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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1966
Page
1
Market notes list wagon prices for Witbat Mite Rye Barley with each item showing 1.40, 1.67, 83 and 82 respectively as unchanged. Names Egbes Zahs Edos Eales Eye reflect varieties or vendors in the local produce market.
Dow Jones at noon rose to 928.34. Garden City livestock sold 2,209 stocker cattle with calves around 24 to 28 dollars, steers 28 to 30.75, heifers 22 to 26, cows 17 to 21.25, hogs up a dollar to 24.60, sows 15 to 21.50. Kansas City cattle 7,500 with feeders 26.50 to 27.75, hogs 23 to 24.50, sows 20.50 to 22.00, markets steady to lower.
Ted Morgan of Lakin appointed Kearny County campaign chairman for Sen. James B. Pearson with Joss Taylor named chairman in Greeley County. Pearson, a Republican incumbent, seeks re election to the U S Senate. Nancy Netley, Texas Junior Miss, competes in Mobile Alabama for Junior Miss American of 1966.
Garden City Post Office displays the Medicare supplemental benefits application blank as SSA seeks to contact 3.1 million seniors before the March 31 deadline. President Johnson proclaims March National Medicare Enrollment Month and urges federal agencies and citizens to aid enrollment.
Gary Lee Ummel 27 of Dighton was hospitalized with a fractured left leg after a collision five miles east of Dighton. His eastbound pickup crossed into the wrong lane and sideswiped a westbound station wagon driven by Robert E. Oliver of Scott City, sending both vehicles into a south ditch. Oliver, his wife, and two others were treated and released. Ummel was taken to St Catherine Hospital in Garden City.
YMCA hosts women only flower arranging session for final in series at 7 p.m. March 2 with Mrs Beth Fate. Men volley ball at Alta Brown Gym 7 p.m. March 2. March 2 workouts for women 9 30 and 9 0 a m with babysitter at YMCA Hall. Business Women group 6 30 p m. Party Bridge lessons at 9 30 a m for women and 8 p m for all at YMCA Hall. March 23 class for women swimmers 10 a m under bubble at Mel Krebs residence. March 24 guitar classes for ages through 12 nine p m YMCA Hall. Exercise classes for women advanced 9 a m beginner 9 30 a m. BPW group 6 30 p m at YMCA Hall. Telegram Want Ads for buying or selling.
Air Force Brig. Gen. John L. McCoy, a Garden City native, is nominated by President Johnson for promotion to major general. He leads the U S missile program including Minuteman, with assignments in Korea, Turkey, Germany, Vietnam and multiple U S bases. He earned the Air Medal in Vietnam. his wife Gwyn Brown is from Garden City.
Albert E B Hanneman son of Mr and Mrs John Hanneman 925th was promoted to major in the U S Air Force Major and Mrs Hanneman and their four daughters Terry Sherry Mary Gay and Joni live at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix Ariz where he is stationed.
Two 15 year old males were questioned by juvenile authorities after spray paint vandalism spread over the weekend. They admitted to stealing paint and to seven incidents including damage to Clyde E. Marshall’s home at 1711 W Kello and a car owned by Albert Leslie Cline at 2309 N Main. The paint remains unfound and new incidents followed their arrest.
Washington AP report describes Courtenay Lynda Valenti, a presidential aide, arriving late to a Sunday church service. President Johnson teased her, then she kissed him before Courtenay and her parents accompanied the Johnsons to St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
Ervin Jim Henry the son of Mr and Mrs Ervin KB Henry of 109 W Walnut is enlisted in the U S Marine Corps. A Garden City High School senior he finished his last semester by correspondence and ranked second in a class of peers Private Henry trains at Camp Pendleton California.
Gerald Meier son of Mr and Mrs Ben Meier Rt 1 recently enlisted in the U S Army and has completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He is now training for ordinance rescue and evacuation at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland His service address is Pvt Gerald L Meier AO C Box 03 Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland 21005
The menu for Unified School District 457 lists lunch options for Tuesday through Friday including Cowboy macaroni with sides on Tuesday, chicken noodle hake on Wednesday, ham and navy beans on Thursday, and tuna bake supreme with sides on Friday. The note ends with a geography aside about Peru’s jungle coverage.
A car reported stolen Saturday night was found abandoned early Sunday near St. John and the railroad tracks. William Franklin Amline reported the car stolen from 702 E Fulton around 6 p.m. Saturday. It was located by police about 8 a.m. Sunday. Marion Leroy Dale reported a lawnmower stolen from his garage on Sunday.
A list of recent hospital admissions at St. Catherine and surrounding towns shows patients admitted on Saturday and Sunday including Everett Oakley Lakin Gregory Bribiesca Holcomb Mrs. James Newton 505 N St Anton Haupt Shallow Water Mrs Raymond Mai Kalvosta Mrs Nellie Niblock Ninafort Ingalls Stephen Herrera Ninafort Traci Lynn Katz John Mrs Amanda Jones rest home Dearth Rest Home Jesus Ledesma 203 S 5th Michelle Betts Holcomb Linda Kay Voth Scott City Gary Lee Ummel Doghton Lydia Winters 403 E Kansas Glen Cheney Scott City On Sunday Ora Abe School Harry Reece John J Wolfe Mrs Mary E Keane Mrs Kenneth Cox Wichita Venita Cott Mrs Lakin Meyers Spencer Discharges include Janice Webb Rt 1 Mrs William Burns Lakin Mrs Marcella Bruce Briar Hill Rest Home Rollo Ish Ulysses Kenneth Pelnar Holcomb Dan George 515 N 10th Mrs Robert Loewen Ingalls Philtin Webb Kipling Lamb 1806 St John Mrs Maurice Towns 510 N and Diana Bilis 1510 Tan Shirley Marie Smith 610 Garden City Ave.
William A Joseph 83 father of Mrs Dale Edelwhite died Saturday in Topeka after a long illness. Funeral was held at 2 p m today at Fairview Park Cemetery St John. He leaves a widow two daughters a step sister a step brother and three grandchildren.
Ruth Louise Campbell 72 longtime Garden City visitor died March 11 at her Vallejo California home after a sudden illness. She was mother to Clayton FE Campbell formerly of Garden City now in Pacific Grove California. A retired school teacher and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Retired School Teachers Assn. Funeral held at the Colonial Chapel in Vallejo.
Births list several new arrivals with names and times, followed by county court items including suspended sentence for Hugh L. Gray and dismissals for Richard Smith. Traffic accidents reported in City section with multiple incidents and damages. Deeds and property transfers noted for several parcels and entities. Names include Charles Romine, Warren Nichols, Labin Veyers, and others. locations include Deerfield, Imperial Rt, Pierceville, and Lincoln Rd. Continuous date entries span March 19 to 20 with times and weights.
Garrett W. Morrison of Boeing will be the guest speaker at the Vinney County Teacher's Assn. dinner meeting Thursday March 24 at the Continental Inn. Morrison joined Boeing in 1942 and helped develop controls for manufacturing first the B and later the B52. His talk will be illustrated with cockpit films. Special guests include Unified District 268 members and spouses. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
A community disaster action conference for Red Cross chapters in Southwest Kane sas will be held March 29 in Garden City. Joe Benson disaster chairman Finney County chapter says the session from 1 AM to 4 PM at the Warren Hotel will review community resources and their immediate use in a disaster. Bill Torrentine serves as vice chair of the local Red Cross disaster set up with invitations sent to county commissioners home demonstration and county agent offices Civil Defense leaders and Red Cross workers.
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