Big Dam at Toronto Nearing Completion
Toronto Dam on the Verdigris River four miles southeast of Toronto nears completion at a cost of 14.7 million dollars. The earth filled embankment spans 4200 feet and will rise 90 feet with a 24000 acre foot reservoir and 14700 acre foot sedimentation reserve. Construction began in 1954 under Col. John D. Bristol with Frank J. Bosche as resident engineer and Al Johnson Construction as prime contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Mathews
Toronto
Verdigris River
John D. Bristol
Tulsa
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Frank J. Bosche
M. W. Thompson
al Johnson Construction Company
Minneapolis
Stilling
Union Official Burned In Apparent Torture Incident
Frank Kierdorf a 56 year old Teamsters business agent from Flint was found severely burned on a hospital lawn in Pontiac with 85 percent burns. He entered St Joseph Mercy Hospital admitting no memory saying John Doe of Washington. Police suspect deliberate ignition and he invoked the Fifth Amendment in Senate racketeers hearings. His uncle Herman Kierdorf, Detroit Teamsters official, resigned after testimony as Hoffa aide was due to be questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Mich
Teamsters Union
Senate
Frank Kierdorf
Teamsters
Flint, Mich
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Kierdorf
Herman Kierdorf
Detroit
John Doe
Washington
Oakland County
Donald Francis
John
Frank
George Kamenow
Nathan W. Shefferman
Flint
Kamenow
Herman
Teamsters Joint Council No. 43
James R. Hoffa
Four Jaycees Attend Kansas Jaycees Meeting
Four Chanute Junior Chamber of Commerce members attended the Kansas Jaycees quarterly meeting in Great Bend. About 400 Jaycees and wives heard project recommendations for the coming year with twenty class one and two projects sent to the executive committee. Bob Cox of Chapel Hill spoke at the Sunday session alongside M. Keith Upson of Caney. Pittsburg won the next meeting site for Oct 17 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Jaycees
Great Bend
Carl North
Chanute Jaycees
John B. Thompson
Bill Morgan
Jaycees
Ray Christiansen
Executive Committee
Bob Cox
U. S. Jaycees
Chappel Hill
N. C
M. Keith Upson
Caney
The
Pittsburg
Cooling Forecast Returns Kansas To Moderate Temperatures
Kansas faced a late summer blast with 90s across the state and high humidity. Forecasters expect a cool front and squall line tonight and tomorrow bringing scattered thundershowers and a moderation in temperatures for the rest of the week. Top temps yesterday ranged 91 to 97, with overnight lows 64 to 73 across various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg
Garden City
Goodland
Russell
Wamego
Three Hour Operation Opens Heart Hole for Girl in Kansas City
A seven year old girl, Arlene Dickerson, underwent a three hour operation to close a hole between her heart’s lower chambers. The plastic implant will be covered by tissue and she is reported in satisfactory condition. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Russell Dickerson of Kansas City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Kan
Arlene Dickerson
Russell Dickerson
Kansas City
Kan
Topekan Drowns in Sand Pit While Swimming
AP reports Patrick Gonzales, 15, of Topeka, drowned in a 60 foot deep sand pit late yesterday while swimming with a companion. The tragedy occurred in Topeka and authorities are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Patrick Gonzales
No Indications Of Soviet Reply To West's Letters
Moscow reports show growing signs Khrushchev may object to Nationalist China at a U N Security Council summit on the Middle East. Western diplomats say Chiang Kai shek’s participation looms as a top topic in Khrushchev and Mao talks in Peiping. No concrete reply from Khrushchev has appeared yet as Kremlin deliberations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Moscow
Khrushchev
China
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Security Council
Mao Tze-tung
Peiping
Kremlin
Mao
U. S
Arkady Sobolev
Russia
U.N
Eisenhower
U.S
Chiang Kaishek
Traffic Collision Fatal to Kansas Youth
Orville Dwayne Barry 20 of Mayfield Kansas died Saturday night in a two car crash near Viola. Andrew P. Leddy 18 of Conway Springs Kansas was seriously injured with chest injuries and cuts. Hugo Nett 50 of Garden Plain Kansas suffered severe cuts and bruises. The third passenger escaped injury.
