Weekend Wanderings From Garden City Neighborhood
A lively slice of summer life as the narrator helps Little Doctor supervise a garden, Blonde digs around tomatoes, and two boys mimic Beetle Bailey. Nearby residents mingle at a lifeguard lineup, a hospital birth, a cemetery visit, and a Memorial Day crowd. Local drivers, radio jabs, gas stops, a ball game, and town characters shape a breezy, observant day in Garden City with small-town humor.
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Doctor
Blonde
Beetle Bailey
Busy Finney County Court Opens Week with Embezzlement Case
In Finney County court Judge M C Schrader handled five cases after Memorial Day. Richard Ish bound over to district court on embezzlement charges. he had been in California and was returned by Sheriff Al Dewey. Ish’s bond was set at 2500 dollars. Also on the docket were Frankie Rayas jailed on driving while intoxicated and license issues, plus Zubeck jailed for aiding intoxicated driving and Quint fined for passing at an intersection. W A Haunschild waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court on child desertion charges, with a 1000 dollar appearance bond. Both Ish and Haunschild confined to county jail.
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Finney County
M. C. Schrader
Richard Ish
Ish
Garden City
California
Soledad
al Deweyland
Pat Calihan
D.L. George
South Finney County
Los Angeles
Schrader
Frankie W. Rayas
Detroit auto makers dream of blame shifting transmission
A satirical note from Detroit humor pages imagines a hypothetical transmission that shifts blame instead of gears. The quip riffs on industry excuses and corporate spin, portraying a device that mirrors responsibility away from producers to external factors.
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Detroit Auto Makers
Memorial Day Rites in Garden City Honor War Dead
Over 500 people braved strong winds to attend Memorial Day services at Valley View cemetery in Garden City. The event, organized by Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, featured a municipal band, a flag raising, Taps, a bugle call, a male quartet, wreath laying by scouts, and a firing squad salute, concluding with Hail Columbia March.
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Valley View Cemetery
Ira Travis
Kansas
Valley View
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Garden City
Eugene Deaver
Legion
Kenney Minter
VFW
Brownie Scout
J. D. Adams
Municipal Band
Elmer Brungardt
Columbia
Finnup Park Draws Thousands Over Memorial Day Weekend
Finnup Park attracted thousands for picnics swimming zoo and kiddie land during Memorial Day weekend. Peak Sunday saw about 2000 people with 178 carloads recorded at 4 p m. 800 to 900 swam as cool weather limited pool use. Monday attendance fell about 200 from opening day. Many visitors were from out of county, with hospital and kiddie rides also busy.
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Karen Hapes
Joan Tasker
Ramona Drees
Karen Corn
Patty Higgins
Barbra Fansler
Barbra
Finnup Park
Claude Owens
Hospitality House
Ike Moves To Fill Liberal Postal Vacancy
President Eisenhower sent to the Senate the nomination of Jean D. Fretz as postmaster of Liberal Kansas to fill a liberal postal vacancy.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Jean D. Fretz
Kas
Hall Removes Williamson as Member of Welfare Board
Governor Fred Hall removed Blake Williamson a Kansas City attorney from the State Board of Social Welfare after a bitter hearing. Hall cited conflicts of interest with Williamson’s role for the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination while Williamson argued Hall was politically motivated. Williamson said he had worked six years on a nationally recognized mental health program and was prepared to leave if ousted.
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Hall
Williamson
Topeka
Fred Hall
Blake Williamson
Kansas City
State Board of Social Welfare
Welfare Board
State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
Board of Medical Registra
Burglars Target Drees Retail Liquor Store Break-In
Burglars entered Drees Retail Liquor Store in Laurel by prying a rear window and creating a hole in plasterboard to reach the liquor and guns. The theft occurred over the weekend and was discovered by Ted Drees this morning. The break in involved breaking the window and leaving through the entry path. exact merchandise loss is undetermined. A separate break-in at Oil Company on S Main involved two bottles of soda with a broken window but no entry.
