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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
1
The Gordon Barkers report travel from Grand Lake Colorado where the frost and 27 degrees push them to return. They note good fishing and bringing home limit trout.
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. elected Avery C. Adams as the new president of the company and successor to C. L. Austin. Austin becomes vice chairman and chairs the new finance committee. Allison R. Maxwell Jr., director and VP of sales, will assume Adams’s position at Pittsburgh Steel Co.
The 18th annual reunion of the 40th U S Volunteer Infantry will be held here October 7 through 9. Les Matthews of the Chamber of Commerce said the event is organized by W E May of Chanute, adjutant and quartermaster, who is in charge of arrangements with Chamber support. The regiment served in the Philippines during the insurrection at the turn of the century.
Sheila Nation recounts the University of Kansas troupe Jayhawker Jamboree finishing a three month USO tour in Europe and Africa. The group performed for 30 000 plus G I s in 70 shows and staged a tank and a M59 carrier as stage props during bivouac performances.
Opening date set for St Patrick's school Rev Peter J Finnegan says junior high will enroll Sept 17 elementary Sept 18 high mass at 8 am blessing the new term. New staff include Sister Athanatius music and Sister Patricia. renovations add blacktop parking outdoor courts and a soft ball field centers. Home School Assn formed with Larry O Connell president and officers listed.
U S envoy Ambassador Douglas M. Moffat died at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney after an embolism. He was 74.
Labor Day marks a two day holiday here with Monday off for most workers and a three day break for five day schedules. Banks, libraries, and offices close Sunday and Monday. post office runs Sunday service but no mail Monday. Tribune not published Monday. Local police, fire, and hospital staff brace for possible traffic and injury incidents.
Police department advisory urges drivers to slow down in school zones after September 3 to protect children crossing streets near schools. Outdoor warnings emphasize heightened patrols and obedience to posted signs.
Work continues on a city electric plant improvement program valued at 1.2 million dollars. A 12 foot condenser was set in place and a generator turbine is under construction to produce 7 500 to 10 000 kilowatts. A 125 000 pound per hour steam boiler will be installed with work through fall and winter. Bids dated July 28 and 29 1955 went to Elliott Co and Springfield Boiler Co for 398 929 total, part of bond approved upgrades.
Chanute youngsters return to public schools Tuesday with 8 o'clock orientation for Royster Junior and Senior High students. Elementary enrollments occur 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday with full day starts Wednesday. staff meetings and safety reminders accompany the start.
Donald Schaal a 32 year old construction worker was buried when a 14 foot sewer ditch collapsed in northeast Johnson County Kansas City coworkers freed his head to prevent suffocation He was unconscious and suffered shock taken to Menorah Hospital Kansas City for treatment
The Kansas State Highway Commission announces a public hearing at 1 30 p m September 7 in Chanute to study the economic effects of proposed US Highway 169 and Kansas Highway 39 improvements. Plans include relocating K39 in the west part of town and widening US 169 from 14th to 18th Streets on South Santa Fe.
Pratt Kansas reports state fish and game director Dave Leahy says doves are plentiful this year as Kansas opens dove hunting Saturday. The daily bag limit is 10 birds with a possession limit of 10, shooting hours from a half hour before sunrise to sunset, and the season runs until October 20.
WHITTIER Calif Frank Nixon 77 father of Vice President Richard M Nixon was reported weaker this morning. Dr I N Kraushaar said the elder Nixon's temperature rose two degrees to 101 6 and he was very very critical. He suffered a ruptured abdominal artery last Wednesday and was advised not to return at this time. Nixon is vacationing with his family at Mantoloking New Jersey.
Shawnee County jail overpowered by two trusted prisoners who freed 34 inmates. Eight captured within hours. three remain at large including Raymond Richardson. Among the fugitives named are Frank Shannon Mayetta Kas Carl Lewis 23 Kansas City and others from Topeka. Lewis later recaptured after a hot check incident and car chase near Carbondale.
Police announce a cat picked up Tuesday may be rabid after biting a person and a dog. The cat’s owner and local health officials seek to capture stray animals while awaiting test results in about ten days. If needed, anti rabies serum will be used and the cat’s head sent for state lab analysis.
Forecaster: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible thunderstorms and showers. Cooler tonight and Friday with low 60s and highs around 70s, a cool front from northwest winds affecting eastern Kansas. Yesterday's temps fell up to 14 degrees from Tuesday. Russell 92 and Salina 95. Rainfall reports include Pittsburg 1.37 inches, Paola 0.96, Chanute 0.09, with other amounts across Burr Oak Scandia Marysville Lecompton Osawatomie and more.
Kansas will launch its first 10 month officer candidate school with a September 15 start in Topeka. The program makes Kansas the sixth state to establish such a school as applications rise to ninety one National Guardsmen.
Two men died from gunshot wounds in Ellsworth Kansas after a late night shooting. Lowell Johannes of Kanopolis and Lester Saunders of Ellsworth were killed, while Mrs. Marjorie Shellhorn of Ellsworth was wounded and listed in fair condition. A .22 rifle was used, and the incident occurred at the home of Mrs. Shellhorn’s parents. The sheriff said a jurors inquest would be held and no further details were released. Saunders was an automobile salesman and Johannes a sand contractor, both in their forties.
London reports NATO will convene in Paris to discuss the Suez Canal dispute with Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd representing Britain. British and French officials discuss temporary French troops in Cyprus amid tensions, while Eden takes a holiday as Cairo accuses a British spy ring.
Emporia 40 member Plainsmen drum and bugle corps will perform at Kezar Stadium San Francisco in the West Coast Spectacle of Music. The state champion American Legion unit will compete in the national American Legion contest Sunday in Los Angeles.
TOPEKA Kansas accident records show 0 fatalities in the last 24 hours, 403 year to date in 1956, and 338 for the same period in 1955.
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