Vandalism at Elmwood Cemetery Sparks Investigation
Frank Ogden, Elmwood cemetery sexton, reports vandals toppled a grave monument bearing an angel statue Tuesday night. Chanute police logged 274 arrests in seven months this year, with breakdowns in driving while intoxicated, common drunks, traffic and misdemeanor arrests, plus zero felonies in two months. Police notes include 159 motor vehicle investigations and plans for a new concrete sidewalk at the Senior High Junior College campus to study student behavior paths.
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Frank Ogden
Elmwood Cemetery
Chanute
Kansas Receives Federal Aid for Highway Work
Kansas is allocated 17.82 million dollars in federal highway funds for the fiscal year starting next July 1. The breakdown includes 7.66 million for primary highways 5.36 million for secondary 1.63 million for urban and 3.17 million for the interstate system.
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Washington
Kansas
Chanute Booming Pump Base Firm Expands in First Month
Leslie H. Cable reports Byers Portabase Corporation rapidly grew after starting operations on July 1. Sales rose over 35 percent, unfilled orders surpassed 20 thousand dollars, and employment reached 35 as the firm plans about 50 thousand dollars more stock to boost production, with shipments expanding to Canada and several U.S. states.
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Chanute
Byers Portabase Corporation
Leslie H. Cable
Cable
Oklahoma
Illinois
Texas
Indiana
Canada
Calgary
Stanton
Tex
Illinois-Kentucky
Porto
Leslie Byers
Harry Byers & Sons Inc
Jess Byers
Harry Byers
Cabie
Oliver Klingner
Frank Young
John A. Muir
Frank Vaughn
John Knight
David McCune
Leslie
11YearOld Colleen Patton Found Safe After Mt Evans Ordeal
Colleen Patton 11 was found safe at noon after a 26 hour trek on Mt Evans slopes. She left Mercy Hospital with scratches and a sunburn, saying she wants to finish her vacation. Family from Missouri and Kansas joined search as 150 rescuers and a helicopter scoured the area.
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Denver
Colleen Patton
Mercy Hospital
Mt. Evans
Colleen
She
Mrs
Joe Patton
Clifton Hills, Mo
Fear Mrs. Marland Drowned in Oregon
Oklahoma City police and the State Crime Bureau investigate a possible 1953 drowning of Mrs. E. W. Marland widow of the former Oklahoma governor. A woman fitting her description was found in the Willamette River near Portland. a wrist watch and dental plate are being compared with her records.
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Oklahoma City
State Crime Bureau
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Portland
Ore
K. Bivins
Bivins
Independence
Ponca City
West Coast
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Reported for 1955 Period
State Accident Records Section lists traffic fatalities in Topeka within the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 shows a 320 period and 26 fatalities for the same period.
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Topekap
Kansas
Chanute Receives $95,000 Federal Airport Aid Grant
The Department of Commerce announced Chanute will receive $95,000 in federal airport aid this fiscal year, $40,000 more than yesterday’s $55,000 figure cited in a telegram from Rep Myron V. George. City Manager Ross Cooper says the grant’s increase is not yet explained and Chanute must approve a $95,000 bond issue for matching funds. The package also includes $125,000 for Lawrence Municipal and $41,300 for Topeka Phillip Ballard airport as part of $1,300,000 for three Kansas sites.
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Chanute
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Department of Commerce
Third District
Congress
Ross Cooper
CAA
Kansas Cities
Lawrence Municipal
Topeka Phillip Ballard
Shopping Center Planned for Joplin
Rhoden Enterprises of Kansas City announced a shopping center project in Joplin. The 16 acre site in the east part of the city will include a Sears Roebuck store and a Kroger supermarket with construction set to begin in November and an estimated cost between one and 13 million dollars.
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Joplin
Rhoden. Enterprises of
Kansas City
Sears, Roebuck
Kroger
Freed Airmen Head Home
Eleven U.S. airmen freed after 32 months in Communist captivity travel east across the Pacific toward Tokyo and reunion with families.
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Tokyo
U.S
Pacific
Graham refuses Eisenhower Library post while staying on Civil Service Board
Abilene businessman Graham announced he will not resign from the Kansas State Civil Service Board and asks not to be considered for the Eisenhower Presidential Library Commission. He cited law restricting hold on two public offices and noted his roles with the Eisenhower Foundation. He urged another qualified appointee to take the library post.
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Graham
Abilene
Emmett
State Civil Service Board
Fred Hall
Topeka
Chicago
Hall
Governors
Eisenhower Presidential Library Commission
Civil Service Board
Evil Service Board
State of
Kansas
Senate
Eisenhower Foundation
Eisenhower
Dulles Urges Patience Over ROK Truce Tensions
Secretary of State Dulles urged South Korea to avoid violence as it seeks to remove truce supervisors. He affirmed U S commitment to protect team members including Communist nationals, while acknowledging protests that injured American soldiers. He rejected unification by force and questioned the spies label.
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Washington
Dulles
South K Korea
United States
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Korea
Hospital adds 22-patient wing at Neosho Memorial
Construction of a new 22 patient building addition at Neosho Memorial Hospital is to start this month with hopes for December completion. Berthot Construction Co. of Chanute is general contractor. Board members Harold Williams Walter Poor Lloyd Locke and Robert D Ramar presided. Attending were Elsie Ellis hospital administrator and Robert L Briley legal representative.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho County
Robert L. Briley
Balch & Briley
Iron Horse Stables to Be Razed After Half Century of Utility
The Santa Fe roundhouse in Santa Fe will be razed in about a month after nearly half a century of service. Minor diesel repairs will stay local at Iron Horse Stables while major work moves to Argentine shops. Employment remains steady and a municipal electricity switch accompanies the demolition.
