Local Cancer Crusade Funds Allocation Explained
Neosho County chairman Dean Skinner outlined the uses of sixty cents of every Cancer Society dollar for Kansas state and local cancer control. He detailed the split: sixty percent for state programs, twenty-five percent for national research, twelve percent for headquarters operations, and three percent for medical grants. He noted six hundred scientists trained since 1951 and that the books are audited annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Dean Skinner
Neosho County
Kansas
ACS
County Fund Drive
Student Special for Kansas City Trip
About 80 students joined an all school cinerama excursion aboard a Santa Fe special train en route to Kansas City. The train loaded additional student groups at Bartlesville Independence Coffeyville Cherryvale Iola Garnett. It was to carry around 300 passengers in total, stopped in Chanute at 6:55 am, and is due back at 8:45 pm.
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Santa Fe
Kansas City
Bartlesville
Independence
Coffeyville
Cherryvale
Iola
Garnett
Chanute
Warm Trend In Forecast For Kansas Today
Topeka weather notes a warming trend over the weekend after record low temperatures. Temperatures may rise above freezing, with highs near the low 50s Sunday. Lows tonight range from the mid 20s to mid 30s as variable clouds move across eastern Kansas with a chance of light snow in the northwest tonight and Sunday.
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Topeka
Mercury
Kansas
Goodland
Manhattan
Salina
Wichita
Chanute
Weather Bureau
Emporia
Hill City
Concordia
Demonstrations in Amman Support Nabulsi Oppose US Doctrine
Several hundred protesters filled Amman streets backing outgoing Premier Suleiman Nabulsi and opposing the Eisenhower Middle East doctrine. In New York, Dag Hammarskjold may visit Budapest, but no confirmation is expected as Hungary previously invited him after the 1956 uprising.
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Amman
Jordan
Suleiman Nabulsi
United Nations
N.Y
Hungary
Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
U.N
Hammarskjold
Red
Girls Drum Corps In Colorful Event At School Gym
The Senior High School Drum and Bugle Corps presented its On Parade program in the school gym last night with 23 musical numbers. Intermission featured the Royster Junior High Drum and Bugle Corps and a Modern Dance Club act, drawing applause amid lighting effects. About 500 people attended despite the weather. Helen Anderson directed the event and received a gift. Verda Haines led the Royster corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royster Junior High School
Senior High
Helen Anderson
Chanute High School
GOP Views On U S Budget In Midwest Meeting
Omaha report notes mixed GOP positions on federal spending. Howard Pyle defended the President's budget while Sen. Roman Hruska urged further cuts. Sen. Schoeppel and Rep. Simpson called for reductions as eight-state Republicans meet to map campaign goals. Representatives from eight states attend.
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Omaha
Midwest
Howard Pyle
Roman Hruska
Rneb
Hruska
Andrew Schoeppel
Meade Alcorn
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Jury panel named for Neosho County court term
The May term jury panel for Neosho County district court has been announced. The 36 name roster includes 32 Chanute residents and numerous other communities such as St Paul Galesburg Thayer Parsons and later entries list multiple addresses and jurors like Hilda Haines Pauline Barker Pete Osterfelt and Howard Jenkins.
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Robert D. Ward
S. Evergreen
Myrtle Moffatt
S. Kansas
Charles Smith
James W. Treloggen
S. Western
Kenneth Childers
W. 4Th
John H. Twiner
S. Grant
Robert W. Martin
Marion Ulrich
W. Main
Raymond Friederich
S. Central
Harry Coulter
S. Steuben
L.O. Funk
S. Santa Fe
Florence Hilton
W. Elm
Roy Johnson
Rena Edwards
Bernice Hazel
W. Oak
O. N. Wheelock
N. Forest
Eric — Orlie Herbert
John Hazen
Wes Whitworth
St. Paul
Ed McMains
Latverne Carter
Lee Burnett
Lloyd Speake
Francis Grillot
Stark
George Smith
Arthur Bennett
R. J. Galesburg
James Peterson
Porter Finds Ring at Premiere, Receives Reward
New York a night porter at the Roxy Theater received a $100 reward from actress Terry Moore for returning a $5,000 diamond ring lost during a premiere. Porter Clifford Odle found the ring while sweeping after the show Wednesday night.
