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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1958
Page
2
An editorial reports two men in a Kansas town conducting a shopping experiment. They entered 16 stores asking for one item and allowed up to five dollars for any suggested by the clerk, spending 86.76 total. They bought only the requested items with little or no additional prompting from clerks, suggesting weak upsell.
CAPITAL AIRLINES recalls a day after an Air National Guard plane killed 11 aboard its liner and a Guardsman that an Air Force B47 passed within an estimated 500 feet of another Capital plane. Earlier, an Air Force jet reportedly knocked down a Las Vegas area airliner, with USAF Super Sabres streaking near two more passenger planes. The speaker warns that continued such actions imply airliners are being hit by luck and questions pilot marksmanship.
Arizona Daily Star discusses Soil Stewardship Week May 11 through 18 and urges civic groups to emphasize conservation of land and water. It cites Psalm 104 and warns against wasteful practices that ruin soil and water resources, noting changes in the Santa Cruz River valley over the past fifty years.
A humor column on Mother's Day timing and domestic quirks contrasts with local briefs from Scott City. John Boyer reports Mrs. Roy Yager's baby in hospital during a shower. L C Baker attends a Methodist gathering while eight ball games unfold. Harold Keller links town to a Garwood Bank drive in and locals debate walk in service as a down and outer loses his car.
In this Darling Pearson column traveling through Europe, he argues foreign policy is eroding, cites Nixon's Latin American reception as evidence, contrasts Meany's goodwill tour success, notes Venezuela's oil restrictions, and recalls past U.S. praise of Perez Jimenez. The piece blends critique of diplomacy with anecdotes from Latin America and Europe.
Kalvesta features start of 4 H cooking lessons led by Dorothy Warner from Bethany with sessions at the community house. Births include James Robert Daniels born May 8 at Trinity Hospital in Dodger Albert Burns Tulsa weighing 8 pounds 42 ounces. Weekend visitors and family gatherings fill the section with multiple dinners and visits across Kalvesta and nearby towns.
Terms of subscription listed for Garden City Kansas post office. Rates shown for second class matter daily by carrier and mail. Locations include Finney, Scott, Wichita, Hamilton, Kearny, Grant, Ford, and Gray counties with yearly rates and outside Kansas pricing.
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