From Ugly Mine Tract to Recreational Oasis in Kansas
W J Red Fox, a Girard contractor, transformed a 240 acre strip left by open cut mining into a recreation site. He built roads, dams, pits for fishing and a one mile motor boat area, plus trails for hiking and horseback riding. The area now hosts fences cattle and picnics with plans for a swimming pool. The tract is widely used with no private road signs though Fox is not finished.
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Harold C. Taylor
Pittsburg
Sun
Kas
W. J
Red) Fox
Girard
Fox
Fox Dock
Roman Candles Force Plane to Circle at Air Park
Three youths fired Roman candles at two planes circling to land at Stateline Air Park in Kansas City area, forcing the planes to stay aloft for about 20 minutes Tuesday night. Deputies chased but the offenders fled before officers arrived.
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Kansas City
Stateline Air Park
Johnson County
Kan
Private property conflict at the dock over boats at the pits
The pits owner, carrying heavy material, confronted a visitor near the angler and shouted a complaint about boat use spoiling fishing. He singled out Fox's motorboat tied at the dock and threatened drastic action, remarking he felt like tossing a rock through the bottom.
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Quest
Fox
Safe Traffic Mark Broken in Delaware
LEWES Del AP Thomas E Fowler 25 of Baltimore died Tuesday night after being struck by a car near Rehoboth Beach This marked the first July 4th traffic fatality in Delaware since 1955 No fatal accidents of any type were reported during the Memorial Day weekend and the last holiday weekend accident death was at Christmas a traffic fatality
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Lewes
Del
Thomas E. Fowler
Baltimore
Rehobeth ‘Beach
Delaware
Easier Financing For Home Builders
Easier financing terms will let more would be home owners buy with smaller down payments and longer mortgage terms. The lower upfront cash means smaller monthly payments but higher total cost as interest accrues and equity builds more slowly.
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AP Business News
New York
Match Book From Kansas Murder Clue
A match book from a St. Francis Kansas service station ties to a murder case near Oakland Illinois. The body of Frederick G Robbins a 55 year old Austin Nevada schoolteacher was found in a ditch six miles north of Oakland on June 19. Robbins spectacles and carrying case plus his suitcase with clothing were recovered from a nearby creek. Sheriff Miller said he checked out the clue.
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Greenfield
Ind
St. Francis
Kas
Illinois
Frederick G. Robbins
Austin
Nev
Oakland
Eugene Miller
Robbins
Miller
Housing finance law may lift low income home buying ease
The Chanute Tribune notes the new Kennedy measure easing down payment and monthly terms could widen the market for lower priced homes. Builders hope the shift boosts lagging construction though planning to starting may delay impact next year.
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Chanute Tribune Ne
Kennedy
St. Francis match book details Robbins hitchhiking toward Maine
A service station attendant confirms Robbins rode in a car that stopped for gas while hitchhiking to Maine to visit sisters. It is believed he hitched a ride with a military serviceman. Investigators seek a 1957 model car connected to the case.
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St. Francis
Robbins
Robbing
Maine
Sisters
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