Burning of Christmas Trees Set for Saturday Night
Optimist Club president Wayne Smith announced the Twelfth Night burning of Christmas trees will move from Friday to Saturday night at Santa Fe Park. The event starts at 7 30 with a school choir and carols, as trees accumulate on the west side of the park under fire supervision for safety. The club will continue selling trees to fund boys projects, with Floyd West Jr. as chair.
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Chanute Optimist Club
Santa Fe Park
Wayne Smith
Smith
Ti” Smith
Tremeill
Floyd West Jr
Chanute
Advance Kansas budget work outpaces prior years
Legislation plans show House Ways and Means chair Rep. John Conard and Senate budget leader Sen. G. Lee Smith report early, with about one third of session work done. Gov. Anderson aims for a tax free tight budget, with an address expected on opening days.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Conard
Greensburg
G. Lee Smith
Larned
Conard
House
Ways and Means
Smith
Senate
John Anderson
Anderson
Allen Sworn in as Atlanta Mayor Ending 44 Year Rule
Ivan Allen Jr., 50, was sworn in to succeed retiring William B. Hartsfield, 70, who led Atlanta continuously since 1942. The ceremony marks a new era for the Deep South city as Allen begins his tenure Tuesday night.
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Atlanta, Ga
Deep South City
Ivan Allen Jr
William B. Harsfield
Cab company operator dies in home accident
Kansas City Kansas AP reports J T Park, 41, operator of a taxi firm, was fatally injured when his car slid off a jack at his home.
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Kansas City
Kan
J.T. Park
Penguin Makes Call in Kansas City Apartment Visit
Miss Linda Kernbach and Marine Cpl. Joseph Pleva were surprised when an 18 inch penguin appeared at their door. Police captured the bird and took it to the station. officials suspect help from Swope Park Zoo and someone who rang the doorbell.
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Kansas City, Mo
Linda Kernbach
Marine Cpl
Joseph Pleva
Swope Park Zoo
Kennedy to Hold News Conference Monday in Washington
President Kennedy will hold his next news conference in Washington on Monday January 15. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said Kennedy will deliver his State of the Union message to Congress before that date and intends to present it in person.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Washington
White House
Pierre Salinger
Congress
Sunny skies boost Kansas temperatures across regions
AP reports warm conditions across Kansas with highs in the 50s to 60s and mild nights in the 30s. A strong high pressure system over the middle Rockies drives the trend, with Tuesday highs mostly in the 60s from Concordia to Dodge City, Russell, and Chanute.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Concordia
Dodge City
Russell
Chanute
Goodland
Pittsburg
Parking fines paid in pennies in Kansas City
Michael Munjak 18 and his brother John 15 paid a $15 no parking fine with pennies. They counted coins for 1 hour 45 minutes to make the exact amount, but a recount showed three cents short and two clerks helped supply the missing coinage.
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Kansas City
Kan
Michael Munjak
Munjak
James Sieleman
John
Sieleman
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log for January 1961
Kansas traffic death log records four fatalities in the January period through January 9. The 24 hour tally to Wednesday morning shows one death, matching the comparable 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stork Derby Waiting for Chanute Baby
Neosho Memorial Hospital staff planned a sky watch for the long overdue stork as 1962 began. By 1 p.m. today only one candidate remained in care with uncertain birth timing, while Chanute merchants prepared a shower of gifts for the first arrival born at the hospital.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Traffic Deaths Reach 337 Over New Year Holiday
CHICAGO AP 337 traffic fatalities occurred during the three day New Year weekend, surpassing the NSC forecast of 330. Fires caused 83 deaths and other accidents 59, totaling 479. The 78 hour period ran from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday. Fire deaths set a postwar New Year record.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Turnpike Crash Fatal Near Topeka
An Overland Park man Carl R. Herron aged 40 died Tuesday night when his car lost control on the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Topeka. The vehicle struck a metal guard rail and overturned, Herron being thrown from the car.
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Topeka
Kan
Overland Park, Kan
Carl R.herron
Kansas Turnpike
Herron
Chanute School Group Outlines Ten Year Building Plan
A Chanute education committee presents a three stage ten year program for new schools. Priority is a Senior High School with Junior College and fieldhouse, followed by Lincoln elementary replacement and a southwest elementary, plus Roosevelt and Royster relocations as major repairs and new facilities proceed. Three sub committees studied population, facilities and finances.
