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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1961
Page
1
A fractured OCR listing shows wagon prices and produce terms from a local market. Entries include various weights and sizes with A and B grade notes and scattered product labels.
The Garden City Elks Lodge will hold its annual memorial service this Sunday at 3 p.m. Exalted Ruler Alan LaShier announced the open event, honoring members who died in the past year. The program includes a lodge ritual, a memorial talk by Rev. John D. Fitzgerald, and music by the Holcomb High School girls triple trio. Local honorees include Charles I. Zirkle Ralph Oldwell er and A. Danner.
Tulsa AP report says John Randall Woolridge 17 is wanted for the killings of his grandmother an aunt and a cousin in Las Cruces New Mexico. A Des Moines man William Landal said he gave a ride to a hitchhiker matching Woolridge in Oklahoma City. Police traced a possible sighting near Coffeyville Kansas along U S 169 and another from Tulsa toward Chicago on U S 66.
Savings and Loan Assh has moved to a new location at 117 East Laurel in the former Elks Lodge. The W Chestnut offices were emptied earlier this week into remodeled front quarters of the lodge building. The firm purchased the structure and plans further offices soon. Secretary Manager Gene Rudd said the new office includes walnut paneling, a gold carpet lobby, a conference room, a manager’s private office, and a vault under the stairs. The new front has two entrances and rear access from the adjacent parking lot. a formal opening will be announced later.
Dighton plans a Christmas program lineup starting Saturday with pony rides for kids and a prize drawing at the city office for children registered by Kayettes from 1 to 3 p.m. A December 9 costume and pet parade ages up to 12 follows a 1:30 p.m. start with two age groups. Santa drops by December 16, treats and a free show at Dickinson theatre on December 23, plus merchants open Thursday evenings through December.
Cimarron Consolidated School bands directed by Robert Brock will perform at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the High School Gym The program includes four numbers by the high school band four by seventh and eighth graders two by fifth and sixth graders two by the fourth grade and a combined finale titled Glory of God in Nature at the concert
A break in at Standard Supply, 107 N. 7th, overnight began with a window entry. About $70 in change and assorted merchandise were stolen. Walters Motors Co reports four sets of keys taken from vehicles parked on the lot.
Senator J Strom Thurmond told a Hollywood Palladium audience that U S foreign policy has paralyzed the State Department and allowed communism to advance He said the military is a prime target of communist propaganda and cited a 1958 Defense Department directive as evidence of efforts to educate leaders about the enemy The remarks were recorded and clarified as misquotation by officials
The Chevy II Motorcade made its first Kansas stop in Garden City at Ndélan Motor Co. today and will run again tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event showcases a complete line of the new compact cars and invites the public to see and test ride them.
Milhon Motor Co. at 807 E Ful ton has been appointed to show the new Mercury Meteor introduced across the country in Ford’s Lincoln Mercury Division lineup. The Meteor, a mid size between compacts and full sized cars, is nine inches longer than the Comet and a foot shorter than the Monterey, offered in two and four door sedans.
The Garden City Optimist Club opened its Christmas tree lot just north of the Civic Center with several trees already in and more expected by rail today. Proceeds from sales will fund the club's youth projects.
Three men robbed an elderly couple in Roe land Park Kansas were driven off by the couple’s son Edwin Johnson. Police then arrested Marvin Yohe Van Ward and Roy C Wilson near the Johnson home on armed robbery suspicions.
Washington AP reports United States Communist party officers missed the Internal Security Act registration deadline. Attorney General Kennedy warned enforcement would proceed, with fines up to 10000 dollars per day for the party and similar penalties for officers who defy the law. The government plans action first, citing prior court rulings and party defiance. Claude Lightfoot named three officers, noting absorbed posts.
Washington reports civil defense planners see shelter adapted schools as vital refuges in a nuclear attack. Pentagon officials consider federal help to fund school sheltering, emphasize multistory buildings protect against fallout, and plan nationwide marking of potential shelter spaces reaching about 50 million people by July.
Dighton Community High School presents its winter band concert on December 14 at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium as part of the PTA meeting. Dean B. Owen conducts the band, featuring Lloyd Conley’s song Kansa, winner of the $500 Kansas Centennial composition award.
A scrambled hospital admissions notice lists patients including Robert L. Ingisham Maurice Lindser and Bobby Dean Jones among others, with uncertain spellings and mismatched locations like 401 N. Hani Owatin and Syracuse, Idaho Springs. The fragmented OCR reveals multiple names and wards at St Catherine and nearby facilities.
Births report a son for Bobby Dean Jones and a daughter for Raymond Stokes in Garden City Maple area. Legal notices include warranty deeds for Hicks and Richardson properties, and a 2 dollar abatement for Myron Kingsley. Marriage license issued for Roy Dunmire and Mildred Gittlein. Divorce granted for Patricia Beet Earnest from Billy Earnest on grounds of extreme cruelty.
Frank Towns of Eminence reported theft of a wrist watch, a radio, and an alarm clock on Wednesday night. Valued at 24.50, the items were taken from his home and tool shed after entry was gained by forcing the kitchen door and shed door. Ransacking occurred in parts of the house.
John H. Odneal, 57, is reported in much improved condition at St. Catherine Hospital after a collision at the Main St crossing when the car he drove was struck by a train on Nov. 10. He was unconscious for days, with a fractured skull and other injuries. Paralysis of the left arm and leg began to clear up as recovery continues.
Hamilton Brothers Inc announced plans for at least five additional gas wells in Hamilton county. Notable producers include the No 1-8 Grissom 3 847 000 cubic feet daily northwest of Syracuse, the No 1-30 Maxfield eight miles north at 3 035 000, and the No 1-33 Simon seven miles north and five west at 2 890 000. Other completions include the No 1-16 Kikeman 267 006 and the No 1-6 Carl Lewis at 326 000 cubic feet daily, all in or near Syracuse.
Residents from Garden City Scott City Ulysses and nearby towns gather for the Tactical Kansas conference in Wichita. Members tour Federal Landbank offices and attend a Monday business session through Tuesday noon with an incentive awards banquet Monday evening.
The Civil Air Patrol marks its 20th anniversary this week with national observances. Major N L Durnan of the local group No 4 says no local event is planned. CAP, the civilian auxiliary of the U S Air Force, will hold displays, open houses, exhibits, and parades nationwide by 7 000 members including cadets and adults from diverse backgrounds.
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