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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1957

Page

1

Left Hand Pitch and Local Happenings in Gooding

A short look at regional notes from Gooding Idaho includes Mrs N L Clemans confirming a water recirculation story from Twin Falls. KU football hopeful H C Palmer earns attention as a top left end prospect with partner Jim Letcavits. Six births at Neo sho Memorial Hospital reported since last Friday. Ducks found wandering from Santa Fe Park turn out to be new residents’ property.

Neosho Memorial Hospital Donald Smith Neosho Falls

Removal of Bees From Attic of Home Is Big Operation

SOUTH NYACK New York John H Walters removed a wild bee colony that had occupied his attic for 10 years. About 150 000 bees blocked painters. Walters with George Leitner and Henry Krejca sprayed walls and gathered bees into hives then relocated them. A second wet down will target stragglers followed by sealing cracks and burning sulphur to finish the removal.

South Nyack N. Y John H. Walters Walters George Leitner Henry Krejca Paramus N. J Leitner

Dr. Albert N. Lemoine Sr. dies in Kansas City at 72

Dr. Albert N. Lemoine Sr., 72, an eye specialist since 1923 and clinical professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center 1950 54, died after a heart attack in a Kansas City hospital. He formerly led staff at General and Mercy hospitals and was noted for his ophthalmology work. Mrs Hoyt Lamb Benedict and daughter Mrs Carl Payne visited family west of Roper. Matney man manages the John Brown park in Osawatomie.

Kansas City Albert N. Lemoine Sr Lemoine University of Kansas Medical Center General and Mercy Hospitals Hoyt Lamb Benedict Carl. Payne Roper

North Valley Community Meeting at School House

Members of the North Valley Community will meet Wednesday at the school house at 8 p.m. Watermelon will be served.

North Valley

Smoky blast tests 700-foot tower at Nevada site

Soldiers and civilians watched as a 700-foot tower was vaporized by a powerful atomic blast code named Smoky at the Nevada test site. The 20 000 ton equivalent explosion sent a dust wall and shock wave across the desert while troops were moved back for fallout safety.

Nev.p Atomic Energy Commission Hiroshima Ground Zero 82Nd Airborne Division Ft. Bragg N. C

Million Flu Shots Expected for Kansas

Kansas may receive about one million doses of the new Asian flu vaccine by December. Health officer Dr. Thomas R. Hood announced the estimate and convened a state advisory committee for September 5 to set vaccination priorities. Hood returned from a Washington conference on the Asian flu threat.

Topeka Kansas Thomas R. Hood Hood Washington

Grand Champion Beef Animal Crowned After Blizzard Rescue

A 14 foot snowdrift trapped a calf owned by 14 year old Mike Gobble in an open-front shed during a March blizzard. Mike, his father Earl and volunteers freed the animal after eight hours and nursed it back to health. Yesterday the calf, now a sleek shorthorn, won Grand Champion Beef Animal at a five state fair in Liberal Kansas.

Liberal Kas Mike Gobble Mike Earl Gobble

No Dentist Needed as Man Gets Jail Time Over Toothache

Tous W. Mitchell claimed a toothache kept him from cooperating. Officers pried open his mouth and found 14 lottery slips. Chief Magistrate Nicholas Cas tellano fined him $100 and sentenced him to 10 days in jail.

Tous W. Mitchell Nicholas Castellano Mitchell

Neosho County fair junior show rescheduled after anthrax scare

The junior livestock division will run September 7 to 9 at the fair grounds. Dairy and beef cattle sheep hogs colts poultry and rabbits from 4-H and FFA members will be shown. The fat stock sale is set for September 9 at 8 p.m. Entries judged Saturday. exhibits stay through Sunday.

Erie Gale Mullen 4-H Mullen FFA

Bell Seeks Rate Hikes And Coin Phone Charge

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co seeks about $212000 yearly from Kansas customers via rate revisions. About $114900 would come from Garden City, Hays, Hugoton, Hutchinson, LaCrosse, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lecompton, Lincoln, Oakley, Salina, Smith Center and Stockton. A 10 cent coin phone charge would be standard statewide with shorter talking times. Labor costs have risen by five million dollars since 1952, the company said, leaving returns at 4.62 percent last fiscal year. Albert E. Endres explained only joint-use rate increases and shorter duration on 10 cent long distance calls and 15 cent calls.

