Theft Report From Glen Kaufman Home
A $10 bill and 14 silver dollars in a jar at 516 Ward were stolen in the past few days, police report filed at headquarters.
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
2
A $10 bill and 14 silver dollars in a jar at 516 Ward were stolen in the past few days, police report filed at headquarters.
Admittance list includes Mrs George Remsberg and Mrs Edna Nibarger. dismissals include Mrs Raymond W Gooding and daughter and Mrs George Raple with daughter. Births reported for Mr and Mrs Bob Yandie a daughter and Mr and Mrs Morton D Fraley a son.
American missionary Dr Homer V Bradshaw and his wife arriving from Hong Kong described torture and abuse by Chinese Communists during their five years of imprisonment. Bradshaw spoke from a wheelchair saying he lost about 43 pounds and criticized the treatment as he and his wife face uncertain conditions in the aftermath.
A morning blaze in an eight family Brooklyn building killed two children and two adults. Fire officials said a cigarette started the fire in a wastepaper basket with Christmas wrappings. Among the dead were 82 year old Margaret Murphy and three others, while ten residents were rescued from the third floor.
An anonymous group donated a fully furnished six room home to millworker Julian A. Desrosiers 28 his wife and six children in Lewiston Maine. Former Mayor Louis P. Gagne presented the key describing a three week campaign that drew an astonishing response. The family faces the arrival of another child in two weeks as the children ages range from 2 to 8.
The first ten dollar bill from the missing half of the six hundred thousand dollar Greenlease ransom was found in East Palestine Ohio by Mildred Rhodes book keeper for an automobile firm. FBI agent Milnes said the recovered bills including twenty dollar notes have been found in several cities. half the ransom money remains missing since the arrest of Carl Hall and Bonne Heady in October 1953 for the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Greenlease in Kansas City.
Heathsville Virginia an all white jury acquitted a 44 year old storekeeper of murdering a young laborer. The Northumberland County Circuit Court verdict followed 24 minutes of deliberation in a racially charged case reflecting era tensions. The defendant Hinton Jr. faced murder charges amid a tense courtroom proceeding.
A suspect faces charges for the pistol slaying of Howard Bromley after an argument at Hinton's country store the night of November 5.
Westinghouse Electric Corp halted negotiations with the AFL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers after charging Union President James B. Carey with making an obscene attack on the company’s chief negotiator. Robert D. Blasier, Westinghouse VP and head of the negotiating team, said the talks ended because of an obscene unprintable reference to the head of the company’s negotiating committee by Carey.
Mrs Henry Church of Marissa Illinois died Thursday morning. The article notes she was mother of Mrs Frank Keith Jr of 501 N Steuben. Funeral services for Frank Thompson were held at Humboldt Presbyterian church with Rev Paul Carpenter officiating. Bearers and honorary bearers are listed with several relatives attending from out of town. Burial was in Leanna cemetery. Relatives traveling from Texas, Kansas City and other towns attended.
Fire destroys the school building and furnishings after an explosion near the site. Damage includes coats, desks, a record player, and a projector. Fire crews from Chanute Altoona and Neodesha extinguished the blaze as students and bystanders watched. Roads and a gas line were affected, with city workers repairing the line within hours.
State Accident Records Section lists 1955 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours and year to date with figures for 1954. The report notes one earlier fatality not previously reported and mentions variations in fish habitats related to water temperature ranges.
Kansas City market report shows cattle light with virtually no steers and heifers. prices mostly unchanged. Canner and cutter cows 8.50 to 9.50, good to choice slaughter calves 15.00 to 16.00. hogs 1500 head, barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher, several weight classes listed. Sheep 200 head, lambs strong, ewes steady, native wooled lambs 16.50 to 18.00, pelts 18.00, slaughter ewes 3.50 to 4.50.
A brief excerpt lists egg grades and weights alongside current receipts for Kansas City hay and dairy products. The fragment references Grade A Large eggs and various categories with unspecified quantities, plus notes on cream products and hen weights, within a historical market context.
The stock market advanced for the second day, with aircraft stocks leading buying. Gains reached about 3 points at best while losses were small and scattered amid brisk trading of roughly 2.7 million shares versus 2.54 million the previous day.
In Erie the district court revoked Henry Fields parole for a Lansing state penitentiary sentence after Fields pleaded guilty in Chanute to illegal sale and possession of liquor. He received a 30 day jail term and a $25 fine. The incident stemmed from a knife gun fight with another Chanute man who also received the same sentence and parole status.
A series of blasts at the United Oil Refining Co. plant in Warren Pennsylvania killed firefighter Hartwell Wiley, about 55, and injured 10 others. The final explosions blew out a brick wall. seven firefighters were hit by bricks and debris, four were admitted to Warren Hospital with non critical injuries.
A Hollywood troupe on tour of Alaska military installations plans a New Year's Eve show near Russian-held territory in the area around Anchorage. The act aims to entertain troops and residents while staying within earshot of potential border tensions.
Montreal reports the four surviving Dionne quintuplets will probably stay at home for Christmas amid ongoing care and family support. Doctors and guardians monitor their health as the family plans a quiet holiday period.
A spokesman said Marie and Annette Callander have recovered and will go home for the holiday. Their squintuplet sisters Cecile and Yvonne, student nurses at the hospital, may choose Christmas or New Year’s, with the earlier holiday expected.
Paul Fager filed an appeal in district court to obtain a new hearing on negligent homicide. George Feger pleaded guilty in justice court Oct 27 and paid a $100 fine plus costs. A Jan 4 hearing will decide whether the appeal is dismissed and if sustained the case returns to justice court. Ridden by the St Paul accident Oct 9 killed Harry Redden of Pittsburg, grandfather of Mrs. John Ferguson.
Kansas crude oil pipeline deliveries rose to 338,845 barrels daily in the week ended Dec 19, per the State Conservation Division. The figure surpassed the prior week by 4,670 barrels and exceeded the December allowance set by the Kansas Corporation Commission by 3,845 barrels per day.
O B Ellis head of the Texas prison system identified a staffer as a Canadian imposter surgeon who had served in Korea. The man, 36, presented degrees from Peabody Nashville Texas and Georgia Teachers College, packed his belongings and left after Ellis showed magazine articles exposing him.
A tiny radio controlled photo plane was developed in Van Nuys California to take aerial survey photos of enemy positions.
A subsidiary of Northrop Aircraft, Inc. has developed positions for front-line command ers. The project signals advances in military command structure design and aerospace industry collaboration, with potential applications for current combat and training scenarios.
A 20-year-old Derby Kansas woman asks Sedgwick County District Court to set aside her Dec. 3 marriage to Carl Stott claiming parental coercion and threats. She states consent was obtained through threats and that her father and Stott used physical violence to compel her to live with him. Attorneys declined to comment.
Pasadena police received a report of 36 cases of frozen turkeys stolen from a vendor. Simultaneous calls led officers to two men, Harvey Johnson and I. V. Perry, who were found with 36 cases in a car.
London and Moscow radio reported that North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung and East German Premier Otto Grotewohl urged a united international conference to reunify Korea.
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