Car train crash injures Navy sailor in Fort Scott
John Waring 24 home on leave from the Navy suffered fractures to multiple bones in a car train collision near Fort Scott at about 1 59 a m. He was alone in the vehicle and was hospitalized with injuries to the leg arm jaw and skull. Reports from Independence Cherryvale Neodesha Fort Scott Iola Fall River Parsons and Fort Scott describe other local incidents including a missing car occupant a burglary at the White Spot cafe school break ins and a street project vote.
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Fort Scott, Kas
John Waring
Navy
Here
Waring
Deadline Looms for City and School Board Candidacies
City officials urge filings by Friday March 11 for three school board and two city commission posts in the spring election. No candidates have filed yet. a primary may occur March 22 if five commission or seven school posts are reached, with the city election set for April 5.
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Commission
Howard Hargrove Quits Humboldt Furniture Store
Humboldt change of ownership as Howard Hargrove announces closing his Humboldt furniture store to take a salesman job. Stock will be sold out and the Osawatomie store stock already sold. He plans three months of finalizing arrangements before starting June 1.
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Humboldt
Howard Hargrove
Hargrove
Osawatomie
World Day of Prayer speaker Dr John Gehman inspires unity
Dr John Luke Gehman of Columbus spoke at World Day of Prayer on the theme Abide in Me John 15 4. He described seven C s countries culture conversation clothes customs convocations and communion of peoples, uniting in prayer. The service at First Methodist church featured organ preludes, choir numbers, and a benediction by Rev Judd Jones.
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John Luke Gehman
Columbus
First Methodist Church
James A. Butin
Beethoven
Bossi
Mozart
Mmes
Dean Gough
E. E. Moore
C. A. Dean
L. E. Lofgren
Omer Kern
William T. Hunt
Fering
Marriage Off For Robinsons After 28 Years
Santa Monica California reports Edward G Robinson Sr and Jr face divorce actions. Gladys Robinson seeks temp alimony and half of community property valued at 3.5 million. Frances Robinson Jr cites incompatibility and plans to file for divorce next Monday through attorney S S Hahn.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Edward G. Robinsons
Nave
Edward Sr
Little Caesar
Gladys Robinson
Edward Jr
Frances Chrisholm Robinson
S. S. Hahn
Hahn
Robinson Sr
Tough Guy
Gladys Cassell
New York City
Medina
Arkansas City Parents Protest House Bill On School Entry
A group of Arkansas City parents plans a protest in Topeka against House Bill 212 raising kindergarten and first grade entry ages. The bill would require six by Oct 1 for first grade and five by Oct 1 for kindergarten. George Sybrant, a local attorney, leads the protest, while Dr. J. J. Vineyard urges timing to avoid disruption to contracts. A public hearing is slated before the House Education Committee.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Topeka l
George Sybrant
Cowley County
House Education Committee
Sybrant
J. J. Vineyard
Officers Aid Fort Scott Sailor On Emergency Leave
Fort Scott sailor Norman Ennulat on emergency leave from Honolulu arrived in Wichita and, after a chain of police-assisted transfers through Augusta El Dorado Eureka Batesville Moran, reached his father Fritz Ennulat in critical condition at a Fort Scott hospital. The elder Ennulat was awake when his son arrived.
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Norman Ennulat
Honolulu
Fritz Ennulat
Fort Scott
Wichita
Augusta
el Dorado
Eureka
Batesville
Iola
Moran
Enulat
Man Captured After 2 Killings in Appomattox
An Appomattox man, Frank Mayberry, 49, shot and killed his brother in law and a physician, then fought a 90 minute gun battle with about 20 officers before being wounded and captured. Two victims were Jack Tucker, about 40, and Dr. David A. Christian III, about 24. Mayberry, charged with two counts of murder, denied the shootings.
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Appomattox
Frank Mayberry
Mayberry
Virginia
Evergreen
Jack Tucker
David A. Christian III
David T. Robertson
Zoning Meeting Set With Chanute Officials Monday
City officials announce a 2 p.m. zoning committee session with Chanute to discuss the proposed zoning ordinance. The gathering precedes the city commissioners regular bi weekly meeting at 4 p.m. Mayor J. D. Lightfoot issued the notice. Watch for the Red Swatch.
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Chanute
J. D. Lightfoot
Tax Cut Proposal Heads to Senate Finance Committee
A $20 per person income tax cut passed by the House goes to the Senate Finance Committee as Byrd opposes the measure. The bill would keep corporate taxes at 52 percent from April 1 and extend current excise levies. Senator George weighs steps after Eisenhower’s denunciation and a party line House vote of 210 yes to 205.
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Senate Finance Group
Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Sen
George
D-Ga
Georgia
Eisenhower
Rayburn
Texas
Man Burned In Home Fire At 1424 S Santa Fe
Donald Strange, about 25, manager for the Hudson Oil Company station at 1424 S Santa Fe, was hospitalized with first and second degree burns after a fire at his home 1128 S Garfield. He escaped through an outside window. wife and children are away. Firemen fought the blaze about an hour. cause undetermined. Furniture and a television set were destroyed. insurance status of Strange's furniture uncertain.
