Kimball Youth Fellowship to Host Ice Cream Social
News briefs list local and visiting families from Chanute Liberal Liberal and Lone Calif plus a July 13 ice cream social. Reunion picnic at Highland Park with multiple families attending. Also notes trips by Dr J S Whitteberry and magician Harvey Rhodes. New baby Jeffery Alien born June 25 Aurora Colorado. Marine Sgt Paul R Thompson discharged from Camp Pendleton after three years including Korea duty.
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Kimball Youth Fellowship
Stark
Charles Webb
Calif
Chanute
Clifton Heckendorf
Grand Junction
Colo
J. D. Archer
Millard Harrison
New Iberia
Howard Webb
Cecil Webb
Louis Morales
Raymond Webb
Lone, Calif
Kenneth Whitmer
Liberal
Highland Park
Harvey Rhodes
Miami Beach
Fla
India
China
England
South America
Richard Russell
Emporia
Ray Russell
Florida
Key West
The
Everglades
John Kay
Aurora
Lounce Son
Jeffery Alien
Kay
Glenice Hoffman
0. M. Hoffman
S. Central
Paul R. Thompson
Tim Thompson
Camp Pendleton
Thompson
Marine Corps
Korea
Rich Harvest Ending In Franklin County
Ottawa Kansas Franklin County farmers near the end of a strong wheat harvest with yields well above average and many fields returning 40 to 50 bushels per acre. County Agent Don Brown estimates an average of 30 bushels or more per acre as the crop moves to market. Transport car shortages have been resolved.
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Ottawa
Kas
Franklin County
Don Brown
Deaths and Funerals in Vilas and Benedict
Mrs. Gust M. Larson 76 of 105 S Plummer dies after years of illness. Born Anna H Hanson in Concordia Sept 23 1879 moved to Vilas 1909 married Gust M Larson 1913 and later lived on a farm then Chanute 1951. Survived by husband two daughters two sons sister and three brothers and eight grandchildren. Funeral at Bethel Lutheran Vilas with contributions to Cancer Association or Bethpage Mission. Guy G Cress Benedict 20 dies after long illness at St Margaret’s in Fredonia. Services at Dunham’s Fredonia burial Maple Grove Cemetery. Survivors include widow son Raymond and son Robert and grandson Ronald. McFadden funeral held for Mrs Hattie with services in Koch Skinner chapel and Elmwood Cemetery. Bearers listed. hymns sung by Mrs Finney.
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Gust M. Larson
S. Plummer
Anna H. Hanson
Concordia
Vilas
Lars P. Hanson
Chanute
Bethel Lutheran Church of
American Cancer Assn
Bethpage
Axtell
Neb
Nelson's
Roy S. Gibson
Guy Cress
Guy G. Cress
Benedict
St. Margaret's Mercy Hospital
Fredonia
Dunham's Mortuary
Maple Grove
Loren E. Schaffer
Benedict Methodist Church
Cress
Litchfield
Ill
Ida Dawson
Raymond
Robert
Ronald
Walnut
Excelsior Institute Offers Free Book on Non-Surgical Treatment
The notice promotes non-surgical treatment for glandular inflammation and related constitutional issues. It claims many men from 1000 communities were treated successfully, offering a free book from Excelsior Institute in Excelsior Springs Missouri without obligation.
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Excelsior Institute
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Osburn Funeral Service Held for James W Osburn
The funeral service for James W. Osburn will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. in the Koch Skinner memorial chapel with the Rev Judd Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park. Mrs Dave Petterson and Mrs Guy Gromer attended.
Television test patterns draw viewers in Columbus Mississippi
WCBL TV began sending test patterns as it prepared to go on air July 13. On Saturday the station interrupted the pattern to report news. Jimmy Howard, 11, of Columbus lost ten dollars needed for a 4H Club trip, and two viewers donated fifteen dollars to help him.
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Columbus
Miss
Wcbl TV
Jimmy Howard
Jimmy
Navy reverses plan to switch to trousers with zippers
Navy officials report the planned changeover from 13 button pants to zippered pants will be cancelled after a majority of sailors express preference for the traditional button design. The move reflects broader wartime uniform debates and individual comfort.
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Washington
Navy
Eight Deaths Reported As Storms Roil Plains and Northeast
The weekend storm system caused at least eight fatalities across the Midwest and Northeast. Three Wisconsin men drowned on Lake Winnebago when a wind capsized their boat. Another three drowned on Lake Delta near Rome New York after a wind gust overturned their craft. Two farm workers were killed by lightning near St. Cloud Minnesota. Temperatures surged to 100 degrees plus in parts of the Gulf Coast region while Chicago set a new date record at 103. The Weather Bureau forecast a slow cooling trend across the upper Midwest and Plains as heavy storms continued from the Rockies to the East Coast.
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Associated Press
Canada
Wisconsin
Lake Winnebago
Lake Delta
Rome
N.Y
St. Cloud
Minn
Midwest
New England
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Chicago
Jesse James Captured After Circus Performance Incident
Reports say Jesse James in quotes was captured after a circus performance involving Barnum and Bailey in Dallas Texas. Tornadoes across Oklahoma Iowa Wisconsin and Michigan damaged farm buildings and power lines, leaving several communities without electricity. Police attempted to arrest him for questioning about a blast of wind and burglaries but he was detained following a red light incident.
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Oklahoma
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Dallas
Tex
Jesse James
Ringling Brothers
James Barnum and Bailey Circus
Spectator Injuries Reported At Chanute Tribune Event
In Chanute on Monday July 2 1956 about 1000 spectators attended an event when fifteen were injured. Officials described the incident and began assessing the damage as crowds dispersed from the venue.
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The
Chanute Tribune
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