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New York
Roxy Theater
Terry Moore
Clifford Odle
Jafter
Tax Deadline Approaches for 1956 Returns in Kansas
Gus F. Koehler Wichita IRS district director urges late filers to mail federal and state income tax returns now to avoid penalties. Wichita office will stay open until midnight Monday, with Kansas City Topeka and Salina offices open until 9 p.m. and others closing at 5 p.m.
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Gus F. Koehler
Wichita
Internal Revenue Service
Hoehler
Kansas City
Topeka
Salina
Editor Publisher Award For Clarence Moody
Three Iowa publishers received master editor publisher awards the highest honor from Iowa newspapermen. Clarence W. Moody 64 editor publisher of the Burlington Hawk Eye Gazette Allen W. Hamblin 66 publisher of the Bedford Times-Press and Carl E. Sexauer 62 publisher of the Ogden Reporter were honored. Moody formerly worked on newspapers at Ottawa Chanute and Hutchinson Kas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarence W. Moody
Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette
Allen W.hamblin
Bedford Times-Press
Carl E. Sexauer
Ogden Reporter
Moody
Ottawa
Chanute
Hutchinson
Kas
Oil and Gas Men Form Eastern Kansas Association
More than 250 oil and gas men met at the Memorial building to form the Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association. A nine member board representing counties was elected and a permanent executive board will include officers and one director from each county. Dee Hampton served as temporary chairman and Alan Willis as temporary secretary-treasurer.
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Kansas
Memorial Building
Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association
Kenneth Keas
Neosho
Pat Murphy
Greenwood
Wendell Weatherbie
Allen
Albian W. Bailey
Wilson
R. L. Mendenhall
Lyon
Roy Williams
Anderson
Art Brigham
Bourbon
G. A. Smith
Montgomery
C. L. Sheedy
Woodson
Dee Hampton
The
Belleaire Oil Corp
Alan Willis
Chanute
Three Minor Traffic Accidents Reported to Police
Three minor traffic incidents were reported yesterday. Two involved backing from downtown parking spots. At Lincoln and Main, 1956 Dodge driven by Robert Harmon and 1955 Ford driven by Lenora Vaughn sustained front and rear damage. A second backing crash at Evergreen and Main damaged a 1949 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Armstrong. A third collision at 527 S. Santa Fe involved a 1950 Ford driven by Gladys Riker and a 1952 Nash driven by Jerry Bauer, damaging rear and front ends.
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Robert L. Harmon
W. Elm
Lenora Jean Vaughn
S. Central
Lincoln
Main
Harmon
Evergreen
F. E. Armstrong
N. Forest
Gladys Fern Parsons
Lavonburg
Gladys Lenore Riker
Jerry Eugene Bauer
W. Main
S. Santa Fe
Riker
Ford
Bauer
Nash
Safe Driving Event Added to Spring Farm Show
Farm Bureau will add a safety driving demonstration to the Spring Farm Show at City Park on May 4 at 1 p.m., before the team pulling contest. Chamber of Commerce Manager Les Matthews said merchant displays are in good shape and urged reservations by April 26.
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Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Les Matthews
City Park
Matthews
Palm Sunday and Holy Week Services Arranged in Community
Palm Sunday observed with church services and musical events including the elementary glee club at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Senior High School auditorium. The Ministerial Alliance schedules Holy Week services Monday through Thursday at 12 30 to 1 p.m. at First Methodist with scripture, music and a short sermon. A three hour Good Friday service is planned at First Methodist. Other churches schedule Holy Week rites including Maundy Thursday Holy Communion at Zion Lutheran and Tenebrae at 7 30 p.m. Grace Episcopal outlines a sequence of Eucharists and devotions culminating in a 24 hour vigil and other services through Saturday and the night watch for Easter.
