Christmas Dinner Guests Reported Across Local Towns
Mr and Mrs W W Wood hosted Christmas dinner with Harold Wood Dann y and Mike from Hammond Ind and H N Metcalf with Donnella Lyndel and Kathie of Wichita Also present were C L Tyler and Ralph Newton in the afternoon George Alford entertained his daughters Dorothy of Wichita and Mrs D E Tolbert with Major Tolbert of Topeka Marjorie Stone of Wichita and J H Alford with son Melvin of Topeka visited Also Lester Purdy and family returned from Clay Center where they spent Christmas with Frank Oberg and Jane and Nancy Oberg
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W. W. Wood
Harold Wood
Danny and
Mike
Hammond
Ind
H. N. Metcalf
Donnella
Lyndel
Kathie
Wichita
C. L. Tyler
Ralph Newton
George Alford
Dorothy
D. E. Tolbert
Major Tolbert
Topeka
Marjorie Stone
J. H. Alford
Rural Chanute
Melvin
Lester Purdy
Clay Center
Frank Oberg
Mr. Oberg
Jane
Nancy
George Taylor
Richmond
Calif
Loren Cobb
Mary Leavitt
Robert
Riverbank
W. M. Holman
Jim Melrose
Holman
Mary Rutherford
Earl Rutherford
Holiday guests and local incidents in Chanute
Local Christmas visits include Mrs. Lavara Smith hosting daughters and relatives from Amarillo and Kansas City. A newborn son Gregory Mack Swalwell born Christmas Day to Mr. and Mrs. Don Swalwell. Police log reports a car crash near Ridge store, tire blowout on a Lincoln, and a dog bite near Riverbank. Hearing set for Harlin N. Burdin on driving while intoxicated charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Swalwell
Kansas City
Gregory Mack
Bradley Dean
Swalwell
Eloise McLaren
A. W. McLaren
S. Western
Harlin N. Burdin
Lee Montgomery
Panel shows Burdin bond setting after crash on K39
Burdin of Kansas City Kas faces 4 p m January 17 court after his car ran off Highway K39 west of here. He posted 150 dollar bond. Ethel M. Green medical social worker at Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital fainted in a downtown store and was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital for a back injury from a fall at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K39
Here
Burdin
Kansas City, Kas
Ethel M. Green
N. Grant
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Best Yet 4 H Club Holds December Meeting at Cremon a School
The Best Yet 4 H Club met in December at the Cremona School. Caroling preceded a gift exchange and business session. Plans were made to chop wood at the Beales home today. A program followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cremona School
Fred Beale
Chamber prepares roster for annual meeting and election
Chamber of Commerce manager Les Matthews announced today the office is compiling a roster of members in good standing for the forthcoming annual meeting and election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Les Matthews
Kansas City Woman Returns Home After Holidays
Wilma Pittser of Kansas City Kansas returns home after spending the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs W M Holman and her son Terry at 524 S Grant and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Frankenbery
Gary
Sandra
Philomath
Ore
Ethyl Frankenbery
N. Central
Herschel Frankenberg
N. Forest
Kenneth Frankenberg
Altoona
Wilma Pittser
Kansas City
Kan
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Journal
Daily records show hospital admissions at Memorial Hospital on Thursday including John Barnquist R 2 surgical Walter C Cline 525 W Olive added and discharges for Debra Thompson Larry Marple Mrs Tom Laid law Francis A Kirby David R Lewis Byron Talheim Mrs Raymond Orton James and Clyde Woods Jr John Eggers Helen Logan Mrs Marion C Grady John Dimond Harry Walters and others Births report a son to Dr and Mrs Homer Cook at 511 N Evergreen Fire run logged at 12 20 pm east of highway overpass Police court hearings include Donald Wayne Clifton traffic citation reckless driving found guilty fined 25 and Walter Eugene Baughman Loise Cole found guilty fined 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates Center
Francis A. Kirby
Wichita
David R. Lewis
W. Main
Byron Talheim
Eric
Raymond Orton
Stark
James and Clyde Woods Jr
Humboldt
John Eggers
Helen Logan
Marion C. Grady
S. Evergreen
John Dimond
E. 12Th
Harry Walters
S. Santa Fe
Homer Cook
N. Evergreen
Walter Eugene Baughman
N. Allen
Loise Cole
N. Steuben
Miller Rites Set for Lee Miller
Funeral service for Lee Miller will be Sunday at 2 PM in Koch-Skinner Memorial Chapel with Rev. Judd Jones of the First Methodist Church officiating. Interment follows at Altoona Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Lee Miller
Koch-Skinner
Judd Jones
First Methodist Church
Altoona
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Turnover Rises in Late Session
The New York market showed uneven movement with a closing tendency higher. Volume reached about 2.7 million shares, up from 2.42 million yesterday in a day of fluctuating prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Whitney Named Envoy to Britain
John Hay Whitney, 52, named by President Eisenhower as the new American ambassador to Great Britain, plans a working tenure with detailed State Department briefings and extended training before mid February departure with his wife Betsey Roosevelt. The choice replaces Winthrop W. Aldrich, who resigns for personal reasons, pending Senate confirmation. London editorials note the trend of appointing wealthy amateurs to top posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Hay
Jock
Whitney
Great Britain
Eisenhower
London Post
New York
State Department
Middle East
London
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
White House
Winthrop W. Aldrich
White
London Daily Telegraph
United States
Telegraph
John Hay Whitney
Winthrop Aldrich
Moscow
America
George Kennan
Charles Bohlen
Jackson Wins Unanimous Decision Over Mederos
In Milwaukee Arena Tommy Jackson known as Hurricane edged Julio Mederos over ten rounds to win a unanimous decision. Jackson 195 pounds pressed the action while Mederos 1936 landed hard blows and staggered the champion on two occasions. A tenth round slip was ruled no knockdown with no count. Judges Goldman 94 92 De Camara 96 94 and referee Goldstein 97 91.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Tommy
Hurricane
Julius Goldman
Les de Camara
Milt Goldstein
Jackson
