City delays sidewalk petition and grants street deeds
City commission delays action on a petition for a sidewalk on Summit Street from Esther to Walker while rechecking petitioners names. Insurance approvals for Yellow Cab and Veterans Cab were given. Deeds transferring 40-foot strips from E H Bosworth and Otto and Bernice Bruegel for Sixth Street extensions were accepted. A curb and gutter agreement with P L Dale covering Pat's and Mike's drives and Anderson and Davis streets in the Porter replat was approved. The Dale contract was extended 30 days due to rain and cement shortages. Sunflower Boys State elected Jack Steele of Scott City as mayor in Wichita, with high school seniors formed into cities named after Kansas Department commanders. A list of 170 degree candidates from the University of Kansas Graduate School includes Ellen Hastings Dewey, Thomas Anderson, William Franklin Wilcox, Willard G Sampson, and Delmar W Bergen. Marlene McKeal of Garden City is enrolled at Salt City Business College in Hutchinson.
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E. H. Bosworth
Otto
Bernice Bruegel
Sixth Street
Campbell
Johnson Streets
City Commission
P. L. Dale
Pat
Mike
Anderson and
Davis
Porter
Dale
Jack Steele
Scott City
Hudson
Sunflower Boys
Wichita
Kansas Department
American Legion
Graduate School of the Universiy of Kansas
Kansas Cities
Ellen Hastings Dewey
Thomas Anderson
Garden City
William Franklin Wilcox
Tribune
Willard G. Sampson
Lakin
Delmar W. Bergen
Ensign
Indian Delegate Meets Eden On Formosa Settlement Talks
Indian diplomat V K Krishna Menon conferred with Prime Minister Anthony Eden on prospects for a Formosa settlement between Red China and the West. It was their third meeting in six days. Menon, who spoke with Red Chinese leaders in Peiping, heads to North America for talks with Canadian and U.S. leaders, including President Eisenhower, in Ottawa and Washington.
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London
V. K. Krishna Menon
Eden
Formosa
Red China
West
Peiping
North America
Ottawa
U. S
Eisenhower
Washington
Farmer Aid Conference Plans Help for Low Income Farmers
Memphis delegates at a two day farmer aid conference called by the Department of Agriculture discussed a practical frame work for a program aiding low income farmers. Proposals include better credit facilities greater vocational education rural industry development and an expanded farm extension service with focus on poor farmers. Undersecretary True D Morse said about 1.5 million farm families mostly in the South have income under $1 000 yearly and that plans should be piloted before broader use amid potential opposition from employers unions and race relations concerns. Delegates from land grant colleges in 24 states and officials from labor commerce agriculture and health departments attended.
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Memphis
Tenn
Department of Agriculture
Morse
South
Departments of Labor, Commerce, Agriculture and Health and Welfare
Ore Carrier George R. Fink Hit in Target Area
The ore carrier George R. Fink docked yesterday with a six inch hole drilled in its hatch cover by a rocket missile that struck as it passed through an Air Force target area. The dummy missile buried itself in the iron ore cargo, and an Air Force spokesman said warning devices to keep ships out of the area were missed.
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Detroit
George R. Fink
Air Force
Trading Stamp Law Binds Kansas Firm
Kansas Attorney General Fatzer says trading stamp laws make it illegal for a merchant to redeem stamps sued by any other business firm. The opinion was requested by Robert Dole, Russell County attorney, who reported a Texas firm tried to sell a trading stamp plan to a group of Russell County merchants.
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Topekaum
Harold R. Fatzer
Kansas
Robert Dole
Russell County
Texas
Lack of Exercise Proved Unhealthy
Atlantic City observers report medical experts from New York University describe hypokinetic disease as caused by inactivity. They note heart attacks are likelier in sedentary workers, many children fail muscle tests, and back pains often improve with targeted exercise, arguing inactivity accelerates aging and stress resilience.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Assny
Hans Kraus
Bonnie Pruden Nirschland
Kurt Hirscham
Institute For Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
New York University
London
U. S
Garden City hospital notices and births report
Hospital admit tances list include Mrs. Alex Weibert Scott City Mrs Edward Daubert Scott City Cherie Wigner 619 North Ninth Edwin Diehl Eminence Route Hospital discharges name Mrs Merle Wentworth 803 Saf cord Mrs Henry Alvarez Holcomb Mrs Wilford Palen Scott City Mrs Frank Leonard 1004 North Main J J Hill 104 South Main Harold Shay Healy Births at St Catherine to Mr and Mrs Edward Daubert Scott City a 6 pound 15 ounce boy born at 4 51 p m Tuesday Land transfers list Earl H Gardner et ux to Carl R Christensen et ux Gardner s replat to Ray M Jewell et al to Carson J Davis et ux District Court Ada Allen granted divorce from Garland Allen extreme cruelty Mattie Mae Webster granted divorce from Arthur W Webster extreme cruelty
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Alex Weibert
Scott City
Edward Daubert
Cherie Wigner
North Ninth
Edwin Diehl
Merle Wentworth
Henry Alvarez
Holcomb
Wilford Palen
Frank Leonard
North Main
J. J, Hill
South Main
Harold Shay
Healy
St. Catherine
Earl H. Gardner
Etux
Carl R. Christensen
Gardner
Paul Jones
Smith
Garden City
Ray M. Jewell
Carson J. Davis
Ada Allen
Garland Allen
Mattie Mae Webster
Arthur W. Webster
Boys Elect State Officers in Sunflower Boys' State
Wichita federalists and nationalists dispute top posts as Sunflower Boys' State forms its legislature. Governor-elect is Jack McNees jet Mission. nationalists win ten major offices, federalists five. List of elected officials includes statewide figures and supreme court justices from multiple cities.
