Left Hand Blood Drive Seeks 150 Pints with Drop-Ins
Volunteers invited for a Wednesday afternoon blood collection in the Memorial Building third floor from 10 a.m. to 3 15 p.m. The quota is 150 pints. Donors receive a mystery favor and door prizes. Recruitment chairman Mrs Don R Abbuehl notes the afternoon slots are thin and welcome unscheduled donors. In Thayer, four sets of twins at St Patrick's and Thayer schools draw attention as Wayne and Duayne Erbe Stella and Celia Heck Richard and Robert Holtzman Ray and Jay Anderson are named as twins in local reports.
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Don R. Abbuehl
St. Patrick’s School
Thayer
Wayne and
Duayne Erbe
Victor Erbe
Stella
Celia Heck
Clyde Heck
Richard
Robert Holtzman
Orville Holtzman
Ray
Jay Anderson
Dale Anderson
Missionaries Bradshaws Freed From Chinese Prison
American medical missionaries Dr. Homer W. Bradshaw and his wife regained freedom after nearly five years in Communist custody. They crossed the Hong Kong border to safety with Mrs. Bradshaw in frail health and hopes of recovery as they plan to reach a farm in Pennsylvania.
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Hong Kong
Homer W. Bradshaw
China
Bradshaw
Free Territory
St. Teresa's Hospital
Frontier Bridge
Kwangtung
Canton
Caneton
Nine Below Zero Fails to Stop Daily Lake Swim
In Chicago William Wohl a 47 year old railroad conductor swam in Lake Michigan despite readings of nine degrees above zero with a low of two above. Wohl has maintained a daily winter swim routine for two years and continued despite the extreme cold.
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Chicago
William Wohl
Lake Michigan
Wohl
Mail Delayed by Train Derailment Near Zarah Johnson Co
A freight derailment near Zarah on the Santa Fe Kansas City Emporia cutoff blocked both lines delaying the Oil Flyer southbound. Chanute expected arrival 5 45 a m last time 12 15 p m postmaster Leif Nelson said four truckloads of mail could be on the train. December volume already up 10 percent from 1954 with 12 to 14 extra workers aiding parcel post and deliveries.
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Santa Fe
Zarah
Kansas City-Emporia
Chanute
Leif R. Nelson
Nelson
Dulles proposes 4.9 Billion Foreign Aid Request
Secretary of State Dulles announced a request to Congress for about 4.9 billion dollars in foreign aid including a 100 million presidential fund for the Soviet threaten Middle East. He explained the increase reflects need to keep a full military pipeline and clarified that spending will exceed this year by about 200 million, with the rest available as future authority.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Middle East
Congressional
Westinghouse Loans For Striking Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp offers a $100 loan to each idle worker to ease Christmas hardship. Clerks at the East Pittsburgh plant distributed checks as more than 10,000 employees across the nation remain idle. The program began yesterday with early loans totaling $168,000 at Sharon, Pennsylvania. Union members crossed picket lines to receive the funds under union sanction.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Big East
Pittsburgh Works
Westinghouse
Sharon
International Union of Electrical Workers
Greatest Gift of God Emphasized in Christmas Message
Reverend Ross Mahin highlights God's gift of Jesus Christ as the ultimate, priceless offering. He cites scripture from John 3 16 and Romans 5 6 and notes the wise men sought Him with gold and incense while readers can give their hearts in return.
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Malin
Paul
Jesus
Tax Paying Rush Is Over In Erie
County Treasurer Don Harding reported 300 taxpayers helped yesterday as the 1955 tax deadline passed. By day’s end collections stood at 536000, about one third of the total, with mail payments expected to raise receipts to roughly 75 percent. Work on the backlog will begin tomorrow, though license tag sales pause until January 3.
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Erie
Don Harding
Harding
Injuries Fatal For Sedan Man Bruner
B. Bruner a 48 year old shop foreman from Sedan died in a Cedar Vale hospital after a truck crash near Hewins. The truck carrying bulldozer blades struck a bridge causing its collapse. County workers H E Evans H E Willoughby and Jess Slack aided Bruner and rushed him to the hospital.
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Cedar Vale
Kas
Orman B. Bruner
Sedan
Chautauqua
Earier
Hewins
H. E. Evans
H. E. Willoughby
Jess Slack
Bruner
Garment Union Pledges $1.1 Million for Israel
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union pledges 1.1 million dollars for Israel projects. Union President David Dubinsky calls it the largest labor gift on record. About half of the funds come from union locals and joint boards representing 440,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada. The rest will come from voluntary contributions by union members.
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New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Israel
David Dubinsky
Dubinsky
United States
Canada
Junion
Rev Paul Life Elected President of Chanute Ministerial Alliance
The Rev. Paul Life was elected president of the Chanute Minister ial Alliance at a meeting held yesterday at the Evangelical United Brethren church where he pastors. He has served as president the past several months and succeeds the Rev. John T. Foust as vice president. The Rev. Fred H. Pralle was chosen vice president and the Rev. J. Rolland Christenson secretary-treasurer. Chanute joins a statewide church attendance crusade running from January 1 to Easter, with each church handling its own program.
