Thayer Woman Killed In Labette County Crash
A 61 year old Thayer resident, Mrs. Joe S Burt, was killed when her 1953 Chevrolet collided with a 1959 Chevrolet driven by Glen F Steinmitz of Parsons on a Labette County road. Steinmitz and his ten year old son were hospitalized with injuries. Burt’s husband, a resident of Thayer, was injured. The crash occurred as the Steinmitz car headed south while the Burt car went north.Further accidents included Frohoff escape uninjured in a single vehicle crash and other minor city incidents during a quiet Fourth of July period with six crashes and numerous moving violations reported by the Highway Patrol.
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Thayer
George B. Fro
Hoff
Rock Island
Ran
Sas City
Parsons
Rela
Altamont
Highway Patrol
Frohoff
Labette
Joe S. Burt
Joe Burt
Parsons Hospital
Burt
Glen F. Steinmitz
Jack
Steinmitz
Thayer News
Tribune
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lester Marts
Kimball
Omar H. Simmons
Cole Camp
Marts
Simmons
W.main
Richard Jerome
S. Malcolm
Phillip Cooper
W. Main
Jerome
Cooper
Ford
James Walker
N. Washington
Joe Rogers
N. Malcolm
Rogers
Walker
6Th
Katy
Glen Dormois
N. Grant
Richard Lind Jr
Dormois
Lind
W. L. Johnson
S. Lafayette
Esther Gordon
Nationwide Fourth of July Toll Tops 143 Dead
The Fourth of July holiday saw at least 143 traffic deaths nationwide with boating drownings and miscellaneous accidents raising the toll. Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council called the figure tragically high as drivers failed to follow basic safety rules. Local tragedies included a seven killed in Minnesota a three child death in Modesto and several drownings across Missouri and Kansas.
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National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Eveleth
Iron Range
Minnesota
Modesto
Calif
Weather braces Kansas with storms and a tornado sighting
Partly cloudy conditions give way to scattered showers and thunderstorms through Friday. A tornado was reported on the ground in southwestern Kansas between Syracuse and Lincoln, west of Garden City, mid Wednesday afternoon. Rain totals varied with El Dorado at 4.28 inches and Wichita at 2.37. no damage reports to the Weather Bureau.
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Topeka
Kansas
el Dorado
Wichita
DeGraff
Teck
Conway Springs
Kingman
Sedgwick
Coldwater
Dodge City
Syracuse
Lincoln
Garden City
Weather Bureau
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Log for July 1962
The Topeka AP traffic death log shows three fatalities in the 48 hours ending 9 a.m. Thursday, with July seeing two deaths and the comparable 1961 period listing 286 fatalities. All three incidents occurred before the Independence Day holiday period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Yeggs Loot Two Local Stores In Burglary Spree
A pair of break ins last night netted Disney's Market and Donaldson's Food Center about 600 dollars in cash and 3 000 to 4 000 dollars in payroll checks plus other items. Entry at Disney's was made through a rear window. at Donaldson's the thieves dragged a safe from the front, knocked concrete from a slab, and used a drain spout for access. Cash registers yielded small sums, merchandise was left behind, and blank money orders plus 15 T bones were taken from Donaldson's. Police, the sheriff, and the KBI investigated, asking the public for help identifying cashed checks.
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Jess Donaldson
Donaldson's Food Center
Don Morris
Dis
Disney's
Disney's Market
Santa
Donaldson's
S. Santa Fe
Donaldson
Lloyd Lantz
Lige Matlock
Police Department
Woman Shot At Kincaid
Mrs. Bertha Cooper age 60 was found dead from a head wound after an apparent shooting at the home of Cary Hodgson northwest of Kincaid. Hodgson age 71 was found nearby with multiple gunshot wounds and taken to Kansas University Medical Center in fair condition. Sheriff Hermreck said Cooper shot Hodgson and then herself with a .22 revolver. nine bullet holes were in the kitchen door.
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Kincaid
Kan
Bertha Cooper
Cary Hodgson
Hodgson
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Anderson County
Donald Hermreck
Garnett
Dale Ramsey
Ethel Wilcox
June Police Court Activity Shows Declines From May Totals
Police department June summary reports $417 in bonds and fines versus $854 in May, total $3,217 for six months. One felony and 45 misdemeanors. 196 calls. 1 DUI arrest. intoxication up to nine. 3 disturbers of the peace. 1 vagrancy arrest. Two injured, 16 daytime, 3 night accidents. 4 under-14 drivers involved. 43 dogs picked up. 21 traffic arrests year to date, 338 total. Patrol cars logged 8,420 miles. 827 gallons gas. 18 meals for prisoners. sixteen meals for transients. sixteen meals purchased in June.
