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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
5
Safeway unveils its newest supermarket at Five Points near 13th Street and US 50 US 83, featuring a self service meat and produce sections, three thousand items, refrigerated dairy and bakery, and a pastel modern interior with seven checkouts and a courtesy booth.
Secretary Weeks disclosed that government career men will replace about 25 without compensation officials in the Commerce Department's Business and Defense Services Administration as WOC terms expire. Virtually none will remain by year end, ending the practice of industry executives serving in federal posts without pay.
Garden City hosts two Air Force sergeants aiding Ground Observer Corps recruitment and training. S/Sgt. Jim Sundberg is hospitalized in Wichita after an injury during a warmup for an Air Force ball game. T/Sgt. B. E. Minor also serves in the unit. The program aims to watch for enemy planes and provide storm warning. Local watchers include sergeants wives. debate grows over WOC relations with Congress and Commerce Department policy.
Bruce Robinson, store manager, says Safeway will staff at 30 employees including part timers. Five come from other cities, rest are locals. Eugene James from Hutchinson is assistant manager. George Yeadon from Larned heads meat. Celestine Schumacher from Hays runs groceries, Dennis Horning of Garden City heads produce, and Sara Leatherman of Garden City is office cashier.
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, primate of Poland, arrived in Rome by train for a 40 day stay and received his rank emblems amid a crowd of over 1,000 Romans. He had avoided collecting his red hat in 1952 fearing he could not return to communist Poland.
Western Kansas marks July 4 with a two day event at Old Fort Wallace cemetery near Sharon Springs. A monument will honor victims of the 1874 German family massacre near Six Mile Creek, Logan County. Surviving daughter Julia German Brooks, now 90, will attend with other descendants. The program includes rodeos in Wallace and drills by Fort Wallace Memorial Association, with reenactments by Seventh Cavalry cadets in period uniforms and gear.
Torrential rains and flash floods in Turkey over the weekend caused fatalities and extensive damage. Three people drowned in Aksehir, eight were missing, and another drowning occurred in Eskisehir province between Istanbul and Aksar.
Safeway features pre packaged meals and cut to order meats in 70 feet of refrigerated cases with 20 feet for poultry and fish. A glass enclosed butcher shop and storage behind display cases offer special cuts and aging from Safeway’s Kansas City plant requiring 1000 cattle weekly. George Yeadon now manages the meat department.
About 150 attended the 37th annual meeting of the Kangas Assn in Topeka. Dr. Jacobus Tenbrook of the UC speech department and NF B president urged opening all occupations to the blind based on ability and competence. Wayne Applegate was elected president with Jeanir Noeller as vice president and Deroy Carr as recording secretary, Helen Smith as treasurer.
Safeway expands frozen foods with tangerine juice and exotic items including melon balls candied yams and Pacific halibut all frozen. The department features a 52 foot frozen case line plus 20 feet for ice cream and 32 feet for dairy. Bel Air frozen foods from Safeway showcased alongside pastries and a wide fruit and vegetable selection.
Monterey Calif A Stanford University research scientist William K Sherwood was found dying in his Hopkins marine laboratory by his wife Barbara He died an hour later at Monterey Hospital cause attributed as probable death by own action by Deputy Coroner Christopher H Tid tom The He was subpoenaed by the House Un American Activities Committee which opens hearings in San Francisco tomorrow and refused to discuss reasons for calling him before the committee A threatening letter was found at his home stating his life and livelihood were threatened by the committee and that he would be assassinated by publicity
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