St Paul Residents Stage Cleanup Day After Fire Aid
St Paul residents halted daily routines on Wednesday to clean up town and improve civic spaces. Originating with the PTA, projects included painting the band shell, building a tennis and basketball court, and painting the baseball diamond while brush and rubbish were removed. Businesses closed and upper grades dismissed to assist. Volunteers also aided William Hawkins and his wife after their home burned Monday night. Hawkins had moved to St Paul six weeks ago and his wife, expecting their sixth child, was hospitalized in Fort Scott.
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St. Paul
PTA
City Park
William Hawkins
Hawkins
Fort Scott
Desegregation Step In Oklahoma
In Enid Oklahoma the Oklahoma Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers voted to disband and merge with the white organization. The 29 year old Negro education group dissolved by unanimous vote of 105 delegates. The move followed Mrs W Fred Scott president of the Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers invitation.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
Negro Education Group
W. Fred Scott
Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers
Texas Playboy Is Acquitted
SULPHUR Okla David Fred Hagler Jr 38 a Fort Worth playboy was acquitted by a District Court jury of a murder charge in a case involving an unidentified man found burned in a station wagon on a mountain road near Davis over 18 months ago The jury of 11 men and 1 woman deliberated about five hours before the verdict freeing Hagler a former 23000a year asphalt salesman The state contends Hagler planned a 300000 life insurance fraud and altered his identity after the fire to Dale W Waggoner during a five day trial with 43 witnesses and 64 exhibits.
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Okla
David Fred Hagler Jr
Fort Worth
Tex
Playboy
Davis
Hagler
Dale W. Waggoner
Fair Weather Across Nation With Record Warmth
The AP reports generally fair weather nationwide with only scattered showers and snow flurries. Central New York and New England saw light snow. Texas and New Mexico had light rain. dry conditions prevailed elsewhere. Temperatures rose from the Great Lakes to the Plains, with 80s to 90s in the West and a high of 94 in Thermal California.
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New York
New England
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Northern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Central
Southern Plains
Plains
Southwest
Desert
Roseburg
Ore
Medford
Yakima
Wash
Thermal
Calif
Truman-Daniel Vows Today Honeymoon Trip to Nassau
Margaret Truman daughter of the former president marries Clifton Daniel Jr. in Trinity Episcopal Church Independence Missouri. The couple will honeymoon in Nassau for two weeks and the wedding draws neighbors and media attention. Designer Michel Fontana arrives from Rome to assist with the gown.
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Truman
Daniel
Nassau
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Margaret
White House
Clifton Daniel Jr
Little Trinity Episcopal Church
N. Delaware St
Trinity Episcopal Church
Bess Wallace
Grandmother Wallace
Kansas City
Micel Fontana
Margaret Truman
Rome
Partly Cloudy Area Forecast for Kansas
A forecast predicts partly cloudy skies turning cooler tonight with a high Sunday in the 60s. Low temperatures range 30 to 35 in the northwest and 45 to 50 in the extreme southeast, with Sunday highs in the 60s. A cold front is moving into Kansas tonight, but no severe changes expected. Temperatures yesterday reached into the 70s across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Emporia
Chanute
Hill City
Goodland
Fire Destroys Block of Businesses in Wakeeney Kansas
A major fire in Wakeeney Kansas destroyed seven businesses on the west side of the square. A drug store American Legion hall three appliance stores a jewelry firm and a bakery burned. Two firefighters were injured. Firefighters from Hays Quinter Hill City and Ellis aided with water tanks from oil operators. Residents in Hays could see the smoke column.
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Wakeeney, Kas
American Legion Hall
Gamble
Hays
Quinter
Hill City
Ellis
Wilson Man Killed in West Dorrance Traffic Crash
Charles Ulrich, 49, of Wilson, was killed early today in a traffic accident one mile west of Dorrance Kansas.
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Dorrance, Kas
Jonathan
Charles Ulrich
Wilson
Dorrance
Spring Thaws Flood Manitoba Farms and Towns
Spring thaws flooded thousands of acres across southern Manitoba and forced many farm families from their homes. The Red and Assiniboine rivers neared danger levels as ice jams formed near Portage la Prairie. Curtis Douglas faced the worst flood in 30 years while water flooded MacGregor main street and cut rail road and telephone lines across the region.