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Donald Strange
Hudson Oil Company
S. Santa Fe
S. Garfield
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Strange
Kansas City
Emile Trembly
Chanute
Parsons
Trembly
Eisenhower Chooses Color for Gettysburg Barn
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower picked a pastel greyish green for the barn trim at their Gettysburg farm after hours of testing colors. The First Lady approved the shade that suits the historic site, with Ike urging the painter to let artistic sense guide.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Charles Temp
Washington
Ike
One Won’t Move- House Is Too Small For Two Families
A Chicago area family, the Luthers, has been uprooted from their home by a skunk invasion. Over several days they split into four friend or neighbor homes in Winthrop Harbor as the skunks moved under the house and refused to relocate. Police and fire crews considered tear gas but avoided action. Exterminators declined the job, and the Luthers retreated multiple times as the animals persisted.
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Chicago
Helen Luther
Luthers
Win
Throp Harbor
Kerosene Fire Fatal to Two Little Boys
In Newton New Jersey a kerosene can exploded in a boy’s room killing two youngsters. Jerry Pierce aged year alarmed his mother Violet before dying. Donald 9 perished in an Army cot blaze. Sixteen others escaped as a two story frame home in Lafayette township burned. The mother saved four other children.
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Newton
N.J.P
Jerry Pierce
Violet
Donald
LaFayette Township
LaFayette
New Jersey
A Blast Called Off In Nevada Test
The third and mightiest blast of the 1955 atomic test series near Las Vegas was postponed due to adverse weather conditions late last night, delaying predawn detonations and prompting officials to reevaluate safety and scheduling.
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Las Vegas
Nev
What Faith Means to Me Faith Is Persona
Carol Barber describes faith as a personal, evolving part of life guiding her through confidence and fear. She compares faith to a constant presence that supports and reassures her when facing doubt or challenge.
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Carol Barber
N. Lafayette
Fulton Oursler
Miss Barber
God
Freezing Rain Forecast Sweeps Kansas
Forecast warns of much colder conditions with possible freezing rain tonight and snow or freezing rain Sunday across Kansas. Temperatures earlier today ranged from the low 20s in the west to 45 to 50 in the east, with trace precipitation reported in several cities and varying low readings from 10 to 17 degrees in the northwest.
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Kansas
Goodland
Hill City
Dodge City
Oklahoma
Concordia
Garden City
Pittsburg
Wamega
Topeka
Chanute
Salina
Wichita
8 Month Old Girl Killed in Head-On Crash Kansas
An 8 month old girl, Peggy Sue Moore, died from a head injury after a head on collision late last night. Her parents Rex Moore Jr and Rex Moore Sr along with grandparents suffered non critical injuries. Three Shawnee Mission juniors Fred Twiehaus Edson Perkins and Charles Dessauer were hospitalized in a coma.
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Kansas City
Kas
Peggy Sue Moore
University of Kansas Medical Center
Rex Moore Jr
Rex Moore
Peggy
Danny
Randy
Fort Scott
Shawnee Mission High School
Fred Twiehaus
Edson W. Perkins
Charles Dessauer
Johnson County
Twiehaus
Senate Rejection To Compromise On Pay Boosts
Washington reports Kefauver and Walter clash over a tax free expense fund in a congressional pay raise bill. Senate urged conferees to remove the fund while considering $24 000 salary with potential $2 500 travel perks and other raises for officials.
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Senate
Washington
Kefanever
D-Tenn
Walter
Dpa
House
Comes
U. S
Justice Department
Kefauver
Rep
D-Pa
West Coast
Damages Awarded in Oil Lease Case Near Erie
A district court jury awarded Fred McGowen 370.14 dollars against E. W. Edwards and J. O. Purviance for damages to water supplies, ground, and livestock from oil lease operations on his property nine miles northwest of Erie. Plaintiff’s lawyers were Foust and Foust of Iola. defendants were Balch and Briley of Chanute. Trial of Jack Cunningham for forgery is set to begin Monday morning. jury panel to return at 8 a.m.
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Erie
E. W. Edwards
J. O. Purviance
Fred McGowen
McGowen
Edwards
Purviance
Chanute
Foust and Foust
Iola
Balch
Eight Cent Stamp Honors Rotary International
Post office receives an eight cent stamp honoring Rotary International's 60th anniversary. Postmaster Leif R. Nelson notes on hand also new three cent stamps for the centennial of Michigan State College and Pennsylvania State University.
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Rotary International
Leif R. Nelson
Michigan State College
Pennsylvania State University
Practical Joker Sends a Lion to New York Apartment
A practical joker shipped a two month old lion cub to Joseph M. Gidding an attorney in New York City. The lion arrived yesterday and he asked what to do with it. The friend also sent an 11.49 bill from Nicaragua.
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Newark
N. J.pa
New York City
Joseph M. Gidding
Nicaragua
Peace Talk Scheduled Between Shivers and Butler
Texas VFW commander John K. McKelvey says he arranged a peace talk between Governor Allan Shivers and National Democratic Chairman Paul Butler. He was authorized by Shivers to announce the forthcoming conference.
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Austin
Tex
John KE. McKelvey
Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Allan Shivers
Paul Butler
Electra
Shivers
Plunging Necklines Foreseen by Muscovite Designers
London reports Muscovite fashion houses plan summer styles with plunging necklines. The head designer told Moscow radio the designers are crafting frocks with low necklines, short sleeves, one piece with the frock, and wide skirts.
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London
Moscow
Moscow Radio Tonight
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