Left Hand Pitch Neosho County Red Cross Drive Grows Slowly
Neosho County Red Cross contributions lag the county quota with $240 raised by today. Mrs. Howard Winans says Allen and Montgomery Counties nearly met their shares. Donations are collected at the Memorial Building Red Cross office and no deadline is set. City Manager Ross Cooper notes water from Iola may arrive this afternoon for Chanute residents, who may fill containers at the city warehouse.
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Neosho County
Red Cross
Howard Winans
Ross Cooper
Iola
Chanute
Lola
Second
Santa Fe
Man Survives Five Hours After Being Cut in Two
Hannibal Missouri reports John Bobbitt aged 46 was cut in two by a switch engine yesterday and clung to life for over five hours. He spoke with his wife, a minister and doctors during the ordeal, then died two hours after an anesthetic. Doctors witnessed minimal bleeding due to crushed vessels. Coroner Sweets noted Bobbitt claimed he threw himself before the locomotive.
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Hannibal
John Bobbitt
J. W. Well
Dr. Well
Henry H. Sweets
Bobbitt
Rail Strike Threatens Canada Economy And CPR Revenue
Montreal report says a coast to coast strike by the Canadian Pacific Railway has idled 73 000 workers and threatens cutbacks across 17 000 miles of track. Prime Minister St Laurent says no action yet as cabinet weighs parliamentary steps. CPR loses about 1 300 000 daily in revenue with five million weekly in wages for idled workers.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Louis St. Laurent
CPR
Canada
St. Laurent
Snow blankets Chanute with an inch on ground
A white Christmas arrived late in Chanute with light snow continuing from early morning. The CAA reported an inch on the ground at 1 30 pm and totals varied across the region, with no traffic hazards reported. Forecast calls for more light snow and colder temperatures into Saturday.
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Chanute
CAA
Garden City
Dodge City
Wichita
Libleral
Hugoton
Plains
Meade
Ulysses
Parsons
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Regime Hanged for Hiding Arms Raises Rebel Death Toll
Multiple reports say a 25 year old Communist regime member was executed for concealing arms. The figure of rebels executed rises to six though estimates suggest a higher total. Khrushchev health status remains unexplained after absence from public duties since New Year’s Eve. Police intensify search for missing teens Barbara Grimes and Patricia Grimes in Chicago with over 150 officers involved. Senator McClellan orders Senate Investigations subcommittee inquiry into Army contract linked to wife of Assistant Secretary of Defense Robert Tripp Ross.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Asst. Secretary of Defense
Robert Tripp Ross
City area expands Chanute boundaries by 55.9 acres in 1956
City officials report four additions to the corporate limits in 1956 totaling 55.9 acres. The Harry Byers, Kensinger Haight, O L McMillen, and Rose Acres additions cover 7.4, 28, 13, and 7.5 acres respectively. Rose Acres was bought from the Neil S. Jones estate by the Evangelical United Brethren church which will hold its first service there Sunday. A new law requires annual publication of boundary changes rather than full boundary descriptions for each addition.
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Chanute
Rose Acres
Neil S. Jones
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Four Die in Plane Crash Into Vacant Phoenix Home
In Phoenix Arizona a novice pilot lost control in overcast conditions and crashed into an unoccupied house on a quiet street. All four aboard were killed. Raymond C. Roberts 38 an oil exploration engineer from Costa Mesa California rented the home with business partner Urbin N. Hartman 52 of Anaheim California and their wives Leona Roberts 40 and Anna Hartman 51. The Civil Aeronautics Administration reported Roberts earned his pilot license on December 24 and had flown only 24 hours solo.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond C. Roberts
Costa Mesa
Calif
Urbin N. Hartman
Anaheim
Leona, Roberts
Anna Hartman
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Roberts
Fails in School
Norman Oklahoma Never Fail is an engineering senior at the University of Oklahoma from Oklahoma City. Will Fail is a freshman from Shawnee.
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Norman
Okla
Never Fail
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Will Fail
Shawnee
Major Oil Firms Raise Gasoline Prices in Texas
Humble Oil & Refining Co. hiked Texas gasoline prices a penny a gallon effective 7 a.m. today after a 35 cent per barrel crude rise. Golden Esso 35.2c, Esso Extra 32.2c, Humble Regular 29.7c. Continental posted 35c hikes in north and west Texas and New Mexico, with 40c in southwest Texas.
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Houston
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Texas
Humble
Commission
Houston Chronicle
Continental Oil
Tulsa
Texas Co
Continental
Oklahoma
Eddy and
Lea
New Mexico
Southwest
Salina Relief Fund for Former Governors Opens
Salina starts a relief fund for former governors who struggle after retirement. Bill Nance, a Salina salesman, donates 15 cents to the Salina Journal and calls the Smith McCuish Hall triple play at Topeka yesterday a disgrace to Kansas. The journal holds the donation pending developments.
