Southeast Kansas Corner updates in Oswego Parsons Coffeyville areas
A buzz saw accident near Oswego injured Austin Dickerson, 24, with loss of left arm and partial right hand. Clint Rolando, 22, receives 31 then 48 cards at Fort Scott hospital after a feature photo. family from Bronaugh, Mo., early Christmas care. Parsons Public Library adds 45 long play albums with future 45 rpm set. listening via earphones. Coffeyville city hall lot upgrades with crushed rock for 50-car capacity. Fredonia notes dog show wins for Tony and Little Sheba. courthouse lawn gains 15 trees. Independence church approves a $238,000 building plan beginning within 90 days.
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Fort Scott
Clint Rolando
Main Street Mercy Hospital
Clint
Hurschel Rolando
Bronaugh
Coffeyville
City Hall
Weather forecast for Topeka and Kansas region
Occasional drizzle and fog likely tonight and tomorrow with partly cloudy and mild conditions through Wednesday. Highs near 60 in the southeast, 50s in the northwest. lows 25 to 40s, with lingering snow melt from prior days. Temperature readings show 64 in Dodge City and 42 in Russell yesterday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Russell
Wichita
Harjo Charged With Stealing Car Twice in Holdenville
Harjo Oscar, 19, faced charges for stealing the same car from a Holdenville used car lot on two occasions. The judge sentenced him to two concurrent two-year terms, fitting the punishment to the crime.
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Holdenville
Okla
Oscar Harjo
Harjo
Programs Discussed By C of C Leaders At Luncheon
Chamber of Commerce leaders outlined plans for transportation and organization divisions at a Tioga Hotel luncheon. Henshall, Jones, and Caldwell spoke on rail, aviation, highways, and membership growth. Upcoming Spring Farm Show dates May 5 to 7 and a county picnic were announced.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
Charles Henshall
Hugh T. Jones Jr
Eddie Caldwell
Henshall
Transportation Division
Aviation
Rail Service
Highways and Roads
Leo Gottlieb
Dave Evans
Clarence Sievers
Chamber
Neosho County
County Agricultural Extension Service
Floyd Bray
Jim Cooper
Emmet Bolze
Carl Pate
Kay Hotel
Kansas City
Mack Tells of A's Prospects at KC Meeting
Connie Mack Ill spoke to about 40 fans at the Town and Country Sportsmen’s Club on the Athletics’ future. He noted Bobby Shantz and Alex Kellner as key q uestions, discussed injuries to Gus Zernial, and announced April 7 as stadium plans with opening series April 12 13 against Detroit.
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Connie Mack
Town and Country Sportsmen's Club
American Legion
Athletics
Mack
Bobby Shantz
Shantz
Alex Kellner
Gus Zernial
Zernial
A's
Detroit
Sportsmen's Club
Harry Newland
Six Die In Kansas Traffic Night Fatalities
The Associated Press reports six people killed and ten injured in Kansas traffic crashes. Bertha Aiken of Waterloo died in an accident on Highway 69 near Pittsburg. Rudolph Guenther and daughter sustained critical injuries. Delbert Bullard and his wife and son perished near Liberal. a Bullard daughter was critically injured. In Russell County a car overturned near Hoisington killing Esther Quinlisk and Roy Appling, with others injured.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Bertha Aiken
Waterloo
Town
Pittsburg
Rudolph J. Guenther
Denver
Iowa
Aiken
Delbert Bullard
Delbert Jr
Sylvia Bullard
Bullards
Liberal
Russell
Kas
Right to Work Bill Moves Toward House Vote
In Kansas the House Labor Committee may bring the controversial right to work bill to the floor after Merl Lemert motion. The measure would outlaw union shops and deny employment based on union membership. Senate consideration arises with a maintenance of membership alternative proposed by Sen. Woodward to balance management and labor interests.
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Merl Lemert
Sedan
House Labor Committee
Neal Jordan
Freeport
Labor Committee
State Labor Relations Board
Lemert
House Industrial Development Committee
Elmer C. Russell
R-St. John
Industrial Development Group
Statehouse
Senate Labor Committee
Sen
R. C. Woodward
el Dorado
Senate
Woodward
Leonard Rude
R-Parsons
Fannon to Apply for Parole in April
Tommy Fannon, now in state prison for burglary grand larceny and habitual, will apply for parole on April 28. He was convicted by a Neosho County district court jury on January 10, 1949 after breaking into the Bailey home in Cha nute and stealing household goods plus several pigs.
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Tommy Fannon
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Fannon
Neosho County
W. M. Bailey
Peiping Radio Details Proposed 3-Year Draft Law
Draft plans announced for a new conscription law in Red China to draft 18-year-olds for at least three years. The broadcast outlines aims and potential impact on youths and national service.
