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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1955
Page
2
A Jayhawker quips about dust storms and nature’s tests in Finney county, contrasting the Flying Dutchman metaphor with daily life. The dialogue humorously imagines wind, dust, grasshoppers, and floods against prairie routines and a stubborn love of home.
The Denver and Garden City campaign targets youthful bicycle riders to obey traffic laws. Violations include stopping at signs, riding abreast, blocking sidewalks, and weaving through traffic. Most offenders are under 16 and fall under juvenile court jurisdiction. A dedicated juvenile traffic court or adjunct to police court could help enforcement, with PTA and similar groups driving ongoing improvements.
Claude F Wright writes that a dangerous abrupt curve on the 508 highway near Charleston has caused fatal wrecks and maimings after a newly built section transitions to the old road. He urges the state Highway Department to correct the design, noting ignored wrecks and threatening future loss of life.
Warren Swartley of Holcomb questions why Garden City improvement bonds at under two percent yield lower interest than School bonds at three percent and Drainage District bonds at three and seventy five hundredths percent He asks why rates differ and seeks an answer about bond pricing and profits handled by Small Milburn firm.
A 92 year old Hutchinson man credits longevity to the Kansas old age pension, declaring you cannot eat enough to kill you and you cannot do much else on it. A Wichita Eagle quip has a bored boy wishing mother drove, and a Kansas City Star line notes a woman worries over another wearing the same hat while a man worries if he does not.
A Washington gathering of governors highlighted a cohort of alert young leaders from Kansas, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Faubus and Meyner drew attention amid debates over highway funding while Shivers wooed peers and clashed with party leaders. Mamie Eisenhower’s housekeeping quip capped the day as the White House staff kept pace with a busy administration.
Roscoe Drummond argues that the Salk polio vaccine shortage requires federal control to allocate doses to states fairly. He cites Eisenhower’s support for possible direct federal oversight or purchase to assure equitable access, while noting current voluntary distribution may fail and urging clear allocation laws rather than promises.
The Agriculture Department forecast a record meat supply in 1955, 3 to 4 percent above 1954, with pork driving the rise as hog slaughter up about 17 percent in January-April. Cattle production is near flat, though slaughter of cows rose 10 percent in January-March and cattle feeding remains at a record volume.
A compact prayer excerpt urges a perfect heart within the home. It cites Psalm 101:2 and 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 while asking Our Father to guide daily living so that others recognize the dwelling as a place for the Christ.
Industrial plants in the Houston area will host cash windows on wheels run by a check cashing compliance firm. The plan includes drive up service and authority to act. Senator Alexander Smith of New Jersey questions the operating effectiveness and calls for more timely data from manufacturers and federal authorities. The need is temporary and federal control should be temporary with no permanent power increase.
The Miller family arrival at the experiment station prompts a humorous portrait of life there. Entomologists swarm the state farm as cut worms plague the fields around staff housing, while Mrs. Andy Earhart endures yearly reminders that “they don’t bite.” Weather notes recall a Mother's Day rain and local forecasts by a kindergarten helper. Grandmother stories from two grandmothers add a gentle village edge.
The puzzle lists numerous cryptic clues with numbers and definitions, including references to geography names like Morocco and Tehran, household terms, and assorted wordplay. It ends with a note on an average time of solution and credits, followed by a past cryptogram line about helicopters becoming popular with long suffering commuters.
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