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Wichita
Sunflower Boys
Jack McNees Jet Mission
Gary Gibson
el Dorado
Bill Sheldon
Salina
Q. B. Low
Bill Addis
Gary Gadely
Topeka
Gary Ireland
Supreme Court
Parsons
Gary Crosby
McPherson
Ken Kreutziger
David Laing
Larry Smith
St. Paul
Dave Hanna
Newton
Gene White
Overland Park
Gale Haag
Holton
Warren Willis
Baldwin
Bob Sanders
Delano D. Lewis
Kansas City
Darell Trent
Pittsburg
Wichita Man Is Killed In Car Truck Crash
Robert S. Crowdis of Wichita was killed and three others were injured in a car truck collision on Highway 50 S three miles east of Florence. The injured include his wife Thelma 28 with severe shock Vernon Gordon of Wichita with fractures of both legs and Gordon's wife Helen with bruises and contusions. Details were not immediately available.
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Wichita
Robert S. Crowdis
Highway 50 S
Florence
Crowdis
Thelma
Vernon Gordon
Gordon
Helen
Grains Steady as Wheat and Corn Slip in Closing
Grains held fairly steady for most of the session on the Chicago board, then rye fell sharply and corn eased from prior levels. Mills bought wheat in the southwest, futures showed July prices around 1.97 to 1.98 for wheat, and soybeans edged up slightly while oats and other grains fluctuated. Kansas City market showed mixed movement with No 2 hard wheat around 2.28 and corn futures mostly firmer in places, reflecting a broad, stagged close across grain futures.
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New York
Lindh Produce
Allied
Allis
Atchison
Atlas
Aveo
Garden City
Lima
Beech , Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Chrysler
B. C. Christopher & Co
Kansas City
Ul du Pont
Chicago
Gen Motors
Kan P&l
McKess & R
Mont Ward
NY ‘Central
Ohio
Penney
Rye Phill
Proct & G
Reyn
St Jos
Hutchinson
Wie
Reg Papas
Ita
Omaha
Amarillo
Sears Roeb
Salina
Ft, Worth
Sinclair O
U.N
Paar Ashe
Board of Trade
Nike guided missile passes tests in far north
Ottawa reports subarctic testing shows the Nike air defense missile successful in the most severe weather. The weapon, developed in the United States, uses an electric brain to locate and destroy enemy aircraft.
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Ottawa
United States
Kansas City and Wichita Livestock Market Report Prices
Kansas City and Wichita stockyards show cattle numbers with mixed changes across classes. Cattle demand steady to firm with steers and heifers mostly steady to higher, hogs up 25 to 35 cents, and sheep and lambs active with spring lambs 25 to 50 cents higher. Notable prices include fed steers 19.00 to 22.50, choice 1 to 3 hogs 19.75 to 20.00, spring lambs 23.00 to 24.00, and cows 12.00 to 14.00 in Kansas City and Wichita ranges 12.00 to 14.00 for cows.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City Ww
USDA
Wichita Livestock
Wichita Im
Atchison Annexes 17.3 Acres Including Roark Heights
Atchison has annexed 17.3 acres northwest of the city, incorporating the Roark Heights development. This marks the first annexation since the Sunny Hill addition in 1950.
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Atchison, Kas
Atchison
Roark Heights
Eisenhower backs Adenauer as ally against Soviets
President Eisenhower expressed utmost confidence in West Germany Chancellor Adenauer to stand with the Western world in dealings with Soviet Russia. He noted Moscow’s bid for trade with Western Germany and the Kremlin’s invitation to Adenauer to visit Moscow. He also spoke on manpower reserve, Big Four summit limits, employment improvements, Hobby polio program, Ford-UAW wage idea, school aid, and censorship questions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West Germany
Adenauer
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Western Germany
Kremlin
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Oveta Culp Hobby
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Democrats Push Public Housing Plan To Quadruple Rate
Senate advances an omnibus housing bill authorizing 135000 low rent public housing units annually for four years, far above Eisenhower’s 35000 per year. The measure allows 20000 unused units to roll into next fiscal year. Construction funded by bonds, government guarantees cover deficits, with House negotiations to come.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Capehart
Rind
Public Housing Administration
Family To Spend Three Days in H-Bomb Shelter
A Houston family of four including John R. Christ mas and his wife plus children Stanley and Mary Lou will live three days in an underground H bomb shelter as part of a civil defense test starting tonight. About 200 families volunteered for the exercise. The shelter provides 118 square feet of space with a six to nine foot ceiling and limited outside contact via an intercommunication system.
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Houston
Tex
John R. Christmas
Stanley
Mary Lou
Christmas
Believe Headache Fast Gidoseph Get the Best for Less
An ad lists aspirin as the remedy for headaches with promotional emphasis on affordability and quick relief. The copy markets a brand or product line urging readers to choose a low price option. It reflects a vintage consumer ad style.
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Frazier
Maple Street
Lee Phelps
Jimmie ‘ Walker
Summit
Esther
Walker Street
Yellow Cab and
Veterans Cab Company
Salt City Business College
Marlene Mckeal
Anthony Eden
Kansas City Grain
Far North
Larry Kliesen
Congress
Labor Organization
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Hisenhower
Joseph
Stewart Alsop
Demos
House
Appropriations
REND
San Francisco
Denver
Miami
8Th & Stevens
ED Porter Lumber Company
Home Owned and
Home Operated
ED Porter Mh
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