Gerald Murray Named Commander of Sixth Division
Capt Gerald Murray former highway patrol trooper in the sixth division is named commander of that division and will base at Garden City. Col Tom Glasscock announced the personnel shift affecting second and sixth divisions with Murray moving from Salina to Garden City temporarily. Parker will command the second division from Marysville, replacing Murray as Murray transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Murray
Highway Patrol
Garden City
Tom Glasscock
Kansas Highway Patrol
Murray
Mitch Geisler
Earl Maudlin
Dodge City
Topeka
Salina
Harry L. Parker
Marysville
Parker
Ike Records to Library at Abilene
Washington The House Government Operations Committee approved a bill by Rep Rees to preserve important Eisenhower administration records in a privately built library near his boyhood home in Abilene Kansas. The Eisenhower Foundation would maintain the facility which already houses a museum nearby and similar preserves exist for Truman records at Independence Missouri and Roosevelt records at Hyde Park New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Government Operations Committee
Rees
R-Kas
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kas
Eisenhower Foundation
Truman
Independence
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
City proposes new parking plan to ease traffic at auditorium lot
City engineer Karl Svaty outlines a plan cutting entrances from six to two and shifting stall orientation to North South. The proposal includes one way traffic from Olive extensions, revised stall sizes 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, with drainage to Olive via gutters. City planners briefed the board as they study water and traffic impacts before a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Karl Svaty
Charles Renick
Charles Schoonover
Everett Miller
Deane Wiley
Olive
Seventh Street
Sixth Street
Wiley
Staty
City Planning Commission
John Leavitt
City Commission
Lakin Builds New Municipal Airport North Of Town
Completion of the municipal airport 10 miles north of Lakin is due early next month with dedication ceremonies planned during the July 4 celebration. The facility lies north of the Amazon irrigation ditch on city land leased for 20 years at an annual rent of 300 dollars. The project is a joint effort by the city, Kearny County road department, Acid Engineers, Kansas Nebraska Gas Co, Colorado Interstate Gas Co, and BE, L. White. Acid Engineers mark and roll runways. White and the county supply machinery. The Civil Air Patrol will handle the Fourth of July ceremonies featuring a big opening and air show. Two main runways measure 2,990 feet SE-NW and 2,000 feet NS. hangars, fuel pumps, telephone service, and other facilities will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakin
Amazon
Kearny County Road Department
Acid Engineers
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Colorado Interstate Gas Co
Be, L. White
White
Civil Air Patrol
Aso
Parker pens for Father's Day Palm er Jewelry
Parker pens are featured for Father s Day with Palm er Jewelry offering a selection of writing instruments and gift ideas. The notice highlights gift options and a promotional emphasis on suitable presents for dads.
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Palmer Jewelry
Regular Cash Days Are Suspended In Garden City
The Chamber of Commerce retail committee unanimously suspended Wednesday Cash Days in Garden City until fall after assessing 54 participating merchants. Only 14 favored extending another 13-week series, with any remaining funds to seed a fall Cash Day. if not resumed, money would support Christmas promotions. The issue will be revisited at the August committee meeting.
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Garden City
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Collins
Retail Committee
Charles Renick
Ray Mayo
Nellie Moore
Marshall Finney
Walt Weber
H. A. Stoner
Marvin Smith
Joe Weddle
Arlie Bontrager
Gay Smith
Alton Garnand
Frank Meeker
Ted Ludwig
Larry Klieseo
Russell Man Dies in Country Road Crash
Beavor Kansas. William Carlisle Russell a resident of Russell was killed when his car overturned on a country road and plunged into about five feet of water in a farm pond. The accident occurred yesterday near Beav er.
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Russell
Beaver
Kas
William
Carlisle
A. Russell
Nevada floods hit Las Vegas and rails in state
Flash floods struck Nevada last night causing power outages and heavy damage in Las Vegas likely exceeding 100000 dollars. Mayor Baker warned a state of emergency may be declared and federal aid sought as Western Pacific California Zephyr derailed 58 miles west of Winnemucca with 300 passengers. Heaviest rain hit Arizona New Mexico and Nevada.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
C. D. Baker
Western Pacific Railroad
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Ohio Valley
Air Race Entrants Headed for Raton Finish
Seven women pilots led by Mrs Anne Waddell of Garden City Kansas took off from Little Rock Arkansas for the Sky Lady Derby final leg to Raton New Mexico. Inclement weather west of Dodge City grounded others until conditions eased at noon. The last to depart was Mrs Randa Southerland of Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Dodge City
Eas
Little Rock
Ark
Raton
N. M
Weather Bureau
Anne Waddell
Garden City
Kas
Randa Southerland
Albuquerque N. M
Final Tax 1954 Payments Due Monday
County Treasurer Donna Bradford announced final payments of 1954 real estate and personal taxes must be made by Monday, June 20. After that date collections go to the Sheriff with a 10 percent penalty. Approximately 88 percent of 1954 taxes have been paid, totaling about 1,265,930 dollars in Finney County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Bradford
Finney County
Chuckle: longer commercials looming for TV shows
A witty line notes that if current TV show pacing continues, the public may demand longer commercial breaks, reflecting public tolerance trends and media pacing.
