Banquet mixup and crush reveal local notables
An account from a Money Maker Mile Club Banquet notes Casey Foster of the Chamber Agricultural Committee was briefly stood for by the writer and his companion when wives stood. Mitch Geisler introduced sponsors and labeled them Mrs Casey Foster. The writer admits a crush on Maureen O Hara seen on TV, and reports no jealousy from his wife. Local beef plant politics in Lamar feature unnamed Colorado responses to Garden City plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne (Casey) Foster
Casey
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Comittee
Chamber
Mitch Geisler
Casey Foster
Garden City Telegram
Andy Williams
Maureen O'Hara
Bis
Miss O'Hara
Frank Oldweiler
Holcomb
H. L. Harms
Eminence
Otis Bond
Ingalls
Roy Harms
Eminence Rt
Wayne Wheeler
Kalvesta
Wv. L. Hibler
Pierceville
Donald Lear
Joe Plett
Garden City
Kenneth Fromm
Dale Edelblute
Kansas State University Extension Agronomist
Milton Thomas
Lew Anderson
Unification voting listed in Topeka House roll call
AP report details Thursday passage of a unified school district bill with party splits. Republicans for 54 members listed, Democrats for 20, Republicans against 32, Democrats against 14, plus absentees and nonvoters noted.
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Topeka
House
Angell
Baringer
Beaman
Behee
Bergen
Bower
Boyd
Brown
Pottawatomie
Bunten
Casado
Casement
Clark
Conrad Crossan
Cubit Dixon
Durfee Euler
Fair
Fatzer
Finney
Fribley
Gillard
Harper
Heath
Hill
Woodson
Hughes
Jacquart
Johnson
Kessinger
Leete
Lindahl
Marshall
Mathes
McCall
Mohler
Nesmith
Oakes
Riddie
Robinson
Sell
Skoog
Slocombe
Smith
Ford
Thomas
Strowig
Taylor
Gresley
Tillotson
Vanlandingham
Vogle
Wallace
West
Williams
Arthur
Democrats
Adams
Reno
Davis
Dempsey
Edwards
Gastl
Graviey
Griffith
Harder
Holt
Joseph
Ilbert
Malone
Mikesic
Myers
Stuts
van Cleave
Watkins
Blythe
Briggs
Carlson
Coen
Cram
Cras
Dierdorff
Docking
Dohm
Doyen
Eubus
Geiger
Glad
Golden
Grover
Jacobs
Krug
Lervold
Lutz
McGill
Meeker
Minium
Newell
Painter
Rome
Sirender
Steeples
Dundgren
Lincoln
Teter
Unruh
Gray
Harvey
Carter
Casebeer
Crow
Dreiling
Graber
Barber
Hollister
Ingwerset
Museman
Rogg
Schartz
Sheridan
Stark
Yung Hang
Weather outlook with gusty winds and cool weekend
Partly cloudy to cloudy and windy tonight with highs Saturday in the 40s and a drop into the mid 30s. Southerly winds 20 to 40 mph will raise blowing dust before winds shift to the north on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
la Junta
Dodge City
Eisporia
Garden City
Goodland
Hill City
Money Maker Milo Club Sets Record In Yield
Finney County Money Maker Milo Club members posted a record mean yield of 126.2 bushels per acre in 1962, with irrigated plots leading. Charles Clemon Jr. topped irrigated producers at 144.6 bushels, followed by George Adams 136.5 and Douglas McClure 135. In dryland, Clyde Smith led at 81.4, with Ed Thiessen 72 and Ralph Smith 68.1. Nearly 100 guests attended the banquet at Hotel Warren hosted by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce and Finney County Extension Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
Mile Club
Charles Olomon Jr
Clyde Smith
Olomon
Smith
Milo Club
Garden City Chamber of Commerce
Finney County Agricultural Extension Council
Warren
Charles Clemon Jr
Rt. 1
Hig
George T. Adams
Holcomb
Douglas McClure
Imperial Rt
Ingalls
Ed Thiessen
Eminence Rt
Ralph Smith
Kalvesta
Education Committee Action on Junior College Study Approved
TOPEKA AP The House Education Committee approved a resolution for a study of Kansas junior colleges and scheduled a hearing on educational television. Other actions included killing a bill to provide retirement benefits for legislators and advancing a civil war centennial commission bill. A $2 million revolving fund for highway right of way was recommended, while bills on license photographs and optometrists were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
House Education Committee
Kansas
Motor
House
House Ways and Means
House Roads and Highways
Roads and Highways Committee
John Nolan Dies at 74 in Garden City
John W. Nolan, 74, longtime Garden City businessman, died at St. Catherine Hospital shortly before 1 p.m. He started Nolan Motor Co. in 1927 with E. M. Schreiber after coming to Garden City in 1912 to work for Garden City Sugar and Lang Co. He later led elevator, grain and feed ventures before the motor firm. Phillips-White Funeral Home handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Nolan
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Nolan Motor Co
E. M. Schreiber
Old
Garden Sass A Politician With Open Mouth Approach
