Anniversary of destructive 1951 hail storm noted
Ten year observances mark Memorial Day 1951 hail storm that battered Holcomb Garden City and surrounds. In under half an hour hail the size of tennis balls damaged roofs neon signs and crops. damage exceeded 1 million dollars. Emergency crews cleaned up. residents recall the storm’s wrenching impact and a single postman note. Nostalgia mixed with local anecdotes touch civic life as region reflects on that catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
Garden City
Bess Hartman
Bob Seavey
Here
Widow of Nori Garrett Mentioned in Crash Obit
The widow of Nori Garrett 52 managing editor of the Olathe News killed in a crash near Olathe is Thelma Hart daughter of Mrs Mabel Hart and a niece of George Pearl. Garrett formerly worked for the Kansas City Journal AP Kan sas City Star Time and St Louis Star Time and was a KU graduate veteran of WWII. Surviving son Norb Garrett Jr in the Navy. Gus Garden planned a swim in the big pool here tomorrow but settles for a backyard sun bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nori Garrett
Olathe News
Olathe
Thelma Hart
Mabel Hart
George Pearl
Lakin
Associated Press
Kansas City
Olathe Mirror
Kansas City Journal
St. Louis Star-Time
University of Kansas
Norb Garrett
Gus Garden
Nation's Highway Death Toll Sets Record Pace
Nationwide Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths rise sharply. By midmorning the rate was 4.3 per hour, matching 1960’s annual pace. Safety officials warn the four day period could surpass the 413 killed in 1957, with 100 expected on Memorial Day alone.
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National Safety Council
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Rises in Kansas
Six people died in Memorial Day weekend crashes across Kansas. Two Hutchinson youths, Jerry Beavers, 17, and Doris Britain, 18, were killed when their car hit a Santa Fe diesel unit near Newton. Other deaths included a 4 year old, Douglas Strifler, in Salina. 15 year old Cindy Ford of Fredonia involved in a pedestrian crash with a car. a head on collision near Olathe killing Norb Garrett and two Navy men. a Burrton intersection crash killing Mrs. Steffen, her grandson, and another child. One more fatality occurred when Joseph Diederich, 49, died in a ditch.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Kan
Santa Fe
Newton
Jerry W. Beavers
Doris Ann Britain
Beavers
Douglas WaVerne Strifler
Salina
Lyons
Rex Strifler
Cindy Ford
Fredonia
Kane
Ralph Ford
Olathe
Norb Gar
Michael Shive
John Schrag
Halstead
Delbert Shive
Burrton
Michael
Willard Ray Schrag, Jr
Joseph Diederich
Greenleaf
Weather Tonight and Tuesday Showers Likely
Partly cloudy tonight with a few showers and thunderstorms and lows around 80. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms and highs near 86, with southerly winds about 14 mph.
Texas Elects GOP Senator in Texas Runoff Result
John G Tower, a former college professor, won the April special US Senate race by 8,000 votes over Democrat William A Blakley. Tower secured 50.45 percent of 881,630 ballots for 444,815 votes while Blakley had 436,815. The victory marks the first Texas statewide Senate win for a Republican. The turnout referenced 7,600 votes yet to be reported. The campaign featured heavy GOP organizing and door-to-door outreach with Tower entering the race after Lyndon B Johnson resigned his seat.
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Dallas
Tex
John G. Tower
Texas
GOP
Tower
William A. Blakley
Blakley
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Midwestern University
Johnson
Albert Bel Pay
Houston
Peter O'Donnell
Dallas County
Republican
Methodist Pastor Here Assigned to Newton
The Rev. Leonard S. Cowan, longtime pastor of the First Methodist Church here, is transferred to Newton. Replacing him will be Rev. Paul A. Handa from Pratt, after seven years in Arkansas City. The conference announced the move in Hutchinson. Cowan and family will move Thursday. they have three children. Other changes include pastors to Lakin Kendall, Johnson and Manter, and Scott City. Carl Martin was ordained at the Central Kansas Conference.
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Leonard S. Cowan
First Methodist Church
Newton
Central Kansas
the Methodist Church
Hutchinson
Cowan
Paul A. Handa
Pratt Methodist Church
Arkansas City Church
Clyde Mercer
Elizabeth
Carole
Kathy
Robert
Wichita
Woodland Methodist Church
Cowans
Paul G. Brooks
Lakin
Kendall Methodist
Johnson and Manter
Evan F. Markley
Kendall
Elmer W. Rinkel
Wesley Methodist Church
Scott City Methodist Church
Harold Lambert
Carl Martin
Ora Martin
Center
Garrett Seminary
Northwestern University
Chicago
West Chicago
Memorial Day ceremonies honor war dead nationwide
The nation pauses for Memorial Day as regions observe tributes to fallen service members. Arlington National Cemetery will place flags on 109000 graves with Sen Richard B Russell representing President Kennedy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Ceremonies span Hawaii, New Hampshire, Elmira, and Rock Island, with wreaths from the President and governors and stories of Civil War veterans and interwar service.
