Traffic Widening Sought After Main Street Study
Burgwin and Martin submit a city traffic study urging widening Main Street to improve flow in the central business district bounded by Steuben Ashby Highland and Oak. The analysis shows 900 to 1,150 vehicles per hour capacities, railroad crossing delays, and parking impacts with angle versus parallel parking.
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Burgwin and Martin
Main Street
Steuben
Ashby
Oak
Central Business District
Main
Lincoln
Elm
Lincoln Avenue
Steuben and
Highland Avenues
Forest
Nuns Adopt Modernized Habit Style Worldwide
Hemlines rise six inches and waistlines slim in a September rollout for 45,000 Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. The first change in 114 years trims sleeves, removes the apron, uses drip dry fabric, and updates head wear while preserving blue white colors. Sister Regina notes the order remains active and practical for all-weather service.
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ST. Louis
Daughters of Charity of
Regina
Expanded Redmond Reservoir Plans Unveiled in Kansas
Representatives Avery and Shubitz announced a two step expansion of John Redmond Reservoir in Coffey County Kansas to grow from 5900 to 9400 acres by lowering the conservation pool by three feet each phase Army engineers advised the move citing shallow areas and hazards and noting increased water recreation for a broad state region.
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Washington
John Redmond
Coffey County
William H. Avery
Joe Shubitz
Kansas
Army Engineers
Avery
Firefighters Free Two Boys From Bedroom Lockup
The fire department was called to the H. K. Chapley residence at 111 N. Garfield about 9 a.m. today to free two small boys who had become locked inside an upstairs bedroom. Firemen used a ladder to reach the window and opened the door from inside.
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H. K. Chapley
N. Garfield
Rainy relief and drought-weary farmers praise heavy Kansas rains
A two day downpour drenched eastern Kansas with 3.14 inches total at Chanute as of 1 pm, the heaviest rain since April. Farmers hail the soaking for wheat and alfalfa but say most corn and beans are too late. forecasts call for clearing skies and warmer temps Saturday. Relief spreads to pastures and ponds as area towns report rainfall totals from 2.0 to 3.4 inches with Waverly leading.
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Chanute
FAA
Area Farm
Neosho County
Fred DeLano
DeLano
Match Container Explodes Injuring Moffatt Eye
Wilbur Moffatt, superintendent of the city disposal plant, was injured when a waterproof plastic container of matches exploded at Montgomery County State Lake south of Independence. He sustained a severe injury to his left eye and was treated by a local doctor before being taken to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita for surgical repair. The eye's function is believed savable but vision may be limited.
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Wilbur Moffatt
St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
Moffatt
Montgomery County
Independence
Intercepted Letter From Cha Message
Intercepted letter describes a traveler enjoying a wonderful country, sleeping under blankets, and wishing Cha were here. The note conveys cheerful impressions and personal sentiment without further details.
Five Men Rescued After 46 Hours Aboard Life Raft
Five men were saved after 46 hours on a life raft following the sink of the 65-foot oil tug Michael off Brunswick Georgia. John Meyer, 25, of New Orleans, helped keep morale aboard as the crew endured the sea’s tests and an unexpected wave.
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Brunswick, Ga
Michael
Morgan City
John Meyer
New Orleans
Bread Shortage Faces Turkish Cypriots Amid Blockade
Turkish Cypriot leader Faz il Kuchuk warned that bakeries will close in two days due to kerosene shortages, saying 35 000 people may starve as the Greek Cypriot blockade continues. He urged Ankara to press Makarios for relief. In a separate sea rescue, five seamen survived two days adrift after a t tall wave damaged their vessel near South Georgia.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Fazil Kuchuk
Ankara
Makarios
U.N
K.S. Thimayya
Thimayova
Kuchuk
National Guard Leaves for Camp Sunday
Chanute National Guard unit Co. A 174 Quartermaster Battalion departs at 7 45 a m Sunday for two weeks of summer field training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri A advance party leaves Chanute this morning and the battalion includes units from Chanute Coffeyville Neodesha and Fredonia The convoy will stop for lunch near El Dorado Springs and arrive at the fort at 3 15 p m The unit will travel in two serials with a third formed by the Fort Scott group Training will include on the job Army quartermaster work and bivouacing for four days and nights in the second week About 6 officers and 150 enlisted men from Chanute and Fredonia compose the unit returning August 30.
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Chanute National Guard
Co. A
John C. Jensen
Chanute
Raymond Friederich
Bert Barnes
Fort Leonard Wood
Coffeyville
Jensen
Battali
Neodesha
Fredonia
Fort Scott
el Dorado Springs
Camp Guernsey
Wyo
Army Quartermaster
Chanute and
Fredonia Company
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Miller
Garnett
Alta Vista
Esk
Emporia
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Eskridge
Burlington
Melvern
Gridley
Yates Center
Uniontown
Cha
Turkey
Meyer
Brunswick Hospital
Coast Guard
South Georgia
W. C. White
Patterson
Raymond Brush
Houston
Tex
Brush
White
Navy
National Guard
Betes
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers International Union
Humboldt Brick and Tile Co
Us-169
Humboldt
Tribune
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