Christmas Adopt-A-Family Drive Under Way In Neosho
Left Hand Pitch lists twelve families still needing adoption for Christmas as fifty six were originally listed. Donations opened with Neosho County contributing $150 toward a $531 Hungarian relief quota while Red Cross seeks $5 million nationwide for refugees and relief. Contributions may be mailed to the Neosho County Chapter American Red Cross or left at the Memorial Building office open 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays. Vinegar tip aids holiday package sealing with gummed tape two inches wide. The Royster Junior High School window decoration by eighth and ninth graders, under S A Mannoni, marks a fifth year of the annual display with students Barbara Whitlock Joyce Roberts Penny Shelton Robert Gieb Wesley Dewey Edwina Swope Polly McCarty Barbara Jeffers Tonya Mitchell assisting after hours and at home.
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Neosho County
American Red Cross
Memorial Building
Barbara Whitlock
Joyce Roberts
Penny Shelton
Robert Gieb
Wesley Dewey
Edwina Swope
Polly McCarty
Barbara Jeffers
Tonya Mitchell
Conscientious Objectors Draw Prison Terms
Three Jehovahs Witnesses were sentenced to two years in prison by U S District Judge Delmas C Hill for failing to report for civilian work in lieu of military duty. Franklin Delano Bruton 24 Hinton Oklahoma Philip Duane Bryant 25 Wichita former Cullison Kansas and James Joseph French 24 Wichita pleaded guilty to violating selective service orders.
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Wichita
Armed Services
U.S
Delmas C. Hill
Franklin Delano Bruton
Route 2
Hinton
Okla
Philip Duane Bryant
Cullison
Kas
James Joseph French
Kenneth Nohe
Jehovahs Witnesses
Traffic Fatalities Report From Topeka 1956 Update
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 11 in the last 24 hours and 631 year to date in 1956, compared with 559 in the same period in 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Postmaster General Sends Wedding Gift Over Stamp Flaw
Acting Postmaster General Maurice H. Stans sent a personal letter of regret and a silver stamp box with stamps to Sherryn Ann Schornberg of Louisville after faulty stamps caused 150 wedding announcements and invitations to be returned marked postage due. The defect stemmed from new presses at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which has been corrected.
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Washington
Maurice H. Stans
Harry Schornberg
Louisville
Sherryn Ann
Wendell Reynolds
Schornbergs
Stans
City Water Usage Report
Water usage figures show yesterday totaling 1 290 000 gallons with 1 345 000 a year ago and 1 233 000 a week ago. The last seven days consumed 9 268 000 gallons while the previous seven days used 8 673 000 gallons. Save water.
Warmer Trend In Forecast For Kansas Cities
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a little warmer temperatures forecast. Light snow last night left a one inch blanket over northeast Kansas. Readings predicted to climb into the 40s with lows in the 20s to 30s across the region and moisture reports from Goodland Emporia Topeka detailing traces to .08 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Concordia
la Cygne
Emporia
Wamega
Salina
Wichita
Chanute
Manhattan
Russell
Garden City
Pittsburg
Cedar Lodge to Install 1957 Cedar Masonic Officers
Cedar Lodge will install new officers at a meeting next Wednesday night. Elected officers include Jack A. Churchill master Melvin W. Wilson senior warden Francis Meeker junior warden Wayne Umbarger treasurer Roy Chapple secretary and Cecil Cage trustee for three years. Appointed officers announced by Churchill are Joe G. Wasser senior deacon Alex Bruce junior deacon Charles Blanchard senior steward Robert Martin junior steward and Brenton tyler. Second degree work will follow the installation. Refreshments will be served.
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Cedar Masonic Lodge
Jack A. Churchill
Melvin W. Wilson
Francis Meeker
Wayne Umbarger
Roy Chapple
Cecil Cage
Elvin C. Brenton
Churchill
Joe G. Wasser
Alex Bruce
Charles Blanchard
Robert Martin
Brenton
Tyler
Books Stolen From Cortland Teachers College Library
The Cortland State Teachers College reports that in the last five years 3,800 books were taken in a special category and all 3,800 remain unreturned, highlighting a large ongoing issue with library losses.
