Vision Dim Yet Future Bright For Jerry Duran
Jerry Duran, legally blind since birth, found a rewarding career in Vern’s Upholstery and Woodwork. After training at the Kansas City Workshop for the Blind, he developed designer’s hands and now handles full upholstery work. He has married Geraldine Perez and is featured in Taproots magazine for statewide recognition.
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Jerry Duran
Jerry
Vern
Pratt Public
Kansas State School For the Blind
Kansas City
Division of Services For the Blind
Roy Chapman
Vern Holmes
Holmes
Garden City
Geraldine Perez
Main
State Department of Social Welfare
Kansas City Livestock Prices and Stock Quotations
AP report from Kansas City markets shows calf and cattle prices steady to up, with 2,800 calves and 2,800 head of cattle traded. Hogs steady to higher, with various weight categories listed, while sheep and lambs held firm to higher. totals and ranges provided for steers, heifers, hogs, and lambs. The stock quote section notes the Dow Jones average at noon down 3.77 points and overall market activity.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Ostmeyer Named Jaycee of the Month in Garden City
Kenneth Ostmeyer, bookkeeper at Henkle Drilling and Supply Co., named Jaycee of the Month for December by the Garden City Jaycees. He and his wife Dorothy and two children live on Conkling Street. Ostmeyer helped run the Jaycees orientation program and played golf, fishing, and cards. Davey O’Brien of TCU set a 1936 Southwest Conference punting record with 24 punts against Mississippi State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ostmeyer
Henkle Drilling and Suply Co
Garden City Jaycees
Garden City
Dorothy
Conkling
Ostmeyer
Jaycees
Kansas State University
Davey O'Brien
TCU
Mississippi State
Deeper Life Conference Opens in Southwest Kansas
The annual Deeper Life Conference of the Southwest Kansas Assemblies of God Churches meets at Faith Tabernacle at 8th and Kansas starting Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Services run through the week with 10 30 a m sessions daily. Featured speaker is Reverend William Cathcart from Australia whose ministry spans Italy New Zealand South Africa Asia and North America. The Rev J d Krimmer invites all local residents to attend.
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Deeper Life
Southwest
Kansas
Italia
New Zealand
United States
Canada
Krimmer
Aery
Cfs
Red Guerrilla Captive Freed in South Viet Nam
In Saigon a freed Filipino sugar cane expert Eligio Languico of the U S aid mission arrives exhausted after captivity with American field representative Joseph W Grainger of Sumter S C They were captured near Tuy Hoa Province about 250 miles northeast of Saigon and held for three months the Viet Cong freed them with Grainger taken deeper into the mountains.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Joseph W. Grainger
Sumter
S.C
Eligio Languico
Qui Nhon
Grainger
Languico
Languieo
Tuy Hoa
Deaths: Fred W. Popp 65 Dighton Kansas
Fred W. Popp of Dighton 65 died unexpectedly Monday morning at his office. He worked for Lane County Bindweed Dept and was born December 16, 1899 in Topeka. He moved to Dighton in 1997 and was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include his widow a daughter Mrs Jim Fargney Springfield Missouri a son Richard D Popp Hutchinson two brothers Harold M Popp Denver and Joseph Popp Hays and four grandchildren. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 pm at the Dighton Christian Church with Rev Orloe Snodgrass officiating burial in Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at Niles Funeral Home in Dighton.
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Dighton
Fred W. Popp
Mr. Popp
Lane County
Bindweed Dept
Topeka
Rush County
LaCrosse
Popp
The
Christian Church
Jim Fargney
Springfield
Richard D. Popp
Hutchinson
Harold M. Popp
Denver
Colo
Joseph Popp
Hays
Dighton Christian Church
Orloe Snodgrass
Dighton Memorial Cemetery
Niles Funeral Home
President Johnson cleared by doctor for four more years
Johnson City AP reports White House physician Rear Admiral Burkley says the President shows complete recovery and excellent fitness after his 1955 heart attack. He weighs 205 to 210 pounds and could shed weight toward 190. The doctor predicts the President will withstand four more years in the White House in outstanding fashion.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
White House
George G. Barkley
Burkley
George KE. Reedy
John Willis Hurst
Atlanta
James Cain
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
Associated Press
Frank Carey
D Johnson
Barkley
Johnson Shakes Up Cabinet Talent Hunt Underway
Washington AP President Johnson plans a broad shakeup of his little Cabinet amid a talent hunt to recruit new administrators from within government. Recent appointments include William J. Driver as Veterans Administration head and Sheldon S. Cohen as IRS collector, with others possible as resignations are tested.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Johnson
William J. Driver
Veterans Administration
Sheldon S. Cohen
Internal Revenue
Driver
John §. Gleason Jr
Cohen
IRS
Bertrand Harding
Johnson to Fill Vacancies in LBS Brand Across Government
President Johnson may leverage the LBS brand to patch vacancies across the federal government without firing personnel. The move could fill about 18 federal judgeships along with numerous Cabinet posts and seven ambassadorships, reshaping leadership while keeping current staff. Political insiders note potential strain with foreign affairs specialist W Averell Harriman, a longtime Democrat, and his relation with the President.
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W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
LBS
Local Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Snapshot
Daily hospital notices list admissions at St Catherine and nearby facilities including Mrs. Arthur Behrmann Louie Blau Mrs. C M Dearden Joyce Elaine Diehl Ai Malcolm Sterling Norman Corbin Mrs. William Thornbrugh and many others. Dismissals occur at St Catherine including Mrs Richard Mesa and Mrs Rudy Perez. Births report a daughter to James Toner and a son to Gary Janssen. Legal items include a warranty deed and county court actions. police bonds are noted for several individuals.
