House faces choice on Social Security boost bill
The House weighs accepting Senate amendments to a Social Security bill that would raise benefits for about 12 million recipients. If passed without a conference, the measure goes to President Eisenhower for approval. The plan includes a seven percent boost and adjustments to public assistance grants.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate House
White House
George A. Smathers
Dfla
Attorney General Recommends License Revocation Action
Atty. Gen. John Anderson urged Snyder to revoke the Topeka firm’s license. Gregory says the finance company withheld records from the state commission during regular 1956 and 1957 examinations.
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John Anderson
Snyder
Topeka
Gregory
Finance Company
Commissioner's Office
Finance Firm Is Probed in Topeka License Case
Topeka based Consumer Finance Co faces a show cause hearing on August 29 as state official Leo A. Snyder reviews 129 alleged loan charge violations. Assistant loan commissioner Harry S. Grégory Jr. cites improper fees including advertising and repossession charges in the probe.
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Topeka
Consumer Finance Co
Leo A. Snyder
Harry S. Grégory Jr
Local News Highlights and Travel Plans
Brief notices include the Haight couple departing for Europe aboard the Queen Mary on Aug 20 with stops in France Italy Holland Switzerland and England. Other items report a fatal autos crash near Tribune and various visits and travels involving local residents and military personnel.
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Carl Haight
S. Evergreen
New York
Europe
France
Italy
Holland
Switzerland
England
John Youngs Hosts Watermelon Feed for Neighborhood Children
John F. Young of 409 W 5th hosted the tenth annual watermelon feed for neighborhood children on a rainy Saturday. More than two dozen children attended as forty watermelons were consumed, with the event moved to the Youngs garage due to rain. Young, a Chanute police department member, noted this is the first time rain spoiled the occasion.
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John F. Young
Young’s
Young
Chanute
Former Hepler Man Dies in Texas
Kerrville Texas Harold Mosty 73 a Kerrville nurseryman died Saturday night after a short illness He and his father and a brother came to Kerrville in 1894 walking from Hepler Kansas He was in the nursery business since arrival in 1894 Cause of death not announced.
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Kerrville, Tex
Harvey Mosty
Kerrville
Hepler, Kas
Mark Antony Oration On Dead Body Of Julius Caesar
Mark Antony delivered the Oration on the Dead Body of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. The speech followed Caesar's assassination and shaped Roman political sentiment and public mourning.
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Mark Antony
Julius Caesar
Buffalo visitors share time with Wolfe Leonard trio
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wolfe and Mrs. Arthur Leonard of Wichita visited friends and relatives this week. Wolfe shared slides at the Chris- event, with attendees from the area joining in the gathering.
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George C. Crockatt
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Buffalo
Ed Wolfe
Arthur Leonard
Wichita
Wolfe
Two Kansas Fugitives Captured in Missouri
Two Kansas prison honor farm escapees, Tom J. Brown aged 86 and Burl Leon Harris aged 68, were captured at Platte City Missouri on Sunday. They planned to fight extradition. Two other inmates Lloyd Sparks aged 34 and John Munch aged 32 fled Friday night.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas
Platte City
Tom J. Brown
Burl Leon Harris
Lloyd Sparks
John Munch
Emmet Named Coach At Independence High School
Walter Emmet named head basketball coach at Independence High School replacing Louis Patterson who resigned. He will also coach football and track, handling all three sports for the school in Independence, Kansas.
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Independence
Kas
Walter Emmet
Independence High School
Louis Patterson
Independence High
Fire Fatal in Satanta Claims Child Life
A Friday night blaze in Satanta Kansas destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Lee Smith and fatally burned their 1 year old son Carlos. The report notes the family suffered a tragic loss as authorities investigate the fire findings. The article also includes an unrelated line about Canada and national sovereignty.
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Satanta, Kan
Charles Lee Smith
Carlos
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