Neosho Birth and Teen Scout Week Highlights
A son, Jerry Dean Matlock, was born at 6:13 p.m. yesterday at Neosho Memorial Hospital, the first boy for Lige Matlock and wife. Chase teens faced a bobsled crash injuring eight, with Carol Kuster the only one unhurt. Chanute Boy Scouts served as city officials for a day, presiding over a city commissioners meeting and assisting in routine duties.
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Lige Matlock
Jerry Dean
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Matlock
Carol Kuster
Chase
Arthur Kuster
Ross Miller
W. Oak
Miss Kuster
Lyons Hospital
John Farrell
Patrick O'Hara
Chanute
Boy Scout Troops
Jack Brookhart
Larry Seefeldt
Ronnie Harp
Little Girl’s Coughing Saves Family From Fire
In Fairway Kansas a 3 year old girl’s coughing alerted her family to a fire in their home. A. F. Trotter woke by his daughter Anne Elizabeth and carried her and the rest of the family out as smoke filled the upstairs. Damage was estimated at $5,000.
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Fairway
Kas
A. F. Trotter
Anne Elizabeth
Drownings Reported In Independence Ice Fishing Incident
Four year old Frederick Stewart drowned while ice fishing in Verdigris River near Independence. A companion, Mark Alan McKown, escaped after falling through ice. both boys went without parental permission. Frederick survived by his parents Charles and (Mrs.) Stewart. the family has four other children.
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Independence
Frederick Stewart
Verdigris River
Mark Alan McKown
Mark
Frederick
Charles Stewart
Stewarts
Boeing Plans 21 Million Missile Research Center
Boeing Airplane Co announced a 21 million dollar development center in Seattle for missile research and parts of its guided missile program. The facility aims to advance propulsion guidance and aerodynamics with partnerships and new jobs in the region.
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Seattle
Boeing Airplane Co
Pittsburg Editor Brinkerhoff Wins William Allen White Award
Lawrence AP reports Pittsburg editor F. W. Brinkerhoff of the Headlight and Sun received the William Allen White Foundation award at a KU program marking White’s birthday. The 45 year journalist was praised for steadfastly defending community news and public issues.
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Pittsburg
Sun
William Allen White
University of Kansas
Emporia Gazette
Charles M. Harger
Abilene Reflector Chronicle
W. T. Beck
Holton Recorder
Rolla A. Clymer
el Dorado Times
Brinkerhoff
Ottawa
White
Mad Dog Irvin Back in Custody
Leslie Irvin, the so called Mad Dog, was captured in a Market Street pawnshop after fleeing Gibson County Jail in Indiana. He is tied to six slayings and a robbery spree linked to California and Kentucky victims. Investigators from San Francisco expected extradition as authorities confirm the arrest followed a shop check.
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San Francisco
Indiana
Leslie
Mad Dog
Irvin
Market Street
John O'Keefe
Leo Ferraggiaro
Third Street
O'Keefe
Victor Davis
Los Angeles
Tex Williams
Western
Davis
West and not Soviet aid Egypt for Upper Nile dam
News briefs report that Western nations will assist Egypt in building the vast Upper Nile high dam marking a major historic project. Robert Lacoste arrives in Algiers as Premier Guy Mollet’s resident minister amid fresh rioting threats in Algeria and France. Major General Hershey signals possible draft expansion to ready reserve. Ohio communists convicted for conspiracy to overthrow the government. Air Force approves Glenn Martin missile research plant near Denver. Lt. Gov. John McCui sh runs for a second term in Independence.
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Cairo
Egypt
Soviet Union
Upper
Nile River
Algiers
Robert Lacoste
Guy Mollet
Algeria
France
Leap Week contest to name Chanute Mr Heartthrob of 1956
The Chanute Tribune invites unmarried men in Chanute and surrounding territory to be nominated for the title Mr Heartthrob of 1956. Women may vote during Leap Week and submit nominations with reasons why their choice fits. Married men are ineligible. contest begins today with ballots due before February 29.
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Chanute
the Tribune
Hid
Chanute Tribune
Experts Plan Twister Tracking in Fine Art
Oklahoma City AP reports scientists at a regional IRE conference envision refined tornado tracking using sferics, electrical impulses detected by radio equipment to gauge storm intensity. They note 15 impulses per second signals severe storms and over 20 suggests tornado formation, with last year’s Blackwell twister showing 26 to 39. Challenges include coordinating radar and sferics data and identifying storm types, while Air Force and Oklahoma A&M stations provide supporting radar networks.
