Insurance Notice and Local Briefs Highlight City Events
EKLUND for Insurance appears in briefs. Carl Carllson ends trash pickup in the city. The Carll sons plan a move to Wichita. C A Peterson of Thayer stayed Thursday. Rev Paul Life will speak at Central Park Union Service Sunday at 8 p.m. Sermon titled The Right Choice. Ray Glenn Brown of Chanute detained for Keith County Neb. warrant and forged $35 check case. Harmony Grange meets Monday 8 p.m. at the school. cookies served. Earl R Barlow found not guilty in Chanute police court after a collision with Delbert Lewis at Beach and Steuben.
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Rev
Paul Life
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Central Park
Ray Glenn Brown
Chanute
Keith County
Neb
Erie
Lee Montgomery
Nebraska
Paxton
Earl R. Barlow
Barlow
Delbert E. Lewis
Beach and Steuben
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Report
The Daily Transcript lists Thursday admissions for Mrs A H Hansen Buffalo and William Miller of 1010 N Forest as medical cases. Dismissals include Wilson Beebe of Erie and James J Diskin of 512 Evergreen. A traffic citation issued to James Perry for reckless driving and driving without lights or muffler. A fire incident occurred at 2 06 pm yesterday at 1399 S Garfield Grasse with no damage reported.
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James Perry
W. Main
Toda
Garfield. Grasse
Foreign Students to Visit Lawrence and Kansas City Hosts
Fifty international students from 25 countries arrive for a six week orientation at the University of Kansas. Families in Tola and Kansas City welcome them as part of a program to show American home life. After KU the group will travel to other colleges for a year of study.
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Lawrence
Tola
Kansas City
University of Kansas
J. A. Burzlie
K.U. German Department
United States
K.U
Deaths and Funerals Bertha McFarland
Bertha McFarland 54 died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after long illness. She moved from Portland to Chanute 20 months ago and lived at 5158 Lincoln. Born Leanna May 18 1901 she taught in Thayer area after Boeing secretary work in Wichita. Survived by four sisters and three brothers. Funeral plans by Engel Funeral Home Thayer incomplete.
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Bertha McFarland
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Portland
Ore
Lincoln
Leanna
Andrew Jackson McFarland
Ada Nichols McFarland
Thayer High School
Oregon
Boeing Aircraft
Wichita
Thayer Christian Church
Elmer
Thayer
Elby
Cherryvale
Verne
Kansas City
Grace Shilroff
Maggie M. Osburn
Vinnie Hill
Moda Bishop
Engel Funeral Home
Legion Names 14 Delegates for State Convention at Topeka
Fourteen delegates were named at Boerstler-May Post for the American Legion state convention in Topeka September 3 through 5. John C. Jensen Jr. presided as post commander. The Early Bird membership campaign reported 130 local post members for 1956, with goals to more than double. Delegates include Jensen, Blancett, Harmon, Barbee, and 10 more. alternates list Fred L. Johnson among others.
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The
American Legion
Topeka
Legion
John C. Jensen
John Nation
Post Department
Chanute
Jensen
Thomas J. Blancett
Bob Harmon
W. Marcus Barbee
Jack L. Durham
Jack Owens
Bruce Burris
Robert Kern
Lloyd Butler
Cash Wagner
Bert J. Beck Jr
Dean Foster
Richard L. Ashley
Curtis Hupp Jr
Fred L. Johnson
William
Memorial Planned for Roosevelt Memorial Commission Created
The White House announced that President Eisenhower signed a bill creating a commission to review plans for a Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ethel Merman Admitted for Minor Operation
Singing star Ethel Merman was admitted to S&J Luke's Hospital yesterday for a minor operation.
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Denver
Ethel Merman
S&j Luke's Hospital
Cattle Meager Hog Prices Up in Kansas City Market
Cattle offerings were meager in Kansas City with calves not enough for an adequate test. Hogs showed activity with barrows and gilts up 10 to 25 cents, sows stronger 25 cents higher, prices quoted across weight ranges from 160 to 265 pounds, and sows with various weights showing declines or gains. Sheep and lamb markets mixed, demand steady for good to prime native spring slaughter lambs. Produce, butter, eggs, and poultry prices listed for Kansas City and Chicago markets.
