Kerr Attacks GOP Circus Metaphor at DNC
Oklahoma Senator Robert S Kerr ridiculed the Eisenhower era at the Democratic National Convention. His Oklahoma delegation staged a protest with native headdresses as he denounced farmers’ hardships under the Republicans and criticized Dulles Hagerty and the administration’s policies as a billion dollar circus and a perilous show.
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Chicago
Robert S$. Kerr
Oklahoma
Washington
Eisenhower
Kerr
Secretary of
State Dulles
Hagerty
Opened Gas Valve May Be Blast Cause
A Utah official links the Lariat Cafe explosion near Monticello to a gas valve left on after Sunday work. He notes the propane line also fed a nearby apartment, and an open flame may have ignited accumulated gas in the restaurant cellar.
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Salt Lake City
Monticello
Utah
Otto A. Wiesley
State Industrial Commission
Wiesley
Herter Would Seek Nixon Backing If Nominated
Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter stated he would request Rep. Joseph Martin to withdraw his name if Herter is nominated for vice president at the Republican convention in San Francisco next week. Harold Stassen backs Herter, while Herter says Nixon deserves consideration for another term.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter
San Francisco
U.S
Joseph W. Martin
R-Mass
Harold Stassen
Her‘ter
Richard Nixon
Letters to Nixon Oppose Stassen Drive
Aides report Nixon has received more than 5000 letters and telegrams opposing Harold Stassen’s bid to replace him. Only 30 messages express support for Stassen, ranging from harsh to a Kentuckian’s plea that Nixon retire. The rush came after Stassen announced his campaign to unseat Nixon with Gov. Christian Herter, now easing to a few hundred daily messages.
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Washington
Nixon
Harold E. Stassen
Massachusetts
Christian A Herter
Overzealous Inmate Triggers Prison Alarm Misfire
At Carson City a state prison alarm was set off by an inmate named Raymond McDonnell who allegedly escaped from a nearby farm. Guards later found him in a wheat field claiming he was not hungry and did not report for lunch.
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Carson City
Raymond McDonnell
McDonnell
McDonnel
Smog Not Hurting Southern California Tourism
LOS ANGELES The All Year Club says smog isn’t harming the southern California tourist trade as much as feared. Don Thomas, managing director, said that 16 out of every 1,000 visitors polled by mail indicated a concern.
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Los Angeles
Local visitors tolerate smog in area despite conditions
Local smog conditions deter revisits but some visitors do not mind the air quality as their hometowns have worse pollution. The remark notes that even with poor air, certain travelers maintain interest due to comparative tolerance.
No Incidents After Burning of Cross in Columbus
Franklin County deputies reported no incidents at the West Side home of Mr and Mrs George Lawson after a kerosene soaked cross was burned Tuesday night. Lawsons two children and Mrs Lawson were terrified as lines were cut and rocks hurled. Lawson a postal clerk was away. Authorities say the act aimed to force the family to move. Lt William A Curry called the action un American and subversive.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies
West Side
George Lawson
Lawson
William A. Curry
Franklin County
Convention Speeches By Officers of Cabinet
Cabinet officers of the Eisenhower administration will address the Republican National Convention. Each will read his party platform section and briefly expand on it. Ten cabinet members are slated to speak except Secretary Dulles who is in London. Hoover Jr. may substitute if needed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
San Francisco
State Dulles
London
Suez Canal
Dulles
Herbert Hoover Jr
Hoover
Altoona Favorite Recipe Refrigerator Cookies
Recipe from Mrs. Harold E. McNeal of Humboldt lists ingredients such as brown sugar shortening flour vanilla soda eggs and pecans with instructions to cream sugar, mix in eggs, add dry ingredients and nuts, roll, chill overnight, bake in a moderate oven. The entry notes the recipe will yield about 4 2 dozen and mentions a $1 award for published recipes judged by home economists.
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Harold E. McNeal
R. 2
Humboldt
Chanute Tribune
Chanute
Kas
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. as U N ambassador noted
The report highlights Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. serving as the United States ambassador to the United Nations, detailing his role and significance within the U N during the period in question.
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Ington
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
U. S
United Nations
Dog Star Rin Tin Tin Saves Six More Lives
Rin Tin Tin saved six more lives last night in Paris. Liliane Bonnel seven called her parents and grandparents from the garden to watch Rin Tin Tin on television as the top floor of a nearby house under construction collapsed onto the garden terrace where they had been sitting.
