Local News Briefs from Various Kansas Communities
Short notices cover shop openings, community meetings, and births. Donald Ward opens an auto supply store in Lexington Missouri drawing a large crowd. Julie Christine Bonar born to Mr. and Mrs. L Ray Bonar of Tulsa. Holy Eucharist planned at Grace Church. community gatherings planned at North Valley and Swede Center. travel films by Boyd Burns. laymen address by Marlin Blackston and Virgil Lowe. several residents visit or host gatherings in Lavonburg Earlton and Columbus areas.
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Donald Ward
T. C. Ward
N. Lafayette
Lexington
Kent Grubbs
Two American Turncoats Declare Return From China
Arley Pate and Aaron Wilson, both veterans of the Korean War, reached Hong Kong after three years with Chinese Communists and hope to return to the United States by Christmas. They joined 21 other Americans who chose to live in China after the 1953 Korean conflict ended. four returned earlier and one died there. The Army gave them dishonorable discharges in 1954 and the U S Supreme Court ruled the Army has no jurisdiction over them.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Arley Pate
Carbondale
Ill
Aaron Wilson
Urania
China
Pate
Wilson
Red Cross
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Army
Blue Comets Dominate Intra Squad Scrimmage
Blue Comets beat Golds 66 to 47 in an intra squad scrimmage watched by 250 to 300 fans on the Senior High School court. Howard Schooley led with 18 points, Dennis Rossell 16, Dave Fehr 14, and Ambler 13 as the team shot 40 percent and showed depth with seven players in double figures. Defensive issues and lack of height were noted by Coach Don Goff as focus shifts to faster ball movement and offense against pressing defenses ahead of Friday’s Ottawa game.
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Blue Comet Cagers
Blues
Howard Schooley
Dennis Rossell
Dave Fehr
Spencer Ambler
Craig Berry
Gene Reinhardt
Gary Grogan
Ottawa
Comets
Cyclones
Goff
Cyclone
Don Puckett
Don Goff
Six Injured in Brooklyn Theater Bomb Blast
A homemade bomb exploded during a Brooklyn showing of War and Peace injuring six people. Police link the device to the so called mad bomber responsible for more than 25 other NY installations since 1940 as about 1,500 patrons watched the Tolstoy film version.
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New York
Brooklyn
Tolstoy
Song Titles by Al Hoffman Playful and Odd
Composer Al Hoffman crafts playful and unconventional song titles including Hot Diggity Bibbity Bobbity Boo and Chi Chi Babba reflecting a humorous take on language and musical wit. His quirky names showcase a broader catalog of hits that embraced playful phrasing.
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al Hoffman
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Wilson's Davis Paint Store
Tribune
North Valley Community Meeting
Boyd Burns
Marlin Blackston
Methodist Men’s Club
Columbus
Virgil Lowe
Chanute Club
Grace Episcopal Church
Edward Clark Turner
Episcopal Diocese of
Kansas
Lesses Club
Linda Lantz
Roy Lumley
Kenneth
Lavonburg
J. L. Mintz
Earlton
Charles Tice
N. Franklin
Bob Hawley
Ben Fajardo
Dick Lind
Richard Schultz
Bill Wiggans
Hawley
Lindsevien
Fajardo
Schultz
Ambler
Berry
Schooley
Russell
Chanute
the Telephone Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Philadelphia
BAUER
Delicatessen
Brach
Steffen
Atman
U. S. No
Louisiana
Florida
Colorado
Ac Aea Bats
Tin
Adi San
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