Baby Dies As Car Rolls Into Water Ditch Near Highway
A 9 month old, Teresa Ellen Baker, drowned when the 1958 Chevrolet station wagon rolled from a highway into a water filled ditch a mile east of Chanute on Highway K39. Charles Edwin Baker, 9 months, was pulled from the ditch and died at the hospital. The car’s front end was submerged about 12 feet deep and the scene involved police, firemen and an ambulance. The Bakers recently moved from California. Charles was born March 8, 1962, in San Diego. Funeral arrangements are pending with Koch Skinner Memorial Home.
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Here
K39
Charles Baker
Paul H. Baker
S. Santa Fe
Avuwic
Savenburg
Celsius
Pollice
Baker
Cha‘note
California
Philippines
Charles Edwin Baker
San Diego
Five Nominees Named For Chanute Distinguished Service Award
Five candidates were announced by the Chanute JayCees for the annual Distinguished Service Award. The winner will be named at a JayCee banquet with over 30 reservations, designated Bosses Night. Nominees: Rev Boyd C Latimer James Blessing Junior Ray Dr Dwight Blackwood and Dean Sutcliffe.
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Chanute JayCees
JayCee
JayCees
Boyd C. Latimer
James Blessing
Junior Ray
Dwight Blackwood
Dean Sutcliffe
DSA
Dean Skinner
Chanute Vax Drive Vaccinates Nearly 10 000 County Residents
Chanute and Neosho County conducted a two day oral polio vaccine push with vaccine given to 4,463 adults and children in Chanute and about 2,600 school children last Thursday. Erie center reports 1,500 residents vaccinated and 1,400 school children previously. totals reach about 10,000 residents in the county. Remaining doses allocated to Neosho Memorial Hospital for first come first served tomorrow and Wednesday while six week Type II doses follow.
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Chanute
Neosho County
Erie
Neosho Memorial Hospital
J. D. Gough
Murray Hill
Hutton School
McPherson Christmas Fair Draws 100 Dollar Prize
Terry Wedel, 5, drew the winning ticket from about 10,000 entries at the McPherson Christmas fair windup. The prize of 100 silver dollars goes to Terry’s mother, Mrs. Robert Wedel of McPherson.
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Terry Wedel
McPherson
Terry
Robert Wedel
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log summarizes fatalities for the 48 hours ending 9 am Monday including totals for December and year figures. Data compares 1962 and 1961 periods with counts showing 44 in December 1962 and 556 for the year, versus 518 the previous year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cold wave to bring Kansas its lowest temperatures of winter
The Weather Bureau said a Canadian cold front will plunge Kansas to lows of 10 to 15 degrees with Tuesday highs near 15 to 20. Expect light snow in much of the state and northerly winds. Early today Abilene reported 17 and Dodge City 26 as highs. Sunday highs ranged from 36 in Olathe and Lawrence to 52 in Garden City and Dodge City.
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Canada
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Abilene
Dodge City
Olathe
Lawrence
Garden City
Hill City
Intercepted Letter A Gift for Those in Need Blood
A brief note titled A good Christmas gift for those in need blood from Nute appears as an intercepted letter. The message frames blood donations as a charitable act and mentions the sender signing off with Yours, Nute.
16 Bodies Found In Mine Disaster Near Pittsburgh
Rescue teams in Carmichaels Pennsylvania located 16 miners dead and 21 still missing after a Thursday explosion at U S Steel Robena No 3 coal mine. Ventilation is disrupted and recovery will take time. Authorities cite instantaneous death for the first seven bodies.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Robena No. 3
U.S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Lewis Evans
State ‘Secretary of Mines
Evans
David Tingle
Frank J. Boehm
Greene County
Dr. Tingle
John Moore
Frick
Sisters' long-lost letter arrives after years
Startling SHERWIN Kansas report notes Mrs. Nora Fee received a sister Mae Masters letter dated January 29 1960 from Oswego 10 miles away. Masters died April 11 1960, bringing closure to a nearly three year delay in correspondence.
