Slayer Of Farm Wife Killed At Home Near Wamego Kansas
An Army helicopter joined the search for the slayer of Mrs. Ray Seematier, 27, shot at her farm near St. George Kansas. Investigators, led by Pottawatomie County Attorney Don Williams, searched a four mile radius, casting footprints and reviewing evidence as they questioned workers and examined a known suspect who remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wamego
Kan
Ray Seematier
Don _ Williams
Pottawatomie County
Williams
Mystery
Ft. Riley
Seematter Farm
St. George
Manhattan
Seematter
Robert Lyon
Seematters
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Army
Harlan Lynn Noble
Noble
Kansas Mental Hospital
Larned
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Neb
Atchison
Life guard saves boy at Lawrence pool after near drowning
Allen Young, a Lawrence life guard and former Boy Scout, revived 10-year-old Richard Schrader with mouth to mouth resuscitation after he was pulled unconscious from the deep end. Lt. Ralph Casteel praised the lifesaving, recalling prior drownings.
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Allen Young
Lawrence
First Methodist Church
L. D. Perry
S. Highland
Richard Schrader
Associated Press
Ralph Casteel
New Church At Humboldt To Be Dedicated
Humboldt church officials announce the dedication of the new St. Peter’s Lutheran church at Amos and 10th. Architect Uel C. Ramey and building-chairman Henry Nordt join Rev. H Seyfert and others for the rites. The cost is 211000 with a 260 seat sanctuary and 60 car parking.
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Humboldt
St. Peter’s Lutheran
Amos
10Th
H. Seyfert
Uel C. Ramey
Henry Nordt
Robert Adams
Seyfert
Willis E. Laetsch
Dolores Seyfert
Bernard Eggers
Kansas
Zion Lutheran Church
Chanute
Faubus Ready To Call Police
Gov. Orval Faubus said he was prepared to deploy the state police and Arkansas National Guard in the school integration dispute if needed as three Negro girls entered Hall High School for the third day of token integration. He gave no specifics on triggers. Observer presence was minimal.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
State Police
Arkansas National Guard
Faubus
Hall High School
National Guard
Effie Jones
Estella Thompson
Elsie Robinson
Hall
Boy's Death Sparks Polio Concern in Kansas City
Six year old Charlies Potter son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Potter of Carl Junction Missouri died at University of Kansas Medical Center shortly after transfer from Joplin hospital. Doctors described illness as possible polio.
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Kansas City
Charlies Potter
Cecil Potter
Carl Junction, Mo
University of Kansas Medical Center
Joplin
Three New Polio Onsets Reported in Kansas
The State Board of Health listed three new polio onsets on Thursday, bringing the 1959 total to 835. The latest cases were reported in Wyandotte, Douglas and Chase counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
State Board of Health
Wyandotte
Douglas
Chase
Prowler Reports and Burglaries Spark Police Search
Police say they continue to receive prowler reports with little information to solve a series of Wednesday morning burglaries in which more than 350 dollars was stolen. Officers checked two northwest town homes last night finding no one nearby. A daughter described seeing a man with his head at a porch door, whistling as he looked through a missing glass pane covered by cloth.
Wind Rain Storm Strikes WaKeeney Causes Roof Damage
A brief but strong wind and rain storm hit WaKeeney late Thursday dumping more than an inch of rain and ripping off the roof of the grandstand at the Trego County fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeeney, Kas
WaKeeney
Trego
Traffic Fatalities At County Fairgrounds In Kansas
AP reports possible traffic fatalities and severe weather effects tied to the Trego County Free Fair in WaKeeney. Officials say debris and damage were limited and will not delay the fair's opening at the Lee Wasser site. weather records cite 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. with winds and twister debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
WaKeeney
Lee Wasser
Trego County
Hilton Kennels Opens New Boarding and Registries
Mr and Mrs William Dean Hilton announce a combined boarding and registered kennel at 22 miles east and half a mile north of Chanute behind the old Union School house. The facility houses 26 boarding dogs and 36 cages for registered dogs with expansion plans. An open house is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Hilton will manage both sides and already operates with Chanute Animal Clinic ties.
