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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1960
Page
2
The Associated Press reports a surge in campaign activity with governors and presidential hopefuls appealing to Democrats in multiple states. Rockefeller declines to sign a draft pledge to Nixon, while Johnson denies pressuring Williams over a Medicare bill.
In a winterly conference near Glacier National Park, Democratic governors rally around Kennedy or Johnson for the presidential race while a Republican field, led by Nixon supporters, faces a rugged contest. Rockefeller remains uncommitted, calling the race very tough as he avoids endorsing the GOP manifesto.
Dale Fry reports Garden City advances on Alplinks Industrial Park with road work and utilities nearing completion. Jim Smith of Northern Natural Gas promises gas service by fall, with power and telecommunications assured. The Great Plains Wheat Marketing Development Association promotes local awareness as a new chamber brochure circulates and requests for copies rise.
The eight-state South Central Jurisdictional Conference of the Methodist Church ended with lay on of hands as five pastors were consecrated as bishops. Retiring Bishop A. Frank Smith of Houston presided with Bishop Arthur J. Moore of Atlanta, and Bishop W. Angie Smith of Oklahoma City preached. The new bishops and their sponsors include Eugene Slater with Emig Hill and Marvin L. Boyd. W Kenneth Pope with Alfred Freeman and Durwood Fleming. Paul V. Galloway with Finish Crutchfield and Ira E. Williams. Aubrey G. Walton with Arthur Terry and Marshall T. Steel. Kenneth W. Copeland with Donald E. Redmond and Maggart B. Howell.
Services for Eugene Conjurske, 36, who died from a gunshot wound Saturday, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Valley View Cemetery. The Rev. Jack Fitzgerald of the Community Congregational Church will officiate. The family suggests donations to the memorial fund at the Community Church.
James G Renick 92 a retired Finney County farmer died at Skaggs Nursing Home in Garden City after six months residency in the facility. Born August 16 1809 in Odessa Missouri he moved to Finney County in 1889 from Navada Missouri and farmed east of Garden City from 1915 to 1941. He is survived by his son Edward Garden City a daughter Mary Beaver Wichita two brothers William and W H both of Garden City five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Garland Chapel has charge of arrangements.
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion arrived back in Israel today following trips to France Belgium and the Netherlands. He spoke of continued security and economic concerns amid regional tensions as he outlined plans for domestic development and defense cooperation.
Dismissals and births listed for St Catherine and area hospitals. Names include Widows, Nelson, Slocum, and Bergers among patients and staff. a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Widows at 8:43 p.m. Saturday weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces. Locations span Hugoton Cimarron Scott City Deerfield and nearby ZIP addresses.
A record shows Donny Lee Barham of 2205 N Main charged with assault and battery for five dollars, Wilburn Dale Arthur charged with improper driving, Virgil W Burnett of Mullinville charged with speeding fifty in a thirty zone, Raymond B Gonzalez charged with disturbing the peace, Robert Lee Getchell bonded for transporting an open bottle, Dewey Leonard Lundquist charged with transporting an open bottle while driving intoxicated, Victor Daniel Breit II charged with disturbing the peace and profane language. Traffic accidents noted at Main and Cedar involving Mrs Kennedy Swenson and Calvin LeRoy Scheverman, at East Fulton involving John Franklin Harbin and Wilburn Dale Arthur, and a 100 block N 4th crash involving Larry Dean Payne hitting a tree.
Stevie Burris, age three, was found safe after about 276 volunteers and hunting dogs searched near Kikland and through Springfeld. He had wandered away Saturday evening while his parents visited the W. T. on farm. Police and hounds traced him to the area where he was found unharmed.
Martin Herrera Turner of Great Bend faces grand larceny charges drop ped with case dismissed. Aurelio Frank Gonzales of Great Bend charged with grand larceny auto theft sentenced to 15 years Kansas State Penitentiary. Real estate deeds list transfers including Earnest R. Kells to Clyde H. Gallion and John Dillon Walker to Midwest Investment Co. Marriage licenses show several Garden City pairs.
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered terms and numbers including references to Sudan Americas Indian and various unreadable phrases. The legible items hint at an index of words rather than a coherent news event, offering no clear entities, dates, or place names.
HISTORIAN CAMPBELL presents diverse local historical notes from Finney and Kearny counties. It recalls early beet processing, a northeast rail line, Finnup’s store since 1879, Union Church services at Stevens Park, Garden’s first junior college, County probate judge Milward Schrader since 1941, and the large Methodist Church building. It also notes a historic Evening Telegram, Garden City’s first city manager Bob Peart in 1949, shifts in school counts since 1900s, a 1981 wheat crop loss, and 1960s business facade improvements.
Fort Hays State College reports 1 504 students enrolled for the summer session. The list includes students from Garden City Holcomb Pierceville Scott City Dighton Deerfield Lakin Cimarron Coneland Ingalls Jones Montezuma Tribune Syracuse and Syracuse area towns with numerous names such as Pauline Way Sara Barber Sarah Douglas Evelyn Chapman Roberta Kraus Hazel Midgett Dale Snodgrass and Marian Day among others.
Kansas City AP reports 85 year old plumber Arthur Garney says he has remarried former wife Jo Anne Garney, 27, with their June 16 ceremony in Miami Oklahoma. He had filed for divorce March 29. Earlier plans to wed Sue Doyle ended after Garney was shot at his home as they prepared to travel to Las Vegas to marry.
AP dispatch from Kansas City reports cattle numbers at 9 200 head, calves 800, slaughter steers steady to higher, heifers and yearlings steady, cows 50 lower, vealers barely steady to 1.00 lower. Stocker steers and heifers steady, good and choice steers 22.50 to 26.50, good and choice heifers 21.50 to 25.50, mixed yearlings up to 26.25. Hogs 4,300 head, barrows and gilts up 25, sows up 25, barrows and gilts mostly 17.00 to 17.75, sows 14.25 to 15.26, sheep 1,500 head with spring slaughter lambs up 50, spring feeder lambs up 50, choice and prime lambs 19.00 to 20.00, ewes 4.00 to 5.00, native spring feeder lambs about 16.25.
The Telegram reports Anthony H Knoeber from the Dodge City SSA office will be in the District Court room at the Courthouse from 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow. Rev Henry Wright plans to discontinue Sunday evening prayer sessions for the summer and start group discussions beginning July 3 in members homes. The first meeting will be at Dr and Mrs James Neumann 903 N 7th at 8 p.m.
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