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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1971
Page
7
The following price quote is supplied to the Telegram by Goffe and Creaner. Contact numbers 376 3244.
Dow Jones average fell to 844.55 at 1 p.m. while cattle feeders and calves moved higher by up to 1.50. Feeder steers 34 to 35.50, light steer yearlings 34 to 39.90, cows 21 to 22.40, bulls 25 to 27.50. Hogs up 25 cents with top butcher hogs at 19 to 19.76 and sows 13 to 16. Beans 9.60 to 16.75. Estimating 1300 cattle for next Friday's sale.
Garden City today reports hospital dismissals at St. Catherine and lists residents leaving, including Leonard Alcaraz and Iva J. Anderson. Police-traffic notes reveal license suspensions for Marvin Hertel, Larry Bicket, Joseph Ohmes and Fred Base. Fire and crash incidents include a vehicle fire at 7th and Fulton and multiple vehicle collisions with moderate to extensive damage.
Roger Parmeley and Tyler Williams named Jaycee of the Month for June and July by the Garden City Jaycees. Parmeley earned June for newsletter work. Williams won July for chairing the fireworks stand and other activities.
Arthur Dad Weber, executive VP of the Livestock and Meat Industry Council, spoke to about 550 members at the Southwest Kansas District Livestock Association annual meeting at St Marys Center. He traced changes from 1900 to the 1960s, urged broad producer support, and recalled the council’s origins after Kansas State facilities were rebuilt following a tornado.
The Kearny County Fair begins Tuesday at the fair grounds west of La with a three day program. Highlights include 4-H judging Wheat Queen contest and style review. Tuesday features events from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Evening events start at 6:30 p.m. with Elmer Childress Family and Wheat Queen judging. Wednesday brings more contests starting at 9:30 a.m. and a 7 p.m. Fun Night. Thursday hosts 4-H livestock events, a sale, balloon burst and horse show concluding with jack pot roping at 7 p.m.
Paul Hoover named chairman of the annual United Fund Drive in Garden City with Bob Schreiber as assistant chair man. The 1971 goal is $62,000, a $200 increase over last year, after trimming initial requests from $84,298. Agencies and allocations include Red Cross 16000, Boy Scouts 10000, and Salvation Army 2000, with administration 2500.
LEOTI Stewart Whitham a 17 year old from Leoti was injured in a tractor mishap when the scoop down control crushed him. He was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, moved from critical to satisfactory condition after treatment for a crushed pelvis and other injuries.
Scott County Sheriff Andy Anderson reports a car driven by Leroy Kerscher, 26, and a pickup driven by John Beeson, 29, collided at a county road intersection 12 miles west and nine miles north of Scott City. Both vehicles were demolished with no serious injuries.
An AP report summarizes Kansas highway fatalities over a 48 hour period ending Monday nine a.m. for August 26 1971, noting 400 deaths compared with 376 in the same 1970 period.
Mrs. Netta Amanda Schasteen, 76, Lamed, died Sunday at Gleason Community Hospital after a long illness. She was born March 28, 1895 in Mound City and married Jess Schasteen May 29, 1915 in Pleasanton. She was employed at Gleason Hospital and resided in Larned. She leaves three daughters, a brother, four sisters, 29 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned, with burial in Larned Cemetery. Esco E. Midgett, 75, Salem, Missouri, died Sunday at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital, St. Louis. He was the father of Howard E. Midgett of Newton. Survivors include his widow, four daughters and other relatives. Funeral arrangements by Spencer Funeral Home, Salem. Rogelio Guitron, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Guitron, died unexpectedly at St. Catherine Hospital after admission the night before. Born March 10, 1971, he is survived by parents, three brothers and four sisters. Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Mrs Ella Mary Royston of 7 Newton died Sunday at Bethel Deaconess Hospital Newton after a short illness. Born August 6 1893 in Hesston she married Ben Amos Royston March 1 1916 in Hutchinson. He preceded her in death January 10 1960. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church Harvey County Senior Citizens Club and Harvey County community group.
A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue Flame Room of the Plateau Natural Gas Building to discuss a new zoning ordinance extending rules outside Ulysses city limits. Howard Phifer says the plan covers a three mile radius and would create 12 floating districts to guide residential, commercial, and industrial development.
Garden City men Eugene Martin Hertel and Leland Ralph Mead were arrested in Finney County for the theft of 316 bushels of wheat from the Donald Hunt farm in Imperial. A Finney County Sheriff spokesman said the report of the theft was received about a week ago.
A special meeting called by the State Department of Education will be conducted tonight on the Garden City Community Junior College campus. Three representatives from the State Department, GCCJC administration, and the Kansas Council of Agricultural Workers and Low Income Families will discuss methods to assist Mexican-American pupils in Western Kansas.
Rain totals varied across the region with nearly three inches in parts of Southwest Kansas. Hamilton and Stanton counties bore the brunt while Garden City saw minimal impact. Measurements ranged from 0.05 to 2.80 inches with the Carl Rishel farm near Kendall recording the heaviest rainfall after ten and night. Local stations reported notable totals at Syracuse Coolidge Sublette Lakin and Ulysses among others.
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