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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
1
Congress moves to finalize fiscal year 1962 items after raising the national debt ceiling and approving government funding for next month. Leaders seek to finish by Saturday midnight with a possible extra session. the June jam is heavier than usual, including two major items.
The Senate sent President Kennedy a bill raising the debt limit to 308 billion dollars for most of fiscal 1963 after Republican efforts to trim it to 306 billion were defeated. Both chambers approved an emergency resolution to allow agencies to spend at current rates through July as no regular money bill has passed. The export control act extension and a Lugar Act fight dominated discussions, while a health care for the aged plan tied to Social Security faced Republican resistance and potential amendments. Senator Anderson led administration efforts to craft a compromise amendment to fund such a plan.
Local produce markets for eggs listed with sizes A and B. Kansas City AF market shows cattle with 300 head, calves none. steady to higher demand for barrows and gilts, hogs up 25 cents. Steers 25.00, good and choice 24.25, cows 12.50-15.50. sheep sparse with spring slaughter 20.00-22.00 and ewes 2.50-5.00.
Attorneys for Lowell Lee Andrews filed a motion for a rehearing in the Kansas Supreme Court after the high court upheld a lower court ruling denying a writ of habeas corpus. The filing precedes a potential appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for the former University of Kansas student from Wolcott, Kansas.
Sir Winston Churchill arrived in London by jet ambulance after a Riviera holiday with a broken thigh. He flashed the V for victory sign while stretchered from the RAF Comet. A hospital room was prepared at Middlesex Hospital as possible surgery loomed, with Lady Churchill and Dr. Lord Moran at his side.
Sir Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill’s only son Randolph, rested overnight at Princess Grace hospital in Monte Carlo. An ambulance moved him to Nice then onto the airfield as photographers watched, while secretary Anthony Montague Browne said the veteran statesman had a good breakfast and was in high spirits and he signaled a V for victory as he was wheeled away.
Admissions include Richard E Quint Delmar Whiting Delmar Whiting Dighton Mrs Frank Willis 111 E Holmes Mrs A L Hebrew Rt 1 Mrs William Brewer Jr 203 W Pair Robert Brooks Jr Scott City Dismissals Anton Harpt Shallow Water Shawn Lynn Apps Ingalls Mr Lawrence Palen 511 Conkling Mrs Richard Edwards 905 N 8th Mrs W R Howard 1501 E Fulton Mrs Reynaldo Rowland 508 W Maple Mrs Robert Wheeler Scott City Mrs Carl Lorenzen Holcomb Mrs Verne Anderson 509 Pennsylvania Births a daughter to Delmar Whiting Dighton June 28 1007 a.m 8 pounds 8 ounces and a son to Merlin Lampe Gardendale June 28 239 p.m 6 pounds Bonds Posted Lester Gene Lynde 1109 N 8th disorderly conduct speeding improper muffler improper driving and illegal transportation of an open bottle total 75 Richard Eugene Rotramel 104 IS Main disturbing the peace Richard Dean McMurray McClusky ND shooting firecrackers inside the city limits 10
Mrs Hazel Betts 64 of 307 W Santa Fe died Tuesday evening at St Catherine Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born August 31 1887 in Garden City she lived here all her life. Survived by husband Frank E Betts eight daughters and four sons. Funeral Saturday 2 p m at Phillips Chapel with Rev Arthur Fleming officiating burial Valley View Cemetery.
Norma Taggart, 42, died when a car she rode in overturned on a gravel road near Topeka. Passenger Lloyd Bennett, 47, suffered a fractured right leg possible hip injury and severe scalp injuries.
Garden City insurance agent Henry Hall won one of eight bronze Oscarettes for advertising excellence in an international competition sponsored by the Insurance Advertising Conference. Hall was honored at the conference meeting in Long Island New York for his agency’s standout entry among 272 contestants from the United States and Canada.
Ed Wiebe of 1008 Summit was named manager of Scheufler Supply Company Inc in Stevens Ave. He took over Tuesday after 18 years with the firm in all departments. He replaces Arlyn Seba of 1012 N 3rd who became city salesman. Seba, a former Garden City resident, now lives in Garder City for three years. Wiebe is married to Irene and has two sons Philip and David. He is a member of the First Methodist Church and has been active in Boy Scout work for seven years. He is a native Garden Citian.
The Whitehurst Skelly Service on the northwest corner of 6th and Fulton hosts a two day grand opening celebration started yesterday. Manager Aubrey Whitehurst says 10 draw prizes are awarded and registration carries no obligation. The new station offers a full line of Skelly Petroleum products.
U Van Laningham formerly of Wichita has been named Blue Cross Blue Shield large employee group representative for the region. He will base at the Hutchinson area office and serve South Central and Southwest Kansas counties.
New president of the Garden City Automobile Dealers Assn is Kelly Malson owner of the Five Points Motor Co Preston Burtis of the Burtig Motor Co and Andrew Ott of the Nolan Motor Co were elected vice president and secretary-treasurer respectively John Walters II of Walters Motor Co is the outgoing president
The Telegram reports Finney County 4-H Council holds its regular monthly meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the 4-H club building. Members of the Finney County Artificial Breeders Association will meet at the agricultural extension office Tuesday at 8 p.m. for their regular session.
Edward M. Gilbert 39 was indicted on 15 counts for misappropriating 1 953 000 from the L L Bruce Co the nation’s largest hardwood flooring manufacturer The case cites use of mail and wires during his presidency and seeks penalties up to 74 years in prison plus fines totaling 63 000 The indictment follows an SEC led probe after Gilbert resigned on June 12 and admitted withdrawing 1 983 000 without authorization He fled to Rio de Janeiro promising to repay and make whole eventually The oldest active US military group is Rhode Island Militia chartered in 1741 to combat pirates Garden City Telegram Friday June 29 1962
John P. Nation, 53, a Chanute businessman and civic leader and past state commander of the American Legion, died Thursday at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Nation led the Kansas department in 1959 1954 and ran a local dry cleaning firm for many years. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday.
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