Main by s. a. just Main by s. a. Bridge Lesson Bill
Addington, the Elkhart Eagle, arrived to clarify about the Arkansas river bridge project. He favors delaying a bypass and awaiting a firm engineer’s estimate, with funds up to around 180 thousand dollars possibly speeding construction, while 350 thousand would require more planning. He hints at highway plans east of Garden City and relishes public debate.
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Addington
Elkhart Eagle
Arkansas River Bridge
Highway ‘Division
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Division
Bill
Republican Party
Peace Officers Hall of Fame Urged in Dodge City
Kansas State Peace Officers Association endorses plans for a national hall of fame at the Cowboy Capital of the World Museum in Dodge City. A convention resolution by a committee named by Cowboy Capital of the World, Inc. lists leaders including U. S. Marshal Lee Kemper and several police chiefs sheriffs and safety officials. Our Drive In at 801 East Fulton opens Tuesday June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Kansas State Peace Officers Assn
Cowboy Capital of the World
Cowboy Capital of the World, Inc
Lee Kemper
Garden City
U. S
Kansas
R. B. Price
Wichita
S. R. Purdue
Topeka
John Theros
Kansas City
Kas
Harry Higgins
Wyandotte County
O. L. Barngrover
Ford County
Col. T. H. Glasscock
State Highway Patrol
C. F. Krambeck
E. EB. Sutherland
State Peace Officers
Agsn
Lou Fulton Dies Suddenly Former Garden City writer and producer
Lou Fulton, a former Garden City resident known for radio and TV work, died yesterday in Hollywood, California. He rose from WIBW Topeka singer to screenwriter and actor with 28 western films and the Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Show. Surviving are his father Chester in Hollywood and sister Mrs. Hubert Brighton in Topeka. Funeral Friday at Garland's chapel with burial in Valley View Cemetery.
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Lou Fulton
Garden
Garden City
Chester
Hollywood
Hubert Brighton
Topeka
Army To Spend Millions At Two Kansas Forts
The House Armed Services Committee approved over 17 million dollars in aid for Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth in Kansas as part of a two billion dollar military public works authorization bill. The spending totals 8,857,000 for Fort Riley and 8,615,000 for Fort Leavenworth, with final appropriations to come in later legislation.
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Washington
Ft. Riley
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
House Armed Services Committee
House Group Favors Two Atomic Vessels
The House Merchant Marine Committee voted to authorize immediate construction of two atomic powered Merchant Marine ships despite administration objections.
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House Group
Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
Bids Open on Southwest Road Projects Across 10 Counties
The Southwest Sand and Gravel of Great Bend led as apparent low bidder on nine bids totaling about 373 220 for highway sealing and bridge work as the Sixth State Highway Division opened bids for summer construction. Ten counties Gray Lane Greeley Meade Morton Stanton Clark Hamilton Ford Seward will see base and road work with roughly 800 000 in estimated costs from the 20 projects. George M Meyers Construction of El Dorado posted the next low bid at 216 473 02 for a ten mile base strip west from Cimarron in Gray County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Sand and Gravel Company
Great Bend
Garden City
State Highway Commission
E. L. Seidel
Southwests
Dighton
Kansas
Gray
Lane
Greeley
Meade
Morton
Stanton
Clark
Hamilton
Ford
Seward
Cimarron
Gray County
George M. Meyers
E Dorado
Trains Halted by Bridge Wreck Through New Mexico
Santa Fe fast passenger trains through Garden City were knocked out by a damaged bridge between Springer and Maxwell New Mexico yesterday. The Chief, Super Chief and El Capitan were rerouted over the southern route while freights and Denver trains continued via Garden City. A pole load on a car slipped and damaged the steel bridge. a California crew was dispatched to repair.
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Santa Fe
Garden City
New Mexico
C. B. Hinthorn
Super Chief
el Capitan
Denver
Hinsthar
Springer
Maxwell
N.M
California
Appearances Can Deceive In Daily Chuckles
A witty note observes that appearances can mislead, using the dollar as a playful example. It hints that currency looks the same as ten years ago, inviting a light reflection on familiarity versus change.
