AWOL Speaker Highlights Paroled Convict At Olathe Luncheon
The Olathe News details the missed address by Howard Lee White a 43 year old parolee who spent 23 years in prison and is now sought by police for parole violations. Jerry Jobe Paola Jaycee president notes White’s institutionalization and argues for reform and community prisons to reduce recidivism rates around 80 percent.
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Olathe Jaycees
Olathe News
Jaycees
Howard Lee White
White
Jerry Jobe
Paola Jaycee
Jobe
The Distaff Side Snippets on memory clinics and ladybugs
A light column notes a lunch outing with a memory clinic conductor and a noontime miscue about a doctor visit. It ponders experts from handbag fads to party names, then jokes about daddy ladybugs and aging eyes on a Peanuts aside. The piece ends on a familial yard chores tease for an 18 year old returning home.
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Charlie Brown
Public Puise Reflects on Garden City Life and Urban Renewal
Raimon G. Walters, 67 years in Garden City, defends his record in municipal matters. He recalls service as a state legislator, views on chains, banks, and public funds, and supports urban renewal while praising local officials and community programs. He recounts YMCA founding, National Guard, and wartime service amid a call for a municipal golf course.
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Garden City
Dad
Steward
Minter
Collins
Baker
Treasury
Kansas
Kansas Industries “Lobby Organization
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National Guard
Percy Beckett
Jack Haskell
Woodrow Wilson
Finney County
Uncle Sam
Country Club
Raimon G. Walters
City Commission Power Struggle Highlighted in Telegram Letters
In letters from February 28 and March 20, 1934, Duane West criticizes city government for manager domination and cites a split where Deane Wiley on February 28 and the trio Minter Collins and Steward on March 20 hold sway, while Baker seeks reelection amid name confusion with Cecil Baker.
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Telegram
Duane West
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Minter
Collins
Steward
Baker
Mr. West
Deane Wiley
Duane
C.C. Baker
Center
Pete Sandoval for Gardiner City Board of Education
Ralph Gardiner of Pampa Texas endorses Pete Sandoval as a Board of Education candidate. He notes Sandoval’s postwar rise from plant worker to supervisor, self tuition in schooling and TV repair, and his role in desegregation efforts in Garden City. Gardiner urges constructive voting and cites Sandoval’s community impact.
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Pete Sandoval
Board of Education
Pete
Gardiner
Garden City
Richard
City Commission
Ralph T. Gardiner
Pampa
Tex
Deadline for Letters on City Election Publishing
Public notices urge letters for the city election to be in by noon Thursday March 29. No letters printed after Saturday March 31. Letters seeking rebuttal should arrive well ahead of the deadline. Late submissions may risk publication.
Father Was All Cop in Big John Bishop Memoir
Jim Bishop recalls his father John M Bishop a disciplined, imposing figure who ran the household like West Point. The elder Bishop feared for his son's safety, lectured with sharp humor, and pursued reading, charity, and self-discipline despite a turbulent, affectionate family life.
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John M. Bishop
Jenny
John
Big John
West Point
Bob William Jr
Baton Rouge
Christi
Harlow Shapley
U S and Communist Build-Up in South Vietnam Escalates
Washington reports a U S military push into Saigon before Christmas with hundreds of aircraft and large quantities of supplies. CIA notes Hanoi replying with convoyed equipment to match the influx and a continued infiltration of about 70,000 troops since the January deadline. The exchange followed Thieu regime fears and a cease-fire agreement.
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Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Saigon
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Joint Chiefs
Thieu
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Pham van Dong
Two Disciples Hurry Seven Miles To Tell Friends
Two excited followers race to Jerusalem after discovering Jesus alive. Luke 24 33 notes their quick trip and shared testimony of the resurrection.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Janet Coen Public School Board Recommender Note
A letter from Lillian G. Marquart of Hagerstown Maryland endorses Janet Coen for the Garden City School Board. It praises her dedication to children, preschool initiative, energetic leadership, and teaching effectiveness observed during her time with the author’s town.
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Garden City
Janet Coen
Aving
Janet
Lillian G. Marquart
Hagerstown
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer clue teaser
The puzzle note shows a Cryptogulp clue from 1978 with the line COLD CADAVERS ARE DISCOV ERED IN OLD CAVERN and a hint that Q equals U, plus today’s Cryptogulp clue: Q equals U.
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Eugene Sheffer
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Cecil Baker
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