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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
2
Right front of a 1951 Olds driven by Rex L. Greve collided with a truck being hacked from the curb by Alvin F. Schmidt at 26 West Main around 3 p.m. Monday, police reported. Greve's car damaged. no injuries noted in the brief city accident item.
Tuesday Neosho Memorial Hospital records show Admittances for Mrs Laurence Mische and Mrs Lillian Morford among others with surgical and medical cases. Dismissals include Mrs Rob ert E Bennett and others. Births report a girl to Mr and Mrs Marion Trent. Traffic citations list Wilbur Dee Norton for speeding with $5 bond posted and Bery White Dose for speeding with $5 bond posted.
A long list of visitors and travelers surrounds Earlton with kin from Chanute Bartlesville Urbana and San Diego. Families such as the Taylors Bailey Clines McNary and Gibsons circulate between towns while soldiers on furlough prepare for Japan and locals plan moves and high school attendance.
Roy Dickey returned to Earlton with Mr and Mrs Dickey and Jimmy to make his home with his grandparents. Carrie Brant called on Mr and Mrs A J Morehead and Marie Tuesday evening. Charles Hofel of Chanute and Mrs Raymond Fickel and Mrs Tom Kirby and son Dayton Ohio were Monday visitors at the Morehead home.
Mrs Lillian B Hendrickson 79 of 252 N Grant died about 11 am today at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a broken shoulder. She moved to Chanute from Erie as a girl and lived here about 65 years. Survived by two daughters Mrs Gordon Gray Chanute and Mrs Ivan Wild Alhambra Calif two sons Byron Pomeroy Ohio and Glen Sacramento Calif a niece Mrs Vincent McCune Chanute. Johnson Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Doris Leona Rank aged 55 died at her home in Kansas City Sunday. She was born May 30 1902 in South Haven and lived in Enid Oklahoma Wichita and San Francisco before settling in Kansas City. Survivors include her parents two sisters two sons and five grandchildren. Funeral services are planned in Enid Oklahoma with burial in Enid cemetery. Benjamin Douglas Taylor known as Dick Taylor died in Wichita at 70 from a heart attack. He was born November 27 1886 in Linn Creek Missouri and lived in Chanute before moving to Wichita two years ago. He leaves five daughters two brothers two sisters and eight grandchildren. Funeral plans are incomplete with Johnson Mortuary in charge.
A car on Highway K3, three miles north of here, carried Boaz as a passenger with John Raymond Shively driving. Shively, 20, Walnut, on Air Force leave, sustained minor injuries while Boaz suffered a concussion and possible skull fracture along with multiple abrasions. Hospital authorities reported the injuries. In Washington, Sen Ervin said a civil rights bill compromise faces filibuster by a small minority of Southern senators but anticipated lengthy debates while the measure moves through Congress. The House approved the bill 297 to 97 yesterday and the Senate debated into the night.
Janice Hesser of Fredonia, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Hesser, placed fourth in the Saad Annual National High School Essay Contest sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She earns a $100 prize.
Senate and House conferees clashed over the foreign aid money bill with a $500,900,000 gap between House and Senate versions. In London, Russia rejected the Western two year nuclear test suspension plan as not acceptable, a British informant reported.
Kansas City market report shows hogs up 15 to 25 cents, cattle steady to strong across slaughter steers and heifers, cows and bulls firm to higher. Vealers, stockers, and feeders mostly steady. eggs and butter mixed regionally. Eisenhower inoculated against Asian flu with continued caution.
Parsons city officials say engineering plans for a new water reservoir are nearly complete and bids for construction could be invited in about 30 days, according to City Manager Bernard Budd on Tuesday. A separate item notes a Cherryvale runaway girl, 15, Maxine Leahen, missing from home between 1 and 6 am. Georgia Lee Rockwell, longtime high school secretary, was elected clerk of the Board of Education, succeeding Patricia Helm who plans to resign in October. In Brazilton, Boaz Jr., 18, Walnut, was hospitalized following an incident.
Lafayette star Billy Ray Lickert, bound for Kentucky basketball, was injured again by a hamburger presser, suffering minor scratches after a 14 August incident. He previously required twelve stitches from an earlier machine injury while working at a restaurant.
Grain futures held a steady tone with only mixed moves. Wheat edged lower in Chicago but soybeans and oats showed small declines while corn and rye slipped modestly. Kansas City market reports detailed varied bid levels across hard, red, and white corn grades and neighboring oats and barley prices.
Eighty judges at intersections distributed bouquets to courteous drivers on the Allied Florists Assn sponsored event. By afternoon 70 drivers had been honored. sun faded the remaining awards as one woman joked she would take flowers home to convince her husband.
Kansas participants announced by C I Moyer include Ned Fleming of Topeka, Thomas J McNally of Pittsburg, D Kenneth Razark of Wichita, Milton Sorem of Concordia, John H Sticher of Topeka, and J A Vickers of Wichita. About 1 000 people nationwide were invited to the Washington event September 23 to 25 to help small businesses adopt modern methods and boost sales.
Judy Mae MecLou rine of Long Beach California and Wayne Seastedt of Elsmore will marry on September 8 at the Chapel of the Wedding Bells in Bellflower California. Seastedt is the son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Seastedt of Elsmore. MecLou rine’s twin sister is to wed at the same time in a double ceremony.
Twelve women participated in the Ladies Day golf at the Country Club on Tuesday. Awards went to Mrs. Rex Truitt for low score with 42, Marjorie Cook for fewest putts with 12, and Mrs. Audrey Gibson for best poker hand. Next Ladies Day is set for next Tuesday at 9 am and 1 30 pm.
Mrs. Carl Stevens and Dennis Mills will host the Scotch Foresome golf event at the Country Club Friday evening. The last play of the season starts at 5 and 5 30 p.m. Phone 17 The Tribune.
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