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Oklahoma City
Twister
Blackwell
Okla
Air Force
Amarillo
Tex
Kansas City
Shreveport
Oklahoma A&m
Stillwater
U. S. Signal Corps
Lincoln Birthday Holiday Affects Local Offices
Chanute banks and the Building and Loan Association will close Monday in observance of Lincoln's Birthday Anniversary introduced the preceding day. County welfare office at Erie and courthouse offices there will also close. Retail stores and post office service remain normal and The Tribune prints as usual.
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Chanute
Building and Loan Association
Lincoln
Erie
County Welfare Service
Lat
Tribune
Lusual
Grotesque claim at Iowa meeting on foreclosures
Dan Turner former Iowa governor told about 200 farmers in Eisenhower’s home town last night that Secretary Benson’s statement that there are few farm foreclosures is grotesque and untrue. The remarks followed Benson’s farm aid defense and a heated discussion about loan units and farm support.
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Abilene
Dan Turner
Iowa
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Suit Challenges Validity of Move To Probe State
Atty. Gen. Harold F. Fatzer files suit to block a seven member bipartisan legislative committee from using powers under a resolution to probe state government. He seeks injunctions against spending state funds and argues the probe exceeds constitutional budget session limits. Gov. Fred Hall requested the action.
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Topekap
Atty
Harold F. Fatzer
State Supreme Court
Richard T. Fadely
Roy Shapiro
Fatzer
Fred Hall
House
Senate
Fadely
Shapier
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
Dale Saffels
Garden City
A. E. Anderson
Scoti
Clyde Littler
Cottonwood Falls
Sens
Richard Woodward
el Dorado
Donald Hults
Erie Tag Deadline Near As Feb 15 Approaches
Erie County treasurer Don Harding reported no rush yet for license tags with the February 15 deadline. A 50 cent late fee applies after Feb 15. The office will close Monday for Lincoln's birthday. Counts show 5,097 passenger car plates and 1,694 truck tags issued.
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Erie
Don Harding
Lincoln
Harding
Highway Patrol
Missing Youth's Body Found in Wrecked Car
The body of Glen Eldon Kruger 18 of Sol dier Kansas was found in his wrecked car five miles west of here. He had been missing since last Saturday and sheriff deputies said he was killed instantly when his car plunged into a deep ditch on State Highway 16.
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Clymer
Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Kansas Day Club
The
Kansas Press Assn
Kansas Associated Press
Kansas State Historical Society
Associated Press
Holton
Kas
Glen Eldon Kruger
Fred Kruger
Jackson County
Kruger
Lincon Day rally stirs Kansas GOP split at 3rd District event
James E F Lawson reports in Independence on the 3rd Congressional District Lincoln Day gathering. Candidates and office seekers converged as Gov. Fred Hall aides and lawmakers weighed bids for governor attorney general and legislative seats. Delegates to the Republican national convention and district positions in Coffeyville March 17 drew contested attention.
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James EF. Lawson
Kansas
Fred Seaton
U.S
Nebraska
Warren Shaw
Topeka
Charles S. McGinness
Rcherryvale
Becker
Vermillion
T. E. Smith
Independence
Harold R. Fatzer
Supreme Court
W. W. Harvey
Anderson
Chautauqua
Cherokee
Crawford
John Wall
Chautauqua County
GOP
Crawford County
W. R. Hagman
Pittsburg
Cherokee County
C. Y. Semple
City Dads Move Toward Zoning Plan and Annexation
City commissioners advanced a simplified zoning concept as they shape a new map reducing districts and plan two public hearings after finalizing the map and ordinance. The body also discussed annexing two areas, awarded a sewer line contract to Harry Byers & Sons Inc. for 2510.46, and welcomed Boy Scouts aiding in the meeting.
