Western Kansas notes on vandalism and crops
Reporter John Frazier discusses Scott county youths using BB guns to vandalize homes, Sheriff Bob Brittan leading an anti vandalism drive. The piece shifts to agriculture, with optimistic wheat harvest outlooks in Hamilton and surrounding counties, citing 40 bushels per acre as expected. The column ends with a theater sign theft at Hugoton drive in.
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Scott County
Bob Brittan
Kansas
Mickey James
Syracuse
Hamilton County
James
Building boom leads Southwest towns into summer surge
Building booms are underway in Southwest area towns signaling a vibrant summer rise. Leading the housing surge is Ulys.
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Ulys
Towns Plan Schools and Plats Across Region
Notices list observances and services for several towns, including Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Dighton, Scott City and Sublette, with times in Mountain Standard Time and a note on a new high school plant costing 800000 dollars. A lighthearted anecdote follows about Scott City publisher Jack Boyer being mistaken by a recruiter for the other Jack Boyer.
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Ses
Sublette
Ulysses City
Dads
Scott City
Haskell County
Satanta
Dighton Man Earns National Square Dance Honor in Denver
Gaylon Shull of Dighton is among callers at the National Square Dance convention in Denver. The event runs Thursday through Saturday at Denver city auditorium, spotlighting national honors for participants.
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Denver
Gaylon Shull
City
Memorial Day Services Across Southwest Kansas
Memorial Day services are underway across Southwest Kansas as communities join the nation in paying tribute to veterans and fallen service members this morning. Local ceremonies honor military sacrifice with prayers, laying of wreaths, and moments of remembrance at parks, cemeteries, and town squares.
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Kansas
Aerial Fishermen Try Tarpon From Helicopter Flight
Freeport Texas AP reports two men Abe Schiller of Las Vegas Ney hotel executive and Carl Pritchett of Lubbock rancher attempted tarpon fishing from a helicopter off Freeport and San Luis Beach. Mud in Brazos River mouth spoiled their chance.
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Freeport, Tex
Abe Schiller
Las Vegas
Ney
Carl Pritchett
Lubbock
Tex
Freeport
San Luis Beach
Brazos River
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Weldon
Insurance Board
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Deerfield
Garden City Telegram
Jack Boyer
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Col. Canyon
Canyon
Strategic Air, Conmand
Middle East
Effendi
Itim
Minnie
Ion Ved
T Pont
Mickey
Tim
Southwest Enterprise, Inc
W. Pine
Jack Smith
Mor
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