
Half Lands
Kansas
Fred Hall
General Assembly
Hall
Chris Schwier
Wichita
Bob Hall
Pittsburg
Portraits mark retirement of Congressman Clifford Hope
A Washington farewell features remarks by Rep. Andresen and senators Carlson McCormack and Martin honoring Clifford Hope after 30 years in Congress. Hope plans to move to Garden City with Mrs. Hope as friends note his dynamic view of agriculture and steadfast public service.
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August
Congress
Andregen
Hope
Andresen
Senator Carlson
Washington
Clifford Hope
McCormack
Dmass
Martin
Rmass
Field Day to Highlight Wheat at Garden City Station
The 40th annual spring field day at Garden City experiment station is set for Monday with focus on wheat. A. B. Erhart says the program includes dry land sessions in the morning and irrigation crops in the afternoon, with tours of plots at the station and Holcomb plot. Approximately 250 people are expected, including area agriculturists and several specialists. Alvin Lowe Roy Herring lead the morning events, while Don Grimes and George Herron direct afternoon irrigation plots and soil studies.
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Garden City
A. B. Erhart
Erhart
Holcomb
Jon Top
Alvin Lowe
Roy Herring
Don Grimes
Grimes
George Herron
Station Soil Laboratory
Bowlers Pick New Officers in Garden City
Roy Kirchoff is the new president of the Garden City Men's Bowling Association succeeding Ernest Nelson. Elected with him at the annual meeting in Legion hall were Bob Rickman as vice president Harold Collier as secretary treasurer and Gene Austin and Bob Scott as executive directors. Retiring officers included Charles Peebles George Hayden Alvin Komletske and John Boxter. Season-end payoffs were made to teams and members with bowling awards presented.
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Roy Kirchoff
Garden City Men
Ernest Nelson
Legion Hall
Bob Rickman
Harold Collier
Gene Austin
Bob Scott
Charles Peebles
George Hayden
Alvin Komletske
John Boxter
Leaders praise Clifford Hope for guidance and leadership
Representatives Clarence Cannon Poage and others extol Hope's character and impact on agriculture policy. The remarks emphasize a trusted mentor and steady advocate whose influence spanned years. A contrasting ad for a watch appears amid the text.
Major House Battle Looms Over Foreign Aid Cuts
Washington reports a clash in Congress as President Eisenhower urges swift passage of foreign aid. House Speaker Rayburn seeks to restore 600 million of the 4.9 billion request, while Chairman Richards supports the committee cut of 1.109 billion. GOP leaders and security officials warn cuts threaten national defense.
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Congress
House Democratic
House
Rayburn
Texas
Richards
D-Sc
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Ments
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Vorys
Ohio
Martin
Massachussetts
State Dulles
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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