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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
2
Short notes cover Glen’s Tire Serv ads, a Christmas bazaar by Episcopal Church with meals, insurance offers by Richardson Agency, and Tribune delivery reminder. Also included are local meetings on street maintenance, church event dinners, and a Berkeley missionary student Worley family news with relatives traveling.
A bullet struck a girl in the cheek during an incident at a Pendleton home and she died shortly after in a hospital. Police and investigators are handling the case as details emerge.
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission will hold its annual convention next year in Kansas City. The 28 state oil and gas producers elected Gov. Milward L. Simpson of Wyoming as chairman, and he pledged to recruit Missouri Virginia Maryland and California into the commission.
An explosion likely from a faulty gas heater destroyed four stores in Villa Rica near Atlanta. Eight people dead with up to 50 possibly inside when the blast occurred around 11 am. Twenty injured, some badly, as fire followed and crews from nearby towns fought the flames.
Daily Transcript details Neosho Memorial Hospital admittances and dismissals for Wednesday including Ben Baird and Mrs. Hooper. Police citations include Doris Hart stop sign violation. Fire and grass fire runs recorded in the afternoon. District Court in Erie lists foreclosures, contempt, divorce and custody rulings plus a three-doctor panel from the State hospital. Marriage licenses issued in Erie.
The funeral for Peter Carl Wolken was held at St Patrick's Catholic Church with Rev. Peter Finnegan and Rev. John Kavanagh officiating. Sister Mary Patrick led the children's choir and pallbearers included grandsons Ray Wolken Chanute Harmon Wolken Oliver Duvall Albert Pauli and Al Massoth. Burial followed in St Patrick's Cemetery with Johnson Mortuary in charge.
Janice Pendleton, 3, of Topeka, was fatally wounded when a .22 rifle, loaded a week ago by her 15-year-old brother George, discharged after he removed it from a gun case and forgot it was loaded. The sheriff's office reported the incident occurred last night.
Eleven men are expected to meet in Iola tonight to advance Big Creek Watershed petitions. Ebur Schultz will represent the Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee. The 7:30 p.m. meeting includes a seven member steering group plus soil conservation service reps from Allen and Neosh counties.
Kenneth W. Workman a 34 year old business man from Topeka died tonight of a heart attack at the entrance to Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. He was here with fellow Topeka business man LeVerne Miller for the Kansas University Canisius College game. Survivors include four brothers two sisters and his father.
Mrs. Melba Dean Magnan of Salina files a $10,000 damage suit against the government for injuries from a fall on torn rubber matting at Schilling Air Force Base Hospital last March. She says hospital staff were negligent by not removing the damaged matting and she remained hospitalized nine of ten weeks before her child was born.
Senator Thomas Hennings of Missouri collapsed during a Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency hearing in New York, suffering a mild cerebral spasm. He was reported in good condition at Beekman-Downtown Hospital and resting comfortably. The subcommittee adjourned indefinitely after the incident.
Livestock prices show cattle steady with calves and steers arriving at 22.25 for 1247 lb stock, cows 14.25 to 17.00, bulls 15.00 to 17.00, and light slaughter calves 20.00 to 22.00. Hogs 2,500 head slow with most cuts 15.25 to 17.75 and sows 15.25 to 16.00. sheep 500 head steady with lambs 21.00 to 22.50 and feeders 19.00 to 20.50. ParsonS Livestock reports varied weights and grades across hogs, cattle, and sheep with steady to lower trends.
Navy flier Lt. J.T. Abercrombie bailed from a jet off the northern California coast, parachuted onto a 90 foot redwood, and climbed down with bruises. He landed near Gualala after the plane crashed. sheriff’s party then transported him to Ukiah.
Prices were mixed on light trading across the board. Wheat slipped to 14s lower while soybeans fell 48 to 1s lower, with Dec futures around 2.16 to 4-5s. corn mixed, oats marginal, rye modestly up, and oats steady. Kansas City market showed varying bids across wheat corn and barley with limited hedging. Hay receipts were zero due to a holiday week.
