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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
1
A miner rescue at a shaft continues as hope flickers for Louis Bova and three others. Firefighters probe four shafts with renewed effort following a faint sound reported by Daniel Bova, Louis’s brother, who thought he heard a distant call.
Market notes show cattle at 9,000 head and calves 25, hogs 2,900 with strong to 25 cent gains for harrows and gilts while sows hold. prices range 1.00-25, with sows at 16.50. The report also mentions rescue efforts from the Hazleton area mine incident and thefts in a park near Stevens Park.
NEW YORK AP reports a stock market rise as traders priced in a railroad strike avert. Despite gains led by motors and steel fading, chemicals utilities tobacco and mail order retailers posted selective advances while rails were mixed and the Dow-like AP 60 averaged 279.2 at noon.
New York AP report states two attractive young women were found slain in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday night. The bodies were bound hand and foot with three blood-stained kitchen knives found at the scene. The four-room unit on East 88th Street was ransacked. detectives say the bedroom looked torn apart after a fight. Victims identified as Janice Wylie, 21, Newsweek editor and niece of Philip Wylie. Emily Hoffert, 23, daughter of Dr. Henry Hoffert. and brunette Patricia Tolles, 23, Time editor. Tolles said she left for work at 9 am. Wylie was nude at discovery. Hoffert wore a skirt, blouse, shoes, and stockings. Miss Tolles returned about 6:30 pm to disorder. Wylie’s father was alerted. Chief Medical Examiner Milton Valente indicated no sexual molestation apparent pending autopsies.
The Dominican Republic agreed in principle to a peace formula designed to ensure peace with Haiti. An OAS commission sponsoring the plan reportedly secured Haiti's general endorsement earlier in the week.
Today hospital notices show admissions for Mrs. Robert Quint I Holcomb and others at St Catherine, Ventura Lopez II, Gilbert Endicott, Wichita, Mrs. Evaling Bauer, Scott City, Mrs. Sally Kemper Rt George Buell, Shirley Diel, Dighton, Mrs. Carl Bennett, Anna Marie Drescher, Mrs. James Spor and Natalie Bilson Shallow Water, Ronald Talley and Leopold Michael Bayer plus Albert Biehl Leon. Dismissals include Mrs. Darlow Boulware Madoc and Thomas Phills, Richard Rotramel City, Mrs. John Matis Mulberry, Fila, Mrs. James Pruitt 104 S Main, Mrs. Albert Mesa 214 Courting, Darrel Commbs Garden Dale, Stanley Knoll Rt 1, Mrs. Vernon Koehn Ulysses. Births record a daughter to Mr and Mrs Laurence Decker Satanta Aug 28 at 1 43 pm seven pounds, Carl Bennett 410 N Sed Aug.
About 70 riflemen, many famous names, gather for the 12th annual Lander One-Shot antelope hunt in Lander Wyoming. Past shooters duel in today’s trial as rifles are sighted in and 16 hunters begin stalking at dawn Saturday led by Gov. Cliff Hansen Gov. John A Love Lt. Gov. Hillary Bush and Roy Rogers.
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Spor of 211 Conkling on August 28 at 10 04 pm weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. Frank Bernal Medina of 441 W Maple paroled after a charged driving while intoxicated reduced to reckless driving the fine set at 50 dollars and 60 days in jail and parole for one year with monthly reporting. Bonds forfeited include Thomas Bever Bunker Paul David Kennedy and Herbert Jay Barlow.
A two vehicle collision occurred Wednesday at 2:25 PM at Ath and Walnut. A car driven by Mrs. Donald C. McMillan, Riminence Rt, sustained moderate damage. A Jeep driven by Marvin Darrel Goodrick, 1711 N. 8th, had no damage.
Behind the Chutes at the rodeo drew a capacity crowd Wednesday afternoon as fans sheltered under the grandstand roof. Elkhart cowboys Dont Pierce and Melvin McGarraugh earned crowd attention with spinner passes amid no times in several events. other locals and flagmen from Lakin and Garden City helped run the show while Buck Jones and Don Pierce posted noteworthy rides.
Rebecca Ruth Rogers and Ronald Ellsworth Huxtable of Garden City won state supported tuition and fees scholarships to the University of Kansas this fall. They are among 200 Kansas youths receiving awards from a program enacted by the 1963 Legislature and run by the Department of Public Instruction. Rogers and Huxtable are Garden City High School graduates with multiple campus activities and honors. Rogers is daughter of Roland and Mrs. Rogers and Huxtable is grandson of Mrs. Pitcher.
The March on Washington drew about 200000 protesters who urged swift civil rights action while stressing this was only a beginning. King, Randolph, and Lewis spoke as Kennedy noted the event advanced the cause but Congress showed no rush to act.
Federal judge stayed execution of a $3.06 million libel verdict against Wally Butts pending motions for a new trial and a judgment for Curtis Publishing Co. The Post alleged Butts leaked information to Bear Bryant to rig the 1962 Alabama game, a claim that sparked the long libel action. The stay delays further action as Curtis considers routes to challenge the verdict.
Thomas Trantino, a paroled fugitive accused in the killings of two policemen, surrendered after arranging with an AP reporter and photographer. He met his lawyer Enid Gerling and the press before entering a Manhattan police station, ending a chase tied to the Angel Lounge attack at the Hotel Manhattan and the East River teen death.
Dr Harold Chapman of Oakland California withdrew a plan to donate most of Speed Kansas land to atheists after city uproar. He now offers a former bank building in Speed to be used as a church and community meeting place, saying he has no interest in atheism and aims to aid Speed. Speed has dwindled to about 80 residents and currently has no church.
CLATHE Kan AP Charles Harrington 36 of Holliday Kan was arrested on burglary charges after being forced off a Santa Fe freight bound for Emporia Kan Harrington boarded the freight at the Argentine yard in Kansas City Kansas A member of the Kansas City Star staff Winton K Sexton saw him and alerted police Harrington was wanted for burglaries of a farm and a home near Holliday
Mrs Gladys Marie Patton 51 longtime Scott County resident died at Scott County Hospital following a lengthy illness. She born July 21 1912 Davenport Iowa moved to Scott County aged two taught in local schools taught five years married Burdett Patton December 26 1994 survived by husband two sons Dennis Liberal Duane student Lawrence daughter Marianne mother Myrtle Griffith Scott City two brothers Wayne Scott City Alfred Wichita sister Irene Schwab Los Altos California and two grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Saturday First Baptist Church Scott City Rev Mrs Leof M Hayes Minneola Burial Scott County Cemetery Weinmann Funeral Home in charge
Eighteen Cub Scouts of Pack 95 gathered with their fathers for a father son campout at Finnup Park scout area. Cubmaster John Wagner presented awards including John Wagner Jr earning the Webelos Badge and certificate while Kenneth Wagner and Colin Kells received Bear badges.
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