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St. Catherine
Arthur Behrmann
Louie Blau
Sconi
C. M. Dearden
Scott Joyce
Elaine Diehl
Stanley A. Julian
Johnson
Norman D. Corbin
William E. Thornbrugh
Kansas
Kenneth Dillon
Pedro Hernandez
Taylor
Norman Trout
James R. Abbey
James Toner
Ballinger Earlene
Donna Marker
Perry A. Brown
Robert M. Singer
Scott City
John
Robert Jackson
Taylor Lemmie Shepherd
Robert Rojas
Terry Patrick Presta
Gilbert Kemper
Michelle Irl Raffety
Pinecrest
Leopard
Janelle Garand
W. Kangar
Elaine Mead
Cimarron
Abe Koehn
Richard Mesa
Mulberry
Rudy Perez
W. Sana Fe
Aubrey Ardell
Tipton
Denver
Colo
Ballinger
Gary Janssen
Two Garden City Boys Injured in Street Collision
Two youths, John Dean Jackson 10 and Robert Thomas Jackson 3, were admitted to St Catherine Hospital with minor injuries after being struck by a car at 6 16 in the 1209 block West Kansas. The driver was Earnest Alfred Hohrmann 45 of 1710 West Kansas. Witnesses say the boys darted into the street while crossing. They were transported by ambulance for observation.
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Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Kansas
John Dean Jackson
Robert Thomas Jackson
Mr. and
Mies
John Jackson
Laylor
Earnest Alfred Hohrmann
W. Kangas
Police Court Traffic and Alcohol Fines Reported
A list from Garden City and nearby areas details numerous citations for speeding running red lights parking violations and drunk driving. Individuals named include Carol L Kinsinger Ron ald Dean Peitz Tim Gottschalk Carolyn Kay Gergen Jack Moore Ca rothers Dennis Kraus Charles Reed Leland Combs Gilbert Pachico Gerald Burgardt Marcus Meng Francis Earle Ronald Baker Albert Stumfell Doris Aguilera Grland Burnett Frank Anderson Andrew Allen David Lan ning Howard Odell Theodore Wilman and a city accident in Eminence. Fines range from 2 to 60 with several entries marked committed.
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Carol L. Kinsinger
Manhattan
Ronald Dean Peitz
St. John
Tim Gottschalk
N. Main
Fern Standley
Carolyn Kay Gergen
Spruce
Jack Moore Carothers
M. 4Th
E. Chestnut
Francis Eugene Earle
Garden City Ave
Ronald A. Baker
Albert Edgar Stumfell
Doris Munoz Aguilera
Inge
Grland Earl Burnett
Kansas
Frank Melbourne Anderson
Rt. 1
Andrew Lee Allen
N. Sth
David Leon Lanning
W. Chestnut
Howard Odell
Carter
Santa Fe
Fulton
Theodore Franklin Wilman
N.ist
Scott City Scene Highlights Local History Plans and Holiday Events
Scott City residents learn of the Scott County Historical Society appointing township chairmen to gather county history for a forthcoming publication. New Year dances appear at the VFW and American Legion halls with Westerners and Ray Rupp performances. Christmas Eve church services occur at several congregations. The Airliner Motel adds a restaurant with a banquet room in Scott City along East Highway 96.
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Michelle Rupp
Scott City
Mildred Armantroul
Scott County Historical Society
Scott
Keystone
Isabel
Lake
Beaver
Valley
Scott County
Scott County's History Or Wishing To Contribute To the Historical Society
Mildred Armantrout
YEW Post
American Legion
VFW
Ray Rupp
Checkmates
American Legion Hall
First Christian Church
N.W
R. W. McCandless
Moment of Truth for State Schools at Wichita
Wichita State University joins the state system this year with a plea to lawmakers to sustain budget levels. Kansas Board of Regents figures project 1272 enrollments at about 22,000 overall and similar at WSU, with federal enrollment rising. WSU and KU leaders argue a 4 percent budget increase maintains current programs and avoids academic impairment.
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Wichita
Wichita State University
University of Kansas
W. Clarke Wescoe
Sedgwick
Wescoe
Emory Lindquist
WSU
Kansas Board of Regents
Wesceoe
Lindquist
Lindiquin
Young Robber Dies of Wounds in Kansas City Shootout
AP report from Kansas City details a 15 year old, Joseph J. Manning, shot during a liquor store robbery. He died at General Hospital after being shot in the head and chest by proprietor Albert Molinaro who kept a .38 revolver by the register. The robber’s accomplice, Steve Bock, 15, Molinaro’s grandson, witnessed the incident. A customer interrupting the heist prompted the fatal response. Police found the robber carried a .22 revolver as the scene unfolded near 9508 South U S 71.
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Kansas City
General Hospital
Joseph J. Manning
Albert Molinaro
Molinaro
Steve R. Bock
Bock
Buck
South U.S. 71
Fire damages interior of a 1950 car in Garden City
Firefighters responded Monday evening to a blaze that destroyed the car’s interior. The 1950-model vehicle owned by John Dillon, parked in an alley at 2200 block North Main, had not been driven for two years. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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John Dillon
N. Main
Garden City
Main
Dillon
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Montie K. Hunter
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Eldon Immroth
Parkwood
Emery Eugene Sullivan
Orvin Luther Page
Lucio R. Lopez
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