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Viola
Kan
Orville Dwayne Barry
Mayfield
Here
Garden Plain
Andrew P. Leddy
Conway Springs
Hugo Nett
Primary Election Tuesday Sets Local Party Contests
Chanute voters prepare for Tuesdays primary with 5 198 registered voters and about 3 600 ballots cast in Neosho County past three cycles. Neosho Woodson Wilson and Allen counties each show multiple county office contests. Bond issues slated include 850 000 for water system upgrades and 93 500 to build the Osa and Martin Johnson museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Neosho County
Woodson County
Wilson County
Allen County
Osa and
Martin Johnson
Three Chanute Boys Loot Neighborhood Grocery
Three boys aged 13, 13, and 12 stole merchandise valued at 250 to 300 dollars from a store at 923 North Steuben in Chanute. Police say part of the loot was recovered at their homes and the case will go to juvenile officer Kenneth Wilson for disposition. Police note prior shoplifting on two previous nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steuben
Kenneth Wilson
William E. Pierce
Lige Matlock
Lee Montgomery
Kansas designers win $5,000 third place in welded bridge design
Emory Bond Jr. and Gene E. Ellis of Topeka were named winners of a $5,000 third place award in a welded bridge design contest for a 273 foot haunched girder turnpike overpass. The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation sponsored the competition with two other third place winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Emory Bond Jr
Gene E. Ellis
Topeka
James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation
Democratic write in Latimer for probate judge in Erie
Harold Latimer a lifelong Neosho County resident on a farm near Erie announces he will run as a Democratic write-in candidate for probate judge in the upcoming primary. No Democratic candidate has filed for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Latimer
Erie
Latimer
Neosho County
Chanute Plans 2-Mill Levy First Tax Since 1930
Chanute proposes a 2-mill property tax for 1959, the first since 1930, to firm up the budget. The levy would raise about $19,500 in the bond and interest fund and maintain a cash reserve amid uncertain future expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Memorial Building
Election returns to be tabulated by Tribune and Erie Record
Returns from the primary election will be tabulated at The Tribune office with results announced as available Tuesday night. Polling places run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Double election boards will count in Chanute and many precincts, starting at noon where on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Chanute
The
Erie Record
Neosho County
Associated Press
Bloodiest July On Highways In Kansas History
Topeka AP reports July set a record for Kansas highway deaths with 65 fatalities, the highest monthly total ever. State safety director Claud McCamment notes 31 deaths came from major multiple fatality crashes, including counts of 7 6 4 and 3 in separate incidents, while months like September 1956 and December 1956 saw higher yearly tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Claud McCamment
Swim Is Fatal at Lone Star Lake Near Lawrence
A 52 year old Kansas City man Lee Weaver drowned while swimming at Lone Star Lake southwest of Lawrence. His body was recovered by Allen Richards of Lawrence who was sightseeing when he spotted the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence, Kan
Kansas City
Kan
Lone Star Lake
Lawrence
Lee Weaver
Allen Richards
Lee Wasser
Murder Victim Teel Formerly Lived Here
Forrest Teel executive vice president of Eli Lilly shot to death in Indianapolis last week. He had lived in Chanute around 1931 while employed by Lilly and rented a room from Vincent McCune. His girlfriend Minnie Nicholas, 42, a divorcee, claimed accidental shooting after a 15 year affair. Laura Mower, 29, Lilly employee, was his new girlfriend. Teel died from three bullet wounds. Nicholas survived a suicide attempt and sought counsel from Charles Symmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Teel
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
Chanute
Lilly Firm
Vincent McCune
Teel
Lawrence W. Hart
McCune
Minnie B
Connie) Nicholas
Charles W. Symmes
Laura Mowrer
The
Lilly Company
Nicholas
Kansas City
Kan
Man Loses Leg In Railroad Track Accident
James Riste, 32, dropped a hubcap while driving in Grand Rapids Michigan. He stepped on a rail as a Grand Trunk Passenger train passed. His left leg was severed below the knee. He drove six blocks to a hospital and was in fair condition after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
James Riste
Riste
Grand Trunk
Muskegon
Detroit
Main Postal Station Runs Out of Stamps
The U S Post Office reports a stamp shortage at its main Washington station over the weekend caused by the new higher rates. A spokesman said the shortage involved one and four cent stamps and would be remedied with all deliberate speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Post Office Department
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Reported in 1958 Summary
In the last 48 hours the State Accident Records Section lists 2 deaths. To date in 1958 the total reaches 290, compared with 302 for the same period in 1957. One earlier fatality is included in 1958 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Reed-Hall GOP Feature
Kansas Republicans run six state contests and one congression al race as primary day nears with Reed and Hall leading the governor field. Docking seeks renomination unopposed while Democrats contest two statewide posts and five districts. Officials predict GOP turnout below 1956’s 297000, perhaps under 240000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
House of Representatives
U. S. Senate
State Senate
Reed
GOP
Hall
George Docking
Docking
Sam Mellinger
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Wint Smith
U. S
Joe Gunnels
Colby
Keith Sebelius
Norton
J. Floyd Breeding
Henkle
Car Rolls Off Ferry Tragedy Drowns Eight in Sacramento
An attendant urged passengers to jump as a station wagon with faulty brakes plunged from a ferry into the Sacramento River at Princeton. Eight people died including five children and three adults in the vehicle. Skindivers recovered the overturned car and bodies from 25 feet of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Sacramento River
Duke Bryant
Princeton
Fortuno Aguilar
Christina Aguilar
Santos Garica
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Oscar Englund
Toronto Dam
Topekan
Harold R. Williams
Symmes
Man
Clyde Reed Jr
Parsons
Fred Hall
John Stevens
Wichita
Walter Cherry
Galena
Harvey Crouch
Minneola
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