Topeka Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Kansas Garden City Hays Hugoton Hutchinson LaCrosse Lawrence Leavenworth Lecompton Lincoln Oakley Salina Smith Center Stockton Albert E. Endres

Labor Day Weekend Traffic and Holiday City Services

Area residents discuss holiday impacts as Labor Day approaches. Some workers begin time off at noon today or after closing, with many off until Tuesday morning. Only health and safety public services stay open tomorrow and Monday. The Tribune misses Monday issue and mail delivery is halted.

the Tribune

12-Year-Old Boy Drowned at Winfield

Donnie Killman, 12, died while fishing with his older brother Sanford 14 near the Walnut River in Winfield. Sanford says Donnie stepped into a deep hole while wading and drowned yesterday.

Winfield Donnie Killman Walnut Rivey Sanford Donnie

Fair and Warm Area Forecast for Topeka and Kansas

Skies were mostly clear in Kansas and a fair and warm weekend was forecast. Temperatures expected in the 90s with little moisture and a chance of scattered thundershowers in the west this afternoon or tonight. Highs yesterday ranged from 38 at Goodland to 98 at Chanute. overnight lows from 62 at Goodland to 77 in Kansas City.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau Goodland Chanute Kansas City

Kansas Woman Killed In Sooner Accident

A collision at a county road intersection near Braman Oklahoma killed 50 year old Lucy Carson of Great Bend Kansas. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband Leslie Carson who was seriously hurt. An unidentified truck passenger also injured.

Braman Okla Oklahoma Kansas Lucy Carson Great Bend Leslie

First Hand Warning On Traffic Safety

Allentown radio WHOL broadcasts a special safety message from news director Burke Hall urging motorists to stay alert and rest if sleepy. The message was recorded from Hall in his bed while recuperating from injuries after last weekend’s accident caused by nodding off at the wheel.

Allentown Burke Hall Hall

Sheriff Reports Loss and Key Theft at Labette Office

Oswego police report Labette Sheriff J. E. Mor row says $942 vanished from the sheriff’s office. The sheriff misplaced office keys and later found them in the courthouse garage. he suspects key duplication.

Labette Oswego J. E. Morrow

Thor Missile Believed Fired By Air Force

Cape Canaveral observers saw a 70 foot Thor like rocket launched from the Cape with booster separation and a four minute flight. Officials offered no confirmation but the event would mark the first reported Thor flight joining Jupiter in the United States intermediate range program amid global missile tests and secrecy. An Atlas intercontinental test exploded after ascending to 6,000 feet while a second Atlas awaited testing.

Missile Test Center Cape Canaveral Fla United States Thor Bob Army Brucker Florida Russia U.S

Welfare Board Seeks State Recovery From Cherokee County

Topeka state officials plan further steps to collect 13000 in welfare funds from Cherokee County. County officials challenged an order requiring repayment of excess medical expenses after failing to limit costs to an average six dollars per client, prompting the board to withhold relief and threaten action if needed.

Topeka State Board of Social Welfare Cherokee County Welfare Board

Weary Congress Heads Home After Long 1957 Session

Congressmen streamed home as 1957 adjourned with the civil rights bill passed and Eisenhower's wider program postponed. The Senate and House ended their eight month session, the longest since 1951, and return Jan 7, 1958 to face tax relief trade acts and social programs.

Congress Eisenhower House Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Mel Cormack Massachusetts Iit Knowland California

Molotov Named Minor Ambassador to Outer Mongolia

Moscow reports that 67 year old Molotov, former premier and foreign minister, is appointed ambassador to Outer Mongolia. Izvestia notes the post is minor, with Mongolia a small, largely nomadic nation. Molotov’s health is poor and the move follows Khrushchev’s Kremlin shakeup.

Moscow V. M. Molotov Outer Mongolia Kremlin Nikita Khrushchev Communist Party Georgi Ma’enkov Kazakhstan Mongolia Molotov Izvestia Mongolian People’s Republic Genghis Khan Stalin Malenkov Khrushchev

Schultz & Judy Relocates Real Estate and Insurance Office

The Schultz & Judy agency moves to 201 E Main in the former Billy R. Coats agency site. Lee Judy and Ebur S. Schultz note they have been at 16 S Highland since 1950 and will add car tag sales and tax collection services. Dottie McCoy becomes agency secretary.

