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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1955
Page
10
Pre-session enrollment for summer school at USUN shattered records with 1034 registrations by noon. This exceeds last year’s Bosnian registration and marks a 54 rise from the prior peak, with 430 more than final enrollment last year.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told President Eisenhower that West Germany will sustain a close and loyal partnership with the Western Allies despite pressure from Moscow. He said a continued alliance under recent treaties is the best path to peace, freedom, and eventual German unification in a free Germany.
In Duluth Minnesota novelist Joseph F. Greene aged 4 and former Re... reveals obituary note. he died on Sunday.
A new flagpole from the Greeley police club will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Tuesday. City Manager B. I. Crucea will receive the pole from Set. Carroll Long and Tom Richardson of the dedication committee. The flag will be raised at 10 a.m. that day with hopes of buglers sounding.
Louise Kitts was knocked from her bicycle by a car driven by Russell Raisback at 1608 Twelfth Avenue. She suffered a skinned knee and minor injuries. damage to the bicycle estimated at $15. Police Officer Ka Gormley reported the accident.
The Durham Sun reports Wake Forest College baseball faced strong criticism for playing a Sunday game while a Baptist institution. President Harold Tribble said he would not have approved the Sunday match if informed earlier. Local ministers also condemned the decision citing Christian principles and Sabbath observance.
Reports from Weld County show multiple wells drilling below great depths. Thomas Wagners well near Brighton reached 4700 feet with a drill stem test in Hygiene sand. California Company’s Baiamonte 98 and Brinkerhoff Drilling’s Care Priddy No 1 at Pierce cemented casing and expected a northwest of the well tank battery. Black Hollow field west of Prere saw California Company’s well reach a new high daily average for the week ending June. County fields list varied daily production with Battle Canyon 90, Buckingham 163, Masters 164, Reegen 200, and White Butte 70 barrels.
In a commencement speech at Reed College Portland Oregon William C. Douglas urged end of colonial empires worldwide. He framed the hunger for equality as a force compelling dismantling of imperial rule and moral critique of colonial domination.
Moscow disclosed that the Big Four conference is being planned for July 13 in Geneva. U S Ambassador Bohlen heads to Washington for talks on arrangements as Konrad Adenauer’s U S trip coincides with Western ministers plans.
President and 15,000 top government officials will evacuate Washington in Operation Alert 1955 a civil defense drill. With two hours warning, sirens will sound as leaders head for secret retreats to maintain government operations during a potential nuclear attack.
About 60,000 GM workers nationwide walkouts as CIO United Auto Workers strike halts more than 9 plants. In Flint Michigan three plants idle 26,000 workers, including 16,000 at idled Flint plant and 10,000 at AC Spark Plug. Chevy Fisher Body No. 2 also idled 2,000. Picket lines form at four Chicago area plants and about 7,100 idled in Kansas City.
Dispatches report an Argentine cavalry patrol shot and killed three Brazilians on the Uruguay River boundary, leaving others wounded amid a skirmish dated Saturday.
Fifty three custodians enrolled Monday for a special one year plan sponsored by CSCE Kansas Colorado and Wyoming. Most are first time attendees while others return for advanced studies. Courses cover sanitation engineering electricity plumbing and more. Directors and faculty from CSCE Denver Public Schools and university staff oversee the program with graduation set for Kepner Hall Friday at 5 pm.
Tuesday night agenda covers ordinance to authorize sale of revenue bonds for the sanitary sewer program. Final reading set for 7 p.m. Meeting time adjustment to be reported. Report on emininum results for recruitment and appointment of three men to be considered. Renewal of 22 beer license for the Elke club noted.
Williams, a nationally known speaker and philosopher from Chickasha Oklahoma, will present Blue Print for Escape at Gunter Hall in the Cottage Monday night June 13 as part of Greeley Elks Flag Day ceremonies. Leonard Lamb presides as Exalted Ruler with Explorer Post 509 and Boy Scouts assisting.
George M. Cartlin, a noted steel executive, died Sunday. A burglary at the Boulder Valley mine west of Da Sono over the weekend saw copper wire and old iron valued at about $20 stolen from company property. Sheriff W. St. Teytman reported the incident on Monday.
A Sunday thundershower dumped rainfall from Windsor to Greeley and Kersey with up to .6 inch amassing in areas. Greeley Public Service Station logged 0.66 inch while Windsor’s Great Western Sugar factory noted 0.31 inch. Reports from nearby towns varied, north toward Envoy and Eaton, with some locations reporting no rain. Strong showers caused street flooding and several telephone lines to go down, though overall damage remained limited.
Hal Horne a longtime publicist in the motion picture industry died Wednesday at age 58 after a 40 year career. He served as publicity director for Harvard University and the Boy Scouts of America and was a prominent figure in film exhibitions and promotion.
The Le Mans 24 hour race tragedy rises to 79 deaths with 76 injured, as Pierre Levegh’s silver Mercedes crashed into a car, exploded, and killed spectators. Britain’s Mike Mawhorn won the race amid mourning and the government pledges measures to prevent repeats. An American, Hunton, was among the injured. police seek a 1951 Lincoln reported stolen near 1205 Fifteenth Ave. Theodore Smith is the owner.
In Portsmouth a 17 year old named Dawn McFarlane had her leg amputated below the knee to impress her boyfriend Gerald Manley who served with the British army in Malaya. She reports the operation successful and plans to marry once he returns.
Four people died in Colorado traffic accidents over the weekend. Victims include Mrs. Gertrude Galeighty, 54, River Forest. J Rufus Reed, 28, Leudfr Rhodes Garricun, 0, of Henver. and Leroy Curtis, 54, Pueblo. Reed died after his car left a road near Camp Hale. Garrison died when his car was hit broadside near Tanner while turning. Curtis died from a fractured neck in a Pueblo County crash on Colorado 227 and U.S. 50. Additional injuries were reported to several others in the various crashes. The weekend toll raised Colorado’s traffic fatality count to 155 for the year, up from 144 at the same point last year.
A rough report from Buenos Aires describes a night of violence as government supporters clash in the streets. Gunfire and stones ignite a car fire near a church and Episcopal palace, while guards stand watch amid damaged property and pursuit.
Milliken youth Bob Sappington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sappington, became the first Milliken FFA member to earn the state farmer degree. He was among 43 receiving the degree at the Rocky Ford leadership convention, and one of eight awarded the district star farmer. His supervised farming program includes about 80 acres of sugar beets, potatoes, corn, and alfalfa. He holds a one third interest in 132 head of heifers and a third in 120 head on feed. A Balliken High School graduate, he plans to continue farming.
Baird and Pfeifer recovered oil in the Anderson-Forbes No. 1 wildcat north of New Raymer Nebraska. The well in Kimball County drilled 15 feet of sand, yielded 1770 feet of mud and fluids with 1239 feet oil 180 feet oil and 366 feet freshwater. Flow pressure 770 psi bottom hole 1715 psi. Operator preparing to run casing.
Detroit reports the CIO United Auto Workers reached a three year agreement with General Motors mirrored to Ford contracts. The deal covers 375,000 wage earners, includes employer paid unemployment benefits, an up to 26 week security, a union shop, pay raises, pensions, vacations, and holidays. Electrical workers under IUE also gain the same benefits. GM forecasts three years of labor peace, with leadership and union reps citing substantial cost and broader industry impact.
At a London fair a 23 year old, Us Terence Hennassy, paid sixpence for six shots from a miniature rifle at a shouting booth then lay on the ground and died by his own action. No clear reason was given. Local doctors and state chiropractor board meetings are noted in scattered references.
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