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William Dean Hilton
New Hilton Kennel
Chanute
Union
Tribune
Hilton's
Hilton
Union School
Chanute Animal Clinic
Lucas Soldier Killed in One-Car Crash Near Lucas
Lucas Kansas AP News reports Rayner N. Lindburg 21 of Lucas, a Ft. Leonard Wood soldier, died in a one car crash seven miles northwest of Lucas. His vehicle struck a bridge and rolled over several times.
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Lucas
Kan
API
Satellite Recovery Attempt for Discoverer V Capsule
Air Force plans an aerial snatch of the Discoverer V capsule as it reenters near Hawaii. Fourteen C119 planes and eight Hawaii-based boxcars await the 300-pound nose capsule, with a 1 in 1000 chance of success and Sea Transportation Service ships on standby.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Discoverer V
Military Sea Transportation Service
Hawaii Victory
Dalton Victory
Washington
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Air Force
Weather Outlook Cool Front Brings Rain Across Northwest Kansas
The Topeka AP summary notes a cool front moved into northwest Kansas bringing heavy rains northwest of Scott City through Wa Keeney and Lovewell Dam. Forecaster Tom Arnold says the front stalled with little southwest movement and potential backing up tomorrow. Tonight’s lows 60 northwest to 70–75 east, Saturday highs 80s west to 90s east. Top winds record 190 at Chanute, Pittsburg, Olathe, Lawrence and Goodland. rainfall up to 2.04 inches at Rexford.
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Topeka
Kansas
Scott City
Keeney and
Lovewell Dam
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnold
South Central
Chanute
Pittsburg
Olathe
Lawrence
Goodland
Kirwin Damlows
Concordia
Rexford
Probers review Noble escape at Larned State Hospital
Kansas officials prepare a detailed report on Harlan Noble's June escape from Larned State Hospital after his transfer from Lansing Penitentiary where he served a 99 year term for ravishing a Leavenworth child. Dr. Jackson cites staff shortages and low salaries hindering qualified psychiatric leadership. Dr. Naramore says responsibility lies with state systems as well as the hospital and notes Noble was partially secure with supervised work, and that the escape involved tearing two padlocks from ward windows. He urges improved recruitment to enable better rehabilitation of mentally disturbed offenders.
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Topeka
Kansas
Noble
State
Lansing
Leavenworth
Larned
J. T. Naramore
Jackson
Naramore
Ballots Burned in Kansas Sixth District Election
Norbert Dreiling, attorney for Democrat Elmo Mahoney, questions ballot handling after last November’s general election in the Sixth District. Jewell County clerk Alvin Fall Jr disclosed burning his ballots after a month and eight days beyond the six month limit.
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Mankato
Kas
Norbert Dreiling
Hays
Kansas
Dreiling
Elmo Mahoney
Wint Smith
Alvin C. Fall Jr
Jewell
Jewell County
Smith
Ballots Burned in Saline County Contested Race
In the Smith Mahoney contest Mahoney claimed irregularities in several counties but Jewell saw no specific issues. Saline County ballots were burned July 9 with approval of county officials. Mahoney carried Saline 7,417 to 5,698 amid questions over destruction and possible contest under state law.
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Smith
Mahoney
Jewell
Fall
Robert Ashmore
D-Sc
House
Kansas City
Kansas
John Anderson
Topeka
Capital
Dreiling
Ashmore
Congress
Saline
Paul Paul Swartz
Saline County
Secretary of State
Secretary of
Paul Shanahan
Swartz
Emerson Quits As ABC Lawyer In Topeka
Atty. Gen. John Anderson faces appointing a new assistant attorney general for the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Office as John Emerson leaves the post at the end of August to enter private practice in Lawrence. Emerson’s May appointment had stirred a dispute with Gov. George Docking, and his exit may lead to Tom Larson filling the vacancy. Emerson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Emerson of 815 Highland, with Mrs. Emerson formerly Mary Lind, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lind of 222 E. 9th.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Office
Anderson
George Docking
John Emerson
Emerson
Lawrence
Docking
J. Richard Foth
Eugene Davis
W. E. Murphy
ABC
Davis
Whetn Emerson
Ee Call Davis
Murphy
Tom Larson
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control
A. W. Emerson
Highland
Two Killed Near Dighton in Kansas Collision
A two car crash on a country road near Dighton Kansas killed John N. McKinley 37 of Hutchinson and his mother Florence F. McKinley 70 of Missouri. Six others were injured including Jane Haverfield 53 of Scott City and her daughter Christine Elliot 29 of Healy with four of Elliot’s children. All the injured were taken to Scott City.
