Garden City Delivers Mixed Memo rial Day Reflections
The Telegram notes a quiet downtown Garden City on Memorial Day and recalls a Los Angeles hospital event reported last Friday. It highlights Cal Lewis, 36, a USC medical student interning at Los Angeles County General Hospital, part of a 200-intern protest against pay raises. Also mentions Cal’s Syracuse roots, family ties, and future residency in Salinas California. A light column discusses a new encyclopedia The Secrets of Success and its quirky life advice on concentration and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Cal Lewis
Tommy G. Lewis
Haskell County
Cal
Los Angeles County Hospital
Syracuse
University of Southern California
Lewis
Salinas, Calif
Weather report with varied winds and temps
Partly cloudy tonight with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph and a low around 40. Tuesday may bring a thunderstorm threat in eastern counties by evening with southerly winds 13 to 29 mph. Sunrise is 6:34 and sunset around 7:89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mdindvere Sila
Belief in God Key to Memorial Day Observance
Memorial Day observance at Valley View Cemetery stressed faith as foundational to honoring the dead. Rev. C M Fogleman Jr urged remembrance with devotion to God, peace, and living duty, noting the day is for the living as well as the dead. The service featured Garden City Band, a men’s chorus, and a firing squad salute by the American Legion VFW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley View Cemetery
Brownie
Mary Ells Campbell
Lauren Cockrill
Linda
Mary Leiker
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Milton Roberts
American Legion
Harry Renick
C.M. Fogleman Jr
First Methodist Church
J.D. Adams
The
Garden City
Robert Anderson
Vaughn Lippoldt
Lippoldt
VFW
Taps
Bueford Roper
Mike Heer
Last Civil War Veteran Claim Shocks Jackson Historian
Jackson Civil War historian A P Andrews questions Sylvester Magee, a formerly enslaved man living in Hattiesburg, who says he is 1% years old and fought for the Union at Vicksburg in 1863. Magee’s detailed knowledge of Mississippi campaigns astonishes Andrews, who remains skeptical without official records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Sylvester Magee
A. P. Andrews
Jackson Civil War Round Table
Union
Vicksburg
Lincoln
Jackson, Miss
Magee
Andrews
Mississippi
Champion's Hill
Viet Cong offensive rattles Quang Ngai amid U S air strikes
In South Viet Nam a Viet Cong three day offensive in Quang Ngai prompted a U S Marine alert later canceled as American planes targeted North Viet Nam near Hanoi. Casualties reported include 80 plus deaths among Vietnamese Marines and Rangers, with further losses and missing personnel. reinforcements and counterattacks followed as weather hampered operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Nguyen Chanh Thi
1St Army Corps
Khe Tri
North Viet Nam
Big da Nang Air Base
Ha Tranh
Ranger
Leutenant
Ba Gia
Space Trek Preparations Advance for Gemini 4 Mission
Cape Kennedy officials announced progress after technicians fixed a water leak in the Gemini 4 craft. Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White prepare for a 62 orbit, 97 hour flight to test long duration space exposure and attempt the first space rendezvous. A damaged life support module was replaced and undersea cable repairs near San Salvador could affect a vital tracking link. White plans a EVA via a tethered approach to the Titan 2 second stage. McDivitt attended Mass in Cocoa Beach while White missed early services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
San Salvador
Omega
Antigua
Space Agency
McDivitt
White
U.S
Air Force
Cocoa Beach
Holiday Traffic Death Toll Nears Last Years Record
Nationwide Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths rose sharply with 384 by Monday morning and projections of a possible new high. California logged 16 fatalities in three crashes, while head on collisions and multi casualty wrecks across five states highlighted the weekend. The National Safety Council warned the toll could reach or exceed last year’s 431, the record for a three day holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Needles
Calif
High Sierra
Long Pine
San Jose
Abbeville
Gallatin
Tenn
Telegram Tour Eases Planning
A summer vacation package from Telegram runs June 28 to July 13 for 265 dollars per person, including transport, hotels, World’s Fair admission, and tours. The 17 day southern route starts Garden City June 27, covers St. Louis Lexington Charleston Jamestown Washington Philadelphia New York City Niagara Falls Detroit Chicago Hannibal Missouri, with five days in New York. Reservations and a 50 dollar refundable deposit are due at the Telegram office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
St. Louis
Lexington
Charleston
Jamestown
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
New York City
New York
Niagara Falls
Colorful
Ontario
Detroit
Chicago
Hannibal
Telegram
Nation Mourns War Dead Memorial Day observances across the country
The nation marked Memorial Day with parades, ceremonies and wreaths honoring fallen service members. Veterans groups led events in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Arlington, with wreaths laid at national and international sites from Pearl Harbor to Nettuno. Generals and mayors spoke of liberty and sacrifice while thousands paid respects at cemeteries nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York City
United War Veterans
Brooklyn
John F. Kennedy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Viet Nam
Harald K. Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Tra
Arlington National Cemetery
Marietta National Cemetery
Georgia
Daughters of the Confederacy and
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Chicago
Oak Woods Cemetery
Camp Douglas
Ino St. Loui
Civil Air Patrol
Mississippi
Philadelphia
James Tate
Adm
Dewey
Olympia
Pines
Rindge
N.H
Arlington
Gen. Johnson
Customs Inspector Reveals Hidden Contraband On Freighter
Melbourne Australia AP Bernard Yeates led nine customs recruits through a British freighter showing how contraband is hidden. He removed insulation from a freezing room wall and uncovered 850 transistor radios valued at 17 thousand dollars on the local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Bernard Yeates
Customs Service
Yeates
Thunderstorm Drops Varying Rain Across Southwest Kansas
A Sunday afternoon storm swept parts of Southwest Kansas bringing lightning thunder and hail. Rain totals ranged from traces to over two inches with areas around Tennis Elevator and Plymell reporting the heaviest downpours and hail that damaged crops. The storm caused sporadic power outages from transformers in Garden City and Finnup Park while several towns logged measurable rainfall and cooler temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Tennis Elevator
Garden City
Joe Bayer
Leroy Nichols
Dodge City
Cimarron
Plymell
Leo Kleysteuber
Sublette
Haskell
Holcomb
Bill Rapp
Gayden City
Finnup Park
Stoner
Jimmy Clark Wins Indy 500 Under Difficult Conditions
Jimmy Clark of Scotland won the Indianapolis 500 drive in difficult weather. A. J. Foyt of Texas, a two time winner, led early but faded after a late problem, finishing far behind in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Scotland
Jimmy Clark
A. J. Foyt
Hans Fan
Tex
Gun Garden prefers praise to rescue from criticism
A quoted remark characterizes Gun Garden as preferring ruin through praise over salvation by criticism, reflecting a confrontational stance toward external judgment. The statement frames a villainous or defiant attitude, suggesting resilience in the face of criticism.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunset
Arlington Jones
Hattiesburg
Quang Tin Province
Wounde
Phan Huy Quat
Quat
Nguyen van Vinh
Nguyen Hoa Hiep
Phan Khac Suy
Vinh
Hoa
Suu
Nguyen Trung Trinh
Tran van Thoan
Vietnamese Nationalist Party
Grand Island, Neb
Terre Haute
Ind
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
John Hayman
Carey
Judith Lucius
Tiffin
Garden City High School
Sabine Hall
10Th and
Jones
Friend
Garden
Leon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!