Factional Lines Drawn After Kansas Day Rally in 1956 GOP
Republican factions sharpened after the Kansas Day rally as no new candidates emerged for state or congressional posts. Veterans groups urged changing rules to back a veteran in primaries, drawing criticism from Justice William A. Smith.
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Topekap
Kansas Republican Veterans Club
William A. Smith
Fred Hall
Smith
Warren W. Shaw
Topeka
Hall
Combined Production and Resources Board
Washington
Shaw
Europe
Robert Dole
Russell
Kansas County Attorneys Assn
Benson
John Crofoot
Cedar Point
Farm Council
Eisenhower
Howard Pyle
Director Bert Mann Wins Directors Guild Award
Hollywood director Bert Mann, rising from television to helm Marty, has won the Screen Directors Guild award for best directed picture of 1955, signaling strong odds for the Academy Award.
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Hollywood
Delbert Mann
Marty
Screen Directors Guild
Deaths and Funerals in Chanute and Nearby
Georgia Roxena Freeman 76 of Chanute died at Neo sho Memorial Hospital after heart attack. Widow of Edgar L. Freeman former Freeman Mercantile owner, survivors include two daughters and three grandchildren. Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church with burial in Freeman mausoleum. Harry J. Palen 53 of Chanute died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after three years illness. Funeral at First Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood cemetery. Mrs. Viola Gildart 78 of Chanute died at Autry Nursing Home after stroke. Funeral at Dietz Funeral Home in Erie with burial at East Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Will McMullen and Mrs. Mamie Hayes noted at a Kansas Day luncheon. Robert R. Oldfield of Alexandria, VA detained for intoxication, released after bond. Louis Brown of Anna, IL jailed for vagrancy.
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Edgar L. Freeman
Georgia Roxena Freeman
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Freeman
Chanute
Freeman Mercantile Company
Georgia Roxena Bartl
Thomas A
Mary Alice Apt Bartl
Galesburg
Chanute High School
Dwight Wallingford
Steuben
Austin E. Smith
Arlington Heights
Ill
Frank B. Wilson
Norwalk
Ohio
Suzy
Jane
Georgia Freeman
Grace Episcopal Church
Harry J. Palen
Lafayette
Benedict
George
Ida Palen
Chicago
Edith Simpson
Viola Gildart
Autry
Montune
Daniel
Elizabeth Rowland
Missouri
Herland L. Gildart
Thayer
Gildart
N. Grant
The
Christian Church
Deerfield
Rebekah Lodge
Fern Sherrell
Clarence Collins
Stark
Carl Sherrell
Erie
Clyde Sherrell
Ulysses
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Report
Daily hospital brief lists Sunday Admittances Mrs Raymond Damron Toronto Claud Malcom 1713 Highland surgical Edith Padley 120 N Malcolm Nancy Jo Dwinell 521 N Kansas medical Admittances Gary Greve 706 S Lafayette surgical Mrs C K Davis 1518 S Highland surgical Mrs Lyle Kensinger 1302 W 7th surgical Mrs Robert Moore Yates Center medical Dismissals Saturday Mrs William Clounch Humboldt Mrs Ted Duncan rural Thayer Mrs Earl Bishop Earlton Patricia Niver S Plummer Dismissals Sunday Mrs Mike Hanson 1514 S Highland Mrs John Kinney and daughter 915 N Forest Jesse Johnston Thayer Evangeline Grubbs Morehead Mrs Floyd A Davis and daughter 816 N Steuben Alice Hinrichs 1127 S Highland Mrs Lester Glassburn St Paul Mrs Edward L Johnstone 223 W 4th Mrs Louis Feld R 3 Dismissals today Mrs Ruby Barnett 1501 S Edith Mrs Harley W Knapp 119 S Western Mrs Edward R Rushton 209 E Main Birth Saturday Mr and Mrs Raymond Friederich 923 S Central a daughter Fire Runs 1130 p m Saturday to 102 Highland Upholstery burning Minor damage 530 am Sunday to 220 N Western Mattress smouldering Minor damage
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Medical
William Clounch
Son
Humboldt
Ted Duncan
Thayer
Earl Bishop
Earlton
Patricia Niver
S. Plummer
Mike ‘Hanson
Highland
John Kinney
N. Forest
Jesse Johnston
Evangeline Grubbs
Morehead
Floyd A. Davis
N. Steuben
Alice Hinrichs
S. Highland
Lester Glassburn
St. Paul
Edward L. Johnstone
Louis Feld
Ruby
Barnett
S. Edith
Harley W. Knapp
S. Western
Edward R. Rushton
E. Main
Raymond Friederich
S. Central
Topekan Wins Author Award at Kansas Contest
Topeka resident Marco Morrow, retired Topeka Daily Capital executive, won the top Doster award for the essay The separation of church and state why I believe in it in the annual Kansas Authors Club contest. Other $100 prizes went to Inez Ray public librarian Marion and Maynard Kaufman Bethel College Newton.
