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Newspaper

Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1961

Page

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Troops Use Autobahn in Face of Threat

First units of the 19th Infantry Division move toward Berlin along the autobahn after East German and Soviet warnings. The 1500 man relief column crosses Checkpoint Bravo with 25 vehicles amid increased East German patrols and Soviet surveillance. The convoy, led by Col. Ira Palm, advances from Helmstedt toward West Berlin in small daily convoys over about a week.

Aberlin West Berlin West Germany East Germany U.S Marlenborn Iron Curtain Babelsberg Berlin Kassel William J. Herman South Norwalk Conn 19Th Infantry Schofield Barracks Hawaii Pearl Harbor Leg 19Th Infantry Division Ira Palm Mount Vernon N.Y 18Th Infantry Helmstedt

Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights Steady Trades

AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle and calves around 300 and 50 respectively with steady bids. High and low choice heifers quoted near 24.00 while utility cows run 16.15 to 17.50. Dealers see high standard to low choice at 23.00 to 28.00. Hog volume about 3,000 and sheep and lambs steady with lambs near 15.00 and ewes 3.00 to 5.25.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City

Greenhands Initiated at FFA Dad's Night Dinner

Sixteen members were initiated as greenhands during the annual FFA Dad's Night at Garden City Senior High School. About 100 members and fathers attended the 6:30 p.m. dinner. Terry Gigot, FFA president, led the ceremony naming new members: Fred Armentrout, Dean Biggs, John Brokey, Jerry Burgardt, Cleo Carrol, Max Crist, Charles Drussel, Mike Gigot, Bill Gross, John Hammon, Keith Henderson, Charles Jacobs, Denny Krey, Dale Niblock, Pete Staley, and Dick Ulrich. Abe Hubert spoke on maturity and FFA. Wrestling and boxing followed.

Garden City Senior High School Terry Gigot FFA Fred Armentrout Dean Biggs John Brokey Jerry Burgardt Cleo Carrol Max Crist Charles Drussel Mike Gigot Bill Gross John Hammon Keith Henderson Charles Jacobs Denny Krey Dale Niblock Pete Staley Dick Ulrich Abe Hubert

Assessors for City County Ave Approved

Pinney County Commissioners approved a list of duty and township assessors for 1962 at their regular session Monday and Tuesday. Garden City deputy assessors named include John M. Anderson L. 2 Mortis Thurman Lile Mrs Jane Zire Mia Irene Wiebe Mrs Esther Brungton R T Kersey Mearl Potter Mrs Mabel Dougherty R F Caswell. Township trustees named as deputy assessors are Clyde Sheak Garden City Wayne Wheeler Garfield Ray Johnston Ivanhoe M C Cronin Pierceaville Lester Koch Pleasant Valley Seth Garnest Sherlock and Frank Stillwell Terry. The county also received a petition to open a county road in the northwest corner of 11-23-33 two miles east to the northeast corner of 12-23-33. Approved closing a 150 foot portion of 12th Street from the north line of Santa Fe Street to the south line of Santa Fe right of way and received a beer license renewal application from an establishment in Tolcomb.

Pinney County Garden City John M. Anderson Mortis Thurman Lile Jane Zire Mia Irene Wiebe Esther Brungton R. T. Kersey Mearl Potter Mabel Dougherty R. F. Caswell Opal Srouff Clyde Sheak Wayne Wheeler Garfield Ray Johnston Ivanhoe M. C. Cronin Pierceaville Lester Koch Pleasant Valley Seth Garnest Sherlock Frank Stillwell Terry 12Th Street Santa Fe St Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Tolcomb

Mental Move Made in Case Nelson Slaying

Mrs. Richard Nelson was ordered confined for thirty days of examination and treatment at the state mental hospital in St. Joseph after arraignment on a first degree murder charge. The shooting occurred Monday night when Nelson visited his wife at her daughter's home seeking reconciliation. Nelson’s attorney said he was taken from a Denver psychiatric ward on November 26 despite doctors’ advice.

Kansas City State Mental Hospital St. Joseph Richard Nelson Tom J. Stubbs

Four Attend Law and Society Institute at Kansas University

Orval M. Reece Harrison Smith Genevieve Stull and Ruth Walker all of Garden City were among 164 attorneys judges psychiatrists and social workers at the first annual Law and Society Institute ending Tuesday at the University of Kansas. Abraham Ribicoff secretary of health education and welfare was the featured speaker with the topic The Child and the Law.

