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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1958
Page
1
President Eisenhower says the GOP can win in November if it works, urging both parties to unite against Communist expansion. He identified three key bills as critical for national and world peace and pledged to stand with Republicans, and others allied with them, in pushing for his program.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson said farmers want greater freedom to grow and market crops even if prices fall. He noted talks with farmers and leaders show a large majority favor expansion of planting allotments for cotton rice wheat peanuts and tobacco if price supports can be lowered. Benson indicated Congress will not pass legislation this session to reduce flexible support rates.
The city of Wichita conducted an Operation Alert exercise similar to the 1958 Gar den City scenario. Civil defense and Red Cross officials simulated a sand pit drowning tragedy involving Wichita teenagers James Garrison and others. Officials assessed needs for food shelter and medical care while coordinating with state and national alert centers.
Market listing shows prices for eggs cream and wheat items. Readable items include heavy cream at forty five to fifty cents per unit and light hens priced per local market. general grain and produce values are summarized from the Farmers Elevator and adjacent local market records.
Maynard Knief of Garden City was named president of the Garden City Lions club yesterday, succeeding James O. Pearce. Ten other officers were elected including Andrew Elland as vice-president and Elwood Droegemueller as vice-president, with Gene Holloway as treasurer and Joe Tannacean as lion tamer.
Felisa Mujica will represent Garden City G I Forum in the Kansas State G I Forum queen contest set for May 16 to 19 in Hutchinson. She is 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gregorio Mujica, and was crowned by state Forum chairman Chris Palacior. Attendants are Theresa Medina and Delores Avila. The queen was elected by votes sold to Garden City residents. The state convention will be at Baker Hotel in Hutchinson with delegates from Garden City organizations.
A concrete clinic for farmers is set for Friday at the Experiment Station starting at 9 a.m. The program, titled Farm Concrete in Western Kansas, features Lloyd Peterson and Keler Kordon of the Portland Cement Assn presenting on costs and construction. Stan Fansher and George Armantrout also speak on feed lot facilities and placing concrete, followed by films and a Q&A session presided by Danny Trayer.
Scott City Scott Community High School will present the first of two performances of its annual all school play Dino directed by Charles Evans. The show runs tomorrow and Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium with junior Bob Scheideman playing Dino and leads Patti Thiele and Gene Spech as Shirley Wallace and Mr Sheridan.
In Mountairy North Carolina Barbara Foley aged 28 and Emil Tengen aged 39 were wed Monday at Northern Surry Hospital. A private plane crash last week left the Akron Ohio couple with injuries. the wedding party included 20 nurses and staff as the bride and groom exchanged vows in hospital. The couple plans a long honeymoon while the bride recovers from a broken pelvis and back, and the groom regains his balance.
The Telegram reports Geth West Kansas will hold a demonstration of the company's automatic water softener equipment tomorrow night at the local plant on St. Joan 406. Chet Black area representative will lead the demonstrations. The device was selected for display in the U S pavilion at the Brussels World Fair. Mrs Mickey Hawkins begins work Monday as secretary in city manager Deane Wiley's office replacing Darleen Carroll who resigned. Hawkins previously worked at Hugoton Production and in the county treasurer's office. She is married to city policeman Mickey Hawkins.
A Los Angeles firm hired by the Atomic Energy Commission runs an all male community on Eniwetok Atoll Parry Island since 1949 for nuclear test work. Workers live remote, earn LA wages with overtime and a weekly 10 bonus, and send most pay home. An executive says the men are as happy as men can be without women.
In hospital admissions John W Owen 606 Teitelbaum A G Algrim 409 Jones Mrs Mittie Trigsell and Mrs Elton Rohrbough Scott City plus Vadna Rosebrook RFD 1 Discharges include Nita Ann Nelson 2018 11th am Mrs E Richard Strayer 401 N 9th Mrs Clarence Stalter 712 Conk Amos Biondi 506 Chesterfield and Mrs R E Shea 2002 St John Births recorded at St Catherine a Elton Rohrbough Scott City a pound 3 ounce daughter born 11 48 p m April 6 Leopold hospital Wilbur Yost Eminence route a pound 8 ounce son born 8 15
Gerald Loren Wilcox of 406 N. 4th and John Gordon Miller of 402 N. 5th are listed for improper driving with fines of 10 dollars and 5 dollars respectively.
A crowd under 100 gathered in Hope auditorium for the junior college choir spring concert. The 40-voice group, directed by Julius Hultquist, featured solos by John McGaugh and Sheila Kraus with piano by Karen York and a girls quartet, all presented in fine style.
A new 3 hour credit class in methods in art education for elementary schools is announced by C. D. Calhoon J manager of the University of Kansas Extension service. From 15 to 20 enrollees are expected to start the class with a pre enrollment deadline May 27. The first class will be on June at 9 a.m. The class will meet until July 2.
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