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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1955
Page
3
The piece argues subsidies touch every sector from farming to industry, noting tariff walls, minimum wage laws, postal profits, and various corporate benefits. It cites farm price supports costing about 72 million yearly, equating to 50 cents per person, urging readers to recognize their own subsidies before criticizing others.
In Denver district court a juror swears to give true answers to questions about competency. The court’s inquiry seeks assurance of honesty. The article questions why lawyers phrase prompts as will true answers rather than asking directly.
Letter argues Hugoton gas field owners deserve cheaper gas and uniform pricing across nearby towns. Compares oil and gas leases, urges drilling on 160 acre parcels, and criticizes pipelines and interstate boards as biased toward oil companies. Names communities such as Garden City Dodge City Syracuse Liberal Scott City Sublette Ulysses and owner F H Butler.
Kansas City Star notes the value of hobbies for youth with mentions of stamps, bottle models, and Senator Bricker whittling constitutional amendments. The piece contrasts political dissension in the GOP with Dodgers’ preseason concerns, and cites Grand Coulee Dam as the world’s largest concrete structure and an umpire’s home as solid.
Washington reports Ike aides discuss elevating Senator George of Georgia to secretary of state to replace Dulles. They weigh his age and re election risk, Dulles liability from shifts on issues, and how a Democratic secretary could soften attacks if Indo China falls to communists. Also notes Far East policy worries and internal White House concerns.
Roscoe Drummond reflects on the Gridiron Club dinner as a healthy democratic ritual that lampoons public officials. The piece cites satire from the event, its reception by politicians, and anecdotes like impersonations of Eisenhower, Harriman, Sherman Adams, and Rayburn, highlighting how satire tests leaders.
A church prayer excerpt accompanies a Plattsburgh brief about Floyd Hayes, 21, who was thrown under a truck in a motorcycle collision yesterday. He grabbed the front axle and rode under the vehicle to stop, receiving leg and hand injuries at a hospital.
In Alice Texas Mrs Isidora Ruiz seeks a divorce and division of community property claiming she and Miguel separated years ago. She asserts they married in 1908 and that their union has dissolved. The case details the couple’s lengthy history and requests equitable property distribution.
The article recalls a satirical Grid iron dinner scene with Secretary Dulles mocked by a mountain climber impersonating a senator. It notes the Duke of Windsor as a guest recalling his first U.S. visit, and observes the Soviet Ambassador’s refusal to attend, outlining tensions over satire of royalty and Russia.
A cryptogram style puzzle lists horizontal and vertical word clues with numbers and a final line presenting a clue phrase and a sample solution segment about a Welsh rabbit served with melted cheddar cheese and ale over toast
A slice of local life notes parents juggling school year events from plays to recitals and prom planning. A humorous cereal ad vignette contrasts Sugar Jets and Sugar Crisp bears while a man claims harmony at home. Debby Saffels muses on human beans and teens.
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