50 Years Ago
November 1958
Judge Spencer Gard has been appointed chairman of the committee to implement the amendment to the Kansas constitution which changes the method of selecting Supreme Court justices. The amendment calls for justices to be appointed by the governor from a list of nominees selected by lawyers and laymen rather than be elected, as is now the case. Gard and his committee will propose legislation to implement the decision.
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The citizens of Gas City school district number 52 will vote Dec. 20 on a bond issue not to exceed $92,500 to finance the construction of a new school. The present two-story building was erected during the gas boom and is now more than 50 years old. Glen L. Day, secretary of the board of education, said the structure is badly in need of repair and is expensive to maintain. A building with four classrooms and an all-purpose room with stage and kitchen and facilities for the special class for retarded children is proposed.
