Comedy of Errors Is Real for Trucker
Trucker Salvatore M Aughiera faced a height problem on the New England Thruway when a 14 foot trailer could not pass toll gates and a bridge clearance over return lanes was too low. Police redirected traffic while he waited and then he sought another route to Stratford Conn with scenery for the American Shakespeare Festival opening of Comedy of Errors.
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New England Thruway
Aughera
Stratford
Conn
Maple Park Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Robert Dorris and family moved back to the neighborhood after time in Fort Worth where he worked for the government. Dorris Shellhorn visited the Hodgdon home. Barbara Krone and children called on her parents the Jones family. Quincy Reed dined at the Horace Jones home. Hummer of Parsons church spoke at Brethren church while Rev Groth led a revival at McCune. Marion Dorris learned her sister Clara Burns is hospitalized in Oklahoma after a fall at her farm near Keys. Senior class hosted a supper at the schoolhouse to fund the annual trip.
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Maple Park
Robert Dorris
Fort Worth
Tex
Dorris Shellhorn
Hodgdon
Barbara Krone
Horace Jones
Quincy Reed
Hummer
Parsons Church
Brethren Church
John Groth
McCune
Marion Dorris
Clara Burns
Oklahoma
Keys
Okla
Miami man misled by wig claim after three car crash
After a three car collision in Miami a man hospitalized in shock said he believed a woman's head was severed. Officials explained the supposed head was only a dislodged wig that fell to the ground.
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Miami
Humboldt City Council Sees New Officers and Easter Egg Hunt
Humboldt mayor Alvin Lassman re seated council members John Mueller Gerald McCall Billings Harwood Wittich and others. New appointments created by the council include police judge Murl Jones city treasurer Martin Bulk and library board members Ed Nord and Kate Moore. An extra humane department employee was hired and plans set for the annual clean up week aligning with national observance. An Easter egg hunt for children through grade six will be held at Community park starting at 10 o clock with age designated areas.
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Humboldt
Alvin C. Lass
Man
Ediger Engineering
Man ‘Co
Wichita
City Hall
Leroy
Wright
John Mueller
Leroy Ward
Roy Wittich
John Wright
Kasan Billings
McCall
Community Park
Ojhn Tjioe
Indonesia
Jola Junior College
Jacob George
Lassman
R. L. Jones
E. R. Williams
Martin Bulk
Ed Nord
Kate Moore
A. J. Truebrood
Robert A. Finney
Gene Miller
John Olson
Gerald McCall
Olson
Mueller
Miller
Billings
Flottman
Harwood
Wittich
Humane Department
Erie Social Roundup Highlights Birth, Cards, and Gatherings
Local notices recap a birthday party for Philip Blaine with family and friends, a Come Lately Pinochle Club gathering with prizes won by Gale Mullen, and a layette shower for Mrs. Merle Davis hosted by Joyce White and Bud Beachner in Kansas City style. Also noted are church circle plans for a memorial, birthday cake celebrations, and several county residents visiting relatives.
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Joe Blaine
Philip
Ben Showalter
Judy John
Joretta Mullen
Mike Grosdidier
Debbie
Danny Dellinger
Patty
Becky
Dana Blaine
Gale Mullen
Come Lately
Bill Dickson
Mullen
Harvey Grundman
Merle Davis
James White
Joyce White
Bud Beachner
Kansas City
Mmes
Roy Tredway
Elsie Coover
LeRoy Hoppus
Eddie Reeves
Bill Giefer
Allen Coover
Paul Coover
Brenda
Leonard Kennedy
Melvin Williamson
Eric
Pat Stover
Edward Wheat
Parsons
John Sidney
Topeka
Ace Sterling
Humboldt
Roger Kensinger
Dale Ewen
Dean Gough
Interstate Pipelines Buy 8.3 Trillion Cu Ft Gas in 1961
Inter state pipeline companies purchased 8,339,355,500,000 cubic feet of natural gas from independent producers in 1961, up about 233 billion from 1960. Producers were paid an average 16.4 cents per thousand cubic feet, totaling 1,371,532,182 dollars, versus 15.6 cents in 1960.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Five States Dominate 1961 Pipeline Gas Purchases
Texas and Louisiana supplied 73 percent of the national sales for 1961 with 43.1 percent and 29.9 percent respectively. Only New Mexico Kansas and Oklahoma reached about or above five percent. Together five states accounted for over 90 percent of total gas purchases by pipelines.
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Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Kansas
Oklahoma
Army ants follow chemical roadways in raid columns
Tropical army ants instinctively map a chemical trail laid by their leaders to organize raiding columns. The pathway guides workers as they converge on prey, ensuring coordinated foraging behavior.
Letter Provides Spare Key After Door Pinged Shut
In Berkeley, Mrs. Willard T. Lovell found herself locked out when her door banged shut. Ten minutes later a letter from her brother Watson H. Wyman of Seattle arrived bearing her spare key, left from a recent visit.
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Berkeley
Calif
Willard T. Lovell
Watson H. Wyman
Seattle
Notice of Hearing In Probate for Rettig Will in Erie Kansas
Petition filed in Neosho County Probate Court seeks admission of the will of Shlip A. Rettig dated March 20 1961 and appointment of Robert L Bailey as executor. Defenses due April 25, 1963 at 10 00 A M in Erie. Failure to appear may yield judgment.
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Chanute Tribune
Stats OF
Kansas
Neosho County
STA
Shilip A. Rettig
Beliveen
State OF Kansas
Robert L. Bailey
P Phi
IP A. Rettig
Erie
Water Impounded in Missouri River Reservoir System
Army Engineers reported the largest volume of water ever stored in the Missouri River main stem reservoirs was impounded by late March. The record flood control achieved the end of March marks a historic level for the system and underscores ongoing water management efforts.
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Omaha
Army Engineers
Missouri River Main Stem
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Allis Chalmers
Wetmore
Dearborn
Bill Riley
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Humboldt City
Erie & Vicinity
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T. W. Schweiger
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N. Lake St
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Indiana
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Margaret Smith
Lawton Circle
Grand Army of the Republic
Lucille Henderson
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Hane Camotarv
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Myrtle Johnson
Wanda Hack
Florida
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Penney
Penney's
Kaynee & Campus
Clothiers
Royce Wells
Robert L. Briley
Balch & Briley Attorneys
Wally Patthank
Ats
Midwest Office Supply
West Main
Gaymode
Pring Ale
Singer
Brookville
Tafter
Singer Sewing Center
MFG. CO
East Main
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