Local births and a Navy enlistment noted in brief
Delbert and Thelma Wiggins of Iola welcomed a son David Emery weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces born Thursday at Allen County Hospital. Robyn Lisa is born to R E Markmann of San Manuel and Jean Gar rison of Mineral Wells. Mrs L M Markmann travels to San Manuel as husband L M Mark mann plans to join. Jay Lofthouse, 17, son of John and, left for Kansas City to enlist in the Navy and proceed to San Diego for boot training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Wiggins
Iola
David Emery
Allen County Hospital
Wiggins
Thelma J. Childers
Chanute
Hs. C. L. Childers
R. E. Markmann
San Manuel
Ariz
Robyn Lisa
Markmann
L. M. Markmann
S. Forest
Jean Garrison
Mineral Wells
Tex
Jay Lofthouse
John Lofthouse
Kansas City
U. S. Navy
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Chanute Tribune
State OF Kansas
Neosho County
Elmer W. Haddan
Zulah Z Haddan
Zulah Z. Haddan
Erie
Kansas
Balch & Bailey
Walnut area library board meeting and community notices
The Walnut library board met August 14 with president Bertha Smith presiding. New books arrived from Farm Bureau and donations from Reva Massman were listed. 4-H Grand Champion booth at Girard fair earned blue ribbon and state fair eligibility. Community events include Walnut Country Club gathering, a Canasta party, and visits from local residents with brief health and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Board
Bertha Smith
Viola Carson
Bernice Welty
Hildas Rohmiller
Bernice Foster
Fern Bohlander
Helen Pryor
Farm Bureau
Allen and Briggs
Sears
Bailey
Jubila
Sawyer
Winter
Fredric Chapin
Wheeler
Anderson
Jenkins
Reva Massman
Walnut Wonder Workers
Girard Fair
WWW
Funeral Rites Held for Mollie Rockhold At Kiowa
Arkansas City visitors, including Ray Coghill of Tulsa, traveled to Wichita to join relatives for the funeral of Mollie Rockhold. Burial took place in Kiowa. Other locals hosted or visited kin from Durant Oklahoma and Cheyenne Wyoming, with Betty Lou Goss extending her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
Fred Bohlander
Ray Coghill
Tulsa
Fridday
Oliver Killough
George Jackson
Wichita
Mollie Rockhold
Kiowa
Ray Rowe
Joe Jordan
Linda
Roy Dale
Ray Williams
Fredia
Cheyenne
Wyo
Rowe
Mary Abbott
Stark
T. L. ‘Trotter
Durant
Okla
Oklahoma
Betty Lou Goss
Stevenson approves wide whistle stop campaign plan
Adlai Stevenson endorses a nationwide airplane and train campaign covering key states. He schedules a Sept 12 30 minute TV address and plans broad participation by Harry S Truman and Estes Kefauver. Campaign HQ will move to Washington to direct efforts against Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Adlai Stevenson
Harry S. Truman
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
James A. Finnegan
Philadelphia
Here
Detroit
New York
Los Angeles
Gov. George Leader
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Eisenhower
Finnegan
Washington
National Committee
Former Kansan Faces Embezzlement Charge
Harold Eugene Norris 31 formerly of Coats Kansas is free on 5000 bond after FBI arrest on embezzlement charges from Santa Fe National Bank Norris assistant cashier accused of embezzling 12300 Patrick Norris husband and father of two William H Vernon bank president says no depositor accounts affected Arrest occurred after return from vacation and charge cites false entry on the head teller control sheet on August 10 Shortage found during regular audit of bank books
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Harold Eugene Norris
Coats
Kas
FBI
Norris
Santa Fe National Bank
William H. Vernon
Santa Fe National
Federal Reserve Act
Legion Backs AAU Reform Over Santee Case at Kansas Meet
The Kansas American Legion adopted a resolution criticizing the Amateur Athletic Union for barring Miler Wes Santee from Olympic competition and urged rule changes to ensure fair play for American youth. Santee, a KU alumnus and Marine lieutenant, attended the convention. The gathering also urged veterans bonus referendums, elected officers, and named Emporia drum corps representatives for the national Legion event in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichitap
Amateur Athletic Union
Wes Santee
Kansas American Legion
AAU
Santee
University of Kansas
Marine Corps
H. F. Lawrence
Gardner
Herbert Hobble
Irvin L. Cower
Topeka
Ora D. McClellan
Wichita
Kansas
Paul Wilcox
Winfield
Earl Nelson
Tescott
Lewis Amb
Kansas City
Masters - At - Arms
B. Harmon
Sedan
Chapain
Hutchinson
Plainsmen
Emporia
Legion
Los Angeles
Joplin
Great Bend
Date Set For Beatification Of Innocent XI
Vatican announces Pope Pius XII fixed October 7 for the beatification ceremony of Pope Innocent XI, moving from October 21. Speculation grows that a consistory may be held to add cardinals and bolster sainthood rites as nine of the 70 cardinals have died since 1953, including Bernard Cardinal Griffin in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
L’osservatore Romano
Vatican
Pius XII
Innocent XI
Pope Pius
College of Cardinals
Bernard Cardinal Griffin
Westminster
London
EOKA Announces Suspension Yet Vows to Persist
The EOKA group declared a suspension of operations last Thursday while insisting the war against the murderers must continue until all hideouts are cleared. The movement seeks political union of Cyprus with Greece amid a Greek speaking majority of about 400,000 and a Turkish minority of around 100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EOKA
National Organization of Cypriot Fighters
Mediterranean
Greece
Cyprus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tribune
Ross Woodworth
Walnut Country Club
Jamie Harris
Bernice Baumann
Walter Klienke
V. L. Higgenbotham
Golden City
Farlington Lake
August Johnson
Lester Secrist
Galena
Secrist
Richard H. Shireman
St. Louis
R. H. Shireman
Cmdr
Shireman
West Coast
U.S.S. Corregidor
California
Mobile
Fla
Raymond Johnson
Farlington
Johnson
Girard Hospital
Bill Kalm
Debolt Insurance Agency
West Main
Kansan
Excelsior Institute
Indiana
James Bowleys
Indianapolis
Louise Scherschel
Steven
Bowley
Deborah Ann
Tommy
David
George
Jesse
Jimmy
Renee
Dora Mae
Jewel
Sandra
Elizabeth Danette
America
Brixham
England
U. S
Renault
Paris Exhibition Place
C.F.M
W. Main
Nicosia
Britain
Halkin Sesi
Walnut
Guernsey
D.H.I.A
Wetmore
Rite Way
Kimball E.U.B. Church Ladies
Donald Taylor
Bill Riley
Charles Clark
Henry Fields
Board of Penal Institutions
Lansing
House
State of
House of Representatives
Senate
Secretary of State
Paul R. Shanahan
Bigelow
Koch Bros
Koch Bros. Furniture
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