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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1955
Page
6
A Kansas newspaper column riffes on the Torrington Wyoming rain impact on a local stock pavilion, muses about putting buffalo at Pratt, and critiques fish and game policy. It jokes about spelling hellgrammite and recalls Admr. Burtis plus a stray Dalmatian found at 910 North Fourth, with a moving date planned for Wichita.
Senators Byrd and Millikin predict the Senate will approve a six billion dollar temporary expansion of the national debt limit after the House passed it 226 to 56 yesterday.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunder storms in the afternoon and evening. Little change in temperatures. Low tonight in the upper 60s, high tomorrow in the upper 80s to low 90s. Strong gusty winds near storms. Observations through 6:30 am CST show varied readings across Garden City Dodge City Goodland Great Bend Liberal Russell Pratt Amarillo Denver Guymon Tachinia Lamar.
As in previous years drivers licenses will be available at Mayo's 319 N 8th. If forms arrive as scheduled sales begin July 1 from 9 am to 5 pm. A new law limits license applications to the period July 1 1955 to January 1 1956 with failures to apply facing an examination. Licenses will be issued by birth month and year and expire on that date, with rates ranging from 50 to 125 cents.
Garden City public utilities report growth in phones and gas meters with light meters dropping. Maurice Helmick of Southwestern Bell notes telephones rose to 4,984 by June 1, 1955 up from 4,814 in 1954, with the 5,000th soon installed. Gas meters in operation reached 3,378 as of May 1955, up from 3,304 in 1954, about a dozen meters added since then. Light meters declined from 3,725 on January 1, 1954 to 3,532 on January 1, 1955, a drop of 193. Water meters rose from 2,850 on January 1, 1954 to 2,897 in January 1955, a gain of 47.
Garden City residents will have their final chance at the merchants cash day drawing with a grand prize of 750 dollars. The weekly drawing began April 1 last year and has occurred each Wednesday since. The Chamber of Commerce retail steering committee, led by manager Bob Shelton, will consider continuing the program at a meeting in early August.
The city swimming pool will reopen tomorrow at 1 p.m. after a shutdown for cleaning. The facility was closed Sunday night and drained for maintenance.
Kansas wheat yields are above preharvest expectations though harvest trails pace due to showers and cool temperatures. Quality is good with above average loss weight and protein. as of June 25 only 30 percent of the 1955 crop harvested, versus 53 percent last year and about 58 percent two years before. Weeds grow rapidly and ripening is uneven. sorghum planting is 90 percent complete and corn stands are generally good and growing rapidly.
A door to door salesman, Emanuel Eugene Stine of Philadelphia, was arrested by Garden City police on a magazine subscription solicitation. He claimed veteran status, which was disproved. Stine was fined 50 dollars in Police Court and released after payment.
Wichita oil company employee Harley Littell I Jr, 26, was killed in a collision between his car and a grain combine on U S 40 five miles east of Junction City. The fatal crash occurred last night and involved a Wichita man driving southbound into the combine in the roadside area.
A search plane sighted one of two U.S. Marines missing for three nights in the Pacific. He was seen radio contacting from a tiny life raft about 123 miles south of Tokyo as search planes and ships combed 20 000 miles of foggy Western Pacific. The Navy has not released names. the fliers likely bailed out after their F3D Sky Knight ran out of fuel.
The Miss Southwest Kansas beauty contest set for the July Fourth celebration extended the entry deadline to 5 p.m. today due to a surge in entries, with 28 contestants including several from outside Garden City. Seven outsiders are represented, and 15 to 25 year olds may still enter if sponsored. Major prizes total about 100 in home merchandise.
President Eisenhower signed a bill raising pay for 1,073,262 federal employees by 74 percent an average of about $325 a year. The measure completes a round of U S pay increases during this session totaling about 14.4 billion dollars and covers 983,057 classified civil service employees and 90,205 others in government agencies with separate pay systems.
An explosion in the fireworks department of a Springfield store injured one employee and caused a fire that burned the interior. Duane Dittrick, 19, was overcome by smoke while trying to extinguish the blaze and was hospitalized. The cause of the explosion is not known.
The House Armed Services Committee approved a revised universal reserve proposal 29 to 1 with three present, allowing the Pentagon to expand trained reserves by volunteers including teenagers. GOP member Short supported the rewrite, calling it voluntary not compulsory, while Chairman Vinson warned of an anticipated antisegregation amendment from Rep. Powell to be leveled on the floor later this week.
Washington action centers on a proposed foreign aid authorization of 2.2858 billion dollars with critics aiming to trim the bill. Chairman Richards notes Senate cuts already reduce the program by 129 million. Eisenhower has requested 3 billion in foreign assistance for the coming bookkeeping year. The measure sets a spending ceiling. actual funding will be decided later.
In Buenos Aires the head of Argentina's General Confederation of Workers CGT, a key union pillar for President Juan Peron, is reported to have resigned. the move signals uncertainty about labor backing.
A late Monday crash near the south gate of Finnup park on US 83 injured five and raised Garden City’s 48 hour toll to 14. Drivers Lilie May Harp 17 and Wilbur Ray Kauffman 24 collied as Mrs Jasper Whitley 42 and two Whittington children 14 and 12 were ride along. All occupants were hospitalized then released with various injuries as police continue their investigation.
A humorous exchange features Chuckle Girl asking about the difference between dancing and marching. The soldier replies he does not know, prompting the girl to conclude with a playful suggestion to sit down.
In Washington the House extended the disputed doctors draft for two years and kept the regular draft for four more. The bill followed Senate revisions, with conference approval reaching final action after Rep. Mason failed to force further talks. If enacted, the medical draft would apply to doctors and dentists under 46, amid expiring provisions at midnight June 30.
Cleveland defeats Kansas City 7 to 5 as a six-run second inning, aided by four unearned runs including a Larry Dohy homer. Mike Garcia secures his fourth win in nine decisions despite Harry Simpson’s two-run homer and a sixth-inning exit.
The Interstate Commerce Commission faces a Midwest boxcar shortage as grain moves and harvest expectations pressure rail capacity. Chairman Richard F. Mitchell cites truck strikes and high West Coast lumber demand, plus delayed Commodity Credit Corp wheat, as causes while Gov. Fred Hall in Kansas seeks railroad remedies for this year and future planning.
In Toledo Ohio seventh grader Stephen Vass was stuck in a desk during math class. The Fulton School gathered help as teachers tried oil, soap, and grease. Police freed him using shears at a metal shop, earning praise from the teacher.
Five persons died in violent weather across the mid continent and South and East as tornadoes and storms swept Texas New Mexico Wyoming Nebraska and Pennsylvania. Lightning killed several including Daniel Williamson 13 near Camden Texas and Mrs Henry Julian 50 in Canadian Texas. Heavy rainfall and flooding disrupted areas, with evacuations along the North Platte River and damage to homes and crops.
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