Aust : Mein Aust : Mein John Sourpuss in coffee morn
A quirky column notes a gloom ped dler sour mood at coffee and jokes on legal briefs. It mentions a 40 page district court brief weighing 18 ounces and par for the legal clarity course. The item also covers Kansas Bar association events in Hutchinson, banquet pricing, a Great Bend rally, and a noted nomination in petroleum geoscience circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Bar Association
Hutchinson
Bert Vance
Dale Saffels
Dale Corley
Harrison Smith
Pat Calihan, Jr
Lloyd Haag
Cliff Hope
Harold Medina
Kansas Democrats
Great Bend
One Man Killed in Collision Near Pratt
A head on crash on U S highway 54 near Pratt Kansas yesterday killed Martin S Johnson 45 of Hutchinson and seriously injured M E Stephenson Jr 28 of Pratt a passenger and Mathew C Haggberg 26 of Superior Ariz the other driver All three were identified as Boy Scout leaders in the state.
Chuckle: File Copy Threat Hint
The line mocks a workplace request for a file copy as a warning. It implies a looming problem and a promise to confront if things go awry, reflecting humorous but sharp office banter about accountability and consequences. The quip frames a tense undertone within a casual joke.
Brilliant Son a Problem For Cleveland Parents
The parents of 2 year old John Francis Schivell are a problem. Psychologists say his intelligence is far beyond standardized tests and most public schools cannot challenge him. John, an eighth grader at Maple Heights High, aims to be a research scientist. Tests by Kent State and Western Reserve University show extraordinary abilities with a top IQ score of 190.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Francis Schivell
John
Maple Heights High School
Kent State University
Stanford-Binet
Department of Psychology
Western Reserve University
Corinne F. Baker
Baker
Federal Official Tours Southwest Focus on Erosion
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture J Peterson led a four state tour highlighting wind and water erosion in Southwest Kansas. He met Finney County farmers and soil conservation leaders to assess farming practices, drought conditions, and long term conservation needs while planing visits to Colorado Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Peterson
Southwest States
Kansas
D. W. Williams
National Conservation Service
Fred Sykes
Garden City
Nebraska
Peterson
Colorado
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Finney County
District Soil Conservation Board
Four U S Jets Make A Record Ocean Hop
Four Thunderjets landed at New Castle Australia completing a nonstop Tokyo to Australia flight in 12 hours 2 minutes. The four single engine fighters refueled three times during a 4849 mile hop over Guam Manus Island and Townsville Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Australia
U. S
Guam
Manus Island
Townsville
Pop Concert Packed Garden City Schools Stage
A standing room only crowd of about 1200 filled Ben Grimsley gym for Garden City schools music department annual pop band concert. Five organizations performed a total of 27 numbers with 394 students including 28 seniors. Larry Montgomery's trombone solo and TV Suite highlighted the high school set, while the Super-Duper group opened the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Grimsley
Garden City
Larry Montgomery
Atlantic Zephyrs
TV Suite
Blue Notes
Kansas Leads Wheat Acreage in 1956 Allotments
Washington reports Kansas tops all states with 10,587,206 acres in the 1956 wheat planting allotment of 55,000,000 acres. North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas follow with 7,321,263, 4,860,057, and 4,227,136 acres respectively. Growers vote on quotas June 25. two thirds approval needed. State shares adjust from 1955 due to trends and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Agriculture Department
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Senate Panel Skirts Early Action On Farm Price Supports
The Senate Agriculture Committee narrowly blocked an attempt to push early action on a House bill restoring rigid price supports for basic farm crops. The panel will hold public hearings to review the price support program, potentially extending beyond this session. Chairman Ellender cautioned the committee may yet reverse course but hopes hearings proceed for a thorough study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Ellender
Dla
State lake project planned for Wilson County
A contract for constructing the Wilson County state lake southeast of Buffalo will be let early in June. Dave Leahy, director of the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission, was informed by the State Highway Commission. The lake will be a joint project of the two agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New State Lake
Wilson County
Pratt
Kas
Buffalo
Dave Leahy
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
State Highway Commission
Fifteen Towns Unite in Action At a Hearing
Fifteen towns join in a protest against Northern Natural Gas rate hikes set for the Kansas Corporation Commission hearing June 6. Garden City leads a cooperative effort with Sublette Hugoton Moscow Satanta and others organizing representatives to oppose increases up to 80 percent for gas used by churches and residents. A follow up meeting is planned for May 24 after a district session of the Kansas League of Municipalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture Committee
