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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
1
Market notes show various price quotes for produce and grains. Wheat lists at 1.78 to 1.79, corn at 1.10, rye and barley near unchanged values, while oats and other items vary in small amounts. The text reflects standard commodity pricing with minor fluctuations across categories.
Kansas City AP reports cattle at 300, hogs steady to higher, vealers 22 to 25, slaughter steers to 15.25, barrows and gilts up to 25, sows 14.25 to 15.25, 200 sheep steady with lambs 18 to 21, ewes 4.75 to 5.25, feeders 15 to 17.
New York AP stock market steady in moderate trading with most key issues showing small moves. Dow Jones industrial average slipped 1.55 to 718.20 as rails and some metals rose while IBM and Xerox fell and several big names showed slight declines or gains in a cautious session.
President John F. Kennedy visited the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego on June 6 and observed recruits from Receiving Barracks to graduation. He focused on physical fitness and the 29 hurdles in conditioning, confidence, and endurance courses. Marine Private Roger L. Nevins of Garden City was in one platoon during the inspection. Also noted, Ray O. Murphey reported a pay telephone stolen from a Mar Vista Laundromat at 1211 E. Ful via police.
Admissions include Mary Beth Biernacki Syracuse Claude Hubbard Mrs Blaine Williams 1410 N 1th Juanita Valdivier Rt 1 Harriet Stinemetz 917 Jenny James Cross 1505 BE Chestnut Roy Barber 1213 Coward W Krause Scott City George Wigner Sr 301 N 10th Hubert Jerard Pleasant Hill Mo Mrs David Lobmeyer 616 N aut Dismissals list Melvin Kuhn Deerfield Nolan Atkinson 1300 N Main Deverla Van Campen Dighton Harry Becker 208 N 6th Leslie Peck Jr 1009 N Sur Carl Waechter Ulysses Brent Petersen Gardendale Brad Balthazar Phillipsburg Leopold R G Burch Debbra Lynn Lakin Joseph A Dickinson Dighton Births A daughter to Claude Hubbard Syracuse June 19 7 29 a m 86 pounds 12 ounces A son to Leroy Wumphrey Burnside Drive June 19 10 49 a m 5 pounds 9 ounces David Lobmeyer 616 N 2nd June 20 4 94 a m pounds 1 ounces Court notices include Don Le Shull speeding 10 with 5 costs and Charles Meade Bellaire 101 Tex bound over to district court
In Garden City court on a forgery charge. Bonds posted for several defendants including Gairl Wayne Powers Jimmy T. Anderson Florence Galligos Marin Leon Mills and others. Also legal notices of warranty deeds and property transfers involving Cas tlebury Rundell Keller and Heights Addition parcels.
The West Virginia flag was flown from the south mast of the executive office building to observe the 100th anniversary of statehood. Gov William W Barron delivered the flag to the White House and President Kennedy pledged to fly it on the centennial. The building sits across from the White House and is part of the White House establishment.
Charles Stewart Mott, age 88, gave 1,826,421 General Motors shares worth over 128 million to a Flint nonprofit started in 1985 with the Flint Board of Education as administrator. The transfer, secret for six weeks, was disclosed in an NYSE SEC filing. Trustees will allocate the funds by July end to address occupational training, interracial understanding, municipal awareness, and Flint as a center for school administration.
Bertha Melis Healy Smith 82 longtime Healy resident died Wednesday in a Lakin nursing home born February 4 1881 in Savana Illinois came to Kansas with parents homesteaded near Healy married Oscar Smith May 2 1901 in Dighton they farmed at Healy Healy Rebekah Lodge charter member survivors include daughter Goldie Strobel Scott City son Elmer Smith Healy seven sisters a brother four granddaughters ten great grandchildren funeral Friday 2 pm Healy Methodist Church burial Healy Cemetery Weinmann Funeral Home Scott City in charge
Lawrence A Lohmeier 48 of Rt 1 will be laid to rest Friday at 10 30 AM in Community Congregational Church with Rev John D. FitGerald officiating. He died Monday from a heart attack. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery. Friends may call at Phillips-White Funeral Home until 10 PM. casket will not be opened at funeral. Mus Sarah Manning Hinshaw 97 of Boulder Colorado former Garden City resident died Wednesday in a Boulder hospital. She was born January 14 1866 in Laclede County Missouri. She married William J Hinshaw January 15 1885 at Lebanon Missouri. he died May 12 19__. Mrs Hinshaw lived in Garden City in the 1920s then moved to Sharon 1980 and to Santa in 145. She had lived in Boulder since 1948. She was a member of the Christian Church and Finney Chapter No 359 Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Ruby Gingrich Boulder Mrs Beth Hunter Pueblo and Mrs Crist Meade Denver two sons Charles E and Joseph C both of Wichita eight grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. p.m. in Phillips-White Funeral Home Rev Arthur Fleming of the Christian Church will officiate. The Eastern Star will conduct services. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight. First Negro slaves landed at Jamestown August 1619.
Satanta area reports no train arrivals at Farmers Elevator since last Friday. Manager Les McDonald says it is still too wet to harvest and farmers may not cut this afternoon, possibly by Friday if rain stops. rain has drenched Southwest Kansas. combines idle. Wheat ripening. under 20,000 bushels received. two protein tests show 11.80 and 13.50 percent. moisture about 14 percent. Weights 60 to 61 pounds per bushel.
Army Staff Sergeant Lathweil A. Crawford, 35, assigned to MAAG Vietnam on June 7 as a dog trainer. MAAG Vietnam advises Republic of Vietnam forces on training and equipment use, while Crawford’s background includes entering the Army in 1948 and a prior post at Scott Air Force Base. He is listed as the son of Mrs. Gittha M. Rose of Burside Drive.
TOPEKA AP rapid progress in sorghum planting in western Kansas reported by the Kansas Weather and Crop Reporting Service. By last Saturday 77 percent of the intended acreage had been planted versus 75 percent last year and the 7 percent average. Corn planting nearly complete and soybean planting finishing. some damage to corn from wireworms and corn rootworms. The earth is the fifth largest planet.
Johnson area farmers awaited the start of wheat harvest this afternoon after two sunny days and no new rain. Managers note drought will make this a light crop with yields on dryland very low and weights possibly dipping to 58 pounds per bushel.
The Communities Facilities Administration announced a 3300 advance to Glasco Kansas for preliminary planning of an electrical generating plant planned to cost about 138000 dollars. The notice was released in Washington on Wednesday.
The Kansas City Kansas NAACP demands city leaders abolish discriminatory practices across police fire public library and schools and urges integration of utility firms housing and public accommodation. It calls for non negotiation with discriminating firms and strict anti discrimination ordinances affecting real estate sales public services and medical dispatches.
Dighton area grain cutting was set to resume with Fred Johnson of Farmers Cooperative Elevator noting much grain is wet and weed problems in fields. Dryland area elevators at Dighton Amy Almontota Shields reported heaping about 5,000 bushels each. Harvest expected to be about a third of last summer with test weights around 62 pounds and moisture rising from 12 percent. Roaded varieties include Wichita Kaw Apache Bison with some Rodeo and Comanche.
Ruth E. Wagner and K. Diane Merrill from Garden City are named among the 300 Dean's Honor Roll scholars at the University of Wichita for the spring term. Eligibility requires 12 semester hours and a grade index of 3.250 or higher on a 4.000 scale.
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