Family ties frame TV play writing son of local couple
The Rev and Mrs D W Phillips of 511 W 5th note their son Irving Phillips of Beverly Hills wrote the TV play Mother Was A Bachelor starring Billie Burke. At 51 he has written several plays and films, once a cartoonist for Esquire, and lives with a married daughter in England.
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D. W. Phillips
W. 5Th
Billie Burke
Irving Phillips
Beverly Hills
Calif
Phillips
Chanute
St. Marys
Idaho
Farm Program Support Hinted
Washington sources report Sen. Aiken predicting Republican support from Democrats for the administration farm program. Sen. Anderson suggests bipartisan drafting on a new bill after Benson sends to Congress a soil bank and other program features. The Senate Agriculture Committee seeks farm price relief and meets with four major farm groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange.
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Washington
Sen
Aiken
R-Vt
Anderson
D-N.m
Truman
Congress
Benson
Soil Bank
Senate Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
National Grange
National Farmers Union
National Milk Producers Assn
Former Gov Earl Long Wins Louisiana Governor Race
Former Gov Earl Long secured a landslide victory in the Louisiana governor race. Pro Eisenhower administration backer Robert Kennon trailed as New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Morrison conceded after a five man Democratic primary.
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New Orleans
Earl Long
Louisiana
Robert Kennon
deLesseps Morrison
Four Schools Identified as Owned by Communists
Washington Senate investigators named four schools in a study on millions in government funds for veteran training. The nominees include The Cartoonists and Illustrators School Inc in New York City, The Radio and Television Technical School in Allentown, The Robert Louis Stevenson School in New York City, and The California Labor School in San Francisco. Mr and Mrs BE Wilson attended a hardware dealers meeting in Kansas City.
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Washington
P-Senate
Paul
J. Tierney
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Cartoonists and Ilustrators School Inc
New York City
Radio and Television Technical School
Allentown
Robert Louis Stevenson School
California Labor School
San Francisco
BE. ©. Wilson
Benedict
Kansas City
Ford stock premium rises after SEC clearance
Thousands who secured Ford Motor shares saw an immediate profit as the issue opened with a premium of over five dollars. In early trading the stock quoted 70 to 70.25 in the over the counter market, after the SEC cleared the 10 200 000 share offering at 64 50 a share.
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New York
Ford Motor
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Ford Company
Buffalo Woman Injured in Fall
Mrs. Frank Kenison of Buffalo suffered a left hip fracture after slipping while crossing at Main and Grant. She was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital where doctors planned an operation today. Family members traveled from Iola El Dorado Wichita and other towns to be with her.
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Frank Kenison
Buffalo
Main
Grant
Kenison
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Frankie
Fred
Iola
Lloyd Larcom
el Dorado
Orville Colaw
Vernon Snowden
Wichita
Ralph Winterrowd
10 Cents a Step For March of Dimes
Two Houston Marine Reserve members completed a 160 mile trek from Houston to Austin raising more than 32000 for the polio drive. Staff Sgt Nolan G Henry and Hospital Mate 2 C Charles R Blanar began January 7 and walked 36000 steps earning about 10 cents per step. They lost 10 to 12 pounds and were greeted with a hero's welcome by local high school bands along the route.
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Austin
Tex.p
Houston Marine Reserve
Nolan G. Henry
Charles R. Blanar
Houston
One Killed Two Hurt In Kansas Accident
In Marysville Kansas a car collided with a loaded cattle truck. Robert Vinson Knox 45 a construction superintendent for Land Construction Co of Saint Joseph was killed. Fred E. Dawkins 51 and William E. Herzog 35 were injured and in satisfactory condition.
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Marysville
Kas.p
Robert Vinson Knox
Land Construction, Co
St. Joseph
Fred E. Dawkins
William E. Herzog
Test Pilot Killed In Skyray Crash At Los Alamitos
Douglas Aircraft test pilot Charles H. Kesler aged 35 died when his F4D Skyray crashed during an emergency landing at the Los Alamitos naval air station California. Kesler was a Pecos Texas native.
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Los Alamitos
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Charles H. Kesler
Naval Air Station
Kesler
Pecos
Tex
Chanute Sees Shift Toward Saturday Afternoon Closings
Chanute businesses move toward noon Saturday closings with banks and insurance offices leading the change starting February 1. Officials cite federal and local trends toward shorter Saturday hours as the shift spreads, with doctors lawyers and barbers watched for possible adoption of the pattern.
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Chanute
Chanute Insurance Board
Survival of Fittest in Jackrabbit Extermination
Gov Fred Hall defended a southwest jackrabbit drive saying survival of the fittest governs. Protests followed photos of volunteers clubbing rabbits in a wire enclosure. Hall said Kansans sympathize with rabbits but more humane methods have been tried and found ineffective as jackrabbits damage crops.
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Topekap
Fred Hall
Southwest 8
Hall
Riots in Bombay kill four as unrest peaks
Police opened fire on rioters protesting Nehru's plan to detach Bombay from Bombay State. The death toll rose to 10 over three days of violence in the state. Remaining items note Soviet absence at a Moscow meeting, budget battles in Washington, and segregation bills in the Georgia and Alabama legislatures.
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Bombay
India
Nehru
Bombay State
Omaha Blast Wrecks Hospital Power System
An explosion wrecked Methodist Hospital power system and fire department auxiliary equipment in three operating rooms. A power company official blamed a high voltage line insulator failure, noting the arc destroyed evidence and left the cause unknown.
