Chanute High School Class of 1925 Seeks Reunion Contacts
Left Hand Pitch reports Chanute High School graduates from 1925 seek addresses to reach fellow students for a June reunion. Names on the wanted list include Nellie Selleck Carl Brandt Walter Williams Floris Hensley Lela Risley Myrtle White Zoe Purkey William Brummell Madge Curtis William McPheeters Mildred Baker Elizabeth Cofer Allen Phillips and Charles Moynihan. Reunion chairpersons Mabel Taylor Salzman 924 S Western and Orpha Reynolds Myers 1420 W 1st welcome tips at 3891 and 2898W respectively. Weekend events span June 24 25 with a mixer at Home Savings and a Sunday dinner at the Masonic Temple.
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Nellie Selleck
Carl Brandt
Walter Williams
Floris Hensley
Lela Risley
Myrtle White
Zoe Purkey
William Brummell
Madge Curtis
William McPheeters
Mildred Baker
Elizabeth Cofer
Allen Phillips
Charles Moynihan
E. J
Mabel Taylor) Salzman
Western
Henry
Orpha Reynolds) Myers
Home Savings Building
Masonic Temple
Two Red Cross First Aid Classes in Neosho County
Neosho County Red Cross chapter offers two first aid classes at the American Legion auxiliary room in the Memorial building. The standard class with Mrs Carl Ranabargar runs 1 30 to 3 30 p m, while the advanced class with Mrs Roy Tunnel meets 7 to 9 p m. The standard course is 10 hours, the advanced 15 hours and requires a current standard certificate for enrollment.
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Neosho County
Red Cross
American Legion
Memorial Building
Carl Ranabargar
Roy Tunnel
Weather outlook for Topeka with rain and cooling trends
Forecast calls for cloudy conditions and cooler temperatures. Northerly winds shift tonight with rain or snow possible, lows near freezing. Tomorrow remains near 40 before further cooling in the afternoon, with scattered showers likely this evening in Kansas.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Canada
New Mexi
Kansas Traffic Death Log Sees Feb Figures Drop
AP report in Topeka records 24 hour traffic fatalities to 9 am February total 6 with 1961 showing 52 and period comparison 45.
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Topeka
Kansas
Civil Rights Bill Debated in Kansas House
In Topeka the State Affairs Committee introduced a civil rights bill to transform the Anti-Discrimination Commission into a Civil Rights Commission with power to stop racial religious origin based discrimination by employers unions and agencies. The panel sent the measure back for study as Rep. Jess Taylor noted uncertainty over its contents.
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Topeka
John Anderson
House
State Affairs Committee
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
Taylor
Anti-Discrimination Commission
Civil Rights Commission
Anderson
Senate
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Chanute Teachers Assn Elects New Officers for Next Year
Crissman was elected CTA president for the next school year at a meeting in Murray Hill attended by about 90 Chanute teachers. Elected officers include Vendla Kjellander as vice president Robert Cox secretary Mrs. Wallace Johnson treasurer and Mrs. Donald Briggs historian.
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Chanute Teachers Assn
Freda Betts
CTA
Chanute
Murray Hill
Vendla Kjellander
Robert Cox
Wallace Johnson
Donald Briggs
Kansas State Teachers Assn
Hazel Russell
Miss Betts
Mary Lee Breyfogle
Pearl Chapman
Harold Anderson
Lonnie Rhodes
Sarah Haller
Kansas
Emporia State College
Martha Hutton
Board of Education
Howard Jester
Legislation Committee
Topeka Arson Hearing for 11YearOld Boy
A juvenile court hearing is set for Friday for an 11 year old boy held in connection with a 75000 warehouse fire. Witnesses described the youth reaching into a window to take papers, start a fire, and toss them back as Arson Investigator Merle Steele spoke. The warehouse held tires batteries and auto parts and sustained extensive damage. The youth had prior theft charges.
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Topeka
Merle Steele
Topeka Fire Department
Vickers
Dynamite Cap Explosion Fatal in Kansas
A blasting cap exploded in the hand of Claude Miller of Dexter Kansas killing him. Miller was using the caps to dig post holes in Dexter on Wednesday.
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Dexter
Kan
Claude Miller
Miller
Johnson to Inspect Air Force and Space Installations in Texas
Washington AP reports aides say Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will spend several days in Texas to inspect Air Force and space installations before returning to the capital.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Air Force
Space
Fire Sweeps Across Four Sooner Sections
Fire destroyed several farm buildings including two barns and an unoccupied house as flames swept across nearly three sections east of Stillwater Oklahoma. Grassland burned over four hours before crews from Stillwater and Oklahoma State University brought it under control. Volunteers were credited with saving at least three farm houses.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Kennedy Urges Faster Spending to Boost Economy
President Kennedy urged state governors to accelerate federal spending of 1 billion dollars on highway and school construction to ease unemployment. He disclosed orders to speed 734 million for highways and released 350 million for school construction and related projects, dependent on state action.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Congress
Farmers Attend Feed Handling School in Neosho
About 40 farmers from Neosho and Allen counties attended a feed handling school at the National Guard Armory. Kansas State extension personnel led talks on planning feeding systems, corral layouts, and cost comparisons for feed storage. Additional sessions covered moving feed, processing and distributing to livestock, and choosing proper motors and controls.
