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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Page
4
The editorial links the Christmas spirit to national sorrow over President John F. Kennedy. It urges goodwill, compassion, and personal resolve to practice love and understanding, suggesting that such a mood could spread beyond the holidays into the year.
A department store Christmas spread shows a woman’s suit tagged first breath of spring amid mixed notes on season style. The piece cites fashion forecasts, cereal tips, and a light jab at how long women are on the telephone. Capote’s Kansas City visit connects to the Kennedys, with remarks on the president’s assassination. Subscription rates and carrier details follow.
Drew Pearson headlines a probe of the Secret Service after six agents allegedly drank at the Fort Worth Press Club on the morning of Nov 22, the day Kennedy was killed. He cites possible lapses in check of buildings, plus questions about Oswald’s handling by FBI and Secret Service. A Dallas Police basement entry note and casino-like night scene are referenced as context.
Seven people died in Kansas traffic crashes during the Thanksgiving weekend. Dorothy B. Marr, 70, of Fort Scott, was struck by a car on a highway near Fort Scott. Andrew Crain, 79, of Foster, Missouri, was not injured. Theodore Schroll, 12, died when a station wagon tire blew and overturned on state highway 96, eight miles west of Rush Center. His brother Mark, 16, and siblings Jodie, 13, Paul, 6, and maid Mattie Anthony, 57, were not injured. Theodore was not wearing a seat belt. The group had spent Thanksgiving in Hutchinson and was returning home.
AP column notes demographic shifts with half the population under 20 or over 65 by 1970. It cites spending pattern changes, rising housing, travel, education, and medical costs, plus quirky stats on kissing, greeting cards, and folklore. It lists presidents outlived by parents, and other assorted facts and aphorisms.
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