Deer Venison Sent to Elm Acres Home After Truck Hit
A deer killed by a truck near Erie on US 59 was donated to Elm Acres Children's Home in Girard. Gene and Kenneth Simmons alerted the sheriff, who hauled the carcass to Miller locker plant for processing. Sheriff Neely and state Game Protector Cullen delivered the processed meat, with the bill for processing. The venison dressed at 80 pounds, though one quarter was damaged and discarded.
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Erie
Here
Elm Acres
Girard
Sheriff's Office
Gene
Kenneth Simmons
Sheriff’s Office
George Neely
Bill Strukel
Crawford County
Bob Cullen
Neely
Road Work Bid Opening Here April 23
The state highway commission will open bids April 23 for 10.6 miles of asphaltic concrete surfacing on US 69 in Crawford county and for 315 miles of maintenance resurfacing on other highways in southeast Kansas. Plans include widening US 69 to 24 feet with hot mix asphalt and five-foot shoulders.
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State Highway Commission
Crawford County
Kansas
Crawford-Bourbon County
Alma
Arma
Allen County
Lola
Woodson County
Wilson County
Fredonia
Roper
Neosho County
Wells Resigns as In Home Economics Agent
Shelby Wells of Neosho County resigns from her position effective Saturday due to marriage to Don Perkins of Howard. She has served Neosho County since July 1961 on K47 K39 K37 and US75 routes with the extension council and no successor has been hired.
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Shelby
Neosho County
Medical Care Bill Advances Toward Kansas Governor
The Kansas House approved the Kerr-Mills based medical aid bill 24-22, sending it to Gov. John Anderson. It would assist seniors not on welfare with hospital and medical costs, funded by about 1 million dollars in federal funds and 400 thousand dollars from state and local sources.
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Kansas
John Anderson
House
Senate
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Supreme Court
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
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Department of Administration
Department of Economic Development
Highway Department
Legislative Council
Kansas Judicial Council
William M. Ferguson
Board of Agriculture
Policemen Returned as Hillsboro Restores Police
Hillsboro resumes police coverage after city council hires two officers following a weekend without on duty. Police Chief Lee Westhafer remains hospitalized from injuries in a traffic accident. One officer quit last week and another was fired.
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Hillsboro
Kan
Lee Westhafer
Californian Killed in U S 24 Collision near Colby
An elderly Californian was killed and five others injured when two cars crashed one mile east of Colby Kansas on U S 24 Wednesday night. Victim Henry Suppas, 79, Cloverdale California, died in the wreck.
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Colby
Kan
Here
U. S. 24
Henry Suppas
Cloverdale Calif
Weather Forecast for Kansas Turns Warmer Friday
Partly cloudy through Friday with a small warming trend. Lows tonight 40 to 45, highs Friday near 70. Most of Kansas expected partly sunny skies and strong northerly winds shift from the south with Wednesday highs around 57 to 68 and lows from the 20s to 40s across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Garden City
Service station attendant shot twice in head during holdup
Orville Ussery 32 near Tonganoxie Kansas says two men forced him to lie on the floor, one fired a .22 rifle twice, first in the mouth then in the back of the head. Robbers fled with 250 to 300 dollars from the cash register. Ussery in fair condition at a hospital after staggering to seek help.
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Kansas City
Orville Eugene Ussery
Tonganoxie
Kan
Ussery
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reads Like Bridge Note
A brief note asks if the deck was cut deep or thin before four perfect hands of bridge were dealt in a playful intercepted letter to Cha. The missive ends with Yours.
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Cha
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Thursday in Topeka. April figures show 1063 98 for 1962 period. Comparable period shows 115 deaths in 1962.
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Topeka
Kansas
Blue-Eyed Aerialist Tops Circus Star at 18
18 year old Vicki Unus, billed as La Toria, debuts as a star in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey in New York. Daughter of a circus veteran, she demonstrates a 25 foot high wrist-strap act developed during four years of high school training in Sarasota. Her moment at Madison Square Garden capped the 93rd season opening, though a loose rigging limited her to 110.
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la Toria
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Franz F. Unus
Sarasota
Fla
Madison Square Garden
Unus
Four-Woman Bridge Hand Becomes One in 635 Billion
In Greybull Wyoming a bridge party produced four players each holding a perfect one suit hand. Mrs. Crane dealt clubs Jean Reed hearts Knudson diamonds Plummer spades Plummer won after bidding seven spades. A similar quartet of perfect hands was reported March 30 in Kankakee Illinois.
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Greybull
Wyo
United States
The
W. G. Crane
Jean Reed
L. Anudson
W. R. Plummer
Mrs. Crane
Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Knudson
Police Bonds and Fines Jump in March Summary
The March police summary shows bonds and fines rose from 356 in February to 610 in March, totaling 1 126 for the year through April 1. Parking meter penalties edged up to 280 with 765 in three months and 1 281 tickets issued in March. Calls for service climbed to 226. 1 felony and 84 misdemeanor arrests occurred, including five intoxication and three driving while intoxicated. Traffic activity included 39 summonses with varied violations. 12 traffic accidents left three injured. Animal control reported 33 dogs picked up in March, 109 for the year, with one reclaimed, seven placed in homes, 19 killed, and 25 on hand. Patrol cars logged 9 949 miles and 952 gallons used. Prisoner meals totaled 86 for the three months.
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Animal Control
Animal Control Officer
Big Drop In Jobless In March
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent in March, the largest monthly decline in over four years. Unemployment dropped from 4,918,000 in February to 4,501,000 in March, while employment rose to 67,148,000, an increase of 790,000. The idle total stood 119,000 higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Labor Department
Legislature Won't Adjourn Till Next Week in Kansas
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature delayed adjournment to at least Tuesday as work on a school program stalls final action. Sen Paul Wunsch says the education plan blocks closing the session with revenue and appropriation measures. The Senate may act on reapportionment next week and consider a House bill reducing membership from 125 to 105, amid legal questions.
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Kansas
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Senate
Wunsch
John Anderson
House
Ally
Reinhardts from Erie named Kansas Master Warmer Homemaker couple
Neosho County couple Mr and Mrs Ralph Reinhardt of Erie are among five statewide recipients named Master Warmer Homemaker of 1962. They own a 565 acre dairy farm east of Chanute and built a modern home largely by their own labor. Their son Richard is a herdman in Zurich and Loy is a 4-H agent in Cherokee County. The award banquet will be hosted by Kansas State University and Kansas State Chamber of Commerce in Manhattan.
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Neosho County
Ralph Reinhardt
Erie
Russell
J. T. Lear
Garden City
Peter O'Brien Jr
St. Francis
K-State Extension Service
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Kansas State University
Manhattan
State Chamber of Commerce
Reinhardt
Chanute
Reinhardts
Big Creek
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