Local Meetings And Social Notices Across Communities
VFW Auxiliary set to meet at 12413 W Main Thursday from 10 to 4 announced by Mrs Gertie Adams chairman. Cremona community meeting at 8 pm Thursday at the school with cake and coffee. Prairie Center school northwest of Petrolia hosts a Thursday night community meeting with Harvey Rhodes, John York and Steve Griffiths. Foursquare HD unit meets with Mrs Earl Smith Friday at 1 30 pm. Maple Grove community meeting in Wilson county Friday night. Harvey Rhodes presents magic with John York and Steve Griffiths. Mr and Mrs Elmer J Barker and Christie of Vernal Utah arrive for visit with Mrs G E Barker and her parents Mr and Mrs Joe DuBois.
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VFW
W. Main
Gertie Adams
Prairie Center School
Petrolia
Harvey Rhodes
John York
Steve Griffiths
Elmer J. Barker
Christie
Vernal
Utah
G. E. Barker
Joe DuBois
Foursquare HD
Earl Smith
N. Western
Maple Grove
Wilson County
Daily Transcript Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals
Memorial Hospital reports admit veterans on Tuesday including Mrs R B Garvin Mrs Everett Henderson Jim W Anderson Claude Crane and Carl Duncan and medical births for Raymond Bamron and Jack Riegle. Dismissals list several patients and births while deeds list land transfers by Lola Abstract to multiple parties in Allen County.
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R. B. Garvin
S. Western
Medical
Everett Henderson
Thayer
Surgical
Jim W. Anderson
R. 2
Claude Crane
Humboldt
Carl Dungan
Sherman
Minette Eddy
N. Western
Donald Wyatt
Marilyn Ostrander
Floyd Shively
Robert and
Ronald Hamilton
N. Highland
Forrest Smith and Son
S. Ashby
Mary C. Goss
Mary Jo Heenan
Raymond Bamron
Toronto
Jack Riegle
W Pine
Allen County
Lola Abstract
Mary Lucille Brier
O'Neal A. Thurman
Lavenburg
Addaline Thurman
Harrison
John A Shanahan
Donna R. Shanahan
Iola
Maude L. Spears
Clarence Warren
Veil Warrite
Yola Roland K Hobart
Wiliam Curtis
Dorothy Mae Bingham
Four New Directors For Kansas Oil Men
The Kansas Oil Men's Assn. elected four new directors Ernest Unruh Newton S R Knight Princeton Bill Watson Marysville and A D Bud Eubank Kansas City Kas. Directors renamed Dean Spencer Oakley Ray DuBoss Wichita Ed Funk Concordia. William L Kistler Coffeyville becomes president and William L Oswald Hutchinson is vice president. Co E Holmes Wichita is executive secretary and Elsie Martin Wichita is treasurer.
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Ernest Unruh
Newton
S. R. Knight
Princeton
Bill Watson
Marysville
A. D
Bud) Eubank
Kansas City
Kas
Dean Spencer
Oakley
Ray DuBoss
Wichita
Ed Funk
Concordia
William L. Kistler
Coffeyville
William L. Oswald Hutchinson
Co. E. Holmes
KOMA
Elsie Martin
Prolific Bull Lucifer Dies at 17 in Lancaster
Old Lucifer, full name Lauxmont Admiral Lucifer, who fathered 45 190 offspring and was expected to sire about 3 000 more, died yesterday in Lancaster. The Holstein bull was believed to be the oldest in artificial breeding service in the United States at 17 years and 4 months.
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Lancaster
Lucifer
Lauxmont
United States
Seventh Day Adventist Official Warns Against Religious Legislation
A Kansas City church official warns that religious legislation is a dangerous by product of the nation's current spiritual revival. The comment was issued last night by a church official of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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Kansas City
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Exempted Jury Duty for Foreign-Born Woman in Omaha
A gray haired foreign-born woman was excused from District Court jury duty by Judge Ross Newkirk. She stated she had lived in the United States 50 years and could understand small words but not the larger legal terms, and she criticized the lawyers.
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Omahap
United States
Ross Newkirk
Deaths and Funerals Cattle and Hog Market Steady
Kansas City livestock market shows steady cattle and hog trading with limited midweek supply. Cattle prices range from 8.50 to 22.00 for various grades. hogs steady with weights 190-270 lbs around 10 to 11.50, sows 7.50 to 9.50. Sheep and lambs steady with top lambs 16.50 and ewes 2.00 to 4.00. Parsons report mirrors steady cattle and hog trends with precise price bands and weights.
