Weekend ads and police reports from Coffeyville area
A car theft at a service station on South Santa Fe reported. four hubcaps stolen from Luella Holman’s 1965 Dodge. Traffic collision at Main and Grant injures no one. Jester and Tripp cars damaged. Tools and jacket stolen from James Lindsay’s drilling rig southeast of Cherryvale. KU A Cappella choir Rosemary and Shiela Nation to perform at Hoch Auditorium with Christmas vesper to follow. Pvt Harold R Franklin of Humboldt completed eight weeks at Fort Knox KY. Humboldt High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Holman
Coffeyville
South Santa Fe
James Lindsay
W. 4Th
Cherryvale
Main
Grant
William E. Clifford
Kansas
Main 1
Luther L. Hill
Hill
Clifford
Rosemary
Shiela Nation
University of Kansas
Hoch
Shiela
John P. Nation
S. Larson
Pvt
Harold R. Franklin
Merritt F. Franklin
Humboldt
Fort Knox, Ky
Franklin
Humboldt High School
Second Rock Products Conference Attendees List
R. E. Willis of 316 S. Tennessee joined 83 other attendees at the Second Rock Products Conference held this week at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Willis
S. Tennessee
University of Kansas, Lawrence
Farm income in Kansas declines in nine months of 1956
Agriculture Department reports Kansas cash receipts from farm marketings for January to September 1956 totalled 635,027,900, down from 662,004,000 a year earlier. Livestock and products fell from 349,108,000 to 347,384,000 while crops dropped from 312,986,000 to 287,643,000. Nearby states show mixed results with Oklahoma up and Nebraska and Missouri contributing substantial totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Two Strangers Shot By Ex Army Officer
In San Jose California Elmo Hatton Jr is accused of shooting two strangers, killing Dorothy Minkel and wounding Ford Hansen. Hatton a former Army major's son fled after firing four more shots at Hansen who survived after seven hours of surgery while authorities question him about the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Elmo Hatton Jr
Melvin Hawley
Ford B. Hansen
Hansen
Hatton
Dorothy Minkel
Dinner Guests Span Multiple Families Across Towns
The record lists numerous Thanksgiving and dinner visits among Walnut Dr and neighboring families, including Whitteberry Markham McFarland Pryor Sampsel Misner and Bammann households plus guests from Iola Kentland Parsons Tulsa Nevada Mo Ava and Erie. A dinner was hosted at the Markham home on November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Whitteberry
Iola
Wilford Markham
J. E. McFarland
Pearl McCarthy
Kentland
Ind
G. E. Morgan
Lavonburg
Joe Eisenbrandt
Maggie Sayers
Parsons
Helen Pryor
Virgil Pryor
Ginger J
Ricky
Owassa
Okla
William Pryor Sr
Tulsa
Eldon Breshon
Billy
A. W. McClintick
Ethel
Nevada
O. V. Misner
Joe Floyd
Baby
Over Park
Ike Smith
Garnett
John Sampsel
Roy Hurst
Barbara
Nancy
Columbus
Elmer Christy
Brenda
Ivan Harding
Carolyn
Junior
Elmer Bammann
Jim Waller
Mike
St. Louis
Paul Graebner
Michelle
Kim Eugene
Wichita
Jose Abella
Becky
Frankie
Joe Gashert
Girard
Verdan Westhoff
Kay
Dewey Marsh
Kimball
Arthur McCray
Harriman
Tenn
Merle Lane
Douglas Ray McClelland
Ray Sweet Home
Rolla Eggen
Buddy
Jim Westhoff
Hepler
Keith Eggen
Bammanns
Harvey Harper
Uniontown
Dan Butler
Clyde Sands
Mary Lundrigan
Wilford
Markham Honor Birthday Event for Family Members
Markham honors birthdays for Mrs. Markham and son Billy. Covers set for Mr. and Mrs. Solon Markham, Mrs. Lovey Fitz John, Barbara and Lois, Wayne Fuller, the host couple and their children Garold Robert Billy and Patricia.
