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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1956
Page
1
A survey lists roadside messages seen by motorists urging caution and courtesy. Phrases include School Busses Carry Our Most Precious Cargo and Are You Driving Yourself to Death, reflecting varied creative warnings about speed, drinking, and unsafe driving.
C V Crissman announces ongoing enrollment for multiple adult courses including tailoring and dressmaking, furniture repair and upholstery, and a beginners watercolor class. Meetings are 7 to 7 30 p m on Tuesday or Monday and Wednesday nights at the Senior High and Senior Trade School, with 27 enrollments so far.
The Tornado Warning Center from Tinker Air Force Base is transferring to Kansas City. A detachment of 12 officers and 21 enlisted men participate. Established at Tinker in 1948, the center works with the U S Weather Bureau to track severe storms and their paths.
Henderson Kentucky report describes a cautious meter reader at the municipal power plant who wore a placard reading Meter man Dont shoot to avoid mistaken association with the fugitive Leslie Irvin. Irvin, an Indiana death row inmate linked to multiple killings, had escaped jail sparking fear in the area.
President Eisenhower told 53 dinners nationwide that his future role remains undetermined but he will help the party whether as candidate or worker in the ranks. He urged “peace and prosperity” and pledged support to GOP campaigns as fundraisers expect to raise about five million dollars from events.
Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas praised President Eisenhower for assembling capable leaders to run the armed services at a $100-a-plate dinner in Wichita. He cited teamwork and big-budget operations as proof of progress and noted a $30,000 four-foot Kansas-shaped check for the Republican National Finance Committee.
A Cadillac driver, Richard W. Williams Jr., 37, skidded on icy pavement and sideswiped a police car in Dallas. Patrolmen arrested him 17 blocks later and learned he is a former Leavenworth inmate with four prior car theft terms. the Cadillac belonged to another person.
Arthur Ross Brown, 30, confessed kidnap slayer of Wilma Allen, faces the death penalty at a federal hearing Jan. 23 after pleading guilty to a federal kidnapping charge. The government will seek maximum penalty with testimony supporting the death option. Brown, once on the FBI most wanted list for multiple crimes, described abducting Allen at gunpoint, driving her to a pasture, shooting her, and disposing of her body after stripping valuables. His estranged wife, Mildred Jean Brown, obtained a divorce in Jackson County Mo as he remained in custody in Special Cell No. 1.
Five 16 year old Lake Wales high school boys who dug up a grave must work two hours weekly in the cemetery for rest of 1956 under supervision. Juvenile Judge G Bowden Hunt revoked their licenses and ordered families to pay for reinterment.
Atty. Gen. Harold R. Fatzer says the Kansas Legislature cannot enact permanent revenue measures in a budget session as the constitutional amendment limits taxes to the next fiscal year. He notes the 1957 general session could extend any tax enacted during the budget session, and outlines deadlines for adjournment, governor action, and potential pocket vetoes. He also warns against last minute appropriations risking veto power and urges consideration of time needed to engross, enroll and deliver bills to the governor.
Washington reports say Soviet leaders hide aid to other nations from the Russian people. State Department notes Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev avoid revealing these offers, while Dulles backs VOA efforts to inform Russians. Analysts see wealth export for political aims impacting Soviet living standards.
Dallas residents would not drink bourbon or water laced with alcohol from taps even if a plan to add cetyl alcohol to lake water proceeds. The alcohol would be placed on lake surfaces to reduce evaporation and would not enter city mains.
Mrs. Ruby V. Barnett, 71, suffered second degree burns to her face and a house fire caused by an overheated stove at 1501 S Edith. A tin box containing receipts was removed by police from the burning home before her hospitalization. Fire damaged one room and a front porch. loss partly insured. Police found about $11 in pennies but pursued further valuables questions.
