Eddie Ranz Turns Hoped For Golf Feat Into Surprise Hole In One
Eddie Ranz 14, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Ranz, nearly fainted with emotion as his ball rolled into the cup for a hole in one during a round at the Country Club. The episode followed a tense moment after teeing off on number five with a four iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Ranz
Ed Ranz
S. Plummer
Eddie
Michel Pillet
Paris
France
Y. S. Kessinger
Boyd
Turkey
Kansas City Hotel Robbed of Four Thousand Dollars
A man and a woman robbed the Hotel Pickwick in Kansas City of cash and checks totaling four to five thousand dollars last night. About 20 patrons were in the lobby when the pair threatened the general manager Glenn Carden and office manager Ned Sells. Carden’s 3 year old daughter Linda was present. The woman warned, Hurry up or the kid will get it. The duo fled in a taxi cab.
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Kansas City
Pickwick
Glenn Carden
Ned Sells
Carden
Linda
Area Schools Set for Start Of New Term
Area and rural schools plan a Aug. 29 half day start with regular classes Sept. 2 after Labor Day. Humboldt enrollment dates shift to Aug. 15 16 18 and 19 due to the Allen County Fair. Benedict Galesburg Erie Walnut and others hold Aug. 29 enrollments with Sept. 2 openings. Benedict high students attend Fredonia this year while the high school building is remodeled. Most rural schools open Aug. 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Buffalo Midway
Thayer
Erie
Walnut
Benedict
Galesburg
Fredonia
American Student Released By Czechoslovakia
John Bachman Hardcastle a 22 year old American student from Nashville Tennessee was released by Czechoslovak authorities after three days of detention on border violation charges. He was turned over to Austrian authorities at Berg border checkpoint.
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Vienna
John Bachman Hardcastle
Nashville
Tenn
Berg
CAA Grants Money for El Dorado Airport Improvements
The Civil Aeronautics Administration approved a $31,000 grant for El Dorado Municipal Airport upgrades. Rep. Ed Rees informed city officials that the federal aid covers half of the projected improvement costs.
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EL Dorado
Civil Aeronautics Administration
el Dorado Municipal Airport
Ed Rees
Results list with Henley Real Estate Agency
A short classified results list noting Henley Real Estate Agency with contact phone 2195. Includes an advertisement line stating the agency handles listings and inquiries.
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Henley Real Estate Agcy
Chanute Schools Plan August 29 Opening With Improvements
Chanute Public Schools set to begin August 29 with elementary enrollment and half day high school classes. St Patrick's parochial school also opens August 29. Many improvements include new classrooms, a hot lunch program at Hutton School, a student union at the Junior College, upgraded facilities across grade and high school buildings, and renovations to the trade and vocational areas.
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Chanute
St. Patrick's Parochial School
Hutton School
Glenn Eastburn
Calvin Hurford
YMCA
YWCA
Murray Hill
Alcott School
Fiberglass Boat Builders To Open New Plant Here
Fiberglass boat makers will open a Chanute plant by Sept 1 under The Kansas Boats division of Glass Specialistics Engineering and Manufacturing. The firm plans three initial models Ambassador Concord Savoy with two more by Jan 1 and targets one boat daily production. President Wal ter L Ramey leads administration with Frank Ramey as VP engineering and Francis O Ramey sales manager.
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Chanute
Kansas Boats
Glass Specialistics Engineering and Manufacturing
Robinson
S. Evergreen
Ambassador
Concord
Savoy
Chicago
Wichita
Walter L. Ramey
Wal
Ter L. Ramey
Frank
Francis O. Ramey
San Antonio
Reciprocal Compromise Bill On Eisenhower's Desk
Congress passed a four year extension of the reciprocal trade program with the President able to cut tariffs up to 20 percent. The measure includes a two thirds Congressional veto on Tariff Commission recommendations, with final passage by 40 Democrats and 32 Republicans in favor and 6 Democrats and 12 Republicans against.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
United States
Senate
Congress
Tariff Commission
Blood Bank Seeks Donors In Neosho County
The Red Cross chapter seeks at least 190 appointments for a Thursday blood collection at the First Methodist church from 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. Executive secretary Mrs. Howard Winans notes vacations reduce available donors and 30 more than the 160 pint quota are needed to cover rejections and cancellations.
