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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1956

Page

9

Sunflowers Grow Giant Specimens In Local Backyard

The Kansas Sunflower note highlights H Birdsall of 1617 Sedith backyard grown sunflowers with a seed center 12 inches wide and a three pound head, with several reaching near that size. Edith Sandberg and niece Marcia Sandberg plan a two week Denver trip starting Sunday to visit Miss Sandberg's sister. Elizabeth Pieper and the Pieper and Jones groups visited Kansas City to see Cinerama and Plain and Fancy at Starlight Theatre.

Kansas H. Birdsall Siedith Birdsall Edith Sandberg Marcia Sandberg Denver Miss Sandberg Merle Dietrich Elizabeth Pieper J. E. Pieper Alfred Jone Kansas City Starlight Theatre

Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals List

Hospital daily report lists Tuesday admittances including Mrs Lloyd Brown 906 W Main surgical Mrs Nora Newman 107 N Steuben surgical Mrs Charley Chaffin Rose medical and Freddie Osborn Thayer surgical. Dismissal Tuesday Edsel Noland 1320 W 4th. Dismissals today include Mrs Tom Laidlaw Yates Center William Crumrine Humboldt Mrs James John and daughter Thayer Katherine Kustandorter R 2 Mrs Fred M Longan and son 201 S Wilson Mrs Joseph Cole Walnut Mrs Robert D Lacen and daughter 207 S Central.

Fred M. Longan S. Wilson Joseph Cole Walnut Robert D. Lacen S. Central

Stock Market Mixes Gains and Losses In Late Trading

Wall Street showed a blend of gains and losses as the market swung within two points in late trading. Morning activity was mildly higher with volume around 2.1 million shares, down from 2.52 million the previous day.

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Deaths and Funerals in Chanute and Thayer

Lizzie M. Harmon 72 of 722 W Beach Chanute died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after three years of ill health. Born Feb 3 1884 in Tipton County Indiana she married Charles E Harmon Feb 24 1902 in Chanute. Surviving children include Robert George Bill Harley and five daughters. Funeral Friday 2 30 p m Koch Skinner Memorial Chapel burial Memorial Park. Edward P Johnston 81 longtime Thayer resident died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after surgery. He was born Oct 7 1875 in Kansas married Leona Ashwill in 1900. He was a retired farmer and lived in Thayer 34 years. Burial pending in local cemetery. Funeral services and details follow in the notice with church and community affiliations noted. Burns funeral held at Assembly of God church with interment Elmwood cemetery and local pallbearers named.

Lizzie M. Harmon W. Beach Neosho Memorial Hospital Tipton County Indiana Charles E. Harmon Chanute Robert George Bill Independence Harley Clathe T. P. Jones M. C. Phillips R. C. Byers Lomita Calif Salome Harmon Kansas City Tony Gleishman Kan George Rowand Charles Rowand Olympia Wash Ella Townsend Harmon Assembly of God Church Koch- Skinner Memorial Glen L. Ahlf Memorial Park Cemetery Johnston Kansas Leona Ashwill

Police Capture Accused Killer In Chicago Alley

Lawrence Neumann, 28, was captured on the near West Side after a two month manhunt for three shotgun killings. Police surrounded a three mile square area and, after exchanges with detectives, Neumann was taken without a struggle. A woman resident later spotted him in an alley and signaled officers.

Chicago Lawrence Neumann Near West Side Neumann

Slaying Suspect Captured After Nightclub Murders

Neumann, sought for the June 8 killings of Max Epstein and associates at a North Side tavern, was captured after police responded to a disturbance at Mrs. Pat Ward’s home where she reported a violent confrontation and her dog was released. Police say two others, Lois Gates and John Keller, were shot during the spree.

Uusiner Vilee Veer Pat Ward Neumann Ward Max Epstein North Side Lois Gates John Keller

Federal aid road program funding details released

The current fiscal year starts July 1 with construction expected to begin within three months and full program rollout by January 1. The interstate program totals about 33 billion dollars over 13 to 15 years with 90 percent federal aid and 10 percent state/local match. Primary and secondary roads split 50-50. Kansas receives 48,240,819 dollars, Arkansas 37,348,424, Missouri 69,704,571, Nebraska 38,527,093, and Oklahoma 46,647,514.

Kansas Arkansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma

Putnam Charges GOP Funds Going to Hall

Putnam accuses Gov. Hall of redirecting checks sent to the Republican state headquarters into cash paid to Hall’s office. He cites reported low receipts since Jan 1 and calls for release of bank records to show potential personal use of funds. A Hall spokesman dismissed the charge as a laugh and declined comment.

Emporia James Putnam Fred Hall Hall Putnam Republican State Committee C. I. Moyer Heck Boyd Frank Todd Republican State Topeka Wilbur Leonard Kansas

Body of Hodge Aide Found Near Surf Club

The remains of H. Kendall Olds administrative assistant to former State Auditor Orville E. Hodge were recovered at Lake Springfield near Surf Club. Olds 46 married with a 10 year old daughter had been linked to stress over the audit scandal. Authorities probe possible drowning as the cause.

Springfield Ill H. Kendall Olds Orville E. Hodge Lake Springfield Olds Hodge Sagamon County

Social News From Zion And Surrounding Areas

Mrs O P Lamb and Otha Lamb plus Roland of Elsmore visited the Kelsey home in Zion on Tuesday. Several families, including Erikson Miller Cole and Criswell, shared vacations and visits across Parsons Gun nison and Lexington. Weekend guests included Herbert Cross with Clyde Cook, and the Gerickes hosted dinners with Claude Colvin. Betty and Billy Gericke attended a dinner at the Walter Gericke home. Peggy Wagner and her daughter Peggy of Cleveland Ohio stayed with the Myers family for a few days.

MT. Zion O. P. Lamb Otha Lamb Roland Elsmore Dale Kelsey Wallace Erikson Wayne Darrel John Miller Judith Janith Gunnison Cole Marion Criswell Lexington Finley Myers Herbert Cross Clyde Cook Roland Kelsey Regina TIY Club Parsons Walter Gericke Clifford Webb Gerickes Claude Colvin Worth Waltermire Sam Waltermire Betty Billy Ernest Wagner Peggy Cleveland Ohio

Classified Page Rates And Terms For The Tribune

The Tribune outlines classified ad pricing per word for multiple insertions with 8c and 13c rates, a 60c minimum charge, boldface caps at double rates, and a 10c discount for payment by 6 pm on first insertion. Blind ads cost 25c extra and errors are not the paper's fault after first insertion. Six month contracts available for regular users.

Market Report From Kansas City Livestock Yard

Cattle steady with good to choice steers 17.00 to 19.00, vealers 16.00 to 19.00, cows uneven and weaker, bulls 12.50 to 13.50. Hogs mix steady to higher, 16.75 to 17.10 for 200-235 lb. Sheep 50 lower with lambs 17.00 to 19.50. Also reports on consumer eggs, butter, and grain futures with mixed price moves across Chicago and Kansas City markets.

Kansas City USDA U. S Neoshe Robert N. Allen Parsons Hicago Chicago F.o.b

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