Western Kansas Summer Buzz and Local Happenings
In Western Kansas the Hartley publisher says farmers rush to get crops in as heat nears. Plumb Creek lake near Syracuse rises after heavy rains, boosting boating. Incidents include a skating rink break‑in at Hugoton and paving efforts around Lane county fairgrounds. County projects at Scott State Park begin, with local donations surpassing 400 contributors. Rural mail delivery improves in Ulysses after repeated delays.
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Ulysses News
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Scott State Park
Horse Thief Canyon
Ulysses Post Office
Julian Ferrer
Ulysses
Sunny'slope Lemon Drop Kid Sweeps Charity Show Honors
The Lemon Drop Kid from Sunnyslope Ranch, owned by Jay Utz, swept the fine harness open and the championship stakes at the Oklahoma City charity show and the Tulsa charity show, signaling a strong summer start for the colt.
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Lemon Drop Kid
Kid
Jay Utz
Sunnyslope Rainer
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Weather notes and parish lottery joy in Lamar Colorado
Cloudy skies with possible showers and storms tonight through Sunday. In Lamar, Father McDevitt’s parish celebrates a $56,000 Irish sweepstakes win from a church-bought ticket, funding a needed parochial school, easing drought relief efforts for the farming community amid hard times.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Lamar
Colo
James
McDevitt
St. Fran
Ge Sales Catholic Church
Dodge City
Ireland
Eisenhower Attacks Democrats at Republican Conference
President Eisenhower assails Democrats as easy spenders and inflationists while urging GOP leaders to accept special responsibility for his 71.8 billion budget. He warned of party splits and fired up the conference after returning from a Saratoga cruise as Navy planes hunted two missing fliers in the Atlantic.
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Eisenhower
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Saratoga
Atlantic
Eisenhower Defends Soil Bank Funding Amid Senate Move
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed 3.668 billion dollars to run the Agriculture Department for the coming year while keeping 500 million for 1958 crop acreage reserve payments, a position supporting the soil bank despite House cuts. Weather notes report Garden City reached 93 with late storms and funnel clouds nearby.
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Senate Committee
Japanese Jurisdiction Debate Surrounds Ottawa Soldier Case
In Louisville a resolution on the Girard case is nonbinding. Sen Morton says it expresses opinion that Japan should try the American soldier, William Girard, accused in Ottawa of a death. Ottawa residents raise funds and plan to protest Japanese jurisdiction. Rep Haley and others seek U S reconsideration with President Eisenhower. Louis Girard calls his brother a national hero and urges denial of Japanese jurisdiction.
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Morton
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Japan
Thej
Girard
Ottawa
Adules
Congress
Otttawa
Thejgi
Citizens’ Committee
Montaay
U. S
Iase
Miller
R-Neb
Camp Whittington
Naka Sakai
Washington
Haley
Frank Thompson
D-Nj
D-Fla
Eisenhower
William S.bow
Ohio
Louis Girard
William
Louis
Itsuro Hayashi
Hayashi
Dayton M Harrington
Iraq Premier Steps Out Resignation to reshuffle cabinet
Baghdad sources report Premier Nuri Said resigns to allow a cabinet reshuffle and bring stronger elements into the government. King Faisal requests he remain until a new cabinet is formed. Said, in power since August 1954, has reshuffled twice and holds a 120 vote majority in the House of Deputies with slight Senate opposition.
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Iraq
Nuri
Faisal
House of Deputies
Senate
Odd Fellows Here Name New Officers
Odd Fellows lodge elected new officers this week with Eart Proffitt as noble grand and Lynn Holmes as vice grand. Donald Jones becomes secretary with Vern Holmes as financial secretary and Russell Tremain as representative. O W Terhune is elected to Grand lodge as representative while Ray Vannaman is reelected treasurer for over ten years. Mearle Potter steps down as outgoing noble grand.
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Eart Proffitt
Noble Grand
Lynn Holmes
Donald Jones
Vern Holmes
Russell Tremain
O. W. Terhune
Grand Lodge Assem
Ray Vannaman
Mearle Potter
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