Disaster warning systems urged for Garden City and mid-America
A historical editorial urges Garden City and mid-America towns to adopt a robust disaster warning system and an organized local disaster team. It credits the Weather Bureau for improved storm discovery and reporting and calls for radio alerts, civil defense beacons, and practical tests to protect communities after Udall’s tragedy.
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Weather Bureau
Xad
Titht
Udall
Garden City
Rip van Winkle
mid-America
Civil Defense Administration
The Market Is Growing and Population Trends
The piece notes swelling birth rates since the 1940s, longer life spans, and a rising population now about 244 million annually, implying long range planning needs for housing farming and shoe sales. It cites wheat demand growth and the farmer’s challenge to weather acreage allotments and supports until a buyer’s market emerges.
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Benson
Rent by the year car deals shift with Ford Lincoln plan
A relative's deal to rent a car for a year shows insurance taxes and servicing provided by the dealer with a fixed monthly fee. Ford Motor Co may dispose of its Lincoln Continental by rental and even return cars to the factory to be junked for reuse. The system could curb the used car glut and influence new car production.
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Ford Motor Co
Lincoln Continental
Ford
Nine Year Old Boy Outran Heavy Roller in UK Farm
Nine-year-old Derek Hulme in SEEK England was run over by a one-ton concrete roller on a farm field. He fell from the horse-drawn roller and was pressed into soft ground creating an impression of his body. He was taken to a local hospital for X-rays but doctors said there was not a bruise.
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Seek
England
Derek Hulme
Derek
Reds Stir Up Trouble In Central Africa Area
Paris said Communist agitation fueled five days of disorder in the Cameroons trust territory, where nine killed and about 80 wounded in clashes between demonstrators and police. Many arrested amid unrest in the France administering area under the U.N. flag.
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Central Africa
Paris U
Cameroons
Paris
France
U.N
Democrats Split on Highway Road Bill Clause
Washington notes show Dennis Chavez pressing for fair labor standards in the highway bill, then agreeing to drop the clause under pressure. The debate reveals a Democratic split with Knowland and Johnson shaping the vote while roll calls are foregone, and the Bacon Davis Act provision now tied to federal funded projects.
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Washington
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Senate Public Works Committee
Chavez
Senator Neuberger
Oregon
Senate
George
Georgia
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Knowland
California
Democratic Party
Newberger
Douglas
Ilinoi
McNamara
Michigan
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Holland
Florida
New York
Matt
Neely
West Virginia
Magnuson
Morse
Mansfield
Montana
Monroney
Oklahoma
Rachel
Bill Knowland
GOP
Neuberger
Byrd
Virginia
Pat McNamara
Turning Working Girls Plain in Offices and Factories
A provocative column argues that female workers’ fashion and glamour distract male colleagues, reducing productivity. It claims 40 million men spend half an hour daily eyeing female staff, wasting 20 million hours and 228 years yearly, and suggests making working girls less attractive or wearing uniforms to boost efficiency.
Prayer Excerpt Reflects Faithful Comfort and Devotion
An excerpt presents a prayer and scripture reference from Matthew 14 22 23 27 RSV and a parenthetical invocation. It expresses gratitude for divine presence in sorrow and joy through Jesus Christ and ends with Amen.
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Jesus Christ
Car Runs Wild After Motorist Dies at Wheel
Los Angeles man Hubert L Weiss 72 dies of heart attack as car he drove careens along West Adams Boulevard. Garageman Jack Fradkin 34 chases the vehicle, climbs aboard, grabs the wheel, and turns off the ignition after the driver collapses at the wheel.
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Los Angeles
Jack Fradkin
West Adams Boulevard
Ag Fradkin
Hubert L. Weiss
Fradkin
Weiss
Kansas Could Still Have Big Wheat Crop
TOPEKA there is a feeling Kansas still may produce 150 million bushels of wheat this year, an agricultural expert reports. R I Cross agricultural agent for the Santa Fe Railway today set that figure as a possibility, based on observations through May 25. He said the condition of the state's wheat acreage is improving, especially over much of the west and central sections, as the result of beneficial rains.
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Topeka
Kansas
R. I. Cross
Santa Fe Raiway
Uniforms for Working Girls Proposal Sparks Debate
A satirical, historical critique suggests a bold corporate policy requiring all female workers to wear a flat uniform including a bun, black stockings, bloomers, and a dark blue middy. The piece envisions girl watching on company time fading as compliance grows and comments on aesthetics and practicality.
Presbyterians and graduates in a 1955 town roundup
Local Presbyterians receive notes from Rev. Irwin Johnson while attending the General Assembly in Los Angeles. A graduation report highlights Rev. E A Rode’s thoughtful address at St James Lutheran. J R Jones reflects on long career handing diplomas and Marian Stoskopf plans to teach in local schools. Five of six Bob Blackett family members are in school, with Jewell Blackett moving from student to teacher.
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Irwin Johnson
General Assembly
Los Angeles
E. A. Rode
St. James Lutheran Church
J. R. Jones
Marian
Cleve) Stoskopf
Ulysses
Juco
Board of Education
Jones
Bob Blackett
Mama
Jewell
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