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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1969
Page
9
Garden City cattle receipts reach 604 head with feedlot steers and heifers mostly steady. Calves show mixed demand as steer yearlings sell 31 to 39 dollars per hundredweight. hogs remain brisk with top prices around 24.35. Cows and calves fetch 19 to 21 dollars for utility cows and 240 to 270 per pair for pairs. Slaughter cattle and light hogs show higher averages amid active buying.
The Rev A J Hanchak C P S will receive a bachelor of theology degree from Marymount College Sun g at 3 p m He is former assistant pastor at St Marys Catholic Church Garden City and now chaplain at Marymount College Former Senator Frank Carlson will give the commencement address The public is invited to a meeting of Retarded Children Assn and notes about Russell Day Care Center School for Re tarded Children classes and schedules
Feeder steers and heifers strong in a limited test with 1 356 head for current delivery. Slaughter steers 1075 1200 lbs mostly yield grade 2 3 end of prime. Prices range from 32.25 to 37.00 for various weight bands and quality levels. Hogs 5000 head higher on barrows and gilts, 20.75 to 24.50. Sheep 700 head mostly 30.50 to 31.00 for spring lambs.
The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 0.84 to 948.29. Live Beef futures quoted with August, October and December contracts showing highs and lows across the board.
A 17 year old, Joe Wilkison, fell from a moving car onto the fin of a parked auto in Dighton near N Delaware Street around 1 25 a m Tuesday. He suffered a punctured lung fractures to all right ribs and internal injuries and was hospitalized in Garden City after initial care in Dighton. His companion, 17 year old Chris Shull, provided details.
In New York AP reports CBS documentaries Hunger in America and Don't Count the Candles win Emmy honors for outstanding news documentary and cinematography. Charles Kuralt and others receive multiple awards for On the Road and related specials.
Dismissals reported at St Catherine on Saturday include Mrs Michael Blake and her baby son at 305 Anderson Mrs Gilbert Blea of 1607 E Fulton Terra Dimitt at 1016 N 7th and William Gaertner at 2017 N 6th all from Scott City
Eleven Finney County students will be graduated from Fort Hays Kansas State College as commencement exercises next Monday. More than 850 students are scheduled to receive their degrees this year. President M. C. Cunningham will give the commencement address. Baccalaureate is June 1. Speaker is Dr. Orlo Chaguill, minister of the First Presbyterian Church. Finney County students include Shirley Wheeler Kalvesta elementary education and from Garden City Karen Andrews Leslie Cripe Paula Dez nan Russel Fulton and Mary Lou Smith. All elementary education Steve Salter and Karen VenJohn physical education Kathleen Wasinger history Bonnie Wheeler home economics and John Wheeler political science.
Garden City Fire Dept. was called twice for vehicle fires on Sunday. At about 4:15 P.M. a truck in the Smith Land Co. lot at 1208 E. Fulton was damaged about $200 from an apparent electrical fire. the truck belonged to Harwood Construction Co. The second fire occurred at 6:15 P.M. in the 900 block of N. 13th, origin undetermined, causing only minor damage to the car.
A jumble of names and street addresses appears, including Mrs George McIntyre Scott City Mrs Lloyd Moffett 811 Pat s Mrs James Owens 1708 St John Travis Terhune Dighton Mrs Bill Courtright Stillwater Miguel Franco 1405 Wallace Victoria Maphinvez 2117 C Mrs Robert Olesen Scott City and Mrs Orvin Page 614 Garden City Ave.
Saturday at 4 28 pm at 13th and Mulberry two cars driven by Daniel S Otery of Wichita and Mrs Delbert Davis of 1108 N 1th suffered minor damage. Sunday at 11 07 am at 2nd and Pine two cars driven by William Junior Blake of 708 N and James Dean Obholz of 401 N Sth sustained moderate damage. Marriage licenses issued for Gerald Robert Garvest 26 and Karla Jean Schiffelbein 20 both of Garden City Wayne A Largent 19 and Mona Le rent 19 both Garden City Wayne Toland 33 and Martha Marie Toland 26 Garden City Vernon Ray Wagner 20 and Doris Arlene Holiman 18 Garden City Leslie Allan Toepke 28 and Susan LeAnn Carpenter 16 Garden City.
Senate aide Mansfield urges broad financial disclosure for all federal officials earning over 13 000 a year while Chief Justice Warren calls judicial conference to study nonjudicial activities and possible ethics rules. Fortas and Burger cases spotlight calls for stronger oversight though life appointments complicate enforcement.
Garden City junior high teacher Mrs Don Talley was selected to attend a summer institute for advanced study in English at Fort Hays State College from June 9 to July 25. The U S Office of Education funds the grant for study in linguistics composition and literature. Participants are high school English teachers supervising collegians. Eight hours of graduate credit awarded. Dr Clifford Edwards Fort Hays State English professor is institute director.
The Rev. Jerold W. Vogt has been appointed as associate minister of First United Methodist in Herington and Burdick churches in central Kansas. Named coordinator and senior minister of the Tri County Parish, he leads a pilot effort with three congregations and about 1,200 members. Vogt was elected chair of the Board of Evangelism for the Kansas West Conference, a 15 clergymen and 7 laymen panel.
Mark Robins of Holcomb was named resident director at Ottawa University joining the student personnel staff guiding living activities. Fort Hays State College selected seven coeds as cheerleaders for 1969 70 including Cindi Hoffman Sublette and Diane Vann Lakin. Betty Pfeifer of 1004 Summit was chosen as a Miss McMinders Beauty Pageant candidate. John Hamman of Rt 1 was named to Steel Ring at Kansas State University recognizing leadership and scholarship in engineering.
Red Cross swimming enrollment nears 209 participants as Mildred Hope, executive secretary, notes Wednesday is the last day to sign up for free season instruction. Mrs Doug Tedrowaga leads the program starting June 2 teaching water safety and swimming instruction in the area. Classes begin mid June. parents enroll children at the Red Cross office. Eligibility requires completion of second grade.
Kansas traffic death log covers a 48 hour period ending Monday morning May 41 1969 with numbers 1569 222 and a comparison to the 1969 period showing 242 deaths in the same timeframe.
Garden City Community College science instructor Norman Staats was selected to attend a CSU summer institute in field biology for junior college teachers from June 16 to July 26. Dr J Forbes McClellan, CSU zoology associate professor, will direct the program at Pingree Park Campus 55 miles west of Fort Collins. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the institute offers nine graduate credits and focuses on biology geology and ecology of Rocky Mountain life zones.
Martha Potts Garden City schools strings instructor requested all grade school students interested in the strings program to meet tonight at 8 in the junior high orchestra room. The aim is to start beginning string classes for the next school year with emphasis on fourth graders and a summer schedule beginning June 2.
Sixteen of Miami Beach lifeguards from a 45-strong patrol called in sick amid a wage dispute leaving six bathing areas unguarded as thousands of swimmers swarmed the beach. Patrol members seek a 10 percent raise, with current wages starting at 446 dollars monthly, about 500 after ten years. They planned to return to work Monday.
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