Yates Center Roots and Rails Shape a Prosperous Town
The article recounts Yates Center’s founding in 1875 and incorporation in 1884, noting Abner Yates as promoter, central location, and a history of cattle ranches and feed lots. It highlights the town’s rail service by Missouri Pacific and Fort Scott lines, present leadership under Mayor Bob Martin, and enduring agricultural base driving a hopeful future.
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Woodson County
Yates Center
Yates
Abner Yates
Marns Des Cygnes
North Owl Creek
de R. M. Phillips
Fort Scott
Bob Martin
Eisenhower Ceremony Attended by Carter and Bennett
An Akron AP report notes Nancy Carter and Charles Bennett attending a time honoring ceremony for the first Eisenhower event. The article fragment mentions the two figures going out together in a voluntary fashion.
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Akron, Ohio
Eisenhower
Nancy Carter
Charles
Bennett
Prisoner taken to Lima State Hospital and marriage noted
In Chattanooga a man and woman connected to a sheriff's deputy duo robbed a cafe. The man entered with a hand in his pocket as if armed, demanding money while the woman deputy stood nearby. The incident follows ongoing cases involving women and Mr. Vandergriff.
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Lima State Hospital
Chattanooga
Nancy
Niles
Charles
Ollie Vandergriff
Summit County
Eisenhower Calls for More Volunteer Efforts
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower argues the United States should expand volunteer programs and civic participation to address national needs, urging communities to contribute time and effort without reliance on government alone.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Armed would be bandit doused with boiling water
An attempted robbery ended when the would be bandit was splashed with boiling water by a bystander. Police reported the incident occurred at a local business where the suspect fled but was later taken into custody.
Goehle Campaign Posters Banned From Public Trees
Goehle, running for re election as supervisor and serving as city forester, says none of his campaign posters will be pinned to trees on public property and notes other candidates agree.
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Lockport, N. Y
Nelson C. Goehle
Western Big Three seek Congo accord at Paris meeting
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk British Foreign Secretary Lord Home and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville met in Paris with West German counterpart Gerhard Schroeder to bridge policy gaps. They aimed to unify stance on Congo and Katanga while planning a later NATO review. The talks touched on Berlin and negotiating with the Soviet Union, with positions diverging on using force in Katanga.
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Paris
Congo
U.S
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
Gerhard Schroeder
Berlin
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Southeast Asia
Surgery Successful For King of Saudi Arabia
King Saud of Saudi Arabia underwent a 35 minute cataract operation on his left eye at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston and is said to be a success. He arrived in Boston three weeks ago for treatment of a stomach disorder and now faces a possible operation on the right eye.
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Boston
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Trygve Gundersen
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Burglar Leaves Cash Stolen From Refrigerator Crash
Talladega sheriff Luke Brewer reports $890 of a $1,000 burglary stolen from a refrigerator was recovered in a nearby rural mailbox.
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Talladega
Ala
Luke Brewer
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Barbara Deane
Farms
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Pringle and Sheedy
Black Jack
American Heart Association
America
Ike
Hazel V. Stacy
John P. Nation
W. Main
Goehle
Same
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Beter
Bill Morgan
Mgr
Paul
Henri Spaak
Belgium
Latanga
U.N
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Katanga
Consoli
France
Congu
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
William the Conqueror
England
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Hassocks
Chanute Furniture Co
V. Main
Lean
Thinno
Vaselines
Caldwell
South Santa Fe
S. Santa Fe
GE Television
General Electric
Planet Electronics Corp
New York City
Audits & Surveys Co., Inc
Ultra-Vision
W.t
Chanute
Iola
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