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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1963
Page
6
A 1983 64 Garden City school levy seeks an increase of under one mill and was approved for publication while a separate 1.5 mill county levy for Punier College purposes will raise the total.
A reader survey from a Montana editor reveals desired content including front page exposés on city governance, neighbor disputes, scandal rumors, tax cheats, and high school stories. The poll also hints at shifting interests toward local crime, court actions, weddings, sports, and abundant ads.
Five year old Jeffrey Shipley of Garden City is reported conscious again after a June 10 fall at home left him critically injured. He has regained consciousness for the first time since the accident, his bandages removed following head surgery, and he is now at St Francis Hospital Wichita in Room 440. The incident occurred at 108 Bancroft as he played in the living room with his parents. Garden City volunteer fire department was called to 1704 N St about 10 a.m. to extinguish a mattress fire in a shed near the residence.
The Garden City board moved toward relocating administrative offices to the former Junior College building at Taylor and Elm. Superintendent Leroy Hood cited space needs, with plans for Architect Bob Cobb to draft conversion drawings. Current offices are scattered. slated transfers include the superintendent, elementary education director, psychologist, business manager, cafeteria supervisor, bookkeeper, activities treasurer, and buildings and grounds chief. The Junior College is vacating, moving to Jones Ave. Also approved were two new teachers Linda Oakes and Paul Minnichan, plus related equipment and project bids for the college and athletic field.
The Elms, once a Garden City showplace, burned Thursday night leaving only a shell at the Elm street area. The Telegram’s page 2 review highlights the home’s colorful history with photos loaned by Marvin Hopper, grandson of the original builder.
Corpus Christi police say a burglary at oilman Arnold Morgan’s coastal home yielded 43 pieces of jewelry including a Wansend necklace worth more than $100,000. The raid occurred Monday while the family was away, described as the largest in the city’s history.
Theo A. Morgan, 83, veteran oil producer and longtime director of the Kansas Corporation Commission, died Monday in his downtown Wichita office. His body was found by his brother in law Charles Peebles after he failed to return to his apartment from work. Death attributed to a heart ailment.
A Kremlin meeting opened talks toward outlawing all nuclear tests except underground ones. Khrushchev welcomed U.S. and British negotiators with a hopeful mood, while Zorin signaled progress as Western delegates pressed for a test ban path amid Laos tensions and broader disarmament questions.
Washington AP reports Secretary of the Navy Korth and Senate investigators clashed at a closed hearing over his role in the TXF warplane contract. Heated exchanges were described as the panel debated the Pentagon award to General Dynamics and Grumman. The subcommittee recessed until Wednesday as testimony continued.
Southern Railway says it will appeal to federal court the ICCs cancellation of its grain rates. In a tied eight to eight decision, the ICC ordered new 16 percent lower rates for grain from Mississippi and Ohio River crossings into the South. D W Brosnan, president, called the ruling biased and said high freight costs burden the public, urging Congress to reconsider minimum rate legislation. The commission found the rates gave undue preference to Mississippi ports and unduly discriminated against Tennessee ports and shippers.
In St Louis James W Puller aged 38 was arrested on a bigamy warrant after his wife Dora Fuller traced his activities from May 1982. She obtained his car license, linked him to a marriage to Carolyn Mae Stealey on June 1, 1962, and police finally detained him Monday night in High Ridge Jefferson County after a long house search.
A June Telegram-KIAL contest awarded top prizes for tips ranging from a refinery accident to human interest events. Haydin Wasinger won first prize with a timely call that produced photos, while Mark Kaiser and Roy Bontrager earned second and third prizes for a divorce related death and a tractor mishap. Several contributors were honored for weather, storm damage, and a dog rescue story, highlighting community reporting and quick calls to the Telegram.
Garden Sass Guy considers holding an indoor swimming meet in a basement venue and inviting residents from Satgals area. The plan focuses on a casual community event rather than a formal competition.
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