Gus Garden emerges as a talking figure who tackles any topic with an outspoken stance. The description paints him as outspoken and provocative, shaping public discourse with bold remarks and quick responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Garden Guys
Wirtz Pushes For Resumption Of Rail Talks
Secretary of Labor Wirtz urged railroads and five operating unions to resume 4 year old manpower dispute talks. A Wednesday session collapsed after 91 minutes and an imminent national strike was anticipated. The Supreme Court ruling on manpower cuts was due by March 29, with an injunction in place. Union leaders welcomed the move, while carrier negotiator Wolfe expressed surprise at the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Iho
Cheago
Charles Luna
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
James E. Wolfe
Labor
Cuban Exile Flood Sparks Miami Economic Crisis Hearing
The Cuban exile flood has caused economic distress in Miami and spurred a call for a broader resettlement program. Florida congressmen Fascel l and Pepper held a hearing to assess the problem, with testimony detailing job competition, wages, and social strain in the Cuban community and among Black residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Florida
Dante Fascel
Claude Pepper
Hair-Raising Runaway School Bus Stopped Amid Traffic
Kansas City AP report describes Delta J. Edwards guiding a runaway bus down a steep ramp onto Van Brant Boulevard. With 80 terrified children aboard she steered through traffic, hit a curb and trees, stopping in a medians strip. Three children and Edwards suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Delta J. Edwards
Steap
van Brunt
Warren
Friends to Finance Woman's Overseas Trip
In Clearmont Missouri Marian Hawkins lost her telephone operator job as new dial phones replaced her switchboard. Local friends held a dinner at the schoolhouse and collected 560 dollars to fund a trip to England, her homeland, after 17 years away. She cried with joy at the gift. During six years on the switchboard she handled many emergencies and urgent calls from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearmont
John Hawkins
Missouri
Marian Hawking
England
Hawkins
No Opposition Voiced To Packing Plant Plan
More than 150 people attended the fourth of five hearings on the proposed beef cattle packing plant. Participants voiced no opposition and urged action. CCA committee members outlined pledges and contracts set to start Jan. 1, 1964, with a target of 50,000 head and a potential capacity of about 72,000 yearly. The site remains undecided though Garden City was favored for central location and feed access. Decisions are expected in a few weeks at the CCA board meeting in Kanyag City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don von Schmltz
Healy Cattleman
von Schmltz
Consumers Cooperative Assn
Scott City
CCA
Kanyag City
Gordon Leith
Leith
George Voth
Garden City
Lamar
Cole
Senate Surgery To Be Studied In Kansas
TOPEKA AP Legislators begin work on the Senate reapportionment case as urban areas push for more seats. The Senate Reapportionment Committee, led by Sen. Paul Wunsch, has received over 20 plans to adjust 40 districts to meet a court order. The House contemplates trimming its 125 members to 105, while counties retain one seat each under the state constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Senate
Kansas
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Supreme Court
House
Barn Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
A small straw filled barn four miles north of the V E W building on Rt 2 Garden City was destroyed by fire. Garden City's volunteer department was summoned at 2 15 a m but reached a fully burned barn. Fireman Chuck Shelton said the crew stood by until 6 a m keeping the fire contained to one area. No loss estimate was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Sheaks
V.E.W
Rt. 2
Garden City
Chuck Shelton
Shelton
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Lamar Daily News
Colorado
Dryland
Tel Phot
Tom Linville
Mike Merrill
Clemon
S. Star Rt
Thomas Linville
Jacob Dechant
Bill Shrimplin
Fielding Hands
Tom Shrimplin
Paul Hays
Bernard Kraus
Star Rt
George Evans
Floyd Hands
Harvey Richards
Ray Johnston
S. Star H
Walter Hubbard
Rees Hughes
Pittsburg
John Bower
R-Mclouth
John Nolan
Castro
Cuba
Wendell Rollason
Inter-American Affairs Commission
Fascell
Pepper
United States
Florillans
Neal Adams
Harry Tyson
Florida State Employment Service
Rollason
J. Arthur Lazed
Cuban Refugee Center
Roberto Suero
Cuban Chamber of Commerce In Exile
Kansas Livestock Assn
Wichita
Dodge
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