Arc Welding Firm Expands with Chanute Branch
The Southeast Kansas Division of Forney Arc Welders Inc. opens Sept 1 in Chanute, hiring over ten salesmen and selling welding equipment to farmers. The Kansas Boats industry also plans a Southeast Kansas start Sept 1 at 202 Evergreen, with both firms aided by the Chanute Chamber of Commerce. Frank Riley will manage the Forney operation, moving with his wife and two children. crews from Wichita Topeka and Salina will train and staff a ten man sales force serving farms across Southeast Kansas.
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Southeast Kansas
Forney Arc Welders Inc
W. Main
Kansas
Kansas Boats Industry
S. Evergreen
Frank Riley
Ottawa
Forney Arc
Riley
Chanute
Wichita
Topeka
Salina
Missouri and
Oklahoma
Butler County
Franklin County
Fort Collins
Colo
Pennsylvania
Canada
Des Moines
James
Patricia
State Department
Washington
Electric Arc
Tribune
Missiles Fire Accidently Hit Target Plane in Training
A T-33 trainer crashed near Clinton Missouri after three Falcon air to air missiles fired accidentally while a mock interception. Pilots 1st Lt John D Rice and 1st Lt Raymond Zuhars Jr parachuted to safety with minor injuries.
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Clinton, Mo
Air Force
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Grandview
John D. Rice
Raymond Zuhars Jr
Duluth
Minn
Richards-Gebaur
Ronald Soane
Calhoun
Clinton
Youth Is Charged With Theft of Car
Melvin Stierwalt age 17 of 33 West 4th faces Montgomery County charges for theft of a car taken August 12 at Cherryvale. He was arraigned in Independence city court with a preliminary hearing set for August 26 and is jailed on a 1500 bond. A 15 year old Chanute boy was also involved but his Montgomery County case was dismissed by juvenile authorities. The youths admitted taking a car in Pryor Oklahoma around 4 am the day of the theft. the Cherryvale vehicle belonged to a Wichita man. No charges are planned against either youth in this county.
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Melvin Stierwalt
Montgomery County
Cherryvale
Chanute
Independence
Stierwalt
Pryor
Okla
George Edmondson
S. Grant
Stierwall
Emergency Surgery For Gary VanGotten
Gary VanGotten 11 underwent emergency surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City for a head injury from a bicycle car collision on August 10. He was transported from Neosho Memorial Hospital early yesterday. no late update on his condition. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank C VanGotten of 1315 S Santa Fe, and the crash occurred at 15th and Edith. the other boy suffered only cuts and bruises.
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Gary VanGotten
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Gary
Frank C. VanGotten
S. Santa Fe
Edith
Three Die in Missouri Two Car Crash Near Odessa
A collision near Odessa Missouri killed three people including John and Hazel Albertson of Independence and Gerald Smith of Pontiac Michigan. Two badly injured children Joy and Carol Albertson were saved by passing motorist C C Moore of Kansas City who extinguished the fire. Donald Wheatley of Pontiac suffered a head injury.
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Odessa
Here
C. C. Moore
Kansas City
Joy Albertson
Carol Jane
John Albert
Hazel Albertson
Independence
Gerald Smith
Pontiac
Mich
Smith
Donald Paul Wheatley
Paul Lowe in Serious Condition After Heart Attack
Paul Lowe of 1002 N Lafayette, implement dealer, was reported in serious condition today at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Family said he was stricken about 3 a.m. yesterday and suffered a second attack early today.
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Paul Lowe
N. Lafayette
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Redmond Dam Approved in Compromise
The House passed a compromise bill totaling 1.118 billion dollars for water projects and public works for the year starting July 1. It includes 400 thousand dollars to begin John Redmond dam construction in Kansas near Burlington on the Neosho river. Elk City and Meramec projects were dropped.
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Washington
House
Voice Vote
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kansas
Missouri
Senate House
Elk City
Meramec River
John Redmond
Burlington
Neosho River
Army Engineers
25 New Employees for Coffeyville Firm
Ozark Smelting and Mining Co in Coffeyville hires 25 men to speed construction of a new barium monohydrate unit slated for fall production. Superintendent George Wayman cites seasonal pickup in Lee Wasser for insurance as part of the payroll increase.
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Coffeyville
Ozark Smelting and Mining Co
George Wayman
Lee Wasser
Eisenhower Urges Obedience to Federal Court Orders
President Eisenhower stated that all Americans have a solemn obligation to comply with federal court orders in the school integration controversy and that states must support and obey such orders. He cautioned against defying court decrees and indicated federal action would follow if violence or obstruction occurred.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Baker Denies Knowledge of 300000 Dollar Ransom
In Washington AP report Robert Barney Baker denies receiving any part of the Greenlease ransom and says he remembers nothing of the money. Senate investigators link him to gang figures as his ex wife Mollie and Ruth Brougher accuse him of fugitives and murder-related past. Baker defends himself as a God fearing man with a weak memory and poor heart.
