Ladies Hats Sales and Local Social Notes
Briefs show women’s fashion discounts at Tribune retailers and holiday visits by Mabel McNary and Sonya Stone with families in Bartlesville and Hays. Tulsa couple Dan L Gardner adopt Timothy born December 2. Grange New Year dance, Golden Eagles club elections, and upcoming program led by Ralph Winterrowd. Car theft report notes toolbox stolen from a Chanute vehicle on South Santa Fe.
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E. E. Wintermore
Chanute
South Santa Fe
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Tuesday
Daily admission and discharge notices from Memorial Hospital list patients admitted on Tuesday including Beverly Bohling Parsons surgical and Mrs B F Martin Thayer medical. Dismissals feature Humboldt residents and Parsons Beverly Bohling with various addresses. Births note a son for Earlton and a daughter for R 1. Fire runs report cat in a tree and a smoke odor with no fire found.
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S. Wilson
Percy Rowan Jr
Earlton
Leland J. Richman
N. Washington
Highland
Joe Palooka Creator Ham Fisher Dies by Suicide
New York police report Ham Fisher, 54, creator of Joe Palooka, was found dead in Moe Leff's studio. Two notes suggest death by his own action. Fisher cited failing eyesight and diabetes and said he swallowed pills. Morris Weiss found the body. Fisher's wife Marilyn alerted authorities.
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New York
Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka
Fisher
Hammond Edward Fisher
Moe Leff
Morris Weiss
Englewood
N.J
Marilyn
Wilkes-Barre
Record
Sabetha Woman Named To K State Position
Sabetha resident Mildred Walker is appointed extension specialist in consumer education at Kansas State College effective January. The 1952 graduate will provide marketing information on foods and natural fibers via state press radio and TV, after serving as home demonstration agent in Jewell and Marshall counties.
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Manhatan
Mildred Walker
Sabetha
Kansas State College
J. Mae Bird
Miss Walker
Jewell
Marshall
Rogier Chosen for Late Senator's Unexpired Term
COTTONWOOD FALLS Kansas Wayne Rogier a Matfield Green cattleman has been selected to serve the unexpired term of the late State Senator Graham H Grimwood a Cedar Point Republican. Rogier a Republican member of the House in 1939 1941 and 1943 was chosen by GOP county committee members in Chase Morris and Marion counties comprising the senatorial district.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kas
Wayne Rogier
Matfield Green
Graham H. Grimwood
Cedar Point
Rogier
GOP
Chase
Morris
Marion
Eisenhower to Rest Two Weeks in Key West Florida
President Eisenhower arrived in Key West Florida for about two weeks of rest as doctors prescribed sunshine and warmth to aid his heart attack recovery. He landed at Boca Chica Naval Air Station and will stay at the naval base formerly used by Truman with Mrs. Eisenhower not joining him. Gen. Gruenther and Dr. Milton Eisenhower traveled separately. the trip may influence his 1952 re election plans.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Naval Base
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Columbine
Milton §. Eisenhower
University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Eisenhower
Truman
Columbia University
Florida
White House
John §. Doud
Denver
Washington
Fertilizer Plant Plan For Colorado City
Wallenburg Colorado plans to issue 10 million dollars in anticipation warrants to fund coal chemical and agricultural fertilizer plants on a 600 acre city site. Mayor George M. Turner said warrants aim to sell by January 23 with construction starting February 2. Ambaugh Agricultural Chemical Co. of Memphis and Cotarco Inc. of Colorado would use the plants.
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Wallenburg
Colo.p
Colorado
George M. Turner
Ambaugh Agricultural Chemica Co
Memphis, Tenn
Cotarco, Inc
Turner
Coin Collection Stolen From Fort Scott Jeweler
Police investigate the theft of a coin collection from the home of Fort Scott jeweler Charles Reeves. Reeves says the cash value was 790 dollars, while the collection's value to a collector exceeds 5 000 dollars. The break in occurred while Reeves was away for the weekend.
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Fort Scott
Charles Reeves
Reeves
Escape Plan Halted At Washington Prison
Inmates at a Washington state prison planned to join outsiders in a new year escape but tunneling efforts were stopped in the early stages. Prison officials announced the thwarted plot to break out.
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Washington Prison
Walla
Wash
Washington State Prison
Prisoner Escapes Ring Hole Found Under Auditorium Pit
Discovery reveals a two foot deep hole under the prison auditorium orchestra pit. Inmates dug a lengthy tunnel during rehearsals for a prison show, needing about 50 feet to reach wall exterior. The escape plan aimed for temporary freedom and references an incident dated Nov. 3.
