Sixty Petitions For Play Plan Signed by 60
The Community Council recreation committee reports 60 of about 100 petitions on the city recreational program returned with 607 signatures. To place the proposal on the August ballot 225 valid signatures are needed. If approved, a levy up to one mill could finance the program. Kenneth Wilson resigns as committee chairman to take a teaching post at Hays High School. no successor named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Wilson
Wilson
Hays High School
NDEA
Oleva Lewis
Fisher
Miss Lewis
Ashley Seeks Re election as Neosho County Attorney
Richard L. Ashley 35 of 946 Highland announced his candidacy for a second term as Neosho County attorney subject to the Republican primary in August. A Cha nute native and KU alumnus, he has practiced law since 1952 and serves in multiple local organizations.
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Richard L
Dick) Ashley
Highland
Neosho County
Ashley
Chanute
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Air Force
S. G. Ashley
S. Central
Stephen
Julia
Melinda
American Legion
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Elks Club
Republican Clubs
Red Cross
Civil Defense
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
The
Knights of Columbus
Kansas State Bar Assas
Car Out of Control on Santa Fe Destroys Pole
Rex A. Baker of Dallas suffered minor injuries when his 1959 Olds veered after dozing at the wheel at 3 p.m. near 9th and Santa Fe. The pole snapped and lay across the car. it was owned by a Dallas photographic company. Baker faced a reckless driving citation for a police court hearing.
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Rex A. Baker
Dallas
9Th
Santa Fe
Baker
Newton Man Killed In Pickup Crash
A passenger died when a pickup went out of control on U S highway 50 about ten miles northeast of Newton and overturned. Albert E. Welty, 26, of Newton, was killed in the crash.
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Newton
Kas
Albert E. Welty
Senior High Band Enters Festival at Independence
The Senior High School band, 52 strong, will join the Southeast Kansas League Band Festival in Independence tomorrow. Leland Clapson, band director, announced eight league bands will rehearse under William Altimari of Atchison, followed by a 7:30 p.m. mass concert in the high school auditorium and special numbers by Kansas State College music students. Band members depart by bus at 7:30 a.m.
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Independence
Leland Clapson
William Altimari
Atchison
Music Department
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Carpenters Council Opens 40th Kansas Convention
Approximately 125 delegates and guests gather at the Tioga Hotel for the Kansas State Council of Carpenters 40th annual convention. Gov George Docking planned to speak at 2 p.m. as the three day meeting begins with a general session and welcome efforts from local officials.
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Kansas State Council of Carpenters
Tioga Hotel
George Docking
Walter Said
General Office
Dalice Rush
Ebur Schultz
Chamber of Commerce
Joe, Melnyk
Lige Matlock
W. H.payton
Carpenters’ Union
William T. Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Wilson
Kansas City
Lydia Snyder
Olathe
W. H. Payton
Carpenters
Charles M. Miller
Topeka
State Council
Kan
Tribune
Coed climber saved as two students still missing on Long Peak
Estes Park Colorado AP reports Jane Bendixon 18 a University of Colorado sophomore was rescued after frostbitten feet and cuts from a storm on Long Peak. Two men David L. Jones 18 and Prince D. Willman 23 remain missing with subzero temperatures and no sleeping gear adding to the danger.
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Estes Park
Colo
Long Peak
Jane Bendixon
University of Colorado
Colorado Rockies
University At Boulder
David L. Jones
Webster Groves
Bendixon
Davenport
Iowa
N. L. Sutherland
Allens Park
Here
James A. Greig
Glenview
Ill
Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
Boulder
Partly Cloudy Warm Outlook Across Kansas
Forecasters expect partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures in Kansas with highs in the 75 to 80 range. A front brings potential thunder storms tonight and Friday, but cooling should be minor and rainfall not widespread. Scattered light rain was noted midweek, with the heaviest around .03 inch at Russell. highs Wednesday ranged from 70 to 77 across Ola, Goodland, and Abilene.
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Topeka
Kansans
Weather Bureau
Russell
Olathe
Goodland
Abilene
Concordia
Bowles to Address Kansas Democrats in Topeka Rally
Rep. Chester Bowles the newly named chairman of the convention platform committee will speak at the Kansas Democrats annual Jefferson Jackson Day rally in Topeka AP WICHITA Bowles outlines party positions and boosts campaign momentum for the state gathering.
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Wichita
Chester Bowles
D-Conn
Kansas
Topeka
Commanding Officer At KOP Transferred
PARSONS AP Capt. James R. Bryant, commanding officer of the Kansas Ordnance Plant at Parsons, announced his transfer to Ft. Meade Maryland effective May 22. Bryant came here from Munich Germany a year ago and will go to the Maryland post as chief of ammunition section of the 2nd Army. No successor at KOP has been announced.