Wet and Chilly Today In Northern Areas
Wet and chilly conditions prevailed across the northern United States from the Midwest to New England. Cold air pushed into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley bringing snow flurries, with teens and 20s temperatures. Snow or flurries extended from Pennsylvania to New England while areas south of the cold front saw snow and rain in the middle Mississippi Valley and northern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
New England
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Docking to Name Building Commissioners in Kansas
Gov elect George Docking said he would appoint new members to the State Office Building Commission within days. The current commission members, appointed from the Legislature, have terms ending April 1, and Docking aims to introduce Democrats to work with the existing panel. Warren Shaw leads the current commission. Only two returning members will be Republicans, indicating a shift under Docking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
George Docking
State Office Building Commission
Docking
Warren Shaw
Sixty Million in Aircraft Plant Contracts Awarded
Fifteen new Air Force contracts totaling 60 627 843 were announced from Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Highlights include 16 855 313 to Douglas Aircraft Co for C 124 modification in Iran and 11 064 064 to Cessna Aircraft Co for T 37A planes. Also 3 500 000 to Boeing Aircraft Co for B 47 kit fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc
Long Beach
Calif
Iran
Cessna Aircraft Co
Wichita
Kas
Boeing Airplane Co
Little Change Noted In Kansas Employment
Kansas nonfarm employment remained steady mid October to mid November with seasonal declines offset by gains in manufacturing. Total nonfarm employment reached 554300, about 8500 above the November 1955 level, while factory employment rose to 126800 led by aircraft production. Nonmanufacturing work stood at 427500, slightly below October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Labor Employment Security Division
Ravens Rally To Take First Round In Quincy Tourney
St. Benedict's Kansas defeated Lake Forest Illinois 62 to 55 in the opening round as they pulled away in the second half from a 13 point lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Ill
St. Benedict's
Kansas
Lake Forest of
Illinois
Coover Named Helena Executive Secretary
Gov J Hugo Aronson announced the appointment of Darrell Coover 29 of Shelby Montana as his executive secretary yesterday in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
J. Hugo Aronson
Darrell Coover
Shelby, Mont
Workers Begin Clearing Canal In Suez Rescue Effort
Egyptian and Swedish salvage crews start clearing the southern Suez Canal, blocked by sunken ships and debris for two months. British and French teams had halted after withdrawal, with UN oversight and mine clearance delaying full reopening. Israel proposes a prisoner exchange, offering 5,580 Egyptians for four Israelis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
el Cap
Canal
U.N
Britain
France
Canal Zone
Israel
Seven Leon Businesses Break-Ins Reported
Seven Leon firms were broken into last night in Leon Kansas. Losses totaled more than $400 in cash, three revolvers and various merchandise. At the Leon Locker Market burglars forced the safe dial and rifled a box containing about $400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon, Kas
Leon
Leon Locker Market
Hog Price Up and Cattle Market Slightly Weaker
Kansas City livestock prices show hogs active with gains 25 to 50 cents on 190 to 270 lb pigs and higher sows, while cattle and calves offered thin receipts with limited test demand. Sheep receipts steady to lower. eggs and produce mixed. Chicago market sees varied grain, butter, eggs and live poultry prices with uneven movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
U. S
Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City Cash
Local Market Prices for Eggs and Hides From Week Notes
A brief market listing shows Egg grades with prices for Large Medium Small and Undergrades. Hides are quoted by weight with under and over forty pound divisions. No clear dates or location provided.
Kansas curbs set for January oil production
Kansas crude oil production limits for January were set at 350 000 barrels daily by the Kansas Corporation Commission after a study led by conservation director Tim Linley. Demand projections by the U S Bureau of Mines stood at 368 000 barrels daily, with January nominations totaling 314 151 barrels daily, up from December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
C.C
Tim) Linley
Linley
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Mad Bomber Device Found in Times Square Theater
New York police found a pipe like device described as the mad bomber's work in a Paramount Theater seat in Times Square. A prior telephoned threat drew a large response but no bomb was located at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paramount Theater
Times Square
New York Public Library
Grand Central Station
Open for Business Rebuilding Mattresses and Upholstering
Quality Mattress Co offers rebuilding mattresses and box springs plus upholstering of all kinds with free pickup and delivery. Paul Leslie publicizes services from 1318 N Santa Fe. Contact lager Phone 1093.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quality Mattress CO
Paul Leslie
Mar
N. Santa Fe
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George
Lavara Smith
Margaret Loflin
Linda
Amarillo, Tex
Roy G. Wiggans
Douglas, Ariz
Roy Wiggans
N. Western
Chanute
D. A. Finney
Alison Butler
Steve Lang
Frank Hopkins
Houston
Tex
Janis Finney
A. V. Kelly
R. D. Finney
H. L. Davidson
F. E
Marion Allison
Rose R. 1
Ridge Store
Barbara Brookhart
S. Highland
Santa Fe
Clyde
Meredith
Main and Highland
Dennis Brooks
N. Washington
Cecelia Torres
Daily Transcript
E. Eugene Bullinger
Evergreen
H. P. Lehrack
Plummer
Donald Wayne Clifton
Wall Street
the Tribune
At&t
AT & SF
Chrysler
du Pont
Eagle
Ford
Gen Motors
Mont Ward
Dental
Julio Mederos
Selkirk
Santa Monica Mountains
Malibu
Debolt Insurance Agency
West Main
Ravens
Wilsons Clothiers
THE
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FDIC
Krone
Neosho River
Helena Rubinstein
Calvert
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