New Fertilizer Storage Building Planned for Garden City Co op
Garden City Co op at Lowe plans a 32 by 140 foot fireproof storage building for 1150 tons of nitrate and triple super phosphate. Built by Earnest J. Spencer Engineering of Topeka, the plant will supply area co ops with bulk fertilizer via the Garden City Western Railway. G M Spencer heads the project with plans to run by early part of the year.
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G. M. Spencer
Floyd Ricker
Elden Griffin
Lowe Elevator
Garden City
Garden City Co-op
Lowe
Earnest J. Spencer Engineering Company
Topeka
Wichita
Cal
City Western Railway
Co-op
G M. Spencer
Earnest- Spencer Engineering Co
Ricker and Spence
Topeka duo finish 4450 mile Atlantic voyage
Bill Asay and Col. John G. O'Brien returned to Topeka after almost two months at sea in a 52 foot yawl. They sailed from Lisbon, Portugal with Lt. Richar Bosze and two Portuguese sailors, completing a long ocean voyage.
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Topeka
Atlantic
Bill Asay
Col
John G. O’brien
Asay
O’brien
Richar Bosze
Lisbon
Portugal
Jeek
Hard Labor for Marine Private Green faces two years
CAMP PENDLETON Calif Marine Private Peter H Green 19 faces two years hard labor after a general court martial convicted him of unauthorized absence disrespect to a superior officer possession of a liberty card with intent to deceive publishing statements defamatory to the Marine Corps and malice toward the corps He must forfeit all pay receive a bad conduct discharge His conviction and sentence await review with possible appeal to the Court of Military Appeals
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Calif
al —Marine Pvt
Peter H. Green
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Marine Corps
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St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Miami
Antigua
Thomas
Boste
Forbes Air Force Base
Canary Islands
Air Force
Court of Military
Record-setting pilot Johnson's first ride breaks altitude mark
Los Angeles report follows Air Force Maj Howard Johnson as he soars to a new altitude record of 17.28 miles in a Lockheed F104A Starfighter. A Louisville native, Johnson started in Ballinger training, later earning combat honors in Korea. His family, origins, and postwar career are noted as context for this historic flight.
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Los Angeles
Novato
Calif
Nick
Theodore
Scrappy
Carol
Johnson
Nen
Army Air Corps
Louisville
Univer Air Force
Howard
Ballinger
Tex
Knoxville
Tenn
Louisville Ky
Anld
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Topeka
Kansas
Pretty Weather Forecast For Two Days In Kansas
TOPEKA Kansas weather forecast calls for fair skies and warmer temps over the next two days with highs around 67 to 70 today and in the 70s tomorrow. Rain totals in southern Kansas included 1.19 inches at Garden City and 1.12 at Lyons, with other spots reporting half an inch or more.
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Topeka
Kan‘sas
Kansas
Garden City
Lyons
Lakin
Chanute McPherson
Hudson
Goodland
Wichita
Hill City
Pittsburg
The Payoff topeka car thief thwarted by jack use
In Topeka a victim used his own jack to hoist a car in a parking lot and began removing fires and wheels. He was surprised by another car driving through the lot and fled. One driver escaped with minor loss while another gained a new jack.
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Topeka
No Openings In Paradise Atoll Hiring Halt
An Associated Press report notes there are no job openings at the Eniwetok atoll proving ground run by Holmes & Narver for the Atomic Energy Commission. Despite interest from applicants, the all male island life offers no positions until next year. The piece highlights $1.50 daily living costs, 25-cent drinks, and $10,000 annual salaries, with Green noted as Harold Green of Evanston, Illinois, publisher of Printer's Ink.
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Los Angeles
South Seas Paradise
Enchanted Isles
United States
Associated Press
Holmes & Narver, Inc
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll Proving Ground
Meat production down in Kansas last year
Topeka report shows Kansas meat animal production totaling 1.5 billion pounds, a 19 percent drop from 1956, reflecting reduced output across farm sectors and potential implications for markets and prices.
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Topeka
Kansas
Blue Cross Elects Kansas Officers in Topeka
Herman Andres of Newton was reelected president of the Kansas Blue Cross. Other officers include Roger Samuelson of El Dorado as first vice president, Dr. C. C. Hunnicut of Sabetha as second vice president, Carl C. Lamely of Topeka as secretary, and W. Laird Dean of Topeka as treasurer.
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Topeka
Herman Andres
Newton
Kansas Blue Cross
Roger ‘Samuelson
el] Dorado
C. C. Hunnicut
Sabetha
Carl C. Lamely
W. Laird Dean
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