Left Hand Pitch and City Hall Debate on Athletics Lease
The Kansas City council battle with Athletics owner Charles Finley over stadium lease draws local interest. Chanute Toastmasters debated a three to five year deal and ousting Finley, with ten in favor and two against. The Tribune notes Elsmore natives Amy Johnson and Trudy Nelson, both sophomores at Chanute and Iola junior colleges, respectively, sharing school memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Charles Finley
Athletics
Chanute Toastmasters Club
Kansas City Council
Charles C. Finley
Amy Johnson
Chanute
Trudy Nelson
Tola
Elsmore
Miss Johnson
Miss Nelson
Iola Junior College
Robins Seen Signal End of Winter Across Kansan Plains
Two Tribune readers report spring-like signs as robins appear. Frank Cook, 12 miles northeast of Chanute, spotted a flock of 12 robins on his farm yesterday. Mildred Bickel of Thayer notes her first robins for 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Frank Cook
Chanute
Cook
Mildred Bickel
Thayer R. A
Five jurors excused in Ruby Oswald murder trial
Dallas AP Five prospective jurors were excused today in the Jack Ruby trial for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. The state used its first peremptory challenge, rejecting ninth candidate Frank Meza, 38, a clerk, who said Ruby seemed emotional then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Frank Meza
Meza
Melvin Belli
Ruby
Oswald
J.I. Richardson
Jesse R. Jones
J. H. Roper
Charles S. Toon
Revision Bills For Kansas Legislature In Trial Runs
Topeka reports trial runs today on House and Senate reapportionment bills. Senate debate expected on a revised 1963 act omitting Leawood. House panel likely to approve 105 member plan before full House debate. otherwise 125 seat plan proceeds after court guidance. Changes include Wichita districts and Shawnee County adjustments. Senate leaders anticipate amendments on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Topeka
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Leawood
Johnson County
Wichita
Shawnee County
Scott County
Gray County
Jack Barr
R-Scon
Valley Center
Education Plan Legal for Higher Education Commission
Atty. Gen. Ferguson says a law creating a five member state commission to plan a higher education program is legal. The legislature approved a $10,000 appropriation for the governor’s department to fund the commission’s expenses. Governor Anderson plans to send the opinion to the Federal Health, Education and Welfare Department for approval and may seek revised legislation if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
William M. Ferguson
John Anderson
Ferguson
Federal Health, Education and Welfare Department
Anderson
Washington's Birthday Post Office Holiday Schedule
Washington's birthday will be observed as a legal holiday by all postal installations per Chanute postmaster Mrs. Floyd Kelley. Window service and deliveries by city or rural carriers will halt. special delivery mail and perishable items will be delivered. Holiday schedules for collection, receipt and dispatch will be followed. The date is not a general holiday and businesses normally open on Saturdays will not close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Floyd Kelley
Chanute
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Brief Note Found
An intercepted missive mentions seeking a phone bill adjustment before beginning payments on a rate increase. The fragment hints at negotiating a rebate or delay related to telecom charges. No further names, dates, or locations are provided.
Suit Filed for 50000 In Erie District Court
Roy J. Bailey of Erie files a $50,000 damage suit in district court naming Martha C. Shannon as defendant. The petition says the May 11 1963 accident occurred four miles south of Erie on US 59 causing disabling injury, income loss, medical expenses and car damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Bailey
Erie R
Martha C. Shannon
Erie
Bailey
US 59
Casper Files As Candidate For Neosho County Post
Kenneth Casper, 46, of rural route 3, announces his candidacy for Neosho county commissioner from the second district, subject to the August Republican primary. A Humboldt and Chanute area native, he is a World War II veteran with Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross with two clusters. Casper ran an oil well servicing business until 1957 and since then has owned a farm two miles east of Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Casper
Neosho County
Humboldt
Casper
Humboldt High School
Chanute
Governors Meet To Curb Beef Imports In West
Gov John Anderson outlines tentative plan for a conference of livestock state governors to address mounting red meat imports. He notes last year imports totaled about 11 percent of consumption, costing cattlemen about four billion dollars in lost value. He criticizes a Freeman gesture with Australia and New Zealand and urges federal action. Anderson says he spoke with governors in Colorado Idaho Missouri Nebraska New Mexico and North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
