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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
2
Johnson Brothers registers today with chances to win gift certificates of 10, 20, 30 or 50 dollars. Christmas bazaars, library story hour, church festivals, and a village waffle supper are announced with dates and locations. Police report thefts, missing youth, and transportation notices accompany parish and club activities.
Daily Transcripts lists admittances on Thursday including Bert Neely Mabel Clark Arthur Nelson Preston Stanfield Billie Ellis Porter Jr and medical or surgical notes. Dismissals include Mrs O S Hooper John Hartwig and Mrs Raymond Bell Birth today to Mr and Mrs Leo Dietrich a girl in Humboldt. The Run Thursday occurred at 12 40 p m to 208 Santa Fe Grass.
Fred Rogers of Walnut High School is the lone freshman on a 12 man Four County League all star football team chosen by conference coaches. Edna leads with three selections, Hepler Altoona and Galesburg have two each, with Grant Walnut and Thayer adding one apiece.
Erie Elmer Leroy Pilgrim age 25 of Denmar Chanute faces a $100 fine and 30 days in county jail after a driving offense. The short sentence accompanies the payment of the fine as ordered by the court.
The highway patrol reported a 6:50 p.m. Saturday arrest after Pilgrim was observed driving erratically on Plummer Street. Police said he was placed under arrest for impairment.
A two car collision five miles west of Winchester killed two men. Wilbur Nightingale, 29, Halstead Kansas, and a man identified as Peter J. Rowell of St. Clair Shores Michigan died in the wreck. State police identified the second victim tentatively from papers.
Edward A. Renard of Guide Rock Neb died at Webster County General Hospital Red Cloud on Nov 28. He farmed south of Earlton and was father of Earl E. Renard who worked at Charles Tice barber shop 1933 to 1943. W T Lane of Detroit died last weekend in Detroit. he was a former Girard resident and father of Mrs Floyd E. Smith. Funeral tomorrow in Girard. J K Leimenstoll 90 died at Bryant Rest Home Chanute. born 1867 in Crawford County Ohio. He farmed west of Humboldt. survivors include wife two sons J R Leimenstoll Humboldt and W R Leimenstoll Waco Tex. daughter Mrs Harvey Woods Conroe Tex. four grandchildren two great-grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 am Johnson Funeral Home Humboldt. Rev Eugene Taylor. burial Mount Hope Cemetery.
Schultz of Chanute was named publicity chairman for the Big Creek Watershed project. A seven member steering committee including Lyle Meyer and C. P. McKin nie met in Iola. The group planned a 7:30 p.m. December 19 meeting to prepare the petition drive.
Harold Doak manager of the Chanute Farmers Cooperative and Nathan Hole director were among about 3 500 persons at the Consumer Cooperative Assn annual dinner in Kansas City Tuesday night Sam Gibson former Chanute Chamber manager and current executive director of the North Kansas City chamber spoke Also former President Harry Truman discussed the Truman library at Independence
CCA president Howard A. Cowden discussed an Agricultural Hall of Fame fundraising plan. Rev Judd Jones will deliver a Christmas meditation as multidenominational attendance is invited. In Independence, Joseph Pete Hernandez 18 was sentenced to five days in city jail with court-ordered schooling after hours.
Relatives attended Jesse Waggoner’s funeral including Lowmaster and Waggoner families from El Dorado and Wichita. Kiwanis speaker Kenneth Callaway forecast a strong year with 25 players practicing and four lettermen. City Clerk Harvey Steele newly welcomed. Various residents traveled or visited in Douglas Topeka Pittsburg Halstead and Wichita as city projects and schooling events were discussed.
The First Methodist church will hold its annual Christmas vesper service at 5 p.m. Sunday. The chancel choir will be directed by Kenneth Tebow with soloists Mrs. Robert Briley Frank Butin Mrs. Charles Wampler and Mrs. C H Pankratz.
About 700 light bulbs vanished from small Christmas trees lining El Dorado’s business district. Chamber of Commerce manager Harlan Remsberg says the theft is a sad misread of the season and suspects unknown culprits.
A Navy blimp in distress sank 55 miles off Georgia after settling in turbulent seas. All eight crew members aboard escaped via dangling lines into a destroyer’s boats and were rescued without injuries, according to Navy headquarters.
A Thursday morning blaze in Gas City destroyed two small structures behind Milton Holloway residence and 100 bales of alfalfa. Firemen struggled with water pressure. Iola Rural Fire District helped bring it under control. In Pittsburg a postal obscenity case was filed against A. W. Cecil, Mt. Carmel chaplain. Coffeyville police investigate a cafe fraud where a man delivered combs and a bogus bill to a waitress.
In Atlantic City the AFL-CIO expelled the Teamsters after a three hour debate. Meany said Hoffa sought conferences to compromise the ouster threat but Hoffa faced corruption charges. The vote tally was 10,458,598 to 2,266,497 with some unions abstaining.
Kansas City wholesale eggs show Extras at 65 percent with 40.5 and other prices steady. Consumer grade eggs unchanged. Poultry markets steady with hens up to 16 17 pounds and 42 pounds noted. Butter unchanged with steady receipts. Chicago butter prices lower to higher with AA 59 1 2, A 59 2, B 58 3 4, C 57s. Eggs in Chicago ease slightly with volume 12 100 receipts and whites 43 5, mixed 43 2, standards 42 2, dirties 37. Live poultry quiet receipts 122 000 lbs. heavy hens 15-16, light hens 12 13 2, old roosters 12-13.
TOPEKA thousands of persons have been driving without valid licenses in Kansas according to Highway Patrol checks. Motor Vehicle Department director Jack B. Jenkins estimated the number at 100000 or 200000. The patrol has summoned 635 people to court for driving without licenses. Checks began a month ago and prompted a surge in license applications.
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a passenger fare increase of about 7 to 10 percent on roughly half of Continental Airlines short haul routes serving the Texas Kansas City Denver area.
Kansas City market notes show mixed prices for wheat at No 2 hard 2.20-2.21 and No 3 2.1634-2.2412 with unchanged car counts. Corn lists No 2 white 1.87 and No 2 yellow 1.202-1.21. soybeans quoted 2.25-2.272. Barley and rye fall within 0.92-1.19 ranges while bran and shorts trade around 29.75 and 30.75 respectively.
The Kansas City report notes no hay receipts today and only one in the past week, with two receipts recorded a year ago. The data reflects irregular forage material intake and historical variability in local supply.
From the Chanute Tribune December 6 1957 brief a Wall Street roundup reports minor gains in motor radio television and shipbuilding sectors reflecting cautious investor sentiment and ongoing market adjustments.
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