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Paris
Rin Tin Tin
Liliane Bonnel
Thayer Notes of Visits and Family News
Thayer brief items report family visits to DeSoto and Kansas City for a ball game. Grace Guglottti and Ralph Merna of Waterbury are visiting Waterbury relatives. Edward Key of Monroe and his wife welcome a son Michael Edward, linked to Thayer heritage. Delbert Jeans Norman Dougherty vacationed in California and Arizona. Harold Hague and son from Wichita visited Thayer relatives. Greg and Jeff Brewer of Par isons visited grandparents.
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Thayer
Jesse Johnston
Luraine Whitman
DeSoto
P. W. Kraus
Kansas City
Grace Guglottti
Ralph and
Merna
Waterbury
Ethel Key
Chanute
Delbert Jeans
Norman Dougherty
California
Arizonia
Harold Hague
Wichita
Martin Raida
Greg
Jeff Brewer
Parisons
Local Families Visit Relatives Across States
Mr. and Mrs. Burt hosted guests last week while Mr. and Mrs. Marc Lawrance visited Fort Worth relatives. Merle Carson and family from Tulsa spent the weekend here. Various other couples from Parsons, Van Nuys, Culver City, North Hollywood, Conlege Park, and Roswell traced holiday and family visits with L. B. Greene, Fred Chrisham, and Sue.
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J. S. Burt
Marc Lawrance
Fort Worth
Texas
Lena Black
Merle Carson
Tulsa
Alva McNaught
Mercy Hospital
Parsons
Carl Studebaker
Ralph Earl
California
John Bowker
van Nuys
Glen Garrison
Conlege Park
Arthur Garrison
North Hollywood
Harvey Garrison
Culver City
W. D. Lines
McCook, Neb
Ray Gorton
Lawrence
Dale Chrisham
Fred Chrisham
Norman Greene
Roswell
N. M
L. B. Greene
Sue
Ellis Holtzman
Everest Tinton
West Coast
Myer
Moran
Jean Minnich
Various Local Visits and Death Notices in Altoona Area
Mrs Harold Halpin of Wichita visited her aunt Mrs Gradie DeBolt. John Sanders, brother of Mrs M C Windish, died at Fredonia Nursing Home. funeral at Holiness church with Rev Everett Chambers officiating and burial in Altoona cemetery. Several regional families visited relatives in Quinter Neodesha McPherson Ashland Wash. W. E. Webb Douglas burial in local cemetery. Ivy family reunion at Riverside Park Independence. George Koepper seriously ill in Neodesha hospital. Weekend visits by E W Richards Pittsburg residents.
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Altoona
Harold Halpin
Wichita
Gradie DeBolt
John Sanders
M. C. Windish
Fredonia
Everett Chambers
Holiness Church
John Sutcliffe
Lana
Quinter
Frances Sutcliffe
Leslie Sloan
Frank Green
Idaho
George
Ben Cranors
John Cranor
Sadie Crowder
Neodesha
H. D. Clayton
William All
McPherson
H. J. Halbert
Robert Allen and Sons
Ashland
Wash
Jennie Goltry
H. L. Smith
H. A. Addington
el Dorado
W. E
Webb) Douglas
Douglas
E. E. McCabe
Connie
Gary
Victor
Ivy
Riverside Park
Independence Sunday
Lucy Ivy
Alta Aldridge
Floyd Bowers
Royle Stafford
E. L. Scott
Kenneth Millers
Scotts
Virgil Gamble
Alice
Rose
Sue McMillan
Stafford
Dick Duckworth
North Platte
Phill’ S University
Enid
Okla
George Koepper
E. W. Richards
Pittsburg
Social Calendar Friday August 17 1956 Ladies Day Bridge
The Social Calendar lists a Ladies Day Bridge at the Country Club on Friday August 17 at 1 45 p m. Residents are invited to attend the afternoon event.
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Country Club
Fashion Trends For Fall Schoolwear Returns In Soft Wool Sateen
Straight A students adopt a fall wardrobe featuring box suits in soft wools and jerseys. Heels and flats pair with coordinated dyed to match ensembles for church dinners and casual events. Short coats and sleeveless jackets texture sheath dresses with cropped long sleeve jackets over full skirts.
Romance Blossoms In Unlikely Court Setting
Louie C Sneeden 31 and Joan Cournoyer 26 announced plans to marry in November while working as clerks in Miami Circuit Court's divorce and alimony payments department. They handle divorce correspondence and accept alimony transfers between divorced couples.
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Miami, Fla
Circuit Court
Louie C. Sneeden
Joan Cournoyer
Miami
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