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Red Cross
Howard Winans
Neosho County
City Dads Approve Contract For Planning Water Plant
The Chanute city commission approved an agreement with Wilson & Co. Salina engineers for planning the new water treatment plant and river intake. The plan calls for 3,000,000 gallons capacity with expansion, and a five percent engineering fee based on construction cost. Other actions included traffic control at Roy Ster Junior High, a safety report to the National Safety Council, appointing Raymond Friederich as Civil Defense director, and a $48,305 temporary notes measure for paving projects.
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Wilson & Co
Salina
Chanute
Royster Junior High School
Garfield
Main
Elm
Washington
National Safety Council
Sam Knight
State Highway Commission Safety Department
Raymond Friederich
Friederich
Chanute National Guard
Fred Montague
Warm Humid Area Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
Kansas forecast shows continued warmth and humidity through Wednesday with evening storms. Highs near the middle 90s, overnight lows around 70 to 75, and a trace to 1.34 inches of rainfall observed in Hesston with hail accompanying the brief storm. Top temperatures yesterday ranged from 90 in Topeka to 98 in Dodge City and Salina.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Hesston
Olathe
Dodge City
Salina
Goodland
Pittsburg
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Rise to 305 for 1958
Traffic fatalities in Kansas from the State Accident Records Section show 2 in the last 24 hours, bringing the year to date total to 305. The same period last year recorded 314 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Eastern Kansas U.S. 69 Interstate Bid Faces Hearing
A large seven-county delegation from eastern Kansas appears before the State Highway Commission in Topeka regarding U.S. 69’s interstate designation. The discussion centers on routing Ottawa to Emporia versus a southward link to the Will Rogers Turnpike, with Gov. Docking set to address the Pittsburg group.
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Kansas
Kansas U.S. 69 Assn
Commission
Wyandotte
Johnson, Burbon
Miami, Linn
Crawford
Cherokee Counties
Kansas City
Ottawa
Emporia
Kansas Turnpike
tawa-Emporia
Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
U.S. 69
Missouri
Pleasanton
Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Jack Goodrich
Parsons
State Highway Commission
Goodrich
Ottawa-Emporia
Oklahoma
Ottawa- Emporia
Bureau of Public Roads
Walter Johnson
Martin
Bureau
Johnston
George Docking
Eisenhower to Speak at UN on Mideast Plan
President Eisenhower will address the United Nations emergency Assembly in New York on an American program for Middle East stability. He will fly to New York tonight and return soon after his 10 a.m. EDT address, with details of proposals not released. Secretary Dulles arrived in New York to lead the U.S. delegation planning for the session.
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J. W. Kensett
Jimmy
Susan
Marilyn
Carolyn
Toshiro Kunihiro
Raymond York
Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations Emergency Assembly
United States
Middle East
White House
New York
James Hagerty
Assembly
Mideast
Hagerty
State Dulles
U. S
Interstate highway plan for eastern Kansas discussed
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce directors heard Ira Barber report on a Parsons meeting where a group was formed to back a south bound highway through eastern Kansas. They voted a $10 contribution and planned a delegation to Topeka on Aug 27 for a State Highway Commission hearing. Other reports followed from Brown, Skinner, Morley and Rideau gave the invocation.
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U.S. 69 Assn
Highway Commission
Ottawa-South Interstate Highway Assn
Parsons
Goodrich
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Ira Barber
Kansas
Topeka
State Highway Commission
Kenneth Brown
Dean Skinner
Mahlon Morley
Edwin Rideau
Infant Girl Killed In Crash Near Galva
A four month old girl Dana Lynn Dowsey died when a car left U S 56 east of Galva struck a concrete bridge abutment. Her parents Rufus A Dowsey and wife lived at McPherson. Kim Dowsey age 4 escaped with cuts and bruises.
Two Youths Arrested in Car Theft Case
Police report two Chanute youths were arrested at Pryor Okla about 4 am today in connection with a car theft at Cherryvale. They first took a car here belonging to George Edmondson 909 S Grant and abandoned it two miles north of Cherryvale. The Edmondson car was reported stolen at 11 40 last night.
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Pryor
Oklo
Cherryvale
George Edmondson
S. Grant
Edmondson
Fatal Two Car Crash Kills California Woman Near Manhattan
A two car crash seventeen miles east of Manhattan yesterday killed Mrs. Frank Draper of San Pablo California aged about thirty five. The accident occurred on the road linking the city to nearby towns and the victim was identified by her husband.
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Manhattan
Here
Frank Draper
San Pablo
Calif
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