Stassen Talk Blocked at GOP Convention
Objections arose to Harold E. Stassen addressing the Republican National Convention to seek to unseat Nixon. Sen. William Jenner insisted Stassen cannot speak as he is not a delegate and would need unanimous consent. Rep. Martin warned of likely objections while others like Vice President Nixon urged allowing Stassen to talk.
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San Francisco
Harold E. Stassen
William Jenner
Indiana
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Stassen
Nixon
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Baptists Capture Softball Title In Church League Final
The First Baptists defeated Stark 3 to 1 at Highland Park to win the church league softball title led by Bill Grogan with two home runs and pitcher Junior Hall. Grogan homered twice, Stark tied late, and a playoff with EUB set for Thursday at 8:30.
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Baptists
Stark
Highland Park
Bill Grogan
Junior Hall
Grogan
The
Starside Os Kos
Haddan
Nelson
Hall
C. Anderson
Oklahoma Delegation Debates Bud Wilkinson Vice Vote
SAN FRANCISCO A leader in the Oklahoma delegation said plans to vote for Oklahoma Football Coach Charles Bud Wilkinson as vice president would be dropped. Walter E. Curry Oklahoma City Republican chairman doubted the plan and Warren B. Morris had indicated he would vote for Wilkinson as a tribute.
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San Francisco
Oklahoma
Charles ‘Bud Wilkinson
Walter E. Curry
Oklahoma City
Warren B. Morris
Wilkinson
Deaths and Funeral Rites Noted in Walnut Area
Notices announce funeral services for Kate Trainor and J D Hill at St Patrick’s church Walnut with burial at St Patrick’s cemetery. Mrs Sylvia Leona Mathew of Arkansas City dies at 62. services held in Arkansas City with burial there. Fussman obituary details given with Humboldt church service and Fussman cemetery. Additional notes include out-of-town attendees and biographical tidbits. The final item mentions Mount Evans road's ascent to its 14260 foot summit in Colorado.
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Trainor
Kate Trainor
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Walnut
Frank Baum
Stark
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Rosary
Carson Funeral Home
Sylvia Leona Mathew
Myrtle Usher
Arkansas City
Mathew
Chanute
Joseph Ashbury Lock
Sylvia Rebecca Clark
Iola
Ira Earl Mathew
Santa Fe Railway
H. P. Osborne
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Harold
Kenneth Mack
Los Alamos
N.M
Ralph Taylor
Newkirk
Letha Beebe
Fort Smith
Ark
John Ames
Lawrence
Homer Reppart
Great Falls
Mont
Paul Lock
Geneseo
Ill
Mabel Koeppling
Muscatine
Jesse
Harry W. Orr
United Presbyterian Church
Memorial Lawn Cemetery
William Rossner
Kansas City
Paul Johnson
Curtis
Independence
Phil McKnight
Phil
Rob
Susan
Wichita
Jean McKnight
Ervin Johnson
Kenneth Patton
Jennabeth
Oklahoma
City
Okla
Mount Evans
Colorado
Oklahoma coach’s popularity sparks political gesture plan
Ken Gray of Tulsa said he might imitate a high profile show of support by the University of Oklahoma coach. Morris clarified the gesture was not aimed at Vice President Nixon. He stated he would back Nixon if a tight race for the No. 2 spot on the ticket occurred. Curry, after serious consideration, said the plan would not be carried out.
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University of Oklahoma
Ken Gray
Tulsa
Morris
Nixon
Curry
Cattle Steady Hogs Higher in Kansas City Market Report
Kansas City livestock shows cattle steady to mostly steady with calves and cows holding, hogs up about 25 cents with No 1 to 3 barrows and gilts 17.35 to 17.75 in various weight ranges, sows 15.00 to 16.25, sheep with lambs 19.00 to 21.50 and ewes 4.25 to 5.00. Parson hogs rise 25 cents with top at 17.00 and cattle around 16.00 to 20.00 for good to choice steers and 13.75 to 15.75 for stock steers and heifers.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
U. S
Texas
Parsons
Chicago
Grains lower on Chicago Board with broad selling
Chicago grain futures fell as selling intensified with corn and soybeans hit hardest. Wheat closed down around two percent with September prices near 2.19 dollars. corn and soybeans also moved lower, while oats rye and other feeds showed modest declines. Kansas City cash prices for wheat corn oats and soybeans were mixed with slight losses across several grades. Hay receipts in Kansas City showed a year-on-year change.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago P
Board of Trade
Deepest Atlantic explored by Calypso in Romanche trench
The National Geographic Society says the Calypso anchored in 24 600 feet of water in the Romanche Trench, using sonar and cameras to survey the depths. The 142 foot ship steadied by a rope under half an inch thick, with cameras lowered on nylon cables awaiting film development after returning to Marseille on August 27.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Atlantic Ocean
Romanche Trench
Marseilles
France
Poor Man's Philosophy at LAPD Station
Unemployed window washer George M. Kandarian walked into the University of Police Station and handed over a woman's purse containing 131 dollars found at a street intersection. He told the desk sergeant his Golden Rule philosophy: if I had any, I’d want my money returned if I lost it.
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Los Angeles
George M. Kandarian
University
Demo Predicts GOP Losses in Senate Races
Senator Smathers of the DSCC argues Democrats could unseat eight Republican incumbents though not predicting overall net gains. He sees a victory path for Richard Stengel over Dirksen and for Joseph Clark over Bush and Duff, with several others as potential Democratic wins. Smathers pledges a West Virginia win where Dem Gov Marland faces Revercomb.
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Washington
Smathers
Senate
Sen
Schoeppel
Kansas
Richard Stengel
Sen. Dirksen
Ill
Bush
R-Conn
Duff
Thomas Dodd
Philadelphia
Joseph Clark
Francis Case
Young
Kuchel
Calif
Bender
Ohio
Butler
Victoréry
West Virginia
William C. Marland
Chapman Revercomb
Harley M. Kilgore
Wva
Chanute Tribune Briefs August 22 1956
News briefs from Chanute Kansas dated August 22 1956 cover local events. Items include community notes, upcoming meetings, traffic highlights and announcements for residents of Chanute and neighboring areas.
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The
Chanute Tribune
Massive Martian Cloud Reported by Japanese Scientist
Dr Sadao Murayama of the Tokyo National Science Museum reported a yellow cloud on Mars. The cloud measuring about 1400 miles long and 300 miles wide appeared in the Southern Hemisphere six days ago and may be a gigantic desert sandstorm.
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Tokyo
Mars
Sadao Murayama
Tokyo National Science
Dutch coalition talks falter as cabinet crisis extends
In The Hague two more Dutch politicians told Queen Juliana they could not form a new coalition government, pushing the cabinet crisis into its eleventh week as efforts to assemble a governing majority continue.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Juliana
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Grandstand
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Parsons Livestock
Kansas City Cash
Seaeaes
Poor Man’s Philosophy
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N. Grant
Krone
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Lincoln
Buster Brown
E. Main
Tribune
America
Beeen
Philco
Miracle Fabric Creations
Harold's Furn. & Appl
Humboldt
Shannon
C. & W. Furniture
Fredonia
Johnson Furniture CO
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Berchner Seed CO
ST. Paul
Shultz Hardware
Thayer, Kansas
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