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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1958
Page
1
William Edward Breeze, 37, allegedly fired a shotgun into a neighbor's crowded apartment last night wounding three adults and six children with one child in critical condition. Breeze fled but later called police and surrendered. he faces an assault with intent to commit murder investigation.
Police investigated a neighborhood feud that culminated in gunfire near Garden City. Breeze tied the incident to long running tensions with the Herbert family. Breeze's wife Mary was found weeping after authorities report she fired no shots. Kitty Mae Young, 10, was wounded when a rear window shooting struck her. the case involves multiple local residents and law enforcement sources.
City officials and Chamber of Commerce staff push to document Garden City’s air service potential while Civil Aeronautics Board extends the data submission deadline from May 15 to June. A CAB hearing is set for July 15 in Topeka, with Dallas, Jonesboro Arkansas, and Nebraska requesting the extension.
The 1958 Pulitzer awards include the Little Rock Gazette receiving the public service prize for civic leadership during the 1957 school integration crisis. Relman Morin and Clark Mollenhoff win for national affairs coverage and labor racketeering inquiry. Additional honors go to The Fargo Forum and The New York Times among others.
Local produce market and livestock listings show cattle at 26.00 to 29.75, calves 29.00 to 28.00, cows 18.00 to 20.00, hogs slow with barrows and gilts 21.00 to 21.25, sows 18.25 to 19.25, and sheep with spring slaughter lambs strong to 25 higher. Market activity mixed, with feeders steady and slaughter calves firm.
A group of about 12 Garden City residents presented a petition with 35 signatures to county commissioners yesterday. They request attention to a stretch of road east of Garden City by the experiment farm, seeking action on needed improvements.
Las Vegas report details a rushed civil wedding misperceived as a justice of the peace ceremony. Crosby family members spoke of a hurried church wedding officiated by Rev. James A. Herndon at a wedding chapel, amid claims of religious ties and media misreadings.
Wright Airtractions head Lee A. Wright of Wichita proposes a dusk parachute exhibition in Garden City to aid a missionary doctor in Africa. He would ignite red and blue flares during descent to raise funds for an automobile, seeking committee approval from Arley Bontrager and the 4th of July celebration panel.
In Garden City today a drowning occurred during Operation Alert 1958, claiming James Garrison, a Wichita youth. Police and civil defense teams rushed to a sand pit to recover the body as drill activities involved radio relay of messages to nearby towns. An envelope of orders tied to hypothetical disasters was to be opened at 2:30 p.m. by Civil Defense Director Deane Wiley, who was at the scene as the hour passed.
A series of admissions for hospital care includes Jana Kay Auten of Scott City and Mrs May Nolan of Wichita, with other individuals listed by address. Legal warranty deeds involve Elmer D B McReynolds and others to C M McAllister, plus replat details for Teitelbaum’s addition and conveyances to Midwest Investment Co and H M Calhoun. Marriage licenses list Rudolph Perez and Gloria Rojas, Gregory Bribienca and Blanche Winfrey among others. Panama’s president asks the United States to allow Panama’s flag over the Canal Zone amid sovereignty demonstrations. Minor traffic offenses include Nancy Blanchard and Thelyth with small fines.
A list records numerous Garden City residents facing traffic and conduct offenses. Names include Richard L. Johnson Holcomb and Elton Edwin Jewell among others, with penalties from five to one hundred dollars for improper driving speeding and related charges.
Moscow signals push for presummit talks by foreign ministers while demanding more Communist governments in attendance. Andrei Gromyko states the plan aims to ease world tensions, though Poland and Czechoslovakia may remain excluded from Western rounds.
Donations totaling $2,626 are raised toward a $5,000 goal to finance the citys 75th anniversary observance and Fourth of July celebration. Donors include KIUL Goffe Carkaner St Marys Church Lee and Woollman Nealys Market Maxfield Nelson Clinic John Walters and Walters Mo tor Co Sears Andy Erhart Mission Orange F S Hadley Elsey Motor Co Robert Garnand.
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