Locals report graduations and travels across region
Pvt Kenneth Gibson 18 son of Charles Gibson Humboldt graduated from a ten week construction surveying course at Fort Belvoir Virginia after enlisting in February 1955 and basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Mrs Verda Geer Franklin attends a Kansas City music teachers conference. Various local residents travel and visit relatives in Iowa Illinois Texas and Canada. A hearing for Louie Adams on a DUI charge is moved to city court with bond posted. Baxter Dysart of Springfield Missouri gets 30 day jail for vagrancy and intoxication and parole conditioned on leaving town. Mrs Lorna Howe Pittsburg Social Security rep at Chanute Office explains 1954 amendments easing survivor payments for workers who died 1939 to 1950. Thieves steal 10 cartons of cigarettes from a farm home west of Lake McKinley while family away.
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Kenneth W. Gibson
Charles F. Gibson
Humboldt
Engineer School
Fort Belvoir
Gibson
Humboldt High School
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Lorna D. Howe
Pittsburg
Social Security Office
Employment Service
Chanute
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Friday
Admittances include Mrs Aus tin T Atteberry Stark medical Mrs Hessel Sweaney 111 N Plum mer medical Roger Dewees 115 S Lafayette medical Mrs Ella Short 417 W 3rd medical. Dismissals list John Malone 415 N Central Pamela Ashley 627 S Highland. Births announce Mr and Mrs Lloyd Barnett Humboldt a son and Mr and Mrs Dale Steinman 618 W Oak a daughter.
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S. Central
Lloyd Barnett
Humboldt
Dale Steinman
W. Oak
Deaths and Funerals for B F Jones and Rev Nichols
B Frank Jones died this morning at 10 15 at his home 208 N Garfield. Funeral service set for Monday at 3 30 p m at Roy B Gibson Funeral Home with interment in Elmwood cemetery. Rev W A Nichols former Walnut Methodist minister services held at Strong City survivors include widow and son Marvin of Hugo Cole. Attendees listed include Mr and Mrs John ZurBuchen Mr and Mrs William Archer and Mrs Resin Wilkins.
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B. F. Jones
Frank Jones
N. Garfield
Roy
Gibson
Elmwood Cemetery
W. A. Nichols
Walnut Methodist Church
V. A. Nichols
Strong City
Nichols
Altoona
Walnut
Yates Center
Marvin
Hugo, Cole
John ZurBuchen
William Archer
Resin Wilkins
Task Force Launched For World Peace
A world peace task force named Operation Brave was launched by a 32 year old WWII and Korean War veteran George W. Brazier of Kansas City Kansas. He proposed a world friendship tour with veterans from 22 nations backed by eight congressmen and the Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars. The plan aims to support President Eisenhower’s peace campaign begun at Geneva and seeks broad support from veterans groups.
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Topekap
George W. Brazier
Kansas City
Kas
Korea
Brazier
U. S
Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eisenhower
Geneva
Inactive State Funds Deposited in Kansas Banks
State Treasurer Richard T. Fadely announced 78,457,000 in inactive state funds are being deposited in 577 Kansas banks with no interest. Active funds over 26 million are placed in nine banks in Topeka Kansas City and Wichita for two years ending August 1, 1957.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard T. Fadely
Kansas City
Wichita
Fadely
State Board of Treasury Examiners
Father Held In Deaths Of Wife And Baby
James Chapman, a schoolmaster and son of Scotland Yard’s late murder chief, was charged with murdering his wife Irene 30 and their baby daughter Irene at their Orpington home. He admitted after questioning at a Brigh ton station and led police to the scene.
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London P
Scotland Yard
Frederick
James Chapman
Chapman
Qorpington
Brighton
London
Chapmans
Orpington
Avery Will Speak At DU Convention
Rep. Avery of Kansas has accepted an invitation to address the Delta Upsilon convention in Evanston Illinois on August 23. He is a member of the Kansas University chapter of the fraternity.
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Washington
Avery
R-Kas
Delta Upsilon
Evanston
Kansas University
Golf Champion Miss Jean Ashley Heads To Youth Tourney
Chanute prodigy Jean Ashley, 16, rising in women’s golf, prepares in Lake Geneva Wisconsin for the Women’s National Youth Tournament after winning the Kansas Women’s Amateur in Topeka and the Broadmoor Invitational in Colorado Springs. She is accompanied by sister Judy and friends Lucinda Pittman and Marylin Mull.
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Chanute
Jean Ashley
Lake Geneva
Wis
Ed Ashley
Kansas
Topeka
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
Colo
Miss Ashley
Wichita
United States
Judy
Lucinda Pittman
Marylin Mull
Referee Rules Hartford Insurance Liable in Schroer Grain Case
In Topeka the special master in Schroer Grain Co. bankruptcy upholds Hartford Accident & Insurance Co. liability for losses to farmers and the CCC. Judge E R Sloan found no misrepresentation or fraud and noted the firm relied on its own investigation and agents in issuing warehouse bonds.