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Cortland
N.Y
Cortland State Teachers College News
Bells of Bethlehem in Crockatt Christmas sermon
Rev George C Crockatt urges Christmas reflection on Jesus as Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. He argues Christ alone brings true peace and guidance, urging all nations to acknowledge Him during the season.
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George C. Crockat
Rev. Crockatt
Jesus Christ
Bethlehem
Plato
Jesus
Father
God
Jesus of Nazareth
Philip
Prince
Christ
Refugee Flood Continues Into Austria Amid Border Delays
Vienna reports nearly 1,000 refugees crossed the Hungary border in the last 24 hours despite Russian troop controls. Police logged 401 during daylight and 564 by nine am last night as strikes and transport shortages reduced crossings. Eisenstadt police cited Hungary’s strike, with 15 Red Cross societies taking charge of 25,000 refugees in camps, and 10,000 more to be added on Jan 1.
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Vienna
Hungary
Eisenstadt
Red Cross Societies
Austria
Geologist Dr. Everitt DeGolyer Dies By Suicide in Dallas
Dallas reports Dr. Everitt Lee DeGolyer 70, a pivotal oil geologist, shot himself at his desk. Dorothy Pitts found him with a .38 revolver nearby. verdict death by own action. Ill years noted including aplastic anemia and eye loss. He advanced seismic refraction and boosted oil discovery methods.
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Dallas
Everett Lee DeGolyer
Dorothy E. Pitts
Justice of the
Glenn Byrd
DeGolyer
E. L. DeGolyer Jr
Mexico
Petero No. 4
Mexican Eagle Oil Co
Kansas State Horticultural Society elects officers in Manhattan
The Kansas State Horticultural Society elected John E. Britt of Manhattan as president and named Erwin Altmeyer of Wathena as vice president. Richard Hancock of Wichita was chosen treasurer and William G. Amstein was re elected secretary. The two day meeting concluded yesterday.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State Horticultural Society
John E. Britt
Erwin Altmeyer
Wathena
Richard Hancock
Wichita
William G. Amstein
NATO ministers chart vigorous course for Middle East settlement
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization council finished a four day session in Paris and urged negotiations through the United Nations to settle the Israeli Arab dispute and reopen the Suez Canal. They warned of Soviet penetration of the region and outlined steps to strengthen NATO militarily and politically while noting lingering coolness with Britain and France after Suez. They also disclosed a US pledge to supply weapons capable of firing atomic missiles minus warheads.
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Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Middle East
United Nations
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
U. N
Suez Canal
Hungary
Itt
U. S
Atlantic
United States
Britain
France
Big Three Harmony
Washington
Suez Canal Zone
Boy Is Sentenced In Hunting Death
In Topeka a 14 year old, Wayne Richardson, received confinement in the Boys Industrial School after fatally shooting Oliver McCormack, 16, during a hunting outing. Probate Judge M P Knock said the shooting last Sunday was unintentional and blamed careless handling of the rifle, with possible horseplay noted.
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Columbus
Kas
Topeka
Wayne Richardson
M. P. Knock
Richardson
Oliver McCormack
Plane Lands Safely After Engine Trouble
A four engined Trans-Canada airliner with 69 aboard landed safely at London Airport after losing two engines off Ireland. The Montreal to London flight sent a distress call from about an hour from Shannon Airport, but the crew later reported the faltering engine under control and the aircraft was "doing all right" as it continued to London on three engines.
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London
Montreal
Ireland
Shannon
Mrs Rankin faces charge of unregistered car in court
GREENFIELD Mass Mrs Mary B Rankin 58 of Northfield appeared in district court yesterday charged with operating her car in 1956 with 1957 license plates and driving an unregistered automobile Judge Samuel Tisdale presided over the case.
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Greenfield
Mass
Mary B. Rankin
Northfield
Samuel Tisdale
Kansas City Firemen Save 14 From Nighttime Hotel Blaze
Firemen rescued 14 people from upper floors of the Delmar Hotel as a basement blaze filled the four story building with smoke. Nine were overcome by smoke. three hospitalized. Fire Chief Grass credited rapid first-responders for preventing loss of life.
