Local notices and social items update Chanute
Mrs. Kaye Ballard of Dallas and her nieces Faith Terry and Hope Ferris visited their cousin Esther Taylor before heading to New York City to purchase merchandise for Terry-Ferris Dept. Stores in West and Southwest Texas. Children's story hour at the public library is set for 10 30 a m Saturday with Frisky and Timothy Turtle. Raymond L. Ball, USN storekeeper first class, daughter and son in law Loren A. Ball of R 1, serving aboard USS Dixie, expected back August 15 after a seven month Far East tour. The Dixie visited Japan Hawaii the Philippines and Hong Kong. Four Chanute students filed to attend Emporia State Teachers College this fall with majors in elementary education business physical science and business. Mrs Mary Flynn attends the Kansas Advanced Cosmetology Institute at KU Lawrence with 175 enrolled. Ila Van Vickle will replace Orvileta Gracey as registrar secretary at Washburn University next week. Harold G Woods of San Antonio visits Chanute en route home from California. Jesters’ family hosts visit over weekend. Adelaide M Lewis returns from Kansas City Independence clinic and vacation. Ralph Debler family returns from Colorado trip visiting Grand Lake Estes Park Red Rock Theater Longmont Haruki Dennis. Rural Grange to host watermelon feed Sunday at Highland Park 7 p m. members to bring table service. Maxine Throndson of Farlington visiting Annice V Osburn in Chanute.
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Kaye Ballard
Dallas
Tex
Faith Terry
Hope Ferris
San Antonio
Esther Taylor
New York City
Terry-Ferris Dept
Texas
Raymond L. Ball
USN
Loren A. Ball
R. 1
Dixie
San Diego
Far East
Japan
Hawaii
Philippines
Hong Kong
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Noted
Daily Transcript lists Thursday admissions including Robert G. Strange Eric and Teresa M. Smith with surgical and medical cases. Dismissals note multiple residents, births recorded for Mr. and Mrs Ralph B. Boaz, and several property transfers in Humboldt area including Eda Dale Stainaker and others to Masquelier, Fryevel, and Massey families across multiple lots.
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Robert G. Strange
Eric
Surgical
Mel Burdette
Jack Collins
Ralph B. Boaz
S. Lincoln
Allen County
Ita Abstract Co. Herald
E. Childress
W. P. Mewhinney
Margaret K. Mewhinney
Lola
Gerald L. McCall
William A. Leonard
B. Humboidt
John J. Sheldon
Thomas W. Neagle
Humboldt
Dale Stalnaker
John Masqueler
Lois Same
William Masquelier
Tota Donald Edward Torys
Willam H. Myers
Jessie Virginia Myers
Lois E. Dale Stainaker
Watson
Thomas Orgrin Fryevele
George Bo. Massey
Deaths and Funerals in Washington Kansas and Humboldt
Obituaries report the deaths of Daisy Himelwright 79 in Orchards Washington and Andrew Schwindling 69 in Humboldt. Also details of Dan E. Bower funeral at Wilson Johnson Chapel with service notes and interment in Elmwood Cemetery. Daisy Himelwright survived by three daughters eight grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Erie Pierce Funeral Home. East Hill cemetery burial. Andrew Schwindling survived by husband two sons daughter and sister. Funeral in Humboldt Johnson Funeral Home with Mount Hope Cemetery burial. Dan E. Bower funeral held at Wilson Johnson Chapel with religious songs and floral attendants. Interment Elmwood Cemetery.
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Daisy Himelwright
Orchards
Wash
St. Paul
Erie
Fairview
Frank Himelwright
Fay Peak
Laramie
W. D
Verla Floyd
Madison
Wis
Fern Horn
Woodland
Stella Parker
Udall
Dora Denney
Earl Showalter
Eriel
Pierce Funeral Home
East Hill Cemetery
Andrew Schwindling
Humboldt
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Deadwood
S. D
Andrew ‘Schwindling
Kansas City
Helen Freeborn
Walnut Creek
Calif
R. Lewis
Albert Lee Lewis
Maude Allman
Ulysses
Johnson Funeral Home
Mount Hope Cemetery
Bower
Dan E. Bower
Wilson-Johnson
Ted D. Hurst
Legion delegates named for State Convention in Wichita
Delegates and alternates to the State American Legion Convention in Wichita August 17 through 19 were elected at the Boerstler May post meeting. Tom Blancett announced, with Blancett Seefeldt and Robert Kern to attend the first American Legion College July 13 to 15 at Hutchinson where diplomas were awarded.
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American Legion
Wichita
Boerstler
Tom Blancett
Blancett
Robert Harmon
Robert Kern
Jack Durham
Bill Porterfield
Marvin Seefeldt
Bill Devers
John
American Legion College
Hutchinson
Kansas Department
Esther Williams switches to tighter bathing suit after wardrobe malfunction
London based American swimmer Esther Williams ordered a new tighter bathing suit after a strap failure caused her top to slip during a Wembley Pool act. She wore a rhinestone suit for the first entrance and had the shoulder strap relined earlier to prevent neck rubbing.