Gas Firm Seeks Rate Hike For Peoples Natural Gas
Northern Natural Gas Co witnesses urge Kansas Corporation Commission to approve a 348 051 annual rate increase for Peoples Natural Gas Co retail division serving about 12 000 customers in 16 southwest Kansas towns The company seeks fair return on investment with plant value put at 4 368 520 replacement cost and 2 652 968 original cost Attorneys for multiple cities attended the hearing to protect rate applications with cross examination and rebuttal set for June 20 and 21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Peaples Natural Gas Co
Peoples
Northern Natural Gas Co
Kansas
Harry Herz
Peoples Natural
Northern
Peoples Natural Gas Co
Real
Norman Lougee
Northern Natural
John Newlands
Newlands
Garden City
Dodge City
Elkhart
Meade
Hugoton
Moscow
Russia
Local Boys Name Candidates for Sunflower Boys State
Larry Landwehr, Garden City high school senior, named a candidate for lieutenant governor at the 1955 Sunflower Boys State in Wichita. Nominated by the Nationalist party. Jack McNees of Mission high school and Gary Gibson of El Dorado named candidates for governor, McNees by Federalist, Gibson by Nationalist. The event, sponsored by the American Legion, ends Saturday after a week of activities.
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Wichita
Larry Landwehr
Garden City
Landwehr
Nationalist Party
Jack McNees
Mission’ High School
Gary Gibson
el Dorado
McNees
Federalist Party
Gibson
Nationalist
American Legion
Chief Grain Inspector To a New State Position
TOPEKA Martin Kiger the chief State grain inspector since early in Gov Fred Hall’s administration will become director of the State Department of Administration June 15 Kiger a Washington banker and former grain dealer will succeed Dr Leonard Axe who is returning to the University of Kansas as dean of its school of business
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Topeka
Martin Kiger
Fred Hall
State Department of Administration
Kiger
Washington, Bas
Leonard Axe
University of Kansas
Thief Snatches Briefcase Outside Bank
A 68 year old drugstore clerk Maurice Schachter was on his way to a bank when a thief knocked him down and grabbed his briefcase. The case contained only a raincoat.
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St, Louis
Maurice Schachter
More Vaccine Is Cleared For Polio Immunization
Washington reports clearance of about a million doses of Salk polio vaccine from Eli Lilly. Surgeon General Leonard A Scheele announced immediate distribution to New Jersey Maine Montana North and South Dakota. National Foundation backs rapid shipment for first and second doses and plans to send more to eight Southern and Western states. A TV radio report to the nation was planned to explain the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Leonard
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
National Foundation For
Lilly
New Jersey
Maine
Montana
North
South Dakota
G. Foard McGinnes
Nation#1 Foundation
Atlantic City
N. J
Hig Boss
Hobby
Welfare Department
Dr Salk Given $10 000 Check and Gold Medal
In Atlantic City Jon Salk described as a humble scientist received a $10,000 check and gold medal from an insurance company for developing a polio vaccine. Dr Elmer Hess of Erie Pa urged Salk to keep the funds rather than donate to the National, as he has with other contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Jonas Salk
Pete
Salk
National Foundation For
Elmer Hess
Erie Pa
The
American Medical Assn
Police Offer Mailbox Route for Traffic Tickets in Logan
Logan Utah authorities set up mail boxes on Main Street inviting residents to drop traffic tickets and fines there. Police urge the public to use the mailboxes rather than other receptacles to ensure proper handling of payments and records.
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Logan
Utah
Showers Move Into Kansas Tonight From South
A new round of showers is forecast to move into Kansas tonight ending a spell of fair weather. Cooler temperatures are expected in western and northern areas on Wednesday. Our Drive In at 801 Hast Fulton will be open Tuesday June 11.
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CCC
Kansas
Peka
Fulton
New Postal Pay Bill Sent to President for Approval
The Senate sent to President Eisenhower a compromise postal pay bill boosting pay for about 500,000 workers by an average 8 percent. House and Senate approval followed revisions to preserve special delivery and clarify mail handler duties. Cost: about 165 million dollars yearly with retroactive March 1 increases.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Senate Votes to Lift Wage Floor to One Dollar
Labor Committee approved a bill to raise the hourly minimum wage from 75 cents to $1, potentially boosting automatic increments for over two million workers. A motion to set a $1.25 national wage floor failed, as did a bid to peg it at 90 cents recommended by President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Sen
Hill
D-Ala
Sen. Ives
D-Ny
Sen. Allott
Rcolo
Eisenhower
Big Switch in Planes Is Going on at Salina
Salina Kans. planes of the 310th Bomb Wing are returning today to Smoky Hill Air Force Base from three months of temporary duty in the British Isles. Meanwhile planes of the 40th Bomb Wing were leaving the base for temporary duty at an undisclosed location.
