Eisenhower Likely to Sign Farm Bill Approved by Congress
The farm bill, rushed through the Senate and House, heads to President Eisenhower for signature. It would curb cotton and rice cuts, let corn farmers drop planting controls, extend wool subsidies, and allow lower price supports on several commodities. Benson expects two additional farm measures to pass soon, including disaster aid programs and overseas surplus sales.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Allen J. Ellender
Dla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Benson
Congress
Woman Kills Husband and Self Outside Barbershop
In Kansas City North a 42 year old woman, Mrs Ruby Wynes of Clay County, shot her husband outside his barbershop then killed herself. Lawrence E Wynes, 43, was wounded in the hand and chest and is not believed to be seriously hurt. Detective John Cunningham said domestic difficulties were cited.
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Kansas City
Ruby Wynes
Clay County
General Hospital
Lawrence E
Lefty) Wynes
John Cunningham
Wynes
Cunningham
Antioch
Thieves Hit Smoke House Pinball Parlor
A break-in at 18 N. Lincoln's Smoke House billiard parlor yielded about $5 to $7 in nickels from a pinball machine. Entry was through a transom, the front door opened from inside, and the machine’s front was pried. Little else was taken. hunting fishing license funds and cash remained. Mel Browning reported closing at 11:45 p.m. and discovering the break-in at 7:45 a.m.
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Smoke House
N. Lincoln
Mel Browning
Tribune Phone Guidance For Reaching Your Carrier
Instructions advise calling the Tribune line if the carrier is unreachable. If the person cannot be reached after standard attempts, the alternative contact is to dial 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Family Given Royal Welcome By Friends on Return Home
Kansas City residents greet accountant Philip J. Connealy, wife, and their seven children after a two week trip to Nebraska. A block of Concord Avenue crowds 69 residents line the street, showering the family with banners, gifts, and a homecoming ceremony.
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Kansas City, Mo
Philip J. Connealy
Decatur
Neb
Concord Ave
Main St
Babes In Arms
Connealy
Accountant Connealy
Mrs. Conmealy
Joseph
Dan
Kathy
Kevin
John
Terry
Tim
Concord Avenue
Connealys
Census Jobs Open Soon At Pittsburg Kansas
Pittsburg prepares for a new census Age Search Branch with a 165 job outlook. A 30,000 square foot building will house the branch as files and equipment move from Washington. interviews for prospective employees begin next Monday.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Washington
Age Search Branch
Bureau of the Census
Roy D. Musselman
Chhief
Collisions Damage Several Cars in City Streets
Police report multiple weekend accidents including a 1951 Willys wagon driven by E. B. Green Jr. damaged on Oak near Lincoln as Ralph L. Chambers backed a pickup. A 1954 Studebaker driven by Lena Blanchard was damaged on Evergreen while Joseph Faulkner backed from a curb. Minor fender benders occurred at 119 E. Main between Alta Wiggons and Sharon Record, at Santa Fe and Hickory involving Dona Jean McKinsey and Carol Ruth Driskill, and at Second and Highland between Elmer Edison Adams and Robert James Murray.
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Willys
E. B. Green Jr
S. Steuben
Oak
Lincoln
Ralph L. Chambers
FE. Main
Motor Company
Studebaker
Lena
Margaret Blanchard
S. Highland
Evergreen
Main
Joseph Lee Faulkner
Humboldt R. 2
Blanchard
E. Main
Alta Wiggons
S. Central
Sharon Record
Central
Buick
Olds
Santa Fe
Hickory
Dona Jean McKinsey
N. Steuben
Carol Ruth Driskill
Driskill
Ford
Second
Highland
Elmer Edison Adams
Carylyle
Robert James Murray
Adams
Murray
U S Airlifting Arms to Indonesia
U S Defense and State Department officials said the United States is airlifting arms from Japan to Indonesia at the Indonesian government’s request for internal security.