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Associated Press
Arlington
National Cemetery
1St Battle Group
3Rd Infantry
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Kennedy
Pearl Harbor
John H. Sides
Jeet
Elmira
N.Y
141St Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Rock Island
Ill
Peter Smith
John T. Lee
Charles W. Schemp
Columbus
Miss
Explosions Hit Utah Nevada Microwave Stations
Mystery surrounding three pre dawn blasts shattered unattended AT&T microwave and cable relay stations along US highways 40 50A in western Utah and eastern Nevada. FBI and National Guard pursued possible saboteurs as crews repaired damaged links and nationwide nerves steadied after a multi state security scare.
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National Guard
Utah
Nevada
Colorado
Kansas
Salt Lake City
American Telephone and Telegraph System
Wendover
Utah-Nevada
Knolls
Cedar Mountain
National Guardsmen
Idaho
Wyoming
New Mexico
FBI
Freedom Riders Begin Trial Amid Jackson Move Plans
Seven teen Freedom Riders face trial in Jackson while reports say a fifth group plans to depart from New Orleans. In Jackson 22 Riders were moved to the county farm to work $3 daily fines, with five others released on bond. Multiple desegregation bus groups have arrived from Montgomery and Memphis, facing police orders to move on as Alabama martial law edges toward an end.
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Jackson
Miss
Freedom Riders
Deep South
Forest Park
Marvin Rich
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
South
Montgomery
Memphis
Nashville
Alabama
John Patterson
Adj
Henry V. Graham
Telegram Will Take a Holiday Telegram Will Take a Holiday
Garden City Telegram reports staff will take a vacation tomorrow for Memorial Day. No edition will be published morning or moon delivery. Downtown stores and offices at city, county, state, and federal levels will close. State offices closed today after Gov. Anderson granted the extra day. Post office will run Sunday hours tomorrow.
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Garden City Telegram
Anderson
Concession Made On Nuclear Ban
In Geneva the United States and Britain offered a new concession dropping a demand for 20 annual on site inspections in the Soviet Union as part of a nuclear test ban. The Soviet delegate rejected the offer as unrealistic. Western scientists say one in five suspicious tremors should be examined by roving inspectors, with Britain and the U.S. proposing a minimum of 12 inspections and a scaling rule up to 20.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Memorial Day Services Set in Valley View Cemetery
Memorial Day services begin at 10 20 a m Tuesday at Valley View Cemetery. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars lead the program with Garden City Municipal Band, Brownie Scouts, and wreath placement. Rev Paul Schairer of St James Lutheran Church gives the veterans tribute followed by a moment of silence. Benediction by Schairer. Joint Legion VFW firing squad performs the salute to the dead. Taps and echo by Stoner and Bueford Rop.
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Valley View Cemetery
American Legion
Garden City
Brownie
Paul Schairer
St. James Lutheran Church
Schairer
Legion-Vfw
Stoner
Bueford
New Downtown Store To Open In Garden City OTASCO expands
OTASCO plans a Garden City store remodeling the former J M McDonald Co site. Virgil Foltz says a 4500 sq ft selling area and 5000 sq ft basement storage will serve cars with a rear service area for tires batteries mufflers and more. Opening planned around September 15 during OTASCO's 43rd anniversary while OTASCO grows to 260 plus stores nationwide.
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Foltz
Garden City
Otasco
Company
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisiana
Qtasco
Lee and Woolman Construction Co
Garden City I
Maurice
Verman
Sam Sandsten
McCrory Corporation
McCrory
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Wendell Young
Marymount College
Ethel Hooper
Alan
Young
Country Club
el Dorado
John Dickerson
Windsor Hotel
Windsor
Chamber
Valley View
Darrell Borer
Bratt
THE
Demos
Hawaii
Arizona
Shiloh
Tennessee
West
America
J.M. McDonald Co
Oklahoma Tire and Supply Co
Oklahoma Tire and Supply
Virgil Faltz
Mauor General Merchandise
W.W. Virtue Dry Goods Company
McDonald
A.L. Maust
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