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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1963
Page
1
A market listing shows various eggs and hen categories with sizes Extra Large to Small along with local wagon prices for Wheat Milo Rye Barley and Corn. Co op prices list Wheat Milo Rye Barley and Corn with per unit figures and unit labels.
Kansas City AP reports cattle at 300 with calves absent for price tests. Heifers bring 22.00 for choice and prime, 20.50 to 21.35 for good to choice. Hogs 3,500 with barrows and gilts down 25 to 50, sows steady to weak. barrows and gilts 190-250 lb 14.35 to 14.75, 200-289 lb 13.50 to 15.00. 285-400 lb sows 12.00 to ?. 400-520 lb sows 11.25 to 12.25. Sheep 500 with insufficient offerings for price test.
The stock market extended its post Christmas rally into a second session. The Associated Press average rose about 1.3 to 285.4 as index groups gained. the Dow Jones industrial average advanced 3.74 to 763.95. Xerox held a gain near 7 and IBM rose about 4 in late trading.
Dry weather spread across much of the United States with sub zero readings in the Midwest and New England. The coldest reported was Old Town Maine while International Falls Minnesota endured deep freeze. milder conditions are expected to persist for several days with possible snowfall in many areas and light rain in parts of the West. Snow fell in the upper Mississippi Valley Great Lakes and southern New England with drizzle and rain in the subfreezing Ohio Valley. Snow also accumulated 1 to 3 inches in the northern Rockies and northern Plateau. In Chattanooga, Mike Pont became the city's youngest solo pilot at 16, then earned a driver’s license a day later and began lessons with Father Al Pont.
After 37 years in Garden City the Nolan Motor Co changes its name to Schreiber Motors effective next Wednesday January 1. Following the death of J W Nolan last spring, RR E Schreiber and E M Schreiber became sole owners in July. The annual dinner announced Kronig’s 25 years service, his partial retirement New Year’s Day, and a new profit sharing retirement plan financed by the company.
Senator Barry Goldwater in a sharp critique accuses President Johnson of pressuring Congress to pass the foreign aid bill and uses the moment to challenge Johnson’s leadership. Goldwater, recuperating in Phoenix after minor heel surgery, denounces arm twisting and calls for a stricter, more independent Senate stance ahead of the vote on the three billion dollar aid package.
Garden City teen Bobby Joe Widows 17 of 712 Conkling was treated and released at St Catherine Hospital after a one car crash just over the Kearny county line. His car struck a bridge and rolled into a ditch ending on its top. authorities say no cause is known. Widows was returning home from work in Lakin. Kearny Sheriff Fred Corbett and Finney Undersheriff Kenneth Wicks investigated.
The Telegram reports the Young Hobby Club coloring puzzle contest winners: Helen Vervinck Garden City, Paul Garnand 901 Theron, Don Thiessen 1103 Parkwood, Stanley Katz Deerfield, and Garee Hillery Scott City. Each will receive a mysterious imp bottle prize by mail soon. A second Young Hobby Club contest drawing in Tuesday’s issue was corrected with the right illustration shown here.
Garden City police chief Hal Kane says the department seeks a woman over 21 to fill a meter maid position by January 1. Applications should be turned in to Chief Kane.
Local business owner Bob Townsend of Culligan Water Conditioning notes soft water reduces detergent use while improving cleaning, urging biodegradable products. Detergent pollution is under study locally and nationally with bills proposed in several states to ban non biodegradable cleansers and a federal bill to set decomposability standards after June 30, 1865.
The Stanton Wholesale Electric Co. of Pratt opens a branch at 403 N. 8th Garden City to serve western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Bob Otis, manager, relocated with his family to 1204 Conard. Stanley Posey, Wichita sales rep, will move here soon. An open house for the electrical trade is planned early in 1964.
Two U S airmen drowned when their car left a circle and plunged into a canal 65 miles north of London amid thick fog and icy roads. Wil lam McFarland 22 of Harts ville Alabama and Thomas Franklin 20 of Ryder North Dakota, both from Lakenheath Air Base, died. widows Gloria and Dianne survive with three children. Britain tallies a grim Christmas toll as fog and ice blamed for the crashes.
