Chemurgy Clinic Sparks Southwest Resource Use
Coburn Jones newly appointed Garden City Chamber of Commerce secretary and president Charles Schoonover report on the Southwest Chemurgic Clinic in Oklahoma City. They describe wood fittings from wood, milk based wool, and numerous products from regional resources driven by science, aiming to process local materials locally for a postwar economy.
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Coburn Jones
Garden City
Schoonover
Jones
Southwest
United States
U. S
National Farm Chemurgic Council
New York
Columbus
Ohio
Chemurgh Councils
Southwest Clinic
Chamber of Commerce Board
Lt Kathryn Nolan Leaves Tuesday for WAC Assignment
Garden City welcomes Lt Kathryn Cecelia Nolan the first local woman to earn a WAC commission. She will depart for Omaha to report for duty after a week with her mother Mrs Catherine M Nolan. Nolan earned her commission May 20 at Fort Oglethorpe and studied at Garden City Washburn College, Burroughs Calculator School, and is a member of Zeta Iota Alpha Sorority.
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Woman’s Army Corps
Kathryn Cecelia Nolan
Garden City
WAC
Omaha
Catherine M. Nolan
North Main Street
Nolan
Fort Oglethorpe
Kansas
Washburn College
Topeka
Burrough’s
Calculator School
Kansas City
Zeta Ion Alpha Sorority
General Petroleum Girls Club
Lt. Nolan
General Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Calif
Continental Oil Company
State Board of Health
R. L. Bunker
U.S. Navy
John Brennan
Harry Brennan
Lawrence Brennan
Population shifts show Garden City gains over county losses
County clerk Jim Burns released 1944 assessors figures showing Garden City at 7 265 with the township total at 3 832 up from 3 666, while the county total rose to 10 931 from 10 792. Garfield up from 555 to 633. other townships show declines.
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Garden City
Jim Burns
Finney County
Burns
U. S
Garfield
Garden City Township
Ivanhoe
Pleasant Valley
Pierceville
Sherlock
Terry
Memorial Day News Of Local Hero Loren Samples
In May 1944 Garden City honors Private First Class Loren E Samples of the United States Marines reported dead after his tank was destroyed in the Southwest Pacific. A Coca Cola Bottling employee, he joined the Marines in 1942 and served with the 22nd Marine Division. He was mourned by his parents Mr and Mrs Everett Samples and sister Mrs John Norton. Memorial Day observances included a flag raising, a parade, graveside rites, and a baseball game between the Garden City Army Air Field Flyers and Liberal.
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Garden City
Loren E
United States Marines
Sam
Southwest Pacific
Everett Samples
North Main Street
John Norton
Thirteenth Street
Sam’s
Samples
Loren
22Nd Marine Division
Samoa Islands
Garden City High School
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Garden City Boys
American Legion
Valley View
Garden City Army Air Field Flyers
Liberal
Survivor Of S S Landsdale Returns On Leave
Junior James Simpson, 18, petty officer and Landsdale survivor, arrived on 30 day survivor's leave after the S S Landsdale sank off Algiers on April 20 following torpedo damage. He was rescued after five hours in the water, sustained three broken ribs, and received the Purple Heart plus medals for African and European service and a presidential citation for the Landsdale’s Mediterranean actions.
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James Simpson
Garden City
J. W. Simpson
Iage Avenue
Western Kansas
S. S. Landsdale
Algiers
Junior
Landsdale
Mediterranean
Pacific
Navy
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American State Bank
Enplope
American State Bank & Trust Company
Great Bend
Larned
Macksville
St. John
Americanstatebankna.com
Finney County Historical Museum
Telegram
Historical Museum
Garden Cition
New Home
Ade
Library
Finney County Public Library
Walnut Garden City
Finneylibrary .Org
Anime Club
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