Former Chanute men meet in San Diego for old home talk
Lt. Monty McCune U S Navy and Maj. Gen. John C. McQueen U S Marines, both Chanute High School graduates, visited in San Diego to reminisce about their hometown. A photo from the meeting was sent to McCune’s parents. JayCee Jaynes voted to disband at a Kay Hotel dinner. Funds from the treasury will buy a walking chair for elderly convalescents and Christmas lights for the city next year. Neosho county has no 1956 heart fund chairman. residents urged to send contributions to Topeka or care of the local postmaster. The heart fund supports research, education, and community service.
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Chanute
Monty McCune
U.S. Navy
Gen
John C. McQueen
U.S. Marines
San Diego
Calif
JayCee Jaynes
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Stemple
Dick Blick
Dave Laker
State Association
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
HEART
Four Mishaps In Traffic Here
Police investigated four noninjury motor car mishaps reported yesterday and today. Vehicles driven by Herbert W. Keigh ley and J. L. Bennett collided at Second and forest, damaging left fronts. Margie Dean Burks slid into a parked car at Fourth and Evergreen, damaging Burks right front and the park, with ownership of the parked vehicle not established. Reeves and Moon collided at Pine and Western, front ends damaged. Kensinger’s car damaged when it slid and struck a parked car owned by Ray Coder at 417 W Seventh, rear bumper of the parked car damaged.
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Herbert W. Keighley
N. Garfield
J. L. Bennett
Highland
Second
Forest
Margie Dean Burks
W. 2Nd
Fourth
Evergreen
Burks
Donald P Reeves
N. Lafayette
Dorothea L. Moon
Pine and Western
Jack W. Kensinger
Ray Coder
Coder
Invitation to Feel Cypress Knees in Arkansas
The sign outside Jack Huffman's place advertises feelable knees with the prompt feel around. The knees are carved cypress tree knees from the White River bottoms, boiled and peeled to be used as unusual ornaments.
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Devalls Bluff
Ark
Jack Huffman
White River
FBI Car Theft Conference Links Palm Prints to Murder Case
FBI officials in Kansas report palm prints on a car linked to the murder of Mrs. Wilma Allen of Kansas City. Arthur Brown, awaiting execution, confessed. conference attendees noted theft methods and steps to process abandoned vehicles for clues. About 60 officers attended from Southeast Kansas as part of FBI sponsored events.
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Wilma Allen
Kansas City
Arthur Ross Brown
Percy Wyly II
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alien
Wilma Cookus
Chanute
Brown
Missouri State Penitentiary
Wyly
FBI
Carl Hall
Bobby Greenlease
Max Richardson
Arkansas City
Lubbock
Tex
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Weather Brings Snow and Cold Across Kansas Farm Areas
Snow and freezing rain sweep the state with heavy totals in Ellsworth and McCracken, while Ottawa records two inches today. Forecasters warn continued snow, drifting winds, and colder temperatures with highs in the 20s and lows around 5 below in the northwest. Wheat crop prospects improve as moisture soothes soil, with widespread readings of 2 to 8 inches of snow and varying moisture across multiple counties.
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CAA
Associated Press
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Ellsworth
McCracken
Hill City
Russell
Luray
Cawker City
Belleville
Concordia
Barnard
Lincoln
Tescott
Retail sales in 1954 rise across Neosho county
A preliminary Census report shows Neosho county retail sales for 1954 at 18.93 million from 275 stores, up 12 percent from 1948. In Chanute 184 establishments, 148 with payroll, accounted for 14.35 million of county sales and 1.25 million payroll.
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Neosho County
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Chanute
Allen County
Lola
Wilson County
Fredonia
Woodson County
Notable TV Comic Bob Burns Critically Ill in California
Encino California reports Bob Burns a 64 year old bazooka blowing Arkansas story teller of the 1930s remains critically ill with a kidney disorder. He has been in a coma since last Saturday and his physician Dr. David Hertz notes the poor outlook after prior surgery. London reports Sir Hubert Houldsworth head of Britain's nationalized coal mine industry died today at 66.
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Encino
Calif
Bob Burns
Arkansas
Burns
David Hertz
London
Hubert Houldsworth
Britain
Editor Fixes Faulty Radio Bulb in WHIM Newsroom
Providence reporter Bruce Williamson was in the WHIM news room early today when a ceiling bulb burned out. He unscrewed and replaced it, noting the bulb inscription stating it was installed February 1 1955 and guaranteed for one year.
