Christmas lights and farm memories brighten city page
A front page note highlights good news and festive sights. Featured homes include Lee Tresnor at 2021 N 3rd with a front yard nativity scene and backyard lights, Charles Collins at 505 Chesterfield with over 300 bulbs, and Lester Harp at 1410 Coward with orderly exterior lighting. The piece recalls a farm Christmas Eve journey, family warmth, and traditional merriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Tresnor
N. 3Rd
Lee
Charles Collins
Chesterfield
Charley
Lester Harp
Coward
Time to Be Merry 1962 Roundup of Kansas Happenings
A look back at 1962 in Kansas with humorous items from Topeka to Wichita. Notable moments include a stolen car report irony, egg sized hail corrections, an 80 year old Chanute man seen, a wedding getaway car towed, Doomsday debts paid with a hospital bill, Roaring Twenties dress at an Arma meeting, a skunk rescued by Lyons officers, and a Great Bend pair issuing overtime parking on a judge’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Degeorge
Associated Press
Knsas
Kansas
Topeka
Ed Bozarth
Wichita
Weather Bureau
Chanute
Mrs
Fred Loséke
Ottawa
Independence Area
Independence
Frank Blazie
Arma
Blazie
Wichita Eagle
Benson
Centerview
McPherson
Newton Lumber Company
Pittsburg
M. A
Skip) Stolz
Overland Park
White Yule Moves Into S W Kansas
A Christmas Eve snow moved into Garden City area around 9 this morning and was forecast to continue. Roads were slick in spots near Ness City and along routes to Wichita as subfreezing temperatures kept snow from melting. Snow could drift if conditions worsen, with up to 3 inches expected in western and south central Kansas and sleet freezing rain predicted for Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Highway Patrol
Ness City
Wichita
Kansas
Will Santa Really Come Cross Arctic Night Flight
An editor note presents a playful, vintage Santa Claus column by Hal Boyle recounting Santa’s Arctic journey to North America. Santa contemplates his heavy gift load, reassures children, and a young elf Cluny gifts an angel of peace that may bless homes nationwide. The tale blends whimsy with holiday magic as Santa and eight reindeer take off into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
America
Hal Boyle
North Pole
Jolly Old Saint
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Santa
Old Boy
Conder
Vixen
Hoyle
Mrs. Claus
Cluny
Angel of Peace
Building Here Nears 5 Million in 1962 Permits
Garden City area builders end the year with a near five million dollar value in building permits for 1962. By July the record rose beyond 3 million, with a $125000 Ideal Food Store permit pushing total to 4.84 million. Major projects include schools, a Bell Telephone addition, Briar Hill Manor, state employment office, Squire offices, Garden City Co op building, and numerous new homes, with 186 new homes permitted in the first 11 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Food Store
Hackberry and
Hazel
Main
Ideal
7Th and
Laurel
Southwestern Bell ‘Tele Phone Co
Briar Hill Manor
Garland
Squire
Garden City
Poster Music Co
Kansas
St. Mary’s Church
6Th and Spruce
Weather Hazard Warning With Snow and Ice Likely
Hazardous driving warning for the area. Clouds thicken and temperatures stay well below freezing through Tuesday. Light to moderate snow expected with 1 to 3 inches by Tuesday night, possibly blowing and drifting. Snow may mix with sleet or freezing rain. Lows in the teens to low 20s, highs near 30. Easterly to northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise 8:06. Garden City area.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denver Post
Kimberly the Lion
Telegram
Howard Brock
Dick Robinson, Jr
Kimberly
New Jersey
Grandpa
Grandma
Scrooge
Gus Garden
Lyons
Main Street
From the Mouths-Of-Children
White Yule
S.W. Kansas
Arctic
Dodge City
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