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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1955

Page

6

Banman Promoted To Chief Yeoman In Navy Rise

NORFOLK VA Robert E Banman yeoman first class USN son of Mr and Mrs Dan F Banman of 314 Main St and husband of the former Helen L Jacobs of Alington PA will be promoted to the Navy s highest enlisted rating chief yeoman effective September 16th He is assigned to the staff of Vice Admiral F W McMahon Commander Air Force Atlantic Fleet at Norfolk His World War II service includes invasions of North Africa Empress Augusta Bay Saipan Tinian Truk and the Philippine Sea He has served on light cruisers USS Cleveland Montpelier Denver Bremerton and on the staff of Cruiser Division 12 He also did duty at the U S Navy Recruiting Station Philadelphia and reported to his present assignment after sea duty aboard USS Chipola He was discharged in 1945 and recalled in 1950 He has earned Presidential Unit Commendation Good Conduct three awards American Theater European Theater Pacific Theater European Occupation World War II Victory and National Defense His training included Great Lakes Naval Training Center and Ft Slocum Army Public Information School Mrs Banman resides in Norfolk with two children Bever ly Ann and Arthur Lee Banman s father manages A L Duckwall in Garden City and his father in law A L Seeley is assistant manager at Gag and Light Co Lancaster PA

Norfolk Robert E. Ban Iman USN Dan F. Banman Main St Helen L. Jacobs Alingston Navy Bawman F.W. McMahon Air Force Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Station Yeoman Garden City High Sehoo North Africa Empress Augusta Bay Solomons Saipan-Tinijan- Truk Philippine Sea Cleveland Montpieler Denver Bremerton Branman U.S. Navy Philadelphia Chipola Ying Kingston Banmian Great Lakes Ill Naval Training Center Banman Army Public Information Ft. Slocum N. Y Oriole Drive Banmans Beverly Ann Arthur Lee A. L. Duckwall Garden City A. L. Seeley Gag and Light Co Lancaster, Pa

Famed Zoo Elephant Dies of Indigestion

San Francisco Fleishhacker Zoo mourns Marge a 43 year old elephant and longtime top attraction for 28 years died from acute indigestion possibly worsened by heart trouble according to zoo director Carey Baldwin.

San Francisco Fleishhacker Zoo Marge Zoo Carey Baldwin Baldwin

Change of Control in South Viet Nam Made

Premier Ngo Dinh Diem presided in Dalat over a ceremony marking Viet Nam’s territorial and military unity. He left Saigon to receive the oath of loyalty from the dismantled imperial guard and commemorate Bao Dai’s crown and domains turning over to the government.

Dalat South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem Viet Nam Saigon Imperial Guard Bao Dai

Tito Denies He's Changing Sides

Belgrade Yugoslavia President Tito told reporters in Pula that his planned Belgrade conference with Soviet leaders would not shift Yugoslavia into any bloc. He stressed he aims to maintain good relations with both the West and the Soviets and promised no secret deals at the Belgrade talks with Nikolai Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev and Andrei Gromyko.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Tito Soviet Union Adriatic Pula Nikolai Bulganin Communist Party Nikita Khruscchev Foregn Andrei Gromyko

Second Atomic Merchant Ship Is Being Planned

Washington lawmakers on the House Merchant Marine Committee launched a drive to build a second atomic merchant ship in addition to the one already projected by President Eisenhower.

Washington House Merchant Marine Committee Eisenhower

Toledo study tests stuffing compound on rats for doll safety

University of Toledo researchers, at the request of a doll maker, fed two-year tests to white rats with a rubber and plastic stuffing compound mixed into their food. No ill effects have appeared so far.

Toledo, Ohio University of Toledo

Firefighters Surprised by Red Glow in Denver Blaze

Denver firefighters battled a downtown house fire and sprayed water on a red glow in a bedroom for several minutes before discovering it was a bed lamp with a red shade. No injuries reported.

Denver

Cases of Polio Among Vaccinated Kids

Washington reports 73 confirmed polio cases among persons given the Salk vaccine. Seven new cases were added over the weekend, with one Wyoming case removed for duplication.

Washington Public Health Service Wyoming

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Robert Banman U. S. Atlantic Fleet Denier Bemberg Sheer Sion Ture Marlene Oxfords Cork and Rubber Sales Penney's Paul Ochs Ulysses Satanta High School Doris Mae Johnson Phyllis Taton Doris Mae Wil Jess O. Cullison Department of Education and Psychology Ottawa University Henry Hall Paul Masoner Weber Garden City Loan Garden City, Kansas Fhone North Main
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