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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1964
Page
1
Stephanie McAfee, a four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack McAtea of 1608 Georges, contemplates Santa Claus as she makes out her Christmas list, reflecting a child’s dilemma about what to include on the Santa list during the holiday season.
Anger and unanswered questions swept through Philadelphia Mississippi after the FBI arrested 21 white men, including Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and Deputy Cecil Price, in connection with the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers. Nineteen face federal civil rights charges, two as accessories. Victims were Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney. Federal murder charges were not yet filed, with state prosecutors weighing possible prosecutions as February grand juries approach. Local residents expressed fear and frustration, hoping for justice near Christmas.
A new industry for Garden City and southwest Kansas emerged as the Producers Cash Fertilizer Association took options on two Finney County tracts west of Garden City. The plan envisions a multi million dollar ammonia plant, with stock sales to farmers and dealers to fund operating and storage capital. The project aims to employ 15 to 20 in production and 15 to 20 in sales and management, reduce freight costs, and use local natural gas and water as inputs.
Partly cloudy and not very cold tonight with westerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Lows tonight in the low or middle teens. Sunday brings increasing cloudiness with occasional light snow or freezing drizzle and little temperature change. Highs Sunday in the low 20s. Quick notes from Dodge City and surrounding areas including Salina Topeka Wichita and Garden City.
A cold snap hit the region with a record low near four degrees above zero at the Kansas State University Experiment Station and five at the airport. By 8 a.m. temperatures rose to 23 due to cloud cover and a north to south wind shift. Fog and low clouds lingered with no new snow, while southwest Kansas faced possible freezing rain and light snow tomorrow. Overnight lows statewide included four below at Hutchinson and Abilene, and two below zero at Topeka and Wichita.
Five new directors were named yesterday afternoon to the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce. Elected by mail ballots are Gerry Chmelka manager of the Garden City Sale Co Andy Ott vice-president Garden National Bank George Purnell owner Purnell's Fashions and Fabrics Ed Lewis partner in Lewis and Hooper Certified Public Accountants and Roy Fankhauser president of Masonry Products Inc They have been elected to 2year terms and will take office January 1 A reorganizational meeting of the board will be held about then to elect new chamber officers.
Gas Garden argues the old saying about eating slowly leading to less waste holds especially for big families. They contend slower meals reduce overall consumption and waste.
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