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Topeka
Marco Morrow
Doster
Kansas Authors Club
Morrow
Daily Capital
Inez Ray
Marion
Maynard Kaufman
Bethel College
Newton
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Kansas City market notes cattle and hogs with several price ranges. Cattle in slow trade with mixed weights and steady to higher bids. hogs steady to higher with mixed lots at 180-240 lb and 250-300 lb. Sheep opening slow. Parson’s region shows hogs steady to ten higher and cattle 25 to 50 higher with varied weight categories. Production details include top veals, stock calves, and utility to prime grades.
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Kansas City
USDA
U.S
Parsons
Chicago Produce Prices and Live Poultry Market Update
Chicago reports butter steady with wholesale prices and receipts. butterfat 64.5 pounds at Grade A. Eggs steady with diverse shell sizes and freshness. live poultry markets show steady hen and fryer prices, with specific ranges for heavy and light hens, broilers, and roosters. Kansas City hay receipts noted with weekly and yearly comparisons.
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Chicago
U.S
F.O.B
Kansas City
Towns Considered for Factory Site in Kansas
Selection of a site for a factory employing about 360 people has narrowed to three Kansas cities Russell Dodge City and Garden City.
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Russell. Kas.p
Kansas Cities
Russell
Dodge City
Garden City
Fire Sets Off Death Stampede in Baltimore Hall
At Arundel Park Auditorium in Baltimore a church crowd of about 1000 caused a fatal stampede after a fire swept through the hall. At least 10 women died and nine others were missing. more than 200 injured as people fled through blocked doors and windows. Red Cross reported 18 admitted to nine hospitals, 111 treated and released, about 100 treated on scene. Survivor accounts described a panic near the St. Rose of Lima event, with doors failing to open and people forced to jump from windows.
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Baltimore
Arundel Park Auditorium
Red Cross
St. Rose of Lima
Fragmentary account of groups escaping through windows
Descriptive fragment notes people moving through a crowd and some throwing out friends from windows who could not continue. The text implies danger and coercion during a chaotic escape or exodus. No clear names, dates, or locations are provided.
Wall Street Gains Build Despite Light Trading
The New York market rose with steels copper oils and aircrafts leading, while railroads showed fractional losses and motors stayed nearly steady. Most gains were around two points with losses under one. total volume neared two million shares as trading remained subdued.
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New York
Market dips as trading slows and shares trade lower
The Chanute Tribune notes Friday's market activity with about 1 950 000 shares changing hands in a day of modest losses. The article also references a claim asserting no evidence mental deficiency can be cured.
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Pyre
Kansas Day Club
Pyle
Walter McVey Jr
Independence
M. W. Reece
Goddard
Frank McGrew Jr
Republican Veterans Organization
E. W. McNeill
Syracuse
Fred Bramlage
Junction City
the Tribune
Coats Agency
Will McMullen
Mamie Hayes
S. Santa ‘Fe
Robert R. Oldfield
Alexandria
Louis Brown
Anna, Ill
Daily Transcript
Western
Topekan
Sy Roe
SMM
Aeme
Gray Bros. Lumber Co
Parsons Livestock
Sean Lewice
Gene Christian, Mgr
Strade
al Barthelme
Baltimore Bullets
Wall Street
Chanute Tribune
Truitt
Donaldhion
Food Center Chanute, Kansas
Fresh Armour's
DOG Food Center
Hanute
Kansas
Kenmore
Sear
W. Main
Ng-Relumber Company
Ofree Estimates
MPRC
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