Eisenhower to allow early entry on New Hampshire ballot
President Eisenhower is poised to have his name entered in the New Hampshire presidential primary, signaling potential reelection plans. Gov. Lane Dwinell will file the required signatures, with White House confirmation of approval and no comment from Hagerty on Illinois plans.
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Concord
N. H
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Associated Press
White House
Illinois
Secretary of State
Dwinell
GOP
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Drought of 1860 Ku Kansas Leaves Fields and People Struggling
Early historians mark 1860 as Kansas driest year with the Neosho River drying up and grain crops failing. Residents like Mrs. Davis and Mrs. McWhirt recall widespread hardship and aid from eastern states as ground cracked and rain was near absent for over a year. The American Meteor Society seeks witnesses of a December fireball to trace its path and possible meteor fragments. An intruder raided the Elliott Barnes farm near Earlton while the family was away, ransacking drawers and stealing a toaster.
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Kansas
Elliott Barnes
Earlton
New Telephone Building Planned for Newton
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co awards contract for a new Newton building to switch to dial service. N. F. English Construction Co of Hutchinson chosen. Local manager Lloyd Simpson estimates total cost around 1.1 million dollars for building dial equipment and installation. Completion targeted by April 1957.
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Newton
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
N. F. English Construction Co
Hutchinson
Lloyd Simpson
Eureka Banker Retires After Long Home National Bank Tenure
Murray Holmes, president of the Home National Bank of Eureka since 1931, has retired from his longtime post in Eureka Kansas.
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Eureka
Kas
Murray Holmes
The
Home National Bank of
Eisenhower seeks $1 billion to ease school shortage
President Eisenhower asks Congress for 1.1 billion dollars in federal grants over five years to reduce the national school shortage. He proposes up to 750 million dollars in federal purchase of local school bonds and 20 million for state grants for planning.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Rep
Kelley
D-Pa
Estate Left to Friends at Wadsworth VA Center
A petition for probate discloses Irene Fountain of St Petersburg Florida left an estimated 15000 to 19 friends after 500 bequests to eighteen individuals. Gloria Veach at the Wadsworth Veterans Administration Center is named executrix and to receive a sizable portion. A Feb 3 hearing before Probate Judge Kenneth Harmon was set. Names include Adah Barney Margaret Meagher Mary Wadsworth Marie Fireland and Chaplain Lester Lyles.
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Leavenworth
Wadsworth Veterans Administration Center
St. Petersburg
Fla
Irene Emily Fountain
Gloria Veach
Kenneth Harmon
Miss Fountain
Miss Veach
Adah Mae Barney
Margaret M. Meagher
Mary Wadsworth
Marie Fireland
Lester Lyles
Wadsworth VA Center
Fifth Day of Rains In New England Area
The Weather Bureau in Boston reports a fifth day of rain across New England with forecasts of more rain. Freezing rain or sleet possible in northern Maine New Hampshire and Vermont, with snow chances in Vermont tonight and tomorrow for parts of Massachusetts New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Ice jams released thawed waters with little flood danger noted by authorities.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
U. S
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Truck Accident Fatal To Winfield Driver
Raymond Keith Parry a 35 year old farmer from near Douglass Kansas was fatally injured yesterday afternoon when run over by his gravel truck while leaning from the cab to check the load near Douglass. He died in a Winfield hospital last night. Survivors include his widow and a 6 year old daughter.
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Winfield
Raymond Keith Parry
Douglass
Kas
Parry
Tulsa Strike Ends as Union Ratifies New Contract
Tulsa Union drivers and mechanics of Tulsa City Lines ratified a two-year contract ending a month-long dispute. City bus service was halted for ten days in December before the settlement.
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Tulsa
Tulsa City Lines
Second Proposal Studied For Northeast Wilson County School Merge
A meeting at the 99 School House west of Chanute discussed a second plan to consolidate several northeast Wilson County districts. Chaired by Don Marple and Walter Steele, the committee urged attendance for a Jan 25 meeting in Buffalo to push Grade A school consolidation. Benedict District is not included. Film slides of planned buildings were shown by Don Carnes.
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Wilson County
School House
Chanute
Don Marple
R. J. Buffalo
Walter Steele
Buffalo
Marple
Buffalo Auditorium
At & P.m
Benedict
Border Line
Don Carnes
Fire on Ship Kills 66 Passengers in Korea
A small coastal ship at Samchonpo on Korea's southern coast burned after a cabin boy dropped a kerosene lamp. Sixty six passengers died trapped in a third class cabin while 18 were injured. The cabin boy Park Chong Chul aged 20 and the captain Kim Han Suk were arrested on negligence charges.
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Seoulp
Park Chong Chul
Kim Han Suk
Samchonpo
Pusan
Korea
Faulty Truck Control Fatal to Kansan
Moritz Timmer aged 29 died when a dump truck bed dumped its load as he helped hold furniture in place near Salina Kansas. Cousin Charles Hollerich 22 drove the truck. Timmer from St Paul Minnesota is survived by his widow and parents.
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Salinap
Moritz Timmer
Timmer
Santa Fe
Westfall
Kas
Charles Hollerich
St. Paul
Minn
Bellhop Admits Fatal Shooting of Former Wife
Joseph Henry Addington, 50, a Los Angeles bellhop, admitted killing his former wife Carmen Pedrin, 46, found shot to death in her Phoenix apartment on January 3 after an argument about her relationships with other men. Pedrin was Pancho Gonzales's mother-in-law.
