Left Hand Pitch Brings Two Soldiers Together in Korea
Mrs. Fannie L. Piesker notes that PFC Rex Piesker in Inchon, Korea, learned a cousin also serves there. The two, unaware of kinship, are connected through shared grandmothers. They meet via cross-country mail before Rex sails for the United States, returning to Stark in early March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Rex Piesker
Inchon
Korea
Texas
Colorado
Rex
United States
Stark
Independence Woman's Body Found in K C
Two missing women appear to be victims of exposure. Mrs. Margaret Roberts 47 of Independence Kan found at 47th and Van Brunt in Kansas City MO. missing since Dec 12. Mrs Alma Dawson 31 of Kansas City Kan found at Fifth Street and Oakland Ave in Kansas City Kan. reported missing Jan 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Margaret Roberts
Independence
Kan
47Th
van Brunt
Alma Dawson
Fifth Street
Oakland Ave
Record Snow In State Area
Northeast Kansas endured record snow cover this winter with 54 consecutive days by end of January, exceeding the 1939–40 record. January ranked as the second coldest in nearly 60 years at Topeka with mean temperatures 4.3 to 7.6 degrees below normal and lows to 19 below at Ellsworth. Snowfall varied across the state with Oberlin 0.12 inches and Paola 3.05 inches, average eastern snowfall about 16.6 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ellsworth
Ashland
Wichita
Leavenworth
Oberlin
Paola
East Central
Cold wave eases as Kansas warms by Wednesday
A cold wave that kept Kansas under sub freezing temps eases with readings rising by Wednesday. Early lows ranged from 10 degrees in Topeka and Lawrence to 21 in Wichita, with Goodland at 11. Highs Monday hovered near 30 across several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence
Wichita
Goodland
Chanute
Burns Fatal Fire Claims 78YearOld Nursing Home Inmate
In Joplin Missouri an elderly inmate at a nursing home died after flames enveloped his clothing while he sat in a wheelchair. The fire started when a cigarette ignited his clothing last Tuesday and proved fatal Monday night to Frank E Layman 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Frank E. Layman
Chanute High Names Eleven Honor Graduates of 1962
Chanute Senior High School announces eleven students as honor graduates for the class of 1962 based on grades from ninth through eleventh and first semester of senior year. The group includes six boys and five girls with a reception planned March 11 for graduates and families at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Senior High School
Marcia Blackston
Marlin Blackston
S. Ruther
Judy Chandler
Wilbur Chandler
W. 5Th
Gary Garrison
George W. Garrison
N. Steuben
Barry Gerken
Lewis Gerken
N. Forest
Pamela Gray
William Gray Jr
N. Larson
Mike Mee
Thomas A. Mee
S. Highland
Jim Roberts
J. A. Roberts
W. 6Th
Sherrill Rush
Herla Rush
S. Santa Fe
Marcia Sandberg
Rudolph Sandberg
W.walnut
Larry Seefeldt
Everett Seefeldt
Bill Taylor
Lewis Taylor
Barston
Chanute High School
Lester Greve
Burt Long
John Hemphill
Floyd Thuston
M. J. Casey
Ray Grillet
James G. Owens
Mmes
Frank Young
Dwight Diver
Charles Norris
Frank Vaughn
Charles Bohlander
Tioga Hotel
Legion Post Plans 35000 Remodel of Its Home
The Boerstier May American Legion post at 301 N Evergreen budgeted 35000 for remodeling and refurnishing. Berthot Construction is general contractor with Durham Jordan plumbing and Lassman Electric wiring. Work enlarges building west and north with a new modern kitchen and a furnished women’s lounge. Architectural supervision by Wayne D Johnson of Springfield Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
On Post
N. Evergreen
Bill Roberts
Post
Rrah Rane Pera
Chanute
Berthot Construction
Durham & Jordan
Lassman Electric
Wayne D. Johnson
Springfield, Mo
Johnson
Floyd
L. Johnson
W. Walnut
Atomic Arms For NATO Discussed
President Kennedy and NATO Secretary General Dirk A. Stikker discussed a possible independent nuclear force for NATO free of U S control. Stikker favors multilateral ownership and control with U S input guiding the next steps. Kennedy noted the U S would consider providing NATO with nuclear weapons once non nuclear goals are achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
North Atlantic Alliance
Dirk A. Stikker
White House
NATO
U.S
Stikker
United States
Ottawa
Canada
F Lof
Dean Rusk
Hit and Run Driver Identified in Kansas City Area
Mrs. Josephine Sitlington 64 of Belton Missouri told police she drove the car that struck a horse and rider on State Line Road south of Kansas City and fled. She later learned the seriousness from a newspaper report and saw the rider Teddi Ann Easley 19 and the horse, which had to be destroyed due to a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Josephine Sitlington
Belton
State Line Road
Sitlington
Sitlinger
Teddi Ann Easley
Traffic Fatalities Hit 1962 February Total
AP reports Kansas traffic death log shows 39 fatalities for February 1962, 4 fewer than the 1961 period, with 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Woman Found Dead In Burned Home In Kansas City
The badly burned body of a pajama clad woman was found on the second floor of a heavily damaged home in Kansas City. Identified as 35 year old Mrs Rosemary Cole who had been discharged from General Hospital in December she apparently was alone in the residence. Firemen had to don gas masks to enter as Battalion Chief John J Logan said the blaze likely started on the bed where the body lay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Rosemary Cole