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Roosevelt Elementary
Hutton School
Roosevelt
Royster Junior High
Jim Blessing
S. Evergreen
Board of Education
Chanute Board Studies 27‑Member Facility Plan
The Chanute board approved a year‑old 27‑member committee report on future school facilities and teacher vacancies. Proposals include a 40‑acre site for a new senior high, junior college, and gym, with phased construction and Lincoln and an extreme southwest elementary site planned for ten years ahead.
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Chanute Board of Education
Chanute
Adiuna
Police Bonds and Fines Rise in 1961 Report
The yearend police report shows bonds and fines totaling 7730 dollars for 1961, up 663 from 1960. Parking meter fines reached 4100 dollars with 16910 tickets issued, and officers handled 2060 calls. Felony arrests numbered 15 and misdemeanors 641, with breakdowns across property, person, and peace offenses.
Kansas Conference on Social Welfare schedule set for Wichita
Topeka AP reports the Kansas Conference on Social Welfare is scheduled for May 1962 in Wichita. The event follows a year of traffic regulation and enforcement data showing 265 city traffic accidents, 22 injuries, one death, and 47 injuries in 1960.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Kennedy orders two new Army divisions activated
President Kennedy ordered immediate formation of two new Army divisions to expand total to 16. The 1st Armored will activate at Fort Hood Texas and the 5th Mechanized Infantry at Fort Carson Colorado. National Guard divisions 32nd and 49th may be released later this year as readiness allows.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Palm Beach White House
32Nd
49Th National Guard
Berlin
1St Armored
Ft. Hood
Tex
Sth
Ifantry
Ft. Carson
Colo
White House
Pierre Salinger
49Th
National Guard
5Th Infantry
Congress
Pentagon
Regular
Non-Resident Library Fee Raised in Chanute
Chanute public library trustees raise non-resident borrowing fee from $1 to $2 per year starting January 1. Librarian Marguerite Barrett explains residents may use the library free with proper applications while non-residents pay annual dues. non-resident students retain free use during school terms. transients must deposit replacement value for borrowed books.
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Chanute Public Library
Marguerite Barrett
Chanute
Fallout pamphlets at post office for free distribution
The post office has 1,500 copies of a pamphlet on fallout protection issued by the Office of Civil Defense. Postmaster Leif Nelson said the pamphlets titled Fallout Protection What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack will be given out upon request at the post office window.
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Leif Nelson
Office of Civil Defense
Department of Defense
Post Office
Nelson
Animal Control Post For George Phillips
George Phillips of 117 S Central is named acting city animal control officer effective immediately. He fills the temporary post after A E Clark retired January 1 and will serve until a contract with the Chanute Humane Society designates the society as the animal control authority.
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George Phillips
S. Central
Phillips
A. E. Clark
Chanute Humane Society
Animal Control Authority
Two Charges Dropped Against Wainwright
CLATHE Kan AP A former Springfield Mo Teamsters official Branch Milton Tony Wainwright had burglary and grand larceny charges dropped Tuesday. Other cases against him were continued. The theft involved a $650 refrigerator freezer from an Overland Park Kansas home.
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Clathe
Kan
Springfield
Teamsters
Branch Milton
Tony) Wainwright
Wainwright
Overland
Chanute Reports 1961 Fire Loss At 49525 Dollars
Fire chief C W Brennan disclosed the Chanute fire department logged 161 runs in 1961 up from 155 in 1960 with total losses around 49525 dollars. Building fires accounted for 27050 in losses and contents 22475.
Don Morris Joins City Police Force
Don Morris a 29 year old resident of 719 N Kansas has joined the city police force as a patrolman and began on the midnight shift. He replaces Robert Fullerton who resigned last week to take other work. Morris has about four years in law enforcement including Liberty Mo. police and Clay County sheriff's office. He worked at Warwick wax plant last year. A three year Army veteran he served 11 months in Okinawa. He is married to Elaine Ruggles of Chanute and they have three children Teresa Lynn Lora Lea and Randall Gene.
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Don Morris
Kansas
Robert Fullerton
Morris
Liberty, Mo
Clay County
Warwick
Army
Okinawa
Elaine Ruggles
Chanute
Teresa Lynn
Lora Lea
Randall Gene
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