First Wheat Rolls in Midget Harvest In Finney County
Finney county farmers begin the wheat harvest with the Kiowa irrigated crop yielding about 45 bushels per acre at 60 pound test and 15.4 percent moisture. Ackley west of Garden City runs the first combine as the season is expected to last about two weeks with irrigated fields dominating.
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Finney County
J. W. Acktey
Garden City
Gano
Finney
Ackley
Plymel
Jay Crook
Telegram
J. W. Ackley
RFD 1
Eisenhower faces choice on clean bomb or test end
President Eisenhower said scientists believe a completely clean hydrogen bomb could be produced after four or five more years of tests, but tests must continue to gain knowledge for peaceful use. He urged no halt to testing while open to a suspension agreement with Russia and to halting production of new fissionable materials. He also urged inflation restraint and commented on Supreme Court influence and possible disagreement with some court decisions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Dulles
Supreme Court
Sublette Crossing Crash Injures Four at Highway Rail Crossing
At Sublette crossing two miles west of Sublette a car collided with a Santa Fe motor car after passing a stopped transport. Four people were injured, one seriously. John William Singleton of Amarillo Texas the motor car operator is hospitalized with a compressed vertebra. Shirley Snodgrass and Leroy Snodgrass of Skellytown Texas treated and released.
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Sublette
Here
Santa Fe
John William Singleton
Amarillo
Tex
Shirley Snodgrass
Pierceville
Leroy
Coffee Break Critique Sparks Nationwide Debate
A Parkersburg speech by Dorothea Van Gundy, billed as a nutrition expert, argues that morning coffee breaks damage health and that 50 percent of Americans suffer low blood sugar. She links high sugar intake and caffeine to widespread ulcers headaches and health decline, while a columnist defends breaks as business aids.
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U.S
Dorothea van Gundy
Associated Press
Miss
van Gundy
Parkersburg
W. Va
Some Papers Gone From Taipei Embassy Reported Missing
Washington officials acknowledge a State Department draft for Congress about possibly missing confidential documents from the American Embassy in Taipei during last month anti American riots on Formosa. No clear statement on the significance of the missing materials. Ex Mayor Dies in Liberal W V Griffith 68 former Liberal mayor dies after years of illness.
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Taipei
Washington
Formosa
State Department
Congress
Liberal
W. V. Griffith
United States proposes armament deposits under international control
London report on U S disarmament moves to place certain quantities of war planes tanks heavy guns and other arms in depots on American soil under international control as part of a limited treaty with Russia. Stassen also outlines a three phase plan to cut U S and Soviet forces to 1.7 million each while Russia seeks clarity on West political demands before troop reductions.
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Harold E. Stassen
United Nations Subcommittee On Disarmament
Russia
Soviet Union
Stassen
U. S
Valerian Zorin
West
Zorin
United States
Britain
Heavy Rains Trigger Fatal Truck Crash in Kansas
Heavy rain drenched central Kansas causing at least one death. Clarence J. Bratcher, 49, a Hutchinson trucker, died when his Loyce Truck Lines mail bus left a county road near Pratt and plunged into a draw as 3.21 inches of rain flooded the area. Roads including K96 US 54 US 281 were washed out or blocked near Pratt.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hutchinson
Clarence J. Bratcher
Pratt
Bratcher
Loyce Truck Lines
Wichita
Mullinville Junction
Dodge City
Michigan Girl Hit by Auto in Garden City
Nine year old Linda Lou Isenberg was struck by a car at Hattie and Kansas while crossing to Delmar Sandris. She suffered minor cuts and bruises and was taken to St Catherine hospital for treatment. Driver James Wiliam Baxter faced charges of speeding and defective brakes after the incident.
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Linda Lou Isenberg
Garden City
Hattie
Kansas
St. Catherine Hospital
Harry Isenberg
Pontiac
Mich
Lee Richardson
Linda Lou
Delmar Sandri
James Wiliam Baxter
Burnside Drive
Garden Sass Mother's Comment Sparks Public Notion
A maternal remark about her small son circulates in Traders as a sharp line of social commentary. The quip contrasts harsh discipline with community concerns, reflecting era fashion and local humor in a clipped news snippet.
