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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1957
Page
3
Bonhomie the horse romped to a 76 to 1 victory at Ascot last Tuesday as Sabrina the “babe with the biggest bust in Britain” sparked a royal enclosure stir. The piece scoffs at British press fuss over a show business intrusion and mocks the royal family’s tie to showbiz.
Not This Year notes reporters and readers that Western Kansas harvests are absent due to drought. Farmers lack wheat, soil bank funds arrive, and attention shifts from combine parades to soil bank deposits totaling 2.7 million dollars in Finney County. The piece warns against nostalgic harvest rhetoric and marks a shift toward next fall and summer planning.
Democrats dismiss state employees under the merit system and many appeal to the civil service board. The upcoming year's test of Kansas civil service hinges on whether the board acts fairly or merely rubber stamps dismissals. If weighed individually, workers may gain faith and improvements in personnel quality for state jobs.
Richmond Virginia based Brethren convention features Don Murray urging passive resistance and responses to questions. A young member asks how to reconcile film influence with spiritual promptings. Murray emphasizes stewardship of time and funds to witness through nonviolence, tying it to Christ’s guidance.
A short religious fragment cites Isaiah 30 21 stating your ears will hear a word behind you guiding you to turn right or left. The note includes a devotional tag Prayer and ends with the word Walc.
The Garden City Telegram, published daily except Sunday by Telegram Publishing Company, lists offices at 117 Best Chestnut. Editor, advertising manager, mechanical and commercial superintendents named. AP News used exclusively. Subscription rates: 80c weekly, $7.50 yearly in-state, $10 in-state, $13 year outside Kansas.
Hal Boyle probes a dental denture fad in New York as a joke turns into a social rite. A columnist recalls personal trials and the idea of a denture elite, noting satire and social ridicule while exploring identity and loneliness.
Col. James Smyris faced relief of duty after opposing a training policy allowing civilian rink skating for recruits. His attorney urged Congress to probe training procedures and base policies at Lackland AFB. Court-martial appeals against other instructors proceed as two airmen face assault charges alleging drunken disorder and barracks fights. Municipal Judge McWhorter censured jail officials after two inmates escaped and left jail staff with closer supervision duties.
The United States negotiates with Australia to use its vast interior desert for testing long range missiles including an ICBM. Washington weighs safety, Latin American concerns, and possible linkage to Australian air routes as discussions unfold with Canberra.
New York evangelist Billy Graham hints at continuing TV preaching after his crusade closes July 21. He cites a flood of about 50 000 letters from across the country praising his televised messages and says the possibilities are tremendous. A crusade official notes strong interest, though attendance at Madison Square Garden has dipped slightly in the past week. Meanwhile in Kansas Ellis faces doubt of federal disaster aid designation as Gov. Docking awaits a federal engineer report before asking for designation.
McCook Nebras ka town marks its 75th anniversary with a studio recreation of Leonardo da Vinci s Last Supper using local beards and moustaches. About 400 dollars spent on costumes lighting and makeup. most beards rented as few matches long growths. Also notes on local residents Larry Daniel visiting a monument shop and a child curious about a stove and dishwasher in new home.
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