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Washington (Ap
Ster Robert
Barney) Baker
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Rackets Committee
United States
Baker
Mollie Baker
Joseph Costello
St. Louis
Greenlease
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Kennedy
Brougher
Florida
New York City
VFW Feeds Chanute Businessmen At Annual Event
More than 500 Chanute businessmen attended the VFW annual merchants’ feed at the National Guard armory. Volunteers cooked 200 chickens by 7 pm as long lines formed for the meal. Potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, rolls, and butter totaled hundreds of pounds to prepare the salad and sides. Food committee members Harold Cooper and Johnnie Akers assisted, with Earl Morgan as VFW Commander.
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VFW
Chanute
Chanute Armory
Tribune
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Guard
The
Post
Frank Mangan
Harold Cooper
Johnnie Akers
Earl Morgan
VFW Comander
Five Inch Rain in Ensign Blocks Highway Route 56
Ensign Kansas received nearly five inches of rain on Tuesday with six feet of water flooding U S 56 at one point. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers were on emergency duty after a truck was reported swept off the highway. Heavy rains also hit nearby Oklahoma and Utah.
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Ensign, Kas
Ensign
U. S. 56
Kansas Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Guymon
Okla
Terrorists Bomb Beirut Central Post Office
A terrorist planted a bomb in Beirut central post office and detonated it in a toilet in the parcel post area. The blast harmed three people as police lines and tanks stood nearby.
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Beirut
Neosho County Fair Opens Friday in Erie
The Neosho County Fair in Erie features livestock judging 4 H and FFA talent shows and a tractor safety demo. Entries must be in by Friday. events run through Sunday with a free Shodeo and a Monday fat stock sale auctioneer Neal McCoy Cha nute guiding sale of hogs and lambs.
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Erie
Neosho County
Frice
Ine Tnt Stock Safe
Gale Mullen
FFA
Erie High School
Kansas Farm Bureau Safety Division
Erie Saddle Club
Neal McCoy
Chanute
Rollie Mizner Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Rollie O. Mizner, 59, of West Mineral, Kansas, died in a Pittsburg hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident southwest of Pittsburg on Sunday. He had been hospitalized since the crash.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Rollie O. Mizner
West Mineral
Teamster Contrib Controversy Ties to 1956 Kansas Campaign
In Topeka AP report, Democratic state chairman Frank Theis confirmed a 1956 Teamsters donation surfaced in records tied to the Docking-for-Governor effort. Theis noted a $2,500 sum left in an envelope at the Jayhawk Hotel and later processed as Docking campaign funds.
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Topeka
Frank Theis
Teamsters Union
Theis
Docking
Jayhawk
Sam Smith
Wichita
Smith
McGuckin
Kansas City
Lawrence
Democratic State Committee
Teamsters
Docking Foc Governor Club
State Democratic Central Committee
Heavy rains lash southwest Kansas flash floods reported
Southwest Kansas experienced heavy rains causing flash floods with Meade recording 5.08 inches and Ensign near 4.90. Highway U.S. 56 was briefly flooded with six feet of water near Ensign though roads were open by morning. Weather official notes possible downstream overflows and continued partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms through Thursday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Meade
Ensign
Hugoton
Sublette
Plains
Elkhart
Liberal
Kisment
U.S. 56
Highway Patrol
Richard Garrett
Mulberry Creek
Cedar Bluff Dam
Trego-Ellis County
Syracuse
Ness City
Ashland
Big Bow
Hays
Dodge City
Garden City
Hanover
Mayesville
Manhattan
Garrett
Olathe
Goodland
Concordia
County Property Sales Must Go To General Fund
Atty. Gen. John Anderson ruled that proceeds from the sale of county property must be placed in the county general fund. He said hospital funding comes from annual tax levies, not sale proceeds.
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Topeka (Ap
John Anderson
Anderson
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka 1958 Tallied
Kansas traffic fatalities recorded by the state accident records section show 326 for the same period to date in 1958, with 1 in the last 24 hours and 957 for the 24 hour period. The report lists Topeka as part of the statewide totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Neon lights illuminate Cheops pyramid interiors
In Cairo, neon lighting was installed inside Cheops, the largest pyramid, allowing visitors to see without relying on candles. Previously guests and guides navigated by flickering flame, now the interior is lit for clearer viewing.
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Cairo
Cheons
Pyramids
Old Age Benefits Boosted by Bill
Washington AP reports the social security bill now before President Eisenhower would raise monthly benefits for old age assistance in Kansas by 2.65 dollars and in Missouri by 2.17 dollars, with changes also authorized for dependent children aid blind aid and disability payments if state and local contributions stay at 1958 59 levels.
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Eisenhower
Social Security Administration
Tribune iPhone pickup and carrier contact guidance
If you cannot reach your Tribune iPhone carrier after 6 p.m. call 700 for assistance. Phone guidance directs users to emergency contact options when device access is unavailable after hours.
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Tribune
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Redmond Dam
Eddie
Cockeyed
Democratic Party
George Docking
C. FE. McGuckin
Sen. Goldwater
Organized Labor
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Teamster
Payne Ratner
Ratner
Union
GOP
Fred Mall
Hall
General Fund
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