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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1957

Page

2

Admittances and dismissals listed for Neosho Memorial

Daily Transcript reports hospital admmittances and dismissals for Wednesday and today. Names include Rey nold Huffman Terry A Sinclair Donald C McCune and several Green Greenlee Biele Evenson Gerken with addresses in Humboldt. Police Court records note Fred Seaman sentenced to 15 days in county jail after guilty plea.

Henry Green N. Washington Guns Nelson S. Tennessee Cecil M. Greenlee S. Forest Tony Biele N. Santa Fe Delbert Evenson S Grant Michael Dunaway S. Highland J. H. Gerken Humboldt Fred Seaman

Polished Shoe Soles Not Army Policy at Dix

Ft. Dix is investigating reports that soldiers are shining shoe bottoms in excess of standard spit and polish. A letter in the New York Daily News signed by "Mad Mom" prompted the inquiry. Col. Albert Gange, public information officer, said the Army will determine the facts and issue guidance.

FT. DIX Army New York Daily News Albert Gange

Cold Wave Grips Eastern Regions Amid Death Toll

The Associated Press reports a severe cold wave sweeping eastern areas with midcontinent relief. At least six deaths linked to the weather have occurred since Tuesday including traffic victims and a man who died of a heart attack while shoveling snow. Temperatures drop sharply across the region.

Associated Press

Christmas Rush For Paint Job

Los Angeles resident Tom Maxwell labors after midnight to finish painting his house at his wife Marie’s urging. The domestic scene shows a family prioritizing holiday prep over rest as Christmas approaches.

Man paints house at 4 am amid holiday decorating wait

Maxwell told a reporter he works as a market manager until midnight and must finish painting the house for his wife and four children. He expects to decorate after the project is done, saying his wife has urged him for about a year and a half.

Maxwell

Deaths and Funerals Rites for Mrs Ermey and Mrs Morehead

The last rites for Mrs. Charlie Ermey were set for 2 p m Friday at Johnson Mortuary with Rev E M Pearson officiating and burial in Elmwood Cemetery. The Morehead funeral service was held Wednesday at Earlton EUB Church with Rev Paul Life conducting and burial at Elmwood Cemetery. A quartet sang and flower attendants and bearers were listed. The Roy S Gibson Funeral Home handled arrangements. A separate service for Mrs Charles Lagergren took place Wednesday at Friends Home Lutheran Church Savonburg with burial in Swedish Cemetery west of Savonburg. bearers included her grandsons.

Ermey Charlie Ermey Johnson Mortary E. M. Pearson Grant Avenue Baptist Church Elmwood Cemetery Morehead A. J. Morehead Earlton Eub Paul Life Merle Ely A. R. Brant W. K. Brant Floyd Hill Old Rugged Cross Raymond Fickel Alva McLaren Howard Brant Claude Freidline Everett George Julius Hankie Raymond Rickel Leo Priddle Roy S. Gibson

Insect Powder Fatal to Baby Sitter and Boy

In Chicago a 54 year old babysitter Finis Kittinger and a 2 year old boy Roger Van Horne died after ingesting cockroach powder used by mistake for flour in a dinner. The two sisters Deborah 3 and Susan 1 were seriously ill in hospital with slim chances of recovery.

Chicago Finis Kittinger Roger van Horne van Horne Deborah Susan Kittinger Darlene Duane

Landon warns NATO in danger and calls for action

Former Gov Alf Landon told the Hi Y Club at Forbes Air Force Base that NATO is in a dangerous paralysis unless next weeks conference produces concrete decisions. He urged President Eisenhower to strengthen and streamline NATO militarily economically and diplomatically to prevent dissolution as Russia aims.

Topeka Alf Landon NATO Landon Forbes Air Force Base

West European Leaders Prepare NATO Summit Meetings

Western European foreign ministers gather in Paris for a two day Council of Europe session ahead of a NATO heads of government meeting. Ministers will discuss unity, potential OEEC merger, extradition accords, and travel passport arrangements among Western Europe’s key groups.

Paris NATO Council of Europe Council Eropean Union European Common Market and Atomic Agency Euratom Organization For European Economic Cooperation Otf OEEC Coal and Steel Community The Common Market Europe

Atlas Missile Engine Tryout at Cape Canaveral

The Atlas missile engine underwent a static test at high thrust under tethering near Cape Canaveral. Officials in Washington reported the engine was run to assess performance as part of preparations toward an eventual flight. Spectators observed white smoke, marking a second such display in two days after prior unsuccessful attempts to fire the 5,500 mile range missile.

Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force Washington

No More Child Brides For Mississippi State

Mississippi will end the practice of child marriage on July 1. The report notes girls as young as 10 or 11 were wed to much older men, drawing nationwide shock and prompting legal reform efforts across the state.

Mississippi Jackson Miss.p Illinois New York Tribune

Mississippi Tightens Marriage Law With Tests And Age Limits

The Legislature replaced Mississippi's lax marriage law with strict provisions requiring a blood test to prove absence of syphilis, a three day waiting period, and minimum ages of 15 for women and 17 for men. Publicity about child brides aided the passage.

Subway Strike Vote Tonight

New York subway union calls a membership meeting for tonight to vote on ending the strike after four days of heavy travel disruption. MBA executive secretary Frank Zelano says service is nearly normal using nonstrikers and supervisors and that reports of more workers returning are false. Union attorney Louis Waldman says the purpose is to inform members and prepare for any proposal offered during the day.

New York Manhattan Frank Zelano The Motormen’s Benevolent Assn Zelano Louis Waldman MBA

Worst Freeze Hits Florida Citrus and Crops

Florida suffered the worst freeze in 23 years with lows in the 20s. Warren Johnson of the frost warning service called the damage very disastrous for unprotected truck crops and lower east coast vegetables. The Florida Citrus Commission will meet Saturday to survey cold damage.

Tampa Fla Florida Warren Johnson Lakeland Johnson Florida Citrus Commission Weather Bureau

Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary

The Kansas City market shows cattle steady with high quality grain fed steers and heifers at 22.50 to 24.00, vealers 22.00 to 25.00, and cows 14.75 to 16.25. Hogs advance 50 to 75 cents, sows 25 higher, with barrows and gilts 19.00 to 25.00 and sows 15.75 to 16.50. Sheep steady with top lambs 21.00 to 50.00 and feeder types 18.00 to 20.50.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City USDA U. S Parsons

Egg and butter markets hold steady as prices mix

Chicago reports butter and eggs steady amid unchanged wholesale buying prices and mixed egg classifications. Kansas City note shows mixed futures for wheat corn and soybeans amid routine naval drills off Nova Scotia and a 2.2 million share day trading volume.

Chicago

Fragmented OCR Stock Market Ledger Entry

A garbled OCR page lists assorted goods and prices including eggs and dairy items, meats, and hides with scattered numbers. It references current receipts and various product lines, reflecting a retailer’s ledger style fragment with inconsistent spacing and misspellings.

Part of Message Creates Quite a Stir

A torpedoed ship message sparked a Coast Guard alert before turning out to be a joint Canada United States navy exercise. The Miami Coast Guard received the indistinct report from the tanker South Carolina and alert waves spread through Kansas City Produce wholesale trade.

New York U. S Coast Guard Miami South Carolina Kansas City

Water Projects Are Held Up

The Army Engineer Corps halted all new water project contracts while reexamining programs under new budgetary constraints. The delay affects flood control navigation and power projects. Kansas City district notes about 152 million of 27.7 million is in contracts to be let and will be affected as reviews proceed.

Washington Army Engineer Corps Army Army Engineers Kansas City

Jet Speed Record Attempt at Edwards AFB Stalled by Timer

Flying officer from Austin Texas Maj Adrian F. Drew aged 37 tried to surpass Britain's world speed record over a 10.1 mile straight course at Edwards Air Force Base California. He recorded an estimated 1185 miles per hour on two passes but failed to qualify because a photographic timer malfunctioned.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif Austin Tex Britain Air Force Adrian FE. Drew

Wall Street Mixed After Early Rally Falters

In late afternoon trading the stock market showed a mixed pattern as early gains faded. Steel, motor and rail shares recovered from 1957 lows in morning trades, with rails posting definite gains by session end. Overall moves were modest with many stocks up or down a fraction to about one point.

New York

Bandits Rob Emporia Station At Knifepoint Heist

Two suspects were arrested within an hour of a filling station holdup in Emporia. The attendant was robbed at knifepoint of an undetermined cash amount. The bandits wore black leather jackets and fled on foot.

Emporia

Miss Magill Engagement Set for December Ceremony

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Magill announce the engagement of their daughter Ann to Neal Arnold son of Mr. and Mrs. O F Arnold of Cherryvale. The wedding is planned for December 28 at St Josephs Catholic Church.

Humboldt Paul Magill Ann Neal Arnold O. F. Arnold Cherryvale St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Old Guard Philosophy Criticized by Democrat Leader

State Democratic Chairman Frank Theis says the young Republicans cling to an old guard approach. He cites a state Young GOP convention resolution backing Agriculture Secretary Benson and a gubernatorial poll showing two thirds of delegates favoring no Republican candidate.

Topeka Frank Theis Theis Kansas

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