Ely Culbertson Dies in Sleep at 64
Brattleboro Vermont reports the death of Ely Culbertson 64 a renowned bridge authority who died in his sleep from heart failure due to lack of oxygen. He had suffered breathing problems for years and was seriously ill last May then again two weeks ago. A 15 year old Mexican girl discovered his death while waking him for dinner. Culbertson helped popularize contract bridge and worked on a world peace plan in his middle years.
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Brattleboro
Pi — Ely Culbertson
Bridge Authority
World Federation
Culbertson
House Group to Probe Nickel Plant Expansion
A U S House committee plans to scrutinize a 100 million dollar government nickel plant expansion at Nicaro Cuba next month. Rep Jack Brooks questions links between GSA Administrator Mansure financier Louis Wolfson and William Balmer a long time political ally of Mansure. The plant, built during World War II, was shut in 1947 and ordered reopened in 1951 before the current 43 million dollar expansion.
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Washington
Cuba
General Services Administration
GSA
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Edmund F. Mansure
Louis Wolfson
William Balmer
Brooks
Mansure
Nicaro
Buchanan Is Witness In Santa Fe Hearing
In a Santa Fe hearing on the Wichita Englewood Branch, officials testified the passenger train service operates at a loss. J B Buchanan general manager of the Santa Fe western lines Amarillo and Roy W Prentice Panhandle division superintendent testified, citing highway competition and rising private car ownership as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Santa Fe
Wichita-Englewood
J. B. Buchanan
Western Lines
Amarillo
Roy W. Prentice
Wellington
Panhandle
Buchanan
Income Tax Forms Are in the Mail
Providence Rhode Island Russell G Harrington commissioner of internal revenue announced new income tax forms are in the mails at a testimonial dinner. He said the forms are more understandable than many produced in recent years though not the ultimate in simplicity. He joked the simplest form would be four lines asking income last year expenditures amount left and to mail it to the IRS.
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Providence
R. I
Russel G. Harrington
Internal Revenue
Burglary, Pigeon Notes, and Elevator Heists Across Southeast Kansas
Southeast Kansas headlines report a VFW club burglary in Pittsburg with $1100 to $1200 stolen, a pigeon shooting misfire at the Professional building, Katy Railroad starting private power purchases in Parsons, Humboldt Elevator theft of $111.32 cash and about $200 in checks, and Fort Scott ordering all loose dogs captured by the city pound.
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Pittsburg
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Sheriff’s Office
Parsons
Katy Railroad
Humboldt
Humboldt Cooperative
Morrison
Colony
Georgia Bunnel
Gerald MeeCall
Coop
Fort Scott
Claude Emrick
Quints' Sister Denies Rift With Family Over Christmas
Montreal reports quote Yvonne Dionne denying any drift from the sisters. Oliva Dionne says none visited Callander home or sent Christmas cards, noting this first Christmas apart since birth. Marie and Annette recently left the hospital setting while Emilie died in 1954.
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Montreal
Yvonne Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Callander
Ont
Yvonne
Cecile
Marie
Quebec
Annette
Nicolet
Que
Guint
Emilie
St. Agathe
Martin Hunter Resigns Coronado Scout Post
Salina Coronado Corneil Bay Scout executive Martin L. Hunter resigns after holding the post since 1952. The resignation is effective January 15.
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Martin Hunter
Coronado
Salina
Martin L. Hunter
Coronado Corneil Bay
Fresh Air Walk Not Sobering Says Scientist
Dr Theo dore Koppanyi a Georgetown University Medical School pharmacology professor said fresh air does not sober a person quickly after heavy drinking. It takes five to six hours to burn four ounces of whisky and breathing oxygen or sugar injections are not proven to speed sobriety. Honey and fructose show some potential but evidence is limited.
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Atlanta
Theodore Koppanyi
Georgetown University Medical School
Washington, D.C
Koppanyi
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Soviet Budget Approved by Council of Nationalities
The Council of Nationalities unanimously passed the 1956 budget in Moscow. Revenues total 593 billion rubles with expenditures at 570 billion. Defense, about 10 percent lower than 1955, is still sizable, while much is hidden under other items. Khrushchev and Bulganin are expected to report on their Asian tour at tomorrow’s session.
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Moscow
Council of Nationalities
Supreme Soviet
A. G. Zverevy
Council of the Union
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Boy Rescued From Cave-In By Four Playmates
Four boys aged 9 to 15 rescued 12 year old Darrel Rogers trapped under three tons of dirt in a Santa Ana River wash cave. They freed him after tying a cloth to keep his breathing passage clear, then he was rushed to Loma Linda County Hospital in critical condition with a fractured rib and punctured lung.
