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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1966
Page
1
Kansas City market notes cattle 150 head, calves 125 head, not enough to establish market. Hogs 1,500 head with barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher, some 50 up. sows steady. Prices at 200-255 lb 25.75-26.25, 200-229 lb 26.25-26.50, 250-275 lb 25.00-25.75, sows 320-550 lb 23.50-24.50. Sheep none.
The Dow Jones industrial average at noon fell 1 11 to 935.24 as trading continued. The report notes the broad market’s subdued tone with shares across sectors showing little movement.
Joseph Grant Collins 79 died Wednesday at Lakin. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sid Raymond officiating. Burial will be at Lakin Cemetery. Davis Funeral Home, Lakin, hosts calling hours this evening and tomorrow. George Frick 76 died at St Francis Hospital Wichita. Survivor includes daughter Mrs. Gerald Van Vleet of Garden City. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Beckwith Mortuary Larned. Burial Larned Cemetery.
The Upper Arkansas Development Association schedules a March 15 meeting in McCoy Auditorium Syracuse with president Carroll Wainwright announcing the event. The group formed last October in Syracuse to promote river development from Great Bend to Jake Martin Dam and areas along the route.
More than 500 people attended the grand opening of the Gulf Farm Center operated by Gulf Oil’s chemical department. James Snyder, newly named manager from Scott City, welcomed visitors while agronomist Neil Quirin from Kansas City provided land recommendations to Heiman, who won a 10 acre fertilizer program. Located two miles southwest of Sublette along the USS between Sublette and Satanta, the land is set for irrigation with a private sale to Earl Brockover of Garden City.
Avenell Blake, cosmetician for McClung Pharmacy in Garden City, attended a cosmetics school in Wichita on Tuesday. The session was sponsored by Reviow and held at the Broadview Hotel.
The Jack McVicker Co. of Garden City announced a major sale of 1,103 acres of dry land in Haskell County. The land, owned by Percy Gheen, is listed for sale this week by the firm on West Highway 50.
A dense listing outlines Saturday daytime and evening programs across channels with cartoons, news, films, sports, and variety shows. Notable entries include Captain Kangaroo, Tom and Jerry, Lassie, News, American Bandstand, and The Dating of classic titles such as The Beatles, Mister Squirrel, and The Loner.
Henry L Hudson Jr formerly of Garden City joins Central States Construction Magazine and Midwest Industry Magazine as administrative assistant. He will handle sales promotion and admin from Topeka, serving Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Colorado. Former executive secretary of Western Kansas Manufacturers and ex Telegram ad staffer and Newton Chamber of Commerce manager. His wife LaVona is daughter of Clarence and Mrs Gercken of 207 East Kansas.
Plans are nearing completion for the 12th annual Triple J Show from April 21 to 24 at Great Bend Municipal Airport. The event honors industry, implements, and irrigation and is expected to set new attendance records after last year's 50,000 at Dodge City. The WKIMI monthly meeting will be Tuesday in Quinter with tours of Ideal Industries and Quinter Manufacturing, a 5 p.m. business meeting, and a 6 p.m. dinner at the Co-op Auditorium.
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Central Airlines to offer a bargain fare with a $15 surcharge for a round trip between any two Central cities. Tickets must be completed within 30 days and are not valid on Fridays or Sundays. Central serves Garden City Dodge City and Liberal in Southwest Kansas.
Loyd E. Wright former Garden Citian received 500 dollars from Phillips Petroleum Co under the employee suggestion plan for improving flow at the Philtex Plant Borger Texas He is a 1942 Garden City High School graduate who moved to Borger in 1948 His idea saved valuable products and he is the son of Mrs A L Wright and brother of Mrs Glenn Fichenauer Mrs Norman Haunschild and Mrs Everett Oshel all of Garden City
Listings show admissions at St. Catherine and surrounding facilities including Miles E Partin Elva Markham Dickenson Rector Stills Gipson Stevenson. discharges for G K Barton Quarles Stimette Kells Smith Couch. corrections on compensation judgment from Archer Daniels Midland and Fidelity Casualty. county fines for speeding. marriage licenses for Edwin Rohr and Dora Thomson. deeds for Cash and Carry Lumber and Urban Gerber and Paul Masoner.
Garden City transfers list deeds from George W. Purnell Raymond F. Schneer D.H. Reed J.H. Keller Clarence M. Savolt to multiple buyers in Briar Hill Down's Subdivision Stevens and Holmes additions. An accident at Chestnut and Hudson at 8 55 a.m. involving Mrs Fred Herman and Carroll Leroy Jones with moderate damage.
A break in at 212 N. 6th owned by Bill J. King was reported at 5 15 p m Thursday. Entry gained through a side door. Tools and motor parts were taken. Astronaut James A Lovell noted as the first former Eagle Scout to fly into orbit.
Results from the KIAL Telegram Bridge Tournament after three weeks show ongoing play into the fourth week with numerous brackets. Notable pairs and scores appear across Men’s, Women’s, and mixed divisions, including Dale-Morris, Pilcher-Dowd, Kraus-Rome, Hudson-Coop, Unger-Gandles, and many others with varying records and incomplete results for some teams.
Patrons of the two room Selkirk grade school voted 20 to 19 to close the 25 student school at the end of the current year. The price per pupil to maintain the school was cited as the main reason. Students will join the Wichitta County unified district.
The Lee Evans Trio, a piano bass and drums group, performs modern jazz versions of Cole Porter Gershwin and Berlin at Clifford Hope Auditorium. Curtain is 8 15 pm. third concert of 1965 66 season. admission by Community Concert membership only.
Unified District 457 lists weekly menus with daily meals. Monday features Swiss steak and yeast biscuits. Tuesday offers country fried steak and cherry cobbler. Wednesday presents beef stew and cornbread. Thursday serves barbecued turkey and stuffed celery. Friday has baked fish sticks and potato salad.
Artists of the area and persons interested in art are invited to attend a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the Civic Center. Purpose is to consider the formation of an art association. The meeting will begin at 1:39 p.m. Afterward those who wish may stay for portrait sketching. everyone will furnish his own materials.
Southwest Kansas water users gather in the 4-H Club Building in Ulysses on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. The meeting, sponsored by the Southwest Irrigation Assn, will cover recharge and water table information, past year accomplishments with the state on water use and conservation, and related reports.
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