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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
6
Briefs list EKLUND insurance, a 4 H club meeting at the Rensing home, and social notices. Families travel for visits to Kansas City Hood River Ore., San Francisco and Benedict while clergy changes at Otterbein church. Communities share tours, illnesses, and local gatherings with multiple residents named.
Altoona and Wichita residents among WSCS visitors. A covered dish dinner followed by a business meeting led by Mrs Reed Streets. Mrs Clark Frankenberg presented a musical program and Mrs Kenneth Ritchey led group singing. A drive-in show at Fredonia capped the evening.
Mrs. H. A. Addington has returned home from a trip with a teachers group that toured by chartered bus through 13 southern states and Cuba. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kepley are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Wayne Quillen, and family in Independence, Missouri.
U S and Communist Chinese ambassadors met for nearly two and a half hours in Geneva and recessed talks with no indication of progress toward the release of 41 Americans held by Peiping. They planned to revisit civilians repatriation at their next session, the seventh and one of the longest meetings between U S envoy to Czechoslovakia John F. Dulles and Wang Pingnan, Red China's envoy to Poland.
A 250 foot Navy airship drifted for 15 miles before three crew members landed it in a cornfield near Lakehurst New Jersey. None of the civilian crew was injured despite the mishap. The blimp had broken loose from its moorings and drifted off course.
After an initial landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station the blimp suffered smashed landing gear and propellers. Five crewmen jumped clear while the pilot copilot and a mechanic stayed aboard to dump fuel and water. The Navy said the craft was too light to stay grounded and it floated for 93 minutes before being brought down by releasing helium gas.
Leanna and Mr and Mrs W B Richardson drove to Wamego with their daughter Mrs Dick Smith visiting relatives. Jack Richardson visited his sister Mrs Smith and Mr Smith in Wamego. Mrs Kenneth Pittman hosted a kitchenware party at her parents home. Several friends and relatives from Chanute Fredonia and Perry Oklahoma made visits to the Richards ons and Olson households.
In Geneva Park Ontario UP reports strict rules at Canada’s Chalk River atomic plant bar married couples from working there. Dr. E W R Steacie, president of the National Research Council, says policy aims to prevent potential radiation gene effects on future generations.
Eugene Hiatt of Lawrence says his appeal to the State Civil Service Board will be heard after Shawnee County District Court ordered more definite charges filed against his dismissal as state purchasing director. Attorney Barton Griffith said he will appeal to the State Supreme Court immediately. Hiatt told the Lawrence Lions Club he may seek an immediate Supreme Court hearing if Griffith appeals. He claimed rumors claim the case would not be heard and vowed to pursue a fair hearing even next year. Governor Fred Hall ordered his firing for insubordination and misconduct. The court gave five days to file clearer charges.
Tokyo reported a renewed push by Chinese and Korean leaders for a Far East conference to unify Korea. Seoul dismissed the proposal as a Communist delaying tactic and refused talks, while Red China’s Premier Chou En lai and Chu Teh urged the conference as outlined in the Korean armistice.
Peiping radio quoted three speeches marking Korea's 10th anniversary of liberation. They urge a nonviolent approach and a North South conference to discuss Korea's unification. The remarks signal a push for dialogue amid regional tensions.
In Nashville a Vanderbilt University psychology professor calmly faced a bull calf that wandered into his office causing panic among students and staff. The fugitive from the stockyards smashed equipment before being captured.
Clyde Stewart of Hartford Kansas, 67, recalled his 25 mile daily routes over frozen fields while delivering eight letters. He spoke at the 51st convention of the National Letter Carriers Association in Buffalo New York, sharing memories of his long service.
The text notes J runs about 1200 pieces daily and has two years and five months to reach age 70 and retire. Of 1000 delegates registered only Stewart and John Buskirk of Winfield Pennsylvania remain on the job to claim 50 years of service.
An unidentified man called the Florida Times-Union claiming an ad for a day and night nursery lacked an address. He said he called the number and the nursery picked up his child, then he lost the number and asked the paper to look up the ad. The man reportedly got the number and presumably his child back.
At the four state Midwest Savings conference in Colorado A and M Col orado last week Mr and Mrs Robert N Allen of Chanute Building and Loan association Chanute were among about 350 Kan notable participants. Allen serves on the executive committee of the Kansas Savings and Loan league.
Local brief items from the Chanute Tribune dated Tuesday August 16 1955 report community notices and short items of interest. The page lists regional events and notices with concise agency and meeting references.
Sans, Oklahomans, Nebraskans and Coloradoans attend a week long conference. The gathering features participants from multiple states including Oklahoma Nebraska Colorado and surrounding areas. The event emphasizes regional cooperation and exchange of ideas.
The aircraft was moved by truck from Ryan Aeronautical Co. to Edwards Air Force Base in California for testing, marking a milestone in VTOL development.
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