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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1958
Page
5
Sara Lu opens a window into the past with a quip from 1888. A humorist asks where grain goes and the scholar replies into the hopper, then adds a grasshopper punchline reflecting period mood.
Washington reports Marion Folsom resigned as secretary of welfare citing personal reasons and Eisenhower named Arthur Flemming to succeed him. Folsom, 64, stressed personal matters and will step down between July 15 and August 1 after a traffic ticket issue led to his abrupt ouster.
A balloon carrying an astronaut and a Navy pilot landed eight miles southeast of Dubuque Iowa at 7 26 a m CDT after reaching over 40 000 feet The Navalesearch spokesman in Minneapolis said the landing was highly successful and the tracking crew assisted Meanwhile floods swollen streams and rivers threaten four Southern states forcing hundreds to evacuate and causing crop and property damage Two deaths were linked to Louisiana floods with about 100 families evacuated near Shreveport
Twenty four Southwest Kansas youths will be sent to Denver next week for induction or pre induction physical examinations for the Army. The group departs in two sections on Monday and Tuesday with inductions and exams set for Tuesday and Wednesday. Those going Monday include Darrell D. Herrell and Leroy Arnold of Garden City and D Owens of Satanta. Eleven more are slated for Tuesday for pre induction physicals, including Truman R. Clark Jay D. Crook Merle L. Moreland Melvin W. Carter Robert D. Orth William E. Thornburgh Walter Zh. Melver James W. Carlson Leonard R. Ekart Oliver G. McCoy and Patrick M. O'Toole.
London case details Mrs Eileen Sayers trapped in a public loo and injuring her ankle after the door jammed. The Harrow Urgan District Council denied negligence, while the High Court of Appeals awarded her 76 percent of the damages. The master of the rolls noted the council’s counsel on what one would do if locked in such a cubicle.
Fragmentary report describes a council member and doctor discussing a revolving toilet roll and weight references. It mentions percentages like 25 and 75 and a loo lock, but the meaning is unclear. No identifiable persons or organizations are consistently named.
In Copenhagen the Western Big Three US Britain and France say they may invite NATO partners into East West summit talks. Italy is named as a possible partner in a future meeting with the Soviet Union. The move marks a shift from the four power base that has governed postwar talks. The Soviet proposal seeks broader parity with Czechoslovakia and Poland and more powers at a top level meeting.
Garden City gears up for May 8 events marked by a 4 PM free barbecue in the park and a 1 PM Main Street start. Gov. George Docking filed for reelection as a key issue, with talks on a Kansas severance tax and gasoline taxes shaping the campaign. Parade plans include a Hutchinson drill team, a camel rider, and a time capsule burial at 3:30 PM. City offices close at noon and traffic advises walking to the park amid parking limits.
Representative Porter said the Atomic Energy Commission launched the first of about 30 nuclear tests at Eniwetok on April 28. He did not witness the test and refused to disclose its nature. Porter urged ending such testing and noted plans to announce dates for about half of the May and June tests.
More than 350 women from Meade county and surrounding districts attended a home economics meeting at Hope Auditorium. Presidents from 60 units participated as four counties joined the event. George Halazon of Kansas State College Extension spoke on fur selection and durability, with audience members modeling garments. A luncheon at St. Mary's Center served over 250 attendees. Mrs. Lloyd White headlined the afternoon as lecturer and humorist.
County commissioners approved a new five day week with offices closing Saturdays all day, adopting a trend seen in Kansas state and nearby counties. County clerk Jane Collins notes low Saturday mail activity and the shift mirrors other offices. May 19 hearings will address property tax appeals as part of the board of equalization. Glen Stever appointed tax treasurer for Terry township. Louis McDaniel replaces an earlier appointee. Budgeting discussions continue with Dale Olson on noxious weed funding.
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