Santa Claus Visits Walnut for Treats
Santa Claus visited Walnut on December 17 at 1 30 delivering treats to all the children. The Walnut Businessmen sent Christmas treats to shut ins including Mrs Mary Butler Mrs Della Lallamond Miss Mae Prussing Eric Mrs Elsie Mudd and others in Walnut Fort Scott Girard and St. Paul. Burglars struck St Patricks elementary school over the weekend stealing 60 from the office safe and a large quantity of foodstuffs plus twenty to thirty frozen chickens. Sheriff Bill Strukel investigated as two doors were pried open.
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Walnut
Santa Claus
Mary Butler
Della Lallamond
St. Paul
Mae Prussing
Eric
Elsie Mudd
Fort Scott
Palie Toms
Sadie Stephans
Raymond Stephans
Girard
Nora Purdon
Grace Kensinger
Katie Plum
Eda Wintzen
Carrie Buss
St. Patricks Elementary
Bill Strukel
Recreation Calendar Highlights Tonight and Wednesday
Tonight at Central Park weight lifting tournament starts at 6 00 PM. Prep bowling tournament at Sportsmans Bowl begins at 7 00 PM. Wednesday features Majors bowling at Sportsmans Bow at 7 00 PM.
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Central Park
Sportsmans Bow
Skiers Reach Four Million United Stateswide
Four million skiers now hit hills and mountains from Maine to Hawaii, a figure three times higher than two decades ago. The rise comes as participation expands at about twenty percent per year.
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Maine
Hawaii
Birthday Supper Gatherings Highlight Local Families
A Buffalo birthday supper for Karen Decker was hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Max Decker with guests Pearl Decker Homer May and Raymond Decker. In Chanute Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Krepps and Dean joined their daughter Mrs. Wyona Scott and family Vicki and Gary for a Sunday evening visit. Earl Hixon of Neodesha visited Mrs. Alice Hempen Sunday afternoon while Mrs. Walt Davis spent a few days in Topeka.
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Buffalo
Karen Decker
Max Decker
Pearl Decker
Homer May
Raymond Decker
Lloyd Krepps
Dean
Chanute
Wyona Scott
Vicki
Gary
Earl Hixon
Neodesha
Alice Hempen
Walt Davis
Topeka
1966 Business Boom Intertwined with Inflation Signs
The year 1966 saw ongoing business expansion amid inflation fears. Major events included steel price hikes by Bethlehem and U S Steel, a large 1967 budget of 112.8 billion, a Dow peak near 995 followed by a decline, and rising living costs driven by food and autos. Automakers cut production as demand cooled later in the year.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
Johnson
Congress
Christmas Services And Family Visits In Local Notices
Mrs Ada Orr of Great Bend spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs W D Hempen. Orr attended Bill Dennis’s graveside service in Buffalo Cemetery and visited Ray Orr Larry and Pattie in Wichita. Legion Auxiliary met Dec 21 with President Cora Smith presiding and Rehabilitation notes read. A memorial for Maggie McClean and donation to St Francis Boys Home were reported.
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Carl Sewell
Tommy
Ada Orr
Great Bend
W. D. Hempen
Hempen
Orr
Wichita
Ray Orr
Larry
Pattie
Ronald Hays
Doug
Topeka
Lloyd Krepps
Dean
The
Legion Auxiliary
Cora Smith
Maggie McClean
Smith
St. Francis
Tom Read
Oscar Hines
Marie Brock
Interstate Commerce approves NY Central merger amid airline strike
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves The New York Central merger while the Machinists Union stages a month long strike against five airlines, disrupting air transportation and drawing sharp attention to the settlement terms.
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Interstate Commerce Commise
New York
Cen
Machinists’ Union
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Poland
Marilyn A. Carroll
Gerald Carroll
Kathy
Miss Carroll
Nicaragua
Hope
W. A. Smith
Veterans Hospital
Bernard Westhoff
U.S. Navy
Pacific
John Westhoff
Clell McClung
Prescott
Arizona
Fred R. Wixson
Ronald
Houston
Texas
Bertha Moore
Mary Markley
Joe Johnson
E. Main
Iral
Pennsylvania
White House
Chanute Tribune
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Sealy
S.S
Chanute Furniture Co
W. Main
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