Parched Southwest Kansas Sees Major Rain Across Counties
Rain fell across much of southwest Kansas in a rare major moisture event. Cimarron saw over five inches causing flash flooding while towns like Copeland and Montezuma reported heavy totals. Others endured wind and dust with little rain, as Garden City and Ulysses logged varied amounts and hail.
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Kansas
Cimarron
Greeley
Wichita
Ulysses
Johnson
Syracuse
Lakin
Gray County
Arkansas
Leotta Legg
Jacksonian
Copeland
Jerry Reynolds
Montezuma
Herward Collett
Montezuma Press
Garden City
Scott
Lane
Ness
Finney, Hodgeman, Gray, Haskell
Seward
Meade
Morton Counties
Satania
McCatl
AL Moscow
Satanta
Liberal
Flkhart
Hugoton
Rain Scatters Across Southwest Kansas Amid Weather Ride
Weather notes from Colorado to Finney County describe a misty spring of rain and mistimed forecasts. Residents report hail in Lamar, wet Arkansas River, and widespread showers reaching Burlington and nearby towns. Sw Bell utilities repaired lines as first heavy rain in months arrived. Different events loom including Satanta Day, regional track meets, drag races, and the May term opening of Finney County District Court.
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Kansas
Colorado
Coorado Springs
Lamar
Arkansas River
Telegram
Stuart Awbrey
Barbara
Awbreys
Burlington
Dodge City
WaKeeney
Satanta Day Celebrates 28th Annual Town Festival Bright
Sunny Satanta hosted the 28th annual Satanta Day with music floats costumes and parades. About 65 people from 12 towns attended the old-timers breakfast and the parade showcased 50 floats including Satanta school bands. Top float honored Cub Scout Pack No 143 depicting Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan Hill. Second place went to Full Gospel Church symbols of Freedom and third to YO Sunday Club featuring Thomas Jefferson. Fourth to Owaissa study club with Grover Cleveland and a minister. Added notes promise more results in Tuesday’s Telegram.
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Haskell County
Kansas
Concensus
Garden City
Rachael
Boy Scout Park
Pic Theater
Legion Hall
Satanta
Cub Scout Pack No. 143
Teddy Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Cuba
Doyle Paker
Full Gospel Church
Abe Lincoln
Plymouth Rock
Printing Press
YO Sunday Club
Thomas Jefferson
Robert Sherick
L. K. Angles
Clinton Stalker
Owaissa
White House
Ernest Correll
Grover Cleveland
Frank Angell
Explosion Destroys Cimarron Home During Rain Storm
A gas explosion severely damaged a one story wooden home in Cimarron during a heavy rain storm Sunday night. No occupants were present, Carrie Boreland and nieces Judy and Steve Crockett were away in Larned. Witness Mrs. Harold Sands saw the house lift and settle on cinder blocks as walls bowed and damage spread. The blast occurred about 7 p.m. and echoed the storm’s length and intensity.
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Cimarron
Carrie Boreland
Judy
Steve Crockett
Larned
Neice
Miss Boreland
Main
Harold Sands
Weather forecast fragment for multiple cities and dates
Partly cloudy tonight with widely scattered showers and thunder showers this evening. Lows around 45. Generally fair Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 70s. Winds NW 10 to 20 mph tonight. City list includes Codyne City Emporia Garden City Wichita Salina Topeka and other towns.
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Sunrley
Codyne City
Emporia
Garden City Gond
Russell Salina Topeka
Wiehitn
Hubert Wins Road-e-o Here
Robert Hubert topped the Jaycee teenage road-e-o at Garden City High School parking lot. Gerald Farr was second and Danny Bourne third. Hubert advances to the state event in Wichita June 5 and 6. Awards to winners to be given at the June 20 Jaycee meeting. Participation was lower than expected due to school events.
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Robert Hubert
Garden City
Hubert
Abe Hubert
Gerald Farr
Danny Bourne
Wichita
Wayne West
West
Jaycees
Summer Theater Workshop at Garden City Junior College
The Garden City Junior College department of speech and drama will sponsor an eight week summer theater workshop directed by Danny Adams. Open to students adults and children, the program runs from mid June to early August on a free basis with casts drawn from participants and offers acting makeup stage craft and theater techniques. A meeting for interested persons is Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Thespian Theater on 9th behind Calkins Hall.
