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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1963
Page
4
A local notice targets trash along US 83 from Garden City to the city dump. The sign urges motorists to curb littering by truck bed and trunk loads, labeling litterers as dumping and claiming they spoil the community’s image for hundreds of travelers.
Salina Journal notes Dr Franklin Murphy as a strong new face for president, praising his tenure as Kansas University chancellor while noting limited recognition as a candidate. It argues for fresh leaders beyond career politicians and urges voters to seek bright newcomers from Garden City to Washington.
Hal Boyle notes trivia style items from mail readers including fewer babies born during cocktail hours, dental decay stats, a cowboy compliment, an office secretary calorie claim, and quirky notes on laws, animals, and geography. The column weaves brief, humorous facts and maxims with unrelated odds and ends from 1950s culture.
Exiled Yugoslav king Peter II drew a warm reception in St. Louis as a four piece Yugoslav band played at St. Louis Lambert Airport. An Orthodox church honored him with a plaque and a girl presented flowers during his goodwill tour of U.S. cities with sizable Serbian communities.
Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson recount Jackie Kennedy's pregnancies and miscarriages, noting how crises drew JFK away and shaped their marriage. The piece links past brushes with politics to present resolve, alongside a separate update on solid-fuel rocket engines and budget shifts under McNamara, contrasting with Saturn investments. The Garden City Telegram report also covers subscription rates and delivery details.
University of Kansas graduate Dean Salter prepares for a full scholarship to Southampton England while Garden City history broadcasts reveal the town’s 19th century brick trades and four brick yards. J O Carter aids in uncovering downtown buildings including Anthony’s and Schulman Hardware. Streets were shaped by local leaders Grant Avenue Stevens Avenue and the Fulton brothers.
Kansas City Kansas AP Police Sergeant Harry V Hedrick aged 47 was shot and killed while questioning a suspect about neighborhood gunfire. Patrolman Billy Luna 28 and detective Emerson Shannon 50 fired in pursuit as the suspect Vernon Gee 48 fled. Hedrick, a 19 year veteran, died, Gee was wounded and later in fair condition at Bethany Hospital.
Chicago police arrested sixteen persons on Sunday night amid ongoing South Side rioting now in its second week. The disturbances centered at 57th and Morgan Streets where three Negro families moved into a white neighborhood. Police described a smaller crowd than prior nights but shouting, curses, fireworks and brick throwing continued. All detainees faced disorderly conduct charges.
South Africa plans its biggest wild flower show this year to run in September 1921 in Cape Town. The event connects with the golden jubilee celebrations of the famed Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens.
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