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Tokyop
Red
China
Peiping Radio Tonight
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka and State Records
Traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 64, comparing with the same period in 1954 59.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senior High Science Fair Entries Continue Rolling In
Senior High School hosts the fifth annual science fair with at least seven entries from Neodesha and Walnut sending a grade school exhibit. Exhibits include cell division models, luminescence, chemical topics, and insect displays. Judging Friday afternoon, awards include blue red white and gold ribbons. Free will offerings support a school telescope project costing about 100 dollars.
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Tribune
Agnes Crockatt
Neodesha
Walnut
Chanute
Tommie Brazil
Carol Barber
Betsy Hunt
Carol Kern
Carol Lindquist
Judy Jordan
Carlene Haynes
J. A. Weir
University of Kansas
Jim Gilbreath
Carter Brookhart
Board of Education
Crockatt
Bi-Phy-Chem Club
the Tribune
The
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Dental Clinic For Two Days At Local Schools
A two day school dental clinic begins tomorrow with 9 a.m. checks at Hutton Murray Hill and St. Patrick's under nurse Mrs. Margaret Wood. Pupils at Alcott Lincoln and Roosevelt follow, with younger children’s screenings in the afternoon at Hutton Alcott and Murray Hill.
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Murray Hill
St. Patrick's
Margaret Wood
Alcott
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Hutton, Alcott
Royster
Kansas Wheat Prospects Take On Bright Hue After Snow
Heavy snow in the last week left wheat prospects the best in many weeks according to federal and state agriculture departments. Snow protected fall seeded crops from cold damage and left topsoil moist for oats and barley planting. south central and southeastern counties could begin planting after dry spells. Melting snow raised hopes for early spring pasture.
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Topeka
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Fatal blast hits Seoul pipeline injuring multiple including children
An explosion on a U S Eighth Army fuel pipeline in Seoul killed three Korean children and seriously injured others, including an American civilian and four Korean soldiers, with additional injuries reported among local workers.
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Be Vitamin Sure
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El Dorado Cleanup Continues After Ice Storm Debris
Two weeks after an ice storm workers in El Dorado Kansas continue clearing thousands of tree limbs and debris. Park superintendent Bob Shook says it will likely take another week to finish cleaning up.
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Kas
Bob Shook
Fires Claim At Least 15 Lives Nationwide
An outbreak of fires and explosions yesterday and today killed or seriously injured many across the United States. Incidents included a Richmond Virginia apartment fire possibly sparked by an oil lamp, a three-building blaze causing about 250000 dollars in losses, and several Michigan and New Jersey blazes with multiple fatalities. Authorities cite oil burners and gas leaks as ignition sources amid widespread destruction and substantial property damage.
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Port Monmouth
N. J
James McFahyn
Fam
Woman Killed as Auto Crushed Between Two Trucks
An elderly woman died and five others were injured when a car was crushed between two trucks at Cow Creek Bridge on U S 69 south of Pittsburg Kansas. The victim was Bertha Aiken 75 of Waterloo Iowa.
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Geneva Burgess
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Glen Lowe
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Bill Taylor
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Three Die In California Gas Plant Explosion
A spark from an automobile motor ignited a storage tank at the Signal Oil Co plant in El Centro California. The blast killed three people and critically burned another, with flames reaching 200 feet and about 45000 gallons of gasoline ignited. Fire Chief Jersey Birchfield said the fire spread to two more tanks. Dense smoke lingered over the city for hours.
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Jersey Birchfield
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Eisenhower to Send Multibillion Highway Plan to Congress
The White House announced President Eisenhower will transmit a large federal state highway construction program to Congress early next week. Officials said financing agreement is near, signaling progress on the nationwide project.
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White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Turnpike Meeting Set With Kansas Officials
Governor Fred Hall announced an open meeting with the Kansas Turnpike Authority in his office at 2 30 p m Wednesday to discuss the authority's relationship with the State Highway Department.
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Fred Hall
Kansas Turnpike Authority
KTA
State Highway Department
Chanute Voters to Decide on Armory Bonds April 5
Chanute voters will decide April 5 in a spring election whether the city will join the state to fund and build a Kansas National Guard armory. The bond issue would finance the city’s share and site cost, with the state providing part of the funds. The armory would also serve as a community venue when not in use by the Guard.
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Chanute
Kansas National Guard
Iola
FFA Contest Here Saturday in Chanute
Chanute will host a Future Farmers of America crops school and contest this Saturday. Judging starts at 9 a.m. in the Senior High School auditorium. About 12 schools are expected with six entries per school. the top four count for team scores. Certificates go to high teams and individuals, and all participants receive ribbons.
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Chanute
Future Farmers of America Southeast Kansas Crops School
Charles O. Carter Jr
Carter
Tribune Staff Hosts Lunch for Advertisers at Tioga
Tribune staff hosted a noon lunch at the Tioga in honor of Tribune contract advertisers. Phil Stangl of St Paul Minnesota outlined reader interest surveys for the year in cooperation with national advertisers. He noted benefits for local advertisers and urged them to call 17 between 5 50 and 6 20 pm, including Saturdays.
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the Tioga
Phil Stangl
St. Paul
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