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Malcolm
10Th
Harry Byers & Sons Inc
Ross Cooper
Hare & Hare
City Planners
Kansas City
Carter Brookhart
Fred M. Harris
Robert L. Bailey
Brookhart
George McCune
Richard L. Ashley
Lee Judy
Carl Haight
Swink Found Dead in Shawnee Pickup With Bullet Wound
Richard Dean Swink 18 of Shawnee Okla a Chanute native was found early yesterday in a pickup with a .22 caliber head wound The note on the windshield cited reincarnation theories from a hypnosis book He worked in the Oklahoma City Times circulation office No inquest planned but the state crime bureau will handle lab checks He is survived by his father Richard G Swink Kansas City his mother Mrs William Wright Harko Ill and four sisters Interment set for Chanute with Gibson Funeral Home arrangements incomplete
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Richard Dean Swink
Shawnee
Okla
Chanute
Wire Service
Swink
Oklahoma City Times
State Crime Bureau
Richard Dean
Cha‘nute
Kansas City
Oklo
Richard G. Swink
William Wright
Harko
Ill
Martha Hathaway
Betty Lou Pace
Springville
Tenn
Mary Belle Smith
Rosella Davis
Gibson Funeral Home
Terrill Begins Serving One-Year Sentence
Kansas City Kans. P Ray C Terrill, Lawrence operator of a chain of variety stores, surrendered to begin serving a year long sentence for federal income tax evasion. He was sentenced to 18 months but Judge Arthur J Mellett reduced the term to one year and a day. Terrill’s stores operate in Lawrence Salina Paola Osawatomie Olathe Ottawa and Chanute.
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Kansas City
Kas
Ray C. Terrill
Lawrence
U.S
Arthur J. Mellett
Terrill
Salina
Paola
Osawatomie
Olathe
Ottawa
Chanute
Fire damages LaCrosse John N Luft Motor Co
A fire in LaCrosse Kas badly damaged the John N Luft Motor and Co early today. Two new Fords and a diesel tractor belonging to a customer were destroyed along with the firm's entire parts stock and office equipment.
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Lacrosse, Kas
John N. Luft Motor &Co
Senator Case Links $2,500 Gift to Gas Bill Vote
Senator Francis Case testified that a Nebraska lawyer’s $2,500 campaign contribution suggested an abnormal interest in his vote on the natural gas bill. He rejected the gift, saying no bribe was intended, and noted a friend found the money on a desk. Case disclosed a Dec. 7 inquiry about his position prompted his Senate speech.
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Washington
Francis Case
Nebraska
Case
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
Senate
George
Dga
Charles W. Steadman
Steadman
Neff
Halsted Speaks on Reclamation Labs at Engineers Meet
Leroy Halsted, assistant research engineer at the Ash Grove cement plant, spoke to the Southeast Kansas Chapter of the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers at the Tioga Hotel last night. About 20 chapter members attended from 11 counties, with seven Junior College Engineers Club members and sponsor Jim Gilbreath as guests.
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Leroy Halsted
Ash Grove
Kansas
Kansas Society of Professional Engineers
Tioga Hotel
Engineering Laboratories
Bureau of Reclamation
Junior College Engineers Club
Jim Gilbreath
Snow and Colder Weather Forecase for Kansas
Snow and colder air are moving into Kansas with scattered snow in the northwest and southeast tonight. Temperatures tonight fall to the 20s west to mid 20s east, with highs Saturday in the 40s and widespread lighter moisture.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Rus‘sell
Wichita
Manhattan
Wamego
Olathe
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Eddie Norton
Allan Booe
Don Umbarger
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Bot Haskins
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Kenneth Winters
Mike Harris
Tom Brazil
Charles Rice
Richard D. Worley
Daddy
Linda
Diane
Theresa
Shirley
Mrs. Worley
Missile Research Plan
Fred Brinkerhoff
Arthur Blakley
Chanute Daily Sun
Fred Cone
Cone
Blakley
Mad Dog Irvin
Evansville
Redondo Beach
Princeton
Ind
Gibson County
W. Wesley Kerr
Mary Holland
Wilhelmina Sailer
Solitude
Goebel Duncan
Henderson
Michigan City
Springfield
Cozad
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Congress
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington P
Glenn L. Martin Co
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Denver
John McCuish
Queen Marie
Marie Grogan
Ann Townsend
Marilyn Johnston
Future Teachers Association
Mr. Heartthrob
Institute of Radio Engineers
Oren Gray
Parsons
George's
Gray
Hall
Walter McVey Jr
Montgomery County
John Vermillion
Independence Weekly
Richard L. Becker
Coffeyville
Vention
Harry Byers
Rose Acres
Virginia Jones
West Seventh
Arch Allen
Allen Monument Co
Memorial Park Cemetery
George C. Crockatt
Memorial Building
LaCrosse
Sen. Case
Halsted
Engineers
Porrcast
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