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Salina
Kas
310Th
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
British Isles
40Th
New Elevator Planned at Syracuse Site
Jackson Grain Co to construct a 250000 bushel elevator on the former Syracuse site after the prior structure collapsed last year. Litigation in federal court over the cause of failure continues. Cement shortages may delay start. Hutchinson Calmers and Breton reps in town to study the job for a bid.
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Syracuse
Jackson Grain Co
Grain Company
Nebraska
hCalmers
Hutchinson
Chambers Heads Local Crop Drive in Finney County
Wayne Chambers, local insurance agent, will head Finney County Christian Rural Overseas Program for 1955. CROP kickoff is July 24 with a $2,400 goal. County officers include Win Johnson as city drive chairman and Rev. Kathryn Sughrue as secretary. Plans discussed at a recent meeting of farm church and civic leaders noted Finney County’s 1954 crop of $2,065.89 toward a $213,000 Kansas total. The Kansas Council of Churches sponsors the farm to farm canvass for overseas hungry relief.
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Wayne Chambers
Finney County Christian Rural
Atwin Johnson
Ir. Mra
Kathryn Sughrue
James D eParce
Hid Thiessen
Mennonite Central Committee
Kenneth Lyon
Paul Lindsay
Sherlock
William VanSkike
Garden City
Don Davis
Pierceville
Merle Barlow
Holcomb
F. Arthur Stone
Ivanhoe
Kenneth Drees
Everett
Hubbars
West Garfield
Hayes Baldwin
Garfield
Ed ‘Thiessen
Walter
Losey
Pleasant Valley
Finney County
Kansas
Finney ‘County
Kansas Council of Churches
School Okays Parking Plan for New Auditorium Lot
The Board of Education approved plans by John Leavitt for a hard surfaced parking lot for 260 vehicles to serve the nearly completed high school auditorium. The contract bidding is set for June 20 at 2 p.m. and the lot is expected to finish by September 1 with an estimated cost of 17,400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leavitt
Board of Education
Leavitt
Oliye Street
High School Librarian Hired for 1955 56 Term
The Board of Education approved Miss Helen Parks as librarian for the 1955-56 term. Parks brings 100 years of teaching experience from Eureka, De Soto and Paola and is pursuing library science at Emporia State. Her last post was two years teaching in De Soto. A part time grade school teacher is also needed to complete next term’s regular faculty, said Supt. J R Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Parks
Board of Education
Emporia State
Textbook Rental Plan Is Studied by Board
The Board of Education reviewed a textbook rental plan authorized by SB 130 presented by Supt J R Jones. The plan allows schools to rent some books for certain grades and fund purchases via a one mill levy over two years or through no fund warrants or bonds.
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Board of Education
J. R. Jones
Four Year Old Boy Accidentally Stabs Baby
In Junction City Kansas a four year old named Joseph Cyr accidentally stabbed his infant brother Steven Cyr 15 months to death with a pocketknife while at home. Sheriff Bill Crites said the tragedy occurred as Major Clarence Cyr and his wife from Niagara Wisconsin were visiting. the father is stationed at Fort Riley.
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Junction City
Kas
Joseph Cyr
Bill Crites
Steven Cyr
Clarence Cyr
Niagara
Wis
Ft. Riley
UAW Extends GM Deal as Talks Continue Amid Strikes
Detroit The CIO United Auto Workers extended its GM contract to Sunday midnight and indicated progress toward a peaceful settlement. GM and UAW remain apart on a wage plan while unauthorized walkouts flare at Ford and GM plants, including River Rouge and Fisher Body in St Louis. Local grievances trigger plant shutdowns in multiple cities.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
John W. Livingston
UAW
General Motors
Livingston
Ford
Fisher Body
St. Louis
River Rouge
Kansas City
Moneree
Mich
Buffalo
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