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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1956
Page
2
Sunflower Chapter 147 C E S holds Web meeting December 12 with officer elections and refreshments. Senior High enrolls for second semester in home room meetings. Cottage Grove Ladies Aid plans Christmas party and officer elections. Local residents make routine visits and travel updates among students and families.
The condition was reported as fair but she is expected to be confined to bed or a wheel chair for several weeks. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors and Brake -men will meet Wednesday noon with Mrs. C. H. Bates, 824 S. Malcolm, for a Christmas dinner.
Monday admissions include Archie Washburn Rose and a surgical case. Dismissals list several patients including Mrs Farris Odam Cora King and R Steuben. Today’s dismissals feature Mrs George Hindle and son Edward Whatley and others in Buffalo Yates Center and surrounding areas. A traffic citation for Frederick Wendein 919 S Highland cites illegal parking with a hearing set for 4 p.m. today.
The SeKan Area Boy Scout Council reports 3000 scouts enrolled this year surpassing expectations. Leadership training reached over 600 adults, camping set new records with nearly 600 scouts attending a weeklong camp. In service, 50 000 door knob hangers promoted the national election. Attendees from Chanute included Young Willcott Potter Cooper Schultz Bill Slane Leverenz Palen and Roy Smith.
In Houston Texas Mrs Lillian Taylor gave birth to her seventh child at a clinic just as the family faced tragedy when a fire tore through the Taylor home. Three year old Marion Richard died in the blaze while Donald Gene Taylor 15 saved his sister Linda 10 from their burning bedroom. Charlotte Rose Taylor was born minutes before the fire. The cause remains undetermined.
Moscow reports heavy foreign news space devoted to the Hungarian revolt with the Communist version of events emphasized. The Soviet press highlights ongoing upheaval and political responses as it frames the crisis for domestic readers.
New York report notes Mrs Hildreth H. Hatheway of Santa Barbara California won the $25,000 grand prize and Cook of the Year for California casserole. Nat alie Riggin of Olympia Washington earned $5,000 second prize for Hoot owl cookies. Awards also went to Mrs Raymond E. Myers Milan Illinois and Irene Korrell Frederick Maryland in junior and senior divisions.
Louis C. Rensing aged 82 formerly of Chanute died Thursday night at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott after a sudden illness. He lived on a farm west of Fort Scott, retired from railroad work, survived by three sons a half brother and three half sisters and one grandson. Funeral held Monday at Mary Queen of Angels Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged 15 Atlantic Pact foreign ministers to apply moral pressure to undermine the Soviet system. He warned internal unrest could prompt Kremlin risks abroad and threaten world peace, urging UN support and adherence to its charter. The remarks came at a closed NATO session with Lloyd Pineau Martino Lange in attendance.
A loaded grain truck collided with a milk company truck south of Bassett on US 169 yesterday. The grain truck driver was believed to be in shock and not seriously hurt. Max Parris of Iola, driver of the milk truck, was uninjured. Coffeyville Junior College Bowl Fund stands at 3750 short of 5000 for sending the Red Raven band to Los Angeles.
J Floyd Breeding a Rolla farmer and stockman and future successor to Clifford Hope wired a welcome to President Eisenhower. He pledged support for constructive legislation to protect soils waters and the welfare of people in the drought area during Eisenhower's forthcoming tour.
Franklin Leonard Satterlee of Chanute dies at home near Chanute at noon on Monday. He was born in Norman Oklahoma in 1893 and married Ruby Falls in 1913. Survived by wife, a daughter Marie Darnell and a son Cecil, funeral Wednesday at Wilson Johnson Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Also funeral for Mrs. Billy Dean Beck Wednesday at Wilson Johnson Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. New York stock market shows slow gains amid mixed prices with aircraft and steel leading a late-day upswing while most major stocks lag. Equity list includes Am Tel Tel, Du Pont, Gen Elec, Gen Motors, Sears, US Steel, and others with varied changes. Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Gaughan held at St Patrick’s Catholic Church. burial in St Patrick’s Cemetery after observation at the Allen County Hospital/Std Oil.
Kansas City livestock activity shows cattle slow to uneven by category, with prices mixed across steers, heifers, cows and bulls. Hogs and sheep also move steadily, with top weights and prime veals noted. Parsons and local figures report varied yields and prices for hogs, cattle, and calves amid holiday-season trade.
Gov. Raymond Gary proposes a full reform of the State Department of Public Safety. He would create an Oklahoma Public Safety Commission with authority to set policy for the department and appoint the director, replacing gubernatorial appointment. The plan covers the highway patrol and aims to shift control to a standing body.
In Port Said a British second lieutenant is reported missing and possibly kidnapped by Egyptians amid tensions over the British French withdrawal from the Suez zone. Egyptian sources say President Nasser plans to deploy 2,000 police when withdrawal proceeds.
Kansas state highway engineer will move to Coffeyville to set up an office by January. Glenn Sutton reports as Chanute division engineer. Philip L. Stallard will lead the Coffeyville office supervising U.S. 169 work and proposed U.S. 166 widenings and bridge projects near the city and Edna.
Beryl E. Sine aged 72 city engineer of Scammon Kansas died yesterday in a Columbus hospital. Survived by widow a daughter and four sons including Floyd J. Sine Overland Park president of Bingham Line Furniture Co. Kansas City. Ad advertisements referenced.
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