The Tribune marks 65th year with long history in Chanute
The Tribune reaches 65 years since its first issue on April 11, 1892. The piece traces growth from a four column folio to today eight columns, noting staff changes, press upgrades, and the paper’s move to a modern plant. Two teens were held after squirting water at Royster Junior High School. one was ordered to leave town, the other released with a warning.
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Tribune
G. M. Dewey
Captain Dewey
Chanute
Daily
Royster Junior High
Independence
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Toll for 1956 Reaches 154
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 154 deaths to date in 1956, with 0 in the last 24 hours, compared to 136 deaths by this time in 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Music and Braise Demonstrations At Scottsdale High
A yesterday program at Senior High School featured music performances and braise demonstrations presented by the Transcribers Society for the Blind of Scottsdale Arizona.
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Transcribers Society For the, Blind
Scottsdale, Ariz
Udall Rebuilds with All Night Tornado Guard System
Udall Kansas posts round the clock guards to sound alarms if another tornado nears. An observation tower southwest of town is manned 6 p m to 6 a m with 114 citizens taking two hour shifts. After the May 25 tornado killed 179 residents, the town rebuilt with shelters in about 75 percent of new homes and a large shelter under the new high school.
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Udall
Red Cross
Wayne Keeley
Pelicans Visit Santa Fe Park Lake Amid Quiet Bird Refuge
Five pelicans alighted on Santa Fe Park Lake as fire chief C. W. Brennan observed a leader dive and brake into a glide before landing in the water. Wild ducks also visited, returning to flight by morning. The lake serves as a bird refuge with hunting or molesting prohibited.
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C. W. Brennan
Montgomery Seeks Reelection to Neosho County Sheriff
Lee H. Montgomery of Neosho County announces a Republican bid for a second term as sheriff in the upcoming August primary. A 12 year peace officer with prior Chanute police service and National Gypsum Company work, he was appointed sheriff in 1948 and elected in 1954. He is a World War I navy veteran, married with two children, and resides in Erie, belonging to the American Legion post and Cedar Lodge Masons.
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Lee H. Montgomery
Neosho County
Montgomery
Chanute
Frank Carlson
L. W
Bill) Drybread
National Gypsum Company
Erie
Mary Lou
John
American Legion Post
Cedar Lodge Masons
Guard Unit Okayed City Moves for El Dorado
El Dorado officials have been notified of approval for a National Guard company, signaling a new military presence in the city. The action aligns with regional defense plans and local civic considerations.
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EL Dorado
Equipment Stolen From Kansas Turnpike Site
Equipment valued at more than $700 was stolen from a Butler County Kansas Turnpike work site, prompting a sheriff's investigation. The report notes the incident occurred at the EL DORADO area and involves county law enforcement.
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EL Dorado
Butler County
Kansas Women’s Republican Club Meets in Wichita
The Kansas Women’s Republican Club holds its annual spring meeting in Wichita on April 13, with plans announced by the board of management.
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Topeka
Board of Manage ‘Ment
The
Kansas Women’s Republican Club
Wichita
New Hospital Wing To Open May First At Neosho Memorial
The Neosho Memorial Hospital board announced a 20 bed wing should be ready for occupancy by May 1. Interior painting is underway. Attending the meeting were hospital administrator Mrs. Elsie Ellis and legal advisor Joe F. Balch. Board members present included Harold Williams, Walter Poor, Lloyd B. Locke, and R. D. Hamjar.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
County Board of Hospital Trustees
Elsie Ellis
Joe F. Balch
Harold Williams
Walter Poor
Lloyd B. Locke
R. D. Hamjar
Fire Explodes Raging Through Colorado Springs Building
A smouldering blaze tore through the Bates Ridg building on Pikes Peak avenue sending five men down a stairway and destroying about a dozen offices and six firms in downtown Colorado Springs. Firefighters halted the fire after about 50 hours, with unofficial losses near one million dollars.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Bates
Pikes Peak Avenue
Colorado
Trouble on Cyprus Not Colonial Problem
British ambassador to the United States Sir Roger Mellor Makins says the Cyprus issue is not a colonial problem. He argues the question is whether sovereignty remains with Britain or is transferred to Greece.
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Topeka
Roger Mellor Makins
United States
Britain
Cyprus
Greece
Loy Reinhart to represent Kansas FFA at national conference
Loy Reinhart Erie state secretary of the Future Farmers of America will represent Kansas FFA at the Young Outdoor Americans conference in Sioux City Iowa April 18 to 20. The event is sponsored by the Izaak Walton League and includes 32 FFA delegates 4 H and Boy Scouts. He is a Kansas State College student and son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Reinhardt.
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Kas
Loy Reinhart
Erie
Future Farmers of America
Kansas
FFA
Sioux City
Iowa
Izaak Walton League
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Ralph Reinhardt
Erie R. J
Kansas State College
Proctor Speaks to Junior College Honor Students
Dr. Alvin H. Proctor head of Pittsburg State College social science department spoke at a Tioga Hotel dinner for Junior College students elected to Sigma Alpha the honorary scholastic society. The event featured two songs by Joan Copeland with Joyce Swanson accompaniment and parents as guests.
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Alvin H. Proctor
Pittsburg State College
Tioga Hotel
Sigma Alpha
Winds Devastate Oklahoma Crops Across Counties
The Soil Conservation Service reports a survey showing 43 700 acres of crops destroyed and 98 500 acres damaged by March winds in Oklahoma, with Stillwater area noted in the regional impact.