Population figures show slight Kansas area decline
Readers learn that Southwest Kansas towns report differing 1955 population changes. Scott City and Lakin fall slightly, Deerfield increases, while Kearny County overall rises by 15 to 3,078. Deerfield reaches 467, up 38. Scott City drops to 3,316 from 3,335. county total sits at 5,625 with 1,709 excluding Scott City.
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Kansas
Scott City
Lakin
Deerfield
Kearny
Scott County
Mass Rites for Race Victims in Le Mans Cathedral
Bells tolled as funeral rites for 79 people killed in Le Mans car race disaster were conducted in the town cathedral. The Mass was said by Rev. Jean Leflevre, who witnessed the crash that Saturday during the 24 hour race in which a driver and 78 spectators died, with bodies symbolically presented by a flower covered catacalflaque.
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LE Mans
France
Jean Leflevre
Young Boy Killed When a Car Overturns
In Altamont Kansas a car struck a culvert and overturned killing 8 year old Dwaine Ware. Driver Wesley Eugene Smith 12 was injured. The boys’ fathers Rev Clarence W. Smith and Kenneth Ware co own a truck gardening venture and had sent the youths to the Ware farm for equipment when the wreck happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altamont
Kas
Dwaine Ware
Wesley Eugene Smith
Clarence W. Smith
Kenneth Ware
Ware Farm
Polio Experts Convene to Discuss Summer Inoculations
New York The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis called a meeting of polio experts Saturday to decide if it is safe to inoculate during the disease summer peak.
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New York
The
National Foundation For
Lanza Ordered to Pay Damages on Beverly Hills Home
Mario Lanza must pay 40361.66 dollars for damages to a 200000 dollar Beverly Hills home he leased for 28 months. Superior Court awarded the sum to Norman and Mrs Kaiser, owners, who said the house and grounds were left in a shambles with debris and filth after the tenancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Mario Lanza
Beverly Hills
Superior Court
Norman Kaiser
British Railway Strike Ends After 17 Days
Britain's 17 day railway strike ended after 67,000 locomotive engineers and firemen walked out over pay differentials. The impact shut about 80 percent of rail service, costing the state railways roughly a million pounds daily. A Labor Ministry statement said the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen was taking steps to call off the strike forthwith. Meanwhile a wildcat seamen's stoppage disrupted Queen Mary sailings, with 150 crewmen voting to quit as Cunard lines faced uncertain impact.
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London
Britain
Labor
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Walter Monckton
House (of Commons
National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
Southampton
New York
Cunard Line
Liverpool
City to have small part in mock atomic attack
Garden City will take part in Operation Alert 1955 staged by the Office of Civil Defense tomorrow through Thursday. The exercise tests emergency communication procedures, with a simulated nine days of warning, attack and recovery compressed into 26 hours of control center activity. Wichita is the nearest target. Floyd Duell will maintain the Finney area net. Deane Wiley and other officials will be questioned to assess Civil Defense readiness and weaknesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Office of Civil Defense
United States
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Panama
Wichita
Finney
Kansas
Floyd Duell
Deane Wiley
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Organization
Minimum Doctor Draft Age Lowered
Washington report states the House Armed Services Committee voted to cut the doctor draft age from 50 to 45, after previously approving 50. Chairman Vinson plans to offer the amendment when the draft extension bill reaches the House. Both drafts are seen as pending beyond 16 days.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Vinson
D-Ga
Selective Service
Senate
Former County Official Dies in Lamar Colorado
Mrs. Mary M. Bland age 75 of Garden City died suddenly of a heart ailment in Lamar Colorado while in a car. A Garden City native since 1887 and former county treasurer with husband Leonidas M. Bland, she retired last year after long service. Surviving are three daughters Leslie King Wichita George Stanley Clovis Abe Hubert Garden City one son Leon Larned seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Phillips Funeral home handles arrangements.