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Santa Fe
G. R. Stewart
Stewart
Spared- Looks to Age 158
Louisvile Kentucky AP reports Dan Hughes is 108 and believes he may preach in time. He recalls 50 years on steamboats farms and dray wagons and says he has not been sick or taken medicine. He lives with a daughter and awaits his call from the Lord.
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Dan Hughes
Hughes
Big Leak Stopped At Santa Fe Lake Dam
Santa Fe water department workers with Cha nute refining and Warwick Wax Co teams sealed a six inch leak at the Santa Fe reservoir dam. City manager Ross Cooper said the surface dropped an inch daily as crews redirected water and later plugged deteriorated pipes. Concrete was forced into cavities to halt the leak.
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City Water Department
Chanute Refining
Warwick Wax Companies
Santa Fe
Ross Cooper
Cooper
Masonic Lodge Officers Set Meeting at Cedar Lodge Temple
Glen Dormois district deputy grand master announced an area meeting of Masonic Lodge officers at Cedar Lodge Temple here on Oct 19. Scott E. Kelsey grand master of Topeka and other elective grand lodge officers are expected to attend. The program includes afternoon and evening sessions, one of five such meetings planned statewide.
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Masonic Lodge
Cedar Lodge Temple
Glen Dormois
Scott E. Kelsey
Topeka
Connie Cocks Fist Delays Blow On Connie Storm Off Carolina
The hurricane Connie offshore keeps East Coast observers alert as winds peak near 125 mph and center moves slowly toward Cape Lookout. Warnings remain from Myrtle Beach to the Canadian coast with evacuations ordered or advised at Atlantic Beach Wrightsville Beach and Emerald Isle.
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Hatteras
N.C.P
Carolina
Bureau
Myrtle Beach
Hazel
Virginia Capes
North Carolina
Toomorrow
Cape Lookout
Here
Eastern
Seaboard
Connie
Connnie
Canada
Guam
Fit
Macon
N.C
Atlantic Beach
Salter Path
Emerald Isle
Wrightsville Beach
Wilmington
Carolina Beach
Coffeyville Worker Electrocuted At Foundry
Harris Rooks 31, maintenance man at Acme Foundry and Machine Co., died after slipping from a crane and touching a live wire about ten feet above ground. He is survived by his widow and two brothers.
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Coffeyville
Harris Rooks
Acme Foundry and Machine Co
Rooks
Jan
Puother
Youth Injured In Car Mishap Near Chanute
Patrick Joe Brazil, 20, of 128 S. Forest, was hospitalized at Neosho Memorial with a broken collarbone and possible shoulder blade fracture after his 1955 Buick left US169 north of Chanute and overturned. He suffered neck and back lacerations and contusions but injuries were not serious. Investigating officers were Chanute patrolmen Hale and McCoy, and Erie sheriff Montgomery with undersheriff Phelps.
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Patrick Joe Brazil
Joe Brazil
S. Forest
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Brazil
Chester Hale
Culifford McCoy
Lee Montgomery
John Phelps
Erie
Prato Stops With $32,000 on CBS Game Show
Gino Prato a 55 year old Bronx cobbler accepts his father’s advice delaying further play on the CBS show. He takes a $32,000 payout after receiving a cable from Genoa and exits with a calm decision. No contestant has yet claimed the grand prize on the program.
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New York P
Gino Prato
Papa F ‘Tato
Italy
Bronx
Prato
Genoa
Tangible Clues Still Lacking In Slayer Hunt
The Kansas City Crime Commission fights to raise a 10000 dollar reward for the slaying of Wilma Allen as police continue to lack solid leads. Autopsy indicates criminal assault and no mid day meal, while a Kansas City man connected to Omaha remains under scrutiny. Funeral services are set for today with several local relatives attending in North Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Crime Commission
Wilma Allen
Omaha
Neb
Patrick Corriigan
Chanute
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Dean Foster
Cole Leverenz
E. W. Johnson
James A. Allen
C. A. Deay
Cool Weather With Mild Temperatures Across Kansas
A cool air mass remains over Kansas keeping temperatures moderate through tomorrow. The forecast calls for fair skies, low tonight 55 to 60, and highs in the 80s tomorrow plus scattered rainfall reports, including Salina 4.17 inches and Minneapolis 3.37.
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Topeka
Kansas
Salina
Minneapolis
Abilene
Enterprise
Elmo
Herington
Scott City
Healy
Ness City
Cedar Bluff
Loretta
Garden City
Dodge City
Russell
Wichita
Chanute
Emporia
Cottonwood Falls
Wamego
Concordia
Miltonvale
Chapman
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Diana Area
Mt. Evans Highway
Robert Taylor
Armstrong
William Trester Jr
Culleen
Evergreen
Marland
Oregon
Man Myron V. George
Civil Aeronautics Administration
H. C. Willis
Arkansas City
Louisvile, Ky
Santa Fe Lake
The
Weather Bureau
Caro
Path Line
Savannah
Fpigvincetown
Mass
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Boston PA
Coast Guard
McCulloch
Slayer
David S. Long
Johnson County Corner
Allen
Bernard C. Brannon
Eccerese
North Central
West
South Central
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