Weekend Crime and Relief Reach Chanute
Left Hand area reports show thieves stole two red lanterns from a sidewalk project and a purse from a Main Street car while a stop sign was torn up. Fire gutted a house at 533 N Central while lodge members organized aid, and the Spring Farm Show announced a 19-town itinerary with a three day run and a large tent erection this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Robertson
Kansas
Carl Kimble
Lodge
Ed Kimble
N. Central
Floyd Bray
Bray
Frank Hatinett
Kenneth Freidline
O. C. Freidline
Paul Lowe
Glen Strange
John Gorton
Emmet Bolze
Walter Hildebrand
Jack Hadley
Elmer Wehlage
Erie
Iola
Gas City
Porterville
Officers Seek Identified Suspect In Early Morning Assault
Neo sho County and Chanute officers search for a man 26 to 30, 180 to 200 pounds, wearing coveralls and socks, suspected of entering a home at 4 45 a m to assault an Earlton woman and abduct her at gunpoint. A 38 caliber pistol was used and a wristwatch found at the scene. The report parallels a recent El Dorado case involving a teenage babysitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County
Chanute
Earlton
Lee Montgomery
John Phelps
Tom Morehead
Montgomery
Morehead
Lige Matlock
el Dorado
Flood Braces Idaho Cities as Spring Runoff Mounts
Flood fighters brace in Boise and six Idaho communities for the first major spring runoff from one of the heaviest mountain snow packs in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
French Planes Bombard Rebel Bands in Western Algeria
Aircraft from France attacked two large rebel bands in the Tlemcen area near the Moroccan frontier. French sources said more than 30 planes conducted the two hour machine gun assault Sunday.
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Algiers
Algeria
Tlemcen
Thumb-sucking and nail biting linked to adult habits
Dr Maury Massler cites thumb sucking and nail biting as normal tension-relief behaviors, comparing cigar puffing and gum chewing to these habits. He urges understanding in addressing persistent thumb sucking beyond ages three to four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Maury Massler
University of Illinois’ College of Dentistry
Massler
Oklahoma State Dental Assn
Illinois
Third District Demos Elect Delegate Slate
Third District Democrats elected a four member delegate slate to the national convention. Shelton Propst of Chanute heads the group with D. J. Saia Frontenac Wilma Charlesworth Coffeyville and Wilbur Marten Cedar Vale. Alternates include Albert Wilson Arkansas City and Denver D. Hargis Coffeyville mayor. Six resolutions urged state party reforms and fiscal restraint while speeches highlighted governor candidates and farm price parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County
Conflab
Shelton Propst
Floyd Kelley
Chanute
Don Harding
Erie
Tribune
Harry H. Kent
Galena
Propst
D. J. Saia
Frontenac
Crawford County
Wilma Charlesworth
Coffeyville
Wilbur Marten
Cedar Vale
Albert Wilson
Arkansas City
Denver
D. Hargis
Chicago
Frank Theis
Wichita
Washington
Howard Elrod
Burden
Jim Shaw
A L. Foster
Parsons
Alvin Proctor
Pittsburg
Kansas
Robert Briley
W. W. Monypeny
Winfield
Richard Liebert
George Docking
Lawrence
Fred Kilian
Wamego
George Hart
Paul Aylward
Elsworth
Martyn Korf
Burdett
U. S
Henry M. Smith
St. Paul
Smith
Warner Moore
Sedgwick County
Ralph Gilchrist
Leigh Warner
Cimarron
Pralle Accepts College Post
The Rev. Fred Pralle, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will join Concordia Teachers College River Forest Ill as religion instructor effective July 1 He announced the decision to his congregation in a pastoral letter after a month of deliberation The Lutheran college trains teachers for the church system Zion will appoint an interim pastor during the vacancy Pralle has served three years after coming from Alamo Texas and had also been asked to serve Hope Lutheran Church in Topeka Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pralle
Zion Lutheran Church
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Ill
Pralle
Concordia
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Chicago
Hope Lutheran Church
Topeka
Zion
Alamo
Texas
New Red Look Under U S Test Of Action Proof
President Eisenhower outlines a U S test of Russia's peaceful aims and calls for ending Stalin era wrongs such as Germany Korea and satellite regimes He notes uncertainty in Asia and praises cold war victors while proposing a rotating advisory board of private citizens for foreign policy guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
Germany
Korea
Asia
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Open House Saturday at Chanute Building & Loan
The Chanute Building & Loan Assn will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to mark 70 years of operation. Visitors will tour updated offices and meet officers directors and staff including new staffer Wendell H Bowyer and new director Wilbur Thompson. Gifts will be given and no business conducted besides savings account openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Building & Loan Assn
Main
Santa Fe
Robert N. Allen
Wendell H. Bowyer
Wilbur’ Thompson
Allen
Association
Chanute
Rescuers Find Miner Body After Utah Cave-in
Rescuers locate the body of mine foreman Joseph Otterstrom 58 near the shelter where his crew were saved last week after a coal mine cave-in in Sunnyside Utah. He died crushed beneath rubble from a localized tremor. Surviving crew members are Lovell Marion Golding 39 Joe Archulette 43 and Lloyd Heath 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyside
Utah
Joseph Otterstrom
Lovell Marion Golding
Joe A. Archuletta
Lloyd A. Heath
Chanute Students Enter 73 Exhibits at District Fair
Chanute students contributed over 20 entries to the Junior Academy of Science district exhibition here Friday led by Royster Junior High. Notables include John Boydston and Brian Haller with superior and excellent ratings on blood cell models, geological and chemistry papers, and solar system studies. Other schools like Neodesha sent seven superior ratings among 73 exhibits and 51 papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Junior Academy of Science