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Phoenix
Ariz.p
Joseph Henry Addington
Los Angeles
Carmen Pedrin
Pedrin
Pancho Gonzales
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Reported by State Records
Traffic fatalities in Topeka reported by the State Accident Records Section for the last 24 hours and year to date in 1956 show 18 deaths to date and 25 in the same period of 1955. One death from an accident occurred earlier.
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Topekap
Kansas
Fire damages Steinert Annex. losses estimated at 40000
A downtown furniture store fire gutted the Steinert Furniture Co annex in Great Bend. Fire Chief Clarence Myers reported damage tentatively at $40,000. The adjacent Steinert store escaped damage.
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Great Bend
Clarence Myers
Steinert Furniture Co
Kansan lawmakers push spending cap amid budget debate
Two Democratic representatives introduced a concurrent resolution to cap state expenditures for 1957 at 235 million, based on Governor Hall's revenue needs. Other measures seek 1.5 percent interest on inactive state deposits, with funds invested in U S bonds if not placed. The Senate adjourned briefly for the weekend as lawmakers plan 24 days remaining in the session.
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Dale Saffels
Garden City
Wodren Howat
Wakeeney
Fred Hall
John Madden
Wichita
Phil Manning
U. S
State Board of Treasury Examiners
Senate
Hall
Pastor Becomes III Watching Church Burn
The Rev. James P. Lambert pastor of the Baptist Church in Medicine Lodge Kansas suffered a heart attack while watching a fire destroy the church. Damage estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars Lambert in his mid forties was taken to Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital and rested well.
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Medicine Lodge
Kas
James P. Lambert
Baptist Church
Lambert
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital
Surpluses to Use Up Quick Relief Plan for Farmers
Secretary Benson outlined the administration soil bank plan promising swift payments to farmers by late spring or early summer if Congress acts. The plan aims to reduce surpluses in cotton, wheat, rice and corn and buoy markets, with early payments to growers who plant less than their allotments. Benson cited measures including tax relief for farming gasoline, higher supports for soybeans and flax, and special pork purchases to aid farm income before the election.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Congress
Ellender
Soil Bank
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sdieol
Area Meet on Traffic and Safety Seeks Officers
About 150 attendees joined the Southeast Kansas County Officials quarterly meeting in Erie. A. J. Basile Topeka traffic control engineer spoke on Traffic and Safety as County Attorney Charles Forsyth welcomed, with Charles Head Wilson County commissioner president of the association delivering the response. Dinner followed at the American Legion hall, and afternoon roundtable discussions were planned at the courthouse, with officer elections at the closing session. The 17 counties in the association were represented.
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ERIE
Kansas
A. J. Basile
Topeka
Basile
Charles Forsyth
Charles Head
Wilson County Board of Commissioners
Weather forecast signals little change for Kansas
Continued clear skies and cool temperatures through Friday. Low tonight 15 20, high Friday 35 40. Little change expected through tomorrow with variable high cloudiness, no moisture. Snow flurries noted in the northeast. highs yesterday ranged from 24 at Olathe to 64 at Garden City.
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Porecast
Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Garden City
161 Students Enroll At Junior College
The Junior College enrolled 161 students yesterday for the second semester, secretary to the dean Mrs. Harold Stroud said. Late enrollments are expected to push the total slightly higher, compared with 182 at the 12 week mark.
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Harold Stroud
Stockholder Meetings Add Directors at First National Bank
Stockholders approved a charter amendment at Bank of Commerce extending trust powers as trustee executor and administrator. Jo W. Payne to serve as trust officer. First National Bank expanded board from nine to twelve with John E. Painter C W Greene and L B Wilson as new directors. Other directors listed with executives unchanged.
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First National Bank
Bank of Commerce
Jo W. Payne
John E. Painter
C. W. Greene
L. 8. Wilson
Painter
R. D. Painter
Dale Painter
The
Commerce Trust Co
Kansas
Wilson
Greene
Robert L. Briley
Wilfrid Cavaness
James F. Cooper
B. M. Dunham
Kenneth C., Keas
A. F. Leverenz
E. E.lofgren
Painters
Lofgren Land Cavaness
F. W. Umbarger
C. A. Wood
Frank F. Young
William Gough
Payne
H. O. Turner
J. F. Bush
Daisy Jordan
Young
Gough
Turner
Joe F. Balch
Hugh T. Jones Jr
D C. McCune
W. G. Boley
Secretaries orders new three year military study plan
Secretary of Defense Wilson told Congress he has ordered the high command to conduct a complete and careful new study of the military setup in light of changes in weapons and the international situation. He seeks a three year projection of needs and capabilities.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
High Command
Wasp Sting Fatal To 10 Year Old Girl
A Kalamazoo farm family mourns Jeannie Schuster aged 10 after a wasp sting killed her in bed. Doctors confirmed death from the allergic reaction. Flood danger eased in Halifax and Nova Scotia as sleet and rising rivers continued in parts of New Brunswick.
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Mich
Ivan Schuster
Jeannie
Schuster
Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
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