Swain son safe after Navy assignment amid rumor storm
Left Hand parents feared for son Shelby Swain 18, a hospital corpsman in San Diego, after false reports of fatal injury. The 7 month Navy term included a call from base and reassurance from his mother and father. Meanwhile Hickman Mills reported Shelby Swain 56, Kansas City, injured in a separate crash on US 71.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F. Swain
S. Central
Shelby
United States Navy
San Diego
Calif
Hickman Mills
Shelby Swain
Kansas City
Fire damages First Presbyterian Church in Kansas City
Heavy fire at the First Presbyterian Church located at 10th and Forest damaged the sanctuary auditorium dining room kitchen and children's play areas. Assistant Fire Chief Roy Brown said the cause was unknown and the loss estimate was not yet available.
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Kansas City
First Presbyterian Church
10Th and
Forest
Roy Brown
Driver Arrested After Call From Home
E. R. Goff of 105 N. Central was arrested by police on charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving after attempting to outrun officers near North Malcolm. He was held in the city jail pending bond as officers pursued his car on highway K39 east of the east river bridge. A call from his home reported he had been there with one of his children in the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Goff
N. Central
Goff
North Malcolm
K39
East River Bridge
Nine Trophy Heads Bring Interest to Johnson Memorial Drive
Nine trophy heads once owned by Martin and Osa Johnson have arrived from Jonas Bros. in Mount Vernon New York and boost the Johnson Memorial museum drive. Les Matthews says plans proceed to display the trophies in a vacant Main and Highland building for two or three Saturdays pending prep. The exhibit will feature animals such as gazelle buffalo zebra reedbuck and hartebeest. Public contributions will be welcomed after preparations. Matthews reports letters to Queen Mother of England and ongoing contact with Maj Raw of Rowland Ward East Africa with potential publicity in Nairobi papers.
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Martin
Osa Johnson
Jonas Bros
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Johnson Memorial Museum
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
Matthews
England
Johnsons
Kenya
Africa
Maj
W. G.raw
Rowland Ward East Africa Limit
Nairobi
Major Raw
Chamber of Commerce Urban Development Committee
Fae
New York
Osa
Martin Johnson
Clifford Gibson
James A. Butin
Belle Leighty
A. B. Chauncey
Edward C. Ranz
Butin
Tribune
Mild Weather Area Forecast for Kansas and Nearby
Partly cloudy with little temperature change through Friday. Highs in the 50s across Kansas today, a Pacific front brings more cloudiness and a slight cool down in the west tonight. Kansas spots reported highs near 53, with lows around 19 to 38 and traces of rain in Dodge City Hill City and Goodland.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Hill City
Russell
Goodland
Dodge City
Train Schedules Revised for North and Oil Flyers
Passenger train times change effective at 12:01 a.m. Sunday as announced by G R Stewart Santa Fe agent. Northbound streamliner now departs Chanute at 9:48 a.m. and arrives Kansas City at 12:10 p.m. Oil Flyer northbound shifts to 5:30 p.m. departure and 8:45 p.m. arrival. Southbound streamliner arrival here at 7:20 p.m. and Kansas City departure 5:05 p.m. The southbound Oil Flyer schedule unchanged.
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G. R. Stewart
Santa Fe
Chanute
Kansas City
Nixon Will Visit African Countries
Vice President Nixon departs for a 22 day 17 000 mile goodwill tour to eight African nations and Italy. The trip signals U S concern for Africa as a Western bulwark in the East West struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Italy
Africa
Recreation restudy planned by Chanute council
The Chanute Community Council voted to restudy youth recreation to gauge support for a coordinated supervised program. A three member committee of Krieger Nelson and Richardson will report at the March meeting after reviewing council represented organizations.
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Chanute
Memorial Building
Alfred E. Krone
Robert H. Krieger
Quentin Nelson
L. Don Richardson
Krieger
Kiwanis Club
Nelson
First Patients For Hospital On Monday
Three persons will be admitted as patients at the new Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital on Monday after medical and social welfare approvals. Superintendent Dr Roy A Lawson said the patient load will grow gradually in the coming weeks and that papers for additional possible patients are being processed.
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Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Roy A. Lawson
Four-Year-Old Rescued From Abandoned Well
Four year old Michael Lee Mowder fell into a 50 foot dry abandoned well and escaped with only minor injuries. His mother Mrs Ralph B Mowder said he dropped a shoe into the well and fell in while trying to recover it. Firemen rescued him from the shaft.
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Topeka
Michael Lee Mowder
Ralph B. Mowder
Michael
Right to Work Floor Battle In Kansas House
In Topeka the Kansas House defeated a motion to refer a right to work constitutional amendment to the labor committee. The 67 to 45 vote allowed floor debate later, with Republicans and Democrats split on the measure and Gov. George Docking opposing the amendment.