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Portage LA Prairie
Man
Manitoba
Assiniboine
Winnipeg
H. L. Henderson
Curtis Douglas
Deadhorse
MacGregor
State Welfare Board weighs direct surplus food distribution
Kansas welfare officials consider direct distribution of surplus foods to welfare clients. Frank Long notes growing congressional pressure for a national program, yet county boards oppose due to added costs. Budget implications and potential 1957 start are discussed.
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State Department of Welfare
State Social Welfare Board
Frank Long
Congress
Long
State Board
Third District Democrats Meet for State Convention
Candidates and party faithful gathered in Chanute for the Third District Democratic convention at the Memorial Building. Speakers include George Hart, Paul L. Aylward, and Henry Smith, with emphasis on farm policy and party harmony ahead of delegate selections.
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George Hart
Wichita
Paul L. Aylward
Ellsworth
United States
Aylward
Chanute
Coffeyville
Hart
Henry Smith
St.Paul
Vera Heath Fof Marion
Kansas
T. Ft. Libert
Paola
Dodge City
Osborne
Holton
Marion
H-Bomb Protest Rejection Considered in U S Officials Say
Washington reports United States officials expect rejection of Russia's protest against upcoming American H-bomb tests in the Pacific. They call the note old and baseless, noting prior UN Trusteeship Council discussion with no support for Russia. The note arrived via Soviet channels after a Moscow radio broadcast.
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Washington
Russia
Pacific
United States
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Moscow
U. N
Pacific Island
Pacific Ocean
U.N
India
Japan
Siberia
Alarm Too Early Shocks Walter Tackett in Kentucky
Lexington resident Walter Tackett reports waking at 5 30 a m to a loud metallic tattoo from a woodpecker tapping a garbage can The quirky scene leaves him seeking a humane way to attract the bird to a tree rather than the can.
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Lexington
Walter Tackett
Tackett
Russians Crack Cold Reception On British Visit
Soviet leaders Khrushchev and Bulganin faced a restrained British welcome as they toured England. The pair emphasized arms race warnings and urged friendship during dinners and visits to Harwell Oxford Chequers and Windsor with a small crowd applauding politely.
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London
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
Britain
Khrushchev
Greenwich
Royal Naval College
Malenkov
Atomic ‘Energy Research Establishment
Harwell
Oxford
Chequers
Eden
Queen Elizabeth II
Windsor Castle
Igor Kurchatov
EUB Buys Rose Acres West Seventh Estate
The Evangelical United Brethren Church announced the purchase of the 942 acre Rose Acres estate on West Seventh. Rev Paul Life said the residence will become an educational building and a sanctuary will be built nearby. Virginia Jones formerly of Chanute sold the property, now in Carmel California. The plan includes platting part of the land for residential lots and repainting the home. After the new church is completed the current sanctuary at Third and Forest will be offered for sale.
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Rose Acres
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Paul Life
Virginia Jones
Chanute
Carmel
Calif
Third
Forest
Slayer of Kansan Surrenders in Honolulu
Francis Y. Akamine seventeen surrendered to Honolulu police admitting a fatal shooting of Pfc William H. Neil of Utah during a beach pavilion fight involving six local youths and three Marines. Akamine claimed the weapon discharged accidentally when his hand was grabbed by a Marine. Neil's parents reside in Mulberry Kansas and the Marine will be buried there.
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Honolulu
Herbert Cockett
Francis Y. Akamine
Utah
Hon ‘Olulu
Cockett
Akamine
William H. Neil
Bragertown
Young Neil
Colonel Neil
Mulberry, Kas
Mulberry
Neodesha Leads with 73 Exhibits at Science Fair
The Junior Academy district fair drew 73 exhibits and 5 papers. Senior High teacher Agnes Crockatt noted top ratings for area students John Boydston Brian Haller and Lyle Clum. Neodesha led with seven highly superior entries. Clum earned ratings for both exhibit and paper with eligibility for next Friday's state meeting at Winfield.
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Agnes Crockatt
John Boydston
Brian Haller
St. Patrick's Junior High
Lyle Clum
Humboldt
Neodesha
Boydston
Haller
Clum
Winfield
Newspapermen Hear Address as Editors Convene in Washington
A three day ASNE gathering in Washington features President Eisenhower’s planned foreign policy speech at a dinner. Adlai Stevenson will address editors at lunch amid Democratic nomination talk. Jenkins Lloyd Jones is set to become ASNE president, with Virginius Dabney advancing to first vice president.
