Irrigated 20 Acre Tract Provides Good Crops Despite Drought
Don Wells reports on the Boyd Bartholomew farm near Erie where a 20 acre irrigated tract stays soaking wet and yields fine crops. Bartholomew and sons Louis and George have used a pond for two years to water the field described as wonderful. The piece also covers local notices on parking meter fines and a Turkish agricultural delegation visiting Neosho Valley creamery in Erie under Mahlon Morley.
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Boyd Bartholomew
Erie
Don Wells
Bartholomew
Louis
George
Improvement Shown By Dean Moore
Dean Moore, paralyzed by polio, at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, shows slight improvement as family reports. He was flown to Wichita last Friday after being described as critical. first improvement noted Monday. Mrs. Leon Pfeifer and 18 year old S Wilson were also flown to the Wichita hospital for tests after exposure, with diagnosis pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Moore
Wesley Hospital
Wichita
Leon Pfeifer
S. Wilson
Wichita Hospital
Clarence Pfeifer
Six Children Die in Tenement Fire in Cleveland District
In Cleveland on the city east side a tenement blaze killed six children aged 9 weeks to six years. Victims named William Murphy Jr Veronica Murphy Larry Murphy Ronald Cottrell Lever Grove and Perk Grove. Firefighters contained the fire within about thirty minutes and cause is not yet known.
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Cleveland
East Side
William Murphy Jr
Veronica Murphy
Larry Murphy
Ronald Cottrell
Lever Grove
Perk Grove
Cottrell
Murphy
Progressive Baptist Church
Ferdinand Boehmer
Searching for Clues In Allen Murder
A 40 square mile search area was opened by the Johnson County Sheriff's Patrol in the case of Mrs Wilma Allen found murdered seven miles south of Stanley Kansas. Sheriff Norman Williams stated crews would sweep country lanes roads and vacant buildings for clues. The 34 year old woman was shot twice in the head and raped after being reported missing August 4 by her husband, a Kansas City auto dealer.
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Kansas City
Johnson County
Wilma Allen
Norman Williams
Stanley
Kas
State Employes In New Appeal For Fairness
Two State Civil Service Board members, Harold P. Trusier and James D. Gilmore, ask Gov. Fred Hall for a fair hearing. They accuse political partisanship and demand they face witnesses and be under oath, including Hall, at an upcoming hearing. Hall was unavailable for comment while visiting Colorado.
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Topeka
State Civil Service Board
Fred Hall
Harold P. Trusier
Emporia
James D. Gilmore
Independence
Gilmore
Hall
Civil Service Board
America
Colorado
Cab Driver Fined in Montgomery Passenger Racial Rule
A white taxi driver was fined $5 for allowing a Black passenger to ride in his cab. Raymond Lake was charged in Recorder's Court yesterday with violating Montgomery's passenger segregation ordinance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Raymond Lake
Recorder’s Court
France recalls 60000 reservists over North Africa unrest
France orders 60000 young reservists to return to duty to reinforce troops in Morocco and Algeria amid nationalist uprisings that left about 2000 dead. Premier Faure and President Coty rush to Paris for crisis talks as recall spreads over three to four months and specialists restore disrupted communications.
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Paris
France
Morocco
Algeria
Edgar Faure
Rene Coty
Defense Ministry
Signal Corps
Faure
Aix Les Bains
Coty
Rambouillet
Campbell sermon sparks uproar at Pilgrim Holiness camp meeting
Rev. P. O. Carpenter of Ashland Kentucky denounces women wearing shorts as hellish and devilish during the Pilgrim Holiness Church 13th annual camp meeting in Kernersville North Carolina.
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Kernersville
N. C
P. O. Carpenter
Ashland
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka and Statewide
Kansas State Accident Records lists 5 traffic deaths in the last 24 hours and 343 for the year to date 1958, with 381 fatalities in the same period of 1954. The figures reflect ongoing road danger and are compiled by state authorities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Welder Delivers Own Baby in Coffeyville Home
Scott H. Fox, a 35 year old welder, helped deliver his baby Lex Monroe at home after his wife refused a hospital birth due to prior pregnancy loss. The eight pound nine ounce infant and mother were reported fine. Fox later collected a birth certificate at city hall and quipped that childbirth is no job for a welder.
