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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1958
Page
1
Mrs Maude Lowe of 1112 N Steuben marked her 80th birthday today. An employee of Home Lunch for 15 years she plans to keep working 15 more. Her father J N Clemans was a pioneer East Big Creek resident and her grandmother lived past 100. Mrs Lowe enjoys flowers and vegetables as a hobby.
A 1950 Willys station wagon driven by Mrs. Art Holmes lost control at 1106 S Highland, hit a tree, and damaged the front bumper and left fender. Earlier, Mrs. Harvey Green backed from a curb and collided with Mrs. George Baker at Main and Highland, damaging the Green 1953 Chevrolet and the Baker 1958 Plymouth.
Three firemen were overcome by smoke while battling a $100,000 blaze in a self service shoe store in Mission Kansas. They recovered at the scene. About 30 customers were in the store when the fire started. David Weinstein the store owner blamed a tossed cigarette or match for the fire and said the loss was insured.
AP report from Topeka states Miss Goldie Ruth Harris, 61, of Lawrence Kansas, died in a two car collision last night. The crash occurred on a rural highway, with investigators gathering details and examining factors that led to the fatal accident.
Air Force may attempt a three stage, 100 foot tall moon rocket from Cape Canaveral around 6 a m CST next Sunday if conditions allow. Maj Gen Donald M Yates said no exact time has been set though. alternate windows exist Monday or Tuesday.
Six Chanute youths were cited for reckless driving disturbing the peace with car horns and running a stop sign. Mickey Petty and Kenneth Pierce were charged after a drag race on North Forest. George Morehead cited for peace with his car at Main and Lincoln. Three others cited on horn disturbance near Main Street. Morehead posted a 37 dollar bond. hearings set for the others tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Forecaster notes hot humid conditions across Kansas with no relief in sight. Temperatures expected to average four to six degrees above normal through next Monday, highs in the upper 90s to 100s, and lows in the 60s to upper 70s across the state.
Chanute sisters An nette Diskin 4 and Anita 2 were treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises after a two car crash on highway K39 east of Chanute. Their mother Mrs. Dean Moore 319 S Malcolm drove the 1956 Buick. Frank E. Roth of Parsons drove a 1957 Ford and sustained a lip cut. Damages were $300 on the Moore car and $500 on the Roth vehicle.
The House voted to cite Bernard Goldfine, Boston millionaire ally of Sherman Adams, for contempt of Congress. The ruling sends the case to the U S district attorney for grand jury consideration. conviction could bring a 1000 dollar fine and up to one year in prison.
Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged the Senate to push through a good social security bill despite Eisenhower's veto threats. He highlighted continued battles over funding and administration stance while Senate actions included education funding and contempt citations in the Goldfine case. Johnson praised the Maine shipyard wage veto override as a notable congressional upset.
A 45 pound tapir born at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago is described as mixed up. The baby tapir, related to horses and rhinoceroses, resembles a pig and is living in the elephant house. The sex remains undetermined and, as the director notes, it hides behind its mother, so the temporary name is It.
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section. In the last 24 hours five deaths. year to date 1958 shows 310 fatalities, compared with 314 in the same period in 1957.
President Eisenhower urges a world with no single power or ideology and warns against aggressive leadership exploiting war fears. He proposes a standby United Nations peace force and immediate consultations with Near East Arab nations to establish a regional development institution.
About 300 officials and members of the Kansas U S 69 Highway Assn from seven eastern Kansas counties testified before the State Highway Commission. They urged orderly improvement and retention of the U S 69 interstate application, opposing a proposed shift to an Ottawa to Emporia route and urging respect for Kansas plans and funding.
City Engineer Paschal Grimes announced all major airport improvement work is finished. The project funded by city bonds and federal matching funds included runway strengthening resurfacing a new surfaced turning area at the far end and a water line installation for the airport.
The 179th self inflicted death at the Golden Gate Bridge involved a 70 year old Oakland retiree Eilert Johnson. Ambulance worker Sam Rascon described the man holding his hat tightly as he leaped from the bridge rail. Police identified him from a note and billfold left in an abandoned car.
Frank C. VanGotten of 1315 S Santa Fe suffered a severe cut on his left foot while adjusting a power lawnmower at his garage. The wound required four stitches after he moved his foot into the blade. VanGotten’s son Gary was seriously injured Sunday in a bicycle collision with a car at 15th and Edith. his condition today appears somewhat improved.
Former Kansas governor Payne Ratner testified he arranged for better treatment of James Hoffa in the 1953 House inquiry but denied engineering its quashing. He acknowledged letters with Rep. Wint Smith discussing Hoffa’s hearing, and said he was hired for legal work by the Teamsters. Ratner said no memory of a memo about a covert conference and claimed any fee would reflect actual work.
At the United Nations Eisenhower outlines a Middle East plan featuring a standby police force and a regional financing agency to support development. Gromyko denounces U.S. and British moves while calling for immediate withdrawal from Lebanon and Jordan before any action. The president's plan also includes UN action to stabilize Lebanon and Jordan and to curb foreign civil strife.
Ellinwood residents vote 221 for and 277 against a $15,000 bond to buy airport ground now rented. Had approved, the federal government would have provided $15,000 for improvements.
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