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Newspaper

Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1955

Page

2

Pearson Not Candidate Again Says President At Dinner

Washington reports quote the President saying he has had it and will not seek a second term. He complained of stress from military duties and wanted a Gettysburg farm to relax. The piece notes party independence, government reorganization leaks, and Cain’s Senate testimony opposing anti loyalty drives. It mentions Navy inspector general actions at Cheatham Annex and Peoria TV licensing politics.

Washington Gettysburg Hoover Advance Stask-Force Pearson United States White House Harry Cain Eisenhower Cain Senate Washington State Joe McCarthy Navy Cheatham Annex Newport News Officers’ Club Jack Puerifoy Guatemala

Bridge funding stalled on US 83 river span delay

After years of study and testing, Finney county officials reveal funds for the US 83 Arkansas River bridge near Garden City are no longer available, delaying the project and delaying east of Garden City improvements. Debates over route and leadership shake local politics as questions rise about delays and emergency repair costs.

Keit High Commission Arkansas River US 83 South Yis 2 Highway Department Erden Citians Garden City USIS Finney County George Templar Fred Hall Docking Hall Bill Addington McDonald Fred Addington Chamber of Commerce Addingto Texas Highway Commission

Gas Rate Policy Fight Moves To Zone Pricing

The Federal Power Commission orders Northern Natural Gas Co. to abandon uniform rates and adopt zone pricing, arguing delivery cost rises with transmission length. Garden City opposes proposed rate hikes for Peoples, calling length of transmission the prime cost factor. A Miami editor praises a Kansan for jury duty absence amid a World War III joke.

Federal Power Commission Northern Natural Gas Co FPC Garden City Miami Kansas City Star

A Gaining Trend From The Parsons Sun

Spectator sports face declining box office as television lures fans home. The Brooklyn Dodgers president warns of pay as you see TV shifting crowds away from grandstands. If this trend spreads, traditions fade and remote viewing could replace live games across sports.

Parsons Sun The Brooklyn Dodgers Bronx

Expectant author as a diverting hobby in New York

A humorous take from Boyle on the life of writers, arguing that becoming an expectant author is a safe, prestige rich hobby. He compares actual authors unfavorably with expectant ones who have ideas but never finish books. The piece highlights publishers, book sales questions, and tea party socialities at literary gatherings.

New York Ally

Handicapped Rights Emphasized by Eisenhower Speech

President Eisenhower urged a free society to extend equal opportunity to the physically handicapped. Speaking to the Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, he warned that a free nation distributes opportunities while a regimented state distributes deficits. He awarded Judge Sam M. Cathey of Asheville the Handicapped Man of the Year for his 24 years as city judge. Cathey is blind and chairs North Carolina’s State Commission for the Blind.

Washington Eisenhower Sam 'M. Cathey Asheville

KU Students and Faculty Win Fulbright Awards

LAWRENCE, KAN. A University of Kansas student and a teacher were named Fulbright awardees for 1955 56. Dr Robert W Baxter associate professor and botany chairman will lecture at the University College of the West Indies and study primitive ferns in Mexico and Central America. Elizabeth Deibert Irving graduating senior will study French literature at Poitiers University in France.

Lawrence, Kas. U University of Kansas Fulbright U. S. State Department Robert W. Baxter Botany University College of the West Indies Mexico Central America Elizabeth Deibert Irving University For

Temptation to Write a Book Warns Authors

The passage urges readers to resist publishing as a life ruin, insisting one must choose firmly to pursue credit and cash or risk becoming just another member of the herd. It emphasizes staying cheerful, balanced, and purposeful as an author.

Distaff Side vacation plans and small joys

A light anecdotal piece discusses a mother seeking simple pleasures during a trip away from family life. It mentions a plan by MARGE Ramsey for a modest getaway with baby-sitting, golf, pool, and meals around $3.98 per day, and notes the pride in shared family routines. The column blends humor with familiar domestic details and references to local figures and neighbors.

Marge Mrs. Leon Ramsey

Cryptoquip puzzle solution clue list and entry

Solve the mixed cryptogram style puzzle from King Features Syndicate. The page lists horizontal and vertical clue numbers with partial letter patterns and a sample quotation referring to a baby moth fascinated by a hot candle.

King Features Syndicate _ CRYPTOQUIPS JKV Mggie Uwgm KC

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