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Providence
R. I
Bruce Williamson
WHIM
What’s in a Name Henry Ford Charged in Theft Case
In Tulsa Oklahoma P Henry Ford a local mechanic is charged with stealing a Chevrolet vehicle. The incident stems from a theft report filed amid ongoing police inquiry. Authorities confirm vehicle identification and suspect details to be under review.
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Tulsa
Okla
Henry Ford
Disarmament Tops Talks Between Eden and Eisenhower
The White House session with Harold Stassen and Adm. Lewis Strauss shifted to disarmament and limits on atomic tests. Eden Lloyd and Dulles discussed Middle East issues and the possible posting of UN troops in a demilitarized zone. Britain and the United States clashed over Red China but pledged a united front against Communist expansion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Middle
Far East
Lloyd
State Department
United Nations
Israel
Middle East
Eden
U. N
United States
U. S
State Dulles
Man Staggers Home After Kiss Goodbye Alibi
A Dallas patrol stops a 43-year-old man who denies drinking but his whisky odor exposes him. He claims his drunken state came from one kiss goodbye to his wife, who was reportedly drunk when he left.
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Dallas
South Mound District Wins Federal Aid for Defense Workers
The South Mound consolidated common school near Erie has a federal assistance entitlement of 1138.69 with 740 immediate payment. Nelle Stevens said eligibility relies on federally connected children, 12 of 36 pupils linked to Kansas Ordnance Plant employment, aimed at easing strain from defense plant workers.
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South Mound
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Parliams
Kop
Stevens
Neosho County
Robbers hit Kroger store near Topeka cash haul unknown
Four armed men robbed the Kroger supermarket on U S Highway 75 south of Topeka taking an undetermined cash amount after payday at Forces Air Force Base. Employees were forced into a dairy cooler and later freed. a 1955 green Plymouth sedan fled the scene. A sheriff said privately the loot could reach about 8000 dollars. The bandits escaped as police pursued the getaway car.
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Topeka
Kroger
U. S. Highway 75
Forces Air Force Base
Smith
McQuire
Roads Open But Dangerous In Kansas Snowfall
Snow totals range from one to seven inches across Kansas with drifting in the southwest and continuing light to heavy falls. State Highway Department reports roads generally slick yet open, hazardous conditions persisting in multiple divisions including northeast, north central, northwest, southeast and south central regions.
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Kansas
State Highway Department
Northeast
North Central
Northwest
Oakley
Hays
Division
South Central
Implement Day draws large crowd at Sievers event
More than 750 persons attended the annual John Deere Day sponsored by Sievers Implement Company. Clarence Sievers led the program and noted attendance matched last year despite bad roads. 4-H members from four counties and Future Farmers of America were among guests. A noon lunch was served at 1401 St. Santa Fe plant, followed by a movie at Peoples Theater.
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Sievers Implement Company
Clarence Sievers
Future Farmers of America
St. Santa Fe
Peoples Theater
Cremona Grange Meeting Friday Night
Cremona Grange will meet at the school Friday night at 8 o'clock. Chili and coffee will be served.
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Cremona Grange
Tribune Delivery Help Needed By Phone
Readers without the Tribune should call 17 between 5 30 and 6 30 pm daily including Saturdays to arrange delivery or clarify subscription issues.
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Tribune
Porchlight Polio Drive Nears 1800 in Chanute
March of Dimes porch light parade here last night raised 1783.96, a second high figure since the program began, behind last year's 2086. County chairwoman Mrs. D A Finney said volunteers, about 100, included 60 mothers and 49 men. Donations by mail expected to push over 1800. Fifty percent stays in the county, the rest goes to national polio research and aid.
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D. A. Finney
National Infantile Paralysis Association
Chanute
National Fund For Research
Traffic Fatalities Listed by State Accident Records
Traffic fatalities reported in the last 24 hours and to date in 1956 and 1955 are listed by the State Accident Records Section. The Topeka Kansas figures show ongoing records for the current and previous year in the same period.
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Topekap
Kansas
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U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Base
Heart Fund
Kansas Heart Assn
Clarence Shelton
Kansas Highway Patrol
Tom Morehead
Charles Forsyth
Tore Wich
E.ce
Tegay
Is.co
John Allen
Allen
Jerry McQuire
George Smith
Fred Hall
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Senate
Robert Jennison
R Healy
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Highway Department
Blue Comet
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Karen Johnson
Carol Knox
Karine Bowman
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