Orval M. Reece Harrison Smith Genevieve Stull Ruth Walker Garden City Law and University of Kansas Abraham Ribicoff U. S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Letters to Santa Grow With Christmas Wishes

The Telegram receives increasingly large batches of letters to Santa Claus. Children across addresses like 1116 Gillespie and Rt. 1 send requests for toys including a Woody Woodpecker, Chatty Cathy, cowboy boots, dolls, vehicles, a rocking horse, and play sets. Several names and items are listed along with hometowns and one year old Donnie's stocking chair and Corn popper toy.

Santa Claus North Pole Annette Lynn Fenton Gillespie Santa Woody Woodpecker Cathy Donald Duck Mickey Mouse Chris Tommy Fenton Terri Mike Crossland Rt. 1 Smith Sherry Donna Patrick Douglas Richard Henkle Douglas N. 6Th St David Frazer Holcomb Lindy Donnie

Admissions and dismissals at St Catherine hospital list

Admissions include Charles A Milhon 904 N Main Mrs William Woolén 1101 Main Linda E Denbo 806 N 5th David Lyle Eves 310 N 3rd Lucille Thomas Leoti Gene L Pendergraft 2303 N 7th H M Claunch Lycan Cole Billy D Husband Leoti David P Martinez 508 W Maple. Dismissals Debra Ann Kreutzer 815 Bancroft Mrs Harold Potter Sterling Robert L Ingraham Holcomb Otto G F Kretzel Leoti Charles Rufus Reed 204 N Loth Mrs Ronald O Dell 407 N 2nd Mrs Charles Alvin Wells 1912 St John Nettie Clark Dighton Harold Stevenson 2119 C David Lyle Eyes 310 N 3rd.

St. Catherine Charles A Milhon Main William Woolén Linda E. Denbo David Lyle Eves Lucille Thomas Leoti Gene L. Pendergraft H. M. Claunch Lycan Cole Billy D. Husband David P. Martinez W. Maple St. Catherine Debra Ann Kreutzer Bancroft Harold Potter Sterling Robert L. Ingraham Holcomb Otto G. F. Kretzel Charles Rufus Reed N. Loth Ronald O'Dell Charles Alvin Wells St. John Nettie Clark Dighton Harold Stevenson C. David Lyle Eyes

Clampdown on Kennedy flights rescinded after White House input

FAA officials said a news information ban on presidential flights was a mistake and was revoked after White House instructions. The order, published Nov 22 without White House approval, would have blocked FAA staff from sharing flight details for Kennedy and Johnson. The White House had continued to receive flight info, including arrival and departure estimates, causing the reversal.

Washington Federal Aviation Agency FAA White House PAA Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Secret Service Idlewild New York City West Palm Beach

Births in Garden City for Denbo and Martinez families

In Garden City a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Billy D. Husband at 10:20 p.m. on December 6, weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. A son named for David P. Martinez at 6:36 a.m. on December 7, weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces.

Linda E. Denbo Billy D Seot David P. Martinez W. Maple

Legal Deeds and Marriage Licenses From Garden City Records

Multiple legals list warranty deeds for Garden City parcels including Joe Sanchez to Connie Hernandez and Joe Sanchez to Ann Delgado, plus a large 88 844 acre tract. Also notices Daed-Cash and Carry Lumber Co to Joe Plett and marriage licenses for Lancaster Owen, Insther Joy, and Vollmann Frizzell, all in Garden City area.

Joe Sanchez Et Ux Connie Hernandez Garden City Ann Delgado Howard Smith Lloyd L. Dennett Daed — Cash and Carry

Courts Bond Violations and Traffic Incidents Reported

Bonds posted for Mrs. Robert Scott and Virgie Dale Holmes for improper drilling and running red lights, with several bonds forfeited. Fines levied for improper registration and speeding, along with abatement decisions for several insufficient checks. Multiple traffic incidents noted across Main Laurel Fulton Jones areas, including a station wagon collision and vehicle rolls reported near Five Points Motor Co.

Robert Scott Virgie Dale Holmes Earl Pile Delbert Leewayne ‘Wilks Richard Gay Smith Wallace Edward Wilson Gary Wayne Mueller John Mark Colby Edgar R. Ottersetter Leon E. Eichenberger Main and Laurel John Dopler Lester Hardin Clampitt E. Fulton John W. Eldridge Gordon Goertz Jones Five Points Motor Co Fritaz Hamill Rt. 1 Darel Traugott Conard

Congo Faces U N Future Clash Amid Katanga Crisis

In Washington and London officials debate Congo policy as Kennedy and Macmillan plan a December meeting. U S Air Force to add 21 transport aircraft to support U N operations around Elisabethville while Western allies back unity and negotiate Tshombe’s secession.

