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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1963
Page
5
A Missouri effort by Roman Catholic parents to shift children from parochial to public schools picks up momentum. Unfunded by state aid, families report large transfers to rural public schools, while clergy stay silent and lawmakers deadlock on a bus transportation bill.
Western Kansas report highlights Satanta Day preparations and humorous weather quip about rain. Hugoton marks 50th Santa Fe Railroad arrival. Dighton hosts a three day horse meet closing tomorrow and Scott City Saddle Club notes 13 deer on canyon trails. Lakin and Deerfield bands plan a Monday concert with 100 local students. City warns youths against riding horses on watered lawns to protect turf.
Holcomb High School announces straight A honors for the fifth six weeks. Seniors Richard Bennett and Kenneth Burch and freshman Richard Braun make the top list. Good Citizenship awards go to Patricia Hamill and Marvin Cox. B and A honor roll names follow for freshmen sophomores juniors and seniors.
An 18 year old Sharon Springs girl with respiratory paralysis prompted a request for a portable iron lung. The unit, stored at 11th and Santa Fe, was dispatched by the Finney County Polio Chapter but proved too large for a small plane and was returned. The patient, Margaret Ann Lake, was moved from Greeley County Hospital to Scoti hospital and then intended for Denver.
A fire at the Johnson Home for the Retarded in Rockville kills five residents and a sixth dies later from burns. Eleven youths were in residence. six perished as flames from burning clothes in a 75 year old electric dryer spread through the building. Five others are hospitalized with burns. one escaped unharmed.
Attendees at Wheat Lands Restaurant heard Gilberto da Costa, a Garden City High School foreign exchange student from Brazil, speak as 29 participants plus two guests joined the P TA Life Membership Breakfast. Harrett Tuggle won most original hat, Mrs Melvin Meade won best P TA hat, and Mrs Jim Burns earned prettiest hat with Gilberto's mother Mrs Harry Lightner among the guests.
Lakin Rural High School earned numerous awards in extracurriculars. At state music festival the school won 76 first place gold medals across ensembles and solos. In state speech seven events earned gold medals, with the play rated highest. Industrial Arts placed first in draping at Hays. A senior won third place for a safety essay at the Kansas Safety Conference. Track meets saw first-place finishes, and students contributed top literary work to the Kansas Authors Association.
Horton Wilks former Garden City resident died Friday at his Wichita home after a brief illness. Born June 11, 1908 in Edwards County he moved to Garden City in 1000 and lived there over 35 years. He married Pearl Widows December 10, 1929 in Liberal. Survived by widow and three sons Harold Donald and Carl of Wichita two daughters Fern Lancaster California and Sharon Wichita three brothers Leon Hutchinson Arthur Burlington Cole and two sisters Gladys Everman Ruby Shoemaker Bend Oregon Funeral Monday at pan 4 Wichita.
Tulcomb High School Music Department presents a spring concert under Byron Mitchell featuring vocal and instrumental programs. The mixed chorus girls triple trio and all selected singers perform Tonight Zip a Dee Doo Dah Moon River. After intermission the Low Horn Concert Band performs Brighton Beach in Holcomb School Auditorium at 8 15 p m with no admission charge.
In Garden City today at St Catherine hospital admissions include Godfried Stinemetz Imperial Mrs Charles Laskey Hobanily aires Donal Wilson 1203 N Oth Nick Spanier 1309 Conard Anton Schreibvogel 307 N Sth Mrs Herbert Lewis Syracuse Mrs Jessie Davison 808 N Sir Arlyn Seba 1012 N 3rd Donald Hayes 209 St John Mrs James Goodwin 1607 1 Fulton Mrs James Hambleton City Mrs Elmer Roamer Healy dismissals include Lillia Vanderree 407 N 4th Donna Jean Cornell Burnside Dr Mra Arthur Jones Eminence Mu Michael Krista and Barbary Philbrick 708 N Main Hershel Ogle 206 N 6th Mrs QO A Meng 707 N 7th Mrs Ben Bullard 1021 N 6th Mrs James Murdock 15 Coward Daniel Rojas City Charles Mooily Subletic At Leopold Mrs G L Quattlebaum Lyonn Colo Births reported A daughter to Mr and Mrs James Goodwin 1607 Fulton May 3 at 3 49 p m 7 pounds 1 ounce A son to Mr and Mrs Donald Wilson 1203 N 9th May 3 at 10 15 p m 6 pounds 11 ounces A daughter to Mr and Mrs Elmer Roemer Healy May 4 at 5 40 a m 7 pounds 66 ounces
Police bonds posted for Whitford residents include Don Rourock at 200 N 4th for reckless driving with a 25 dollar bond Judy Ann Scheer of 1213 Mulberry for running a stop sign bond set at 10 dollars Gerald Lee Burgardt from Holcomb for driving on a revoked license bond five dollars Maynard Keith Miller at 1165 Bancroft for speeding bond ten dollars. Bonds forfeited include Judy Ann Scheer Edward Avila Rojas Raymond Baird Maynard Miller Whitford Don Rodrock Junior PF Pauley and Gerald Burgardt. Fines listed for John Daniel Sergenrater Satina for escaping from work gang. Ann Marie Cooper 203 N 12th cited for allowing a dog to run at large with two dollar fine Charles Oliver Mixon 711 Mulberry for allowing a dog to run at large with two dollar fine.
A City traffic accident occurred Saturday at 7 PM at 4th and Walnut intersections. Vehicle A driven by Mrs. Frank Lopez, age 22, collided with Pickup driven by George W. Armantraut, house 002 Theron. Weather rain likely affected visibility and road conditions.
Betty Miller a 37 year old Santa Monica California aviator postpones the second leg of her attempt to become the first woman to fly solo from the United States to Australia for 24 hours. She cites radio troubles on her two engine Piper Apache flight between Oakland and Hawaii. Departure moved to dawn Sunday.
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