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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1958
Page
2
AP reports Kansas City hogs up to 25 cents higher with barrows and gilts steady to up 25 cents, sows steady. cattle lean with calves none and light demand. Sheep scarce. Chicago prices show mixed butter eggs and grain futures with slight decreases in corn and oats, soybeans down, lard up.
Grain prices list for wheat corn oats and soybeans across cash grades with prices and car counts. Nearby obituaries note Wesley W Johnson and John W Betts death notices and funeral details in Humboldt and Iola communities with memorial rites and church affiliations.
Police said a husband, suffering from Parkinsons disease for 18 years, killed his wife with a straight razor after she urged him to end her suffering. He then slashed his own throat but survived. He is held on a murder charge and sent to Meadowbrook Hospital for observation.
In Minneapolis Minnesota the Air Force proceeds with a manned balloon ascent after a previous balloon failed. Captain Grover J. Schock will ride in the same gondola used for high altitude tests and aim to about 100000 feet for a 24 hour stay to glean data for a future manned satellite.
CAPE TOWN AP Prime Minister Johannes Strijdom remained in a serious condition with a heart ailment today, an official bulletin said. Strijdom's condition worsened Thursday when a blood clot developed in the lungs. The 65-year-old prime minister planned resignation for health reasons long has been rumored.
An 80 year old husband slashed his wife Nell Gerst's throat in what police describe as a mercy killing in Hempstead New York. Officers said the couple had long suffered and that Gerst admitted the act. Nell Gerst, 74, died at the scene. The case is under investigation by local police.
The Junction City city commission named Jess W. Filby to its membership today, immediately after accepting Rea Cress resignation. Cress quit to accept appointment as director of the Kansas Hotel and Restaurant Board.
In Nashville ten Tennessee Democrats renominate Senator Albert Gore in the Thursday primary while Buford Ellington holds an uneasy lead in the governor's race against three opponents.
William J. Brennan, a Pennsylvanian labor official, testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that James R. Hoffa aided a racketeering group to form Local 410 of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union in Philadelphia. The group allegedly ran the local into debt and used intimidation, before being ousted by the international union in 1957. Brennan also claimed threats against him during the anti racketeering fight.
The Navy blimp 2PG2 en route from Churchill Manitoba to Resolute Bay reports position 220 miles south southeast of there. On a research flight to the North Pole region, it carries 14 crew and IGY scientists. It crossed the Arctic Circle at 8:15 p.m. Thursday and proceeded farther north than any nonrigid airship in history.
J. P. McEvoy, 64, novelist, playwright and poet, died today at his New City home after a months long illness from a stroke. He was surrounded by his wife and four children. A roving editor for Reader's Digest for 20 years, McEvoy wrote at least 10 Broadway plays and revues from The Potters to Stars in Your Eyes, plus radio TV scripts and the Dixie Dugan story line.
National advertisers dedicated more than 258 million dollars to newspaper ads since Advertising is Your Guide to 1950, reflecting growing spend by major brands.
Secretary of Welfare Arthur Flemming said he would veto the Social Security bill if the Senate adopts it in the House form. He endorsed the 7 percent increase in old age and survivor benefits but opposed the $288 million boost in federal grants to states for public assistance in the first year.
Emma C Bailey a Salisbury widow and Thomas Cecil Priddy were married in Newport Kentucky. Bailey had accused Priddy of deceiving her out of more than 5000 to bet on horses and sought 50000 in a federal suit. The couple wed after the affair and Bailey asked dismissal of the suit though the federal case remains pending.
News items note story hour at the public library with The Toy Show Surprise and The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. Families from Silver City and Carlsbad visit relatives. a Kansas Veterans' Commission rep will be at the Memorial Building. local car accident reports and a newborn in Sand Springs are listed along with relatives visiting Chanute.
Daily Transcript lists Thursday admissions for Neosho Memorial Hospital including Harry Green Earlton Mrs Pearle Franklin 212 N Evergreen Robert Harris Ottawa Janice Oliver 1118 S Grant surgery. Admittances today include Mrs Henry Hanson 105 N Malcolm medical.
Elmer Pilgrim sues Kathryn Pilgrim in Chanute district court. The petition filed cites marriage on August 8 1947 in Olathe and alleges gross neglect and extreme cruelty. It seeks decree of divorce, custody of four minor children, and a property settlement.
Kansas Corporation Commission filings show numerous operators, including Aylward Willis and Chanute entities, planning oil wells across Allen, Woodson, Wilson counties with surface pipe lengths of 800 to 1250 feet and true depths around meters, commencing July 1958 to August 1958. The notices cover multiple sections and coordinates, naming operators, locations, and surface pipe requirements.
U S special envoy Robert Murphy departed Addis Ababa by plane for London. He arrived earlier from Cairo as part of a trouble shooting tour through the Middle East with the deputy secretary of state.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Air Force says a Bomarc interceptor failed in flight after a successful remote launch from 1 500 miles away The missile crossed the Atlantic Thursday launched by personnel operating a large computer in Kingston New York The launch itself was reported as successful but the guidance system did not function during a critical flight stage.
A section recalls remote travel with Cree Indians missionary and Canadian Mounties and reports fabulous fishing. Also an armadillo struck by a car near Erie and a burglary at two Columbus drive‑ins stealing foodstuffs. owners assess losses.
Five members from Southeast Kansas were picked at a 4-H style revue and demonstration contest to compete in the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Winners include Phyllis Lewis Ronnie Holmes and Paula Boyle with top demonstrations with others yet unnamed. Approximately 200 entries competed.
In Kansas City, Joseph H. Donelson claimed memory loss after a Wednesday night shooting that killed his father-in-law Nicholas Delzeit. Delzeit, 89, had lived with the couple and was bedfast. Donelson remained jailed with no charges filed as investigators seek details.
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