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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
2
Editorial notes Dickens's Scrooge remains an inner character despite a softened outer image. A Christmas smile is encouraged for the weekend, with expectations of family pressures, holiday fatigue, and a return to work Monday. The piece urges readers to adopt a Christmas spirit and curb cynicism.
Gratitude to all participants in the Christmas Gift Project for Larned State Hospital patients. Gifts nearly doubled from last year and cash donations exceeded 100 pounds. Go-Getters 4-H gave gifts, not exchanges, for pass patients. Local groups and companies provided cash for canteen booklets or gifts, with special thanks to Walt Weber of C R Anthony Co and to Anthonys, Dillons and Renicks No 2 for pickup points. The Telegram praised community media coverage. thanks extended to all organizers and donors.
A quirky town note column riffs on holiday cheer with jokes about lawyers, Ebenezer Scrooge, and a snowy scene of a local notable shoveling in Bermuda shorts. A fluffy multi colored cat at the Episcopal Rectory and four kittens with church ties offered by Ruth Hacking are reported. Santa letter wishes highlight cars and companions.
Rates for Garden City and other cities include monthly by carrier charges and weekly options. Yearly by mail or in wider counties varies. student rate offered at five dollars for a nine month school year. Public notices discuss publication-day delivery and local carrier service requirements.
Drew Pearson reports President Johnson misread the Viet Nam war trajectory. Public claims of progress misled the nation, with troop requests rising from 75,000 to 380,000 and Westmoreland seeking more forces. The piece questions advisers, press coverage, and Johnson’s foreign affairs experience, urging a new advisory group.
In New Brunswick three veteran firemen were fined a total of 450 dollars after Magistrate Cohen found them guilty of turning in four false alarms following a bachelor party early on November 24. Fire Chief Torrissi said nearly all city equipment responded during a 35 minute span. the men face a departmental hearing.
James Marlow outlines Vice President Hubert Humphrey as the busiest yet unobtrusive figure in Johnson's administration. Humphrey's liberal record persists while he coordinates with Johnson, travels to Asia for goodwill missions, and supports Johnson as a potential 1972 presidential candidate.
Public notice states several unclaimed sums held by the Clark of the District Court in Finney County Kansas. Claimants must appear and file within six months from December 30 1945 or the money goes to the county general fund. The notice is issued by the Board of County Commissioners of Finney County Kansas.
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