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U.S
Indonesia
Washington
U.S. Defense and State Department
United States
Japan
Stark Schools Open With Session August 29
Stark schools will begin the fall term with a half day on August 29 for pre enrollment. Books will be issued then. Both the grade and high schools have been redecorated this summer and the faculty will remain the same as last year.
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STARK
Woodworth
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Rise Slightly In 1958
TOPEKA AP Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 325 deaths to date in 1958, up from 324 in the same period in 1957, with 2 fatalities in the last 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ottawa South Highway Boost Planned By Local Group
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce supports an Ottawa South Link in the interstate system. Les Matthews urges a large turnout for the State Highway Commission hearing on August 27 in Topeka and asks interested parties to contact the chamber. A resolution endorsing the eastern Kansas interstate leg is being prepared for member groups.
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Chanute
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
Matthews
State Highway Commission
Topeka
Chamber
Kansas
Matthews Addes
Community Council
Ottawa - Oklahoma
Highway Commission
Pittsburg
Occupancy Certificate Approved for Industrial Use at Evergreen Site
The zoning board approved a certificate of occupancy for a building owned by Vester Robinson at 202 S Evergreen for industrial use by Kansas Boats. The facility will manufacture fiberglass boats, previously a car agency and garage, after a timely occupancy appeal.
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Vester Robinson
S. Evergreen
Zoning Board of Appeals
Kansas Boats
Snow on Mount Washington in August Shocks Maine Peak
Snow fell on Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Monday amid autumnlike weather. The 6,288 foot peak recorded light accumulation with 35 days left in the month.
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MT. Washington
N. H
Ransom Money Ties Costello to Greenlease Case Hearings
Senate Rackets Committee hears Capt. Doherty testify that Joseph Costello may have the Greenlease ransom funds. Mollie Baker claims Costello’s link to the money and says her former husband Hoffa associates were involved. Testimony also notes missing cash and ties to Dave Probstein and a St Louis taxi group.
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Washington (Ap
Sti. Louis
Joseph Costello
St. Louis
Greenlease
John Doherty
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Robert
Barney) Baker
Mollie Baker
Teamsters Union
Baker
Senate
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Underworld
James R. Hoffa
Robert F. Kennedy
John Hager
Costello
Ace Cab C
Carl Austin Hall
Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Jimmy Hoffa
Indianapolis
Dave Probstein
St. Louis O
Probstein
Hoffa
Truck Load of Eggs Upsets Near Altoona
A 1957 International produce truck driven by John F. Bronson overturned five miles north of Altoona on US 75 at 4:30 AM. Damages were about $500. the load of eggs was damaged. The truck was owned by Brem er and Stanley Produce of Lyndon and the driver escaped injury.
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Altoona
R. L. White
Bremer
Stanley Produce
Lyndon
John F. Bronson
Results list with Henley Real Estate Agency
Results list advertisement for Henley Real Estate Agency with contact phone 2195 appears in the classified page. It shows property listings and brief pricing cues as part of a routine real estate notice. The ad emphasizes local listings and agent availability.
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Henley Real Estate Agcy
Smith Denies Pressure Behind 1953 Hoffa Inquiry
Rep. Wint Smith testified under oath that no high‑level pressure squelched the 1953 Hoffa Teamsters inquiry. He said hearings ended in Detroit and that he never received value or campaign contributions from Hoffa or labor, while Ratner and Crumpacker figures were discussed in Senate questioning. Kennedy pressed on why Smith did not publicly state McConnell’s limits at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wint Smith
R-Kan
James R. Hofta
Smith
House
Detroit
Senate
Hoffa
Organized Labor
House Labor Subcommittee
Labor
Rep
Clare Hoffman
R Mich Hoffman
Full Labor Committee
Sam McConnell
R. Pa
McConnell
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Ratner
Senate Committee
Carl T. Curtis
Rneb
Teamsters
Curtis
Sen
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Shepard Crumpacker
R-Ind
Crumpacker
Studebaker Co
House One’s Boost In Social Security Plan Approved
The House sent to President Eisenhower a bill raising Social Security benefits by seven percent with a 7 percent increase in payments next February. The bill trims federal public assistance grants from 288 million to 197 million dollars and raises the payroll tax from 2.44 to 2.4 percent starting January 1 while boosting the wage base from 4200 to 4800 dollars. Retired beneficiaries see monthly payments rise from 30 to between 33 and 118 dollars, and the maximum family benefit climbs from 200 to 254 dollars per month.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
White House
Partly Cloudy Area Forecast With Showers Through Wednesday
A weak cold front moved into northwest Kansas causing scattered thunderstorms and light showers. Forecaster Garrett notes the front will stall and temperatures remain near the upper 80s to mid 90s with partly cloudy conditions lasting through Wednesday. Overnight lows in the 60s and highs around 90 to 95, with varied cloudiness and additional showers possible.
