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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1962
Page
3
The city grapples with rapid expansion in Garden City as many new homes rise on outskirts without street or sewer upgrades. Delays stem from limited staff and lengthy approvals while residents press for immediate paving and curb work. Some urge requiring developers to fund paving and sewers, with others noting such costs should be added to lot prices.
An editorial urges steady water conservation as a city faces dwindling underground supply and pollution. It compares water rights to gas rights, warns of rising scarcity, and notes possible future restrictions such as lawn watering schedules while encouraging prudent use and public concern.
Hal Boyle laments the transformation of midtown Manhattan as three banks rise and a skyline of 40 plus stories replaces old brownstones, taverns, and diverse shops. He recalls the past with Vanderbilt’s mansion, outdoor cafes, and Rockettes, noting a shift to antiseptic offices and grimly purposeful executives.
Editor Advertising Manager TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION By carrier a month in Garden City 1.53 Payable in advance. By carrier in other cities where service is available 30s per week. By Mail to other addresses in Finney Lane Scott Wichita Greeley Hamilton Kearny Grant Haskell Gray counties 7.50 per year, elsewhere 16.00 year. Telegram motor carrier service requires publication day delivery by mail in cities with local carrier service local carrier rates apply.
Drew Pearson profiles Arthur Goldberg tracing his rise from Chicago shoe shop youth to labor advocate and OSS agent. The piece argues labor leaders’ self interest blocks progress, cites featherbedding strikes, and notes Goldberg’s potential Supreme Court path blocked by ongoing labor disputes, while John L. Lewis is praised as progressive.
Moscow reports Soviet milk production for the first half of 1962 fell about 20 percent short of the government target. Meat production lagged further behind, disclosed by Pravda in a speech by Presidium member Gennady Voronov at a Kremlin agricultural conference.
A piano recital in which Henry Avila impressed with Moonlight Sonata highlights a student’s discipline and award lineage. Henry is a 1962 local graduate, trained by Martha Sherman and Clara Frazier, with district honors and multiple offers. In Wichita, Ignatius Strecker, a Spearville native, was consecrated bishop for the Springfield Cane Girardeau diocese, with extensive family ties across Southwest Kansas noted during the celebration.
In Penrith England farmer William Young uncovers why his water bills rose for six years. Water from his meter fed the town pool via an old local system, with livestock also drawing from it. Council refunds cover payments since 1957 as they cannot measure pool versus farm usage.
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