Of Wasps and Water
A Telegram editorial extols outdoor activity while warning readers of hazards like poison ivy sunburn hornets and unsafe swimming or overexertion. It urges moderation and caution for a safe summer enjoyed outdoors.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1958
Page
2
A Telegram editorial extols outdoor activity while warning readers of hazards like poison ivy sunburn hornets and unsafe swimming or overexertion. It urges moderation and caution for a safe summer enjoyed outdoors.
A reader proposes a dream plan for a million dollar library project using the old Methodist plant or Windsor hotel site. The idea includes a combined library museum with an observatory, a north facing city auditorium and parking, and speculative future transport changes to justify central or outlying placement. The writer suggests keeping city offices near the center and notes college linkage with the library.
Turon Kans local column item mixes slang verse and odd notices. Elvis Presley Army serial number 53310761 mentioned with humor. Mary Hamman gives away six kittens without agency, Betsy Burden receives one. Miz Slim Pickens rises to society page as B-1 season looms. A matron who opposed sacks contemplates buying one amid family pleas.
Drew Pearson reports Latin America soured on the United States as the State Department balked at urgent hunger relief for Brazil. Cooley urged a full surplus food inventory and swift shipments, while Nixon’s criticisms and Dulles’ plans drew clashes over diplomacy and possible staff reshuffles.
The Federal Reserve Board reports in its bulletin signs of leveling unemployment with a slight drop in those unemployed four weeks or less since February. April employment rose for the ninth straight month in the seasonally adjusted rate, to 7 percent of the labor force, while long-term job seekers more than doubled in 12 months. May figures due next week.
North Mid letown High School issued 22 diplomas to 22 seniors then recalled them due to weather and a flu outbreak. The term was extended but no commencement date could be set after final exams. An informal ceremony on Friday will reissue diplomas signed for those who pass.
In 1956 Mexico bought about 46,000 cars with U S makers leading the market. Quotas limit imports to about 35,000, with GM Ford and Chrysler taking roughly three quarters of the allotment. Europeans trail as Fiat and Volkswagen hold smaller shares, while Mexicans favor larger American cars for range and family use.
Washington AP report on Alaska statehood facing two House tests that could derail its chances. A preferential motion to send the statehood bill back to Insular Affairs stands as a key barrier, or opponents can demand a roll call vote to kill the bill. If both fail, amendments would be debated and the process would continue.
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