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Police Department
Main
Animal Control Officer
Deaths By AP Count July Fourth Nationwide
The Associated Press logged six Fourth of July deaths in Missouri and four in Kansas from 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday none from traffic. Five Missouri fatalities were drownings and one accidental electrocution while Kansas deaths were from miscellaneous causes. Robert Lee Armstrong Jr. 19 of Oklahoma City died by lightning whileat the Wilson dam project near Russell Kansas as he spoke with coworker Pat.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Kansas
Robert Lee Armstrong Jr
Oklahoma City
Wilson Dam
Russell
Kan
Pat
Billfold Returned After Police Report
Phil Carter of 1515 W 2nd told police he lost a billfold with $14 and his driver’s license near the municipal swimming pool Tuesday afternoon. Eddie Cox, 8, son of Mr and Mrs L J Cox of 124 S Garfield, found it and notified Carter. The billfold and money were returned and Eddie received a reward.
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Phil Carter
Eddie Cox
Night Fireworks Light Up City For Fourth Of July
Thousands watched fireworks in City Park and at Chanute Country Club as a steady crowd filled parking and nearby highways. Police logged numerous complaints about fireworks behavior but reported no injuries.
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City Park
K39
Chanute Country Club
California
Fire Losses Reported At $100 For June 1962
Fire Chief Bill Brennan reports June losses totaling 100 dollars, bringing six month 1962 losses to 6450 dollars. Six month 1961 losses were 11100 dollars. June 1961 had no fires. Nine runs occurred in June including three car fires and calls to Tioga Township and a hot water tank, with two false alarms. Through six months the department answered 89 calls, matching 1961.
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Bill Brennan
Tioga Township
Fire Department
Churchill Develops Pulse Irregularity in London Hospital
AP reports Sir Winston Churchill, recovering from a leg fracture in a London hospital, has developed some irregularity of the pulse according to a medical bulletin issued this afternoon.
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London
Winston Churchill
Swim Classes Set for 1000 Students in Neosho County
Neosho County will start 1000 swimming lessons for children with two week sessions. Thayer instruction begins 9 am Erie at 10 am Stark and rural Chanute at 11 am. Chanute lessons start July 23. Mrs Ranabargar says total enrollment may reach 1000 this year, up from 878 last year.
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Neosho County
Margaret Ranabargar
Red Cross Water Safety
Thayer
Erie
Stark
Chanute
Ranabargar
Buffalo family returns lost bills from Wendell McMurray
Twelve bills totaling 156 dollars lost on Main Street by Wendell McMurray were found by Mrs. John Jones and her daughters Susan and Sally in Buffalo. They returned the money after reading a Tribune story. McMurray planned to use the funds for a vacation and rewarded the family with ten dollars.
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Main
Wendell McMurray
S. Evergreen
Buffalo
McMurray
John Jones
Daugh
Ters
Susan
Sally
Tribune
Industrial Fair Opens in Parsons With County Displays
The Southeast Kansas Industrial Fair starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow at Marvel Park, Parsons, running three days. It features displays from eight counties including sports equipment, food, home products, and services, plus booths by government agencies and industry groups. The event includes showcases from Starcraft, Redfish, Coons, Adventure Line, Churchill Inc, and Pittsburg State College, with entertainment by the Parsons Polychromes Friday night and Johnnie Lee Wills Band Saturday.
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Kansas
Marvel Park
Parsons
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
General Service Administration
Army Procurement Office
Small Business Administration
Starcraft and
Redfish
Chambers of ‘Commerce
Pittsburg State College of Pittsburg
Parsons Polychromes
Johnnie Lee Wills
C of C Sets Two Meetings and Plans Bazaar
Two Chamber of Commerce meetings are listed for tomorrow. A 7 a.m. board of directors breakfast at Tioga Hotel and a 2:30 p.m. retail committee session at the Silver Grill. M. J. Martin chairs the committee. Joe Melnyk leaves Saturday for a week at the University of Colorado institute for chamber managers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Tioga Hotel
Silver Grill
M. J. Martin
Joe Melnyk
University of Colorado In
Boulder
Colo
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Anslinger Resigns From Narcotics Bureau Chief Post
Harry J. Anslinger resigns after leading the Bureau of Narcotics since 1932. He steps down from the federal agency amid ongoing enforcement efforts in Washington.
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Washington
Harry J. Anslinger
Bureau of Narcotics
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Murdie Elexander
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