Stated Meeting Planned for Sunflower Chapter No 147
Sunflower Chapter No 147 C E S will hold a stated meeting Wednesday December 26 at 7 30 p m with an open installation at 8 30 p m Visiting members are welcome Lucille Cox W M and Helen Johnson Sec y announce Adv 217 11 Sorghum Valley Grange to meet Wednesday night at the school Pie and coffee will be served Marion W Foster Sinclair Pipe Line Humboldt pumping station honored for 40 years continuous service at a Tioga Hotel dinner December 20 Also attended by C T Carter T A Myers R W Sexton B Guthrie J A Purtle J H Ohmes and Lee Murren from Humboldt and others from Independence
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Sunflower
C.E.S
Lucille Cox
W.M
Helen Johnson
Sec’y
Sorghum Valley Grange
Marion W. Foster
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Humboldt
Tioga Hotel
Chanute
Mr. Foster
Messrs. C. T. Carter
T. A. Myers
R. W. Sexton
Independence
B. Guthrie
J. A. Purtle
J. H. Ohmes
Lee Murren
Rural Grange Plans Model Officers School at Rural School
Rural Grange held a meeting Thursday evening in Rural School Nathan Hole presiding. Twelve officers attended a model deputy school held at Emporia recently. A program was presented with Santa distributing peanuts and presents. Refreshments were served to over 25 members visitors and children by Mrs Hole and Mrs Marts.
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Rural Grange
Rural School
Nathan Hole
Emporia
Santa
Hole
Marts
Service Members and Local News Briefs From Jackson Area
Donald E Markham USN quarter master first class arrived in San Diego aboard USS Pine Island after visits to Hong Kong Subic Bay Sangley Point Formosa Yokosuka and Honolulu Kenneth E Clark USN fireman apprentice arrived in San Diego after Far East duty aboard USS John W Thomson Donald E Handcock graduated recruit training at Great Lakes two weeks leave before shipboard duties Ray R Schooley pledged Farm House fraternity at Kansas State College Lemuel Cary McLaughlin arrested on intoxication charge and bonded Virgil Powell reports tire slashing on his car Thefts at service station reported Olive Fisher a Presbyterian Missionary to Alaska faced roll theft incident involving hot dog rolls in Jackson area
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Donald E. Markham
USN
Daniel Markham O Buffalo
San Diego
Pine Island
Hong Kong
Subic Bay
Sangley Point
Philippines
Keelung
Kaohsiung
Formosa
Yokosuka
Japan
Honolulu
Hawaii
Kenneth E. Clark
Darwin M. Clark
Martha A. Clark
W. Elm
Calif
John W. Thomson
Far East
Donald E. Handcock
John C. Hancock
S. Edith
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Fisher Woman Visits Chanute and Alaska Return Plans
Mrs. Fisher visited her brother and wife Mr and Mrs R W Fisher in Chanute then returned Sunday to Topeka to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs Marie Fisher and other relatives. She spoke to church classes and will depart for Anchorage Alaska January 15. Mrs Kenneth Berthot reports loss of her wristwatch in shopping on West Main Saturday.
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Chanute
R. W. Fisher
Topeka
Marie Fisher
Kenneth Berthot
S. Malcolm
West Main
Bicycle damage report roils at 620 South Steuben
Mrs Oma Caldwell reports to police that someone damaged her son’s bicycle by breaking the headlight and pulling wires loose while it was parked Friday night at 620 South Steuben.
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Oma Caldwell
S. Steuben
Mitchell Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed in Wichita
Mr and Mrs Alfred Mitchell celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Wichita on Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Harley Roberts Mrs Verne Lock Esther Taylor Mrs Marion Allison Rose and other relatives noting Roberts is Mrs Mitchells sister Allison and Taylor are nieces.
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Harley Roberts
Verne Lock
Esther Taylor
Marion Allison
Rose
Alfred Mitchell
Wichita
Roberts
Mitchell l
Allison
Miss Taylor
Weir Oliver F funeral held in Wichita
The funeral service for Oliver F. Weir 64 of Wichita and former Chanute resident was held at Broad Way Mortuary Wichita with Rev George D McClellan officiating Weir died Thursday at St Francis Hospital Wichita He was born April 15 1892 in Morriston Arkansas moved to Wichita in 1914 from Chanute He managed the meat department of a Farha Brothers supermarket Survivors include his wife Grace Elizabeth a sister Mrs Lloyd Mack Bartlesville and a brother Harry B Weir Muskogee Burial was in Old Mission Cemetery.
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Weir
Oliver F. Weir
Wichita
Chanute
Broadway Mortuary
George D. McClellan
Immanuel Baptist Church
St. Francis Hospital
Morriston
Ark
Farha Brothers
Grace Elizabeth
Lloyd Mack
Bartlesville
Harry B. Weir
Muskogee
Okla
Old Mission Cemetery
Texas Escapees Nabbed After Motel Robbery
A mix of helicopters boats and roadblocks rounded up six Texas jailbreakers in Dover Tennessee after they robbed a motel wounded a state trooper and fled toward New York. They had escaped Georgetown jail Friday after assaulting a jailer and wife looting cash and firearms and taking a car after forcing a woman at gunpoint.