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Topeka
Schroer Grain Co
Dresden
Kas
Commodity Credit Corp
E. R. Sloan
Hartford Accident & Insurance Co
Heart Attack Fatal for Washington PIO McDermott at 61
Michael J. McDermott known as Mike, longtime State Department press officer for nearly three decades, died unexpectedly at age 61. He served as press officer until 1953 and later served as ambassador to El Salvador.
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Washington
Michael J
Mike) McDermott
State Department
McDermott
Department
el Salvador
Scaffolding Buckles On 18th Floor Near Grand Central
A scaffold on a 45 story Socony Mobile Building under construction near Grand Central buckled on the 18th floor. Workers secured the sagging section with a steel cable. no injuries were reported and authorities warned of potential danger if the framework collapsed.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Socony Mobile
41St
42Nd Sts
Lexington and
Third Avenues
August Vilas Homebuilders meet shares plan and meal
The Vilas Homebuilders HD unit met at Mrs. Gene McMillen's home with co host Mrs. Bill Carlson. Eleven members and eight children attended. Lesson on the use of the broiler by Mrs. Clem White and Mrs. Roy Anderson. UNESCO report by Mrs. Milo Myers. Next meeting September 6 in Vilas church fellowship room at 10 am with a broiler meal at noon costing about 80 cents each.
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VILAS
Vilas Homebuilders HD Unit
Gene McMillen
Bill Carlson
Clem White
Roy Anderson
Milo Myers
Unesco
McMillen
Legislature Veto Upholds Gov Dwinell Stand On Sweepstakes
The 154th New Hampshire Legislature adjourned after a 13 hour session sustaining Gov Lane Dwinell's veto of a controversial bill to establish the nation's only state operated sweepstakes.
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Concord
N.H. O
Lane Dwinell
Diehl Taylor Clash With Wichita Officials Over Water
McPherson water and light chief Fred Diehl and J W Taylor of the National Cooperative Refinery Assn accuse Wichita officials of stupid planning and arrogance in exploiting neighboring water resources. They say residents of the equus beds area will fight unfair treatment, while Howse calls for continued negotiations with Wichita leaders.
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McPherson
Wichita
Equus Red
Fred Diehl
J.W. Taylor
National Cooperative Refinery Assn
Col
E. W. Howse
Howse
Wichita City Commission
Equus Beds
Diehl
Taylor
Col. Howse
Humboldt Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Humboldt residents report visits from Edwin Nessel family traveling to Gainesville for a funeral. Dr and Mrs Har old Choguill and son Charles stayed with L G Choguill as relatives shared hospitality. Wives and daughters from St John's College joined Linne Rhodes for a birthday group at Lincoln Park and Chanute.
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Edwin Nessel
Gainesville
Texas
Robert Priddy
Dolores Wulf
St. John's College
Winfield
John J. Weilert
Wichita
Dr. Weilert
Victor Weilert
Catherine Wohler
St. Anthony's
Church groups push for peace talks amid Russia relations
Representatives of 165 Protestant Anglican and Eastern Orthodox churches with 170 million members urge continued conversations with the peace council. They stress their efforts to promote peace and say noncooperation should not hinder dialogue between the Russian church and the church council for better understanding.
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Peace Council
Church Council
World Church Council Seeks Free Relations with Moscow
The World Council of Churches Central Committee in Davis Switzerland urged the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian churches in the Soviet Union to pursue full and free relations with the council. It rejected Moscow Patriarchate’s bid for support of the Communist backed world peace council and has denied similar bids previously.
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Davis
Switzerland
World Council of Churches’ Central Committee
Soviet Union
Council
Moscow
Moscow Patriarchate
World Peace Council
Slo-Mo-Shun Backflip Ends Lou Fageol Racing Career
Seattle's Slo-Mo-Shun V jumped a backflip at about 160 mph, likely ending Lou Fageol’s career. Fageol suffered probable broken ribs and a punctured lung after diving from the tumbling hydroplane. A dispute over flying starts and Referee Mel Crook’s resignation added tension ahead of tomorrow's world series race.
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Seattle
Lou Fageol
Mel Crook
Montclair
N.J
Fageol
Kent
Ohio
Stan Sayres
Slo-Mo V
Seattle Yacht Club
Slo- Mo IV
Crook
Lake Washington
Ted Jones
Wichita golfers reach Pike's Peak semifinals in Colorado Springs
Claude Post of Wichita won his quarter final 3 and 2 over Joe McCarty of Denver. Ed Hopkins of Abilene beat Doc Sandy 2 and 1, with Hopkins and Briggs advancing to the semifinals. Post faces Adams while Hopkins meets Briggs in the other semifinal. the final was set for tomorrow. Mount Olympus region receives 200 to 250 inches of annual precipitation.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Claude Post
Wichita
Joe McCarty
Denver
Ed Hopkins
Abilene
Tex
Hopkins
Doc Sandy
Blackwell
Okla
Pete Adams
Jim
Mount Olympus
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