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Sherwin
Kan
Nora Fee
Mae Masters
Oswego
Missing Man Wayne Vance Found Dead Near Erie
The body of Wayne LeRoy Vance age 42, missing since November 26, was found about 9 30 a m today face down in a roadside ditch three miles east and a mile and a half south of Erie near St Paul Authorities and volunteers had searched after his abandoned car was found near his home He is survived by his wife Maggie House Vance his mother Nellie Vance his father Herbert Vance two sisters Mrs Joe Modica and Mrs Ray Ervin The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 pm at the Erie Baptist Church Burial at Glenwood Cemetery Walnut Pierce Funeral Home is handling arrangements
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Wayne
Vance
Thore
St.Paul
Herb Moore
St. Paul
Jerry Sloan
Pierce Funeral Home
Wayne LeRoy Vance
Herbert ‘Vance
Sycamore
Wal‘nut
Maggie House
Berryville
Ark
Nellie Vance
Parsons
Herbert Vance
Joe Modica
Ray Ervin
Pittsburg
Erie Baptist Church
Robert McGuire
Glenwood Cemetery
Walnut
Adoption List Adds Three More At Chamber Office
Three new entries join the Christmas adoption list bringing total targets to 59 families and individuals sought for contributions. Of these 59, 16 have been adopted. The Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital will provide toys for 600 children on the list, while many families still need food and clothing. The newest additions are individuals living alone, two of whom are women.
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Chamber of Commerce Office
Southeast Kansas
Hoffa Juror Replaced During High Profile Trial
Mrs. James Paschal a Woodbury Tennessee housewife was absent from the Hoffa conspiracy trial in Nashville. Walter Harper an alternate from Bethpage Tennessee replaced her without a judge announced substitution as the eighth week of the trial began.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Paschal
Woodbury
Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
U.S. District Court
Walter Harper
Bethpage
William E. Miller
Blowout Blamed For One Car Crash Near Airport
A front tire blowout caused a one car accident on a county road a half mile south of the municipal airport at 12:45 p m yesterday. Driver Bob Bussman 16 of R 1 escaped injury. His 1955 Dodge owned by Shurtleff Motor Co of Chanute was a total loss with $450 damage estimated by the Erie sheriff.
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Bob Bussman
R. 1
Shurtleff Motor Co
Chanute
Erie
Truck Load of Motors Upsets Near Altoona
A flatbed semi driven by Alfred Zimmerman 42 of Waterloo Iowa overturned after a tire blowout on US 75 five miles north of Altoona. The truck carrying electric motors burst into flames and was a total loss. Zimmerman was treated for shock at St. Margaret's Mercy Hospital in Fredonia. The Altoona fire department responded.
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Altoona
Here
Alfred Zimmerman
Waterloo
St. Margaret’s Mercy Hospital
Fredonia
Tribune Phone Contact Instruction
Notice directs readers to call Tribune after 6 p.m. if the carrier cannot be reached, with the listed telephone number HE 1 3400 for after hours contact.
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Tribune
Light turnout for Red Cross bloodmobile two day visit
The Red Cross bloodmobile reported a light turnout in the first hour with about 20 donors by 1 p.m. The collection runs noon to 5:15 today and 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. tomorrow at First Methodist Church with a 240 pint quota. Donors were told that yesterday's oral polio vaccine does not affect eligibility.
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Red Cross
First Methodist Church
Walter Wulf Attends UN Leaders Seminar in NYC
Walter H. Wulf of Humboldt attended a community leaders seminar on the United Nations and world affairs in New York City. The event, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, drew about 80 attendees and featured Ambassador Jonathan Bingham, the U.S. delegate to the UN.
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Walter H. Wulf
Humboldt
United Nations and
World Affairs
New York City
Foreign Policy Assn
Wulf
Monarch Cement Co
Jonathan Bingham
U.S
United Nations
Boy Hurt When School Bus Wheel Tramples Toe
Timothy Scott son of Mr and Mrs Dean Scott living at 524 S Evergreen was injured when a school bus wheel rolled over his foot on St Patrick s school grounds. He was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital for treatment and released today.
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Timothy Scott
Dean Scott
S. Evergreen
St. Patrick’s
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Nehru warns China cease fire may be trick
In a radio address to troops and a Parliament appearance Nehru rejected Beijing terms for border settlement and urged readiness for a long struggle. He urged China to withdraw to positions of Sept 8 and proposed refering the dispute to the International Court of Justice if China pulls back.
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China
Himalayas
Peking
International Court of Justice
India
Ceylon
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