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Newspaper

Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1961

Page

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Editor term defined in Coy Farrell dictionary

A satirical glossary entry explains editor as a variety of humorous definitions. The piece mocks language and notes Coy Farrell’s editor’s note about education. It references a Saturday News item about Air National Guard aerial photography in Southwest Kansas and lists Great Bend Pratt and Hutchinson as photographed towns.

Coy Farrell I-Tor Ced Ier Coy Watchinson Kansas Air National Guard Hutch Great Bend Pratt Hutchinson

Presbyterians Open Talks on Church Unification

The United Presbyterian Church voted to begin ecumenical talks with the Episcopal Church the Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ. A mass ecumenical meeting urged Christian reunion noting 226 Protestant bodies and urging unity. The process could take at least 10 years and involves more than 45 of 214 regional units. The Episcopal Church would decide next at its fall convention.

Buffalo N.Y United Presbyterian Church Episcopal Church Methodist United Church of Christ Presbyterian General Assembly Robert J. McCracken New York City Riverside Church Eugene Carson Blake Philadelphia

Sunday Drive Crash near Scarborough Kills Four

SCARBOROUGH England AP a young man and three girls driving Sunday night collided with a panel truck and plunged over a 50 foot cliff rolling 500 feet before stopping in a gully. The driver John Guest 20 sustained head injuries while the girls had only minor cuts and bruises.

Scarborough England John Guest

Garden Sass Sory Mrs Pruitt and Gus Jarden clash

A fragment recalls a dispute between Mrs Pruitt and Gus Jarden, with Jarden stating he cannot sympathize today. The terse line hints at personal tensions rather than a broader event.

Elks Spring Dance Friday and Sunday

Elks host a spring dance event this Friday and Sunday offering advance tickets only. Public attendance details and pricing are limited to members and guests, with advance sales emphasized for entry.

Weekend Storm Deluges Southwest Kansas Drenching Area

A weekend storm dumped heavy rain across Southwest Kansas, marking the area's largest single storm in the past year and a half and aiding the wheat crop. Readings varied by location from Garden City to Seott City and Sublette, with totals around 4 to 4.7 inches for the year and May gains boosting wheat prospects across several counties.

Kansas Ulysses H. F. McArk Haskell County Willis Blume Sublette Haskell Dighton Nolen Yates

Rains Push Kansas Creeks and Rivers to Near Flood Stages

Weekend storms dumped up to over five inches across Kansas driving creeks including Beaver Sappa and Prairie Dog and rivers such as the upper Solomon and Saline toward flood stage. Northwest towns logged the heaviest rain with Alton and Baewster among top totals. forecasts call for clearing tonight and a period of calmer weather Tuesday.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau Chard Garrett Baewster North Central Alton Longford Hunter Junction City White City Covert Miltonvale Herington Elmo Minneapolis Garrett Beaver Sappa Prairie Dog Solomon Saline Tigers Clay Center Nebraska Neb

Holcomb City Election Sets First Officials

Holcomb residents will vote to elect a mayor police judge and five councilors for the newly incorporated third class city. Wayne Johnson is the mayoral candidate while Lewis McDaniel runs unopposed for police judge. Eight council nominees include Glen Truitt Bruce Hartman Merle Wilson John Riggs Sr Larry Earnest John Pelnar Ed Shrimplin and Leo Wasinger. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm at Holcomb School with an election board including several officials and alternates.

Holcomb Wayne Johnson Lewis McDaniel Glen Truitt Bruce Hartman Merle Wilson John Riggs, Sr Larry Earnest John Pelnar Ed Shrimplin Leo Wasinger Seth Earnest Dave Williams Thomas Clare Lester VanWink Je Lee Fenton Norman Miller Lawrence Holmstrom Holcomb School

Meloy to Lead 8th Army in South Korea Return

Washington AP reports Lt Gen Guy S. Meloy 57, wounded in Korea, will assume command of the 8th Army on June 30 succeeding Gen Carter Magruder who is retiring.

Pilot Lands in Tree Near Tewksbury Airport

Arthur Moran piloted a light plane that landed on a treetop near Tewksbury Airport in Massachusetts. He climbed down a truck and left the scene without injury, while the aircraft remained perched aloft in its precarious position.

Tewksbury Mass Arthur Moran

Kennedy Meets Soviet Newsmen

President Kennedy met 11 Soviet editors in the White House for about 10 minutes in a session arranged with the American Society of Newspaper Editors The Soviet side said Kennedy was in a very good mood but refused to discuss details until a White House report later. The visitors depart for New York Tuesday to finish a three week trip and ASNE plans a Soviet Union visit in August.

Washington Kennedy United States U.S White House American Society of Newspaper Editors Boris Burkov Novosti Burkov New York ASNE Soviet Union

Martial Rule Declared After Alabama Bus Riots

In Montgomery a tense calm followed bloody race clashes that led Gov. Patterson to proclaim qualified martial rule and deploy National Guardsmen. federal deputies and U S marshals aided local police as 18 whites were arrested and riders faced no immediate charges. The unrest centered on a Greyhound bus station and a Negro church where King condemned the violence.

Montgomery Ala Greyhound

Russian Spy Suspect Caught in Thailand

Bangkok AP report says Soviet citizen Thomas P. Bultakoff, a Silver Star Motion Picture Co. representative, was arrested on suspicion of subversive activities and may be deported after questioning. Thai police say 106 suspects have been detained in the northeast, a region vulnerable to Communist subversion, including a former national assemblyman.

Bangkok Thailand Laos Thomas P. Bultakoff Silver Star Motion Picture Co Saner Suyanand Criminal Investigation Department Bultakoff

GIRS Spring Dance Advanced Ticket Sale Notice

The GIRS spring dance takes place Friday and Saturday with advance tickets only available. Ensure purchase by event dates to secure entry.