Hadeen
General Hospital
John J. Logan
Chanute Launching Pad Youth Center Reopens With New Name
The Chanute Teen Canteen reopens as The Chanute Recreation Launching Pad under new sponsorship. The center, above The Tribune, serves Junior College on Tue Thu, Junior High on Fri, and Senior High and JuCo on Sat, with age limits 14 to 21 for non students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
City Recreation Commission
Chanute Recreation
Blue Comets
Rockets
Royster
St. Patrick's
Recreation Commission
Commission
W. H. McMurray
McMurray
Ranney Fund Chartered To Help Kansan Faces Greek Death Sentence
Ranney Fund in Topeka has completed incorporation to aid Roger Ranney and defend a Kansan sentenced to death in Greece. Don Donaldson of Chanute serves as resident agent for the nonprofit formed on behalf of the ex-Chanute resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Greece
Don Donaldson
Chanute
Roger Ranney
Study of School District Organization Planned by Legislature
In Topeka the Legislative Council will study school district organization this year after House approval. A companion bond moratorium and a separate measure to ease bill title requirements were defeated, signaling likely new laws in the 1963 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Legislative Council
House
Senate
Two Men Die in Pittsburg Bridge Crash
Ben J. Jones aged 63 and Nelce Moore aged 73 both of Pittsburg were killed when their car struck a bridge east of Pittsburg. The vehicle tore through four concrete uprights and plunged into East Cowskin Creek overflow. The weakened bridge was closed to traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
Ben J. Jones
Nelce Moore
Realtors Discuss Multiple Listings Policy Update
The Neosho County Board of Realtors held a luncheon at the Silver Grill where a new multiple listings policy effective January 1 was discussed. Nineteen realtors attended and Cha nute agencies joined the county board, enabling use of the term realtor with Gail Malson presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County
Legislature Nears End of 1962 Budget Session
In Topeka the 1962 budget session moved toward adjournment after approving a $5 per pupil increase for elementary and high schools and sending the measure to Gov. John Anderson. A $66.8 million college appropriation was approved, and a parks bill including $100,000 for Prairie National Park land in Pottawatomie County was signed. Adjournment was targeted for tonight or Wednesday amid conference committee work and possible final snags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka (Ap
John Anderson
Prairie National Park
Pottawatomie County
Congress
Anderson
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Senate
School Board Approves Hiring to Meet 1962 63 Enrollment
The board approved hiring two additional senior high teachers for 1962 63 to cope with an expected enrollment rise of about 100 students next year. Dell Reed outlined plan to shuffle staff and add positions in English math and social science, plus a full time Spanish teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Reed
Reed
Royster
St. Patrick's
Juco
Robert Pugh
Maureen Smith
Pugh
Humboldt
San Jose State
Ethel Davidson
Miss Smith
Emporia State College
Most Wanted Is Captured
FLOYDADA TEX AP Delbert Henry Linaweaver a 30 year old burglar who escaped from Salina Kansas jail in 1960 and joined a harvest crew before appearing on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list was captured near Floydada unarmed and did not resist FBI agents The capture followed two men recognizing his poster and alertting authorities Linaweaver had prior sentences for forgery burglary and assault with a dangerous weapon and had escaped custody in 1960 by assaulting jailers
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Floydada
Tex
Delbert Henry Linaweaver
Salina
Kan
FBI
Johnnie West
James Edward Thomas
Silverton
Walter Hollams
Edward Thomas
Linaweaver
Kansas Penitentiary
Saline County
Nebraska
Canada
Texas
Advisory Group Visits Neosho Manor Welfare Board
The Advisory Committee to the Neosho County Welfare Board met at Neosho Manor for a dinner review of operations. Manor manager Norma Summers said the home houses 50 residents, with welfare clients making up about two thirds, and employs 23 full time and three part time staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho
Two Escape Prisoners Out of Delaware County Jail
Two inmates escaped the Delaware County jail in Jay Oklahoma by sawing through bars after 1 a.m. Richard Alvin Woodring 39 armed robbery kidnapping and attempted jail break charges is described as dangerous and possibly armed. Jerry Bill Hopkins 20 serving a year on burglary also linked to an interstate car theft ring. Both are from Tulsa and wanted on multiple charges in other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Okla
Delaware County
Sheriff's Office
Richard Alvin Woodring
Jerry Bill Hopkins
Tulsa
Woodring
Alaska
Hopkins
Missouri
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K.C
Pam Gray
Tribune
Larry Mathews
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Ranney Fund
State
Lansing
Gover
Charlotte Traylor
Welfare Board
the Tribune
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J.p.h
Chanute Tribune
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