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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
1
Mrs Frank F Young captures a strange gray insect at 701 S Highland while a bug expert struggles to identify it. June traffic incidents total eight with 34 vehicles involved. ages span under 20 to over 60 and two arrests noted. Chanute fire losses rise to 7253 for the first half of the year with 103 runs to date.
Dennis Patterson Jr. aged 32 and his nine year old son Robert Lee Patterson were killed in a one car crash on Highway 73 about 1.5 miles east of Horton. Sheriff Charles Dunn said Patterson likely fell asleep at the wheel and the car nosed into a deep roadside hole. Both occupants remained trapped in the vehicle.
Topeka notes list Kansas traffic fatalities in the last 48 hours and year totals for 1956 and 1955. The record shows 304 for 1956 to date and 262 for the same period in 1955.
The Fourth of July traffic deaths rose above the 130 pre holiday estimate, with Wyoming recording a fireworks related fatality and Kansas reporting one traffic death and one drowning. The 30 hour tally reached 131, with 74 drownings and 39 from miscellaneous causes, totaling 244. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council urged stronger action to prevent repeat tragedies.
Two motor cars collided at an intersection northeast of Lake McKinley injuring several people. State troopers Parsons Neosho County Sheriff Montgomery and Undersheriff Phelps investigated. Injured were treated at Mercy Hospital Parsons including Mrs. Howard Alfred Brown 38 and daughter Betty Sue 5 of Galesburg. Betty Sue suffered a concussion and internal injuries while Mrs Brown had head lacerations and other injuries. Others with minor cuts were released. Gerald F Kanute 26 of Walnut drove the overturned car. Brown's party included his wife and four children. The Karate car was demolished with substantial damage to the Brown vehicle.
Chanute resident Donald G. Reed 26 will join 10 others in Kansas State Highway Patrol training starting July 16, as announced from Topeka. Reed is a World War III veteran, local high school graduate, married father of Donna Jean, and roofing contractor with his father. Other trainees include Duane Bell Salina Wendall D Delong Strawn Jimmie D Jacobs Liberal Gail W Rathburn Medicine Lodge Marvin K Ratzlaff Fredonia Forrest L Taylor Godland Henry R Wessell Council Grove Kenneth E Yager McPherson.
Walt Disney returned to Marceline Missouri to dedicate a new swimming pool and 10 acre park named in his honor. The event drew about 6000 people and he appeared with his wife Lillian and brother Roy, recalling his boyhood milkpond swims.
An 18 year old from Sunnyvale Jean Margetts was rescued after nine days trapped under debris in a 300 foot embankment off U S Highway 40. Her fiance James Hixon 22 of Salt Lake City disappeared on a fishing trip June 24. She described hearing traffic above as rescuers freed her.
Robert Grischuk, 15, of New Britain Connecticut, died when the car on State Highway 99 left the road and toppled down an embankment near Alma Kansas. Sgt. Vital Lajoie and Sgt. Leroy J. Wilson of Ft. Riley sustained minor injuries while Grischuk visited his sister Mrs. Raymond Johnson in Manhattan.
Police report details a nighttime raid at Arch Allen pawn shop with entry through a window. Loot included five pistols four of which were new, six rings, two canvas bags, and other items stolen during the break in.
Three motor cars were damaged in a late evening traffic accident at Main and Evergreen with no injuries. Ralph W. Marsh and R. J. Parsons, both affected by rain, bumped the Marsh car into Jerry M. Clements, which struck Araminta Louise Brown’s vehicle. A second collision on Evergreen involved Mrs. Ralph Reinhardt’s car receiving damage from a car backing from a parking space driven by Charles H. Yockey Humboldt.
S. Sgt. Keith L. Porter aged 26 of Mayfield Kansas died at Sandia base hospital from injuries suffered June 29 when cargo he was loading at Kirtland Air Force Base slid and fell on him. Porter belonged to the maintenance squadron at Kirtland and is survived by his widow and a four month old daughter and his parents Mr. and Mrs. John C. Porter of Mayfield.
Kingman Kansas State Rep. Marvin M. Cox details why the State Office Building Commission chose Otis Elevator Co for a $62 000 plus contract over lower bids for fully automatic elevators. Cox cites safety features and full installation costs as reasons, noting Otis would add new developments at no extra cost. He contrasts with other bidders and recalls related criticism of highway paint contracts.
Rainfall last night aided corn and other crops and washed out part of the City Park Fourth of July program after thunderstorms dropped 1.26 inches in Urbana area and 1.88 inches this week. Lightning power outages occurred in Urbana and nearby blocks, while forecasts expect lingering storms into tonight and drier conditions later in the week.
Dr Billy Joe LaRue a local veterinarian since May has started a general practice in the former packing house building north of the city. A 1950 Chanute High School graduate he spent five years at K State College Manhattan and earned a veterinary degree this spring. He is married to Barbara Ebert, son of Harold and Mrs LaRue of R 3. If the Tribune isn’t received call your carrier or 700 after 6 p.m.
Monarch Cement Company unveils a six million dollar expansion in Humboldt to raise annual capacity from 1.5 million to over 2.25 million barrels. Walter H. Wulf, president, notes production will continue during modernization as new rock crushing, drying and grinding systems upgrade facilities.
Neosho County coroner Dr H F Swain announces Republican candidacy for reelection after completing his first two year term. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Kewanee Alabama he practiced in Chanute since 1926 and now lives with Mrs Swain at 605 S Central with their son Shelby a senior in high school.
A Milwaukee Road passenger train plowed into spectators watching fireworks from a track near Fox Lake Illinois. Three people died and five were injured as 80 to 100 stood on the track and 500 watched from the Legion field. Names include Lillian Pavelchik and Carl Strand.
Lonnie Kennedy of Norman Oklahoma was bound over to district court on three counts of grand larceny in city court after a preliminary hearing Tuesday. He posted a $3000 bond and was released. Judge Robert Pennington presided. the case concerns theft of motor car tires from a local warehouse.
In Westbury New York a major police sweep was mounted to trap the kidnapper who seized 4 week old Peter Weinberger from a carriage at his home. The kidnapper demanded 2000 dollars and warned of death with a ransom note reading I hate to do this but I am in great need. A decoy package containing money slips was left near the Weinberger home while the infant remained unattended. Police said the note warned of a deadline and the suspect described as an amateur. Westbury lies about 25 miles east of Times Square.
Four pumps at the water plant east of the city will supply at least 3 750 gallons per minute once improvements finish. The plant can exceed the daily peak of about two million gallons if needed. A connection between old and new clear wells nears completion enabling pumping from either or both wells. Largest pump rate is 1 750 gpm. other pumps are 1 500 1 200 and 500 gpm.
A severe storm in Coffeyville with 50 mph winds caused major damage including a smashed glass storefront, half a drive in theater screen down, and a fallen tree on a house. A previously damaged bath house wall collapsed again. Fireworks and a Ban Johnson game were washed out. Girard also reported heavy rain hail and crop damage with three inches believed. Floyd Tewell noted hail as large as hen eggs.
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