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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1966
Page
1
A concerned citizen urged Belmont and Pershing traffic controls before the City Commission. Stop signs were placed at Belmont intersections, but observers warn drivers now have right of way along Belmont, risking more accidents like a recent Belmont Harding collision.
A local mother reflects on celebrating the Fourth and Halloween as tests of American motherhood. The piece notes flag display etiquette per The World Almanac and discusses the disputed Betsy Ross legend with historians citing lack of documentary evidence.
Subscription terms detail rates for carrier delivery in Garden City and other cities. It lists weekly and yearly prices, advance payment to carriers, and varying rates for local area, other addresses, students, and cities with local carrier service. The text notes publication-day delivery by mail in cities with local service and applies local carrier rates there.
In Garden City a Ladies Library Association fundraising concert in 1897 started the local library, which opened to the public Sept. 18, 1897 with about 450 volumes. The library expanded through donations, Y.M.C.A. remnants, and civic support, moving from Buffalo Block to a dedicated building funded by Carnegie and local gifts, with a formal opening on Oct. 4, 1917. By 1966 about 120,000 books were checked out yearly, and the library now includes audio and art exhibits, funded by community gifts and bequests, while Heln Harp serves as librarian.
Drew Pearson reports Klan activity increasing near major Northern cities due to Negro suburban moves. Lakewood Ohio suburbs witness a Klan rally with threats against reporters. Imperial Wizard Venable denounces Catholics and Jews. Pearson questions a libel insurance claim tied to a California political dispute.
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