Wheat Allotments Hit Wheat Country Hard in 1940s Pattern
The Corn Belt gains while Finney County and neighboring wheat regions lose acreage under new wheat allotments. The piece argues the Department of Agriculture favors corn areas for political reasons, warns of reduced marketing quotas, and criticizes Secretary Benson for proposing farm consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
High Plains
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Kansas
Right With Davy Re-Emerges As National Hero
A nostalgic piece notes the return of Davy Crockett as a national hero outshining popular fictional heroes. It credits Walt Disney and suggests youngsters align with Crockett’s rugged ideal, interpreting his motto Be sure you're right Then go ahead as guiding youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin and Lewis
Davy Crockett
Walt Disney
Superman
Space Cadet
Capt. Marvel
Davy
Crockett
Gordon
Cumberland Hotel
London
Rafael Duran
Wilson
Graham
Duran
Goredon
U.S
Unders
Jordon
Mike
Uncaptive audience member at KU commencement
A Kansas University commencement featured GENIOR at the podium with a hidden radio in his ear. The device, disguised as part of his hearing, broadcast the Kansas City Athletics vs Red Sox game, suggesting the speaker's grandiose rhetoric went unheard by most while at least one listener enjoyed the ball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genior
Kansas City Athletics
Red Sox
City Officials Probe Ball Park Hot Dog Pricing
A passage notes officials are investigating the price of hot dogs at the Kansas City ball park as daily life grows more complex. The piece also references a Denver rainmaker digging a backyard well and a quip about physicians healing themselves amid broader commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Park
Kansas City
Dust Storms Before Cultivation in Western Kansas
In Western Kansas a debate continues over whether dust storms existed before cultivation. A California ex-Kansan argues dust storms then matched today’s, citing long settlement and drought periods, while historians note rare pre cultivation dust events and point to prairie fires and soil erosion as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Garden City Telegram
Telegram
Grant County
Ford County
Finney County
Kansas‘ Y
Garden City Telegram Publishing Details
Newspaper masthead transcription outlines publication details and staff roles for Garden City Telegram. Mentions address 17 East Chestnut and positions advertising manager and mechanical superintendent, with pricing terms and regional notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Telegram
The
Telegram Publishing Company
Wasasing Calterna
Blackmail Plot Roils White House Polio Crisis
Washington sees a backstage power struggle over how Ike should handle the polio affair. Dr Chester Keefer faces pressure as Kennedy aids a whitewash push while opponents urge restraint. A separate probe uncovers a sweeping blackmail plot around Brig Gen Thomas Wilson, exposing forged affidavits and a tape that clears him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Whita‘ House
Ske
Chester Scott Keefer
H.E.W
Uranium Fever Tops Old West Gold Hunt in New Mexico
In Ruidoso New Mexico a tour through history notes Francisco Vasquez Coronado missed the gold rush by two years and hints uranium could be the next treasure. Apaches open a 460,536 acre reservation to prospectors for a fee and six month leases as locals joke about Geiger counters and unlikely fortunes while Apache leaders seek rights and potential wealth from uranium near White Sands.
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Ruidoso
N. M. Wi
Francisco Vasquez Coronado
New Mexico
Coronado
Cibola
Traie
Atomic Energy Commission
Wendell Chino
Tribal Business Committee
Geronimo
Oklahoma
White Sands Proving Grounds
Chino
Four Nationalist planes raid coast of Communist China
Peiping radio reports four Nationalist Chinese planes raided northeast of Quemoy, killing two fishermen and wounding five. In Ancona Italy painter Francesco Perotti, 48, dies after a career shown in international exhibitions. Italian sculptor Emanuele de Rosales Ci galini, 82, dies. works housed in major museums worldwide. In Seoul police quash a second protest at the U S Embassy as Inchon port sees 500 labor unionists march against Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peiping Radio
China
Quemoy
Ancona
Italy
Francesco Perotti
Milan
Marquis Emanuele Ordonelo de Rosales Cigalini
New York
Luxembourg
Paris
Lyon
Munich
Rome
Seoul
United States
Inchon
Nuclear Soil Tester Developed by Army
Seven Army engineers in Cincinnati are developing a nuclear soil meter to measure soil density and moisture for highways dams and airfields. The device uses a radium source and a Geiger counter to gauge soil strength enabling faster cheaper foundations work. First commercial models may be ready next fall per Frank Mellinger director of Ohio River Division Laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Army
Frank Mellinger
Ohio River Division
United States Corps of Engineers
Mellinger
Quest of pale gold fuels Indian optimism in uranium boom
The Indians feel secure regardless of how the uranium boom ends, comparing the newfound prospect to prosperity they have not enjoyed since the buffalo days. They express a comfortable assurance about future gains and stability from this resource opportunity.
Local Notes and Quips From The Weekend Page
A mix of light items includes a reader complaint about a hospital prize for newborns, a church scene with fashion notes on shoes, and a fashion note on prints for the season. The piece also recalls World War I slang and a joke about double cryptic puzzles, ending with a casual quip about practical fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
CROSSWORD HORIZONT 1 5 OLIVE GENUS AND MORE
A cryptic crossword style puzzle listing multiple clues with numbers and wordplay. Includes references to a Roman theme, animal terms, botanical items, and typical crossword entries. The piece resembles a syndicated crypto puzzle section with an accompanying cryptoquip and acrostic hints.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Denver Rainmaker
Olal
Sapali Willett Hin A. Asati
Ien
Eric Pananert
Anne Hamaod
Hi Ray
Tapeas
Cutter Laboratories
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai
Borden
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Ike
Gov
Harriman
Mennen Williams
Michigan
Ilinois
Naval
Frank Knox
State Department
Arthur Schlessinger
Harvard
Bill Benton
Connecticut
Kefauver
Tennessee
Commerce Department
Thomas 3B
Mink J Coats
Atlantica
Europe
William Graham
Lewis Gordon
Spain
Madrid
Montestorial
Boyle
Jimmy Hatlo
Calvert
Wank
W.miller Mithebeek
Rane Cale
Mesan
D Distaff
Miss Fonteyn
Anda
Goddess of Harvest
Ciaimieiria
Tatemeio
Organ of Vision
Central Park
King Features Syndicate
Vipuvy
Paibpvy
AKGCH
UYRK
Eugene Sheffer
Fas
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Arday
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