John M. Hightower Washington United States U.N Congo Katanga United Nations Kennedy Harold Macmillan Dent Moise Tshombe Leopoldville State Department U.S. Air Force Elisabethville Tshombe U.S Belgium France

Multimillion Dollar Shoplifting Surge Warned by Experts

CHICAGO AP. Shoplifting is largely impulse driven by ordinary people, not pros, costing merchants over 500 million dollars in December. Norman Industries Inc. president Norman Kiven cited a Midwest sample with 57 shoplifters in two weeks and an average theft value of 11.48 dollars. He noted 90 percent of thieves are women, and reports show a 14 percent rise in the past year. Some cases involve store employees, including a Detroit department store test where 76 percent admitted stealing 100 dollars or more in six months.

Chicago America Norman Industries Inc Norman Kiven Kiven Detroit

Rash of Thefts From Autos

A wave of vehicle thefts and tampering reports in town includes a slide trombone taken from a car at St. Mary's Center, an electric razor and gloves stolen from a car on 805 N 3rd, and a luggage of cigarettes from a car in the 400 block of N Main. An aerial snapped from a Taylor Street wagon, eggs mashed on a Ray car, a back window cracked on a 302 N 10th vehicle, lipstick graffiti on a Garden City Ave car, and two girls aged 16 and 15 caught shoplifting with police talking to their parents.

St. Mary's Center Donald Irsik Holcomb Martin Joseph Baier Lawrence Bayer Olive Harry G. Billen Taylor William C. Ray Tribune Donald Keith Petty Garden City Ave

Fire Damage Mounts at Kansas City Intersection

Damage estimates near 150000 after a blaze at Kansas City's Parkview Drug Store on 12th and Main. Over 100 firefighters battled smoky flames. water from the basement flooded Hi Ball Cocktail Lounge and King Joyco Restaurant. Paramount Theater also sustained damage but expected to reopen today.

Kansas City Parkview Drug Store 12Th and Main Hi‘ball 12Th Street King Joyco Paramount Theater Main Street

No Decorations In Liquor Stores In Kansas

Kansas liquor stores will not be allowed to decorate for Christmas after all. Walter Reed Gage of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board issued a directive reasserting a ban on any Christmas symbols or decorations in stores. Violations after December 14 could threaten licenses amid protests from church groups and opponents who argue Christmas should not be tied to liquor sales.

Topeka Kansas Walter Reed Gage Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Gage Roy Holloman Kansas United Dry Forces

Mrs Gribble Attends Kansas Radio Dispatchers School

Mrs Arnold Gribble a state radio operator attended the third Kansas Radio Dispatchers school at the University of Kansas on Monday and Tuesday. Sessions covered notetaking telephone interrogation description of persons and procedures budget police radio in disaster FCC rules and radio dispatching difficulties.

Arnold Gribble Kansas Radio Dispatchers University of Kansas Federal Communications Commission

Kidnapper Breaks Prison in Milan Escape

Raymond C. Ellis, 38, a Nebraska 1952 kidnaping convict, escaped Wednesday night from a Milan federal facility. Officials say he punched a wall hole from the parole office to the administration building and fled through a window after a conditional Leavenworth release in 1958. He had been brought to Milan last Nov. 13 for violating release terms.

Milan Mich Raymond C. Ellis Nebraska Federal Correctional Institution Ellis Leavenworth Kas

Oswalt Funeral Held for Garden City Resident

Harry L Oswalt 63 longtime Garden City resident died Tuesday in Wichita He founded Industrial Machine Works later Oswalt Industries Funeral Friday at 3 pm Community Church officiated by Rev John D Fitzgerald Burial in Valley View Cemetery Friends may call Garland's Funeral Home today 4 to 9 pm and Friday 8 am to noon Born November 21 1698 in Bluffton Indiana he married Trend Chapman November 14 1921 in Tulsa Oklahoma He moved to Garden City in 1931 and ran his businesses Surviving widow three sons a daughter a brother Raymond Oswalt of Ponce City Oklahoma two half brothers Paul Shadle Bluffton Indiana Dale Oswalt Wakarusa Indiana and four grandchildren

Harry L. Oswalt Garden Citlaw John D. Fitzgerald Valley View Garland Oswalt Wichita Bluffton Ind Trend’ Chapman Tulsa Okla Gardett City Oswalt Industries Raymond Oswalt Ponce City Paul Shadlé Dale Oswalt Wakarusa

Dewitt Clinton and the Erie Canal's Bank Founding Era

Governor Dewitt Clinton of New York helped establish the state's first savings bank in 1819 while shaping the Erie Canal’s development. His efforts linked fiscal policy to major infrastructure, highlighting early 19th century state-building.

Dewitt Clinton New York Erie’ Canal

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