Colonel Brister Sets 1958 Start For Burlington Dam
Colonel John Brister, a career Army engineer, outlines a timetable for constructing the Strawn Burlington dam complex to supply water and flood control for the Neosho valley. He notes a tentative start in fiscal year beginning July 1, 1958, despite Congress funding constraints. Congressman Myron George presses for faster action.
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John Brister
Burlington Dam
Neosho Valley
Ouland Bristol
Tulse Gsind
Strawn-Burlington
Council
Myron George
Bristol
Congress
George
TV Ad Spending Sparks Questionable Value at Conventions
What TV Can Avoid Advertisers paid 14 million dollars for the privilege of slipping their commercials into convention coverage by the three networks. It is doubtful they got their money's worth. Viewers found the broadcasts tedious and boring and the potential to rekindle interest remains unrealized.
Between Courses and Votes in City and Country
A veteran Chicago hotel waitress recalls earning about 200 dollars weekly with tips in New York the prior year and two jobs in Chicago to meet taxes. A Chicago cab driver supports Stevenson citing Mississippi murder of a colored boy by whites and Eisenhower inaction. The column wittily reflects on politics culture and aging Miss America and party lines.
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Chicago
New York
Windy City
Stevenson
Mississippi
Eisenhower
Purple-hued husband search sparks tale of truth
A woman asks a floorwalker about her missing husband two hours late while a child named Small Charlotte recounts vivid fairy tales. The mother warns a child about truthfulness after the girl’s imaginative stories trouble her mother, who fears God cannot love a liar.
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Charlotte
The Fat Man Watches a Handkerchief Sale
A 30 pound man gazes longingly at a haberdasher window marked down. He tells a friend he cannot fit into shirts or pajamas, remarking the only ready-made item that fits him is a handkerchief. Charlotte remarks on travel by bus and theatre in a witty aside.
Twenty Five Years Ago Fatalities And Injuries Across Town
Twenty five years ago J M Cassingham 75 of Earlton died after being struck by a car in front of his home. Henry W Plush 59 of Belmont Kansas mother of Mrs W A Gilmore was critically injured when his car hit a train near Yates Center. His wife and two children suffered severe injuries while en route to visit the Gilmore home. M P McKisson 629 S Lafayette was seriously injured when his car skidded on a caked road and overturned east of Ottawa. Benedict A rodeo baseball game and an address by Rep Harold McGugin will be features of the old settlers reunion here next Friday. Mrs John Hargrave left for Colorado Springs. Elsmore Mr and Mrs Dave Munson were called to her parents home. her father was bitten by a spider and became partially paralyzed and very sick but recovered. Fifty Years Ago Hetrick's Theater opens the 1907 season tonight with In the Shadow of the Czar by the Gertrude Ewing Company. Seven high school boys met for football practice at Pioneer Building, signaling good prospects for a team this year.
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Earlton
Henry W. Plush
Belmont
Kas
W. A. Gilmore
Chanute
Yates Center
Gilmore
Benedict
Harold McGugin
Old Settlers
John Hargrave
Colorado Springs
Elsmore
Dave Munson
Hetrick’s
Gertrude Ewing
Pioneer Building
Mailmen Coin Names For Odd Mail Situations
A post office glossary describes slang like nixie for undeliverable mail and a red for registered mail. Terms include bum for empty mail sack balloon for a large mail pouch and jackpot for mail moved to a later distribution box. The jargon speeds handling and reduces bureaucratic wording.
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Las Vegas
Dramatic Chicago Convention Endgame For Vice President
The piece chronicles Kefauver's late night bid to secure the Democratic vice presidency at Chicago. It details Rayburn and Johnson opposition, last minute strategy, Kennedy’s surprising ballot strength, and key moves involving Humphrey, Gore, and Minnesota delegates as the race narrows to Kefauver.
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Estes Kefauver
Jack Kennedy
Adlai
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Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Stevenson
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Kefauver
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Truman
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Col
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Conrad Hilton
Keef
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Roberts
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Maritime Commission
England
Roosevelt
Joe McCarthy
Cardinal Spellman
McCarthy
Kennedy
Nice
France
Senator Kennedy
Georgia
Virginia
Arkansas
al Smith
Humphrey
Gore
Estes
Seductive Worry Clinic Card Promises Jealousy Banishing
Dr George Crane counsels Opal G married six months that reform through acting devoted can make her husband fall in love. He claims psychologists can instill ardor by following a prescribed list, stressing idealism, compliments, shared activities, and physical affection. Ends with offer to send 200 point tests for husbands and wives.
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George W. Crane
Opal G
Frank
Dr. Crane
Husbands & Wives
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate Inc. Mellott
Ind
Chanute Tribune History Note and Jail Return
A historical snippet notes the Chanute Tribune and Highland Chanute consolidation with The Daily Times and provides early 20th century publishing details. It records a man held in Eminence Missouri on August 3 on a forgery charge with jail status noted.
Housing Unsatisfactory At Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft Leonard Wood housing for officers and men is criticized as unsatisfactory by officials and residents. Safety and upkeep concerns are raised amid ongoing maintenance shortcomings and reports of deteriorating facilities.
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Ft. Leonard Wood
Brucker Seeks Fast Completion Of 1350 Housing Units
Brucker, visiting the post en route from Colorado to Washington, said he will try to insure completion of 1,350 housing units within a year. The construction program has received congressional approval.
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Brucker
Colorado
Washington
Oil Pipeline Explodes Beside Kansas River
Two eight inch oil lines exploded near the Kansas River above Kansas City injuring no one and burning thousands of barrels of crude. Flames reached about 500 feet before the spill was stopped by officials and the fire was ignited by a brush fire.
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Kansas City
Kas
Kansas River
Bonner Springs Farmer Killed in K32 Collision
James Elbert Benson aged 76 died in a car collision four miles west of Bonner Springs on K32. His wife, 66, was critically injured in the same crash yesterday.
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Bonner Springs
James Elbert Benson
K32
Here
Primatene Sells As Doctor Prescribed Asthma Remedy
New York ad promotes Primatene as the asthma formula doctors prescribe for private patients now available without prescription. It claims rapid relief within minutes and hours of freedom from spasms, with a money back guarantee all for 98 cents from Whitehall Pharmacal Company.
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New York
N. Y
Asthma Evers
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
Boat runs out of gas near Lake Afton
Howard H. Williams age 21 of Wichita drowned yesterday while swimming to fetch fuel for a stalled motor boat on Lake Afton. Earl W. Billingsley 22 swam with him. Williams went down within 20 feet of a sand bar after the boat ran dry during an outing with two girls.
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Wichita Man
Wichita
Howard H. Williams
Lake Afton
Earl W. Billingsley
Williams
Possible Clues in Car of Kidnaping and Rape
Police seek link between hairs found in trunk of stolen car and Chicago teen kidnapping. The car, stolen Aug. 6 in Wichita, was abandoned in Arkansas City where hairs were located. Two 16 year old girls were abducted and later released after being forced to ride in the trunk. Suspect Louis Roland Hoag, 33, held on theft charges. he escaped earlier that day.
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Wichita
Arkansas City
Chicago
Louis Roland Hoag
Hoag
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