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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1961
Page
1
Total assets deposits and loans rose for two Chanute banks in 1960. Assets climbed to 17,587,652.33 with loans and discounts at 8,229,888.62 up from 6,706,225.59. Deposits rose to 16,384,995.95 from 15,425,449.61 as stockholders met to elect 1961 directors and officers and reorganizational meetings were set for next Tuesday.
In Independence a plumber named David DeMoss, 34, crashed through the Edmiston department store ceiling while working in a space between floors. He grabbed a pipe to save himself, suffering a cracked rib as customers and employees fled in shock.
At the annual stockholders meeting, First National Bank re elected officers and directors with no 1960 changes. R D Painter remains chairman, Dale Painter president, and officers L S Wilson Mahlon Morey Wilfrid Cavaness C A Wood Lou Lucas re elected. Directors include Robert L Briley Cavaness James F Cooper B M Dunham C W Greene A F Leverenz E E Lofgren Morley Dale Painter John Painter R D Painter Wilson. Bank increases capital by a $50 000 dividend transfer from undivided profits.
Five outstanding Chanute men were named as candidates for the Distinguished Service Award by the Chanute Junior Chamber of Commerce. Judges will assess leadership, community contributions, and personal progress with results announced at the January 20 banquet at Chanute Country Club.
County and state officials gathered at the Tioga Hotel to plan the January March of Dimes campaign in Neosho County. The event featured a film by a Liberal polio survivor and noted a $129,007 Kansas University research grant.
Robbers attempted to pry open the Glen Kaufman filling station safe at 1111 N. Santa Fe using a hammer. A west side window was used for entry and the alarm safe device thwarted the break in. Police found the break-in discovered at about 5 30 a.m.
Douglas Dillon told the Senate Finance Committee he has no current plan to recommend a temporary tax cut to lift the economy He said Congress must decide whether to authorize presidential tax changes and discussed the drain on U S gold amid the adverse balance of payments in broad terms He noted he would not discuss potential steps in public session and the confirmation hearing marked the first Cabinet panel for Kennedy appointees
Gov John Anderson announced the appointment of James C Canole of Topeka as state architect. Canole, 35, formerly chief draftsman in the state architect office, will succeed John Brink of LeroY, who served as architect under Gov George Docking.
Former Gov. and Mrs. George Docking are staying at the Town House Hotel in Kansas City until they depart for Washington next week for the presidential inauguration. They have stored belongings and will not return to Lawrence, their former home town.
Washington AP. A General Services Administration guard opened fire at a temporary building behind the Washington Navy building, fatally wounding his estranged wife Zelma Pledger and two coworkers before killing himself. Dr Monroe Gregory, a physician in Annapolis, was also killed. The wounded were Augustus Valentine and Theodore Wells. Police cited entry into the treatment room after a possible struggle.
A $2,000 settlement for plaintiff Howard W. Allen of Coffeyville was approved in district court yesterday in a friendly judgment arising from a June 1 traffic collision in Bethany Oklahoma. Allen sued through his mother Velda Allen against defendant David E. Collins of St. Evergreen.
Steve Satchell and his father James Satchell sue Ralph Foust in district court for 50622.81 plus costs claiming a hay wagon was toppled by a tractor, causing the 18 year old Satchell a permanent back injury on a Foust farm 52 miles southwest of Erie on July 15.
The Kansas House approved a 122 to 0 vote for a pay increase in 1961, boosting legislative staff salaries by 1 to 3 dollars daily to attract secretaries and stenographers to Topeka. The measure now goes to the Senate as the session opens with promises of cooperation between branches.
The 1960 police department summary shows total bonds and fines of 60 bonds and 60?75, parking meter fines up to 3923 from 2650, and 15533 tickets issued. Calls for service reached 2504, with 270 traffic accidents within city limits and five outside, injuring 47 people, two fatally.
Kansas Governor John Anderson Jr. was spun by Charles Berry during a Kansas Fairs Association banquet. The volunteer from Lone Jack, Missouri, twisted skates fast enough to stretch the governor full length, leaving him dizzy but laughing at the moment. He faced 400 to 500 spectators and called it tougher than addressing the legislature.
Topeka Kansas Atty Gen William Ferguson announced the Kansas Bureau of Investigation will sponsor a series of conferences for local law enforcement officials from January 23 to February 5. The events will visit Colby Garden City Hutchinson Beloit Lawrence and Chanute with emphasis on informing incoming sheriffs county attorneys and police officers about state and federal services including the FBI.
Fire Chief C. W. Brennan said operational tests of the new American LaFrance fire truck delivered to the city Monday will be conducted next week. In the interim, department personnel are driving the truck to learn its handling characteristics.
President elect John Kennedy completes his State Department leadership with George W Ball named undersecretary for economic affairs a Washington attorney and longtime Stevenson adviser. Ball 51 will be No 3 in the department joining Fowler Roosa and Duke as top posts ahead of Kennedy's inaugural address.
President elect John F. Kennedy's candidate for secretary of the Treasury testified today as Congress considers another temporary increase in the national debt ceiling this year.
At the White House aging conference a split on financing health care for the elderly emerged. A 190 to 99 vote urged Congress and Kennedy to push immediate passage of a Social Security health insurance plan for the aged, while a 165 to 122 vote favored maintaining current limited legislation. Both views may appear in the final report to Kennedy and Congress.
City electrician Vincent Baylor completed the hookup of electronic controls for the municipal storm warning system. The central control panel with air horn units serves four town quadrants and is at the police station. A system test will occur once installation is finished.
The Neosho County chapter of the American Red Cross under Mahlon Morley outlined preparations for its annual drive to be held in March. A campaign chairman will be named soon, with Morley leading a committee to set goals for towns and townships. The county goal is 9254 dollars, 5330 for the county chapter and the rest for national and international groups.
The Weather Bureau forecasts mostly fair, mild weather for the next five days as high pressure dominates the nation. A heavy frost hit Topeka and other Kansas cities last night with lows from 17 in Manhattan to 29 in Hutchinson. Tuesday highs ranged 44 to 52, and tonight's lows are expected in the low 20s.
The Topeka AP traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am with fatalities in 1961 and compares to the same 1960 period. It notes that an index marks Jan 1 accidents not previously counted and indicates ongoing record keeping for local traffic deaths.
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