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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1966
Page
1
Kansas City numbers show cattle 2500 head, calves 50, steers and heifers steady to strong, cows up to 25 higher, feeders steady. Hogs 2500 head up 25 to 50, barrows and gilts 24.50-25.00, 200-240 lb 25.00-25.50, 325-?00 Hy sons 21.25-23.00. Sheep 500 head, lambs and ewes steady, spring lambs 27.50-28.00, prime 26.00, 27.00-50 on others.
The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials at noon was down 4.85 at 912.24. Quotations provided to the Telegram by Geffe & Carkener Inc BR 6-3244.
Becky Rogers, a KU junior, was among six students chosen by faculty vote to perform in the KU School of Fine Arts Honors Recital at Swarthout Recital Hall. She played Sonatina by Bela Bartók, and is the daughter of Roland and Mrs. Rogers of 905 N 4th.
Dale R. Bond psychology major and Calvin Nicholson religion major earned 4.0 grade averages for the fall semester at Bethany Nazarene College Bethany Oklahoma. Bond also edits the college newspaper the Reveil le Echo. The rest of the text mentions Dachau and Nazi propaganda, including a misattributed message about work makes men free, along with a sodium percentage.
The Christian Art Festival sponsored by the Community Church named Mrs. Charles Potucek Jr. of Hutchinson as a third judge joining Sister Mary Flora of St. Mary of the Plains and Clark H. Garnsey of Wichita State University. Malcolm O Bertram Jr. will moderate the April 3 symposium at 9 p.m. at the church themed Christian Art from Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Artists are invited to submit works with a Christian motif by March 24 to March 31 for studio drop off, with exact times listed.
Tony Mujica of Garden City retires after 18 years with Southwestern Bell Tele phone Co. The custodian at the local plant, he came to Garden City in 1913 from Pastor Ortiz Mexico at age 13 and worked in beet fields refineries highway work and as a butcher before joining American Telephone and Telegraph in 1930 and Southwestern Bell full time in 1948. A special ceremony honored him with gifts from coworkers and union, and his plans include visits to Chicago California and Mexico and yard work. He and his wife have four sons and four daughters, all residing in Garden City.
Carla A Hooper a sophomore at Kansas State Teachers College Emporia appears on the presidents academic honor roll with straight A grades. The foreign language major is the daughter of Edwin C and Mrs Hooper of 1212 Pinecrest. Also on the dean's honor roll from Ulysses are Wanda Maynard Garden City Janet Binney Robinette Schwein and Richard Howard.
The United States had 21 million horses in 1915, but numbers fell as automobiles grew. Horse counts dropped to 12 million in 1935 and further to two million in 1960.
Three boys ages 15 and 16 appeared in Juvenile Court after a car was reported stolen from Garden City High School parking lot during noon. The car was found abandoned near the school shortly after. Judge M C Schrader warned the youths and their parents about the incident.
CIMARRON John R Holden 56 longtime Cimarron area resident died at his farm home north of here Monday after a chronic heart ailment. Born March 11, 1919 in Cimarron, he married Lora Mae Turner Sept 14, 1929. Survived by widow two sons Jerome James both Wichita two daughters Charlotte Holden Scott City and Mrs Jacqueline Holland Cimarron two sisters Mrs Inez Davidson Cimarron and Mrs Nettle Fisher Eugene Ore and 12 grandchildren.
Jake O Shoop 86 former Garden City resident died Monday in Foothill Nursing Home San Fernando California after two years illness born February 27 1880 Camden County Missouri moved with parents to Hamilton County 1888 married Ida Baker December 23 1900 in Garden City later lived in South Carolina Missouri Colorado California had four sons stepdaughter sister and brother survivors funeral Friday 2 pm First Methodist Church burial Valley View Cemetery arrangements at Garland Funeral Home.
Sixteen Garden City grade and junior high students competed at the Hugoton Music Festival last Saturday. Top ratings included Advanced Musician for Van Phillips, Mark Cockriel, Lowery Foster, and Paula Hunt. Other high ratings and participants span drum solos, horn solos, and ensembles with twenty schools and 14 private students taking part. Music teachers listed include Clyde Phillips, Mrs Dean Davies, Mrs Roscoe Waldorf, Earl Rettig, Ed Bartley, and Art Williams.
A list from St. Catherine and other area facilities details hospital admissions dismissals and a birth at St. Catherine. Individuals include Shirley Marie Smith Joan L. Trent Earnest J. Graves and Nancy Maureen Austin among others with addresses in Kansas City Deerfield Lincoln and Eminence. A birth is noted for Maurice Towns at 7:50 a.m. on March 14.
Booker Hawes 37 pleaded guilty in District Court to second degree arson, received 110 year sentence and five year parole. Hawes claimed robbers caused a Feb 6 fire at Sublette station, later admitted the blaze was his work. Loss valued at about $50,000. Judge L L Morgan presiding in Dodge City.
Local court actions include suspending Donald Cruth's sentence for insufficient funds with payment of 11.33 plus 14.30 costs, fines for Clarence Houser and Larry Ulrich, and several police bonds forfeitures for license, parking, mufflers, and drunk driving. Multiple warranty and quit claim deeds outline transfers in Garden City and surrounding areas.
Pittsburgh AP report of Wilkinsburg theft. A 27 year old burglar alarm salesman parked his car for a sales demonstration and returned to find his automatic fire and burglar alarm system kit missing from the vehicle.
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