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Stillwater
Okla
Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma
Chanute B and L Elects Officers at 70th Year Meeting
Chanute Building and Loan Association re elected all directors during the annual meeting closing its 70th year. Robert N. Allen was re elected president. Floyd L. Johnson and Erma Joe King named vice presidents. Marian Shike and Jean Mitchell re elected as assistant secretaries. Wilbur R. Thompson joined as director. Open house planned April 28 to mark seven decades of operation with gifts for visitors. The group, serving about 3,400 customers, reported near a million dollars in new loans and a 30 percent asset increase in the past year amid strong homebuilding demand.
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Byers
Allen
Johnson
Erma Joe King
Marian Shike
Jean Mitchell
Thompson
Gordon Barker
Bank robbery suspect held on bond after FBI capture
FBI agents arrested 43 year old parole violator William Radkay as the third man in a 62 204 robbery of a Flint Michigan bank last Friday. He was found hiding in a southwest Chicago apartment closet and is unarmed.
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Chicago
FBI
Flint
Mich
William Radkay
Missing Tribune Delivery Instructions
Notice directs readers to contact their carrier if the Tribune is not received and provides an after hours number 700 for calls after 6 p.m. to resolve delivery issues.
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Tribune
Officials Doubt Troop Request To Halt Raids
Washington officials discounted the prospect of President Eisenhower asking Congress for authority to deploy U S armed forces in the Middle East unless the Israeli Arab conflict worsens. They said diplomacy remains the main effort to avert a crisis, with no immediate plan for standby powers.
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Eisenhower
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Middle East
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Red China
Formosa
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Egypt
White House
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Plane Crashes Kill Six Texans in Mexico Flight
Six Texans were killed when their small plane crashed into an extinct volcano near Jalapa, Mexico. Police in Lubbock identified five: Ray Watson, Levelland sport store owner. Paul Lawrence, Big Spring pharmacist owner. Morris Davis, co-owner of a Lubbock prescription lab. Charles C. Coffee, Lubbock farmer. Quinn Henry, Lubbock pilot. The sixth man was not definitively named. Arthur Chase and Weldon George said he was to be the co-pilot. The party of 11 men included a two-plane fishing party. five were aboard the second plane, which did not crash.
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Jalapa
Mexico
Here
Lubbock
Tex
Ray Watson
Levelland Sport
Paul Lawrence
Big Spring
Morris Davis
Charles C. Coffee
Quinn Henry
Woman Walks Into Glass Window at Sheriff's Station
Mrs. Cecelia Tomp, 42, of Downey, excited to fetch her 14 year old son, walked through a plate glass lobby window at a Firestone sheriff's station. She was treated for gash injuries to her right arm and forehead. Deputies say the window was closed and she did not realize she was entering it.
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Los Angeles
Cecelia Tomp
Firestone
Reservoir Planned Near Hermitage Faces House Request
Washington reports the White House will ask Congress for 500000 dollars to start construction of the Pomme de Terre reservoir near Hermitage Missouri. Kansas senators have received the notice.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Pomme de Terre
Hermitage
Kansas
Salt of the Sea Is Healthy
Ocean salt carries minerals like iron calcium fluoride and iodine that may prevent anemia rickets tooth decay and goiter. A report to the American Chemical Society cited researchers from the NIH and APHIS noting sea salt is about 70 percent sodium chloride with many other trace minerals and that many peoples who use it avoid iodine deficiency and anemia.
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Dallas
American Chemical Society
Arnold E. Schaefer
Olaf Mickelsen
R. B. Ing
H. R. Sandstead
National Institute of Health
National Institute of Arthritics and Metabolic Diseases
U.S. Public Health Service
Bethesda
GOP Farm Program Faces Uphill Fight
Rep. Martin said House Republicans face an uphill fight to save the Eisenhower era farm program as the House prepared to vote on a Senate House compromise. The plan would raise price supports and expand dairy and crop subsidies, while critics urged changes to avoid a presidential veto.
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Martin
Joff
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Massachusetts
Chappell Announces Candidacy for Neosho County
Walter H. Chappell of Chanute area announces his bid for Republican nomination for County Commissioner from the Third District Neosho County. He cites past service, road improvements and a pledge of fair treatment for all residents including the less fortunate.
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Walter H. Chappell
Chanute
Neosho County
Tioga Township
Danville Township
Chappell
Emporia State College
University of
Aty
Earlton
Thayer
Two Die as Train Hits Gasoline Truck at Florida Crossing
In Fort Green Florida two men from Tampa died when a passenger train collided with a gasoline transport at a crossing. N G Adams and Clifford Ledger burned to death. Conductor L A Kolster and porter William Crosley were hospitalized with burns. One passenger from Ona suffered minor injuries.
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Fla. 1
West Florida
N. G. Adams
Tampa
Clifford Ledger
Wauchula
L. A. Kolsterman
William J. Crosley
Fsom Hampton
Ona
Fla
Weather forecast for Kansas fair and warmer outlook
The Topeka weather bulletin predicts warmer conditions across Kansas with increasing moisture tonight and tomorrow. Light mix of rain and snow expected in the northwest with showers and possible thunderstorms in the east and central areas tomorrow afternoon and night. Temperatures will range from the 30s in the northwest to mid 60s in the southeast with tonight's lows from 26 to 45.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Hill City
Pittsburg
Colorado forecasts bigger winter wheat crop in 1956
Floyd K. Reed, U S agricultural statistician, projected Colorado’s 1956 winter wheat harvest at 50.663 million bushels. The figure sits below the 10 year average of 40.457 million but well above last year’s 16.237 million and 1954’s 17.724 million.
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Denver
Colorado
Floyd K. Reed
U. S
Wichita Man Killed in Car Crash at K-10 Ditch
Horace J. Barnard aged 44 of Wichita, a restaurant worker, was killed when a car left the K-10 highway and crashed into a ditch in Johnson County last night. Police reported the fatality and ongoing investigation.
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Kas
Horace J. Barnard
Wichita
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