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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1966
Page
1
Kansas City market notes show cattle at 2,700 head with calves 100. slaughter steers steady to strong with 95.00-28.50 ranges, feeder steers up 50, heifers not fully tested. Hogs 3,500 with barrows and gilts 28.25-27.75, sows 24.00-25.50. Sheep 400 with slaughter lambs steady to weak. prime lambs 27.30-28.00. ewes 5.75-6.75.
Carl Sandburg, the poet and Lincoln biographer, marks his 88th birthday while recovering from an intestinal inflammation. His wife expresses optimism he will live to 101, noting no birthday prayers this year and describing his ongoing health and stubborn resilience.
About 400 attended the KU Experimental Theater production An American Medley in Clifford Hope Auditorium. The centennial program featured dramatic excerpts vaudeville routines and songs from the last century performed by six KU students on banjo guitar and piano. The show drew from Uncle Tom's Cabin Anna Christie Winterset and other works with music spanning folk tunes to Broadway style numbers. Next program on February 1 features the KU Brass Choir and Copes Choir in concert.
A Wichita youth died at a hospital in Wellington Kansas from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during an outing with two friends south of Peck. Undersheriff Jerry Wiley identified the victim as 19 year old Carl Albin Nelson. The two suspects, James Arthur Morland and William Robert Morland both 20 and from Wichita, fired a .22 caliber rifle from the back seat of a car as Nelson rose from kneeling. The death was ruled accidental and no charges were filed.
Lists admissions and discharges at St Catherine with names and streets followed by county and police fines and costs for multiple offenders. Includes admissions Rebecca Mercado Drinkwater Patton Duran and dismissals Caroll Powell Delbert Yardley Dinkel Rose Rowland plus numerous fine entries for speeding parking and logs across multiple towns.
In Garden City zone Mrs. Thomas Muestes Holcomb fined 15 for parking in alley. James A Barnard III 1106 Pershing fined 5 for parking left side to curb. Alex Geier Jr Rt 1 fined 15 for speeding 40 in a 30 mph zone. Jerry Carbon Hazelton fined 5 for parking left side to curb. Jake Jakeway 609 Bancroft fined 5 for permitting a dog to run at large. James Mader 302 S 7th fined 25 for assault and battery. Traffic incidents report: Wednesday 5705 p.m. 200 block N Main car Mrs Clayton Carroll 1606 York extensive damage and Muriel Kendricks Pampa minor damage. Thursday 8 40 a.m. Sth and Santa Fe truck Anthony Cervatez Bribesca 212 W Chestnut extensive damage and Jacinto Zavala 205 S 4th extensive damage.
Garden City Public Library reports 1 075 new patrons in 1965 and a record 109 829 in circulation. The collection rose to nearly 30 000 volumes with 2 419 books added. Memorial gifts funded special topics, and outreach programs expanded to schools, seniors, and the blind project Reader's Digest recordings.
A new storm battered northwestern California with 1000 homeless, closing roads and collapsing snow laden roofs. Mt. Shasta hikers are missing as rivers surge and Crescent City braces. Winter storms from Alaska and Hawaii threaten Oregon to Ukiah while other regions endure heavy rains and cold.
Four Kansas State University debaters took part in the national tournament at the University of Redlands in California. Sheryl Etling and Janice Kepley from Kansas joined teammates Jack Lewis and Paul Firling from K State Overland Park. Coach Prof Ted Barnes led the team which opened Monday and ran through yesterday. Etling and Kepley, both juniors, plan to attend the Model United Nations at K State in February.
Funeral arrangements for John W. Duren 80 of 1205 N 9th set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Garland Funeral Chapel with Rev Dorsey E. Ro truck in charge and burial at Valley View Cemetery. Duren lived on Missouri farms until 1929 then near Garden City, moved back to Missouri in 1936, later moved to Garden City in 1964 to with daughter Norma Koppel. Friends may call today until 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home. In Dighton Mrs Elizabeth Maughlin 66 died Tuesday evening in Lane County Hospital after a two week illness. Born June 28 1899 at Heron Lake Minn, she married Ralph Maughlin in Nov 1951 at Denver. They moved to Dighton from Hugo Colo in 1960. She was a Methodist Church member at Hugo. Surviving are widower a sister and a brother. Funeral was to be this afternoon at Dighton Methodist Church with Rev Graydon Pittman in charge. Burial was to be in Dighton Cemetery.
Floyd E Goodenough 75 brother of Mrs Nancy Miller died this morning at Evergreen Manor Pretty Prairie after a long illness He was born July 22 1890 at Arlington and married Minnie Smith in 1913 at Hutchinson A farmer and member of the Methodist Church and Modern Woodmen Surviving are the widow and two sisters Funeral will be Saturday at 230 pm at the Pretty Prairie Methodist Church with Revs Kieth Dudeck and B G McCormick officiating Burial will be
Benjamin F Tackett 70 died early today at Labo Rest Home Lakin after a four year illness. Born August 4 1886 in Stockton Missouri he married Myrtle Bechtel April 19 1907. They moved to Deerfield area in 1915 where he worked for Great Western Sugar Co and later farmed until retirement in 1950. Survivors include Myrtle three sons Earl Joe and Lloyd all of Deerfield 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral at Garland Funeral Chapel Saturday 10 am with Rev Wesley Davis. Burial Deerfield Cemetery. Visitation Friday 2 5 pm and 7 9 pm at Garnand Funeral Home.
In Stinnett Texas Albert Smith 84 suffered a heart attack at home early Wednesday. Ambulance attendants transported him and his wife Mrs Smith to a hospital where both were found dead upon arrival. Police investigated the death as reported from the Texas Panhandle.
Garden City Jaycees named November and December Jaycee of the Month winners. Harley Blake, Cleaver Cleaners assistant manager, recognized for active service since joining last July. chaired golf concessions and festivals and helped with the Ruby drive-in and Christmas float. Clarence Franklin, St Mary’s Grade School teacher and Jaycee chaplain, led Christmas Float in the parade and HELP project. serves as assistant pastor at 2nd Baptist Church. lives with wife Rosetta at 602 No 5th.
Friends of the Court convene at 7 30 tonight in Finney County Courthouse to discuss a tour of the Boys and Girls Industrial Schools at Topeka and Beloit later this month. The Distinguished Service Award banquet, sponsored by the Garden City Jaycees, is set for Wednesday night Jan 19 at Downing's. The Bleney County Soil Conservation District banquet is Tuesday Jan 18 at 6 38 p m at the First Methodist Church with L L Males of Cheyenne Okla speaking on watersheds.
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