Rotary Golden Anniversary Observed by Chanute Club
Chanute Rotary Club marks its 50th year joining 8400 clubs in 89 countries. Historian Al Leverenz presents Rotary history from its 1905 Chicago roots to Chanute’s 1917 charter. Notable deeds include Liberty Loan drives, White Way lighting on Main Street, Memorial building, Camp Cauble, and postwar rehabilitation efforts.
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Chanute Rotary Club
the Tribune
Rotary
Chanute Club
al Leverenz
Chanute
Rotary Club
Paul P. Harris
Chicago
United States
George Trombold
Wilfrid Cavaness
Harvey House
Oriental Hotel
Morrell Hotel
Independence
Main Street
Sedan Area
Camp Cauble
House Bill Seeks 559 661 Funds For Deficiencies
A House bill seeks 559 661 dollars in deficiency appropriations to run 11 state agencies for the current fiscal year. The Ways and Means Committee lists allocations for Administration 226 800, Executive Council 125 000, Governor 26 000, Grain Inspection 100 000, Savings and Loan 2 402, Supreme Court 21 362, League of Municipalities 10 000, Adjutant General 19 056, Civil Defense 5 230, State Fair Board 12 500 and district court judges 16 800. The panel also introduces a one package bill requesting Gov. Hall's 237 million budget. Other new measures include expanding Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigators to 19, waiving jury trials with consent, shifting kindergarten entry age application to October, allowing cities to use surplus bond proceeds to retire bonds, creating a 1 dollar fee for unprinted name signatures on legal documents, allowing Butler County to add two assistant county attorneys with set salaries, adding up to 1 000 yearly pay for county superintendents tied to pupil counts, and permitting counties to issue bonds up to 0.5 percent of assessed valuation for courthouse repairs.
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Topeka
House
Ways and Means
Department of Administration
Executive Council
Governor's Department
State Grain Inspection
Savings and Loan
Supreme Court
League of Municipalities
Adjutant General
State Fair Board
Fred Hall
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Arno Windscheffel
Smith Center
Judiciary Committee
Nell Renn
Arkansas City
Charles McGinness
Cherryvale
Kelso Deer
Augusta
Vernon Williams
Butler County
Donald Joseph
Whitewater
State
Allan Hibbard
Medicine Lodge
William Mitchell
Africa's paradoxes framed as global battle forecast
Dr. William J. Pinard, Boston University psychiatrist, warned at the Talk of the Month Club that Africa's strategic position and wealth could ignite world conflict. He noted Africa contains vast resources, diverse nations, and a history of European-led development, while cautions on climate and nationalism shape its backwardness and destiny.
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Africa
William J. Pinard
Boston University
Pinard
South Africa
Left Hand Pitch Information and Chanute Gas Record
A mother seeks her 15 year old son Fooger Schroeder missing from Fairbanks Alaska after he left home for work. Chanute reports a new daily gas use record of 6 million cubic feet on Feb 10 amid an Arctic blast and four degree temperatures. Police report a drunken driving incident on US 169 near the county line involving Robert Marshall and Julian R Aranda. Marshall faces DUI charges and Aranda is released.
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Fooger Schroeder
Eleanor Schroeder
First Ave
Polaris
Fairbanks
Alaska
Chanute
Ross Cooper
Cooper
Boy Bleeds to Death After Kitchen Lab Blast
In Heber Utah a 15 year old, Gary N Hiatt, died from loss of blood after an explosion in his basement chemistry lab. His legless father watched from his wheelchair as the boy crawled upstairs to seek help. The Hiatt parents, Bernell R Hiatt and his wife, reported the tragedy.
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Heber
Utah
Gary N. Hiatt
Communist Buildup Reported Near Taiwan Mainland
Political quarters in Taipei discussed a potential Communist buildup on the mainland opposite Nationalist Chinese islands Matsu and Quemoy. Defense Ministry sources could not confirm the reports.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu and Quemoy Islands
Defense Ministry
Junior High Carnival Opens With Night Club Concessions
Nancy Harris chairs the night club concessions for the Junior High Carnival with Helen Anderson as faculty lead and Betty Campbell and Mrs S A Mannoni assisting. Main show theme Stairway to the Stars features Mike Sparks as student chair and Mariam Leatherman guiding the faculty side. Concessions include cake walk fish ponds games and novelties. main show and crowning of carnival king and queen proceed after 9:30 pm with a three couple slate from grades seven nine. Boxing bouts by John Hemphill's club start at 7:30 and the Wishing Well Inn night club floorshows run from 7 through 9 with a student dance band present.
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Nancy Harris
Helen Anderson
Betty Campbell
S. A. Mannoni
Mike Sparks
Mariam Leatherman
D. J. Cox
Freda Betts
Buford Fisher
John Hemphill
Wishing Well Inn
Rotary club marks golden anniversary with guest lineup
Chanute Rotary marks its 50th year with a 6 15 pm meeting at Tioga Hotel featuring Mayor J D Lightfoot and city officials plus Lions Kiwanis and former members. The program includes a 30 minute film The Great Adventure on youth and international Rotary work to be shown at Peoples Theater in March.
