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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
2
A columnist laments attending a baseball game and frets that female fans dress in jeans patches pedal pushers toreadors and oversized sweaters. He recalls a past when he believed girls looked like girls and suspects a conspiracy of appearance.
Brooklyn trails in fifth as Cincinnati leads the National League with Pittsburgh chasing. The season has defied prior patterns as New York teams dominated recently except for rare shifts like Cincinnati’s pennants in 1939 and 1940.
Pred Hall’s first Western Kansas visit in almost two years features a calm review of the administration and its aims. The piece contrasts Hall’s measured style with Warren Shaw’s restored attack tactics, suggesting a shift in Kansas political warfare and noting Hall’s political shrewdness as campaign noise wanes.
Claude F. Wright challenges the Telegram editor to gauge reader reaction to making the temporary injunction against Drew Pearson permanent. He notes a past Telegram survey showed reader interest in Pearson and invites a wider straw vote on the issue.
A clipped montage notes a mother offering college prep travel tips for Europe and a Moscow radio report about tiger hunters catching big cats with their bare hands in 1939. Local papers joke about an old tale and then remark on warm weather causing kids to slam doors left open all winter.
Garden City Telegram published daily except Sunday by The Telegram Publishing Company. Key staff include Stuart Andre Rick Dalton Marvin Smith M OW Melvin Russell Elliott Stella A Austin and the superintendent. AP news rights and subscription rates are listed for local and out of state addresses.
Washington and farm belt observers trace a string of eight public reversals by Secretary Ezra Taft Benson on the soil bank program. From initial veto to swift payments and drought carve outs, the record shows shifting positions as Congress, the White House, and farmers pressed for action amid Ike’s ailing health.
The column features Michael Daroff of Philadelphia praising American men as best dressed in the world while criticizing European styles. He notes trends for fall colors, double breasted suits, and flatter silhouettes, and warns men to adjust pant length and coat sleeve cuffs. He cites average suit prices and wardrobe basics for a polished look.
James Marlow analyzes a shift in world communism as parties in noncommunist states begin self criticism. He notes Khrushchev and Tito sign a declaration promoting free will and frank exchanges, warning internal rifts could follow. The piece traces Stalinist control eroding after Khrushchev’s rise and Tito’s defection, highlighting Moscow’s push to keep allies from breaking away.
Puzzle from Eugene Sheffer era includes river in Africa and numerous short word entries. Cryptogram line shows NDPU AQFRDP AENROF RJQNYWY AQIWNY NENRO PUENPU with yesterday's cryptoquip teasing BEST PANTRY ENOUGH TO NOURISH TEEN AGE PARTY, NOT BIG.
The piece links rain in Finney County to Governor Hall and recalls seen times with the FHA office visit in the courthouse. It notes mothers welcoming polio vaccine time for pool lessons, and comments on election dynamics tied to campaign cards and favors in a rural setting.
Jane Eads describes the 50th anniversary of the Federal Meat Inspection Act dated June 30 1906 and the Pure Food Law, noting federal inspection labels on 80 percent of U S meat supply and the role of the Meat Industry Committee and USDA in observance. The piece covers safety, labeling, and meat consumption in the American diet.
A devotional passage argues that prophecy comes from God not human interpretation. It cites scripture from First Peter and asks for guidance to keep lives pure so the Holy Spirit may dwell within. The prayer closes in Jesus name, Amen.
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