Louis J. Eaton of Neosho county announces his candidacy for a second term as probate judge and juvenile court judge. The Republican filed with the county clerk and sets the August 7 primary. Eaton, a Chanute native, lives at 209 North Plummer and works from Erie courthouse to assist clients. He previously served as deputy tax assessor in Chanute and as Tioga township board clerk.
In Atlantic City Benson urged the food industry to help the government broaden markets for farmers. In Topeka the polio vaccine program extends to about 200000 children aged 1 through 4, announced by the State Board of Health. In Frankfort Kentucky the Legislature received a bill to make narcotics sales to persons under 21 punishable by death.
A half million dollar blaze reduced a block of five stores to charred rubble in New York City. Firemen from six communities answered a general alarm and kept the flames from spreading beyond the block across from midtown Manhattan.
Three officers including a Kansan escaped injury when a B25 bomber forced landing occurred about three miles north of Reese Air Force Base due to engine trouble yesterday.
FBI and police across five states chase Leslie Irvin who escaped Gibson County Jail in Princeton Indiana. the 81 year old murderer and death row inmate left a cellmate and a cardboard key. sightings reported in St Louis Rolla Vandalia and Chicago as authorities weigh Dillinger like escape device details and pending transfers.
Final rounds of the district Class AA high school debate tournament were held this morning at the junior college. Five schools Em poria Pittsburg Coffeyville Columbus and El Dorado entered with two teams each. Judges listed and tournament manager Howard Jester. Trophies will go to first and second place teams provided by the state activities association.
State Accident Records Section lists 24 hour totals and year to date figures for Kansas traffic fatalities. For last 24 hours the count is 2 with to date fatalities at 30 for 1956, compared to 34 for the same period in 1955, including one earlier fatality not previously reported.
Bombay erupts in more violence as protesters clash with police and torch cotton warehouses. Disturbances spread to West Bengal Orissa and Bihar amid Nehru’s plan to divide Bombay State into Marathi Gujarati and bilingual city zones. Veiled talks with Bombay officials loom as V K Krishna Menon arrives from the UN for consultation.
A 180-foot center section of a new Brazos River bridge collapsed seven miles south of Hempsted Texas. Five men are missing and presumed dead after the 622-foot half million dollar structure failed during construction. Four others were injured, two seriously, as steel beams dropped into the river. The missing include Johnny Hoff Bellville state highway engineer Bill Bethea Dallas W R Duncan Ennis W O Lethman Texarkana and W D Boyd Buffalo. Seriously injured were Roy Evans Bellville and Frank Susan Bellville.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson predicted President Eisenhower will run for a second term and stated the administration is proving it possible to have peace and unprecedented prosperity together. Benson spoke last night, praising the administration's record and outlook.
Salina near Smoky Hill AFB to receive 535 family housing units while Forbes AFB in Topeka is allocated 640 units to support base families and housing needs.
Farmers from the cotton sector led opposition to Eisenhower and Benson soil bank proposals as hearings before the Senate Agriculture Committee continued. Industry spokesmen urged higher price supports and rapid sale of surpluses, warning of tenant losses and crop instability. Senators Aiken Anderson weighed two price plans for wheat rice while Ellender pushes quick action on farm legislation.
Weather summary notes a cold weekend across Kansas with scattered light snow flurries. Forecast calls for zero to 10 above tonight, high in the 20s Sunday, and tops near 20. Measurable moisture reported only at Concordia and Hill City.
Charles William Harris, 34, was ordered by the District Court to stay away from his wife Vernal and their two daughters Wanda 9 and Charlotte 13 while the divorce is pending. Harris turned himself in at Wichita police after taking Wanda from a Nickerson grade school and telephoning relatives to fetch Charlotte. Undersheriff Jim Ware served the restraining order as Wanda’s alleged forcible removal was reported with screams.
CHICAGO. Rodney Dee Brodie, age four, returned to the University of Illinois Medical Center after a month at home for a checkup and evaluation. His twin brother Roger Lee died a month after surgical separation on December 17, 1952.
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