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Paul Life
Chanute Ministerial Alliance
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Mr.Life
Mr. Life
Alliance
John T. Foust
First Christian Church
Foust
Topeka
Fred H. Pralle
Zion
Lite Lutheran Church
J. Rolland Christenson
St. Paul Evangelical
Chanute
Highway 39 upgrades eyed west of Chanute and more
J R Cheney outlines 1950 Kansas road projects to a Chamber group including relocation of Highway 39 west of Chanute and widening South Santa Fe to the city limits. Plans also cover a new US 59 segment south of Erie with a Neosho River bridge and a 12 mile R389 stretch to Chanute. traffic counts list US169 north 3200 and US59 east 2250.
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Chanute
J. R. Cheney
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
South Santa Fe
14Th South
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Erie
Glenn A. Sutton
Carl Pate
Chamber
Fire devastates three Appleton blocks causing $200000 damage
Appleton fireballs in sub zero weather destroyed three two story business buildings and apartments leaving at least six families homeless. Fire Chief Paul Neumann put damage at at least $200000 as crews fought the blaze from 9 30 p m until 2 30 a m.
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Appleton
Wis
Paul Neumann
Fire damages upper rooms at Gericke home
A blaze this morning heavily damaged the upper rooms and contents of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Gericke at 822 S. Forest while family members were away. Fire crews fought the flames, causing substantial damage to the structure.
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V. BW. Gericke
Tribune
V. E. Gericke
S. Forest
Yule Programs Start Holidays For Schools
Holiday programs sweep city schools as classes pause for Yuletide. Senior High hosts a Christmas assembly with Rev Milton Parrish and music by Laura Redden and a madrigal group. Junior College holds a Wassail with Edward Hack speaking. Royster Junior High showcases a Nativity tableau while Alcott and St Patrick’s present pageants and carols. Fire and two air force crash disasters accompany the day’s news.
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Patrick's
Milton B. Parrish
Laura Lee Redden
Shelia Rains
Judy Jordan
Barbara Ellis
Rosemary Nation
Mary Jane Muecke
Leclare Overbay
Marie Kyle
Ym-Ywca
Little Theater
Edward Hack
Jaco
Delbert Winder
Janice Struthhart
John Nation
Junior College
Karma Jenkins
Joan Copeland
Royster
Carol Singling
Glenn Peak
Carolyn Loveau
Barbara Brookhart
Betty Wilson
Janice Prather
Judy Smith
Jim McCune
Larry Watts
Joe Mills
Vella Samuel
Linda Campbell
Alcott School
Santa Claus
St. Patrick's
Shutins
Bloodmobile Ad Urges Diet Adherence and Tribune Check
Notice inviting participation in a bloodmobile event tomorrow. Readers are asked to follow diet instructions shown on appointment cards and to call 17 between 5 30 and 6 30 pm if they do not receive their Tribune, including Saturdays.
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Tribune
Warmer Outlook With Light Snow Across Kansas
Forecasters expect relief from a deep cold spell with warmer temperatures across Kansas this week. Partly cloudy conditions and rising highs into the 40s to 50s are anticipated, with lows around 20 to 25. No major precipitation is forecast, though light snow was reported in several western towns last night.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Arnold
Concordia
Hill City
Goodland
Mercury
Garden City
Russell
Dodge City
Mob Attacks U S Consulate Amid Middle East Tensions
An Arab mob in Jerusalem uproots the American flag during protests over Jordan joining the Baghdad Pact. Violence spreads to Amman after King Hussein dissolves Parliament and calls new elections to restore order. In Wichita, Air Force notes adequate groundwater near McConnell AFB and Boeing. Eisenhower reverses plan, deciding to fly to Washington this afternoon. Kansas drought worsens as brown spots appear in central and western wheat fields.
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Amman
Jordan
U.S
Jerusalem
Hussein
Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Four Men Rob Ball's Supermarket in Kansas City
Four men robbed Ball's Supermarket in Kansas City Kansas at opening time. Three men armed with automatics entered the store while a fourth waited in a car. They stuffed the cash into a paper bag and fled in a 1955 automobile.
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Kansas City
Kas
Ball’s
Stores Open Evenings During Holiday Shopping Rush
Merchants report strong gift sales across items from soap to nuts with toys and adult gifts in plentiful supply. Some say trade is slightly better than last week while others note a normal in between period slowdown. Stores stay open evenings through Friday as shoppers prepare for holiday feasts.
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Red China
Holliday
Johnson County
Fred Forslund
Ted Gorrell
God
Ross Mahin
Wesleyan Methodist
Christ
Garment Union
Rev
Astate
Blaze
M. P. Webster
S. Santa Fe
L. Don Richardson
W. 9Th
Richardson
First Church of God
Gericke
Warwick Wax Plant
Associated Press
Air Force
Florida
Tampa
MacDill Air Force Base
Pinecastle Afb
Orlando
Port St. Joe
Florida West Coast
Tyndall Afb
Panama City
Fla
MacDill
U.S. 98
Clyde Le‘roy Pfeiffer
Wichita
McConnell Air Force Base
Boeing Airplane 'Co
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Capital
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