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Mary M. Bland
Garden City
Lamar
Colo
Bland
Lester McClure
Ill
James
Mary Millikin
Leslie King
Wichita
George Stanley
Clovis
N. M
Abe Hubert
Leon
Larned
Phillips Funeral Home
Publisher Sells Weekly to Partner in Galena Kansas
Alfred J. Hedges longtime Kansas publisher announces sale of the weekly Galena Sentinel Times to Aaron V. Gowens who has operated the paper in cooperation with Hedges for the past six months. Gowens has worked in mechanical departments of newspapers at Norton Pratt and Minneapolis Kansas.
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Galena
Kas
Alfred J. Hedges
Kansas
Galeng Sentinel Times
Aaron V. Gowens
Hedges
Gowens
Norton
Pratt
Minneapolis
Pittsburg Newsman to Join Turnpike Authority
Louis Shoup managing editor of the Pittsburg Headlight and Sun has been named public relations director for the Kansas Turnpike Authority. The appointment is effective June 22 and he will operate from the Topeka headquarters under Gale Moss the general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita -Louis
Two Suspected Polio Cases Confirmed in Kansas Health Update
The State Board of Health announced today that two suspected polio cases reported last week have been positively diagnosed. No new onset cases were reported in the past seven days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Board of Health
Safe Crackers Net Around 4000 At Manhattan Market
Robbers escaped with about $4000 in currency from two safes at the R and G Market on the outskirts of Manhattan last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kasi
Fort Riley Soldier Killed in Auto Crash
A Fort Riley soldier died and another was critically injured in an early morning vehicle wreck on a highway eight miles west of Junction City Kansas. Sgt. 1C Robert M. Strickland 30 of Jacksonville Florida died in the crash. His companion Sgt. Leon Williams 28 remained in a Fort Riley hospital with multiple fractures.
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Junction City
Kas
Ft. Riley
Robert M. Strickland
Jacksonville
Fla
Leon Williams
Alternate Sites for Government Are Sought
House Republican Leader Martin of Massachusetts said the government is examining places where Congress could move if Washington is attacked. President Eisenhower and 15,000 executive branch officials prepared to leave the capital tomorrow for Operation Alert, a three day civil defense drill to practice running the government from designated posts in nearby states.
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Washington
House
Republcan
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Eisenhower
Executive Branch
Power Expanded for Tariff Cuts by President
Washington the House approved a three year extension of reciprocal trade acts and gave the President new powers to cut tariffs up to 15 percent with up to five percent per year in steps. The measure allows the president to raise duties or quotas in defense cases and tightens escape clause procedures amid objections from Representatives Cooper and Mills. The bill now goes to the Senate for action and then to President Eisenhower for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Cooper
D-Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Mills
Arkansas
Mills
Tariff Commission
House Committee Okays Civil Service Pay Hike
Washington The House Civil Service Committee approved an across the board pay increase for the nations civil service workers. The 7 percent raise was adopted 16 to 4 after a rejected 5 percent proposal and faces a House floor fight led by Rep Moss who will press for a 7.4 percent boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Civil Service Committee
Moss
D-Calif
Two Kansans High In Air Race Finish
Two Kansas entrants placed in the top ten of the sixth annual Washington to Havana Women's Air Race held in Havana Cuba. Bernice Trimble of Flint Michigan won the event and received the President Batista Trophy. Frances Bera of Los Angeles finished second, flying under AeroDuet Inc sponsorship from Chanute Kansas, with Laurien Griffin of Merriam Kansas coming fourth.
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Havana
Cuba
Kansas
Bernice Trimble
Flint
Mich
President Batista
Frances Bera
Los Angeles
AeroDuet Inc
Chanute
Kas
Laurien Griffin
Merriam
Kansas City Jet Engine Plant Closed by Strike
About 2,000 UAW Local 324 members walked out at Westinghouse's jet engine plant in Kansas City while 1,000 additional workers were affected by the shutdown. Picketing kept production idle and halted operations today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Westinghouse
United Automobile Workers, Cio
Wheat in Grant County Not Promising This Year
ULYSSES Grant County farmers expect a short wheat crop with about one million bushels at best. Irrigated fields near Ulysses dominate yields, but dryland areas show variability. About 65,000 of 100,000 seeded acres remain for harvest with 40 percent abandoned. a county average around 15 bushels per harvested acre would reach roughly 900,000 to 1,000,000 bushels.
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Ulysses
Grant County
Marshall Walker
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