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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1956
Page
5
In Western Kansas Sublette and Satanta show bright primary prospects. The race for register of deeds heats up as Shirley Trimpa, formerly extension office secretary, faces Lucile Bethel, who has held the office for 25 years, for the GOP nod.
A eastbound freight car derailed near Main Street in Scott City but caused little damage. Kenneth Fyler, working at the station, was shaken by the near miss as the car swerved toward the station house but stopped in time. Sublette held a Father’s Day contest with Lincoln L. Unruh of Haskell County announced as the winner for the most sons in the family. Unruh reportedly has nine sons and eight daughters.
Lane Countians face two GOP primaries with Zella Nutt and W T Caldwell contesting county superintendent posts while J S Dickinson and Jay Eaton vie for second district commissioner. Pre primary plans hinge on looming deadline as moon peaks Wednesday.
Southwest Kansas counties report yields varying from surprising to pretty poor. Rollie Jacquart calls Haskell County harvest a miracle. John Boyer of the Scott City Chronicle notes averages from two to eight bushels with rare zero cases. Overall wheat seems about six bushels per acre higher than expert estimates.
More than 20 youngsters join a planned summer program in Ulysses supervised by Patricia Getty. Activities include swimming tennis square dancing bicycle safety arts and crafts softball and twirling with enrollment on a sunlit day. The program is sponsored by the Ulysses BPW with 1000 provided by the Ulysses grade school district.
Dick Holdren of Kansas State University joins the Pratt Tribune summer staff as sports writer and general reporter. A business administration graduate, he aims for a journalism degree and will complete requirements this fall. He previously wrote for the Syracuse Journal and will resume duties as news editor of the K State Collegian next term.
President Eisenhower entered his second week of convalescence and was cleared to eat soft foods after a week of liquid diets following major surgery to relieve a partial small intestine obstruction. An Army bulletin from Walter Reed said solid foods would follow liquids.
A house trailer, a truck, and two cars were heavily damaged in a chain of accidents in the Garden City area yesterday starting at 2:30 p.m. Carl J. Yeager of Kansas City, Missouri, driving the truck with a trailer, suffered neck injuries and was taken to Lakin hospital. A second crash involved a state truck driven by Glen Dale Taylor near the Kearny Finney line. Edith Hartzell’s car was heavily damaged but the truck escaped injury. A wandering cow caused a third collision on US 50 near Garden City at 11:55 p.m., injuring Melvin Leslie Trenary and his wife, with Trenary’s front end crushed and both treated at local hospital.
The Ford County moved for a 10 day adjournment of Rudolfo Barron’s preliminary hearing after the prosecution revealed new evidence in the death of 27 year old Fern Crossley. Barron pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge as County Judge Keith M. Wilcox adjourned the case until June 5.
Gore county farmer stockman J. Cass was seriously hurt when a front wheel came off his pickup, throwing him from the vehicle as it overturned near Monument Rocks in Gove county. His wife found the wreck, and his seven year old son stayed with him while help was summoned. He received several blood transfusions at Scott City hospital. an Oakley ambulance transported him.
Ed Ochs and Joe Schiffelbein each win 210 pound beef roasts as co winners for the most children in Finney County Cow Belles Father with the most children contest. Mrs Earl Brookover, contest chair, notes beef for Father's Day and explains the origin of the competition. Other local Cow Belles members listed include Mrs Faye Pollingwood, Mrs Taylor Jones, Mrs Hicks, and Mrs L L Jones.
The Air Force said all B57 Canberras will stay grounded until a mechanical defect at specific speeds and altitudes is fixed. The grounding follows pilots reporting a tendency to nose down at relatively low altitudes and in certain speed ranges since January.
A 3:25 PM police radio call followed an emergency from 329 Mary Street. Two sisters, 11 and 8, reported a tall man with a mask attempting entry. the younger girl admitted she may not have seen him clearly due to needing glasses.
Walter B Williams, 40, of Salina, died in a city jail cell Thursday night. Coroner Sam Stith said acute alcoholism caused the death. Williams had been arrested Sunday and was held for trial on July 18 for drunkenness.
The Justice Department action suspends application of the federal employee security program to nonsensitive jobs to align with a Supreme Court ruling. Brownell says suspensions affect 17 workers, who will be restored. lawmakers push for legislation to cover all government roles, with sponsors Mundt and others pressing bills in Congress.
Gov. Fred Hall said last night there has been very little delay in actual construction work on the Kansas park system. He noted criticism over recent publicity about disagreements among park authority members and reported the board has not held a full meeting since January. Thompson of Parsons, authority chairman, refused a resignation request and Hall expressed confidence the board will act soon to advance state parks after extensive research hours by the team.
In a shooting fray on the Chicago South Side early today five detectives were involved. Detective John Blythe, 44, was killed while three others were wounded: Thomas Sylvester, 43. Charles Leggit, 47 though not seriously hurt. and a man tentatively identified as James Dukes, shot in the chest. All wounded were Black men.
In Detroit a bet of 40 dollars prompted Perry Robinson to swim the Detroit River with two men from Windsor. At the river edge one man claimed the stake while the others pushed Robinson in and fled, leaving him minus the $40.
The Transit Authority moved to prevent another citywide subway walkout by the Motormen Benevolent Association. A court order requires the MBA to show cause why it should not be enjoined from striking again, with a return set for Monday in Manhattan. TWU is challenged as transit bargaining agent until December 1957.
Arthur Lane of Stockton Kansas was killed last night at a highway curve west of Alton when an automobile struck a tree. Bob Delancey of Woodston Kansas was slightly injured and taken to a hospital at Plainville.
Bolivia tightens security as pre election revolt plot looms. Opposition calls for two month delay in Sunday vote. Armed patrols and asylum cases surge, Ed uardo Messuti Rots and PURS accused, government dismisses demands.
Eleven entrants already seek the Miss Southwest Kansas title with 11 hopefuls entered and 14 more spots available for the Fourth of July show. Prospects must be sponsored and between ages 15 and 24, with Garden City and western Kansas participants leading the field.
A jokey note from a reader titled Today’s Chuckle Snob claims a public figure wants only those who ignore him. The item mentions Bar BeQ Burgers for Fathers Day on June 17 and includes a terse postscript.
TheInternalSecurity Subcommittee aired testimony about a 1949 Washington restaurant episode where American agents mistook each other for Soviet spies. Soviet pilot Barsov fled to the West and later returned. Pirogovy suggested possible kidnapping or shooting by Russians. Deportation arrest of Barsay noted in closed hearings.
City recreation commission schedules a round dance at Finnup park tennis courts Wednesday night. Director Herman Beringer calls it an outdoor modern dancing experiment and hopes for strong turnout to trigger more events. Music by Hy-Tones. Dancing from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Open to junior high through college students alumni and Civic Center friends.
Santa Monica California University High School student Arthur Stewart, 14, slugged and kicked his male teacher, Stanley Ksanznak, 27, after being refused permission to leave class 40 minutes early. Stewart finished the day in jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Ksanznak was treated for a broken nose and facial injuries.
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