The Senate convened and adjourned in two seconds to set Monday for final approval of a $3 billion foreign aid bill. Sen. Lee Metcalf adjourned the pro forma session as presiding officer, tying the prior three second record. Only Proxmire Morse and Kuchel were present for the brief ceremony.
Washington AP report notes President Kennedy frequently consulted senior military advisors on global impact. Maj. Gen. Chester Clifton recalls Kennedy’s surprise at Joint Chiefs of Staff figures and his decision to expand combat ready divisions and airlift capacity. Also GAO reports 1963 savings of 247.5 million with 42.7 million operating expense. Kennedy grave security to remain until visitor levels drop. In Rossville, Georgia, a Jersey cow named Fillpail Queen Dandy sets a national milk production record with 21,364 pounds of milk and 1,055 pounds of fat in 365 days.
Hospital admissions at St. Catherine include Vicki June Obholz at 17 W Olive, Mrs Raymond Headrick at 528 Ratmit, Clinton William Swanson at Pierceville, John Fredrick Husband at Pierceville, Stanton Bruce McMillan at 205 Wesley, Clyde C Wiley at Lakin, Frances Marie Hinkle at 2310 N 4th, and Mrs Billy Craunch at 212 Washington.
Washington AP reports new spectroscopic evidence suggesting Mars is crossed by clouds of nitrogen dioxide and other oxygen nitrogen gases. If confirmed, this implies Mars may lack a life supporting environment, challenging hopes of finding habitable planets in the solar system.
City notices list individuals with addresses including Imelda Lewis 1814 N 8th and Shirley King Lakin plus Walter Garnand 1707 W Kansas. Other entries name Mrs Margaret Sperry 601 Moore Roy Hall 1201 Pinecrest and Rusty Burnett with Inge and Kans. Deerfield holds Rebecca McMillen 2307 N Malin and Carl Larson 314 Ninth.
Warranty deeds record transfers to Milton Navrat and Nettie K Walls. The first covers lot 19 and south 11 feet of lot 18 in Jones Addition. The second conveys east 54 feet of lot 10 in the original Garden City plat. Marriage license issued to Richard M Witt and Patricia Ann Nene, both of Garden City.
County court suspended Thomas Fisher and Hamley Mo for one year on forgery charges. Orders to pay the check amount and court costs within six months. Joseph L. Lewis fined $10 plus $5 costs for following too close. Larry Lee Roucha and Keith Leon Henderson cited for license and speeding offenses. City traffic report notes a Thursday 6 p.m. accident on the 100 block of East Fulton involving Willie Thrash of Manhattan and a heavily damaged vehicle owned by Gene Spears.
William T. Smith Jr of Topeka, a Dighton native and KU William Allen White School of Journalism honor graduate, is named public relations director of the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce. He will assume the post January 2, replacing Russell S. Cherem who resigned to join Stauffer Capper publications. currently he works in the Kansas Department of Labor employment security division.
Charles Field Butman 55 of Sublette died Thursday at Community Hospital after a brief illness. Born March 10, 1908, in Callao Missouri, he was a farm laborer who came to Sublette from Southfield Indiana earlier this year and spent his youth in Haskell County. Survived by three brothers Noel Sublette Harry Wichita and Austin Los Angeles and one sister Hazel Summer Topeka. Funeral arrangements by Phillips-White Funeral Home.
Mrs Stephen Mangan a relative of two Garden Citians died Thursday night in Monrovia California. She was sister in law to Dr G C Mangan Rt 1 and aunt of Loyd Mangan 611 Walnut. Her husband Stephen Mangan spent most of his life in Garden City. Funeral tentatively set for Saturday in Monrovia with burial there.
Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home weighs a full British inquiry into the Lakonia ship tragedy as survivors total 901 and dead 96 with 31 missing. Greek Line to release official dead and missing lists Wednesday to allow double checking amid crew conduct allegations. Patrick Gordon Walker pushes for inquiry since most passengers were British and the cruise was arranged by British agents.
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