Iola Judge Settles Suit Over Iola Athletic Club Funds
Judge Spencer A Gard of Iola settled the Western Association suit for 5567.24 filed last August against the Iola Athletic Association. Edwards the receiver will receive the remaining cash after paying 175.06 to the Western Association and 15.55 in district court charges. The personal property goes to the Iola Athletic Association subject to federal tax liens. Parsons joins flood control association with 350 fee to cooperate on Neo sho Cottonwood dams. Independence election filings show Wilson and Purdu m seeking city commissioner seats. Cherryvale Legion sponsors white elephant auction to aid scouting while Mt Carmel capping ceremonies at Pittsburg Hospital. Pittsburg 18 student nurses take part with Mathilda Korphage Mary Lee Rice and Ann Magill.
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Spencer A. Gard
Western Association
Iola Athletic Assn
J. C. Edwards
Edwards
Gard
Iola Athletic Association
Parsons
Neosho-Cottonwood
Pittsburg
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Mathilda Korphage
Mary Lee Rice
Chanute
Ann Magill
Humboldt
Pittsburg State College
Actress Ona Munson Found Dead in New York Apartment
New York actress Ona Munson 48 was found dead in her Manhattan apartment believed to be from an overdose of sleeping pills. Police say she left a note asking not to follow her and no foul play is suspected pending autopsy. The former Belle Watling in Gone With the Wind had recent illness and despondency noted by friends.
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New York
Ona Munson
Miss Munson
Belle Watling
Russia Seeks Shanghai or New Delhi Talks on Formosa Question
Moscow radio said Russia proposed a conference in Shanghai or New Delhi on Formosa with China, the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain, France, and Southwest Asia. Britain reportedly rejected talks without Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists. Separately, the Tachens evacuation ended with no Red Chinese attack, officials said, signaling cautious hopes for a cease fire and possible pressure toward Nationalist control of Formosa.
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Moscow
Russia
Shanghai
New Delhi
China
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Southwest Asia
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Tachen Islands
State Department
Tachens
U. S
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Taipei
Red
Matsu
Defense Ministry
Maine Passenger Train Wrecked No Injuries
A Boston to Bangor passenger train derailed in rain near Augusta spilling cars into the Kennebec River. All 114 passengers and 6 crew escaped serious harm as two rail cars tumbled down a 15 foot embankment and four coaches stopped near a water filled ditch.
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Augusta
Maine
Boston
Bangor
Kennebec
Seaman George B. Carlos Aboard USS Erben
George B. Carlos seaman USN, son of Mr and Mrs Julian F. Carlos of 520 Highland, reported in January aboard the destroyer USS Erben. Before entering the Navy in January 1954 he attended Chanute Junior College.
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USN
Julian F. Carlos
Highland
Erben
Navy
Chanute Junior College
Motorized junks massed by Reds near Formosa outlet post
Chinese Communist forces massed more than 70 armed motorized junks off the Nationalist post at Matsu as U S and allied forces completed the evacuation of the Tachens. The navy and air forces will resume normal operations and monitor for any attack while preparations for action remain.
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China
Foochow
Washington
State Department
U.S. Navy
Tachens
Formosa
Military Power With Less Cost at Lincoln Day Dinner
Rep. Russell V. Mack praised the current peace time military power as strongest yet and noted lower taxpayer costs. He forecast Eisenhower balancing the budget in 1956 and winning a tax cut, while asserting a large victory for his re election. Lincoln Day Club officers and district directors were announced for the event.
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Independence
Kas
Russell V. Mack
R-Wash
Lincoln Day
Eisenhower
Jack
Lincoln Day Club
Lawrence E. Christenson
Winfield
Camellia Henderson
Columbus
David Scott
Marie Therkelsen
Weather outlook for Kansas with warming trend
Temperatures plunge below zero across Kansas with the Weather Bureau forecasting a moderating, warmer trend through Sunday. Overnight lows range from 5 below in Russell to 6 above in Pittsburg, while top highs reach the 20s to 50s by Sunday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Russell
Wamego
Olathe
Concordia
Emporia
Pittsburg
Garden City
Fires Claim 28 Lives in 24 Hours Across Multiple Cities
The Associated Press reports 28 dead in 24 hours from fires including 18 in Chicago at the Barton Hotel on West Madison Street. Other fatalities occurred in Auburndale Florida Marshfield Massachusetts Staffordville Connecticut Auburn Maine Kennebunk and Brownwood. Fire officials cited smoke inhalation and overheated stoves.
