Face-Lifting on Main Street enters second phase
Garden City moves into phase two of a major Main Street redevelopment. The former George Knox Building and Do R Anthony Co department store will be rebuilt, with a new west end, elevator, second floor entrance, and expanded display space. Final phase will remove the old stone first floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
George Knox
Do. R. Anthony Co
N. Main
Anthony
Jerry Stonehocker
Luther Largent
Kenneth Bird
Raymond Heer
Gordon Lee Construction Co
Oliver Ebbesson
Stone
Palmer
Dillon Sales Set New Record
Ray E. Dillon Jr, president of Dillon Companies, announced another new sales record for the fiscal year ending July 3, 1972. For the ninth straight year the company reported increased earnings and earnings per share with net earnings for the 13 weeks ending July 3, 1971 at $1,613,332 or 37 cents per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray E. Dillon, Jr
Dillon Companies, the
Dillon Companies
Dillon
Cimarron County Names New Extension Agent Ray Purdy
Ray Purdy has become Cimarron County Extension Agricultural Agent, succeeding as the former Greenwood County 4-H agent. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1967 with animal science and industry degrees and earned a 1969 master’s at KSU before taking duties August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cimarron
Gray County
Ray Purdy
Greenwood County
Purdy
Kansas State University
KSU
Grant County to Build New Ground-Floor Jail Facility
Grant County plans a new ground-floor jail adjacent to the courthouse with separate cells for juveniles women and a drunk tank. Bids open Sept 8. Current facility on the third floor is dated 1929 and deemed obsolete. If bids are low more cells may be added and more details will follow after bidding closes.
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Ulysses — Grant County
Kenny Christian
Grant County
Christian
Laven
Lakin
Kearny County
Underwriter Wins Honor in First-Year Club Qualifier
Royse J. Huff a former Garden City resident qualifies for Star Club in his first year as an American Field Underwriter for New York Life Insurance Company. Huff and his wife Kathy win a one week Lake Geneva Wisconsin vacation to attend a club conference. He is son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Huff and has previous honors including 2020 outstanding achievement award and May top lead er awards in his Northwestern region. He runs his Fairfield and Richland Iowa agency, pursuing NALU and CLU designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royse J. Huff
Garden City
Star Club
New York Life Insurance Company
New York
Huff
Kathy
Lake Geneva
Wis
Charlie Huff
Minnesota
A.f.u.’S
A.F.U
Tic
Fairfield
Richland
Iowa
N.A.L.U
C.L.U
Two Men Honored at Radar Facility in Garden City Area
Charles R. Bell of 212 Washington received an award for quality performance as an electronic technician at the FAA radar facility south of Garden City. A. J. Soule, the facility chief, presented it after Bell’s four months of FAA Academy training in Oklahoma City. Bell works on equipment for the national airspace system under the facility’s automation program. Stephen A. Gisburne of 1608 Hattie was promoted to sub-journeyman technician after transferring from St. Louis and completing extensive training in Oklahoma City and at the radar facility, including recent studies in long range radar and microwave equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanrles R. Bell
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Garden City
A. J. Soule
Bell
FAA
Oklahoma City
Stephen A. Gisburne
Hattie
Gisburne
St. Louis
Garden City Telegram Highlights Friday August 13 1971
Local Garden City Telegram edition highlights include city news and events for Friday August 13 1971. Community notes, brief updates, and notices provide a snapshot of civic and social happenings in the area.
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Garden City Telegram
Drive In Manager Buys Local A and W Drive In
Scott City Marvin Un Rein longtime manager of Cindy's A W Drive In has bought the Dog n Suds Drive In at the town south edge renaming it Cindy's Drive In A grand opening is scheduled for Sunday New managers of the A W will be Mr and Mrs Chuck Mayer Mayer a former Wheatland Electric foreman Owner of the A W is Bud Rowton of Scott City
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Scott City
Marvin Un‘rein
Unrein
Cindy’s Drive-In
A& W
Chuck Mayer
Fee
Wheatland Electric
Bud Rowton
Stocks at 1 PM Show Mixed Futures for Chicago Live Seer
Price quotes from Goffe Crikener show futures for August October December February with highs around 34.27 to 34.15 and lows near 34.12 to 31.30. The Dow Jones average at 1 PM fell 2.19 to 856.89.