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Coffeyville (i
Scott H. Fox
Fox
Lex Monroe
Warm Reading Will Continue Through Thursday
Kansas forecast shows persistently warm temperatures with little change through Thursday. Daytime highs expected between 95 and 100 degrees, tonight's lows around 71 to 75, and some southeastern areas reaching 70s. Skies mostly fair with isolated showers in southern Kansas yesterday delivering moisture.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Sedan
Arkansas City
Salina
Concordia
Wichita
Russell
Wamego
Goodland
Ex-Farm Boy Wins Mississippi Governor Bid
Mississippi voters chose Atty. Gen. J. P Coleman, a farm boy who worked his way through college and law school, over Atty. Paul B. Johnson in the Democratic runoff. Coleman led with returns from 1,707 of 1,850 precincts, securing 204,397 votes to Johnson 155,606 and will be the Democratic nominee for governor.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Atty
J. P Coleman
Coleman
Paul B. Johnson
Johnson
Death toll in Tennessee school bus crash rises to eleven
The Tennessee bus disaster near Spring City claims 11 lives as 8 year old Jerry Mincey dies in a Rockwood hospital. Ten died when the Rhea County bus hit by a freight train carried 40 children en route from Spring City Elementary. Funeral services scheduled for six today and four more tomorrow.
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Spring City
Tenn.i
Tennessee
Rockwood
Jerry Mincey
Chattanooga
Rhea County
Sinclair Chief Sets Retirement For Sept. 30
Humboldt area superintendent L. E. Bolinger of Sinclair Pipeline Co retires Sept 30 after 37 years. A retirement party for Bolinger drew 100 officials and employees from multiple towns at Community Park with J H Ohmes in charge. Bolinger began as civil engineer in 1918 and helped build pipelines from Oklahoma to Missouri. two children, Dr. Robert E. Bolinger and Mrs Allan Holderman, key details.
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J. H. Ohmes
Humboldt Office
Shawnee
Okla
Mmes
J. A. Purtle
J. 8. Billings
Ben Guthrie
Bolinger
Sinclair
The
Prairie Pipeline Co
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Venezuela
S.A
Cushing
Chicago
Humboldt
Salisbury
Missouri River
Kansas City
Ohmes
R. J. Tibbets
Masonic Lodge
Robert E. Bolinger
Allan Holderman
Long Valley
N. J
Royster Plans Student Visit Orientation for Ninth Graders
Royster Junior High announces an orientation Friday for new ninth graders. Principal Paul Parsons leads. Freda Betts sponsors the student council. Enrollees may register 8 am to 5 pm this week. After testing at 1 45, a get acquainted party follows. newcomers tour the building and receive handbooks.
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Royster Junior High School
Freda Betts
Paul Parsons
Dorothy Martin
David Gough
Judy Smith
Ben Fajardo
Jimmy Ellis
Donna Lucas
Nancy Willcott
Two Children Die In Car Accident Near Fowler
Two four year old children Steven and Verlene died when a car hit a bridge abutment on U S Highway 54 four miles west of Fowler. Their father Verbon Smith of Perryton Texas was listed in critical condition and Mrs Smith remained in serious condition.
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Fowlerp
Fowley
Steven
Verlene
Verbon Smith
Perryton
Tex
Crash Takes Life Of Claflin Youth
Alfred Litzenberger 21 of Claflin Kansas was killed and five others injured in a three vehicle crash on Highway 251 near Hoisington Kansas last night. Injured are Gerald Kiser 18 of Claflin Richard Koch 19 and Genevieve Schartz 19 of Ellinwood Thad Moomey and his son Allan 11 of Hoisington.
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Hoilington
Kas
Alfred Litzenberger
Claflin
Highway 251
Here
Gerald Kiser
Richard Koch
Genevieve Schartz
Ellinwood
Thad Moomey
jAllan
Hoisington
Eisenhower Calls America to a Crusade for Peace
President Eisenhower declared America on a crusade for peace while urging nations to pursue justice and security. Speaking to the American Bar Association at its 200th Marshall birthday event, he praised Chief Justice Marshall and warned against Soviet domination and subversion while stressing peaceful strength.
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Philadelphia
Eisenhower
America
Soviet Union
Germany
The
Bar Association
John Marshall
United States
Neosho County to Form Welfare Advisory Committee
The Neosho County Social Welfare Board announced plans to create a countywide advisory committee of five to 25 residents. Appointments follow a new state law, mapping representation from diverse geographic areas and leadership fields to assist the County Board in welfare matters.