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Kansas City
USDA
Parsons - Hogs
Memorial notices for Row and Swanson families from Chanute to Seattle
Owen A. Row died at his Seattle home and will be buried in Chanute with Roy A. Gibson Funeral Home organizing arrangements. Cecil Row is expected to travel to Chanute. Randolph Charles Swanson infant son of Tulsa couple Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Swanson died in a Tulsa hospital. his mother is Loneta Johnson, daughter of Ferd C. Johnson. The Swansons have another son, Ronney Lee. Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Flinn were held at Roy S. Gibson Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Shaw. honorary and active bearers named. Interment at Elmwood Abbey. Mrs. Genevieve Lee funeral at St. Patrick’s Church with Revs. Finnegan and Cox. burial at St. Patrick’s Cemetery.
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Owen A. Row
Owen A. (Cokey) Row
Chanute
Seattle
Roy A. Gibson
Cecil Row
Randolph Charles Swanson
W. E. Swanson
Tulsa
Flinn
Charles Flinn
Roy S. Gibson
Fred Shaw
C. O.bowers
Idave Petterson
W. A. Coonrod
H. Older
Mose Shirley
L. P. Garrison
John McFarland
J. E. Just
Albert Solomon
Eugene Queree
H. H. Holienshead
Elmer Hincha
Harold Claus
William E. Lewis
Zack Baker
J. T. Stone
Rebekah Lodge
Widow Wins $32,000 on Dickens Quiz Show
Mrs. Mabel Morris a 74 year old London born widow receiving Welfare Department support won 32000 dollars on a CBS television quiz. She identified Dickens life events from works and can try for 64000 next week or take a Cadillac if she misses. She plans to repay 7000 dollars of winnings to the city.
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New York
Mabel Morris
Welfare
Charles Dickens
CBS
Morris
Dickens
Marshalsea Prison
Martin Chuzzlewit
America
Raven
Grip
Barnaby Rudge
Mr. Micawber
David Copperfield
Ned
Charles Cherryble
Nicholas Nickleby
William
Daniel Grant
Manchester
Court Will Review Sheppard Conviction
Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review the second degree murder conviction of Dr. Samuel Sheppard for the death of his pregnant wife Marilyn Sheppard. He is serving a life sentence and his appeal to the high court will consider merits while rejecting a bid for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court Today
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Ohio Penitentiary
Bay Village
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Sheppard
Former Millionaire Penniless Man Dies in Hit-and-Run
Ellsworth B. Overshiner, once a Chicago telephone company owner, died after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle. An inquest heard testimony from an old friend confirming his former wealth, noting his age of 88 and his penniless state at death. The incident occurred Sunday.
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Chicago
Ellsworth B. Overshiner
Welfare officials press bid to remove polygamy family
Utah child welfare workers returned to court to gain custody of eight Black children from Leonard and Vera Black in Short Creek. Townspeople barred the effort, while state officials planned contempt actions and complaints against those who blocked the officers.
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Salt Lake City
Short Creek
Utah
Lamar Andrus
Utah-Arizona
Leonard
Vera Black
John Farr Larson
Bureau of Services For Children
Andrus
Cedar City
Arizona
Best Commercial Aviation Sales in 1955 Reported
Los Angeles reports 1955 set records in aviation sales. Boeing secured orders for 72 jets worth 381.25 million dollars across three firms totaling about 1.95 billion. Lockheed announced 177 planes from 17 airliners worth 335 million, quadrupling 1954. Douglas logged 328 planes from 81 airlines totaling 1.125 billion.
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Los Angeles
Boeing
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Porgy and Bess Opens in Moscow to Sold-Out Run
The American Negro Company staged Porgy and Bess in Moscow drawing overflow crowds who cheered for 814 minutes after the curtain. The troupe had also received similar reception in Leningrad starting Dec. 26 and will perform six more nights in Moscow, the first American opera here since 1917.
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Moscow
Porgy and Bess
Leningrad
Frigid Florida cold wave lingers with crop damage rising
Miami sees a 47 degree low as the Weather Bureau warns the cold spell may continue through tomorrow. Forecasters expect 30 to 35 degrees in north Florida and 60 in the Keys tonight with Miami around 50. The prolonged freeze has caused about 10 million dollars in crop damage.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Weather Bureau
Miami Weather Bureau
North
Keys
Pompano
New York
Elderly Widow Found Injured and Starving
In Calumet City a 76 year old widow, Mrs. Sarah Connell, was found injured and near death from starvation in a ramshackle home. Nine hungry dogs had access to the shack and a hole in the floor allowed entry. Allen Glish of the Animal Welfare League reported she had no heat or food for about ten days after a heavy box fell on her chest.