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Associated Press
Skid Row
Chicago
Barton Hotel
Auburndale
Fla
Snow Crop Co
Roy Francis
St. Elizabeth
Larmell Dennet
St. Lucie
Boston
Staffordville
Conn
Winfield Chappel
Auburn
Maine
Lumbard-Watson Co
Kennebunk
Robert
William Barr
Nancy
Robert G. Barr
Judy
Patty
Barr
Portland
Brownwood
West
Madison St
Five Year-Old Maid Admits Killing Wealthy Woman
Beverly Hills police report a 25-year-old maid admitted bludgeoning Mrs. Katie Hayden, 71, wife of multimillionaire Samuel Hayden, with an ax during a roast bone-cutting dispute. Autopsy found 20 to 30 blows. Lie detector tests supported the maid’s guilt. a cook previously released on murder suspicions.
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Calif
Samuel Hayden
Clinton H. Anderson
Peggy King
Katie Hayden
Hayden
Anderson
Rutherford Leon Bennett
Cook
Bennett
Oscar nominees favored Garland Bogart in 1954 race
Hollywood reports Judy Garland and Humphrey Bogart are among the favorites for top acting Oscars at the 1954 ceremony NBC TV will broadcast live from four spots Burbank Romanoff's Cocoanut Grove and downtown Hollywood. Bing Crosby is recuperating from kidney stone surgery and plans to watch at home.
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NBC
Romanoff
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Romanoff's
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Broken Lance
Marion Brando
Brando
Grace Kelly
Audrey Hepburn
Sabrina
Bill Holden
Fredric March
No Candidates for City Posts in April 5 Election
No filings for city commission or three school board seats in spring election. Incumbents J D Lightfoot and Raymond York may seek re election but have not stated plans. Primary possible two weeks prior if contestants exceed. School district residents vote for school board only. Additionally a rail wreck near West Union involved mail cars tossed 100 feet from tracks after a rail broke in 14 below weather.
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Ebar S. Schultz
Walter M. Poor
Ed Cathers
J. D. Lightfoot
Raymond York
City Commission
The
Great Northern Railway
West Union
Here
Train Derailment In Sauk Centre Injures Forty
In Sauk Centre Minnesota the Western Star Seattle Chicago passenger train derailed in subzero cold last night. All twelve cars left the track injuring forty of the conductor’s one hundred ninety passengers. Two cars and two mail cars tipped onto their sides and others jackknifed forming a zigzag. None reported seriously hurt.
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Sauk Centre
Minn
Western Star
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Friday
The Daily Transcript lists hospital entries with Billy King surgical Rene Weaver medical Oscar Gabrielson Gary Green James Sheridan admitted Friday. Dismissals include Frank Emery and Mrs Joe Bryan. Also noted are traffic citations for Donnie Breiner and Jim Wayne Anderson on West Main with a hearing scheduled Mondays. A fire occurred in the front seat of a motor car causing minor damage to a peat.
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John E. Walters
S. Allen
Surgical
John F. Madeo
Frank Emery
Joe Bryan
Donnie Dean Breiner
West Main
Jim Wayne Anderson
Evergreen
Prairie View Meet To Showcase Hosack Dance Class
A Prairie View community gathering is planned for Wednesday night featuring a program by Mrs. Robert Hosack's dancing class. The event invites residents to attend and enjoy performances by local dancers.
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Prairie View
Robert Hosack
Little Change In Red Economy Experts Predict
Washington fiscal experts say the Soviet 1955 budget shows virtually no overall rise, with a 12 percent increase in four major categories offset by unspecified funds. Analysts note half of the unmarked reserve funds likely fund research and development, possibly moving into production.
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Washington
State Department
Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
U.S
Mack to Talk Here Monday No Dinner
The Town and Country Sportsmen's Club cancels the Monday baseball dinner for low ticket sales. Connie Mack III of the Kansas City Athletics will speak at the American Legion clubrooms at 301 N. Evergreen at 7 30 p.m. He will discuss big league plans, show World Series films, and provide A's schedule and ticket information.
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Masonic Temple
Harry Newland
Town and Country Sportsmen's Club
Connie Mack HI
Kansas City Athletics
American Legion
N. Evergreen
Mack
Kansas City
Newland
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka State Record
The state accident records detail traffic fatalities in Topeka over the last 24 hours and year to date for 1955 56, with a comparison to the same period in 1954 57. Data shows declines or increases as recorded by the department.
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Topekap
Kansas
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