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Dover
Tenn
Texas
Georgetown
Tex
New York
Groesbeck
Washington
Eisenhower
T National Presbyterian
Edward L. R. Elson
White House
Army
and I
John Eisenhower
Funeral for Van Earl Stevenson Held in Koch-Skinner Chapel
The service took place Saturday afternoon with Dr. Fred Shaw officiating. Interment followed in Elmwood. Organ selections by Mrs. Edna Petterson. Bearers from Rainbow Division WWI included Leo Booe and others. Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted the graveside service.
Manhunts, roadblocks sweep Tennessee after patrol car thefts
A group took a Tennessee patrol car at gunpoint wrecked it and shot the pursuing trooper. They stole and abandoned three other cars in an escape attempt. State troopers deployed 75 personnel to the manhunt. Roadblocks were set up around the area and patrol boats searched the Cumberland River.
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Ft. Campbell
Bobby Dean Moore
Austin
Tex
Karl Lautenschlager
Kansas City
iMo
Tennessee
Flash Flood in Passa Quatro Kills 35 in Brazil
Disaster workers count 35 dead after a flash flood swept the dairy center of Passa Quatro about 200 miles from Rio de Janeiro. Eighty injured were hospitalized and others remained missing as news reached the capital yesterday.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Passaquatro
Dogs Are Claimed After Clemency in Tulsa
In Tulsa Oklahoma Mayor George E Norvell granted a stay of execution to fifty dogs as a Christmas gesture. Shortly after the mayor's action all of the dogs were claimed by new owners.
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Tulsa
Okla
George E. Norvell
Hog and Cattle Prices Rise in Kansas City Markets
Kansas City cattle activity strong with steers around 22.00, cows 12.50, heifers 16.00, bulls 13.00 and calves 13.00-16.00. Hogs up about 25 cents with top 17.00, 228-pound lean hogs common. sheep steady with lambs 19.00. Butter and eggs steady. Chicago grain mixed, soybeans up. Parsons and Kansas City notes list varied prices across meats, grains, and produce.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Parsons Livestock
Parsons
Kansas
Larned Architect Draws Prize Names at Kiwanis Party
Alvin Row Jr. of Larned pulled prize names from a box at the Kiwanis Club Christmas party. The first name drawn was his wife and the second was his father, provoking his comment that drawing is his business.
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Larned, Kas
Alvin Row Jr
Larned
Jack Chapman Leads Wilson 4-H Council Election
Jack Chapman was elected president of the Wilson County 4-H Council for the coming year at a recent meeting. Gary Reynolds was elected vice president, Evelyn Boicourt secretary treasurer, and Leann Turner reporter. The fund raising project of sell-
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Jack Chapman
Wilson County
4-H Council
Gary Reynolds
Evelyn Boicourt
Leann Turner
Chanute Tribune Briefs Reflect Holiday Week News
Chanute Tribune notes from December 24, 1956 cover local holiday observances, community notices, and brief updates. Reports include civic events, school activities, and upcoming municipal matters affecting residents.
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The
Chanute Tribune
District 44H Day Set at Parsons on April 13
Discussion covered lighting for a new dining hall at Rock Springs Ranch. Henry Payne from the Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club spoke about his trip to the American Royal in Kansas City.
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Rock Springs Ranch
Parsons
Henry Payne
Buffalo Boosters
Kansas City
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Ray R. Schooley
Stark
Kansas State College
W. D. Foltz
Schooley
Farm House Fraternity
Lemuel Cary McLaughlin
Virgil Powell
S. Lafayette
W. Main
Fourth and
Lincoln
Carl Bedenbender
Olive Fisher
Alaska
Jackson, Mich
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Indiana
D. C
Stephenson
Michigan City
Ind
Ku Klux Klan
George N. Craig
Madge Oberholtzer
Statehouse
Cwaisewas Creernas
OK Auto Salvage
Santa Fe
J&r
Mi 319
OTORS
N. Santa Fe
Chicago
Board of Trade
Jone
Mie
Milo
Shorts
F.o.b
Beltsville
Reach Auto Salvage
Malcolm
North Lincoln
N. Lincoln
Merry Christmas
Surrounding
Harvey Rhodes
Magic and Mystery Program
Monte Toon
Ronnie Harp
N. Lafayette
S. Garfield
Ild E. Maio
Babcock Motors
Wilson
H Council
Ofer
Rnnan
Stockton
B & H Quality Market
Foy
Frank B. Burris
Agey
Marie Bideau
Edwin Bideau
Noel
Carollers
Almond Auto Salvage
Federal Law and Loan Insurance Corporation
the Railroad Building, Loan and Savings Association
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Loans
W. Marcus Barbee
North Highland
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