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London
Esther Williams
Wembley Pool
Cattle Meat Prices Reach Wide Range at Kansas City Livestock
USDA market list shows cattle with mixed grades and primes, hogs active with higher barrow and gilt prices, sows steady. sheep light with limited test trade. Separate reports note Kansas City produce unchanged and Chicago commodity quotes mixed, with grain futures fluctuating and cash grain varying by grade and weight.
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Kansas City
USDA
U. S
Chicago
Broihers
Suez Dispute Forces Britannia to Bypass Canal Tour
The royal yacht Britannia will detour 3000 miles around the Cape of Good Hope to carry Princess Margaret on a goodwill tour of East Africa next month. The Admiralty announced the change due to the Suez Canal dispute, altering the planned route.
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London
Britannia
Princess Margaret
East Africa
Admiralty
Cape of Good Hope
Suez Dispute To Be Studied by World Powers
President Eisenhower debated a possible congressional session over the Suez Canal crisis while Dulles prepared to meet Hammarskjold and Lodge in New York. A London conference seeks a peaceful Suez solution with an international authority to control canal operations, finances, and development, contingent on Egyptian President Nasser accepting internationalization.
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Washington
State Dulles
Eisenhower
Congress
Dulles
White House
Murray Snyder
Nixon
London
Conference of Nations
Britain
U. S
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Dump Nixon Drive Rejected by GOP Senator
Sen. Schoeppel said Republicans nationwide reject Harold Stassen as they back an Eisenhower Nixon ticket. He predicts Nixon will be renominated and Republicans will expand Senate control, while Dewey dined with Nixon and Rogers in New York.
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Washington
Sen
Schoeppel
R-Kas
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
Kansas
Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
William P. Rogers
Hodge Abandons Guilty Plea Plans
In Springfield Illinois attorney William Fullen said Orville E. Hodge will not plead guilty today on state charges tied to a raid on the state treasury. The decision follows objections from State's Attorney George Courtakon to an immediate sentence.
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Springfield
Ill
Orville E. Hodge
William Fullen
George Coutrakon
Hodge
Kubin Returns as Fort Riley Army Hospital Commander
Col. Wilford T. Kubin, a Kansan who began his career at Ft. Riley, comes back as post surgeon and commanding officer of the U.S. Army Hospital at Fort Riley.
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FT. Riley
Wilford T. Kubin
Kansan
U.S. Army Hospital
Nixon and Stassen Visit White House
Vice President Nixon and Harold E. Stassen met separately at the White House today both declining to discuss what may have been raised about Stassen's dump Nixon campaign.
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Washington
Nixon
Harold E. Stassen
White House
Stassen
Personnel Shifts With Governors
TOPEKA A post election reshuffle will occur as Gov Fred Hall loses the primary and a new governor takes office. Top policy making posts direct appointed by the governor will change including adjutant general director of administration alcoholic beverage control director fire marshal highway director Highway Patrol superintendent and other key posts. Many board and commission terms run to set dates and cannot be changed immediately including Kansas Corporation Commission Board of Regents Board of Health Park Authority Commission of Revenue and Taxation and Water Resources Board. Hall appointees include all highway commissioners with terms expiring March 31 1957. Two of Hall’s principal aides were Martin M Kiger
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Adjutant General
Department of Administration
Kansas Corporation Commission
Board of Regents
Board of Health
Park Authority
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Water Resources Board
Hall
Martin M. Kiger
Kansas state officials reshuffled as new governor nears
The article notes potential replacements for state administration head and highway director, with current appointees facing term expirations. Harry Snyder Jr. chairs the Corporation Commission with a term ending March 20 1957, Roy H. McCue leads Revenue and Taxation until March 31 1957, and Col. Tom Glasscock remains Highway Patrol superintendent. J William Townsend of Topeka is named to the Kansas Turnpike Authority for four years, succeeding Francis Jacobs whose term ends July 1.
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Department of Administration
Frank Hatch
Harry Snyder Jr
Corporation Commission
Roy H. McCue
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Highway Patrol
Col
Tom Glasscock
Hall
J. William Townsend
Topeka
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Priority for Defense Orders Shuts Mills in July Strike
The government ordered steel mills to suspend nonessential production and give priority to defense orders during the July strike, directing immediate shift to wartime needs and defense material output.
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Washington
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Gary Louis Jenkins
Sc. Wash
Mary Flynn
Kansas Advanced Cosmetology Institute
University of Kansas
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State Association of Cosmetology
University Extension
Ila van Vickle
Fern van Vickle
S. Edith
Orvileta Gracey
Washburn University
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Chanute High School
Harold G. Woods
Howard A. Jester
Highland
California
Robert Brenton
Kathy
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Norman
Okla
Elvin Brenton
Western
Adelaide M. Lewis
Independence
Art Sanders
Ralph Debler
Colorado
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Red Rock Theater
Longmont
Colo
Haruki Dennis
Highland Park
Maxine Throndson of
Farlington
Annice V. Osburn
S. Grant
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