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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1963

Page

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Foreign Aid Bill Vote Is Due Today

The Senate approved a $3 billion foreign aid bill and sent it to the White House to grant the president authority to guarantee credit for private commodity sales to Communist nations. After brief holiday recess wrangling, the chamber set late afternoon for final passage with debate limited by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana.

Washington Senate White House R-Neb Johnson Pennsylvania Avenue Hruska Gordon Allott R-Colp Jack Miller A- Lown John O. Pastore D-R.l Pastore Mansfield House

Chanute Stork Derby Offers Wide Prize List

A host of prizes awaits the first baby born in the Chanute trade territory in 1964 for the Chanute Stork Derby. Fourteen merchants contribute gifts including cash, clothing, a color portrait, a family dinner, diapers, a vaporizer, and two dozen birth announcements. The winner must be born at Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute, with exceptions for hospital access issues. Names of sponsors and past winners are noted, with entry details in the Baby Page Editor column.

Chanute Trade Bill Johnson Furniture Tioga Hotel Chanute Beauty Salon First National Bank Calverts Montgomery Wards Drisdell Studio Bank of Commerce Chanute Victor Miller Parsons R. 2 South City Limits Louis Paul Wood Robert Wood Benedict Gary Michael Barney Gerald Barney Humboldt R. 1

Shepherd Dog Joins Chanute Police Force

Officer No. 14 has joined the Chanute police force and began working the midnight shift last week. He walks on four legs and accepts a daily salary of dog food. The dog is named Morgan.

Chanute Morgan Shepherd Dog

Parsons Woman Dies in Collision With Katy Train

Lawrence Cotton Jr. wins weekly $3 news tip award for reporting the death of Judith Ann Martin, 22, of Parsons in a wreck between her car and a Katy passenger train on Christmas Eve. The Tribune urges tips on unusual happenings and will announce this week's winner next Monday. Morgan the one man police dog begins midnight shifts with Chanute officer Don Harlin to patrol for prowlers and assist in crowd control and building checks, living in Harlin's yard at 1128 Sarfield.

Lawrence Cotton Jr Grant Parsons Stark Katy The Tribune Chanute Morgan Harlin Chanute Police Department

Two New Leaders Of West Beach Full Agreement

President Johnson’s two day meeting with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard yielded “full agreement and understanding” between the new leaders of the West in their stance against the East. German and American informants reported the talks made progress and established a solid personal rapport.

West Beach Johnson Ludwig Erhard Erhard Germany Austin Bergstrom Air Force Base Bonn Soviet Union Karl- Gunther von Hase Berlin

Home Savings Sees New Highs in 1963 Returns

Home Savings Association reports record dividends totaling over 278000 for the year with six months alone at more than 143000. Assets reach about 8500000, loans near 7100000, savings around 7000000 as growth brings 7500+ customers across Neosho Allen Coffey and nearby counties. The drive includes staff expansion and new computer and addressing equipment.

Home Savings Assn Robert N. Allen Allen Chanute Neosho Woodson Wilson Coffey Counties Association Harry Byers Erma Joe King Wendell Bowyer Jean Mitchell Marian Shike Gloria Goff Kenneth Horton Carl Haight Tommy Anderson Wilbur Thompson W. E. Oakes Gordon Barker Bowyer

Weather Temperatures High Low TREY

Weather data shows yesterday and Saturday readings with high 70 and low 4 on this date in 1929 and 1917 respectively. Relative humidity at 1 p.m. 53 percent and barometer 29.55 inches and falling. Precipitation trace recorded Saturday and Sunday.

BARD Scseeniabeues Eciceeeen

Area Forecast: Partly cloudy and warm by Tuesday

The Kansas area forecast notes a cold night with partly cloudy skies and lows around 15. Tuesday will be fair and warmer with highs from 40 to 45 in the west and 30s in the east. Snow occurred Sunday in the north and east with 1 inch in Wamego Concordia and Goodland.

Topeka Kansas Rocky Mountains Wamego Concordia Goodland

Missing 1958 Chevrolet Recovered After Reported Theft

Cecile Munger reports her 1958 Chevrolet missing Friday morning. Police recover the car Saturday night at the rear of 26 West Main around 6 20 PM. Fred Collins located the vehicle, which was backed against a building to hide the license tag. The car is undamaged and contains similar gasoline.