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Loma Linda
Calif
Santa Ana
Darrel Rogers
Clyde
Irving Clark
Robert Sells
Water Resources Board Names W E Steps Chief Planning Engineer
The Kansas State Water Resources Board announced the appointment of W E Steps of Topeka as its chief planning engineer. Steps earned a Master of Science in civil engineering from Kansas State College and has served as planning engineer for the Division of Water Resources of the State Board of Agriculture since 1911, excluding a period of military service.
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Topeka
W. E. Steps
Kansas State Water Resources Board
Steps
Kansas State College
Division of Water Resources
State Board of Agriculture
Experts Predict Record Traffic Toll Over New Year Weekend
Chicago experts and the National Safety Council warn of a potential New Year weekend traffic death toll near 420, following 609 deaths during Christmas. The council cites holiday patterns, noting October totals, yearly totals around 30,980, and earlier records of 407 for a New Year period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Gov Hall to Speak in New Hampshire Dinner Invite
Gov Fred Hall said today he has accepted an invitation to address a salute to Eisenhower dinner at Manchester New Hampshire on January 20. The invitation was extended by Gov Lane Dwinell of New Hampshire.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Eisenhower
Manchester N. H
Kansas
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
Kansas City Hog and Cattle Prices Higher
Livestock prices face broad gains with hogs 25-50 higher and cattle steady, buyers steady to strong on calves and cows. Kansas City market reports hogs 3,000 head and cattle 3,000 with top hogs at 11.25 and cattle steers 17.50 to 19.50. Parsons yard notes similar gains and open date in January. Poultry, eggs, and dairy prices listed for Chicago and regional markets.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
P—Usda
Parsons
Parsons Stock Yards
Chicago
U. S
U.S
F.O.B
New York
Am Tel&Tel
Anac Cop Cone
Atchison
Beth Steel
Ennee
Chrysler
Svere
du Pont Weer
Eagle P Tree
Elee Eeeverre
Gen Motors Weeee
Penney, JC
Phill Pet
RCA
St Jos
Sinclair O Ce
Socony
Weena
US Steel
Grain Market Quiet with Flashes of Strength
Chicago grain prices show mixed moves as soybeans pull back from intraday highs. wheat and corn trend lower on the board of trade. Kansas City reports varied quotes across cereals and feeds with limited hay receipts and no recent pickups.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City
Notice Cecil Cage and W M Klinginsmith Secy
Public notice references Cecil Cage and W M Klinginsmith with secretary role adv. 219 1. Details unreadable but involves official action or filing requiring attention.
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Cecil Cage
W.M. Jay Klinginsmith
Sec'y
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Mabel McNary
Omaha
Mrs
J. R. McNary
Sonya Stone
Hays
Dean Stone
Bartlesville
Stone
James Davis
Dan L. Gardner
Tulsa
Timothy
Guy 0. Gardner
W. Walnut
Leo J. Kern
Leavenworth
Grange
Odd, Fellows Hall
Golden Eagles Club
Golden Ridge School
Sharon White
Sara Winterrowd
Judy Anderson
Gene Cooper
Lloyd White
Ralph Winterrowd
Daily Transcript
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Lois Carter
Gladys Gardner
Thelma Roe
H. O. Morris
Colorado City
Ely Culbertson
House Group
The
Internal Revenue Service
Debolt Insurance Agency
West Main
Henry Storck
Clara Anna Storck
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Addieville
Ill
Henry W. Storck
Ralph Debler
James Ranabargar
LeRoy
Harold
Willis
Melvin
Elmer Groennert
Nashville
Storck
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
W. FE. Laetsch
Mount Hope Cemetery
Wilson-Johnson Mortuary
Della Foster
Elmwood Chapel
Lamar
Ray Geren
C. O. Bowers
W. Gaye Bender
Old Rugged Cross
L. A. Morris
Leo Cross
Richard Miller
Max Lucas
Dick Walters
O. W. Chiles
Elmwood Cemetery
Foster
Charlie Foster
Fannie Ellis
Pearl Nicholson
Lexington
Okla
Wess Wright
Gov. Hall
Parsons Livestock
Wall Street
Chanute Tribune
Kansas City Cash
Seer E Ewes
Cee
Roosters
Cedar Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Third Idegree
Krone
Insurance Agency
Lincoln
Ireland
Giz W. Oak
Tom Sawyer
Kiddy Korwer
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