Royster
John Boydston
Brian Haller
St. Patrick’s
Boydston
Haller
Stephen Fickel
Robert Baughn
Martha McGuffey
Superior
John York
Eddie McGinnis
David Toland
Virginia McCoy
Anna Myer
Bill Wiggags
Jim Ellis
Jim Allen
Freddie Lee Primmer
Carolynn Ahlf
Phyllis Carder
Barbara Balch
Barbara Thompson
Nancy Oyler
Leroy Wehlage
Frances Henderson
Stephan ‘Dahlgren
Bob Coomes
Kathryn Hoepker
Sharon Williams
Susan Janzen
Shirley Russell
Karen Robertson
Juanita Moon
Naomi Bean
Helen Carder
Peggy Ostrander
Humboldt
Neodesha
Pittsburg
Open House Showcases New Kansas Highway Office Complex
About 450 to 500 visitors toured the new fourth division office building and materials laboratory at 405 W. 14th. J. R. Cheney and Walter Johnson attended, with G. A. Sutton noting a Udall dedication prevented Gov. Hall from attending. Frank Harch Jr. missed due to illness. Maps, state points of interest folders, and a highway patrol traffic booklet were given to entrants. The maintenance department remained open in the former building. Construction cost was about 135000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Fourth Division
G. A. Sutton
Udall
Fred Hall
Frank Harch Jr
Kansas
Highway Patrol
State Highay Commission
Charles Broadwell
J. R. Cheney
Ruth Stafford
Thayer
Tribune
Family of Seven Perishes in Fire in Rome New York
A two story frame home in Rome New York burned last night killing seven members of the Skibitski family. Victims include Alex Skibitski 47 his wife Angela about 41 and their children Barbara 10 Peter 8 Suzanne 7 David 5 and Mary Ann 3 all believed asleep when the flames swept through the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
N.Y
Mohawk Valley
Alex Skibitski
Angela
Barbara
Peter
Suzanne
David
Mary Ann
Typhoon Thelma Threatens Formosa Coast
Southeast Formosa faced potential damage as typhoon Thelma moved toward the coast. Officials warned residents to prepare for strong winds and heavy rain and to monitor weather updates for possible warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Thelma
Dulles Urges NATO Expansion for Free World Unity
Secretary of State Dulles urged stronger Western unity and expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance beyond a military pact. He called for economic development and greater independence with U S backing, aligning NATO with the broader Marshall Plan era goals to counter Soviet militarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
NATO
New York
iThe Associated Press
Traffic Fatalities Reported in State Records
Topeka Kansas lists traffic fatalities by the State Accident Records Section for the last 48 hours and year to date in 1956 versus the same period in 1955. Totals show 2 fatalities in the latest period, 173 year to date for 1956, and 148 year to date for 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Rain Prospect Dims as Cooler Weather Arrives in Kansas
The forecast calls for occasional rain or snow tonight and Tuesday with cooler temperatures across Kansas. Lows tonight dip to the 30s from Topeka to Wamego, high tomorrow in the 40s to 50s, and widespread cool weather expected to linger after a day of clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Wamega
Wichita
Boy 11 Kills Family Then Surrenders to Police
In Mansfield Connecticut an 11 year old boy with poor eyesight shot dead his mother Beatrice 41 his father Richard 42 and his older brother Richard Jr at their rural home. He later told police he feared reform school and was committed to Norwich State Hospital for a 30 day mental evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Conn
Robert Curgenven
Hartford
Robert
State Hospital
Norwich
Harry Taylor
Richard Jr
Richard
Beatric
Soil Bank Compromise Outlined by Ellender in Senate
Senator Ellender said President Eisenhower could win quick action on a new soil bank bill if he accepts several provisions. He listed cotton allotments near 17.4 million acres with protection for small farmers, corn allotment to 51 million acres, and compromise supports for oats barley rye and grain sorghums. The plan mirrors parts of the omnibus farm bill vetoed by the President, who opposed rigid price supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bowyer to Join Chanute Building & Loan Staff
Wendell H Bowyer resigns as county clerk effective June 1 and will become loan officer and assistant secretary treasurer at Chanute Building and Loan Association. He serves a third term as county clerk and is vice president of the state county clerks organization. P W Kyle of Erie named to fill clerk vacancy until successor elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell H. Bowyer
Chanute Building & Loan Assn
Robert N. Allen
Bowyer
State County Clerks’ Organization
Paul R. Bowyer
Lavonburg
Stark
Grant Rural High School
Erie
South Pacific
Chanute
P. W. Kyle
Savings Bond Returned After Long Journey
Oklahoma tornado wrecked the Klines home on April 2, carrying furniture and papers. F R Herron of near Williamsburg found a $25 U.S. Savings Bond, made out to Earl D or Marie Kline of Newkirk Oklahoma, and sent it to the distressed family after learning their home was leveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kas
F. R. Herron
Williamsburg
U.S
Earl D. Or
Marie Kline
Newkirk
Okla
Here
Herron
Klines
Two Die In Kansas Two Car Crash Near Bunker Hill
A two car collision east of Bunker Hill Kansas yesterday afternoon killed 13 year old Connie Chigwdden and P W Thiessen of Hutchinson. Connie’s brother Donnie 19 and Mrs Ruby Thiesen were injured.
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Bunker Hill, Kas
Here
Connie Chigwiidden
Bunker Hill
P. W. Thiessen
Hutchinson
Connie
Donnie
Ruby Thiessen
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Arthur Coonrod
Eugene Oyler
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