Cecile Munger S. Central W. Main Fred Collins W. Elm

Political cartoon duo Crockett and Berryman debut feature

The editorial page introduces a new feature with Gibson M. Crockett and James T. Berryman, cartoonists for the Washington Star and King Features Syndicate. Crockett targets reader pet peeves with a sharp single panel, while Berryman provides satirical takes on major news stories.

Gibson M Gib) Crockett James T. Berryman Washington Star King Features Syndicate Crockett Berryman

Fire destroys May home in Buffalo blaze

A Sunday afternoon fire heavily damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sammy May in Buffalo. The blaze started in a bedroom closet, cause unknown, while the Mays slept inside. Firefighters faced cold, frozen hydrants as Chanute and local departments battled the flames. a nearby house was spared. Most interiors and new Christmas purchases were lost, with partial insurance coverage. The May family now stays with Mayor Homer May’s family, storing salvaged belongings with Mrs. Max Decker.

Buffalo Sammy Mays May Boys May Homer May Max Decker

Holiday Starts 1964 Chanute area observes New Year holiday

A general holiday will be observed Wednesday in the Chanute area to usher in the new year. Most businesses and offices close, the public library closes, and the post office offers only Sunday service with no mail routes. The Tribune will not be published. The Safari Museum opens 1 to 5 p.m. City, county, and state offices gave time off for Christmas. New Year's Day sees back to normal Thursday with schools resuming after an 11 day vacation. Televised bowl games are expected to be popular Wednesday.

Chanute Tribune

Traffic Fatalities Log Shows 72 Deaths in 1963 Period

Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for a two day period ending Monday tallies 72 fatalities in 1963, up from 60 in 1962 by about 5 percent. The brief lists 15 for December and compares 1963 to prior year figures.

Topeka Kansas

Wounded hunter Earl Barnhart treated after accident

Earl Barnhart of R 1 Neosho was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital after an accidental gunshot wound while coyote hunting in the Walnut area. He said a hunting companion fired, striking his left elbow with buckshot as he peeked from behind a tree. two or three other hunters were nearby and unaware of his position.

Earl Barnhart Neosho Memorial Hospital Walnut Barnhart

Long chase nets four of five in Coffeyville burglary case

Five men sought in a Coffeyville clothing store burglary were scattered across southeast Kansas. Four were captured in Greenwood County near Madison and Emporia while a fifth remained at large. The fugitives fled in stolen cars, prompting a chase that ended with crashes near Olpe and Burlington and a driver identified as Melvin Barber, 21, of Topeka, being held in Emporia.

Madison, Kan Coffeyville Kansas Greenwood County Madison Emporia Olpe Bob Duggan KVOE Duggan Melvin Barber Topeka Barber Burlington George M. Smith Coffeville Tween Yates

State Traffic Fatal to 11 On Weekend

Eleven people died in Kansas traffic crashes over the weekend including a worst toll road collision southwest of Topeka where Virgil Inmon 25 and his wife Elva 22 died after their Oklahoma family companion perished. Interstate and local crashes left four more fatalities near Wellington and Pratt. Missouri also reported four weekend traffic deaths.

Associated Press Kansas Topeka Virgil Inmon Blackwell Oklo Elva Inmon James Terrill Inmons Janet Kansas City Leavenworth Kan Albert D. Lavoie U.S. 160 Wellington Wayne Miller Gilbert Spencer Sadie Oxford Gary Spencer Ames Iowa Gary Carolyn Pratt George Beatty Jessie St. Paul Minn Missouri

Copper Wire Stolen From Urbana Lease

About 600 feet of No 4 copper wire vanished from an oil lease one mile north of Urbana last night. The Erie sheriff's office reported that the wire was cut from a pole line on the lease, which is owned by International Oil and Gas Co.

Urbana Erie Sheriff's Office George Neely International Oil & Gas Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mike Mansfield Dmont Congress Sen Roman L. Hruska Don Harlin S. Garfield Larry Mathews Mrs. Cotton Tip Judith Ann Martin the Tribune Sarfield Wichita Glen Campbell Campbell Ed Campbell Garfield Johnson City, Tex Cleo Rutherford Jim Jordan Strasburger Men’s Clothing Yates Center Gridley Coffeyville County Cha Yours
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