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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
1
Markets report lists eggs in multiple A grade sizes and terry hens. Local wagon prices show wheat at 1.91, rye 1.03, barley 0.68, with Montana figures and corn at 5 unce. Co op prices mirror declines and stable rye and barley readings.
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes hogs at 240 to 400 pounds steady to 28 lower, with barrows and gilts 19.75 to 14.35 and 163 275 to 400 lb sows 11.78 to 12.25. Sheep at 500 head steady. lambs 18.00 to 19.00 prime, 17.50 to 18.25 good and choice, shorn 17.00. Cattle and calves: 2,000 cattle, calves 100, steady to 25 higher. choice calves 22.00, 21.60 to 21.50 for others. steer and heifer calves 20.00 to 28.00 and 19.00 to 21.00 respectively. cows 12.78 to 18.75.
New York stock prices moved in heavy trading with averages near historic highs. Chrysler stock showed choppy moves with regular and when issued shares opening strong before trimming gains. The Dow rose about two points as Xerox climbed sharply on news of a stock split related rally.
Southwest Bell Telephone Co has purchased eight city lots in downtown Topeka for a future building project. The 500 block of Kansas Avenue properties are leased or unoccupied. J Hardin Smith, vice president, said no definite plans may be formed for several years. He also noted plans to reconstruct the firm’s oldest Topeka location, opposite the statehouse, have been abandoned.
A fire Tuesday damaged the front seat of a 1982 model car owned by Sue, with Carroll Babb of Garden City noting the blaze started when a cigarette was accidentally left under the seat. Garden City volunteers extinguished the fire around 4 40 p.m. No injuries reported.
Admissions list includes Margaret Sperry and Verna Rutledge among others at St Catherine and Leopold. dismissals record multiple individuals including Mrs Vincent Sandman and Veronica Goodman along with several others from St Catherine and surrounding towns. The notices enumerate names and street addresses for the listed admissions and dismissals.
Administrator's Deed records Carl M. Plummer as executor transferring the NW of 33-20-30 the SE of 6-21-30 and the NW of the NW44 of 17-21-30. Quitclaim Deed Pete Thies sen to Norman Thiessen covers the NW of 33-21-30. Warranty Deeds Peter D. Ens to Beth Thiessen cover the NW of 83-20-20 and SE of 6-
The record lists several property transfers in Garden City including Theodore P. Overton and others to Raymond J. Reed and others, plus multiple replat adjustments. Divorce granted to Edna Marie Casey from Larkin Casey on grounds of extreme cruelty. Police reports show fines for speeding, overweight loads, improper turns and no license, with several bonds posted. City accident on Pi one and Main involving Leo McAsey and Clyde Throckmorton described.
Washington AP President Johnson signed into law a 1.56 billion education aid bill expanding federal support for vocational training, extending the impact areas program, and boosting college loan funds. The act retools the program to train youths for modern jobs, extends aid to districts near federal installations by two years, and continues the National Defense Education Act loan funds into a one year extension.
Gov. John Anderson will meet with the State Board of Social Welfare at 9 a.m. Thursday to discuss the Kerr-Mills medical care program for the aged. He will confer with Kansas Medical Society representatives to resolve differences over state agency operation and possible Blue Shield designation for policy setting. The article notes the average American consumed about 37 pounds of poultry in 1962.
The United Nations General Assembly ended its 18th session after three months marked by a lull in the Cold War and a strong African push against segregation and colonialism. Johnson's pledge to continue Kennedy policies eased fears. debates centered on disarmament, outer space, and South Africa.
The Deerfield Alumni Banquet is planned for December 26 at 7 p.m. in Rex Miller Hall. Mrs. Robert Zubeck, secretary of the Alumni Assn., said 380 graduates are listed with about 50 percent living within 100 miles of Deerfield.
In Fort Worth Texas AP reports B C Russell 63 died after a shotgun trap wired to a back door fired at him during a burglary at his food store. The trap had killed others in past burglaries while he rebuilt defenses following repeated break ins.
In a historic development Patriarch Athenagoras I and Pope Paul VI will meet during the Pope’s Holy Land pilgrimage, the first such encounter since 1439. The meeting in Jerusalem signals a potential step toward Christian unity amid ongoing discussions among Orthodox sees and Vatican officials.
Denise Hiebert Keith Bertholf and Connie Dickson win stamps packets for 100 foreign stamps each by mail. Winton Hinkle chosen as a Who's Who entrant at Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia. Garden City Junior College receives state funds totaling 12052.50. KU Concert Band adds Joe Corn and Roger Stoner as freshmen performers in Kansas City kickoff.
A horse once sold three years ago at Sunnyslope Farms near Scott City has changed hands again. Salina couple Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hines sold King's Quality, a top Midwest show horse, to Dr. Edward Hediger of Highland, Utah, for 18000 dollars. The chestnut gelding, aged five, had been shown by the Hines for three seasons in 5 gaited contests, earning 26 blue ribbons and never leaving prize money.
Readers submit Christmas wishes to Santa Claus at the North Pole, with several children detailing requested gifts such as toy guns, jeeps, dolls, Barbie items, games, and vehicles. Some letters mention addresses and include playful P.S. notes seeking a real boat or heavy toys.
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