Readable fragments show egg categories with sizes and prices such as Large AA Grade A Large and Grade A Medium. Entries list various product lines, weights, and receipts totaling small monetary amounts, plus notes on hens and live weights. The text reads like a 19th or early 20th century market ledger with scattered figures and commodity terms.
Washington reports sharp divisions among major farm organizations and farm-state lawmakers over upcoming Congress farm programs. The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange clash after Newsom’s remarks, with Bureau officials denying aims to end price supports while seeking lower levels to expand market mobility. The Grange backs multiple price plans for exports with higher domestic prices.
The Christian Womens Fellowship at First Christian church held annual Christmas meetings across groups. Hostesses, devotions, and lessons featured were led by members including Mrs. Ted Hurst and Mrs. Wayne Ellis. Carols, gift exchanges, and Christmas stories accompanied by refreshments for groups 5 6 2 4 and 3.
Circle 6 hosted at Mrs. James Adams 726 W Beech with devotions The Issue of Life by Mrs. William Oliver and lessons by Mrs. Richard Evans and Mrs. James McGrath er. Circle 1 at Mrs William Bailey 118 S Highland served dessert to 21 with lesson I Want To Be A Christian by Mrs Carol Koenig. Circle 5 at Mrs Stella Koll featured Mother of God Christmas story and Bible study Faith and Action by Mrs Blanche Petit. Circle 3 hostess Mrs H Bodley 923 S Highland led meditations and Christmas poems with Golden Moments devotions. Eleanor O Neal from Burr Oak attended.
Notice appears listing Jack A. Churchill and WM Roy J. Chapple with See's adjacent parcel details 201 1t. Limited readable data. focuses on property adjacent to the named individuals and potential noting of See's.
Mrs Ira Grogan presented a reading titled When a Christmas Gift Meant Life at a WMS gathering of the Grant Brethren in Christchurch. Mrs Elmer Gibson contributed a lesson named Christmas. Mrs A E Turner and Mrs Amanda Sparks also spoke.
The devotional program featured a Longfellow poem I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day read by Mrs. Gibson. Mrs. A E Turner presided and the roll call answered with a Bible verse containing the word shine. Mrs. Elmer Mathews accompanied a duet by Mrs. Grogan and Mrs. John Bodin.
Mrs Neal Munger hosted a covered dish dinner for the St Anne's chapter of Grace Episcopal church auxiliary at 201 W 2nd. Sixteen members and auxiliary president Mrs C A Gatney attended. Decorations included red tapers cedar and Christmas balls. Toys were collected for needy children.
The Spirit of Christmas play was presented at a WMS meeting of Grant Avenue Baptist church. Cast included Mines Ellie Belt Vernon Youngberg Harold Neptune Fred Reno Joe Thurman Neil Kepley Leo Cox Esther Erickson. Mrs E M Pearson presided and devotions were by Mrs Roy Dannelley. The group voted to hold a prayer service Friday for Baptist World Day of Prayer.
Five people, all identified as Black, were found dead from suspected oxygen deprivation in a Stamford tenement. Jeffrow Green, his wife, Leroy Spates and his wife, and their 6 month old son were discovered by a friend while a radio played and a bath tub held water. Green's brother William Lee Green was admitted to Stamford Hospital and was responding to treatment.
In Chanute on December 5 1957 a nighttime scene described a night of snow and subfreezing temperatures as a flame from an unvented gas hot water heater consumed oxygen in a room.
In Floydada Texas a pipe made rocket exploded during a high school chemistry class killing teacher Garland Foster 40 and injuring seven students. Students Keith Hollums 18 and Jerry Crawford 17 suffered serious injuries while five others had minor injuries. Dennis Whittill 18 described the event saying fuel mixed from carbon chloride and sulfur was placed in a one foot pipe with a roller skate launcher.
Texas leads a ranking of four top states by agriculture value, followed by Iowa California and Illinois in a national comparison. The report highlights state-by-state outputs and economic impact across farming sectors.
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