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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1963
Page
3
A July 13 1963 Telegram page presents garden and horticulture commentary. It discusses planting tips, seasonal care, and community garden insights, reflecting midcentury suburban leisure and practical agriculture themes.
Readers expose alleged race discrimination in Garden City including a foreign student denied a haircut and a Negro mother worried her son cannot secure a job as a bag boy at three supermarkets. The paper notes discrimination exists but not at Birmingham levels and urges factual, signed complaints from those feeling harmed.
Kansas Heart Association reports the American Heart Association now recommends active steps to curb cigarette use, framing smoking as a cause of coronary heart disease rather than only lung cancer. Evidence since 1960 links heavy smoking to higher death rates from heart attacks in middle aged men, underscoring risks to youth and future suffering.
AP writer Hal Boyle profiles comedian Milt Kamen a bachelor who shuns wife jokes and instead crafts his own witty persona. Kamen recalls a tough Brooklyn upbringing and notes his emotional un readiness for marriage or divorce while maintaining a sharp club act and rising TV presence. The story also notes a historical Death Valley temperature record from 1913.
The notice outlines subscription pricing by carrier and mail across counties including Finney Lang Scott Wichita Greeley Hamilton Kearny Grant Haskell and Gray. It lists annual and monthly rates with special student options and mentions publication day delivery requirements for motor carrier service and AP rights.
Drew Pearson outlines how Molotov and the Chinese leadership shared the belief that adversity and war drive real progress toward communism, contrasting Soviet growth under Khrushchev with China's rigid regime and vast population. The piece also notes U S and regional implications, plus Kentucky turnpike plans despite limited funds.
A housewife offers a practical tip to keep kitchens cool and organized. Other items discuss fashion with snake bracelets and Serpentine watch bands. A dog give away notice and a Washington clinic summary touch on home design and family living.
AP analyst James Marlow outlines seven major crises faced by President Kennedy since 1961. He notes Cuba invasion missteps in 1961, the East Berlin wall stance in August 1961, and the 1962 steel industry dispute, framing race and communism as ongoing, long-term tests of his leadership.
The history page notes key events on this date including the 1798 creation of the Marine Corps under the Navy Department and earlier milestones from 1749 to 1775. It recalls Hamilton’s 1804 duel, financial and civil rights tensions, and Kennedy era crises up to July 1963, ending with a Winslow church program titled Martin Luther.
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