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Parsons (Ap
James R. Bryant
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Parsons
Ft. Meade
Bryant
Munich
Germany
Maryland
2Nd Army
Kop
Cigarette Shipments Rise to February Record
NEW YORK AP reports February cigarette shipments reached 35.2 million 1000-unit lots, up 1.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Tobacco Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tobacco Assa
Prison Term Ends for Union Boss Callanan
Onetime Boilermakers Union leader Lawrence Larry Callanan is tentatively set to leave Leavenworth Prison on April 30 after serving five years of a federal labor racketeering conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Boilermakers
Lawrence
Larry) Callanan
Leavenworth
Apparent Low Bid For Ottawa Project
OTTAWA Kan AP List and Clark Construction Co of Kansas City submitted the apparent low bid Wednesday for the second and final stage of flood protection works. The bid totals 1 919 252 50 and covers 1 7 miles of levees and 1 300 feet of flood walls on the Marais des Cygnes River. Six other firms bid on the project with a government estimate of 1 962 245 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
AP — List &Clark Const. Co
Kansas City
Marais Des Cygnes
Census Taker Gets an Itch To Speed Job
Hutchinson AP recounts census takers facing oddities as they interview residents. A Hutchinson woman felt a crawling itch during the visit and fled to a bathtub chasing lice. A Wellington household had a wife abroad answering at 68 cents a minute. One resident refused entry, answering from the front yard while a dog bit the enumerator in an accident report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Donald Dirks
Dirks
Wellington
California
City Spraying Against Dutch Elm Disease Under Way
Night spraying begins about 7 o’clock in the northeast part of town under Frank Tichenor. Weather allows, with daytime rounds as conditions permit, as crews move westward across the north section and then south of Main Street. Authorities aim to notify residents of spray zones to protect washing, cars, and other property from drift.
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Frank Tichenor
Tichenor
Main
Three Teachers Quit. Board Hires Three New Instructors
At a special meeting the school board accepted resignations from Kenneth Wilson Robert Nelson and Jane Jackson and approved three new hires Barbara Keller Ray Zumalt and Elizabeth Cooper. The board also bought a tallescope for 509 dollars and planned pursuing 7500 in NDEA equipment funding.
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Kenneth Wilson
Royster Junior High
Robert Nelson
Royster
Jane Jackson
Murray Hill
Wilson
Anderson
Zumalt
Minneapolis
Kan
Cooper
Buford Fisher
Satellite Echo to Revolutionize Global Communications
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson said the United States will launch a communications satellite on May 5. The 100 foot aluminum Echo sphere will reflect radio waves, enabling long distance transmission and broader TV reach, signaling a future of global, simultaneous programs in every living room.
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Houston, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
United States
Docking Files For Third Term As Kansas Governor
Gov George Docking formally filed today for the Democratic nomination for a third term. He paid the $165 fee and is expected to run unopposed in a bid to steer a Democratic House and Senate. GOP contenders include Atty Gen John Anderson and others. Docking previously led two terms and opposed capital punishment in some cases.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
GOP
John Anderson
William Addington
Elkhart
McDill
Huck) Boyd
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Bobby Joe Spencer
Spencer
Kansas City
Kas
Senate
Anderson
Kennedy Says Religion Not Political Issue in Campaign
Senator John F. Kennedy urged editors to keep religion in perspective amid the Democratic nomination race. He denied being a Catholic candidate and argued the press should report all public interest facts while not questioning his fitness for office. He rejected the idea of a religiously influenced presidency or a VP bid to avert a Catholic split. He also noted opposition to Vatican involvement and cited past remarks by Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Wisconsin
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
West Virginia
Boat Stolen From River Mooring At City Water Plant
Police report a 14 foot fiberglass boat taken from a mooring place at the river water plant. Stolen also were fishing gear from a car trunk belonging to Marion Bogle at 1617 S Highland, including a minnow bucket rods reels tackle box cane pole and lantern. Earlier this week two spare tires and wheels and four hubcaps were stolen from three cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brennan
Marion Bogle
S. Highland
Mrs Ava F Jeffrey Seeks Re election as Register of Deeds
Erie resident Mrs Ava F Jeffrey announces Republican candidacy for Neosho County Register of Deeds to the August primary. widow of WWI veteran Lee W Jeffrey, member of Erie Federated church American Legion Auxiliary and Rebekah Lodge. She pledges courteous service and to use past experience to serve taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava F. Jeffrey
Erie
Neosho County
Register of Deeds
Jeffrey
Lee W. Jeffrey
Erie Federated Church, American Legion Auxiliary
Rebekah Lodge
Office of Register of Deeds
Daylight Saving Time Sunday Across Many Areas
About half the nation will set clocks forward at 2 a.m. Sunday as Daylight Saving Time begins. Most of the 91 million Americans using extra daylight will return to Standard Time in late October, with some areas staying on daylight time or ending summer time earlier. Hawaii and Alaska will stay on Standard Time. Some states and regions face mixed observance or local options, while several states and the Northeast will switch as scheduled.
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Associated Press
Hawaii
Alaska
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Oklahoma
Indiana
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
D.S.T
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Iowa
West Virginia
Missouri
Florida
Eglin Air Force Base
Washington
Oregon
California
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Maine
Illinois
New Jersey
Rhode Island
D.C
Injuries Fatal At Fort Scott
Harold Franklin Anthony 38 of South Gate California died Wednesday from injuries from a Saturday two car crash at a Fort Scott street intersection. His 12 year old son Bob was injured in the same accident as they visited his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Anthony.
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Fort Scott
Harold Franklin Anthony
South Gate
Calif
Bob
Anthony
Frank Anthony
Draft call set at 62 in Topeka report
AP reports Kansas June draft call at 62 men, the smallest number this year, announced by Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell in Topeka.
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Topeka
Kansas
Joe Nickell
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Newton Man
Wasser
Carpenters Council
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Willard Murphy
Afl-Cio
Marcella S. Beatty
Committee On Political Education
Washington, D. C
Goldia Larcom
Augusta
OCAW
Man
University
Prince D. Willman
Fort Smith, Ark
Willman
Miss Bendixon
Jones
Bowles
Earth
Johnson
Interst
Mrs
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