Schultz & Judy Real Estate E. Main Billy R. Coats Lee Judy Ebur S. Schultz Schultz & Judy S. Highland Main Street Coats Boyd Burns Dottie McCoy Erie

Mrs FDR En Route To Visit in Russia

New York actress and columnist Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt leaves by plane for the Soviet Union via Copenhagen on September 3 seeking access to Red China if a visa is granted. She criticizes the State Department ban against newsmen visiting Communist China.

New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Russia Red China Roosevelt Soviet Union Copenhagen State Department Communist China Dulles

Wetumka Celebrates Sucker Day After Circus Scam

In Wetumka Oklahoma 3000 residents plan a two day festival to mock a 1950s confidence man who promised a circus and fled with merchants money The yearly Sucker Day grows attracting about 10000 attendees with midway shows a parade boat races and carnival events while organizers still invite the man known as F Bam Morrison to return for the revelry.

Wetumka J F. Bam Morrison Morrison

Angry Father Tries to Halt Wedding at St Patrick’s

Dr. James A. Porcello of Pleasantville New York threw rocks at stained glass windows during his daughter Clare’s wedding to Frank Peters at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was released to await sentencing. Porcello objected to the age of the bride and argued parental authority.

New York Pleasantville N. Y St. Patrick's Cathedral James A. Porcello Clare Frank Peters Princeton University Porcello Peters Msgr Thomas A. Donnellan Donnellan Chancery Office

Bandit Steals $1000 From KC Stadium Concession Stand

A concessionaire cashier at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City was robbed of about $1000 during the Kansas City game with Chicago White Sox. Doris Cooper reported a man pressed a gun and a sack through her window and demanded all the money.

Kansas City Municipal Stadium Doris Cooper

Labor Day holiday traffic toll climbs with crashes

The Associated Press reports early Labor Day crashes raise fatalities as Ohio and El Paso incidents claim lives. Four youths die in Ohio, five airmen perish in a rainstorm crash in El Paso. Officials warn highway deaths will dominate the four day holiday period ending Monday midnight.

Associated Press Ohio Air Force el Paso Tex National Safety Council Safety Organization The Safety Council

Paul Parsons to lead Kiwanis after Coats resigns

Paul Parsons 415 W Oak will become Kiwanis president tomorrow after Billy R. Coats resigns. Parsons, Royster Junior High School principal and current first vice-president, will be installed informally Sept 9. Irwin Barnett 505 S Lafayette becomes first vice-president. no second vice-president is to be elected. Coats plans to move to San Diego mid September to work as a newspaper distribution contractor.

Paul Parsons W. Oak Kiwanis Club Billy R. Coats Parsons Royster Junior High School Coats Irwin Barnett S. Lafayette San Diego

Shrine parade lights Tulsa in final day pageant

A massive Shriners parade downtown closed the three day Central States Shrine Association ceremonial in Tulsa. Twenty three temples from seven states joined the street pageant, claimed as the largest shrine parade in a city under a million population. A Friday night show at Skelly Stadium, Splendorama, drew about 10 000 people with bands brigades clowns and Shriners.

Tulsa Shriners Skelly Stadium

World Rocking Chair Championship Claims Victory in Truro

Mrs. Ralph Weir, 52, won the world rocking chair championship after rocking for 93 hours and eight minutes at the Truro agricultural exhibition. She outlasted three men and two women, reading newspapers, eating, knitting, and wearing dark glasses between five minute breaks.

Truro Ont Ralph Weir

Cowboy Killed At Coffeyville Rodeo

Buster Butts died after being thrown from a horse and trampled at a Coffeyville rodeo. The veteran rider was from Tishomingo Oklahoma and passed away an hour later in a local hospital.

Coffeyville Buster Butts Tishimingo Okla

Warning for Tribune delivery and school crossing alerts

Fragmentary notice urges readers to report missed Tribune deliveries and unsafe street crossings near schools. Readers are advised to call 700 after 6 p.m. to reach the police chief or carrier for resolution.

Also Mentioned on This Page

N. L. Clemans S. Malcolm Gooding Idaho H. C. Palmer Harold.c. Palmer Atchison University of Kansas Don Pierce Pierce Palmer Jim Letcavits Lynn McCarthy Letcavits Speed Palmer Emma Palmer Atchison High School Leroy Lopeman Home Dr. Lemoine Sr Wendell Erickson John Erickson Tribune Yucca Flat Bell Sooner Cherokee London Fdr Wetumka Wetutike Bandit K.C Kiwanis
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