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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1958
Page
1
Connie Nicholas 42, a divorcee, fled to a riverbank after shooting Forrest Teel 54, an Eli Lilly executive. Police say Teel dated another woman. Nicholas allegedly killed him then took poison and remains unconscious.
A speeding car spun on a curve in Wichita just before midnight struck a utility pole and burst into flames. One man, Carl T. Lamb, 36, died. two others were injured, Thomas E. Woodman, 31, and Ernest N. Knowles, 23. Spectators gathered coins from the wreck and a burst money bag tied to city parking meter collections was found in the car. Street lights were out for blocks after the crash damaged wires from the pole.
Two Ft. Riley soldiers died and four were injured in a one car crash on K9 at the east edge of Concordia last night. The highway patrol said the car missed a turn and overturned. The dead were Pvt. Hubert H. Beeson Jr. 19 and Specialist James L. Swinson 20. The injured included Pfc. Joe H. Travis 19 Milton Grantham 27 Clifton McCann and Joe Sweeney 24.
City Clerk Howard Parsons announced 5 198 voters registered for Tuesday's primary, down 226 from the 1956 general election. Ward and precinct tallies shown, and the former second precinct of the third ward split to ease board workload. Names of deceased or moved residents can only be removed during the biennial general election.
Six state designated routes in Kansas were closed today by the Highway Patrol due to flood waters. Closures include K192 at Easton K-4 east of Valley Falls K-17 west of Valley Falls K-116 at Arrington K-96 west of Nickerson and K-14 south of Sterling.
Six year old Jimmy Strom of Clay Center died after his bicycle collided with an automobile. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Strom.
Miss Mary Ann Torrence will teach instrumental music at George Washington High School in Agana Guam for two years. The Erie High School graduate and Pittsburg State College alumna will depart from Oakland by plane August 19 after Navy clearance.
Gov. George Docking urged President Eisenhower to declare Atchison a major disaster area after a July flood caused about 12 million dollars in damage. The designation would unlock federal loans for small businesses and help restore public facilities as a new flood struck again on Wednesday.
Marion Boling pushed toward Yakima after a 45 hour flight from Manila aiming to set a nonstop single engine distance record of 6895 miles. Escorts joined near Vancouver Island as Boling reported a rough engine and fatigue while his wife Joyce and son Kevin traveled to Yakima to meet him.
Northeastern Kansas and northern central Missouri face the worst floods since 1951 as storms push water over rivers and creeks. Floods drive evacuations and disrupt transport while Army Engineers rush sandbags and prepare releases at Bagnell Dam to avert higher levels along the Missouri and Osage rivers.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen authorized a strike against the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad. The action sets a 3 p.m. start time next Monday and involves rail workers across the system.
Neosho County voters face four contested nominations with four GOP and one Democratic races plus two Chanute bond issues. Sheriff and county attorney contests feature Reynolds, Ashley, Forsyth, and others as GOP candidates. commissioners include Craig and Patterson with three Democrats vying. write in Cleora Grady seeks county superintendent. Also John McCall runs for Kansas Supreme Court position No 1.
Primary races set August 5 in Woodson Wilson and Allen counties with multiple candidates in several races. Woodson shows the most contests including probate judge clerk of district court and sheriff. Precinct committeeman and committeewoman races are listed for wards townships and counties. Wilson and Allen counties feature several Republican contests with limited Democratic entries.
Postmaster Leif Nelson reported a flood of month end bills and letters arriving at the Chanute Post Office to beat the midnight postal rate increase. About one percent lacked sufficient postage and will require payment by addressees. The five-cent penalty is temporarily suspended until Oct. 1 with a two month grace period from Aug 1.
Kenneth Brown chairs a Chamber of Commerce committee seeking a 6,000 square foot light industrial building with concrete floors for a prospective small industry. The group also endorses the Osa and Martin Johnson museum as equivalent to new industry and urges leads on suitable properties.
The state will receive 283 295 this month as interest on 70 823 780 dollars of inactive funds deposited in 574 banks across Kansas. Banks pay 1 percent interest per year on 80 percent of the inactive state funds.
Fort Scott received 2.15 inches of rain between 2 and 5 am as a steady downpour returned at 9 am. The city’s total for August 1957 was only 0.38 inches, far below its 3.39 inch average, while last month July brought 12.82 inches, the heaviest July rainfall on record.
A July warning describes a two headed monster of floods and drought plaguing southeast Kansas. The piece notes past floods 1951 1956 57 water shortages and drought endured by Chanute Fall River Erie Burlington and Green County towns. It reports new dams water projects watersheds and a constitutional amendment for flood control funding as residents push to control the monster.
Weather forecast notes occasional light showers today and tonight with mild conditions through Saturday. Temperatures range 60s to 90s. recent rainfall includes Today 0.38 inch and events across Kansas with crests on Delaware River at 29.8 feet and Stranger Creek at record highs east of Tonganoxie.
Beatrice Nebraska AP reports a crash between a car and a Continental Trailsways bus on a county road killed three Nebraskans Laramie W. Novotny Odell R L Wolf and James W Rahe. The bus southbound on a detour collided with the eastbound car and the car was crushed beneath the bus. Bus driver Bernard Brady and passenger Mrs A C Jones received injuries not believed to be serious and Beatrice hospital treated them.
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