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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1957

Page

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Canadian Farm Experts Visit Garden City Station

An unexpected delegation from the Saskatchewan department of agriculture toured the Garden City experiment station and nearby farm, assessing drought conditions and area responses. The visit followed reports of high winds and heavy rains causing damage across Missouri and Illinois, with thousands losing electricity and several tornadoes touching down in rural areas.

Department of Agriculture Saskatchewan Canada Garden City Experiment Station G. W. Meeker Andy Erhart ST. Louis Missouri St. Louis County Edwin Wakner Garden City Denver Colo Albuquerque N.M Goodwill, Okla Amarillo Hays State Experiment Station Mandan, N.D Belleville Ill James O. Howard Foreign Agripartment Culture Service United States Department of Agri Ag Department L. M. Ogilbie Saskatcheswan R. T.gopeland Visity J. By Campbell Swift- Current Experiment Farm J. Staples Swift- Current M. E. Andal Ottawa Don Kirk

Four Vacancies Face Local School System for Next Year

Resignations of Bernice Bender Leo Kirk Sam Butterfield and Kitty Marchetti leave four teaching posts vacant for next year with replacements unfound. Butterfield and Bender signed contracts with Hutchinson junior college and face a $100 penalty under new policy. Hood to seek successors immediately.

Bernice Bender Juco Leo Kirk Sam Butterfield Kitty Marchetti Butterfield Miss Bender Leroy Hood Iutchinson Junior College Hood Kirk Marchetli

Mechanical thinner hailed as beet field Ford on Kansas farms

A six row beet thinner described as the atom bomb of the sugar beet industry is expanding across Southwest Kansas, starting in Finney county. The device promises to cut thinning time by half, reduce need for hand labor, and improve beet stands amid drought relief. About 1,000 workers may be displaced as mechanization grows, with allocations across Finney and nine neighboring counties and some transfer of acres from Colorado growers.

John Frazier Telegram Star Ed Stoppel Finney County Kansas Latta Colorado Stoppel Finney Haskell Grant Wichita Stanton Kearny Scott Greeley Wallace

Bloodmobile aims to raise quota at June visit

A June 5 Bloodmobile in this area seeks an intake of 160 pints, about 10 more than planned. Donor chiefs say increased regional demand has pushed quotas up and aim to recruit first time donors while contacting families of patients who received whole blood locally. Donor hours are 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church. Police report a car theft case with a suspect to be extradited from Chanute on check charges.

Wichita Mauuttee Lindner Finney Blood Lindner Presbyterian Church Red Cross Harland Roy Graber Walker Garden City Charles Francis Gates Arkansas City Graber Gates Chanute

Kansas highway workers win better terms for rest and travel

Kansas Highway Commission moved to improve conditions for maintenance staff. A labor relations panel will hear grievances from union reps while compensating time off and hour for hour overtime rules take effect. State time will cover transport to and from work projects. A three member committee will study possible department reorganization to support an expanded construction program.

Topeka Kansas Highway Commission Aflcio State and Municipal Highway Department Commission Ababa Ba Vi Blalg Lmi Isan John D. Montgomery Junction City Democrat Second Highway Division

Names and Honors Mark Hope Hall Graduation Week

The junior college and high school class sermon at Hope hall centers on Whats in a Name with Rev Eugene Gragg of the Church of the Brethren delivering the sermon at 8 p m The program includes high school string symphony under Loren Crawford three vocal numbers and the robed choir plus junior college ensemble Invocation and benediction by Rev W T Froggatte Commencement exercises move to Parstely due to seating limits Junior college graduation Tuesday with Dr Dwight C Baird speaking High address Wednesday by Robert Gadberry Both ceremonies held in Hope hall A long list of graduation candidates is published in tomorrow's Telegram including Robert Ashley Atherton Eddie Walker Barclay and many others

Eugene Gragg Church of the Brethren String Symphony Loren Crawford W. T. Froggatte Fellowship Baptist Church Robert Gadberry Fourth National Bank of Wichita Hope Hall Robert Ashley Atherton Eddie Waller Barclay Robert Dean Berenda Lewis Easton Bethel Rose Mare Betla James Vernon Bitner Emery Miller Bontrager LaVada Loewen Brandt Clarence Hlvin Caldwell Stanley Irvin Caldwell DeAnn Hatcher Roselle Anderson Hedges Paul Berial Hertendes Darlene Pearl Holderness Albie Daniel-Holstein Warren Lee Howland Thomes Leonard Kitch Martin Ross Krentzel Margaret Baker Dansdon Nancy Nadine Lee John Lee McKeohern Sue Sime McKelvy Marvin Dwain McMichael Helen Penelopa Maglaris Paul David Taylor Dwayne Kaye Vaughn Thomas Martin Walker Robert Neal West Jack Melvin Willamson Harry L. Wilson John Francis Wilson Carol Jean Wolff Jerry LeRoy Wright Ronald Far York Richam John Zobel

First Christian church education plant bid totals set

Construction of a new education facility for the First Christian Church may start within 30 days after bids totaling about 107000 were opened. Noland Construction Co of Dodge City appears low on the general contract at 85378 with Lee & Woolman of Garden City second at 88223. Electric Laughlin Electric 7107 and Johnson’s Plumbing 6200 plus Garden City Sheet Metal 7000 are low bids for subs. Ground cleared on 7th street. Howard Blanchard is architect.

First Christian Church Dim Sloan Noland Construction Co Dodge City Lee & Woolman Garden City 7Th Street Howard Blanchard

Body found in refrigerator case shocks Denver police

In Denver a 26 year old woman Mary Martinez Mills was found jammed in a bloody refrigerator in her apartment. Police seek her husband Ernest Mills 38 for questioning. He has a prior manslaughter conviction and a 1948 statutory rape arrest. The investigation continues as neighbors note he disappeared after May 17.

Denver Mary Martinez Mills Ernest J. Mills Hayti Mills Yeager Riverton Wye Yeagers Chris Herrera Denlver Traverse City Mich

New Wheat Commission Hires Administrator

Maj. Gen. Joeterday announces W. W. Graber of Pretty Prairie as administrator for the Kansas Wheat Commission. Salary set at 7800 dollars yearly with a draft call for 170 men. Graber formerly led wheat district 4 and acted as secretary during state office setup in Hutchinson. Governor Docking will appoint a successor as chairman R. L. Patterson comments on Graber’s experience in farm affairs.

Hutchinson Kansas Wheat Commission Topeka Joeterday W. W. Graber Nickell Pretty Prairie Rector Graber Kansas Wheat District

Weather Update From U S Weather Bureau

A few thunderstorms possible in extreme southwest tonight with warmer temps. Low around 50, southeast winds 15 mph. Friday scatters showers and thunderstorms, cooler. afternoon high upper 60s, southeast winds 20 mph. Sunrise 5 28, Sunset 7 35. Relative humidity 48 5. Observations end 6 30 am across Garden City Dodge City Goodland Great Bend Liberal Russell Pratt Amarillo Denver Guymon Levy LATTE.

U.S Mureau Garden City Dodge City Goodland Great Bend Liberal Russell Trace Pratt Amarillo Denver Guymon Levy

Garden Sass The Legend Of Billy The Kid 28 De

A quirky remark about Billy the Kid notes his 21 killings before age 21 and claims he rode without an automobile. The line blends humor with Western fame, reflecting on outlaw myth and cultural lore from early American frontier imagery.

Billy the Kid

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