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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
1
Local police report several complaints of youths setting off firecrackers from cars and into crowds in Daribd and nearby areas. Officers issued warnings and cautions to those involved. one employee was injured while working and released.
Washington teachers responding to a National Education Association survey blamed parents for student misdeeds from drinking to profanity and cheating. They said student drinking had definitely increased over the past decade along with insolence and not completing assignments, though most believed American children are generally okay. The top three cited causes were irresponsible parents, unsatisfactory home conditions, and lack of supervision because mothers work.
Ernest Johnson of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce water resources council urged Kansans to accept a water resources program. He outlined five issues for the next Legislature: water rights adjudication, state role in development and federal relations, a state plan for water resources, water pollution, and watershed and irrigation district law amendments.
Gov. Fred Hall of Kansas received Phi Kappa Tau's first Governor's Jubilee Medallion at the fraternity's golden jubilee convention at Miami University in Oxford Ohio. He urged renewed effort to expand the nation’s pool of educated minds and to ensure every educational establishment meets the next 25 years of demand.
Mrs Iva A Jones 52 faces murder charges for the death of her fifth husband Charles F Jones 48 whose body was found in a shallow grave in their backyard next to lime. She pled innocent via attorney A D Weiskirch and a preliminary hearing was set for July 9 by Common Pleas Judge George N Ashford. Police noted prior marriages with two deaths and two divorces. They reported the other two husbands died of natural causes.
Bids on Ft. Riley construction projects totaling 5 137668 were opened yesterday with Allen M Campbell Co of Tyler Texas submitting the apparent low bid of 3 466074 on six new three story masonry barracks. Construction Industries Inc of Salina was low bidder at 1010060 for additional facilities in the Custer Hill area. Star Industries Inc of Wichita made the low bid 643779 for a hangar and airport facilities.
The compiled futures list from B C Christopher Co shows July through December quotes for Kansas City wheat and Chicago corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, and eggs. It includes high, low, and close figures, with noted market receipts and quotes for cattle, hogs, and sheep at Kansas City, plus regional feed and grain prices. Two vehicles were observed traveling westbound in the transport notes.
Deeds transferred within Harris and Biernacki families and other properties in Stonehocker Bo gardus-Jones-Hoover and Stoeckly areas. State revenue suit against Mary Anne Telford for delinquent sales tax. Local traffic fines include Bobby Lee Jones for improper mufflers and John Mader for running a stop sign and no license. Hospital admit and discharge notes plus births listed along with a car accident and bond forfeiture at the Stone hotel.
Wheat fell as part of a firm market with losses near 2 cents in the bread grain range. Traders sold on fears of heavy cash grain receipts at terminals Monday while other cereals held up. July wheat quoted around $2.02, corn up to 1 cent, oats up about 1 cent, soybeans steady to down a few cents. Open interest and weekly futures volume cited.
A 27 year old Nakoma man Le land Seaman was killed yesterday three miles west of Rush Center Kansas on Highway K96 when his car collided with a semi truck driven by James A Hermain of La Crosse. State Patrol officer Don Minerd reported the crash.
The Eisenhower administration faced a stubborn Senate battle as it pressed to pass a 4% billion foreign aid authorization. Senate leaders pledged late sessions if needed to reach conference with the House, after more than 11 hours of debate. Four key votes rejected amendments to cut or restrict aid, including cuts to the bill and import quotas on textiles and farm products.
The Agriculture Department reports a stable wheat supply trend since 1952 with July 1 carryover near last year despite a reduced estimated crop. 1955-56 marketing year totals are about 1.967 billion bushels with 610 million used domestically and 330 million exported, leaving carryover around 1.03 billion bushels.
In The Hague Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard urged the Dutch government to probe foreign press claims about their private life and state affairs. The German weekly Der Spiegel reported Hofoans’ influence and a looming royal split, which officials denied.
Arkansas City residents began selling stock in their future by offering shares at $100 each in the newly formed Arkansas City Industries Inc. The company, capitalized at $100,000 with Chamber of Commerce support, will provide land and buildings for interested industries with loans repaid interest free over several years.
Clark Ranney, 68, the builder, creates an 18 by 18 foot rotating second story living room with a motor driving a 360 degree view. He has filed patents and says other builders in Florida have inquired about rights to copies of the house.
Republican governor candidate Kasi Warren W. Shaw outlined a broad Kansas plan at a luncheon. He urged cooperation in government and party unity, and proposed parole board reform, bidding on state purchases, needs based highway construction, higher education standards, a reformed state park authority, civil service protection, industry incentives through the Industrial Development Commission, workers' rights to organize and to not join, and expanded mental health with child treatment centers.
Groundwork for a green lawn at the senior high junior college is under way as crews from the experiment station and school grounds work on leveling and flooding. Planting is expected to begin mid next week, following a contract with Five Points Nursery.
Arkansas City city commissioners order two more tornado warning sirens to blanket the area during storms. One siren goes atop a center downtown building, another near the city baseball park in the south and a third in a north shopping area.
Baltimore County Humane Society plans use of tattooing kit to mark stray dogs and cats. Each animal will receive a letter and number indelibly in the ear, with the record filed at the county shelter for permanent reference.
The speaker expresses confidence that the proposed endeavors can be achieved without excess, staying within tight budget constraints and at a cost taxpayers can bear. He emphasizes prudent spending and fiscal responsibility.
Arthur J. Smith, killed in a car truck crash north of Scott City Tuesday, will have funeral services tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Cimarron Methodist church. Born February 11, 1898, he will be buried in Cimarron cemetery. Survived by widow, five daughters Arla Lewis Meade WA, Gwendolyn Hastings Colbert WA, Ella Clark Kalysta, Merle Dumber Kalysta, Marie Davenport McAllister OK, four sons James Denver, Ralph Navy, Richard Sterling, Glenn Cimarron, one brother and four sisters.
Alfred Bender 84 a retired Holton hardware dealer and father of Bernice Bender a Garden City junior college teacher died Tuesday in a Hiawatha hospital Born May 12 1872 in Brown County he moved to Holton in 1913 retired from the hardware business in 1942 and lived there until moving to Hiawatha about a year ago He is survived by his wife one son three daughters six grandchildren and two sisters
Warren W. Shaw seeks the Republican nomination for governor. He says he has campaigned in 104 of the 105 Kansas counties and will reach Coffey County tomorrow. He describes a rough tour with about 100,000 hands shaken in nearly 500 towns, noting a political callous on a knuckle. He adds he feels fitter than since college football days after a wonderful experience. He spoke at a Shaw for governor luncheon.
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