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National Guard Armory
Kansas
Harold Stover
Kansas State College
F. A. Prosser
Earl Reinhardt
Wilbur Thompson
Tribune
Neosho
Allen County
National Guard
Kansas State Extension
Manhattan
Penalties Waived at Oneida Library Overdue Book Return
The Oneida Public Library waived penalties on overdue books after patrons returned 235 items. One book had been checked out for 19 years. The move followed a community effort to clear the shelves.
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Oneida, N.Y
Onesida Public Library
Neosho Courthouse Project Gains State Approval for Bond Plan
The county board reports the attorney general's office approved a new funding method for a Erie courthouse. A $500000 target replaces the previous $300000 building fund, with bonds covering the $300000 gap, no tax levy increase, and no voter vote required. Board members D C Diver Frank Vaughn and Charles Norris expect completion in about two years.
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Attorney General's Office
Neosho County
Erie
Board of County Commissioners
Chanute Tribune
D. C. Diver
Frank Vaughn
Chanute
Charles Norris
Eric
New Nurses Directors Named at Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho Memorial Hospital announces Ruth Emerson named director of nurses and Stella Blasingame named assistant director. Both began duties yesterday. Emerson, from Little Rock, previously led Saline Memorial Hospital nurses for four years and has 40 years in nursing. Blasingame trained at Oklahoma Baptist Hospital and comes from Joplin with 11 years in the field and prior executive experience. They establish offices at 205% N Grant and 115 Gretchen respectively.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ruth Emerson
Stella Blasingame
Tribune
Tom Bergfald
Emerson
Little Rock
Ark
Saline Memorial Hospital
Bentonville
University of Arkansas Training School For
Blasingame
Oklahoma Baptist Hospital
Muskogee
Joplin
N. Grant
Arkansas
Biasingame
Dewanna
Donnie
Rick
Gretchen
Bergfald
U N Security Tightens for Congo Debate
Guinea's ambassador Diallo Telli condemns U N Congo policy and demands radical homegrown solutions as U N Security Council meets under heavy protection after Lumumba era violence. Leopol do Benites defends Hammarskjold who rejects resignation amid council backing.
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United Nations, N.Y
Guinea
U.N
Congo
Daillo Tellis
U.N. Security Council
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldo Benites
Ecuador
Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
Lumumba
Council
Lenten Guideposts- Prayer Helps to Save Life of Youth
A youth recalls near death in quicksand in North Carolina and credits prayer with calm, clear thinking and a plan to reach firm ground. He notes that faith arrived when panic did not, enabling him to devise a risky move to grab marsh grass and pull free.
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South Ozone Park
N.Y
North Carolina
Comerom
Name Contest Aims For Neosho Centennial Title
Vernie Helard announces a Neosho County centennial name contest with a $25 savings bond prize. Entries must be postmarked by midnight next Wednesday, open to all in the trade area, and may be mailed to P O Drawer 351 Cha nute.
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Neosho County
Vernie Helard
P. O
Chanute
Herard
Student Flier Killed In Plane Collision At Vance AFB
ENID Oklahoma AP. A training plane collision killed 2nd Lt Ronald Clark Holt 24 Potomac Illinois and injured two others at Vance Air Force Base. Holt and instructor 1st Lt Joseph Dupont Bristol Rhode Island died in the crash. 2nd Lt Daniel K Johnson Moorhead Minnesota survived after parachuting to safety.
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Enid
Okla
Air Force
Ronald Clark Holt
Potomac
Ill
Holt
Joseph Dupont Bristol
R. I
Daniel K. Johnson
Moorhead
Minn
Dupont
Johnson
Vance Air Force Base
Tryout Fatal in Kansas City Car Crash
Richard Osborn aged 20 of Grandview Missouri died in a Wednesday test drive when the new car he was evaluating veered into a ditch and struck a Wee car. Police report the incident occurred during a tryout in Kansas City with Osborn the sole fatality.
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Kansas City
Richard Osborn
Grandview
Committee Discusses Main Street Traffic
The Chamber of Commerce area planning committee led by Floyd Potter held its second meeting on an early study to improve Main Street traffic flow. G A Sutton division highway engineer discussed the issue and pledged office cooperation. a follow up with City Manager R J Hayes is planned to gather applicable city information.
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Chamber of Commerce Area Planning Committee
Floyd Potter
G. A. Sutton
Tioga Hotel
R. J. Hayes
Neosho County Artists Plan February Exhibition
Neosho County artists will display work February 24 and 25 as part of the Kansas Centennial Art Exhibit. Dr. William H. Bailey leads the show open to residents of Neosho County ages 18 and up, with no entry fee. Art entered February 24 at Home Appliance will be judged, then selected pieces go to Garnett regional show. eight regional entries advance to the state competition.
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Neosho County
William H. Bailey
Garnett
Bailey
Kansas
Water Insurance Notice and Tribune Phone Ad
See Wasser for Insurance contact. Phone 119 for adv. If you don’t get your Tribune, call your carrier. If he can’t be reached, call 700 after 6 p.m.
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Wasser
Tribune
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