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Salina
Bill Nance
Mrs Browning Named Deputy Clerk of Court
Mrs Roy H Browning of Chanute is appointed deputy clerk of the Neosho County District Court in Chanute. Miss Estes, clerk elect, announced the change. Browning is a Chanute native and former Freda Myers, with work history at Chanute stores and the sales pavilion. She will begin duties at noon January 14.
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Erie
Roy H. Browning
Chanute
Neosho County
Missing Actress The Body McDonald in California
The actress Marie The Body McDonald vanished from her Van Nuys home early today. Police treat it as a kidnapping after a threatening call to her mother and a note warning not to alert police. Her ex husband Harry Karl reports a call promising contact later if police are not notified.
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van Nuys
Calif
Marie
Ald
Miss McDonald
Marie Tuboni
Woodland Hills
Miss McDonald's
Tom Quarles
Zoning Forms Detailed by City Director
Director Morehead outlined standardized forms for the city’s new zoning law. Construction permits, occupancy certificates, and appeal forms will be available and distributed to contractors and lumber yards, with a $10 permit fee and penalties up to 500 per day for violations.
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Tom Morehead
Morehead
Chanute merchants report banner 1956 demand across sectors
Local industrial leaders and retailers in Chanute report 1956 activity at or above 1955 levels across manufacturing and retail. Demand rose in food, building materials, home appliances, and farm goods, though drought and water shortages cut fishing gear and some auto sales. Merchants expect drought-breaking rains to boost 1957.
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Chanute
Ash Grove Water Lift to Begin Monday
Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Co resumes cement production after a water shortage. Eight water tank trucks will haul from Humboldt to Ash Grove lake on an around the clock schedule, with four more to join later. A pump at the Humboldt dam will push water through a welded pipeline to truck tanks at a loading dock near the reservoir.
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Humboldt
Ash Grove Lake
Kenneth W. Wright
Ash Grove
Wichita
Humboldt Reservoir
$300 Stolen From Nu Way
About $300 in cash was taken from Nu Way Cleaners at 332 W Main last night. Al Goodwin reported the break in after opening at 7:30 a.m. A back window was found broken and a five foot crowbar lay nearby. The loss included a cash bag from a front filing cabinet. an envelope with $198.20 in checks and two $20 bills remained.
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Nu-Way Cleaners
W. Main
al Goodwin
Goodwin
Wealthy Californians Seek to Adopt Six Orphaned Children
A rich California couple from Burbank, Laurence Bly and wife, travel to Phoenix to pursue adoption of six Alires children orphaned in a December 17 train crash. The aunt approves, California officials see no legal barrier, and the children would stay together and be raised Roman Catholic. The six are Victor Jr age 10, Patsy 8, Wally 6, Tommy 3, Lonnie 5, and Danny 11, with Danny eager to move to California to help his siblings.
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Phoenix, Ariz
California
Phoenix
U.S
Laurence Bly
Burbank
Calif
Cecilia Alires
Victor Alires
Blys
Bly
Danny
Victor Jr
Patsy
Wally
Tommy
Lonnie
Polio Cases Fall Sharply in 1956 United States
The Public Health Service reports polio cases dropped about 47 percent in 1956. Cases numbered 15 400 for 1956 versus 129 270 in 1955, reflecting a major reduction in incidence nationwide.
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Washington
Public Health Service
McCuish Says He Was Unaware of Governor Switch
John McCuish revealed he learned of his elevation from lieutenant governor to governor only at Tuesday noon after Gov. Fred Hall resigned to allow the switch. Hall noted Smith's resignation and said no changes would be made to the existing appointments list. Docking will assume office later, with Hall staff kept, and McCuish plans no legislative messages before January 14.
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Kansas
George Docking
Fred Hall
John McCuish
Meahoneniy Governoe
Hall
McCuish
Supreme Court
Kansas Vcking
Topeka
William A. Smith
Smith
Senate
Mack Nations
Kinsley J
Albert Becker
Kansas City
State Civil Service Board
Ernor George Docking
Robert Turney
56 Traffic Toll Hits 40 020
Chicago The nations motorists set an all time highway death record for 1956 the National Safety Council says. The toll reached 40 020 with 36 000 dead in the first 11 months and December estimates pushing the total higher. Daylight saving time was cited as a factor in October’s dip.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
City Water Usage Phone Line Help
City residents urged to call Tribune water usage line or carrier for reports. If unavailable, callers may dial 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
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Albert Benson
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Patricia
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Harry Byers
Rutter
Plummer
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Oak
Kensinger-Haight
Larson
O. L. McMillen
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Newsmen Today
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