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Dighton
Kan
Hutchinson
John N. McKinley
Florence FE. McKinley
Hickman Mills
Jane Haverfield
Scott City
Kas
Christine Elliot
Healy
Elliot
Bird Man Travels East to Free Cities from Starlings
Otto Standke of Great Bend Kansas left for Mount Vernon New York to aid city officials and residents in ridding area buildings of starlings. He will stop in Kansas City to review two projects and has been contacted by officials in Roanoke Virginia Youngstown Ohio Grand Rapids Michigan Bunker Hill Air Force Base Indiana and Whiteman Air Force Base Missouri.
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Great Bend
Kan
Otto Standke
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Starlings
Standke
Kansas City
Roanoke
Youngstown
Ohio
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Indiana
Whiteman Air Force Base
Missouri
Evans Sworn In as City Commissioner After Churchill Vacancy
Dave Evans was appointed Monday to fill the city commission vacancy left by R. D. Churchill. District Judge B. M. Dunham approved his bond yesterday morning and Evans was sworn in at 2 p.m. by City Clerk Howard Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Evans
R. D. Churchill
B. M. Dunham
Howard Parsons
Bases Considered for ICBM Launch Across States
Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel says the Air Force has assured him Hutchinson Kansas and Wichita Kansas remain under consideration as launching sites for intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kas
Air Force
Hutchinson
Wichita
Gas Rate Hike Opposition Organizes Across Regions
Kansas and Missouri towns oppose Cities Service Gas Co. proposed rate increase. Harold R. Williams states committees representing towns, industrial users, and the gas company are forming and coordinating with expert consultants to file formal objections.
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Cities Service Gas Co
Harold R. Williams
Williams
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Gas Service Co
Cities Service
Herb Schumacher
Public Service Department
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported In Local Area
Police report two separate crashes with damage. A 1952 Mercury driven by Larry Phil Thompson collided with a 1935 Ford driven by John Strong at Main and Washington. No injuries noted. At City cafe a parked car rolled into another damaging Keith Folk’s 1957 Ford and Leon Spence’s 1953 Buick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Phil Thompson
Grant
Main
Washington
Thompson
John Strong
Edith
Strong
N. Santa Fe
Keith S. Folk
Coffeyville
Leon A. Spence
R. J
Spence
Folk
Edgerton Man Killed In Highway Crash
LAWRENCE AP William H. Drown 34 of Edgerton Kansas died when two pickups collided at a county road intersection southeast of Eudora. Driver Luke Adron Pell 41 of DeSoto was treated for a post concussion. Passenger Ray E Burkhardt 39 of Eudora was admitted with facial injuries and possible concussion and chest injuries.
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Lawrence
William H. Drown
Edgerton
Kas
Eudora
Drown
Luke Adron Pell
DeSoto
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ray E. Burkhardt
Gardner Hospital
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Allen
Perrys
Keith Young
George Bishop
Lillian Green
Bill Hart
Louise Loy
J. Leroy Barker
Helen Loy
S. Lafayette
Lucille Carter
Bartlesville
D. P. Milne
Bernice Beamer
Hubert Ulrich
Robert Willis
Mrs. Milne
Topeka State Journal
Lillian
The
State Journal
C. A. Parrish
W. 5Th
Santa Fe
Parrish
Jim Hoel
Burris
Bird, Beast
Hoel
Marshall Gardiner
Dleavenworth
Bird Man
Evans
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