Chamber Ane
Congress
Peoples Natural Gas Co
State Corporation Commission
Sublette
Northern Natural Gas Company
Garden City
Kansas Corporation Commission
Deane Wiley
Wiley
Hugoton
Garden
Gay Powers
Ovid Hayman
Everett Miller
Lloyd Haag
Cliff Hope, Jr
Kansas League of Municipalities
Warren Hotel
Refrigerator Only Item Taken From Schoolhouse
A thief broke into Union 8 school house four miles east of Garden City on US 50S and stole the large electric refrigerator. Sheriff Al Dewey noted entry was gained by breaking the back door and nothing else was taken. reported by M L Russell during a school board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
al Dewey
Union 8
M. L. Russell
Garden City
Kansas April Food Cost Rises Over March
The State Labor Department reports Kansas food costs in April averaged 2.5 per cent higher than March and 2 per cent above April 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
State Labor Department
Fatzer outlines three point plan to crack down on drunken driving
Kansas Attorney General Harold R Fatzer presented a three point program to county attorneys at their spring meeting and the Kansas Bar Association convention. It calls for diligent use of chemical tests for intoxication, scrutiny of beer taverns, and detachment of driver license tabs in all traffic violations. Fatzer urged enactment of chemical test laws and admission of results as court evidence as police tools, and said pleas to lesser offenses due to proving intoxication should be substantially eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Atty
Harold R. Fatzer
Kansas County
Kansas Bar Assn
Fatzer
Weather Summary for Garden City Tonight and Tomorrow
Nearly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Winds light, low tonight in the low 50s. Sunrise 5 29, sunset 7 60. Relative humidity around 45 percent. Observations end at 6 30 AM CST. Garden City station reports high 73, low 52.
Changes in Police Force Announced by Chief Geisler
Retirement of one patrolman Peter Reer and appointment of new officer George Washburn announced by Chief Geisler. Washburn, 31, becomes probationary patrolman for six months. former insurance salesman, married with two children. Also vacancies to replace Tom Cole and full-time radio dispatch role to be filled. Arnold Chipman and Pat Albers have covered dispatch part time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
Mite “Geisler
Wlahn
Taek Graig
Peter Reer Ore Eee Ploye
Craig
Olathe
Colo
George Washburn
Force
Washburn
Tom Cole
Kearny County
Arnold Chipman
Juco
Pat Albers
Geisler
Gerald Grady Charged After Slight Accident
Gerald Lee Grady of 512 Jones was charged with improper passing by the highway patrol after a sideswipe on US 508 near the city limits at 8 p.m. last night. He was passing on the right of Edward Tabor of 207 S Sixth, causing minor property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Lee Grady
Jones
Highway Patrol
Grady
Edward Tabor
German Editor Visits Garden City on US Tour
German editor Hermann Grothey, head of Dithmarscher Landeszeitung Heide, arrives in Garden City for a three day visit. He tours Southwest Kansas as part of a national swing under the Federal Affairs Institute and Kansas Council on World Affairs, meeting Victor Haflich, host. Grothey plans to study American journalism and rural industry, visiting farms, dairies, a sugar factory, and local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Grothey
Dithmarscher Landeszeitung
Heide
Germany
Garden City
United States
Governmental Affairs Institute
Washington, D. C
Kansas ‘Council On World Affairs
Victor Haflich
Kansas
Grothey
Southwest Kansas
New York
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Denver
Spanbeck
Heis Wa
International Exchange Service
United States Department of State
Knoxville
Tenn
Atlanta, Ga
Dallas
Tex
California
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Rocky Mountain
Kansas City
New York City
State Experiment Station
Telegram
Hail Causes Damage Across Southwest Kansas Wheat Fields
Heavy storms drenched Dry Southwest Kansas with up to six inches of rain and large hail that damaged a wide swath from Garden City southward, smashing wheat, denting equipment, and flooding roads. The Henry Herring farm near Garden City suffered extensive destruction with 200 acres of wheat wiped out and hailstones described as hens eggs to tennis balls. Rice? No livestock losses reported. Rain totals included Garden City 1.24 inches, with higher amounts nearby and several roads flooded or closed. Springs, ditches, and low-lying areas remained waterlogged as storms moved through Montezuma, Syracuse, Sublette, and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Hall
Garden City
Henry Herring
Montezuma
Syracuse
Haskell
Bill Currey
Les.Alexander
George Fry
Forrest Cox
Startion
CAA
KIAL
Finney-Haskell County
Plains
Sublette
Meade
Ulysses
Lakis
Finney Line
Lakin
Dighton
Amy
Kismet
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John Sourpuss
George A. Grimm
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Grimm
Margaret Bedker
Lucien Downing
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Tide Water Association Oil Co
Midland
American Association of Petroleum Geologists and
SEG
Curtis Stillkind
Glenn Stith
Federal
Tour of
Southwest
New
Gerald Grady
Aw Lelry
Las Vegas
Ney
Las ‘Vegas
San Francisco
Burnside Drive
Holcomb
Holscomb
Mansfield
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