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Topeka
Labor Committee
Kansas House
House
Bill Fribley
R-Crestline
John Bower
R-Mclouth
George Decking
Fred Hall
Supreme Court
Prairie Valley School Okays 55000 Bond Issue
Patrons of Prairie Valley School District 31 near Parsons voted to approve a $55,000 bond for a new school building. This marks the second vote on the plan after a defeat in October by 65 to 48.
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Parsons
Prairie Valley
Israel Eyes Withdrawal Decision Amid UN Pressures
Washington reports say Abba Eban arranged a State Department briefing as Israeli and Egyptian talks consider fulfilling Feb 2 UN resolutions. Israel may announce withdrawal from Gaza and Sharm El Sheikh with UNEF troops kept in place, while US France and others back a guarded interpretation.
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Washington
Abba Eban
State Department
Egypt
Golda Meir
Eban
Israel
U.N
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
United Nations
United States
France
UNEF
U. S
Gaza
Santa Fe Engineer Anderson Retires After 41 Years
Axel E. Anderson, longtime Santa Fe railroad engineer, retires after 41 years of service ending with the streamliner run between Chanute and Tulsa. Born in Sweden in 1891, he began railroading in 1915 and rose from roundhouse laborer to regular engineer. He will visit Sweden for 10 months before resuming life in Chanute.
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Axel E. Anderson
Santa Fe
Chanute
Anderson
Roundhouse
Lothers
Here
Tulsa
S. Santa Fe
Ernest
The
Kenneth
Needles
Calif
Ruth Vecchi
Minneapolis
Minn
Sweden
United States
Streamliner
Tribune
U S Delegate Quits U N Effort Of Compromise
United Nations report says Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. has abandoned attempts to craft a Middle East compromise resolution while Washington negotiates. The stalled plan aimed to remove Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba without sanctions. Asian Arab and Soviet bloc delegates vow to press for sanctions despite the suspension.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Middle East
Washington
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Dulles
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Lodge
U.N
Morehead Job Bids Due Mar 19
Bids on highway projects in the area are due March 19 at the Kansas Highway Division office in Morehead. Planned work includes eliminating Dead Man’s Corner, shortening a route to Cherryvale, a concrete cutoff on US 169, a bridge west of Girard on K57, widening US 169 into Coffeyville, and a Verdigris River bridge north of Fredonia.
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Kansas Highway Division
Dead Man's Corner
Morehead
Cherryvale
Girard
Coffeyville
Verdigris River
Fredonia
Older Worker Job Program Launched by Local Office
Harley W. Knapp named to head the Employment Services Specialist Program for older workers at the Kansas State Employment Service. The nationwide program uses counseling and testing to place qualified older workers, who have shown strong performance, safety, and reliability in various roles. Chanute office reports 40 placements since January 1 with 46 more older workers registered.
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Harley W. Knapp
Kansas State Employment Service
W. C. Markley
Markley
Chanute ‘Employment Office
Two Airmen Die In Enid Vance AFB Crash
An EMID Oklahoma report says a Shaw Air Force Base C45 twin engine plane crashed on takeoff at Vance Air Force Base near Enid killing two officers and injuring another. The witnesses noted the aircraft veered left about 20 feet high before it crashed and burned. Names of the crew were withheld pending kin notifications.
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Emid
Okla
P—A
Vance Air Force Base
Vance
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
South Carolina
Pair Granted Separate Trials In Erie District Court
Judge B M Dunham granted separate jury trials for Chester Bowman and Sam L Lambert on assault with intent to maim charges. Both pleaded not guilty, with hearings set for March 18. Parole for Max Bandy approved for five years with a $500 bond. Bandy pled guilty to forbery. George Donaldson appointed counsel. Civil appeal Walter C Christopher vs Herbert Pentzer upheld lower court judgment of 82 50.
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ERIE
Chester Bowman
Sam L. Lambert
B. M. Dunham
Max Bandy
Bandy
Forbery
Kansas
Lansing
George Donaldson
Chanute
Walter C. Christopher
Herbert Pentzer
Alice Watts Injured After Fall From Porch
Alice Watts, 73, of 811 N Santa Fe, suffered a sprained ankle with no fractures after a three foot fall from a porch at 502 N Grant. She was taken by ambulance to Neosho Memorial Hospital. Police say she slipped while shaking out a table cloth on the porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Watts
N. Santa Fe
N. L. Old
N. Grant
Miss Watts
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Traffic Fatalities Reported In 24 Hours In Kansas
Topeka reports 2 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours with totals to date in 1957 and a prior period in 1956. The notice includes one earlier fatality not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
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