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Chicago
Calumet City
Allen Glish
Animal Welfare League
Sarah Connell
Glisch
Iola Woman Heads United Nations Group
Mrs. Joe W. Ostenberg of Iola elected chairman of the 1957 United Nations Conference at the University of Kansas succeeding Paul LeGer of Perry as vice. More than 300 attended the 1956 conference which ended yesterday. The conference is a yearly workshop on UN facts and problems.
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Lawrence
Joe W. Ostenberg
Iola
University of Kansas
Paul LeGer
Perry
Scout Troops Report Meeting Updates and Elections
Girl Scout Troop 7 met at First Presbyterian church for a meeting with flag salute Promise and officer elections. Marcia Sandberg elected president with Jean Leroy vice president and Sharon Bonney secretary. eight members attended. Troop 9 Brownies met at Hutton School electing Linda Lassman president and other officers. twenty eight members present. Cub Scouts Pack 9 Den 4 met at Grace Episcopal church for a treasure hunt and puppet work. seven members attended. Den 2 Pack 9 Cub Scouts met at 617 5 S Steuben to study ship models and rehearse a January skit. John Benson chosen keeper of the Buckskin. seven members present. Washington P A House subcommittee aims to reduce Ike’s bill-signing chores by raising immigration limits from 50 to 70.
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First Presbyterian Church
Marcia Sandberg
Jean Leroy
Sharon Bonney
Sandra Friederick
Joyce Frankenberry
J. A. Groves
Brownie
Hutton School
Lana Belt
Brownie Promise and Son
America
Linda Lassman
Sara Jean Halbert
Terry Lee Jones
Sherri Moore
Frances Floyd
Barbara A. Hardin
Nancy Myers
Marvin Seefeldt
Harvey Norton
Cub
Grace Episcopal Church
Boyd Moon
Central
Edward Campbell
Glen Campbell
Moon
Omer Kern
S. Steuben
John Benson
Washington P
House
Eisenhower
Tribune
Comedy Skit Delights Santa Fe Women Federation Meeting
Officers of the Santa Fe Women's Federation led a Monday session at the Santa Fe station clubrooms. The program featured a comedy skit Just Too Tired to Move by the executive board with Elsie Cunningham as president and other officers. Plans for 1956 were outlined and group chairmen chosen.
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Santa Fe Women's Federation
Santa Fe
Elsie Cunningham
H. M. Kemmerer
A. C. Ward
L. E. Lofgren
L. E. Kreider
Miss Cunningham
Mines
C. G. Bailey
G. E. Barker
E. M. Bedell
R. E.fleming
Kreider
Gene Leabo
L. W. Mitchell
M. F. Seefeldt
A. B. Wiggans
Cancer Association
West Main
Two Price Wheat Plan Could Win U.S. Support
Herbert Hughes of Imperial Nebraska says a two price wheat plan has a chance if Congress builds support. Benson and Agriculture Department officials express openness to details as Wheat Growers Association members press for legislation after a meeting in Washington.
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Congress
Washingtonip
Agriculture Department
Herbert Hughes
Imperial
Neb
Benson
Capitol
Hughes
The
National Wheat Growers Assn
Father of Three Held On Extortion Charges
Sacramento detectives arrested 27 year old William J. Ellis at a bus station after a three day undercover vigil. He is described as a jobless father of three and faces extortion charges.
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Sacramento
Calif
William J. Ellis
Man Pleads Guilty to Extortion Plot Involving Steiner
Detective Herbert N. Kunz said Ellis admitted devising an extortion scheme against George Steiner, lumber firm owner with three children. Initial demand reached $100,000 over the phone promising to spare Steiner’s children, later reduced to $10,000 due to unpaid rent.
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George Steiner
Steiner
Herbert N. Kunz
Ellis
Kunz
Putnam Club Formed for Republican Attorney General Bid
A club named for James W. Putnam was formed in Emporia to bolster his candidacy for the Republican nomination for attorney general. Organizers aim to unite local supporters and promote Putnam through events and outreach.
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Emporiap
James W. Putnam
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