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Drees
Laurel
Ted Drees
Mitch Geisler
Toliquor
Oil Company
S. Main
Geister
Deerfield Man Faces Two Charges After Near Collision
Deerfield resident Frankie Valdi Vina Rayas faces two charges driving while intoxicated and operating a vehicle without a license after a near head on collision on US 50 north of Holcomb. Owner John George Zubeck was charged with permitting the drunken operator to drive.
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Deerfield
Frankie Valdi- Vina Rayas
Highway ‘Patrol
Rayas
Holcomb
US 50
John George Zubeck
Four US Airmen Freed by China Reds Release of four airmen from China reaches Hong Kong
Four American fighter pilots shot down in the Korean War were freed after more than two years in Chinese captivity. They flew to Hong Kong, then Hawaii for a reunion with families. The men spoke of fair treatment and were described as composed and not brainwashed. Names include Capt Harold Fischer Jr, 28, Swan City Iowa. 1st Lt Lyle W. Cameron, Lincoln Nebraska. Lt Col Edwin Heller, 36, Wynnewood Pennsylvania. 1st Lt Roland W. Parks, 24, Omaha Nebraska. They arrived by train at Shunchun border and left for Hawaii by Special Air Force transport. They will undergo medicals. relatives will join them in Hawaii. The fate and locations of captivity remain undisclosed.
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Hong Kong
China
Hawaii
Jaiport
U.S
Cal
C. W
Simpson
Harold Fischer Jr
Swan City
Towa
Lyle W.cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Canton
Shunchun
Special Air Force
Air Force
Washington
Talbott
Mukden
Manchuria
Lown Bridge
Fan Ling
Tornado Possibility Forecast for Southwestern Kansas
The Weather Bureau issued a bulletin forecasting scattered thunderstorms with possible tornadoes in southwestern Kansas this afternoon. Activity was expected within 50 miles on either side of a line from 90 miles southwest of Garden City to Salina between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. today.
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Kan 5A
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Salina
Udall Tragedy Hit Local Family In Severe Storm
The Udall tragedy affected the Doubrava family as a severe storm struck. Mrs. Doubrava learned her father was missing and later found in Rock unharmed. Earl Rowe, Udall mayor, and his family survived but suffered injuries, with their home destroyed except a wall and a freezer left intact. Neighbors aided in the aftermath as rebuilding begins and many in the southwest part of town were killed.
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Udall
Joe Doubrava
Chestnut
Udall Vis
Doubrava
Doubravas
Garden City
Rock
Highwater
Ion
Rowe
Eleven Die in State As Death Toll Rises
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths hit a record high with 364 by Sunday and a National Safety Council estimate of at least 578 total deaths during the period. The fatalities include multiple crashes in Kansas, with details of victims near Oberlin, Chanute, Sabetha, and Wichita, among others.
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Associated Press
National ’Safety Council
Boy Hurt In Private Pool Accident At Emil Salyer Home
Dick Harper, young pool helper, was injured this afternoon at the Emil Salyer residence 1012 North Main when he slipped while preparing to dive. He was taken to St Catherine hospital with serious though undetermined injuries. Robin Oswalt was his companion. neighbors and four adults assisted.
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Dick Harper
Emil Salyer
N. Main
St. Catherine Hospital
Harper
van Salyer
Robin Oswalt
Howard E. Harper
W. W. Harel
Berserk gunman killed after Dayton bank shooting
A gunman who claimed a divine message opened fire in two downtown Dayton banks, wounding seven people and killing three before being fatally shot by police officers. Authorities say the assailant proclaimed God’s message prior to the attack.
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Dayton
Ohio
Weather Forecast With Showers and Severe Storms
Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible this evening with locally severe storms bringing hail and strong winds. Low temperatures 58 to 80. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with lingering showers and thunderstorms, cooler with highs around 80. Sunrise 6:24, Sunset 5:00. Relative humidity 52.1. City observations show varied readings across multiple towns.
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Leigh
Biation Man
Dodge
Goodland
Great Bend &S Liberal
Rustall Ar Él Pratt
Guyot Perenne
Lanett
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