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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1961

Page

2

United Fund Board Faces Tough Budget Decision

The Finney County United Fund Board cut requested amounts from participating agencies to fit a raised total in this county. The writer urges united giving, noting dividing the drive into spring and fall could ease fundraising, but warns that failure could end the campaign and cites Dodge City as a past failure.

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Irrigation Seen as Answer to Western Kansas Cropping Woes

A reader laments missing rain in Western Kansas and notes clouds often skirt the area driven by winds or pressure patterns. The miss by weather underscores dryland farming gamble and the growing need for irrigation to sustain crops and lawns amid uncertain moisture supplies.

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Farmers Tire of These Remarks Says Hal Boyle

A collection of jokes about farming life from Hal Boyle lampoons government aid jokes, college ambitions, bank loans, and rural modernity. The quips juxtapose old farming ways with urban trends, poking fun at politics, technology, and social changes affecting rural communities.

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Terms of Subscription Rates and Fees in Garden City

Subscription terms list carrier and mail rates for Garden City and other cities, with annual prices and postage notes. It notes second class postage in Garden City, mentions Associated Press rights, and references publication locality and carrier service requirements. The text includes several garbled place names and counties, reflecting OCR errors.

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Minow challenged TV moguls to face real issues

Drew Pearson notes FCC Chairman Newton Minow spoke boldly to broadcasters, urging a clearer focus on national strength and cultural responsibility. The piece critiques industry self interest, payoffs, and the need for TV to inform the public about geopolitical realities and Marxist influence.

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Oil and Gas Men Elect Officers in Wichita Meeting

Walter Kuhn of Wichita was re elected president of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Assn at its 24th annual meeting in Wichita. E B Shaver also retained life time vice president. New area vice presidents named include J A Mull Jr Wichita H A Palmer Medicine Lodge John O Palmer Russell VW Mc Knab Winfield J Morris El Dorado and Herbert A Harrs Great Bend. Kioga elected 23 new directors with 14 from Wichita. Out of town directors include Ross Beach Jr Hays John C 0 Farmer Russell John C Graves El Dorado D G Hansen Logan Yarl Lavan Ness City W W Mc Knab Winfield George B McClellan Liberal and others.

Wichita Kan Walter Kuhn Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Assn E. B. Shaver J. A. Mull Jr H. A. Palmer Medicine Lodge John O. Palmer Russell VW. Mc Knab Winfield J. ©. Morris el Dorado Herbert A Harrs Great Bend John Knightly Jack Spines Jr Kioga Carl Weiner

Democracy alone cannot halt global communism, says editor

Washington argues the United States must offer more than democracy to win foreign support. The AP dispatch from Tokyo notes postwar revolts show poverty and social ills fuel instability, urging US aid tied to welfare reforms. Kennedy signals a road to expand non Communist world prosperity, with a full foreign aid plan due to Congress in about ten days.

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Distaff Side praises and rural woman of the year in light notes

Community notes praise the 10 piano 240 student 24 teacher recital last Friday evening and a teacher solo. Margaret Lightner is endorsed as Rural Woman of the Year after neighbors and acquaintances spoke highly of her cheerful dedication. Herb Sughrue and family are praised as newcomers, and a puppy story near 1724 East Kansas ends with a possible owner contact. enrollments for Red Cross swimming lessons close next Wednesday.

Margaret Frank) Lightner Kay Jacobs Jacobs East Kansas Kay Red Cross

Fruit Tree Spraying Schedule Issued by Kansas State Expert

Extension horticulturist C R Roberts of Kansas State University in Manhattan urges starting a fruit tree spray program now after petals fall. Use captan dieldrin and malathion at 2 percent per gallon for the first three sprays with 10 to 14 day intervals, then methoxychlor replacing dieldrin in later sprays. a total of six or more sprays depending on fruit and season.

C.R. Roberts Kansas State University Manhattan Roberts

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