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Washington
Eisenhower
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
CBS
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Tribune
ASNEC
Society
Jones
Navy
Kenneth MacDonald
Des Moines Register
Virginius Dabney
Richmond, Va
Times-Dispatch
Farm Show Booster Trip Sets Off for Spring Event
Chanute boosters in overalls and work shirts kicked off the annual Spring Farm Show booster trip. The caravan left the Memorial Building at 8 30 a.m. heading west with stops at Buffalo Roper Benedict Altoona Thayer Galesburg and Erie for lunch then on to St Paul Walnut Hepler Stark Lavonburg Elsmore Moran LaHarpe and Humboldt.
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Chanute
City Park
Memorial Building
Buffalo
Roper
Benedict
Altoona
Thayer
Galesburg
Erie
St. Paul
Walnut
Hepler
Stark
Lavonburg
Elsmore
Moran
LaHarpe
Humboldt
Knobby Knees Exposed Prompt Shorts Ban
In Portland Oregon yesterday with temperatures near 80 degrees groups of high school boys in two city schools wore Bermuda shorts. Officials determined the knee exposure was inappropriate and ordered the boys to return to long pants before day’s end.
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Portland
Ore
Stevenson Kept In Tight Race Across Three States
Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver were reported neck and neck in Oregon Florida and California primaries. Democratic insiders described a toss up with write in effort in Oregon and Florida watchers noting conflicting polls while Kefauver held little in Oregon and Florida.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Oregon
Florida
California
Democratic National Committee
David Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Kefauver
Portland
Ore
Monroe Sweetland
Jacob M. Arvey
Illinois
British Curfew Tightens as Cyprus Violence Escalates
British authorities sealoff northern Cyprus, barring vessels from curfewed territorial waters after a night of violence. Twelve villages already under strict curfew as gunmen kill a Cyprus Mines Corp. official and wound two others. Governor Harding orders closure to prevent insurgent escape from a 50 square mile area.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Cyprus Mines Corp
John Harding
Miss Lucy to Wed Dallas Minister in Dallas
Miss Autherine Lucy 26 once expelled from the University of Alabama after campus race riots is to be married to a Texas minister in Dallas tomorrow.
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Dallas
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
Texas
UN Chief Sees Path Forward in Middle East Peace Effort
Dag Hammarskjold, in Beirut after four days of talks with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem, voiced confidence the peace process is on track. He announced a cease fire between Israel and Egypt and planned visits to Jordan and Syria to secure similar pledges amid border clashes and Gaza tensions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
U. N
Jerusalem
Hammarskjold
Cairo
Jordan
Syria
Israel
Judean Hills
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Italian Coast Set to Greet Honeymooners
Italian townsfolk and authorities watch for Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III as their yacht Deo Juvante II may visit Portofino or Capri Caprese hotels prepare suites while Capri’s port captain awaits a possible arrival and Italian police stand ready in full dress.
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Portofino
Italy
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier III
Monaco
Capri
Naples
Grace
John B. Kelly Sr
Philadelphia
George Davis
John B. Kelly Jr
Venice
Bowyer Quits County Post
Erie board of county commissioners announced the resignation of Wendell H. Bowyer as county clerk effective June 1. Deputy Clerk P. W. Kyle will fill the vacancy until a successor is elected. Bowyer leaves to enter private employment after a third term service. Kyle, deputy since July 1949, previously ran a hardware and furniture store for 45 years before selling in 1946. He does not plan to seek election.
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Erie
Wendell H. Bowyer
P. W. ‘Kyle
Board of County Commissioners
Bowyer
Kyle
Too Many Children Meet With Policemen
About 400 children crowded St. Joseph police headquarters for a lecture by Edward C. Burke assistant chief of detectives. The turnout caused unrest and Burke cut the talk short. The program Know Your Policeman will not resume until larger quarters are available.
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ST. Joseph
Edward C. Burke
Burke
Godfrey Show Ends After July 25 Telecast
New York Arthur Godfrey will discontinue his Wednesday night television variety show Arthur Godfrey and His Friends after the July 25 telecast.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
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