Residents Agree to Truce Over Garbage Can Battle
Homeowners in Colony agreed to continue cart collection while the city drafts a formal easement. City Manager Wiley gave a grace period for the dispute to be resolved and the City Commission authorized an attorney to prepare the easement to clarify access and use on collection days.
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Workmen Commission
Spruce
Deane Wiley
Laurel and Center
Davis
Lloyd Haag
City Commission Holds Line on Airport and Sewage Talks
City commissioners report no progress on Continental Airlines service to Dodge City Garden City and La Junta or federal funds for a sewage disposal plant. Armory bids in Topeka fell apart after bidder errors. The panel approved paving and curb assessments, a private fire protection rate, a $100 sewer fee waiver for Penrose Field, a beer license for Park Inn, and official bonds for 13 employees. First readings on community TV franchise and second readings on telemovies franchise awarded.
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Continental Air Lines
Dodge City
Garden City
la Junta
Colo
Civil Aeronautics Board
Deane Wiley
Topeka
Board of Education
Penrose Field
Helen Pauline Hoffman
Park Inn
E. Fulton
Myrtle Bradfield
R. E. Hood
Liberal
Hood
Gaye
Commonwealth Theaters
Telemovies
Far-Sighted Gift Eyeglasses Sent From Kansas Unit
Thirteen western Kansas women of Finney County Gleaner Homemakers send more than 300 eyeglass lenses to Eyeglasses for the Needy in Newark New Jersey. The group has collected 294 lenses and 12 frames to aid adults and children who cannot afford new glasses. The drive continues through September as their annual community project.
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Kansas
Eyeglasses For
Newark
N.J
Finney County
Glee
Legislators Picnic Set for Garden City Sunday July 14
Kansas legislators from across the state plan the third annual Western Kansas legislators family picnic in Finnup Park Garden City on Sunday July 14. The event draws the governor and lieutenant governor among invitees for a basket dinner starting at 6 p.m. Committee members include Sen. Laurin Jones Rep. Cliff Hope Jr. and Reps. Ben Jacquart Iman Wiatt Vernon Mulch and Dale Saffels.
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Kansas
Garden City
N Finnup Park
Scott State Park
Finnup Park
Laurin Jones
Dodge City
Cliff Hope Jr
Ben Jacquart
Satanta
Iman Wiatt
Lakin
Vernon Mulch
Scott City
Saffels
Hotrodders To Try Strip Drag Races on Runway
City commission approves a trial use of an east west runway at the old airbase for drag races by Gallahads racers. An agreement to hold the city blameless in accidents and Hot Rodders Assn safety rules are required. A permanent plan awaits trial results.
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Hotrodders
Gallahads
Hot Rodders Assn
Weather Forecast With Showers and Storms
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered thunderstorms locally heavy from Garden City eastward. Cooler with gusty winds near storms and a low around 60. Thursday partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms and cooler after noon highs in the lower 80s. Sunrise 5 24 Sunset 8 10. Observations end at 6 30 a.m CST.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Garden City
Five Miners Trapped After Slope Mine Collapse at Powhatan No. 2
Five miners were trapped when the Powhatan No. 2 Mine slope at Fernwood collapsed about 14 miles southwest of Steubenville. Rescue teams drill into the 75 foot fall while three escapees report lights burning and air flowing. trapped are Fred Sabol Harrisonville Hank Horvath Tiltonsville Kenny Hamilton Adena Joseph Supinski and a man named Martin.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Powhatan No
Fernwood
Here
Fred Sabol
Harrisonville
Hank Horvath
Tiltonsville
Kenny Hamilton
Adena
Joseph Supinski
Martin
Jim Sloan Installed as Rotary President
Jim Sloan was installed as president of the Rotary club today succeeding Andy Ott. Other officers installed include Dean Davies as vice president and Stuart Boone Ross Blackford 5 O Kuhn and Ott as board members. Earl Jones was re appointed secretary treasurer.
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Jim Sloan
Rotary Club Today
Andy Ott
Dean Davies
Stuart Boone
Ross Blackford
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