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Chicago
DOW Jones
Kingman Man Edward Federhen 68 Dies After Illness
Edward Richard Federhen of Kingman, aged 68, died Thursday morning at St. Catherine Hospital after a long illness. Born February 21, 1903 in Salina, he lived in Kingman 15 years and worked as a caretaker at Calahan Ranch. No immediate survivors. Funeral services and burial will be in Salina. Phillips White Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
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Edward Richard Federhen
Kingman
St. Catherine Hospital
Salina
Federhen
Calahan
Phillips- White Funeral Home
Erickson Rites Set for Local Businessman Russell Erickson
Graveside services for Russell Dwight Erickson 77 longtime local businessman will be at 4 p m Saturday at Valley View Cemetery with the Rev Jon Tones officiating He died unexpectedly at his home 126 W Kansas yesterday morning Born June 6 1894 in Omaha Neb he came to Garden City in 1922 as manager of the J B Byars store later kept managing after J C Penney Co purchased it until retirement in 1949 He married Hazel Thrasher Sept 2 1929 at Sylvia He was a member of the First United Methodist Church American Legion and a World War I veteran Surviving are his widow three sons Kent Dodge City Stephen and John Denver one daughter Martha Hawley Denver one brother Arthur Greeley Col e and five grandchildren Friends may call at Garnand Funeral Home until 2 p m Sat
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Russell Dwight Erickson
Valley View Cemetery
Jon Tones
Kent
Dodge City
Stephen
John
Denver
Martha Hawley
Arthur
Greeley
Cole
Corn Borers Threat Grow in Corn Belt Harvest
Debora Rankin reports from the Midwest that southern corn leaf blight remains a light to moderate issue across 11 states as weather and corn borers threaten the 1971 harvest. Experts warn hot humid spells could spread the disease, with some states noting drought and borers as greater risks than blight in parts.
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Deborah’ Rankin
Associated Press
Associate Press
University of Illinois
Indiana
Purdue University
Oklahoma
Dakota
C.M. Nagel
South Dakota State University
North Dakota
Parade Highlights Sublette Haskell County Fair Activities
Sublette hosts the Haskell County Fair with a 4-H livestock sale at 10 am and crowning of the 1971 county fair queen at 3 pm followed by the Sugar Queen coronation moments later. The parade moves along Main Street at 3:30 pm, then a free barbecue at Sublette Park starting at 6 pm.
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Sublette
Haskell ‘County
Haskell County
Sublette Park
Garden City dismissals listed at St Catherine and area
Dismissals announced in Garden City today include Antonio Bribiesca at 301 E Sanita Fe, Harry B Crow Sr of Wichita, Sherry L Kemper in Imperial Rt, Lanty H Phillips 1110 N Vth, Mary E Siler 910 N 5th, Zean EB Ward Tribune, Mrs Dale W Warner 1511 N Main, and Mrs Joe Estrada of Lakin.
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St. Catherine Antonio Bribiesca
E. Sanita Fe
Harry BE. Crow Sr
Wichita
Sherry L. Kemper
Imperial
Lanty
Project Engineer To Join Oswalt
William R. Guthrie, a Butler Manufacturing Co. project engineer since 1968, will become Product Development Manager at the Oswalt Division in Garden City on September 1. He will oversee all engineering personnel and report to operations manager Peter B. Thorpe. Guthrie, 32, from West Virginia, holds degrees from West Virginia University and previously worked on silo unloaders and ventilation lines. He and his wife Joyce and daughters Ginger and Shelly will move from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, to Garden City later this month.
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William R. Guthrie
Jamesway Division
Butler
Guthrie
Garden City Oswalt
Peter B. Thorpe
West Virginia
West Virginia University
U.S. Army
Jamesway
Joyce
Ginger
Shelly
Garden City
Fort Atkinson
Wis
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Main
Laurel
J. M. McDonald
Ray Mayo
Knox
Kendall
Hamilton County
Knox Grocery
Helen Stowell
Cimarron Manor
John Fisher
Garden City Masonic Temple Corp
Ben Franklin
Lodge
Dillon Sales
Bill, Robson
Cecil Bakers A&w
Oh‘solete
Scott County
Oswalt
Oswalt Industries
Peter Thorpe
John Baier
Fred Gundlach
Thorpe
Raymond Blackwood
Bill Ackley
Gene Fine
Luis Gonzales
Bill Jensen
Butler Manufacturing
Robert M. Johnson
Pam
Goffe & Crikener
Lic
Allied Supplement
American Motors
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler Cities
Colorado Inter My
Dillons
du Pont Eastman
el Paso
Ford
Seat General
General Motors
Tntornal Harvester Vieeee
International Paper
National “Distritutors de Northern Natural
Panhandle
Bate Penney i
Pete Philips
Sears
Edward Federhen
Russell Erickson
Mr. Erickson
W. Kanseas
First United Methodist Church
The
American Legion
Garnand
Nebraska
Gil Cook
University of Nebraska
Department of Plant Pathology
Missouri River
Roger Sutherland
Iowa Livestock and Crop Reporting Service
State
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
the Extension Service of
Michigan State University
Ohio
Kansas
Butler Manufacturing Co. Inc
William Guthrie
Ray's
Ray Hobbs
Ray
APCO
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