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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
2
Young men may enlist in the Air Force during December and delay basic training until after the holiday period. T/Sgt. Charles E. Lindsey, local recruiter in Chanute, can grant the delay for applicants enlisting Dec 18 to Jan 2. Lindsey holds Tuesday hours at the post office from 10 a.m. to noon.
Admittances today include Cecil Comer and Warren Alger. Dismissals listed for Mrs. Geyer, Mrs. Webb with son, Billy Warner, Mrs. Groves, George Fletcher, Patricia Hale, Deidre Barker, and others. Births note two daughters to Stevenson and Rollow families. A 1:24 pm run near Chanute on K39, grass fire with no damage. Traffic citation for William H. Autry. Erie court notices include foreclosures and divorces granted, with details on custody and costs.
Southeast Kansas Corner notes Iola pool earned more revenue served more people and offered more lessons in 1956 than any prior season. Funeral notices list Eli D Vanderford services at Wilson Johnson Chapel with Rev Blevins, later Mrs Sam Sturdevant laid to rest in Altoona cemetery.
Mrs Jessie Montague 67 of Chanute died Wednesday at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Born 1889, she leaves a son and sister in Chanute, a brother in Texas, three grandchildren, and was active in local churches clubs. Funeral Friday at 2 pm in Wilson Johnson chapel with burial in Elmwood cemetery. J T Ashford 82 of Iola died Tuesday at home after a career in Kansas newspapers. Survived by wife Anna, a daughter, two sons, and nephews. Services held at Sleeper Chapel Iola.
The record names bearers for a deceased or memorial event including William Gough Claude Friedline Ralph Russell Claude Carver Walter Bradford and Gordon Wiltse. The incomplete fragment notes several individuals associated with the ceremony or obituary.
Miami Beach officials report a six to twelve month period to restore disrupted oil transport after the Suez crisis. H A Stewart of the Interior Department says domestic production will rise to offset shortages in Europe while pipelines and stocks are rebuilt. The federal stance avoids mandating state production controls to prevent curtailment in domestic supplies.
City commissioners warn water may be exhausted in five to six weeks without heavy rain or snow. Car washing is banned and residents urged to conserve. Walnut: Neosho Valley Coyote Hunters to sponsor first hunt of year on December 9 at St. Paul, with lunch by St. Francis Church women. hunt runs from 10 a.m. through the day following an association annual meeting where Milton Mc-…
Clintick of Walnut was elected president for the ensuing year. Bernard La Forge of St. Paul becomes vice president and Don Harding of Eric is secretary and treasurer. Members approved a motion that all day hunts begin at 10 am with a request for toys and the key to his parents front door.
Independence city commissioners consider turning the old Willard school property into a playground. Any acquisition plan would require voter approval before moving forward.
Gary Edward Pitts of Kansas City was found guilty in district court at Mound City yesterday of grand larceny. He was tried for the April 23 robbery of the J. R. Wiles Grocery Store in Blue Mound.
A knife wielding bandit with the phrase born to raise hell tattooed on his hand robbed a Junction City service station attendant of $400 early today. Dennis Schnegelsiepen, 28, Junction City, was arrested in Topeka and held for questioning with $400 found on him. Sheriff Crites says he faces bond on a prior Sept 23 armed robbery at the same station. Wendell Gurtler, the attendant, described the bandit and the tattoo to police who traced him from his home.
Monroe Mitchell a 39 year old laborer appealed a 60 day sentence for leaving the scene of an accident after a jury in the Court for Criminal Correction heard the case.
Police in Baltimore detained two unwanted goats described as vagrants after officers Edward Esteridge and George Cook collected them while on duty. The patrolmen said they were simply performing their duty.
In Santa’s mail box at the Laramie Wyoming post office a local youngster places a letter to Santa Claus hoping to ensure delivery. The scene captures small town Christmas cheer as letters accumulate.
Wall Street rallied with steel shares driving gains as the list advanced moderately the rest of the session. trading volume reached about 2.5 million, with Youngstown Sheet & Tube up about 7 and Bethlehem and Lukens higher than 4, while Republic and U.S. Steel gained around one point amid a broad recovery.
Cattle slow with weak demand on late week trading. calves and slaughter calves steady. cows and bulls mostly steady to lower. hogs active with gains 25-75 cents. sows strong. sheep moderate with steady to higher quotes. Kansas City and Parsons markets note mixed weights, with hogs and cattle showing regional price variation. grain and produce also reported with mixed price movements.
Washington officials say the proposal to form a NATO supercouncil to boost Atlantic unity has been dropped by the United States for now. The move follows criticism from European allies and reflects a pause in Secretary of State Dulles’s May Paris idea. In other notes, Ben Geraghty becomes Wichita Braves field manager, and a Soviet Embassy summons of Striganov occurred in Washington with Deputy U.S. Undersecretary Murphy present.
Erie Kiwanis earned its charter during a Charter Night at the high school. Clifford B. Huff, district governor, presented the charter to Virgil Moody, club president. C. I. Moyer spoke as former Kiwanis trustee. toastmaster was Gerald Pyle.
Two hopping frogs delayed a Piedmont Airlines plane in Huntington as baggage area crew trapped the critters. The flight's 23 minute delay was blamed on deplaning bullfrogs.
Bill Logan, a 43-year-old former Oklahoma state senator and 1954 gubernatorial candidate, died in a Lawton hospital after several months of illness and recent brain surgery. He did not seek re election this year due to health issues.
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