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Kansas City
Edgar M. Grass
Leo Pursell
The
Delmar
Holiday week at schools full of events and assemblies
Next week students enjoy a string of Christmas activities as classes end Friday. Highlights include the annual vesper service at Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Christmas assemblies for both Junior College and Senior High on Friday morning. The college hosts a Wassail Tea after its 10:20 a.m. assembly, while the engineers' ball with Counts of Emporia comes Thursday. Pre-enrollment and schedule planning occur Wednesday, and a Future Homemakers of America party is set for Monday. Basketball doubles and games fill the schedule on Tuesday and Thursday with local junior high and college teams clashing on the Senior High Court.
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Memorial Auditorium
Ym-Yw
Engineers
Little Theater
Emporia
Homemakers of America
FHA
Royster Junior High School Rockets
Coffeyville Junior High School
Black Panthers
Blue Devils
Kansas City Junior College
Chanute Senior High School
Blue Comets
Iola
Docking Says Revenue Is Need For State Budget
Gov elect George Docking states budget hearings near completion and he expects additional revenue to balance the budget. He cannot yet specify amounts or methods for raising funds, warning the state faces a general fund shortfall of 35.2 million if department requests are granted. Docking says the state has run on deficits since 1946 and may run out of operating cash by July 1 without new money.
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George Docking
Docking
River crests remain below flood stage in West Virginia
Central West Virginia saw three days of rain culminate in an all night flood and river crests that stayed under flood marks. Ohio and other rivers rose, towns evacuated, three counties closed schools, and one man reportedly drowned after falling from a bridge into a swollen stream near Clarksburg. Spencer, a 2500 resident farming town, suffered its worst flood in 40 years with about 50 homes flooded.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia
Gordon Ashcraft
Wallace
Clarksburg
Spencer
Pre-Induction Exams For Neosho Countians
Two Neosho County men Daniel J. Mitchell and Oren F. Patterson report here Tuesday for pre-induction examinations by the armed services at Kansas City the following day. Two others James F. Owens from Topeka and Daniel J. Smith from Two Buttes Colorado also join the call from different points.
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Neosho County
Daniel J. Mitchell
Oren F. Patterson
N. Santa Fe
Armed Services
Kansas City
Selective Service
James F. Owens
St. Paul
Topeka
Daniel J. Smith
Stark
Two Buttes
Colo
Spask Calls Hungarian Revolt a Collective Death of a Nation
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak said the Hungarian uprising marked the first instance in world history of the collective death by own action of an entire people. He noted NATO could not have prevented or influenced the revolt and that no member government stated it would intervene with armed forces.
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Paris
Paul-Henri Spask
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Spaak
NATO
Magazines Collier's and Companion to End Publication
Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. votes to discontinue Collier's and The Companion due to rising costs and falling ad revenue. About 2,600 employees face layoffs as Look Magazine agrees to take over remaining subscriptions and Cowles Magazine, Inc. assumes Look will handle unexpired subs.
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New York
Collier's
The
Woman's Home Companion
Crowell-Collier Publishing Co
Paul C. Smith
the Companion
Gardner Cowles
Cowles Magazine, Inc
Look Magazine
Colliers
New Soviet Measures Crush Hungary Strikes and Rebellion
Budapest reports show Soviet backed authorities expanding martial law to suppress strikes across Hungary. Workers in Budapest plants and mines press on idle, demanding the release of two labor leaders and warnings of discharges and bonus incentives for return to work.
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Hungary
Budapest
Milittia
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Eisenhower drought inspection tour eyes five states
President Eisenhower is expected to tour drought areas in Washington Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Texas and New Mexico with Secretary Benson aboard next month. Stops are not yet finalized but the plan includes low overflights and automobile trips into affected areas to meet farmers ranchers and ground technicians. The Agriculture Department is studying further federal relief and Benson supports state cost sharing and administration role.
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Washington
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Agriculture Department
Tulsa Vote On Bus Franchise In City Election
Tulsans will vote January 18 on granting Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Transit Lines a 25 year inter city bus franchise. The city commission set the date after the company agreed to cover election costs up to about $10,000. Tulsa City Lines, Inc. holds a related concession.
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Tulsa — Tulsans
Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma Transit Lines, Inc
Tulsa City Lines, Inc
Tribune Delivery Help Line
Instructions urge readers to contact their carrier if the Tribune is missing and to call 700 after 6 p.m. if the carrier is unreachable.
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Tribune
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Express
Royster Junior High School
S. A. Mannoni
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