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Porecast
Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
North Central
Webster Dam
Garrett
Concordia
Emporia
Pittsburg
Turnpike Crash Fatal Near Wellington Interchange
Ina E Smith of Oxford Kansas, about 70, was killed and nine others injured in an automobile crash at the Wellington interchange on the Kansas Turnpike yesterday.
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Wellington
Ina E Smith
Oxford
Kas
Kansas Turnpike
Four Neosho Youths Headed for Army Pre-Induction Exams
Four Neosho County youths will travel to Kansas City tomorrow for Army pre-induction physical exams. Others depart Monday for induction. Names include Lester Smith, Larry Bogle, Charles Bain, Ronald Ely, and David VanWickle. Inductees Gary L. Lantz and James Robert Jones to be sworn in the next day.
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Neosho County
Kansas City
Gene Wall
Selective Service
Lester $. Smith
Borger
Tex
Gary L. Lantz
W. 6Th
James Robert Jones
Leonard Confirmed as U S Attorney for Kansas
Washington AP reports Wilbur G. Leonard was confirmed by the Senate as U S attorney for Kansas. He succeeds William C. Farmer who resigned.
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Washington
Wilbur G. Leonard
Eisenhower
U. S
Kansas
Senate
William C. Farmer
Asians and Africans Move to Counter West Plan at UN
A group of Asian and African nations prepared a counter resolution at the United Nations calling for withdrawal of U S forces and British troops from Jordan, while the Western backed plan seeks general support. Dulles canceled a Washington trip and met with British and French officials as Latin American delegates waver on the Norwegian drafted proposal. Lebanon’s foreign minister opened the debate noting fears for the country’s very existence.
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United Nations, N. Y
Middle East
U.S
Ordan
U.N. General Assembly
Dulles
Washington
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
United States
Norway
Lebanon
Jordan
Charles Malik
Mrs Kelley Heads Demos in Neosho County
Mrs Floyd N Kelley of Chanute was elected chair of the Neosho County Democratic Committee at its Erie meeting. Henry Smith of St Paul became vice chair, Ebur Schultz of Chanute re elected treasurer, and Mrs Dean Foster of Chanute elected secretary. The group invited county candidates and planned a Docking rally at Riverside Park Iola sponsored by Allen County Young Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Floyd N. Kelley
Chanute
Neosho County
Democratic Committee
Henry Smith
St. Paul
John E. Moriarty
Dean Foster
Marjorie Howard
Ebur Schultz
Riverside Park
Iola
Allen County Young Democrats
Kelley
Hungarian Communist Chief Kadar Not in Soviet Union
Moscow report from the Foreign Ministry says there is no information that Hungarian Communist party chief Janos Kadar is in the Soviet Union. The Vienna bound travelers had claimed he had traveled to the USSR.
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Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Communist Party
Janos Kadar
Soviet Union
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Kadar
Wasser
Ph. Ugjion
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Lloyd Lantz
Diana Turner
Clinton Turner
N. Forest
Chanute Junior College
Tribune Phtot
Lke
Escoscosce
Neosho
Leonard
Mrs. Kelley
Demos
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