Cucumber Wins Local Pickle Hype and Prize Show
A 14 inch cucumber grown by S. D. Propst wins praise as a big pickling candidate displayed at The Tribune. Ralph T. Beeson wins round trip New York to Rome and Encyclopedias on a TV quiz, with plans to donate a set to St Patrick's School. Sputnik II sighting over Chanute draws crowds and notes the carrier’s high flight and broad visibility across the US.
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the Tribune
S. D. Propst
S. Allen
New York
Rome
Ralph T. Beeson
District Governor Urges Rotary Tolerance and Youthful Leadership
Damon E. Willborn of Coffeyville, during an official Chanute visit, told Rotarians to tolerate all religions races and governments and to remain youthful in leadership. He urged continuing the efforts that started the service organization as officers and chairs met afterward. Carol Pate presided as president.
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Damon E. Willborn
Coffeyville
Rotary
Chanute Club
Willborn
Carol Pate
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Update for 24 Hours and Year
TOPEKA AP reports state accident records show 1 death in the last 24 hours. For the year to date 1958 fatalities stand at 327, matching the 327 for the same period in 1957.
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Topeka
Kansas
Little Rock Case Delayed by Appeals Court Stay
In St. Louis the 8th Circuit granted a stay postponing its ruling that would order seven Negro students readmitted to Central High School in Little Rock, delaying the case decision.
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Little Rock
ST. Louis
8Th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals
Central High School
Archibald K. Gardner
Huron
S. C
Gardner
U.S. District Court
Harry J. Lemley
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Robert Tucker
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Lemley
NAACP
Lemsley
Circuit Court
Ark
Virgil Blossom
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Orval Faubus
Violent Deaths Reported Across Kansas and Missouri
The AP details six violent deaths in Missouri and Kansas with several additional injuries. Notable incidents include a Pittsburg woman killed in a U S 69 plunge, a Troy fatality from a U S 36 overturn, and a fatality near Ft Leonard Wood from construction zone debris.
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Kansas
Train Kills Woman at Peabody Crossing
An 84 year old woman, Mrs. Ella Holler, was struck and killed by a Rock Island passenger train at a Peabody crossing while returning home from the grocery store.
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Peabody, Kas
Rock Island
Peabody
Ella Holler
Sooner Woman Dies After Car Skids In Santa Fe Storm
Mrs Doyt Rogers Meyer 21 of Hooker Oklahoma died from a broken neck when a family car lost control in a heavy rainstorm and struck a culvert on U S 85 just south of Santa Fe New Mexico.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Doyt Rogers Meyer
Hooker
Okla
U. S. 85
Santa Fe
Foreign Students Invite Chanute Hosts to International Fair
In Lawrence at 8 p.m. on August 30 the University of Kansas students host an international fair in Gertrude Sellards Pearson dormitory cafeteria. Dr J A Buzz le director of the orientation center invites Chanute hosts who entertained 44 foreign students August 8–10 to attend and view artifacts and a short program.
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Chanute
Lawrence
the Tribune
J. A. Buzzle
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Louisiana Street
Buzzle
Popular Driver? Fire Stuns McKenzie on Trash Route
Kansas City AP report recalls Robert F. McKenzie who waved at passing motorists while driving a trash laden truck. At his next stop he found the load on fire and said he did not know many of the drivers who waved.
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Kansas City, Kan
Robert F. McKenzie
McKenzie
Public Works Bill Funds Water Projects Across Kansas and Missouri
A Senate voice vote sent a $1.118 billion public works appropriation to the White House for nationwide water projects. The bill includes Army Engineer construction funding in Kansas and Missouri, Missouri River channel work, and Reclamation Bureau construction in the Missouri River Basin, with allocations for towns such as Abilene Ottawa Salina Topeka and St. Louis along with several reservoirs and levee districts. President Eisenhower had urged restraint on new starts and a veto may be considered due to rising costs.
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Missouri
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Senate
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Abilene
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Salina
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Toronto
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Table Rock
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Iowa
Nebraska
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Omaha
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Missour
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Perry
Wilson
Des Moines
Mississippi
Kasinger Bluff
Stockton
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri River Basin
Ainsworth
Neb
Bostick Division
Kan
Farwell
Webster
Porch Collapse Kills Woman in Kansas City Cafe
A 53 year old wife of a cafe owner died from head and internal injuries after a second story porch collapsed at the Hilltop Cafe in Kansas City. Her husband Francis Johnson and Mr and Mrs Jay Thames were on the porch. Thameses sustained minor injuries while Johnson was unhurt. The collapse occurred when a wooden support slipped from its concrete base.
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U. S. 60
Seymour
William Frank Semsch
Charles V. Begulia
Kansas City
Larry Hanccross
St. Joseph
Browning Lake
Hanccross
Bradley Jobe
Sylvia
Missouri
William B. Quinn
Garden City
Kan
Quinns
St. Louis
Vina Johnson
Francis Johnson
Jay Thames
Tragic mowing accident kills New Orleans man
In New Orleans neighborhood, Raymond Plaisance was mowing when his power mower’s blade flew across the street striking Thomas Tabor in the back. Tabor died from a punctured lung.