State Jaycees Give Honors To Ulysses Man

TOPEKA AP Jim Wymore of Salina was elected president of the Kansas Jaycees Sunday. Officers include national directors George Marshall Kansas City Ray Sharp Clay Center Mont McGillivray Ulysses and Dr Frank Meyer Wellington. Awards named Mont McGillivray Outstanding VP and Dilmond Postile Wait Outstanding Jaycee.

Topeka Jim Wymore Salina Kansas Jaycees George Marshall Kansas City Ray Sharp Clay Center Mont McGillivray Ulysses Frank Meyer Wellington Brock McPherson Great Bend Jack Swartz Dodge City Don McDaniel Dilmond Postilewait Wichita Merle Schwab Manhattan Willard Campbell Jim Durham West Troy Barton Frank Shrimplin Dodge City Jaycees Kansas Association For Mental Health Ray Briman Jack Grove Coffeyville

Claims Reds Have Biggest Spy Setup

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified to a House Appropriations subcommittee that the Communist bloc nations field about 300000 agents searching for world secrets. He said the spies are aided by an open information setup in the United States and that the Communists talk of peace while maintaining an extensive intelligence network.

Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover Hoover House Appropriations Subcommittee United States

Kennedy Adds 200 Marshals to Montgomery Protest Crisis

Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy announced 200 more U S marshals would be sent to Montgomery Alabama bringing total to 600 to 700 to curb violence during racial demonstrations. He said many marshals there are exhausted and the move aims to prevent bloodshed as federal authorities consider further action including Army involvement if needed. Local governor Patterson activated state National Guardsmen after mobs targeted a Negro church and the so called freedom riders amid ongoing desegregation tensions.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy U.S Montgomery Ala Kennedy Alabama Justice Department Monctonery Alabama Gay John Patterson Immigration Service Marsha Patterson National Guardsmen Bute Freedom Riders

Three Die In Weekend Accidents In Kansas

Three persons died in Kansas weekend traffic crashes. A five car collision on U.S. 69 near Louisburg Sunday killed a Pittsburg woman, 21, Mrs. Larry Sims, and injured four others including her husband, 21, and her mother, 48. Charles J. Crow, 45, and his wife Martha, 38, of Edwardsville were hospitalized in Kansas City after another crash. Abe Klatt, 64, of Hutchinson died when his car crashed north of Hutchinson on Highway 61 while returning from a family reunion. Martin Esty, 6, of Gunnison, Colo., was struck by a car on U.S. 54 east of Wichita. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Esty.

Associated Press Kansas U.S Louisburg Cime Larry Sims Pittsburg Kan Ruby McGeorge Paola Charles J. Crow Edwardsville Martha University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Highway Patrol Sims Sims Auton Sims Auto Abe Klatt Hutchinson Aye. Klatt McPherson Reno County Martin Esty Gunnison Colo U.S. 54 Wichita Martin Bernard Esty

Fidel Castro sides with prisoner trade plan in US drive

Fidel Castro signaled readiness to swap Cuban political prisoners for U S and Central American detainees and warned against calling it an exchange. A drive led by Eleanor Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower and Walter Reuther aims to raise funds to buy 500 American tractors to trade for prisoners. The State Department would consider export licenses if private funds back the purchase though U S Cuban relations are severed and exports are restricted. Proponents and critics quick to comment as Latin American groups also rally funds.

Key West Fla Fidel Castro Cuba United States Central America Havana Radio Castro Prensa Latina Eleanor Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower Walter Reuther Miro Cardona Revolutionary Council Antonio de Varona de Varona State Department

Five Injured in Area Accidents

Four people were injured in a two car crash at Evans and Fulton about 1:20 a.m. All were taken to St. Catherine Hospital in two ambulances and remained hospitalized. Victims include Mrs. Richard Schupman Liberal 33 with fractured rib and facial injuries, Mrs. Loren Gunkle 44 Scott City with facial injuries, Mrs. W H Johnson 59 Scott City with knee and forehead wounds, and Juan Mercado 67 with head and chest abrasions. Driver was Fred Warren Taylor Scott City. In a separate crash at Main and Hazel at 4:35 p.m., 11 year old Max Wasinger bicycle rider sustained a bruised elbow. driver Thomas Raymond Earle 16 Holcomb.

Evans and Fulton St. Catherine Hospital Fred Warren Taylor Scott City Juan Lopez Mercado S. Ltd Taylor Richard Schupman Liberal Loren Norbert Gunkle St. John W.H. Johnson Mercado Main and Hazel Max Joseph Wasinger Thomas Raymond Earle Holcomb

Giant Holdings Ruled Illegal

The Supreme Court ruled that Du Pont must divest its 63 million GM shares valued over 2.5 billion dollars after a Justice Department appeal. Justice Brennan delivered the majority opinion with Justices Whittaker and Stewart joining Frank in dissent.

Washington Supreme Court Bl. du Pont de Nemours & Co General Motors Corp Cour Justice Department U.S. Dist Walter J. la Buy Chicago la Buy du Pont Brennan Frank Whittaker Stewart Clark Harlan HO Datt

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Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station Garden City Seot L. E. Gorsuch Leol Doug Baker Scott Cecil Pruitt Marais Deg Cygnes Concordia Holcomb City Goodland Bo Fa Hassel Www AG Alabama City Tne National Guard Freedom Martin Luther King Jr Hitler John M. Patterson Adtj Henry V. Graham U. S. Atty Robert Kennedy U. S Byron R. White Birmingham Jaycees Bob Noyes Herb Roleder Reds Bob Kennedy Fidel Reuther Robert Berrellez Associated ‘Press Latin America Giant Holdings
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