Finney County United Fund exceeds goal in record drive
Finney County's United Fund campaign topped its goal with a morning total of 48070.17 dollars, surpassing the 47405.25 target and marking the largest drive yet. Chairman Henry Hall praised contributors and noted further clean up as totals may rise, with breakdown showing advances, professional gifts, rural, residential, and employee giving. Dale Gillan joined in the praise as eleven agencies plan to share the proceeds and reserves.
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Finney County
United Fund
Drive
Henry Hall
Hall
Dale Gillan
Finney County United Fund
Halli
Garden National Bank
Vic Deaver
Freezing frost greets Garden City. flowers bloom twice
Frost covered cars and windshields across town with a 32 degree morning at the Garden City Experiment Station, while Mrs E F George notes Trische plants blooming twice this season. Henkle Drilling and Supply Co provided man shades at Saturday’s football game aiding fans.
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Garden City Experiment Station
Henkle Drilling and Supply Co
Lakin and Hugoton Bands Sweep City Junior College Festival
Lakin and Hugoton high school bands topped Garden City Junior College's annual marching festival. Hugoton won Class A with top rating, Lakin earned Class B I plus. Ten bands performed before a Homecoming audience. Bueford Roper directed. Other Class B ratings included Ingalls, Satanta, Sublette, Rolla, Leoti, Sharon Springs, and Quinter. Garden City earned Class AA II.
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Garden City Jaco
Ingalls
Satanta
First Freeze For Finney Amid Record-Late Date
The 1963 64 season opened with a first freeze at Kansas State University station near town dipping to 32 degrees. It ranks among the latest freezes on record, two weeks later than the usual Oct 12 average. The airport reported 36 degrees, another late date, while winter wheat in the area has grown unusually tall. In Wilmerding PA a door to door hospital twin birth gave Mrs. Charles Haney three sets of twins.
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Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station
Pittsburgh
Charles Haney
Wilmerding
West Penn Hospital
Decision on Civil Rights Due Today
Washington AP reports President Kennedy aims for a possible bipartisan agreement on civil rights legislation with a White House meeting hinted for later. House Judiciary Committee vote looms on a controversial omnibus bill amid White House negotiations with Republican leaders and strong administration sales efforts. The piece also notes the death of former Senator Tom Connally, aged 86, from pneumonia.
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Indiana
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Dtex
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Atoka
Great Plains Wheat Leader Warns on Loose Standards
Howard W. Hardy, president of Great Plains Wheat, Inc., decries obsolete grade standards that allow up to 13.49 percent unsound or mixed wheat in No 1 grades. He argues stricter USDA proposals are needed to maintain farm income, improve quality, and boost competitiveness in world markets.
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Australia
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U.S
Rusk
Germany
Texas
Space Officials Call for Full Speed on U. S. Moon Plans
American space officials urged full speed ahead on the moon project while noting possible spending slowdowns. The push follows Moscow’s report that Khrushchev may have pulled back from the lunar race, prompting renewed emphasis on pace this decade.
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Watershed Vote Set for Walnut Creek District Ballot
Voters in six counties from Barton to Pawnee will decide on the Walnut Creek Watershed District tomorrow. The district would cover about 1 020 000 acres with a landowner mill levy to finance conservation methods like terracing ponds and small dams. Only landowners or tenants affected may vote, with disability voting at home on affidavit.
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Barton Rush
Ness
Lane, Scott
Pawnee
Walnut
Scott County
Manning School
Lane County
Garden City Students Get Long Holiday for Teachers' Meet
Garden City area students will enjoy a lengthy holiday as the Kansas State Teachers Association convention moves to Dodge City for Thursday and Friday. Principal Tom Saffel said dismissal follows Wednesday classes and school resumes Monday, Nov. 4. The Dodge City session expects over 2,500 Southwest Kansas instructors with Roscoe Waldorf as vice president in charge. Eight such conventions are scheduled in the state.
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Garden City
Kansas State Teachers Assn
Dodge City
Tom Saffel
Southwest Kansas
Roscoe Waldorf
Hurricanes Ginny and Helena Move Toward Open Sea
Hurricane Ginny remained near 95 mph winds 500 miles west of Bermuda with a steady eastward path for hours while Helena, downgraded to a tropical storm, lost power to about 40 mph late Sunday as the two storms drifted apart at sea.
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Ginny
Helena
United States
Bermuda
Trade School Meeting Tonight In Garden City Area
A meeting to discuss a potential vocational trade school is set for 8 p.m. at the high school library. Administrators, school board members, and residents from Garden City and nearby areas are invited. Kansas has around twenty such proposals, with Garden City likely hosting one.
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Garden City
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