Combine Crews To Invade Area
About 3000 custom combine crews are expected in nine county southwest Kansas in year. Finney Lane Scott Wichita Greeley Hamilton Stanton Grant and Kearny counties are served by Garden City based Kansas State Employment Service. Local officials say wheat harvest should begin around June 20 with 60 percent custom cutting. heavy rains across nine counties boost moisture and may affect long stock varieties while delaying crews from Texas and Oklahoma.
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Kansas
Kansas State Employment Service
Garden City
Finney, Lane
Scott
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Stanton
Grant
Kearny Counties
Dighton
William R. Berger
Ulysses
R. R. Bechtelheimer
R. EB. Ford
Lcoti
George Starkey
Syracuse
H. Dean Wade
Scott City
JL. Webb
Johnson
D.A. Wineinger
Tribune
Robert A. Meyerend
Lakin
W. Chestnut
Texas
Oklahoma
Andy Erhart
Kansas State University
Eisenhower welcomed by massive Manila crowd
President Eisenhower arrived in Manila to an immense reception as a parade route packed with an estimated 1.5 million to 3 million Filipinos. He rode beside President Garcia amid cheering, banners, and crowds on roofs and balconies while humidity and heat tested endurance.
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Manila
Eisenhower
United States
Nana Hava
A. E. Baughman
U. S
Secret Service
Jose P. Noble
Fisenhower
Alaska
Wake Island
Garcia
America
Free World
White House
James C. Hagerty
Prince of Peace
New Delhi
Hagerty
Elm tree spray war reaches Stevens Park in city effort
State Health Board concerns about our pool stem from history as a cattle water hole. Stevens Park elm trees, notably 66 American elms, receive a first spray last April with another treatment planned this week. Maurice Lindner conducts spraying as city officials battle Dutch elm disease, aided by state entomologists.
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State Board of Health
Stevens Park
Deane Wiley
4Th
Hackberry
Wiley
Maurice Lindner
Presbyterian Church
Tax Deadline Arrives Monday For 1959 Taxes
Finney County treasurer Bonnie Zirkel warns taxpayers the second half of 1959 personal and real property taxes must be paid by 5 p.m. Monday. A 10 percent annual fine applies to late payments. Money may be mailed or delivered to the treasurer’s office, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a noon to 1 p.m. break. Saturday and Sunday hours are closed. Bring first-half receipts for proper credit.
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Bonnie Zirkel
Finney County
Exploding Tank At Valvoline Refinery Sparks Fire
A massive explosion at Valvoline Refinery Co in Freedom Pa during a thunderstorm set thousands of gallons of oil ablaze. Flames threatened eight more tanks as fire crews including area volunteers fought the blaze with chemicals. Traffic on Route 88 halted. No injuries reported.
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Freedom, Pa
Valvoline
Allel
Freedom
Pittsburgh
Fair Tonight Then Thunder Showers Wednesday Atop Warmth
Weather forecast shows fair and mild tonight with upper 50s lows and light southerly winds. Wednesday turns partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers by afternoon or evening, southerly winds 15 to 25 mph, highs in the upper 80s. Local locations listed include La Junta Akron Garden City Dodge City Emporis Goodland Hill City Lamar and Ruggell.
