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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1958
Page
1
A rush of exhibitors from 4-H and FFA crowded the Erie fairgrounds to place entries by the 11 o'clock deadline. Cattle were groomed as judging for home economics crops poultry and woodworking was scheduled for the afternoon. A junior dairy and livestock judging contest and an 8 o'clock 4-H talent show at Erie High School were on the program.
Mrs. A A Baltz of Warrensburg Missouri crafted a rose felt vest with colored beadwork for her grandson David Baltz 15 to wear at the Order of the Arrow ceremony August 15 at Camp Oceola Boy Scout camp. The design honors Cherokee Woods Indians and includes a medicine eye and a black crow symbolizing David Young Black Crow. David has one eighth Cherokee blood.
A B25 bomber crashed and exploded about 23 miles southwest of Lubbock killing two airmen aboard. The bodies were found in the wreckage near Reese Air Force Base. The victims were aviation cadets Kent Berg, 22, of Wellington Kansas, and Phillip Findley, 21, from New Orleans.
El Dorado voters will decide on a $135000 bond proposal for construction and remodeling at Cassaday rural high school building in a September 13 election.
A fire at 1611 S Highland damaged a house occupied by Mr and Mrs Tom Lacen and owned by L R Duvall of Coffeyville. Chief Brennan estimated losses at at least 4000 with 3000 on the house and 1000 on contents. The blaze started from a hot water tank heater. firemen battled from 2 32 p m for about two hours. The elderly couple were at home on a porch and unaware of the fire until late.
Chicago plans bids to host both the Democratic and Republican national conventions in 1960. Mayor Richard E. Daley announced the move, noting the city previously hosted the 1952 conventions and again two years ago.
Thelma Bowker of 612 East Main was fined 100 dollars and 5 dollars costs after pleading guilty to petty larceny. Police said she concealed foods and cigarettes in a downtown market checkstand raid upon the store manager's complaint.
In Tulsa Oklahoma AP report widowed and partially paralyzed mother of eight, Mrs Jewell Pitts, turned three of her children over to juvenile authorities Thursday claiming abuse and strikes. Patsy 14 and Shirley 12 were placed in a juvenile shelter while Jerry 16 was returned home with a warning not to incite his mother. Mrs Pitts 47 said the children troubled her for over a year and she fears they will wind up in real trouble if she cannot handle them. Her husband died in 1954. She has a 6 year old son Billy at home and four other children have left home or married.
Police issued a nationwide alarm for a stolen red electric model car described as four and a half feet long with five mile per hour speed. The toy, a gift to 7 year old Bruce Winters after tonsil surgery, vanished from a miniature garage in his home.
Dag Hammarskjold prepared to depart for the Middle East on a UN backed peace mission with visits to Amman Cairo and talks with King Hussein and President Nasser. The plan aims to safeguard Jordan and Lebanon and promote economic development in consultation with Arab states.
Rangers in Kings Canyon California pulled 16 year old Ed Baye to safety after he spent 26 hours on a ledge 350 feet above Paradise Valley. Two companions, John Lynch and Charles Gibbons, were saved from a lower ledge during the rescue.
Topeka reports state accident records show 0 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 327 year to date for 1958, compared with 329 for the same period in 1957.
President Eisenhower proposed a one year suspension of nuclear weapons tests starting Oct 31 if the Soviet Union keeps its ban on tests and agrees to negotiations for a permanent ban. Britain would join under the same conditions. The move ties testing to an international controls system and year by year renewals.
Two separate items appear in one clipping. A traffic crash near Humboldt injures two people when a 1958 Cadillac hits a state highway department tractor on US 59. In London, Brig. Wieler reports a burglar alarm test at the Tower of London alarmed Scotland Yard, but all jewels remained safe.
The Police Department urges heightened vigilance for school children crossing streets in school zones after the August 28 date. Drivers are advised to slow down, observe posted signs, and exercise extra caution in school areas during arrival and dismissal times.
The House passed a nearly six billion dollar appropriations bill reduced by 589 million for the Civil Service retirement fund after a prior veto threat. Most funds go to the Veterans Administration and the measure provides 100 thousand dollars to pensions for ex presidents and widows plus office space and clerical support.
The Russian produced Sputnik HI rocket carrier will perform again over Kansas and Missouri tonight. Curtain time is about 8:22 p.m. and the display should last until about 8:38 p.m. It will appear near the Big Dipper, moving in a north northwest to south southeast path.
Instructions urge readers to contact Tribune via phone if unavailable from their carrier. If the primary number is unreachable, readers are advised to call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
Preliminary work on the Neosho County Waterfowl Refuge will begin immediately. The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission reported progress after a Wichita meeting. Landowners expect to sell at fair prices and opposition has melted as residents learn more about the refuge. The project covers 3200 acres with 1300 to 1400 acres flooded to create three lakes for waterfowl and fishing.
Cloudiness increasing in western Kansas with showers and thunderstorms likely across the extreme north this afternoon. Saturday forecasts show showers and thunderstorms over most of the state near 90 degrees, with highs in the 70s to mid 80s and cooler tonight.
In Union New Jersey an 18 year old, Carmen Latorre Jr, was electrocuted Thursday night while repairing a hi fi phonograph in his home cellar. Police said the speaker was plugged into a wall socket and efforts to revive him failed about an hour later.
A Missouri-Kansas-Texas freight train derailed four miles north of Durant Oklahoma. Twenty-nine cars were demolished after one car heated and failed causing a pile up behind it. The train traveled from Denison Texas toward Muskogee Oklahoma.
Government data show July cost of living at a record high with the CPI at 123.9, while factory workers’ take home pay climbed to a July record. The rise, driven by transportation and food costs, may trigger small wage increases for about 500,000 workers in aircraft and electrical equipment.
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