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New Orleans
Thomas Tabor
Raymond Plaisance
Plaisance
Tabor
Republican Committee Will Meet Saturday in Erie
The Neosho County Republican Central Committee will meet at the Erie courthouse at 10 a.m. for reorganization and fall campaign planning. Mrs. Ed Peterson chairs. Lee Wasser listed for insurance. Ph. 119 today.
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Neosho County
Republican Central Committee
Erie
Ed Peterson
Lee Wasser
Traffic Crash Involves Two Cars North of Thayer
Mrs. Robert J. Albo aged 29 from Pittsburg is in critical condition with head injuries after a wreck on Highway K-47 two miles north and three east of Thayer. Mary Lucille Studebaker 18 Thayer left the road when Albo swerved to avoid her passing car. Albo rolled a Chevrolet and was treated and released for lacerations.
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Robert J. Albo
Pittsburg
Thayer
Albo
Dolores
Mary Studebaker
Highway Trooper
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Mary Lucille Studebaker
Fair Weather Area Forecast For Kansas
Skies cleared across Kansas with a forecast of fair weather for the next days. Temperatures to dip into the 50s tonight and reach 80 to 85 tomorrow, with showers and heavy rainfall reported in several western to northeastern areas and numerous city readings cited.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
McFarland
Osawatomie
Emporia
Elmdale
Council Grove
Osage City
Harveyville
Alta Vista
Manhattan
Marysville
Onaga
Junction City
Abilene
Clay Center
Hudson
Arkansas City
Covert
Alton
Smith Center
Long Island
Esbon
Results list with Henley Real Estate Agency ad
Classified note shows a results list advertisement for Henley Real Estate Agency with phone number 2195. Likely a property listings blurb indicating contact for realty services.
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Henley Real Estate Agcy
Little White Lies Admitted Denial From Baker
In Washington the 300 pound aide Robert Baker admitted he perhaps bragged of close ties to Gov. Averell Harriman. He later denied other claims about felonies and crimes linked to Teamsters figures and a vanished Indianapolis lawyer.
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Robert
Barney) Baker
Averell Harriman
New York
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Senate
Baker
Mollie
Harriman
Probstein
Teamsters
Indianapolis
Hoffa
Mollie Baker
Miami
Senators
Super Road Boosters Seek Busload for Ottawa-South Interstate Hearing
Les Matthews of the Chanute Chamber of Commerce called for strong local representation at a State Highway Commission hearing in Topeka next Wednesday. A bus with 40 passengers is planned, with reservations due by 4 p.m. tomorrow. round trip fare is about $2.75. Attendees include City Manager R. J. Hayes Mayor Dale A. Dahlgren and City Commissioner Harold R. Williams.
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Chanute
State Highway Commission
Topeka
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
Matthews
Kansas
Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Community Council
R. J. Hayes
Dale A. Dahlgren
Harold R. Williams
Kansas Man Killed In Texas Freight Collision
A Santa Fe freight train struck a pickup near Blair Texas killing James H Schumaker 26 of Kansas City Kansas His brother Frederick 30 also of Kansas City Kansas was critically injured and hospitalized at Merkle Texas
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Blair, Tex
West
Texas
James H. Schumaker
Kansas City
Kan
Frederick
Merkle
Tex
Sandefur Named Associate Professor at Emporia State
Dr. J. T. Sandefur was appointed associate professor and head of the department of secondary education in the division of teacher education at Emporia State Teachers College. The announcement came today from Dr. John E. King, president.
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Emporia
J. T. Sandefur
Emporia State Teachers College
John E. King
Texas Collision Fatal to Six
A head on auto collision near Florence Texas killed six people early today. Military police at nearby Fort Hood said the bodies of five military personnel had been taken to the base. Identifications were not available.
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Florence
Tex
Texas
Ft Hood
Tribune Phone Numbers For Evening Contact
If you cannot reach your Tribune by phone contact your carrier after 6 p.m. Call 700 for accessibility after hours when normal lines fail.
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Tribune
Arab nations approve peace plan at United Nations
Arab nations including Lebanon and Jordan give final approval to a Middle East peace formula aimed at a quick end to the U N General Assembly emergency session. The four point plan modifies a Norwegian resolution and seeks U N Secretary General Hammarskjold arrangements for troop withdrawals, with no police force endorsement.
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Lebanon
Jordan
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Eisenhower
U.N
U. N
Hammarskjold
U. S
Retailers to Discuss Fall Promotions in Chanute
A Chanute general meeting of retailers will be held next Tuesday morning to plan fall promotions. Dale Fairchild, chairman of the chamber retail committee, says the session builds on yesterday’s committee meeting. A sidewalk bazaar is among proposed promotions and committee members are reviewing its success in other towns. Christmas decorations are also on the agenda.
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Chanute
Dale Fairchild
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Fairchild
House kills then revives domestic minerals subsidy bill
The House tentatively rejected a domestic minerals subsidy bill but revived it minutes later on a roll call. A House Senate conference committee reached a blueprint for space-age federal education aid, estimated at 900 million dollars, omitting scholarships the House rejected. The measure heads first to the Senate.
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Washington
House Today
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