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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1957
Page
5
The Order of Rainbow for Girls will meet in the Masonic Temple tomorrow at 8 o clock. The Teen Canteen will be closed this week due to the supervisor’s medical checkup. FAF club plans a coffee at 30 dollars tomorrow morning in Highland Park.
Daily Transcript lists admitted and dismissed patients by date and location at Memorial Hospital. Admittances include Mrs Milner Buffalo Mr Durst Humboldt and others with surgery and medical cases. Birth noted for Billie Dettweiler at 22 W Mulberry on Saturday.
Washington says the United States will ease some Western trade controls on shipments to China under allied pressure. An agreement at a Paris meeting of 15 major trading nations allows limited quantities of machine tools ships transportation equipment chemicals and metal products to China. The U S will keep its overall boycott ban on all trade with Peiping and says the move follows Britain's May action to align China controls with those for the European Communist bloc.
A former special envoy to President Eisenhower on the Jordan River project is referenced. Earlier testimony quoted a witness claiming Heruti predicted an insurrection inside Israel within ten years with the goal of liquidating Israeli government leaders.
Funeral services for William Eugene Blanchard were held Saturday at Roy Gibson Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Shaw officiating. Burial followed at Earlton cemetery. Attending from out of town were relatives from Glenco Oklahoma Stillwater Howard Chicago and others. Last rites for George W. Peterson were held Sunday at Roy Gibson Funeral Home with Rev. Shaw presiding. Interment was in Neodesha cemetery.
Gov George Docking returned to his desk in Topeka after a three week California trip for a hernia operation in Los AngelesJul 20 He said he feels normal though movement can cause discomfort He plans a Governors conference in Hershey Pa Aug 9 10 with a 10 member group and cabinet committee to implement Eisenhower’s proposals on state federal relations He cites concern over the national economy and local budget pressures
New York stock market trims losses as trading winds down with key stocks slipping modestly. Israeli testimony links a terrorist plot by an alleged group to attack the Soviet embassy in Jerusalem in 1953 to provoke Soviet and American intervention.
A New York report states the asthma remedy Primatene, previously doctor prescribed, is sold OTC. It claims rapid attack relief, extended relief from spasms, and a money back guarantee, highlighting its eight active ingredients and easy access at drugstores for 98 cents.
Kansas City livestock report shows cattle steady to mixed gains in steer and heifer sales with good to average weights trading at 22.00 to 26.00 for fed cattle. hogs mostly steady to lower with barrows and gilts 22.65 to 23.00, sows 18.75 to 20.50. Parsons and Chicago markets report varied cattle and hog prices, with sheep and lambs also listed.
Wheat and soy futures advanced on the Chicago board of trade with gains limited by some profit taking on nearby contracts. September futures show slight changes with oats and rye modestly up or flat while corn and soybeans rise. Kansas City cash wheat and corn prices move in narrow ranges as market activity shows mixed early demand and supply signals.
Lawrence KU reports 2857 students enrolled for credit in the summer session, an eight percent rise from 1956. The figure excludes 556 high school attendees at a concurrent camp and noncredit short courses and conferences. Dr. George B. Smith, dean and director, notes the session was second in size since World War III.
Mrs. Ruby Pickett of San Diego won $65,007.80 from a $2 wager at Caliente race track in Agua Caliente Mex. The payoff set a new North American turf record. Pickett, an employee at San Diego’s Naval Air Station, picked winners in the track’s 5 10 betting special, her second visit to the races.
Senator McClellan says Senator Kennedy has presidential potential for 1960 in a radio interview recorded in Los Angeles. He notes the Arkansas delegation backed Kennedy for the 1956 Democratic vice presidential nomination and reiterates support.
A historical tax levy record lists expenditures for the current year and prior years with figures such as 4,533.87 and 4,513.87 for 1987, and 2,910.00 and 2,510.00 for the earlier year. The fragmentary OCR shows prior year and current year amounts and a few dates.
Sam Getlan secretary treasurer of Coin Machines Employees Local No 26 and official of the International Jewelry Workers Union testified that his name and office were used as a mailing address for a phantom Teamsters Local No 258 without his knowledge. McClellan said the hearings aim to trace charter movements among favored individuals and to uncover how racketeers exploit unions and shake down employers.
Pregnant film star Elizabeth Taylor is back in the hospital with her husband Mike Todd at the Harkness Pavilion. She had left the hospital last Thursday and is reported in satisfactory condition. Doctors say she will remain until about August 15. The baby is due in October.
A historical discussion notes that a Caesarean section could be performed safely when necessary. It emphasizes readiness, surgical capability, and patient safety considerations in evolving obstetric practices.
In San Juan Puerto Rico judge married 80-year-old cellist Pablo Casals to 21-year-old Marta Montanez a San Juan music student. The ceremony occurred last Saturday and Casalsjourneyed with his bride to arrange the Prades music festival in southern France next year.
The Nationalist Party Executive Committee chose House Speaker Jose Laurel Jr. as running mate for President Carlos Garcia for the November election after failing at July convention to name a vice presidential candidate. The Liberal Party backs Jose Yulo and Diosdado Macapagal with Yulo chosen unanimously after Antonio Quirino withdrew.
The brother of the late President Elpidio Quirino walked out of the convention after Quirino refused to sign a statement agreeing to abide by the convention's decision. He announced last night that he would run as an independent.
In Spain two accidents yesterday killed 17 soldiers and eight nuns, injuring at least 64. A troop train struck a locomotive five miles south of Madrid destroying four cars. A truck carrying 20 women returning from a religious sanctuary overturned, killing eight.
The Rev Geoffrey Ashworth is named new rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in El Dorado coming from Pueblo Colorado. He succeeds the Rev Paul S Moss who left for an assistant rector post at St James Episcopal Church in Wichita last May.
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