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Omaha
Methodist Hospital
Topeka Man Dies from Car Truck Crash Injuries
Leo Johnson 57 Hanover farmer died in a Topeka hospital from injuries suffered yesterday in a collision involving a car and a truck on U S Highway 24 near St Marys.
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Topeka
Leo Johnson
Hanover Farmer
U. S. Highway 24
St. Marys
Revenue Plans To Add Money For State Costs
Kansas lawmakers introduced Gov. Fred Hall revenue proposals. Sales tax changes would add about 3.75 million annually, while cigarette stamp discounts cut to 4 percent could raise 220 thousand. Other measures include a 1.5 percent interest on inactive state deposits and new fees for overweight truck permits.
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Hall
Robert D. Riegle
Waterville
William P. Edwards
R Bigelow
Wilfrid M. Johnson
Garrison
Howard Chambers
Minneapolis
Roderick Bentley
Shields
Phil Manning
John Madden
Wichita
Kansas
Senate
House
House Roads and Highways Committee
Traffic Fatalities Listed by State Records Section
Topeka Kansas traffic fatalities report shows 2 in last 24 hours, 25 to date in 1956, compared with 32 in the same period of 1955. The figures are compiled by the State Accident Records Section.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dallas Hoodlum Dies in Oklahoma Electric Chair
Harbie Franklin Fairris Jr., 22, born into a Texas desperado family, was executed in Oklahoma City for the slaying of Detective Bennie F. Cravatt during a July 1954 supermarket holdup. His long clemency fight ended eight hours before the chair. He was baptized two hours prior and his body was donated for cornea and aorta transplants.
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Mcalester
Okla
Harbie Franklin Fairris Jr
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Bennie F. Cravatt
Fairris
Raymond Gary
Fabris
Aorta Bank
Tanker Blaze Kills Seamen as Fire Engulfs Salem Maritime
Flames and smoke engulfed the Salem Maritime tanker near Lake Charles after a night explosion. A 41 crew was believed aboard. responders recovered three bodies and treated eight seamen at St. Patrick's Hospital. Cities Service estimates 20 missing. ship and docks deemed a total loss.
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Lake Charles
Cities Service Oil Co
Salem Maritime
Cities Service
St.Patrick's Hospital
Cities
Louisiana
Frank Toto
Brooklyn
N.Y
George Emley
Fred Gentry
John Klepadlo
Avco
Penna
Gov Hall pins budget fight on lawmakers
Gov. Fred Hall defended his budget as a good plan and said he will sign any revenue measure the Legislature passes while signaling personal views. Lawmakers plan caucuses amid debates over state aid to high schools funded by a sales tax transfer, with opposition from Rep. Ben Marshall and Rep. Marvin Cox.
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Lawrence Blythe
White City
House
Ways and Means Committee
State General Fund
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
General Revenue Fund
Topekap
Fred Hall
Halli
Robert Turney
Topeka
GOP
Lloyd Ruppenthal
Turney
Ways and Means
Senate
Ben Marshall
R-Lincoln
Marvin Cox
R-Kingman
Cox
Paul Wunsch
House Assessment and Taxation
Weather forecast and Kansas snowfall report
The Kansas forecast calls for fair skies tonight and Thursday with colder air tonight and warmer Thursday. Snow has largely ended statewide with light scattered accumulation along the eastern border, while western readings stay above zero to 10 below in the night, and tomorrow’s highs reach 20 to 35 across regions.
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Topekap
Kansas
Hill City
Goodland
Russell
Concordia
Pittsburg
Topeka
Wamega
Manhattan
Liberal
Five Thousand Dollar Judgment Won by Railroad Worker
El Dorado railroad worker Hildo M. Torrines received a $5,000 judgment against the Missouri Pacific Railroad for accidental loss of eyesight on August 4, 1952. Court records in Wichita show U S District Judge Delmas C. Hill approved the award.
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Wichita
el Dorado Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
U. S
Delmas C. Hill
Madeto Hildo M. Torrines
Pilot uses flashlight for safe landing at LaGuardia
A Northeast Airlines Convair with 24 aboard lost electrical power in a Boston to New York flight. Pilot Robert Francis landed at LaGuardia using a flashlight and compass after 2 hours delay amid fog and snow. No panic. fuel ran low but landing succeeded.
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New York
LaGuardia Field
Robert Francis
Northeast Airlines
Convair
Boston
Two Jets Crash in Ohio Killing One Pilot
In Troy Ohio two Air Force Fighters collided during simulated radar attacks seven miles up. First Lieutenant J J Schulte 27 died. his body found near the wreckage. Captain B E Thayer 29 parachuted to safety with no serious injuries.
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Troy
Ohio
Air Force
J. J. Schulte
B. E. Thayer
Shoe Store Operator E. E. Harrison Dies at 58
E. E. Harrison, 58, founder of Harrison Shoes Inc., lifelong Kansas and Missouri retailer with stores in Iola Topeka Coffeyville and Chanute, died last night. Survived by widow a son Jim Harrison of Coffeyville and a daughter Mrs William Mullarky of Kansas City. Funeral services set for Friday at First Methodist Church.
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Iola
Kas
E. E. Harrison
Topeka
Coffeyville
Chanute
Harrison Shoes Inc
Webb City
Jim Harrison
William Mullarky
Kansas City
Jces
First Methodist Church
State Employees Increase 14 Percent in Two Years
The State Department of Administration reports state employees rose 4 percent in two years to 20,000. Wages jumped from about 44 million dollars to over 65 million. The department cites hundreds of thousands saved through central buying since its creation.
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Topeka IP
State Department of Administration
Department
Fred Hall
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