Parsons KOP to Load Solid Fuel Missiles
The Army selected the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons as the site for a solid fuel missile project to produce and load motors up to 10 000 pounds. Grand Central Rocket Co of Redlands California named contractor with Arch Eng work by the Corps of Engineers. No opening date announced and operation will follow contract outcomes. Local Senator Carlson calls it a boost to Southeast Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons, Kan
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Parsons
Army
Washington
Sens
Frank Carlson
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
Grand Central Rocket Co
Redlands
Calif
Corps of Engineers
Carlson
Robert White
Grand Central
Sun
White
Cornhusker Ordnance Plant
Grand Island
Neb
Shreveport
Ravenna
Ohio
U. S. Bureau of Census
J-M Service Corp
Johns Manville Corp
National Gypsum Co
Kop
Eisenhower Visits Tunisia and France Amid Algerian Talks
President Eisenhower greeted thousands in Tunis and met with Habib Bourguiba to discuss Algeria. A joint communique cited self-determination as key, while acknowledging no settlement yet. He then flew to Toulon aboard the Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Habib Bourguiba
Algeria
Toulon
France
U. S
Des Moines
White House
James C. Hagerty
Tunis
Charles de Gaulle
Hagerty
la Marsa
Bourguiba
Tunisia
Neo Destour (Independence)party
el Aouina
Chanute Alcoholics Anonymous group grows in Chanute
An AA spokesman says a daily classified ad has helped Chanute families find hope for a Merry Christmas as the local group expands from three to twenty two members. The article explains AA's purpose, meetings, and the role of Al Anon in supporting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Chanute
Chanute Group
Alcoholics Anonymous
al- Anon Family
31 Reel Type Slots Seized at Leavenworth
Internal Revenue agents raided two Leavenworth veterans posts and seized 31 reel type slot machines. Twenty two were taken from the Byron H. Mehl American Legion post and nine from the George Edward White Veterans of Foreign Wars post. No criminal charges filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Leavenworth (Ap
U. S. Internal Revenue
Byron H. Mehl
American Legion
George Edward White
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chanute Real Estate Board Planned By Local Realtors
Local realtors met in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss forming a Chanute Real Estate Board with state and national board reps. Frank Hotchkiss elected temporary chairman and Wendell Bowyer temporary secretary. Jan 11 set for rules and bylaws. final decision at January meeting.
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Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Hotchkiss
Wendell Bowyer
Bowyer
Harold Clingerman
Lincoln
Neb
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Richard Santee
Wichita
Kansas Real Estate Commission
Otto Culbert
Kansas Association of Real Estate Boards
Chanute Board
Kansas
National Associations of Real Estate Boards
Clingerman
Ebur Schultz
The
Four Die in Houston House Fire Tragedy
In Houston a grandmother Hattie Hardy aged 70 and three Yarbrough children Anthony five Denise three and an 18 month old died in a residential fire. The parents Ernest and Mrs Yarbrough were at an automatic laundry and could not save them. Dist Fire Chief Charles Adams could not determine the cause at once.
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Houston
Tex
Hattie Hardy
Ernest Yarbrough
Anthony
Denise
Dist
Charles Adams
Traffic Fatalities Log Reports 1959 Toll
Kansas traffic death log shows 546 fatalities in 1959 through 9 a.m. Thursday, compared with 530 in the comparable period of 1958. No details on causes or locations provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Buffalo to Advertise Bids for New Waterworks System
Buffalo city officials will solicit bids January 20 for a new waterworks system costing 87,000 dollars. The bond issue, approved by voters 96 to 70 in a December 1 special election, funds a reservoir south of Wilson County Lake about two miles southeast of Buffalo to supply the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Ed Bowman
Wilson County
Live Nativity at Osawatomie State Hospital
A live Nativity scene featuring patients will be staged at Osawatomie State Hospital in Kansas on December 22 and 23 between 7 and 8 30 p.m. Two patient groups perform under the adjunctive therapy department with aides, using costumes and props made at the hospital, and live animals will be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osawatomie
Kas
Osawatomie State Hospital
Weather forecast for Kansas from Topeka AP report
A persistent southern storm drives cloudy cooler conditions across Kansas. Rain extended into southern areas, with several locations recording over a half inch. Tonight and Friday bring diminishing rain, with lows from 20 to the upper 30s and highs in the 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Garden City
Goodland
Lews
Pittsburg
Kingman
Wichita
Englewood
Dodge City
Chanute
Emporia
Olathe
Touhy Shot Dead in Gangland Style Ambush
Chicago scene details Roger Touhy’s assassination on his sister’s porch just 23 days after release, with Walter Miller wounded. John Factor arrives as witness. coroner's inquest planned. investigators note two gunmen used police misdirection as a possible tactic.
