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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1958
Page
1
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory director Dr. Fred L. Whipple says the exact time of Sputniks final earth dive cannot be predicted from orbit. Moonwatch teams worldwide monitor the satellite to verify its end, with Russia noting an early month end but giving no position details.
Deaths and obituaries list Arthur A. Mercer of Garden City aged 68 who died in Kansas City and funeral arrangements set for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Methodist church with burial at Valley View cemetery. Also noted are long obituary lines for Mrs L. C. Stanley of Satanta and Leo Smith aged 51 with funeral services and burial details.
A mixed market update lists wheat receipts and prices in Kansas City and regional grains. It includes Chicago corn wheat soybeans oats and eggs prices, plus regional car shipments from Hutchinson Wichita Omaha Amarillo Enid Salina Fort Worth. The page blends commodity quotes with local eggs and produce listings.
Demand for grain futures remains firm on opening session of the year with prices advancing across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans. Traders cite improved foreign buying prospects as Pakistan purchase plans and early year activity push futures higher amid limited short covering and sustained longs.
Moscow announces higher prices across goods including vodka wine autos and cameras as the government tightens controls in an effort to curb excess consumption. Bread prices were to be rounded for easier accounting and some relief noted for consumers. In Leoti Jeffery Witham four, year old son of Frank and Mrs Witham was treated for foot injuries after slipping into a grain auger. He received surgery on several cut tendons after being rushed to the hospital by his father who was operating the auger.
At St Catherine-Myr and Mrs Lawrence N Stauffer Hol Veonib parents of an 8 pound g ounee son born at 12 58 p m Deg 81 Police briefs note bonds posted Paw Arthur Hagler and Edward Lewis Jr Jaco Ge running stop sign City I blocking County briefs list warranty deeds involving Ralph A Greathouse et ux to Paul ine Joyce undivided 44 percent interest Indiy 18 20 32 Greathouse et ux to Ralph Greathouse Wy of SW 5-22
Fragmented item notes quitclaim and road work in Gardner City area and vehicle fines in a separate legal notice. It reports Russian soldiers patrolling East Berlin border crossings and cities, with rumors of deserters and a brief mention of Soviet guards on the border.
Oklahoma City hosts the first wave of about 2,000 cattlemen from 40 sales for the annual convention of the American National Cattlemen's Assn. Delegates arrive as the gathering opens with expectations of industry talks and decisions shaping the beef trade.
Washington dispatch recounts Secretary Weeks saying 1957 was the most prosperous year and 1958 may show a mild dip before recovery. He warned a strong Allied economic push under the Atlantic Pact, with the administration prepared to act vigorously to promote prosperity amid a mixed immediate outlook.
The opening of 1958 shows a good rise in stocks with quiet late-day trading. Leaders like Youngstown Sheet, Chance Vought, Phelps Dodge, Allied, and Chesapeake & Ohio gained modest points as metals and chemicals pushed ahead, while oils and rubbers varied. Downticks included Goodyear and Union Carbide amid mixed results across steel, automotive, and tech issues.
Richard Wayne Ginest, 19, of Garden City is in the county jail and will be taken to the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson by sheriff's officers. His parole was revoked after a theft of hubcaps conviction. He had been paroled in April from burglary and grand larceny charges.
In Detroit two men planned a theft at a grocery store but erased their snow tracks before leaving. Police recovered $300 worth of groceries and drinks from an upper flat nearby. Police Sergeant Paul Pitzer noted they literally followed the broom marks.
Former Ambassador Lewis W. Douglas to Great Britain was reported progressing very satisfactorily after an abdominal operation at Harkness Pavilion Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He is chairman of the board of Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York. Hospital spokesmen offered no further details.
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