City eyes 1961 Santa Fe Park expansion plan
City officials led by Manager R. J. Hayes consider expanding Santa Fe Park in 1961 to add baseball fields playgrounds and animal pens. About 75 acres remain unused for park purposes with potential fencing to house larger animals and relocation of birds from Highland and City Parks.
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Santa Fe Park
R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Sale
Highland Park
City Park
Santa Fe
City Commission
Chanute
Warwick Division
Western Petrochemical
National Guard Armory
Drisdell
Rapid Pace In Building Continues In Chanute
Building activity in Chanute remained brisk from November 1 1959 to November 1 1960 with 146 permits issued by city zoning administrator Paschal Grimes. Value totaled 754 145 with new houses 338 200 new business buildings and improvements 202 350 and home and garage projects 51 955. The year includes church work at Presbyterian Main and Steuben 88790 and Church of Christ Scientist Forest and Elm 24000 plus hospital addition 48850 and the Home Savings Assn building at Lincoln and Walnut.
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Chanute
Paschal Grimes
Grimes
Presbyterian Church
Main and Steuben
Church of Christ Scientist
Forest and Elm
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Busy ten months for policemen in 1960 report
Police activity through October 1960 shows 2,059 calls for service, 55 crimes total, 198 traffic arrests, and 239 city- limit accidents. The report notes sharp increases in parking tickets, fines, and various crime categories compared with 1959.
Chanute installs city storm alert system nearing completion
Chanute advances its storm warning network with four alert stations. Three towers are finished and a fourth is under construction at South Evergreen. total program cost about 5000 dollars. Air horn units activated by compressed air and telephone controlled. Tests show horns audible citywide.
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Chanute
R. J. Hayes
Highland Park
West 7Th
American Legion
South Evergreen
Hayes
Tree Spraying For Protection
An extensive spraying program was put into effect last summer to combat Dutch Elm disease, which has attacked many nearby elm trees and prompted city and residents to act. Local officials organized anti disease efforts and advised homeowners to treat susceptible trees to prevent further spread.
Elm Spraying Program Aims to Save City Trees
City officials in Chanute have approved a spraying program using a $4,500 mist blower to combat elm disease. State authorities advised action to protect the town of boring towns, with the effort targeting tall trees and aiming to prevent spread next year. The service is city-purchased and offered at no cost to property owners, though only one tree was reported infected so far.
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R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Chanute
Son
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Main Street
Police Department
Tommy Ogden
Tribune
Old Cross
3Rd
Charley Williams
Chanute Street Department
Neosho
Ibune
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