Harvest Labor Strain Seen At Local Telegraph Office
Southwestern Bell manager Howard Chappell said 3 786 long distance calls were placed and 2 865 completed on harvest day as operators work 12 hour shifts at 21 positions. He expects normalcy in a week as harvest moves northward and notes many customers are job contacts. In Liberal calls return to normal and Dodge City dispatches district duties as Gene Arnold is away. A local boy brought a scorpion to the Telegram for inspection after spotting it in a basement. the insect is typically found in southern states.
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Southwestern Bell
Howard Chappell
Chapfell
Dodge City
Gene Arnold
Gene
New York
Bob Krentzer
Mia
John Tatro
Young Kreutzer
Kangas
Arm Injured in Field Mishap Near Holcomb Oklahoma
Clarence Koop of Conn Oklahoma is hospitalized with a mangled right arm after his custom combine got caught between a high speed belt and pulley on Gene Russell land three miles northwest of the Northern Natural Gas booster near Holcomb. He expects to leave Friday and plans to resume work en route to Wallace Nebraska after Garden City.
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Clarence Koop
Conn
Okla
S J. Catherine Hospital
Koop
Gene Russell Land
Northern Natural Gas Co
Holcomb
Wallace, Neb
Garden City
Congress Recess Ahead of Conventions Amid Session Pause
Washington AP reports Congress will recess for the presidential nominating conventions and resume later. Speaker Sam Rayburn announced no date has been set, with August implied for return. The Republican convention starts July 25 in Chicago and the Democratic convention opens July 11 in Los Angeles. Rayburn said the timetable prevents finishing before conventions.
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Washington
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Los Angeles
Safe Robbers Hit Million Motors
Thieves smashed a 3 by 4 foot safe at Million Motors at 807 E. Fulton and rifled cash and checks plus robbed a cigarette vending machine. Entry came through a back door of the body shop. police investigate the break in as workers assess losses and past alarmed activity. Local wheat crop storage strains intensify as capacity shrinks nationwide.
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Milhion Motors
E. Fulton
Frank Meeker
Meeker
Davis in Slim Lead In North Dakota Senate Race
Gov. John J. Davis clung to a slim lead over Democratic Rep. Quentin Burdick in North Dakota's special Senate election as late returns showed Davis ahead by under 4,000 votes with 1,847 of 2,310 precincts counted. City tallies favored Davis while rural areas favored Burdick, signaling a near wire finish and national farm-state sentiment toward President Eisenhower's agriculture program.
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Fargo
N. D
John J . E. Davis
Quentin Burdick
Harit Dakota
Senate
Davis
Burdick
Demerate
Scott Anderson
Ezra Taft Benson
North Dakota
Benson
Farm Program
Golf Bank
Bennon
Soil Bank
Garden Losss and a Splendid Future Face to Face
A terse note hints at a man seeking to bury a troubled past under a bright tomorrow. In this reflection, personal reckonings collide with hopeful plans as he contemplates what lies ahead.
Henkle Pledges Less Waste In Senate Bid
Lt. Gov. Joseph Henkle campaigned in the county pledging thrift and fiscal restraint. He argued saving federal funds could aid the elderly without new taxes, criticized waste in foreign aid, and cited soil conservation and flood control as priorities. He is from Great Bend and seeks the Democratic nomination, facing Frank Theis in the primary.
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Joseph Henkle
U.S. Senate
Henkle
Great Bend
Senate
Frank Theis
Wilkerson Joins 3-Gallon Ranks
The Red Cross Bloodmobile reports Garden City gains its second 3-gallon donor Roy Wilkerson traffic manager for the Garden City Western Railroad joined the 3-gallon givers after the Bloodmobile visit Dale Marine a junior high school teacher was the first to reach 3 gallons this year New 2-gallon members Gail Laughlin and Walter W Wagner also joined Aided to the 1-gallon list are Herbert Roland Mrs Mary Connors Roland Harkness Charles McCart Roland Rogers Leroy L Thomas John F Walters and Henry Wolff.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Garden City
Roy Wilkerson
Dale Marine
Gail Laughlin
Walter W. Wagner
Herbert Roland
Mary Connors
Roland Harkness
Charles McCart
Roland Rogers
Leroy L. Thomas
John F. Walters
Henry Wolff
Castro Threatens American Plant Takeover Over Oil Dispute
Fidel Castro moved two bargeloads of Soviet crude to the Texaco refinery at Santiago and warned the government will seize the American owned plant if Texaco blocks the oil.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Texaco
Santiago
Nafiraa
Castro
Cuba
United States
Sugar Workers Federation
Artemisa
Revolucion Seid Castro
Texaco Esso Standard
Shell Oil Co
Venezuela
Casitro
U.S
Hinkle Named Theis Campaign Manager in Kansas
Al Hinkle oil and gas distributor in Garden City named as Finney County campaign manager for Frank Theis, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. Theis praised Hinkle as capable and dedicated, promising better governance with bipartisanship. Castro threats and Texaco refinery conflicts loom as Cuba seizes American interests amid sugar quota tensions.
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al Hinkle
Finney County
Frank Theis
United States Senate
Theis
Hinkle
Firiey County
Kansas
Frank
First Christian Church
Chamber of Commerce of
Garden City
The
Elks Lodge
American Legion
Eyana
U. S
Cuba
Castro
U.S
Tractor Turns Over Claims Phillipsburg Youth
Phillipsburg, Kan. Ronnie Robinson, 17, was killed Tuesday when a tractor he rode flipped while attempting to pull a stuck tractor from mud. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Robinson.
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Phillipsburg
Kan
Ronnie Robinson
Robinson
Ivan Robinson
Ike and Thai King Swap Noodle Soup Recipe Pleasantries
President Eisenhower and King Bhumibol toasted at a White House dinner. Ike joked about noodle soup and grandkids while the King offered to share his recipe for noodle soup. The exchange reflected shared family interests and light diplomacy on ceremonial visit.
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Ike
King Bhumibol
Eisenhower
Thailand
White House
Queen Sirikit
Cerns
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