Theater of Song to be presented by Wesley Swails
The Talk of the Month Club December dinner features Wesley L. Swails presenting a review of musical theater from opera to present day musicals at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Tioga Hotel. Swails, a Philadelphia Opera tenor and Juillard trained artist, will discuss his career and training. Larry Wilson says additional funds are needed to support a Boy Scout program with Chanute contributions totaling about 1700 dollars already received. Contributions are deductible.
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Theater of Song
Wesley L. Swails
Tioga Hotel
Larry Wilson
Friends of Scouting’ Drive
Warmer Trend Forecast Here
Partly cloudy and warmer with increasing southerly winds tonight and Tuesday. Much colder temperatures and strong winds with occasional snow or flurries will move into northwest Kansas Tuesday and spread west and north central sections by evening. Minimum temperatures tonight 30 to 35, highs Tuesday 50 in the southeast, 30s to northwest.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Arnold
Concordia
Salina
Hill City
Garden City
Two Traffic Mishaps Here Over Weekend
Two non injurious traffic accidents were reported at police headquarters Saturday. Dr Herbert Rollow’s car on First near Evergreen had left side damage after a collision with Lester Marts of 718 S Garfield who was turning from Evergreen to First. Marts’s car had left side damage. Harold Rush of 1562 S Edith damaged his right front when his car hit a car stopped for a stop sign at First and Lincoln by Wayne L Greve of 1106 Grant. Rear damage to the Greve car was minor. Both incidents occurred while the cars were traveling west on First.
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Herbert Rollow
Evergreen
Lester Marts
S. Garfield
Marts
Harold Rush
S. Edith
Lincoln
Wayne L. Greve
Grant
Greve
Merchants Brace for Christmas Shopping Surge
Merchants report a strong start to the holiday season with 12 days left for gift buyers as stores expect the heaviest volume in the next two weeks. Cars appliances and clothing remain popular with late hours through December 23 to ease last minute rush and allow staff time with families on Christmas Eve.
Bright cat eye camera allows night vision by Air Force
The Air Force announces an electronic optical amplifier that sees in darkness with near TV clarity. It is about a thousand times more sensitive than standard television cameras and produced a sharp ground image on a moonless winter night during flight tests. Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, led the 30 month project with Westinghouse and RCA contracts.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Westinghouse Corp
Radio Corp. of America
ARDC
Police Lt Heming Fights for Life After Baltimore Tavern Rampage
Baltimore police Lt Joseph A Heming is in critical condition after a tavern rampage by Eugene McNeal who killed his wife and daughter and injured others before dying. McNeal shot Heming during a check of the locked tavern causing a deadly scene that left his mother and a bystander injured. Neighbors say the attack followed a broken marriage and threats of separation.
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Baltimore (P
Joseph A. Heming
Mercy Hospital
Eugene McNeal
Baltimore
Heming
McNealy
Madeline
Lydia
Mary McNeal
Edwin E. Taylor
McNeal
Priest and Housekeeper Held Up in Kentucky Church
In Lebanon Kentucky two robbers held up the Holy Name Mary church and Calvary boxes stealing four hundred thirty five dollars. The Rev C L Smith and housekeeper Ruth Spaulding were bound. Smith freed himself about five minutes after the escape. One robber claimed to need a flashlight for a stalled car at the rectory door.
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Lebanon
Holy Name Mary Church
Calvary
C. L. Smith
Ruth Spaulding
Father Smith
Tribune Delivery Hours Notice
If you do not receive your Tribune call 17 between 5 20 and 6 30 pm including Saturdays to arrange service.
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Tribune
Jailbreakers Escape From Saeger Jail
Police hunt ten men who broke from a Saeger West Virginia jail but lack identities as the fugitives took the jail records with them. Authorities warn residents and say the escape appears organized.
Indian Peasants Cheer Red Leader Remarks
Khrushchev told Indian peasants in a model village aided by U.S. help that they face exploitation and discrimination. Crowds at Sonepat north of New Delhi hailed him and Bulganin as they toured the rose petal carpeted parade line. The village showcases India’s community development program with U.S. technical cooperation.
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New Delhi
India
Nikita
Khrushchev
U.S
Sonepat
Bulganin
Budget Balance and Road Building Promised for 1956 Program
President Eisenhower told GOP leaders the 1956 program envisions a balanced budget by June and a start on road building and school construction. The meetings showed plans for schoolrooms to clear a 200,000-room backlog while other topics included farm legislation immigration civil rights and housing. The president, slowed by doctors orders, spent most of three hours at the work table as Cabinet officers presented the program.
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Eisenhower
Republican Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate Gop
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
House Gop
Hagerty
Congress
Gettysburg
Probe Hinted In CAA Shift
Washington reports indicate civil aviation administration changes may trigger a congressional inquiry. Charles J. Lowen Jr. succeeds Frederick B. Lee as administrator as Eisenhower accepts Lee’s resignation. Lee’s 10 years with the CAA and pressure from Commerce Dept officials are cited amid aviation concerns and calls for investigation by Sen. Magnuson.