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Chicago
Roger
Touhy
Walter Miller
Sis
John
Jake
Factor
Walter E. McCarron
Beverly Hills
Calif
North Side
Miller
Homicide Bureau
St. Anne's Hospital
Oil and Gas Group Opposes Cash Surplus Dissolution
Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association directors adopted a resolution opposing spending the Kansas treasury cash surplus, urging it remain as a tax cushion amid possible recession. they also opposed cutting the state sales tax. The meeting at Tioga Hotel in Emporia elected officers and approved a memorial to Gerald Gordon of The Associated Industries of Kansas.
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Kansas
Eastern
Kansas Oil and Gas Assn
Tioga Hotel
Carl Weiner II
Association
C. D. Blackwood
Chanute
Sor
Neosho County
County Clerks’ District
Wichita
Gerald Gordon
Associated Industries of Kansas
Roscoe Mendenhall
Emporia
Bert Garrett
Sedan
Weiner
J. O. Couch
F. Merton Jeanes
I. O. Minniear
Fred Griswold
Carl Pate
Waldo Huning
Walnut
A. W. Bailey
Neodesha
A. R. Daniel
Garnett
Russell Hays
Baldwin
Art Brigham
Iola
William Ohlandt Jr
Independence
Grade Cards Not Collateral For Money Owed to Schools
A Kansas attorney general ruled that a school board cannot withhold grade cards or school records to enforce payment of delinquent fees. The opinion, requested by Basil R. Covey, Holton superintendent, states report cards are guaranteed by the state constitution as part of free public schools. Therefore, boards lack authority to deny grade cards pending district payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Atty
John Anderson
Anderson
Basil R. Covey
Holton
Kas
Covey
Holton Board of Education
Kansas
Dan Fees
Cain
Shawnee County
al Knight
Kansas City
Sons of Norway Elect Irishman as Leader in Bismarck
The Bismarck lodge of the Sons of Norway elected officers this week with Irvin Smith named president. Demos A. Ginakes, identified as Greek, was chosen as vice president.
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Sons of
Norway
Bismarck
N.D
Sons of Norway
Irvin Smith
Demos A. Ginakes
DWI Charged Man Arrested in Columbus
Harry A. Jackson, 63, of Columbus was arrested at 11 a.m. at 9th and Santa Fe on driving while intoxicated transporting an open bottle and driving during suspension charges. He is held at the city jail awaiting a 4 p.m. police court hearing.
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Harry A. Jackson
Columbus
9Th
Santa Fe
Bill Hutchison
Santa Claus
Jack Frost
Lynn Ranabarger
Jeff Erickson
Peggy Patton
Ricky Wilson
Connie Olson
Lonnie Wilson
Greg Berg
Gene Mason
Hutton School
Murray Hill School
Roosevelt School
PTA
Lincoln School
Cars collide near 11th and Grant injure minor damage
Betty Feeler and Virginia K Barker were involved in a minor crash at about 12:50 p.m. today at 11th and Grant. Police reported light damage to the left front of Feeler 1957 Chevrolet and to the right front of Barker 1954 Dodge.
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Betty Feeler
W. Main
Virginia K. Barker
S. Grant
Grant
Feeler
Yule Programs By Schools Here Before Holidays
Chanute public and parochial schools plan a flurry of Christmas assemblies and parties before a two week holiday break. The Wassail Tea at Chanute Junior College features Fiat Lux, carols, and a cast including Howard McMurray and Jerry Waldrip.
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Chanute
Chanute Junior College
Fiat Lux
Howard McMurray
Mike Jordan
Charlotte Rhodes
Tony Kepley
Judy Oliver
Anita Weber
Ronald Sandberg
Karen Earnest
Jerry Waldrip
David Parker
Pat Porter
Mary Jane McGuffey
Ym-Ywca
Martha L. Stoltz
Junior College
Patient E D Dawson Admitted At Santa Fe Hospital
E D Dawson of 410 West 6th entered Santa Fe Hospital in Topeka last Friday for treatment.
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E. D. Dawson
W. 6Th
Santa Fe Hospital
Topeka
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Parsons Kop
Box & Chanute
Al-Anon
P. O
Lee Wasser
Real Estate Board Planned
Brenda Steele
Gen
Jerry Steele
Santa
Ace
Ter
DWI
Royster Junior High School
Chovaliers
Lynn Bonney
St.Patrick's
St. Patrick's
Alcott
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