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Garden City Junior College Department of Speech and Drama
Danny Adams
Adams
Etssen
Thespian Theater
Calkins Hall
Former President Arias Leads In Panama Election
Panama AP reports Arnulfo Arias holds a small early edge as returns trickle in from city precincts. The 63 year old American educated surgeon leads coalition candidate Marco A Robles as ballot counting continues toward a possible Wednesday result. Arias previously won the presidency in 1940 and 1948 before coups cut short his terms.
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Panama
Arnulfo Arias
Marco A. Robles
Arias
Jet transport crash at Clark Air Base kills many
A US Air Force jet transport crashed and burned at Clark Air Base near Manila during a rainstorm. The Air Force confirmed 71 of 88 aboard were killed as wreckage lay across a wide area at the strategic base serving as a delay point for supplies to U.S. forces in South Vietnam.
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Clark Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
U.S
Viet Nam
Japan
U.S. Sun Air Force
Clark Field
Army
Navy
Clark
Southeast Asia
13Th Air Force
South Viet Nam
44Th Air Transport Squadron
Travis Air Force Base
Pacific
Philippines
Hickam
Hawaii
Carol Haney Dies at 39 on Broadway
New York AP reports Carol Haney, 39, the husky voiced dancer star of Broadway's The Pajama Game, died Sunday night after illness leading to autopsy. Haney won best supporting actress in a musical for Steam Heat and had just returned May 1 from London work on She Loves Me before pneumonia.
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New York
Carol Maney
Ina Hospital
Miss Taney
Miss Haney
Chief
Manhattan
New Jersey
London
Stop Smoking Clinic Seeks Participants At Warren Hotel
A five day stop smoking clinic began last night in the Pine Room at the Warren Hotel. About 25 smokers attended the first session with more expected for tonight. Sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the group sessions are non religious. Tonight features the film Time Pulls the Trigger and the program runs through Thursday night at no cost.
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Pine Room
Warren Hotel
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Annual Art Exhibit Open House Planned at High School
Art students from the high school and junior college will display their works in the annual art exhibit. The show is in room 229 at the high school from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The public is invited.
Meeker Seeks Second Term In State Legislature
Finney County farmer George W. Meeker announces re election bid for the 125th District as a Republican. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and leads Kansas Wheat Growers while holding roles with Great Plains Wheat Inc and Finney County growers. He and his wife reside at 1401 Hackberry.
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George W. Meeker
Finney County
Meeker
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
Ies
Finney County Association of Wheat Growers
Hackberry
Vehicles Get Safety Checks
A total of 43 vehicles passed safety lane checks conducted over the last two Saturdays. Police Chief Hal Kane noted 507 vehicles inspected on May 2 with 125 defects, and 446 vehicles last Saturday with 156 defects. Total 381 defects across 953 vehicles. malfunctioning rear lights led with 135 defects. Other defects included brakes 19, front lights 34, steering 1, tires 3, exhaust 24, glass 35, windshield wipers 4, horn 26.
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Explorer Posts
Gallahad Club
AME Church
Kansas Highway Patrol
Boy Scouts
Garden City Police Department
Hal Kane
Judges Seminar Under Way In Warren Hotel Pine Room
Attorney General William M. Ferguson leads speakers at the two day Southwest District Juvenile Judges Seminar in the Pine Room of the Warren Hotel. The seminar runs through Tuesday afternoon with topics on the Kansas juvenile code jurisdiction power and duty and the juvenile court's ties to other agencies. Sam Riggs Seward County juvenile judge Liberal speaks Tuesday on delinquent child and juvenile traffic cases. Local Juvenile and Probate Judge M. C. Schrader hosts the seminar.
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William M. Ferguson
Pine Room
Warren Hotel
Ferguson
Sam Riggs
Seward County
Liberal
M. C. Schrader
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