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la Junta
Akron
Dodge ‘City
Emporis
Garden City
Goodland Hill City
Lamar
Ruggell
Eisenhower Visibly Welcomed In Manila Stopover
President Eisenhower rode through Manila with Carlos P. Garcia as crowds lined the streets. He waved from an open car under hot humidity as thousands cheered, the warm reception contrasting reports of trouble elsewhere.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carlos P. Garcia
Weather Bureau
Eisenhower
Miss Hong Kong Has New Dad Clue in U.S. Visa
Miss Hong Kong Vivien Cheung 20 appeared at the U S consulate with an identity card listing Wu Pak chuen a Formosa businessman as her father. Authorities said her credentials seemed in order and a U S entry permit could be granted within a week.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Miam Beach
Fla
Vivien Cheung
Wu Pakchuen
Formosa
Cheung Ying
Cheung Lien
New Front May Bring Clouds to Kansas
The sun returned to Kansas after 10 days but a new west front may bring clouds late tonight and Wednesday with no precipitation expected. Temperatures should reach mid 80s in the west and east by Wednesday, while rainfall Monday was light. Local highs included 66 at Olathe and 75 at Garden City with lows from 49 Hill City to 58 Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Russell
Independence
Claflin
Olathe
Emvoria
Garden City
Ranger
Hill City
Pittsburg
Smith Still Refuses Food
Convicted killer Perry Edward Smith entered the fourth week of a hunger strike at the State Prison in Lansing. Medical tests continued as doctors used intravenous feeding to keep him alive, with prison officials saying he could be sustained for up to three months. Smith and Richard Hickock are under death sentence for the Clutter family slayings near Holcomb on November 15.
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Lansing
Perry Edward Smith
Tracy A. Hand
Smith
Richard Eugene Hickock
Herbert W. Clutter
Holcomb
Hickock
Hand
Powers' Wife Says Pilot Well Kept by Reds
Barbara Powers says Francis Gary Powers, captured American pilot in the Soviet Union, writes that he is safe and well treated. The May 31 letter, postmarked Moscow May 26, reportedly shows no censorship and describes his capture, entry into Moscow, and a tour of the city. He faces trial under Soviet espionage law with possible seven years to death. Powers hopes for family reunification with Khrushchev’s help.
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Powers
Reds
Milledgeville
Gay
Soviet Union
Barbara Gay Powers
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
James Baugh
Gary
Mos
Khrushchev
Baugh
Powery
United States
Turkey
Senior Refuses Legion Honor on Long Island
Stephen Bayne a 17 year old senior at Westbury High publicly refused a citizenship award from the local American Legion post saying he cannot respect its policies. The ceremony drew about 1090 classmates and other attendees. Bayne president of the student organization stood and declined the gold pin while school officials apologized and promised a letter of apology to the post. He later missed classes taking a 10 day vacation. he is set to graduate June 26 and has won academic honors and a Harvard scholarship.
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Westbury
N. Y
American Legion Post
Stephen Bayne
Legion
Bayne
Long Island
Post
Americanism
John W. Keckham
Robert Bayne
Harvard
Lester McCoy Named In Who's Who in America
Lester McCoy of 1005 Lyle is included for the first time in Marquis Who's Who in America. The Kansas Board of Regents alumnus joins 31 Kansas residents in the latest edition, which lists notable achievers with brief biographies.
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Lester McCoy
Lyle
McCoy
Kansas Board of Regents
Clifford Hope
Kansas
Jet boat returns to maker after Khrushchev bust
A jet powered speedboat with a plaque reading to Nikita Khrushchev from Dwight D. Eisenhower sits on the Moscow embassy lawn. After the Paris summit collapse and Khrushchev canceling a visit, officials decide it is best to ship the boat back to the American factory with government funds.
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Washington
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Moscow
Paris
Khrustchev
Competition Thin for Township Offices
Finney County faces scarce competition for township positions under the unit road system. Only a few filings exist for trustees clerks and treasurers across seven townships Garden City Terry Garfield Ivanhoe Pierceville Pleasant Valley Sherlock. Incumbents hold some posts with appointments common where no filings appear. August primaries will choose precinct officers one man and one woman per party across 19 precincts, ten in Garden City.
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Finney County
Ford
Garden City
Terry
Garfield
Ivanhoe Pierceville
Pleasant Valley
Sherlock
Clyde Sheaks
H. P. Winger
Henry ‘Giesaking
Wayne Wheeler
Kulvesta
Garfield Township
Thoge
Gardan City
Nose count question study for Garden City
The Telegram and Chamber of Commerce publish a form asking residents if they were counted in the federal census. Officials note Garden City’s population may be around 12,000, up about 10 percent since ten years ago, with school enrollment rising six percent. Residents inside city limits are urged to mail or call with information.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Garden City
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Hower
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