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Jerusalem
Glee Club
Denominatinn
Ministerial Alliance
First Methodist Church
Ministrial Alliance
Maundy
Zion Lutheran Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Church
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick's
Christ
Mail service cutback to ease as funds flow delayed
Postmaster General Summerfield said reductions must proceed as scheduled despite House committees recommending 41 million dollars to sustain operations through June. Saturday delivery halted, post office windows closed, only rural fourth class offices open, newspapers affected, with full restoration tied to Congress approval and presidential signature.
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Washington
Summerfield
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Unseasonable Cold Weather Sweeps Wide U S
Unseasonable cold weather spreads from the Rockies to the Eastern Seaboard with snow sleet and freezing rain in many areas. Arctic air moves south and east into Gulf and Atlantic states as freezing rain belt extends from New England to the Southern Plains.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Seaboard
Arctic
Gulf
Atlantic Coast States
New England
Plains
Oklahoma- Texas Panhandle
Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Central Rockies
Colaw and McGrail File Parole Applications
Don Colaw of Buffalo and F M McGrail of Chanute have filed for parole after a June 27 district court sentencing in Erie. Colaw received one to five years for a no fund check, McGrail up to five years for grand larceny tied to a lawn mower theft.
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Erie
State
Don Colaw
Rural
Buffalo
F. M. McGrail
Chanute
Colaw
McGrail
Lent Emphasis Urges Selves By Judith Cleaver
High School Senior Judith Cleaver urges Lent as a time for young people to rely on faith and prayer to gain strength wisdom and self discipline. She reminds readers that Easter symbolizes ongoing life and calls for renewed Christian living by youth guided by church leaders and family.
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Judith Cleaver
Judith
God
Ves
Royster Junior High Bands Delight Royster Auditorium
About 400 people attended Royster Junior High School band program at the school auditorium last night. The 70 piece Royster band and 61 piece elementary band featured soloists Danny Donovan Jim Evans David Oyler and Roy Marks with conductor Chanute guest conductor. Special highlights included a flute quartet Jane Evans Tommy Stevenson Sue Tebow Judy Willis and overture and popular pieces performed by the ensembles.
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Royster Junior High
Glenn D. Peake
Joe Rovito
Chanute
Danny Donovan
Jim Evans
David Oyler
Royster
Larry Phil Thompson
Roy Marks
Jane Evans
Tommy Stevenson
Sue Tebow
Judy Willis
Nixon Declines Pratt County Rally Speaking Invite
Vice President Nixon informs Pratt County Republican Chairman Fred Haas that he will not be available to speak at the off year summer rally. Local organizers adjust plans as they notify supporters and seek alternative speakers.
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Pratt
Nixon
Pratt County
Fred Haas
New Gas Bill Promises Change in Federal Gas Pricing
Washington reports a new natural gas bill backed by President Eisenhower. Reps Harris and O Hara propose a “reasonable market price” for gas producers while excluding public utility rate procedures. The measure faces opposition from Sens Wiley and Clark and rekindles producer consumer clashes in Congress. The bill maintains FPC price control at the wellhead, drawing mixed views from industry and critics of past vetoed proposals.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Washington News
Harris
D-Ark
O'Hara
Bill
Congress
Wiley
R-Wis
Clark
D-Pa
Senate
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Supreme Court
Truman
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Update 1957 Toll Climb
State Accident Records Section reports 24 hour fatalities at 1 to date in 1957 reach 140, versus 161 in the same period of 1956. Reflects ongoing toll as drivers face dangerous road conditions statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fire forces evacuation as Lake Erie College burns
About 250 coeds fled in night clothes when Lake Erie College in Painesville Ohio lost College Hall a four story dormitory and part of the adjoining five story building to a blaze that started in the chapel. Officials believe a short circuit sparked the fire and evacuees were sheltered at Garfield Center until the blaze was controlled just before 4 am. Damage estimates were not yet available.
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Painesville
Ohio
Lake Erie College
College Hall
Garfield Center
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Janice Rowning
Charmaine Gieb
U.S
Thayer
Lloyd Baxter Parsons
Bud Marsh, R. 1
Porter
Clarence Moody
Judith Cleaver Is the
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