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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1956
Page
9
Lakin and Deerfield in Kearny County each lost residents according to 1956 county figures released by County Clerk John J. Wilkin. Lakin shed 71 residents and Deerfield dropped 41, with county population at 20,?0, down from 13,078 in 1955.
Liberal Chamber of Commerce adopts a 19491.50 budget for this fiscal year funded by 311 members. About 2800 covers a past deficit from efforts to win airline service. The budget is near five thousand dollars under the target to operate this year. Without more memberships, some projects will be curtailed but operations stay within budget.
Scott City Kansas reports that Halsey Miller and Edward Gutentag of the State Geological Survey will study Niobrara chalk in Lake McBride area spanning Scott and Logan Counties. They will collect fossils and map rock layers to correlate with Cretaceous formations across western Kansas.
Ulysses residents gain faster mail service after a new schedule. Postmaster Julian Ferrer says mail now departs Lakin depot and reaches the city earlier, saving up to 30 minutes. The 4 15 p.m. cutoff replaces 3 30 p.m., with 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sundays and holidays departures.
NEW YORK The 170 member Wage Policy Committee of the United Steelworkers of America meets today to review the breakdown in joint contract negotiations with the Big Three steel firms. The breakdown in talks developed after the policy group reconvened with union leaders.
Clarence R. Spong has resigned after six years as Syracuse schools chief. The resignation is effective upon board acceptance but no later than August 1. He will head Stafford schools, succeeding Kenneth Hill as the Meade schools leader pursues Concordia.
Republican John Crutcher campaigner for Congress 5th district spoke at Deerfield Lions Club in the high school auditorium last night addressing agriculture and farm problems. Crutcher formerly served in the state senate from 1952 to 1956 and is seeking the nomination for the house seat vacated by Clifford R. Hope.
Western backer Milton Weilenmann of Salt Lake City predicts six western states will give Harriman at least 68 percent of their 98 votes for the Democratic presidential nomination at the national convention. He says actual western support may rise as more states choose delegates.
Washington WI The AFL CIO Building and Construction Department announced it will not oppose further state and local mergers of AFL and CIO union groups. Richard Gray, Building Trades Department president, directed all building trades unions to discontinue their two month old policy of opposition.
New York locksmiths can now move shops to sites for key duplication. A lock maker introduces a 12-volt motor that plugs into car cigarette lighters in 12-volt systems, powering grinding equipment during on-site service.
Bonn officials say Britain and France will send officers to observe the ceremonial withdrawal of Soviet troops from East Germany this week. Embassy spokesmen noted the invitation was extended by the Soviet Union and accepted by the two western powers.
A blond Pekingese named Candy was in county court as Mike Adams claimed ownership after witnesses testified in a daylong proceeding before Judge E B Irwin. Defendants Pinky Mellins and Edgar Drake argued Ginger is the dog, showing a movie to prove mistaken identity. another similar Pekingese's whereabouts remain unknown.
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