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Rotary
Chanute Club
Tioga Hotel
City Commission
J. D. Lightfoot
Raymond York
Charles Rice
Harlie Wolgast
Lions Club
Eldon Penner
Kiwanis Club
Buford Fisher
Dan Wickard
Bill Gray
Roy }McCune
Dwight Diver
Leverenz
Chicago
Iola
Yates Center
Humboldt
Peoples Theater
Chamber
Carl Pate
Fred Harris
Kay Hotel
Wayne M. Taylor
Chanute Chamber
Earl Bain
Charles Henshall
Ed Peterson
Bob Fisher
L. L. Gordon
Wayne Umbarger
M. L. Morton
Ross Cooper
E. W. Johnson
Robert L. Briley
F. W. Montague
Hugh T. Jones Jr
Kansan Made Tiny Diamonds 27 Years Ago
McPherson College chemist Dr. J Willard Hershey produced artificial diamonds in 1920s in the McPherson lab using paraphite and iron filings heated to high temperatures. He formed rough clear diamonds after rapid cooling and acid treatment, with reports on file in Kansas Academy of Science and national bodies.
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Leland Lindell McPherson
Daily Republican
McPherson
Kas
McPherson College
Schenectady
N.Y
General Electric Research Laboratory
J. Willard Hershey
Dr. Hershey
General Electric
McPherson College Laboratory
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Last 24 Hours
Kansas traffic records show one fatality in the last 24 hours with totals for 1955 and 1965 compared to the same period in 1954. The brief notes reflect ongoing state accident tallies and trend updates.
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Topeka
Kansas
No Stranger Now After Two Holdups
Shawnee Oklahoma Floyd Williams, a service station attendant, confronted by a familiar man in blue jeans and a sweatshirt, handed over the day's receipts of $60. The same gunman reportedly robbed the station last Friday night, taking $200.
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Shawnee, Okla
Floyd Willliams
Williams
City planning urged to guide growth and retailed progress
Chamber of Commerce speakers outlined a plan linking natural resources, farm income, and better retail services to community growth. A semi autonomous retail council within the chamber would run promotions with a separate budget. Geissal urged a zoning ordinance and building code to enforce orderly development and warned against pressure groups.
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Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Phillip Bramwell
First National Bank of Kansas
First National Bank of Kansas City; Phillip Geissal
Kansas City
C. G. Rousch
Chamber
Dwight Bedell
Bedell
Tive
Geissal
Planning Commission
Bramwell
Rousch
Four Bandits Rob Missouri Bank For Loot Over Fifty Thousand
Four masked gunmen robbed Corner Stone Bank in Southwest City Missouri shortly after 11 a m taking an estimated 45 000 to 50 000 in cash They forced five employees and three customers to lie down then opened the vault and bagged the money Assistant cashier Jimmy Cantrell and Clay Wilson described the attackers actions as they demanded speed and compliance. Dr G W Blankenship bank president later pegged the loss near 50 000.
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Southwest City
Cornerstone Bank
G. W. Blankenship
Dr. Blankenship
Missouri
Jimmy Cantrell
Cantrell
Clay Wilson
Wilson
Yukon Cold Record Tied at Umiat on Yukon River
It was 76 below zero yesterday at Umiat Alaska tying a cold record for the area set in 1885 on the Yukon River yellowknife weather report notes extreme cold across the region with temperatures near 76 below zero for the day
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Umiat
Yukon River
Thief Returns to Finish Job in Vacant Oklahoma House
A thief who stole the kitchen sink returned to complete the burglary in Oklahoma City. The intruder also took the bathtub, according to Rev. Coy Brown who reported the incident to police yesterday. The residence was vacant.
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Oklahoma City
Coy Brown
Bevan Pushes Delay on West German Rearmament
London reports Aneurin Bevan a left wing Labourite pushed a plan to delay West German rearmament until after top level talks between Western powers and the Soviet Union. He urged broader discussions with the Russians before any armament moves.
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London
Laborite
Aneurin Bevan
Women's Safe Driving Record Reduces Car Insurance Rates
Chanute Insurance Board president Lee Judy says 39 states adopt rate cuts affecting 15 member agencies. Classified by driver age and family status, reductions range from 9 to 32 percent with credits for driver training graduates.
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Chanute Insurance Board
Lee Judy
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
John M. Nichols
Insurance Agents Assn
Kansas City
Associated Press
Nuckols
Little Change Forecast Here
Partly cloudy with little change in temperatures through Thursday. No precipitation in Kansas in the last 24 hours. cooler air will be brief in the northeast. Tonight’s lows 25 to 30, highs tomorrow in the 40s. extremes were 63 at Pittsburg and 25 at Russell.
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Topekap
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Russell
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
Rotary International
Raymond Pierpont
Tribune
Lige Matlock
Headquarters
Allen County
Lloyd Baker
Dick Harbaugh
B. E. Lorance
Matlock
Robert Marshall
Richland
Wash
Julian R. Aranda
Aranda
Marshall
Gary
Bernell R. Hiatt
Een Vt
Larry Thompson
Carol Barnhart
Ben Farjardo
Nancy Willcott
Gene Reinhardt
Evelyn Dormois
Oliver Klingner
Kansan
Mike Carver
Alcott School
Joe Johnson
Chanute Schools
Mike
Joan Carver
N. Steuben
Missouri Bank
Judy
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