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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1966
Page
2
Page four reports a Garton Chir Teledeum event scheduled for Monday December 12 1966 with details for attendees and local notices. The notice names the church and date, outlining timing and arrangement for the observance.
The piece argues that generous welfare and charity harm individual initiative by creating a generation of dependents. It notes rising school enrollments with teacher shortages and growing medical program funding alongside a thinning workforce. It cites Kansas needing 3,526 nurses to meet current demand and laments citizens demanding public services without responsibility.
A missing male white cat from the Jack Lomen family prompts a call to 1908 Parkwood after the Lomens moved from 1304 E Laurel. The page also ponders aging trends among contemporaries, Christmas nostalgia, and a critique of higher education shifting toward acting as a path to politics.
The Garden City Telegram lists subscription terms from publisher Vega Pablinkia Company with daily delivery by carrier in Garden City at $1.55 per month and $9.00 per year for local areas, $15.00 elsewhere, plus student rates of $5.00 for a 9 month school year. Motor carrier delivery requires publication day by mail in cities with local service, with local rates applying.
A reader letter argues against spending on street lighting while neglecting sidewalks for schoolchildren. The writer notes easy east side lighting but no sidewalk from Alta Brown School to home, urging wiser use of tax money to improve safety and even fund a new city hall. The letter is signed by Mrs G R Widows, 1714 E Kansas.
Editor notes Anderson honors Drew Pearson with the brass ring for a free ride on his Washington Merry-Go-Round. The piece chronicles Pearson's relentless, reformist journalism, his clashes with presidents and politicians, and his humane instinct toward victims while pursuing corruption.
A Dale Carnegie monograph tells of a man with a one string cello who learns contentment by finding his place. The tale argues happiness comes from choosing a suitable path and pursuing it with effort, regardless of status. It emphasizes deciding what you want, working toward it, and the joy of meaningful work.
Hal Boyle suggests reading as a remedy for TV boredom listing humorous book titles tied to well known figures such as Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan and Lyndon B Johnson. The playful list pairs each figure with a suggested read and ends with more satirical pairings.
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