New Books Arrive at City Library Selections
The city library unveils new offerings listed by librarian Miss Nell Barnaby. Our Literary Heritage by Van Wyck Brooks presents a pictorial history of American writers. American Science and Invention by Mitchell Wilson traces American ingenuity from Franklin to the Atomic age. Book of Storms by Eric Sloane, the Weather Wizard, offers a visual look at weather events. The Adventure of Horse Barnsby by Phil Stong romanticizes the California gold rush era of the 1950s.
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Oil royalties fund Strother Field growth in Cowley County
Arkansas City and Winfield, unlocking oil royalties from airport land, have invested about $200,000 at Strother Field to expand existing industry. Loans, interest free and amortized over 10 years, support a steel addition and a tile plant expansion, with funds returning to the airport account as industry grows.
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Court Fight Looms Over Child Custody
Houston oilman Rivers Reaves regained custody of his 8-year-old daughter Lissa as a custody dispute looms. Mrs. Allene West Bogutski, mother, had the child returned to the father by her attorney. A bench warrant was issued for Mrs. Bogutski, now married to an Air Force officer in Wichita, who seeks to take Lissa to Wichita.
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