Copper wire theft prompts salvage yard alert near Arma
Police warn salvage yard owners to watch for buyers of copper wire after 600 feet of solid copper and 300 feet of 19 strand wire stolen from Sheldon mines west of Arma. Chanute FFA members travel to Kansas State College Manhattan for the Little American Royal to gain exposure for state contests. list of attendees includes Lester Hole and Bob Schultz with instructor Charles Carter Jr.
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Sheldon
Arma
Chanute
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Lester Hole
Paul Johnson
Marion Bailey
Bill Bareis
Gary Berthot
Dean Daniels
Mike Fickel
Gary Naughton
Lou Reinhardt
Quentin Sciler
Bob Schultz
Charles ©. Carter Jr
Forecast shows mild weather with weekend turning showery
Weather outlook for the area calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight then cloudy and windy Sunday with showers late Sunday. Low 50s, high in the upper 70s. A new storm threatens Kansas bringing precipitation statewide, with snow possible in extreme northwest and western border tonight and tomorrow.
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Topekap
Kansas
Coffeyville
Chanute
Pittsburg
Wichita
Emporia
Reading
Osage City
Lyndon
Olathe
Fussell
Dodge City
Garden City
Concordia
Salina
Wamego
Hill City
Hypnotic Drug Aims Safer Sleep Than Narcotics
Dr. Seymour L. Shapiro reports at the American Chemical Society meeting that modified tertiary amyl alcohol compounds yield potential non habit forming hypnotics with strong sleep effects. He notes two-group substitutions lower effective doses and may produce longer sleep with improved safety versus narcotics.
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Cincinnati
American Chemical Society
Seymour L. Shapiro
U.S. Vitamin Corp
Yonkers
N.Y
Shapiro
Shering Corp
Anti Cancer Crusade Underway in Neosho County
Local ACS unit opens annual fundraising drive on April 12 led by county campaign chair Paul Brennecke. Alpha Chi Beta Sigma Phi handles publicity with Mrs Bernard Smith. education efforts run through April with films and cancer dressings. Public officials note Cancer Control Month proclaimed by Eisenhower, Hall and Lightfoot amid strong calls for donations and awareness.
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Ray Walsh
Neosho County
American Cancer Society
ACS
Paul Brennecke
Eisenhower
Fred Hall
Jim Lightfoot
United States
Alpha Chi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Bernard Smith
Roy Gibson
County Educational
D. W. Hoisington
Lester Shepard Joins Neosho Creamery Staff
Lester Shepard, former Neosho county farm agent, is named agricultural adviser for the Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery Association. He assumed duties yesterday and will spend most of his time in field work with milk producers. Shepard served as county farm agent 26 years ago before recently retiring.
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Erie
Lester Shepard
Neosho County
Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery Assa
G. C. Freeley
Shepard
Manslaughter Charge for Coffeyville Doctor
Montgomery County Attorney announces Coffeyville physician Dr. E. O. Squire was arrested on a coroner’s warrant charging manslaughter in the first degree in the death of Mary Midgett, 4, of Independence, after an attempted abortion at an Independence hospital. Squire jailed in Independence and to be arraigned in Coffeyville City Court.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Montgomery County
Tom Crossan
E. O. Squire
Crossan
Mary Midgett
Independence
Squire
Floyd Higgins
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topekak Region 1955
State accident records list two new fatalities in the last 24 hours and 119 to date for 1955 with Lane period 1954 showing 120. One death from a prior accident was not previously recorded.
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Topekap
Kansas
Store Identifies Stolen Items From Local Coffeyville Theft
Clothes found with three suspects south of Thayer are identified as stolen from a Coffeyville J C Penney. Other garments traced to stores in Coffeyville and Iola. Suspects Jimmie Morris and Delorez Thompson jailed at Erie on grand larceny charges. Alma Bernice Wray free on 2000 dollar bond. Morris and Thompson have prior records. Wray has no known record. Case drug ad mentions Old Fashioned Horehound Drops.
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Thayer
Coffeyville
Tom Morehead
Iola
Lee Montgomery
Morehead
J. C. Penney
D. O. Crawford
Jimmie Lee Morris
Delorez Thompson
Tulsa
Erie
Alma Bernice Wray
Morris
Miss Thompson
What Faith Means to Me Courage of Living by MES
The piece defines faith as the courage of daily living and describes turning to prayer in Christ’s name when worry and sorrow press in, citing Hebrews 11 1 and a personal appeal for strength from God. It reflects a devotional tone and personal reflection on faith.