John Anderson
Anderson
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
United States
Orville Freeman
Australia
New Zealand
Colorado
Idaho
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Nine Men Rescued From Disabled British Merchant Ship
A Norwegian freighter rescued nine men from the disabled British merchant man Ambassador in the North Atlantic about 1,000 miles east of New York. Seven crewmen remained aboard the listing vessel as rescuers stood by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Atlantic
New
Weather and ship distress across Kansas and Atlantic
Weather outlook shows mostly cloudy skies with light snow flurries, cooler temperatures, highs near 40 and mid 30s Thursday. In Kansas, cold weather persists with a new front. lows fall around 20 to 35. Coast Guard reports 35 sailors missing from the Ambassadors crew as rescue vessels search sea lanes southeast of Halifax amid heavy seas and high winds. Italian liner Leonardo da Vinci aids and Fruen arrives. Ambassador owned by Hall Bros. Steamship Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Montana
Hill City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Fruen
Ambassador
Leonardo da Vinci
New York
Coast Guard
Electrical Heating Discussed At City Sponsored Meeting
A city sponsored program on electrical heating was held at the Tioga Hotel for builders electricians and appliance dealers. Denton Matteson from St Joseph Mo Don Eyre and Pat Riley from Kansas City spoke on insulation electrical usage trends and equipment options. Thirty nine attended including speakers and city representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tioga Hotel
City Commission
Don Eyre
Denton Matteson
Pat Riley
Eyre
Riley
Kansas City
Matteson
St. Joseph
Tax Cut Advances With Early March Pay Increase
Washington AP reports House Senate conferees approve the largest tax cut in history, with withholding dropping from 18 to 14 percent a week after signing. The plan, retroactive to year start, cuts rates to 14 70 percent, lifts standard deduction, and adds about 30 billion in purchasing power over two years. Corporate rate falls from 52 to 48 percent in two stages, effective in 1964 and 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Johnson
Treasury
Southwestern Bell seeks four million dollar rate hike
Topeka AP report states Southwestern Bell Telephone Co filed an application with the Kansas Corporation Commission to raise rates by about 4 million above what the state Supreme Court recently approved. If approved, charges would stay near the long-term level. The filing includes a plan to refund for August 9, 1960 to March 2, the bond period pending the case outcome. The 1959 case began with a request for 5.8 million, with later rulings shaping the current dispute through 1960 and back to the Supreme Court ruling last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
State Supreme Court
Kansas Corporation
Kansas
Bell
Shawnee County
Earthquake Strikes Azores Refugees Evacuated by Mercy Fleet
A mercy fleet from five nations ferried more than 1,000 refugees from San Jorge to Angra do Heroismo as tremors rocked western Sao Jorge for days. Ships from the United States Norway Britain Italy and Yugoslavia shuttled across the 20 mile waterway while authorities reported waning quakes and a possible new volcanic eruption building offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angra DO Heroismo
Azores
Angra
San Jorge
U.S
Terceira
Sao Jorge
Alvaro Cardoso
Atlantic
Lisbon
Teotonio Machado Pires
ANI
Park Work Mapped Out For Year
Members of the Chamber of Commerce parks and recreation commission met with Clem Keller to discuss planned park projects for the year. Scheduled work includes new shelterhouses at Santa Fe Park, planting 2000 shrubs, seeding the south acreage, and a shelterhouse and picnic area at Brown Wells dam. Suggestions include relocating monkeys from City Park to Santa Fe Park, converting City Park into a parking area, and widening the City Park drive drainage ditch bridge. Dick Bohling chairs the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Parks and Recreation Commission
Clem Keller
Santa Fe Park
Keller
Brown Wells Dam
City Park
Chamber
Dick Bohling
Flower Baskets Ordered For Main Street Decor
The Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce ordered 60 flower baskets for Main Street parking meters to be placed ten or twelve to a block from Forest to Evergreen on Main and on Lincoln. Installation date not set. Contributions funded the first thousand brochures for a Safari Museum map of Chanute showing churches, businesses, civic groups, and recreation sites. Mrs. Howard Wilson presided. 29 women attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
Forest
Evergreen
Main
Lincoln
Chanute
Howard Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fredolph Hawkinson
Robins
Cha
Coos Bay
Halifax
N.S
Vulcania
Philadelphia
England
The
Hall Bros. Steamship Co. of
Britain
Tom Hk Om
Congress
Southwestern Bell
District Court
Corporation Commission
Park Department
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!