University of Kansas daily to gain editorial freedom
The KU student board approved allowing the campus paper to take editorial stands on political issues, though journalism dean Marvin said she would not permit the paper to take political sides. The amendment to end the 1930s ban was passed 16 to 4 after her opposition was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Burton W. Marvin
Journalism School
Marvin
Kansas
Hope Outlines Five Steps to Boost Wheat Economy
Senator Clifford Hope presented five measures to aid U S grain in Sidney Nebraska to the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association. He urged higher crop quality stricter grading standards broader marketing both domestic and foreign greater use of wheat industrially and increased human consumption. He noted wheat regions have only 16 House members giving them less influence in agriculture policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney, Neb
Clifford Hope
R-Kas
Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
United States
Hope
U. S. Agriculture Department
House of Representatives
Kerr Sees Growth On Arkansas River
Sen. Robert Kerr says an explosion of economic and industrial growth will hit the Arkansas River Valley within the next few years. He spoke last night on development potential in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Arkansas River Valley
Kerr
Regional water and energy resources praised by Kerr
Kerr notes the region has more pure water and energy fuels than any other area, beyond forecasts or imagination. The emphasis is on abundant, uncommitted resources shaping regional potential.
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Kerr
December Is Month For Strawberry Mulch
Manhattan Kansas December is the time to mulch strawberry plants per horticulturist E W Campbell of Kansas State College. Use clean wheat straw, break baled straw, apply two to three inches in December after 10 days of near freezing nights, and remove it in spring before growth starts.
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Manhattan
E. W. Campbell
Kansas State College
Trailer Fire Spotted Near Canon City by Passing Motorist
A motorist spotted smoke from a truck trailer 12 miles east of Canon City and signalled driver John Bandimier of Denver. Bandimier headed to town instead of fighting the blaze alone as Highway Patrolman Ray Sullivan radioed ahead to alert responders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon City
Colo
John Bandimier
Denver
Bandimier
Ray Sullivan
Firemen Contain Blaze on Town Outskirts
Firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze on the town outskirts amid reports a defective heater caused the fire. No injuries are mentioned and authorities investigated the device as the likely source.
Taxis Seek Surcharge for Traffic Delays in Los Angeles
The Yellow Cab Co asked the City Board of Public Utilities and Transportation for permission to charge passengers 10 cents for every two minutes of delay in traffic during trips. Currently passengers pay 10 cents for every two minutes of standing or waiting time, with no extra fee for traffic delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
the Yellow Cab Co
City Board of Public Utilities and Transportation
Liquor Stores In Kansas Allowed TV Sets For Staff Use
Kansas liquor stores may install television sets for owners and clerks but must keep them out of customers view and limit screens to 14 inches. TV is now treated like radios and Christmas decorations cannot be used in stores or advertising nor can any bottle display Christmas symbols.
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Topeka
Kansas
Charles Pratt
Alcoholic Beverage Control Director
Advertising Is Your Guide to Safe Buying Adv
A focused ad feature explains how to compare prices and read product labels to avoid scams. It advises checking warranties, researching brands, and keeping receipts for returns and safety recalls.
Stevenson ends bid opens scramble for 1960 Democratic nomination
Washington Adlai E Stevenson announced he will not seek a third presidential run, ending his 1952 and 1956 campaigns. He plans to return to private law practice in Chicago in January and will join a Democratic National Committee advisory group to shape party policy. Kefauver, his running mate, said he remains focused on being a strong senator, with friends expecting a renewed bid in 1960.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Draft movement openness in party’s long term planning
Article notes the party did not fully close the door to a draft movement years ahead while weighing precedent of multiple Democratic presidential nominations without a victory. It discusses cautious openness and potential pathways while avoiding immediate commitment.
Truckers Challenge Kansas Ad Valorem Tax Law
Eighteen trucking firms filed a Shawnee County suit contesting 1955 state ad valorem taxes. They seek an injunction against the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation and argue the levy violates interstate commerce law reserved to the federal government.
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Topeka
Kansas
Shawnee County
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
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Wilson’s
Davis Paint Store
Tribune
Eleanor Tripp
S. Washington
Howard Jester
S. Highland
Jester
Evergreen
Fourth
Tripp
Chanute
Plummer
Barker's
International M.B
R. C. Madill
Neokhe Valley
H. D
Bill Riley
Bill Gough
Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Proctor Gull
Frank Young
W. O. Fail
Louis Taylor Jr
John Gorton
John Thornberry
First National Bank
Kansan
Arkansas River
Toys Mu
Cemea
E. Main
James
W. Main
Walnut
Cosco
Hassocks
Chanute Furniture Co
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