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N. Forest
Paul
Christ
God
Christ the Son of God
Death Toll Mounts From Philippine Earthquake Disaster
The death toll in the southern Philippines earthquake rose to 327 with 254 injured and about five million dollars in crop damage. Most deaths were in Lake Lanao area as a giant wave engulfed villages. 10,000 homeless. President Magsaysay visited Ozamis Dansalan and Iligan and pledged aid. A U S Air Force medical team arrived from Clark Air Base.
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Dansalan
Mindanao
Philippines
Lake Lanao
Lanao
Ramon Magsaysay
Ozamis
Misamis Occidental
Iligan
Balo
Tugaya
Bacolod
Madamba
Ganasi
Madalum
Bayang
Masio
Marantao
Wato
Ozamis City
Lluch
U.S. Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Luzon
Air Tribune delivers papers by air to towns over 36000 miles flown
Chief pilot Dick Funderburgh leads a year old air delivery service that has covered 36000 miles and logged 430 flying hours. It delivered 70800 pounds of papers with only nine weather related cancellations in 312 scheduled flights.
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Dick Funderburgh
Tribune
The
Cqualty
Equator
Near Sabetha
Kansas City
Funderburgh
John Ferguson
Fred Montague
Aeronica
Joe la Heard
Rye
Tension Builds Over Formosa Stand News Analysis
The Formosa crisis deepens as US deliberations on Matsu and Quemoy loom. Reports from American aides in Taipei gauge morale via currency and price signals, sparking fears of a potential withdrawal and its political and military repercussions for Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalist forces.
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Taipei
Formosa
United States
Matsu
Quemoy
Washington
Kari Tankin
Rankin
Tachens
Nanchishan
Chiang Kai-shek
Food Fuel Equipment Airlift to Arctic Area
The United States and Royal Canadian Air Forces will airlift about 750000 pounds of food fuel and equipment to four Arctic weather bases. The spring re supply operation begins next Wednesday and will take about two weeks with long daylight hours enabling near round the clock work.
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Washington
United States
Royal Canadian Air Forces
Arctic
Air Force
Kansas Legislature Works Overtime On Major Bills
Senate and House clash over high school aid and county city disbursement formula as logjam shows signs of breaking. Conference reports approved on small loans labor rules and revised assessment, with governor’s demands shaping the bills. House rejects license-exam bill for agents and Senate shoots down higher bridge spending limit. State water resources board created to study laws and plan conservation.
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Senate
House
Kansas
Hall
Kansas City
Wichita
Lyons
Yates Center
Osage City
Burlington
Russell
Sterling
Great Bend
Motor Vehicle Reciprocity Commission
Korean honors for U S Air Force majors Halley Randal and Billy Cordini er
U S Air Force Majors Halley F. Randal of Mound Missouri and Billy M. Cordini er of Dodge City Kansas received Korean decorations for meritorious services in a ceremony.
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Seoul
U. S. Air Force
Halley F. Randal
Mound, Mo
Billy M. Cordinier
Dodge City
Kas
Festival Ends in Dodge City After Two-Day Event
About 500 entrants wrap a two day music festival in Dodge City Kansas drawing participants from 52 southwestern Kansas high schools.
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Dodge City
Kas
Kansas
Dr. Hilden Gibson Dies at 44 in Kansas City
Dr. Hilden Russell Gibson, 44, chairman of the University of Kansas Department of Human Relations, died last night at Kansas City medical center after a brain operation Tuesday.
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Kansas City
Kas
Hilden Russell Gibson
Department of Human Relations
University of Kansas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Senate Okays Court Proposal in Kansas
The Kansas Senate approved a bill creating a division of the Neosho County District Court with a division in Chanute. The measure, already passed by the House, now goes to Governor Fred Hall. It was among about 75 new laws to win Senate approval before adjournment.
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Neosho County
Chanute
Kansas Senate
Topeka
House of Representatives
Fred Hall
Senate
Accident in Wichita Kills Man and Injures Three
One person died and three were hurt when a car rear ended a parked semi truck near Wichita city units. The deceased is Jesus L. Lopez, 32, of Wichita. Driver Stella M. Magee, 25, sustained minor injuries. Two passengers remain unidentified.
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Wichita P
South City
Wichita
Jesus L. Lopez
Stella M. Magee
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