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Washington
Charles J.lowen Jr
Frederick B. Lee
Civil Aeronautics
Eisenhower
Lee
Lowen
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Commerce Department
CAA
Assn
J. B. Hartranft
Sen. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Christmas Spirit of Wisemen Sermon by Rev Buckles
Reverend James A Buckles preaches on Christmas as a time for kindness and generosity. He recalls the birth of Christ in Bethlehem and urges readers to give sacrificially like the wise men. The sermon cites Isaiah 9 6 and emphasizes Christ as savior and intercessor.
Christmas Adoption Drive Lists 52 Needy Families
Fifty two families are named for community Christmas sharing. Interested adopters may contact the Chamber of Commerce staff at the office, which acts as the adoption list clearing house. Santa's Helpers will provide food baskets and shoes for needy children. donations to The Tribune or to treasurer Larry Wilson are welcome.
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Tribune
Chamber of Commerce
Santa's Helpers
the Tribune
Larry Wilson
First National Bank
Charles F. Jones Rites Set for Mesa Editor and Civic Leader
Charles F. Jones 77, longtime newspaperman and Chanute civic leader, died Sunday at his Mesa ranch after a paralytic stroke in 1949. He served as editor of The Tribune from 1941 to 1949 and had earlier published the Daily Timesett. Funeral is at Gibsons Mortuary, Mesa, with burial in a Mesa cemetery. He leaves wife Emma, a grandson Charles Harrel, and brother Wesley Jones.
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Charles F. Jones
Mesa, Ariz
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Jones
Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
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Timesett
University of Kansas
Emporia
Coffeyville
Independent
Morning Record
Record
Paul Jones
Lyons News
Brock Pemberton
Emma Turner
Weekly Times
Turner
Charles Harrel
Wesley Jones
Families for Yule Adoption List Highlights Widespread Aid
A long enumerated roll of households and family groups receiving food baskets and other clothing items during the Yule season. Entries list combinations of mothers, fathers, grandparents, daughters, sons and adopted children, with ages and counts, emphasizing aid distribution across many households.
Three Injured In Fredonia Highway Crash
Three people were hospitalized after a 1953 Nash Rambler collided with a pickup on Highway K9 north of Fredonia. Vernon Smith and wife and son from Wichita suffered injuries. George Bell of Colville also injured in a separate rollover near Altoona and another collision north of Fredonia caused damage to two cars.
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Fredonia
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Vernon Smith
David
Wichita
Fatalities listed in Kansas accident records 1955 update
The report covers 48 hours with 7 deaths, plus 546 to date in 1955 and 573 in 1954. Notable incidents include 16 year old Nancy McIntire and Rita Bailes both killed near Wellington, and 18 year old Billy Bailes. driver Woodruff McLemore injured. Other deaths: Joseph C. Thompson in Yates Center truck crash and Dean Reichart of Valley Falls. Tom Osborn, 7, dies after sled collision near Prairie Village.
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Topeka
Kansas
Yates Center
Kas P
Joseph C. Thompson
U.8
Jack Kress
Thompson
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Sid Thompson
Kansas City
Kas
Tom Ostborn
John T. Osborn
Prairie Village
Nancy M. McIntire
Harper
Rita Mae Bailes
Billy Bob Bailes
Medicine Lodge
Kas Woodruff McLemore
Nails Spill on Highway Triggers Detour and Cleanup
A 30 pound can of inch long roofing nails fell from Glen Allen Crosby's truck on a highway in St. Louis. Police say Crosby recovered a ladder but refused to sweep up 4300 nails. Twelve flat tires and a three hour slow cleanup followed as traffic was detoured. Crosby was brought back to the scene and handed a broom before being charged with littering a public highway and operating without a license.
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ST. Louis
Glen Allen
Crosby
Hea
Two Fugitives Held in Missouri
Fulton Missouri report says two soldiers from Ft. Riley Kansas were arrested in Callaway County after a stolen car was stopped. Pvt. Martin Eugene Boswell aged 17 and Pvt. Walter Henry Blackwell aged 19 were identified as the fugitives by the highway patrol.
C47 Transport Crashes at Smoky Hill Air Force Base
A C47 transport crashed on takeoff at Smoky Hill Air Force Base injuring one of the nine men aboard. The incident prompted a field inquiry and medical evaluation for the crew.
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Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Kas
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University of Southern California
Juillard
American Theater Wing
New York
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Amato Opera Theater
Mme. Leila Livian
New York City
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Russell Elliott
W. Main
Escape
Take Records
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Wisemen
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Farlton- Urbana Efu
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Christ Child
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Beth- Lehem
Arizona
Families For
Yule Adoption
Smith
Bob Hazlett
Charles Spohn
Wilson County
Hazlett
George Bell
Colville
George Durham
Altoona
Sheriff Spohn
Robert Saar
Everett Wilson
McPherson
Casualty
Wellington
Here
Harper, Kas
Billy
Bob Bailes
Woodruff McLemore
Valley Falls, Kas.p
Dean Reichart
Valley Falls
Missouri
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