Centennial beard and dress law sweeps Wilson County
Wilson County plans a countywide centennial festival with strict rules requiring men over 18 to grow beards from Kansas Day January 29 or obtain permits. Beards prizes, penalties for noncompliance, and public postings accompany the unusual statewide style contest. Women face public appearance restrictions on Thursdays and Saturdays. The article also notes Civil War pension claims by a Fort Scott family and a striking night sky view observed locally.
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Wilson County
Kansas
Clarence Johnson Memorial Fund Supports KU Medical Students
Kansas City Kansas Endowment Assn announces the Clarence A. Johnson Memorial Fund at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The $11,425.39 bequest funds loans for medical students with preference to pediatrics and a dean's committee will approve awards. A bronze plaque in the Dean's office honors Johnson.
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Marion Stevens to Lead Neosho Red Cross Drive
Marion Stevens named to head the 1961 Red Cross membership and fund drive in Neosho County. The committee includes Mrs. Morris Pack, Mrs. John Knight, and the Rev. William T. Hunt. The county goal is 9254 dollars, with advance gifts next month and residential drive in March. Stevens, a mathematics teacher, is a Chanute native and Marine Corps veteran, with degrees from Pittsburg State College and coursework toward a doctorate.
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Neosho County
Mahlon Morley
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William T. Hunt
Chanute
Nelle H. Stevens
Pittsburg State College
University of Missouri
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Four Bodies Found In California Field
Four men were found dead with skulls broken in a Salinas field. Undersheriff Carol Joy said autopsies indicated blows from a tool like a ball peen hammer. None identified. A nearby resident, Mrs. Freeman Arbo, reported seeing five drunken men quarreling the night before. Bedrolls and bottles lay scattered at the camping site.
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Salinas
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Carol Joy
Freeman Arbo
Stanlick to Report For Induction Monday
James W. Stanlick of 1601 S Malcolm will report to Kansas City Monday for induction into the armed forces. The Neosho County Selective Service Board also has calls to furnish one man for induction and two for pre induction examination on February 9.
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S. Malcolm
Kansas City
Gene Wall
Neosho County
Selective Service Board
Bill Young Sells Chevrolet Firm To C. L. Fisher
Bill Young announces the sale of the Chanute Chevrolet agency to C. L. Fisher a former dealer for the company at Shawnee Fisher sold the Shawnee agency in 1950 and has Chevrolet ties dating to 1928 Fisher 44 married with one son Chuck 10 will move his wife and son to Chanute after next spring and Young will remain in Chanute with no definite plans beyond travel and Boy Scouts work
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Boeing Wichita payroll reaches 132 million in 1960
Boeing Airplane Co. reported Wichita wages and salaries totaled 132,088,152 in 1960, the tenth straight year above 100 million. Average employment stood at 20,941, one of the lowest levels in recent years, with a postwar peak above 30,000 in 1957.
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Wichita
Boeing Airplane Co
Lola Radio Station License Recommended
Washington AP report notes the Communication Commission examiner recommended granting Lola Broadcasting Corp a 5 watt daytime station on 1370 kilocycles at Lola Kansas. The action awaits formal approval.
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Washington
Lola
Kas
Communication Commission
Lola Broadcasting Corp
Kennedy inaugurated as 35th U S president at age 43
John F Kennedy took the oath as the 35th president in a snow covered Capitol at 12 51 p m. The new leader vowed to keep the nation strong and urged nations to join in a renewed quest for peace avoiding the powers of destruction.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Earl Warren
Capitol
Ike's Final Day In White House
Ike's last White House day centers on morning work in the Cabinet Room as snow blocks travel. He and Kennedy plan coffee together before the inaugura tion, while staff shelter from the storm and bid farewell. Kennedy takes the oath amid delays and ceremony, with Eisenhower briefly greeting him and the Kennedys.
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Visiting Hours Help Planned For Hospital
Red Cross Gray Ladies propose a hospital visiting hour supervision program for Neo sho Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Don R. Abbuehl chairs and calls for expanded membership and staff orientation sessions next week from 9 to 1. A 9 a.m. meeting with hospital administrator Tom Bergtald is set for Friday to discuss the plan.
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Red Cross Gray Ladies
Don R. Abbuehl
Neosho Memorial Hospital
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Abbuehl
Red Cross
Tom Bergtald
Memorial Building
Winter to Remember in Harrisburg Snowfall Record Poised
Harrisburg recorded 18 inches of snow by 3 30 am raising the season total to 49 6 inches. The Weather Bureau at Harrisburg York Airport noted the city could break its all time winter record of 53 1 inches set in 1892 93 as winter continues.
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Harrisburg
U. S
Austin Heads Regents Board
Whitley Austin editor of the Salina Journal was elected chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents. He was nominated by George B. Collins with one dissenting vote. Two new regents, William Danenberg and Frank Groves, joined the board with terms starting Dec 31. Hubert Brighton was re elected secretary.
Plane Crash Kills 4 and Injures 26 in Snowstorm
A DC-8B jet of Aero Mexico crashed at Idlewild after takeoff in a blinding snowstorm. Of 106 aboard 102 survived, 26 injured. Four crew members died, including the pilot and purser. The crash damaged a fence and left scattered wreckage. investigation by the Civil Aeronautics Board proceeds.
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Idlewild
Mexico City
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House Subcommittee On Transportation and Aeronautics
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Antonio Ruiz Bravo
Javier Alvarez Bacha
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Staten Island
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Beech Aircraft Reports Record Net Profit for Year
Beech Aircraft Corp. said net income reached a record 4.85 million dollars for the year ended Sept. 30, with earnings of 5.41 dollars per share and a 15 cent dividend declared.
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Wichita
Beech Aircraft Corp
Weather: cold snap across Kansas with snow flurries possible
Topeka reports a surge of cold air with 20 to 30 mph northerly winds and cloudy skies. Temperatures rise little with highs around 40 in the southwest and 30s elsewhere. Clearing by nightfall will drop temperatures to 10 to 20. Saturday looks fair with rising western warmth.
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Topeka
Kansas
Inaugural Parade Draws Huge Crowds In Cold
Washington witnesses a massive parade for President Kennedy with 32 000 participants, half military, over 40 bands, and a Navy PT boat. The 1 mile route from Capitol to White House was cleared by 550 snowplows and trucks as spectators braved 20 degree cold and 8 inch snow.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
John F. Kennedy
Capitol
White House
Cat With Gold Tooth Returns to London Owner
A Siamese cat with a gold tooth wandered in Devonshire Place when a passerby brought it to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Society notified Mrs. Sarah Sharman of Wimpole Street, the owner, who reported the pet missing and said it was the only London cat with such a tooth.
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Devonshire Place
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Sarah Sharman
Wimpole Street
Kansas Game Commission seeks to delete $400000 funding
The Kansas Fish and Game Commission voted to ask the legislature to remove $400,000 in federal funds from its 1962 budget and delay Harvey County State Lake construction for at least a year while additional planning is done. The move aims to build a proper operating balance and reallocate funds for future needs.
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Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Harvey County
Fred Warders
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