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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1963
Page
1
Markets list prices for eggs and grain with light changes. City livestock receipts show fat cattle at steady to higher bids with steers mostly $24.50 to $25 and heifers $20.50 to $22. The butcher group runs $10.50 to $12.50, utility cows $14 to $15.45, and young stock to country up to $10. Text notes mixed market activity and adjustments.
Market heads toward another historic high as buying surges across sectors led by motors, steels, rails, and electronics. The Dow rose 4.63 to 742.06 at noon, with big gains in General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, US Steel, Rail stocks, and Radio Corp, while glamour issues pulled back from their peaks.
The Aug 28 Washington march is estimated to cost the District about 163.74 dollars. Sen Robert Bord, chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee for the district, supplied the figure. The State Department said it will not validate passports for Americans seeking entry to Havena on Sept vb Oot 3. A Fidel Castro government official accused the event of being used as communist propaganda and sought to portray US citizens at the gathering in praise of Castro. A National Guard Bureau spokesman noted the government’s spying concerns and said they cannot overlook this factor in considering public security.
Massive Communist guerrilla offensives struck government towns in southern Viet Nam, overrunning Dong Nai area towns Dam Doi and Cai Mow while heavy fighting left many dead on both sides. A Vietnamese Marine battalion fought fleeing guerrillas as U S advisors counted roughly 1000 enemy casualties. Dam Doi and Cai Nuoc were set alight and roads to Cau Man were cut during predawn strikes. An Hoo captain was wounded when a wrecked Viet Nam air force fighter was found. US aid mission delivered emergency kits to survivors including medical supplies food and clothing.
President Kennedy issued an executive order delaying draft induction for married men. Hundreds faced near-induction as single men were chosen first. Some inductees chose civilian life while others, like three of eight from Atlanta, elected to enlist anyway. Inductees recall rapid changes and personal costs, including plans abandoned and marriages affected, in a chaotic preinduction moment across multiple states.
Mrs Evens Endsley 84 longtime Topeka resident died Tuesday after a short illness in a Topeka hospital. Born December 10 1898 in Davis County Iowa she lived in Garden City 1903 to 1924 and in Topeka 32 years. Survived by a daughter Opal Downall Beardstown a husband and a son preceded her in death. Funeral Saturday at Garland Chapel with burial Valley View Cemetery Additional service Thursday at Penwell Gabel Topeka friends may call Garland Chapel before 9:30 p.m. Friday.
Mrs Marie Gerstberger 91 longtime Wichita County resident died Tuesday in Kinsley while visiting a daughter. Born January 12 1872 in Johannesthal Austria she came to the United States in 1899 and homesteaded land in Wichita County in 1901. Funeral Thursday 10 am at St Marys Church Marienthal with rosary tonight at Weinmann and burial in St Marys Cemetery.
Mrs Lafe G Henry Leoti aged 87 a pioneer Wichita County resident died Tuesday in a Dodge City Hospital Born June 7 1876 in Sanilac County Michigan she came to Wichita County with her parents in 1887 married Lafe G Henry March 1 1897 at Paola She was a school teacher Survivors include the widower a daughter Inez Bishoy of Leoti a son L W Henry a brother Henry Willis of Leoti and a sister Myrtle Irwin of Flint Michigan Also three grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Funeral services Friday at 10 30 am Weinmann Funeral Home Leoti with Rev F P A OKelley officiating Burial in Wichita County Cemetery
Denver AP report notes a car stolen from Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Nichols last February was found in Los Angeles last August. Nichols repaired the vehicle with new tires and gas, then it was stolen again from the same curb. Mrs. Nichols quipped that thieves could have waited one more day for a wax.
New DeMolay officers for the next term at Garden City Chapter were installed in public ceremonies at the Masonic Temple. Front row figures include Robert Nelson chaplain Jim Concannon junior councilor Mike Collins master councilor and Ken Stoner senior councilor with Terry Jones sentinel. Second row shows Larry Watkins standard bearer Larry Lederer junior steward Jim Terrell marshal Fred Slough preceptor and Alvin Dew as others.
Washington AP coverage shows Sen Richard Russell fearing that a limited fuel car left ban could steer world disarmament without on site inspections. He opposes ratification of the ban on all but underground blasts citing risk of irreversible disarmament without ironclad guarantees from the USSR. Dirksen endorses the pact. Goldwater seeks a delay until Soviet forces leave Cuba. Church calls it a cautious first step away from nuclear war. Dean Rusk warns rejection would bolster Red China's claim that peaceful coexistence is impossible.
Tuesday at 5 13 p m in the 360 block North 8th a station wagon driven by Larry Jay Eves and another car driven by Mrs Alton C Phillips Gardendale. Wednesday at 6 30 a m at South 5th and Elm car driven by Charles Edwin Carroll Jr 615 North 8th.
Garden City area traffic accident noted east of US 50 by-pass on a county road at 1 45 PM involving a car driven by Gary Lee Maupin and a parked vehicle owned by Robert R Reed. Multiple warranty and corporation deeds list transfers in Plaza Acres, Teitelgaum's Addition, Stevens Third Addition, Fairmount Addition, Holmes Third Addition, Walls Industrial District, W T Waelskamp subdivision, East Village First Addition, and Beiderwell's replat.
Lloyd Haag chairman of Finney County Tuberculosis and Health Assn says a new busy bee breed of volunteers will inaugurate a one day Christmas Seal Institute in the Warren Hotel with participation from 22 neighboring counties. The program covers respiratory diseases and tuberculosis as major death causes, urging citizen support. The text also notes Danish Faeroe islands geography.
An Indian Airlines Viscount carrying 13 passengers and crew of 4 crashed and burned 33 miles south of Agra. The government owned carrier said there were no survivors. The flight was from Nagpur to New Delhi with no Americans aboard.
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