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Neosho County
State Board of Social Welfare
School Bus Clinic Opens Tomorrow in Chanute
Plans are set for the seventh annual school bus clinic in Kansas, with six sessions statewide. The Chanute event at the Peoples Theater starts at 10:15 a.m. with Buford E. Fisher welcoming, followed by talks on bus operation laws and regulations.
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Kansas
Traffic Department of
State Highway Commission
Peoples Theater
Buford E. Fisher
Chanute City
Salk Vaccine Shots To Children Abroad
The Defense Department will begin administering the Salk antipolio vaccine to children of military and civilian personnel stationed overseas. The voluntary program, announced by Dr. Frank B. Berry, targets ages 5 to 9 and proceeds with inoculation planned in overseas postings.
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Washington P
Defense Department
Frank B. Berry
Kansas Leader Cal Floyd Dies At Sedan Home
Cal Floyd 83 longtime cattleman banker and former Kansas Baptist leader died of a heart attack at his ranch near Sedan Kansas He chaired the Kansas Livestock Commission and held posts on banking boards He and partner C Tucker handled over 12 000 cattle yearly Survivors include two daughters a son and several siblings Funeral plans not yet set
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Kansas
Cal Floyd
Sedan
Sedan, Kas
P.C. W
Cal
Floyd
The
Kansas Livestock Commission
Kansas Livestock Assn
C. Tucker
Secan State Bank
Union Stock Yards National Bank
Wichita
Kansas State Bank Board
Kansas Baptist Convention
World Mission Crusade
Kansas Baptists
Chautauqua County
Blue Lodge
Ruth Mordy
Emporia
Leah Reno
Denver
Carl W. Floyd
Scarsdale
N. Y
Bennett
Grace Kinnaman
Alice Telsma
Pittsburg
A. J. Floyd
Harry Floyd
Berserk Airman Opens Fire At Manston Base Spree
A U S Air Force airman at Manston in England went on a deadly spree injuring at least six people and killing several before being fatally shot by Air Force Police. The gunman, Airman 2 C Napoleon Green, hijacked a car and fled to a nearby beach before police cornered him on the coast. The sequence left multiple American service members and British civilians wounded with conflicting tallies. Authorities identified two American servicemen, a RAF airman, and a British civilian woman among those affected. The incident began in the squadron supply room and escalated rapidly across the base.
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Manston
England
Air Force
South England
U.S. Air Force
Green
Royal Air Force
2.C. Nelson Gresham
Philadelphia
Laurence Velquez
Colorado
Velquez
RAF Corp
H. B. Grayer
U.S. 1 Squadron
Chaos Clearing In Northeast Flooded Areas
Associated Press reports ongoing clearing in flood ravaged Northeastern states with President Eisenhower promising federal rehabilitation aid. Repaired roads opened, utilities restored, Red Cross relief expands as death toll drops to 176 with state tallies and billions in damages projected.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Woonsocket
R.I
Red Cross
National Red Cross
E. Roland Harriman
Harriman
Desert Cloudbursts Deluge Southern California
Sudden summer cloudbursts drenched the San Bernardino region and nearby desert areas in three counties. Thunder and lightning accompanied storms that dumped as much as a percentage inch in hours, causing flash floods to block roads and highways and isolate Barstow. Telephones were knocked out between Barstow and Barstow and trains slowed across the desert.
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San Bernardino
Califorh
California
Barstow
Mojave Desert
Here
Plane Crash Toll Stands at Nine
Nine airmen and civilians died when a crippled C119 Flying Boxcar crashed and burst into flames near Charleston Air Force Base. Four of ten residents in the houses were killed. Five of the eleven crew members perished, six survived with non life threatening injuries. Ground officials reported all bodies recovered from the wreckage.
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Charleston. S.C
Charleston Air Force Base
Missouri Surveyor among Burned Surveyors in Alaska Fire
P Walter Disney of Hardwood Missouri is listed in semi critical condition at Ladd Air Force Base Hospital after a stove explosion in a sleeping quarters building burned three surveyors and caused burns on forty percent of his body. The incident occurred as six government surveyors slept in the same small structure near Fairbanks Alaska.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Walter Disney
Hardwood
Ladd Air Force Base Hospital
Disney
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J. W. Guinnee
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