Rural mail carrier Charlie Strobel retires after 36 years
Western Kansas report by John Frazier notes Charlie Strobel, known locally as Charlie Strobel, retires from rural mail carrying after 36 years starting in 1921 on Healy route No 1. At 62 he has logged 155000 miles in eight years and over a half million in total, planning to rest and sleep. Neighbor Bill Hainline grows watermelon and offers to deliver to anyone who leaves a name.
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John Frazier
Bill Hainline
Bankerman
Satanta
Charles B. Strobel
Scott City
Healy - Dighton
Charlie
Healy
Stroble
July Fourth Fest Planned by Chamber in Grant and Ulysses
Grant county and Ulysses residents will celebrate July 4 next Thursday in a Chamber of Commerce program featuring free swimming softball games a band concert diving contests and fireworks. The all day event starts at 9 a.m. and lasts more than twelve hours.
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Grant County
Ulysses
Chamber of Commerce
Buffaloes at Hamilton county fair escape and chase
Syracuse Chamber of Commerce secured two buffalo from Garden City but one escaped the pen and remains at large as residents hunt for the animals. A fire alarm in Scott City sparked excitement while a burning semi-trailer truck in Elkader led to a tiresome sequence of events before it got stuck in a ditch and was freed by a wrecker.
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Syracuse
Scott City
Elkader
Robert Turley
Fire drill blazes in Syracuse test scene surprises locals
A resident raised the alarm over a blaze in Syracuse to summon firefighters who arrived before the fire. It turned out to be a training exercise for three new department members. One man in Syracuse is praised for his duty during the drill.
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Syracuse
Small World Echoes From Scott City Encounter
In Cincinnati at a baseball game Marion Durrant of Scott City Kas was approached by a man who asked if he were from Scott City. The stranger, a former Scott Cilian Lee Kinman now in the Air Force in Cincinnati, recognized him across the ballpark.
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Marion Durrant
Scott City
Cincinnati
Kas
Scott Cilian
Lee Kinminan
Air Force
Durrant
Garden Lass Sparks Cleanup After Fallout Report
A local garden event sparked a sprawl of hose and broom work last night. Officials confirmed no radioactivity but described substantial cleanup and safety checks.
Taxes Paid In Finney County Reach High Rate
Finney County reports 96 percent of tax money paid after mail collections, totaling 1,639,007.98 dollars. Treasurer Donna Bradford notes the June 20 deadline led to a quick finish, with delinquent real estate not eligible for sale for four years. Only a few properties face sheriff sale in this foreclosure year, first since February 1943. Some vacant lots and mineral rights remain listed.
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Finney County
Donna Bradford
Bradford
Garden City Church Joins United Church of Christ
About 400 Garden City Congregationalists will join 800000 Evangelical and Reformed members to form the United Church of Christ in Cleveland this week. Pastor Paul Davis says the union largely preserves Community church policies and principles after 17 years of cross denomination effort.
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Congregational Christian Church
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Cleveland
Congregationalists
E and R
Garden City
Paul Davis
Community Church
Dodge firms win bids for Kansas armories in Garden City
Bids opened yesterday in Topeka awarded Armory construction work to No land Construction of Dodge City and a Salina firm for Garden City and Medicine Lodge armories. Garden City bid winner No land Construction at 111,295, just 3,307 above its earlier bid. Other bids ranged to 124,312.
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Topeka
Dodge City
Salina
National Guard
Garden City
Medicine Lodge
Noland Construction Company
Garden City Armory
Bushoom
Rauh
Henry Knouft
A.B.R. Construction
Noland
Doll Buggy Parade Added To Garden City Fourth
Garden City's 7th annual Fourth of July celebration will feature a doll buggy parade for girls six and under at Clint Lightner field at 2:30 pm after the Miss Southwest Kansas contest. Entrance is open with no entry limit. prizes include three dolls. Event coordinators are Mrs. Lyla Carmichael and Mrs. Cliff Hope Jr., and sponsorship is by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Garden City
Clint Lightner
Lyla Carmichael
Cliff Hope Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Fishinfield
Optimist Club
Finnup Park
Lightner Field
Jaycee B-Jays
B-Jay
Mayor raises Audrey toll to 150 after deadly surge
Lake Charles mayor Sidney Gray raised the Audrey death toll to about 150 as survivors stream from Cameron Parish. Some 2,000 to 2,500 were evacuated with 300 to 400 more unaccounted. Helicopters scoured the marshes while officials warned the final count would climb.
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Lake Charles
Sidney Gray
Audrey
Louisiana
Gray
Cameron Parish
Maj
Joe Carroll
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Grand Cheniere
Stan Meisler
Plane Knocks Phones Out on Main and Kansas
A small plane knocked out telephone service at Main and Kansas causing damage to two cars. Kim Larree Concannon, years old, suffered minor injuries and was treated and released. Vehicles driven by Mrs. Orval Concannon of Omaha and Vincent Eurich collided, with damages of 500 and 450 dollars. The Red Cross aided 40,000 affected in Texas and Louisiana as 50 to 60 lines were down. A preexisting construction date was not released by Noland Company. The plane landed safely after the incident.
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Nadoes
Alabama
New York
New England
Stony Fort
Canton
Buffalo
N. Y
Garden City
Lake
Eris
Kim Larree Concannon
Main
Kansas
Kim
Orval Concannon
Omaha
Neb
Vincent Eurich
Cathan
Cole
Concannon
Hugh Concannon
Eurich
Ford
Red Cross
Texas
Louisiana
Bill Mertan
Lake Charles
Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Peterson
Damage from hurricane wallops Hawaii and farms
The CAA noted the incident was unreported and the pilot identity unclear. The hurricane devastated Spruce Street and the Santa Fe freight depot near 1812 Sprice, searing equipment as power lines sparked fires. Fire crews halted blazes by midnight, while Hawaii reported 1 influenza case and widespread outages as waters and pests slammed fields and livestock.
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CAA
Sprice
Santa Fe
Honolulu
Spruce Street
Islands
Jim Fare
Skeltons Plan Fast Tour for Cancer Aid
Washington news: comedian Red Skelton plans a five day sightseeing tour with his family to raise funds for cancer research. His son Richard, 7, is battling leukemia, and Valentina, 10, travels with them. The family aims to pack a lifetime into a short trip while visiting New York Philadelphia and Boston.
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Washington
Capital
Skel- Red Skelton
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Skelton
Ieee Teeehies
Valentina
Richard
Skeltons
John Washington
Dusty but Not Gusty Dusty Weather Mystery
A calm warm night left streets lawns and cars coated in a freakish dusting as upper air currents brought a fine dirt layer with barely any wind. The pre dawn sky was clear and stars shone but by morning the dust covered the area.
Weather Forecast Summary for Weekend
Partly cloudy through Sunday with scattered afternoon and night time showers and thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s and high in the upper 60s or 70s. Conditions show variable skies with possible thunder activity late day.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Replanting Maize Seed Supply Strains Grant County
Grant county farmers face widespread replanting as a severe June storm wrecked early maize plantings. Seed shortages persist with dwindling supplies of early maturing varieties from Martin Midland and Red Bine, while farmers race to replant before rains end. County Agent Marshall Walker notes a broad seed scramble and four to five replant cycles for some fields.
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Ulysses
Grant County
Grant
Kansas
Reliance
Walker
Marshall Walker
C. P. Williams
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