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Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
U. S
Grain and hay market snapshot with mixed commodity quotes
The report lists corn, oats, maize, kafir, rye, barley, soybeans and byproducts with price ranges and weekly changes. It notes hay receipts in Kansas City with one car prairie and compares week to week and year ago, noting no sales and steady activity.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago PA
Board of Trade
Kansas City
Wall Street Recovery Continues Third Session
Wall Street endurance shows fractional gains and losses in a quiet session. Trading volume near 1.6 million shares with notable names like AT&T, Chrysler, General Motors, and Socony among listed movers.
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New York
Anse
Scovens
Atchison
Beth Steel
Chrysler
jDu Pont Verve Pace Ewo
Gen Motors
di Martin
Penney, JC
Bea Ee
Ambassador Peurifoy and son die in Thai car crash
American Ambassador John E Peurifoy and his nine year old son Daniel were killed when his Ford Thunderbird collided head on with a truck on a narrow bridge near Hau Hin Thailand. His older son Clinton 14 was critically injured. The ambassador aged 47 celebrated his birthday earlier this week and had arrived in Thailand last November for a ten day holiday with his wife Betty Jane.
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Bangkok
Thailand
John E. Peurifoy
Daniel
Peurifoy
Clinton
Hau Hin
Gulf of Siam
Greece
Guatemala
Senate
Washington
Betty Jane
Forget-Me-Not Sale Plans by VFW Auxiliary
Plans for the annual forget-me-not sale and membership activities were discussed at a meeting of the local VFW Auxiliary. The Disabled American Veterans chapter and district meeting were noted for recaps of recent events.
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VFW
The
Disabled American War Veterans
District Dav
District Officers Named In DAV Roster From Fort Scott
Manford Billings of Fort Scott was reelected district commander. Charles McCullough of Pittsburg was elected first vice commander. John Carter of Chanute, a past commander and current publicity chairman, was chosen second vice commander. Carter urged interested veterans to contact Paul Brennecke, chapter service officer.
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Manford Billings
Fort Scott
Charles McCullough
Pittsburg
John Carter
Chanute
Carter
DAV
Paul Brennecke
Dr. George Gemmell Dies Noted Kansas Educator
Dr. George Gemmell of Manhattan Kansas educator and 35 year Kansas State College faculty member died in his sleep at age 73 while visiting relatives Nena and Dan Smith in Girard. He began educational work in 1907 and served on the college staff from 1918 until retirement in 1953.
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Girard
Kas
George Gemmell
Manhattan
Kansas
Kansas State College
Little Stinker Slips Through Cribbed Wordplay Notes
A fragmented column explores crossword style clues and wordplay. It discusses misreadings like Not to touch a Nettle and irony around notices and removals. The piece touches on common puzzle pitfalls and how phrasing alters meaning.
Wordplay yields clues on noun forms and emotion
The text toys with grammar and parts of speech, noting sick as an adjective and sickness as a noun. It discusses a severe sock administration keeping a man from work and distinguishes fan as an emotion from optional perception of fun, highlighting outward manifestations of people enjoying themselves.
Comedian Victore Moore Hospitalized in California
Victore Moore, 79, is hospitalized at St John’s Hospital in Santa Monica California with a vascular disorder complicated by diabetes according to his physician.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Victore Moore
St. John’s Hospital
Workers Win Pay Hike from General Electric
New York CIO International Union of Electrical Workers wins wage increases from General Electric Co in an agreement that lifts pay for members. The settlement accompanies revised wage scales and benefits for electricians and related trades.
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New York
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric Co
Union Accepts Five Year Deal Amid Wage Gap
The agreement covers a five year contract reached yesterday, but it falls short of the union’s demand for a guaranteed annual wage. Details on specific wages and affected units were not disclosed.
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