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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1955
Page
2
The piece argues that the allure of dude ranch vacations in Colorado and Arizona could be mirrored on Kansas farms by offering hands on farm experiences for children. It notes costs of western ranches and suggests adapting farm stays to provide a similar vacation option close to home, drawing on New York farming tourism as a model.
The lesson criticizes Secretary Benson for claiming farm income figures mislead due to lower farm population. It argues reduced farmer numbers concentrate income among survivors, likening it to other industries and condemning policies that shrink the farming base. The piece calls for expanding farmers, not shrinking them, to boost prosperity.
A composite of Kansas newspaper quips touches on science and power, presidents and policy. It links the atom debate to leaders and public mood across Wichita Pratt Emporia Ottawa and other cities, noting weather and seasonal sentiments.
The El Dorado Times article urges retailers to learn customer desires and inform buyers when items are available. It credits sanitation, stock quality, salesmanship, service, and wide advertising, especially newspapers, as essential to successful selling through fair pricing and compelling ads.
Washington coverage details the New York Herald Tribune’s push for federal controls on Salk polio vaccine. Secretary Hobby shifts from voluntary distribution to possible federal oversight amid public pressure and calls for prioritizing children and pregnant women.
Rev Paul Davis reviews Plain Christianity by J B Phillips noting its practical, non watered-down approach to modern faith. He praises the focus on worship, God as a "God Big Enough," and the lived relevance of atonement and sin while noting the book sometimes lacks depth and full development but remains worth reading.
Ellinwood Kansas population 3000 has had no fire alarm for five months as volunteers risk more than duty. Harry Gaughan a motor car dealer and fireman traded for an old car that began to smoke on the way to his shop seeking to remove the danger from town before it burst into flames but the motor was only overheated.
Zoo director Pierre Fontaine reported the theft of an electric fan from the Marsalis Park Zoo elephant house. The fan was for the comfort of Savannah, a 38-year-old baby elephant, at the Dallas facility.
A plastics factory incident in Mexico City caused at least 12 deaths, including six bus passengers, as toxic chemical solvent shower swept through the site. Authorities fear the toll may rise as the fire is brought under control.
Secretary of State Dulles has decided not to name any nation as an intermediary for the United States in cease-fire talks with Red China. He cites reasons including avoiding bargaining over wider issues, reliance on other nations pursuing Red China’s intentions, and not favoring any single intermediary.
John B. Williamson, 52, a top U.S. Communist convicted under the Smith Act, boarded a ship for England yesterday. He chose to depart rather than face new subversive charges after already serving a five year sentence.
In a nostalgic column, Mary Hamman describes old coach Fran Welch Day at Emporia State, Hamman's return to the field, a broken leg, and family life. The piece notes Redica Engholm’s Master Teacher award in Topeka and local teachers inspiring students amid rough weather.
Yesterday's Cryptoquip features a large grid of clues across horizontal and vertical entries. The puzzle title hints at a delinquent youngster being halted by a father, with a final reveal suggesting the phrase related to parental intervention.
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