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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1956
Page
2
News-Chronicle notes heavy rain after a long dry spell may revive some crops. It records moisture totals since September totaling 2.37 inches through Tuesday night, criticizing past dryness but praising local farmers for resilience and field conditions.
The Sublette Monitor argues that postwar prosperity defies history with booming agriculture and auto industries. It cites high stock prices, new plants, highway expansion, and rising consumer purchases as signs of a lasting, confident economy, despite calls for possible recessions. It notes broad wage gains and secure futures fueling widespread prosperity.
Garden City High School students claim the freshman class of 1956 was not invited to the annual graduation dance citing limited space. They note five classes from high school and junior college attended and state they bear no responsibility for the exclusion.
The Builders Class of the Methodist Church thanks Warren Hotel management for years of courtesy. Since 1951, when the class formed, the Broughers offered Pine Room for meetings and the hotel provided space or other corners when needed. As they move to a new church, they publicly acknowledge the hotel’s interest and use of facilities.
A collection of humorous and reflective lines from Kansas papers including Scott City News Chronicle Mc Cune Herald Dighton Herald and Augusta Gazette. Topics range from marriage and future of women to work attitudes and social advice with witty local perspectives.
The Garden City Telegram lists publication details including addresses, editor, and advertising manager. It shows subscription rates and distribution areas across Finney and surrounding counties, with annual and outside-Kansas pricing.
James Marlow outlines a high stake diplomatic game as Washington and Moscow maneuver over inviting the Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit Russia and Moscow, with hints of a broader exchange that could open doors for Khrushchev and Bulganin to Washington. A NY Daily News leak and official comments muddy the plan as both sides weigh gesture versus access. Glasses are now being prescribed for infants as young as 10 months.
Dr George W Case explains that husbands should seek and invite their wives advice on plans from small purchases to major actions. He argues women often have better judgment and that asking for input strengthens marriage and leadership, offering booklet details for readers to learn complimenting laws and gain popularity and success.
A board of officers was assigned to probe the death of 17 year old Navy recruit Maurice G. Viverett of McKenzie Tennessee after disciplinary drills at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. His death Tuesday night was attributed to heat stroke amid 80 degree temperatures. Lt C E White said the recruit was in a re training section for not learning the meaning of a military order.
Washington report says last week’s polio cases totaled 85, just over a third of last year’s 245 and the lowest for the week since 1951. Public Health Service spokesmen caution it’s too early to predict year’s direction or link the drop to Salk vaccine.
Fort Lewis Washington reports Capt. Davey Crockett a direct descendant of the frontier figure has been processed for overseas service and sent to Korea. The Texas born officer joins the post for duty as the United Nations forces engage in the peninsula.
Guatemala reports 31 believed dead in Aviateca liner crash with wreckage on Sierra de las Minas peak and no signs of survivors. In Paris, the National Assembly backs a two day debate on Premier Mollet policies after Mendes France resignation, focusing beyond Tunisia and Morocco. In Tokyo, U S Army notes 80 percent of Korea troops in solid housing and a June plan to replace tents with Quonset. In Israel, archaeologist Jean Perrot uncovers a 10 000 BC tomb near En Mallaha three miles north of Hat sor in upper Galilee.
In Lake Wales Florida a woman known as a model mother killed her three daughters Shirley five Pamela three and Jan one then shot herself in the breast leaving a note to her husband Mark Culbeck of Sault Ste. Marie Michigan promising valuables and a black Bible in a suitcase under the bed. Police could not locate the suitcase and the motive was not explained.
A religious prayer excerpt praises steadfast labor in the Lord and the universes as His handiwork. It asks for gratitude expressed through devotion and helping others, invoking Christ’s name in prayer.
CARTHAGE MO Representatives of eight Missouri cities meet to back turning U S Highway 71 into a four lane route. A heavy traffic flow is expected as the Oklahoma Turnpike and the super highway near Joplin draw vehicles into the state. Western Missouri cities push for a wider road while Kansas seeks a four lane north and south route in the eastern Kansas.
A town column shares playful remarks from residents about changing appearances and aging, with George Clausen reflecting on bike ownership across eras. Leda Reed offers a short study on why millers are called millers, linking dust to occupational lore amid lighthearted banter from the Wellington News.
Eugene Sheffer style crossword lists numerous cryptic clues with horizontal and vertical entries ranging from dairy measure to Arctic base. It notes solution times about 23 minutes, includes sample answers, and credits distribution by King Features Syndicate with an instruction hint to iterate and repeat.
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