Drivers heed caution as Fourth of July toll tops 271 highway deaths
The Associated Press reports 271 highway deaths, 178 drownings, and 64 other fatalities over a 54 hour July 4 weekend. Despite more cars and longer travel, the toll was below pre holiday estimates. Kansas and Missouri saw multiple fatalities including a 10 year old boy in Edson, a pickup crash near Goodland, and a truck train collision near Nickerson.
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National Safety Council
Tno
Safety Council
Council
Associated Press
Kansas
Aleene Dowling
Protection
Harold Charles Ibinson
Edson, Kan
Goodland
Santa Fe
Nickerson
Bill Hudson
Wichita
Tribune Delivery Note Urges Carrier Contact
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Tribune
Top Legionnaire Arrives for Visit
Preston Moore national commander of the American Legion arrives in Chanute Oklahoma from Stillwater in a private American Legion plane. He meets Chanute Legion officials and family then attends an informal meeting at John Nation’s home followed by dinner at the Drumstick and a nightly Legion meeting kickstarting a local membership drive. State and district officials plan to attend including Bill Haney Kenneth Young Hugh Smith Jr Irwin Cowger Glen Callow Emmett Carress Earl Biggerstaff. The Moores depart tomorrow morning.
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Preston Moore
Stillwater
Okla
American Legion
Chanute Municipal
Moore
Nella Mae Reinhardt
Chanute
Brownie
Chanute Legion
K. R. Reinhardt
S. Highland
John Nation
Kansas
Drumstick
Legion Hall
Legion Auxiliary
National Legion
Bill Haney
Kenneth Young
Hugh Smith Jr
Irwin Cowger
Topeka
Glen Callow
Columbus
Emmett Carress
Parsons
Earl Biggerstaff
Caney
Moores
One Non Collision Crash Reported Over Holiday Weekend
A single non collision crash occurred about 9 p m Saturday in Neosho County during the 4th of July weekend. Glen Henry Orth of Piqua stopped at a curb and Donald Lee Reed of Lola suffered rear and front panel damage to their vehicles a 1956 Dodge and a 1958 Chevrolet. Two minor accidents were reported in Chanute with no patrol reports filed. James D Fowler of Fredonia was arrested on D WI and reckless driving charges after a stop on US 169 south of Chanute. The county also reported thefts of 35 gallons of gasoline from a Dean Kepley tractor and two tractor batteries from Harry Brant. No fires were recorded by the fire department.
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Ashby
Neosho County
Glen Henry
Highway Patrol
James D Fowler
Chanute
Dean Kepley
R. 1
Harry Brant
Earlton
Kansan Dies in Montana Head On Crash Near Big Timber
A Kansas man identified as Daniel Thomas Griest, 55, of Cottonwood Falls was among three killed when a head on collision occurred about 12 miles west of Big Timber Montana. Also killed were Lucille Lohstretter, 50, and Alma Mae Nelson, 60, both residents of Billings.
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BIG Timber
Mont
Kansas
Montana
Highway Patrol
Daniel Thomas Griest
Cottonwood Falls
Kas
Lucille Lohstretter
Billings
Alma Mae Nelson
$65 Stolen At Humboldt
A money bag with $65 cash was stolen from the Clark Lumber Co. safe in Humboldt during a weekend break in. Entry was gained by prying open a north door and the burglary was found when the yard reopened after the Independence Day holiday. Andy Bowman manages the yard.
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Humboldt
Clark Lumber Co
William P. Feeney
Feeney
Andy Bowman
Farm Boy Killed In Tractor Accident Near Junction City
Earl Keating aged 13 died Saturday in a tractor accident at his farm home about 12 miles northwest of Junction City. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Edward Keating.
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Junction City
Earl Keating
Edward Keating
Five Kansans Die in Crash
Five Caney residents died in a collision on U S 66 near Flagstaff when a car drifted across the center line and struck a truck trailer. Survivor is 2 year old Matthew Edwin White, injured critically. the car’s other occupants were Wanda White 23 and her children David Allen 6 Mark Andrew 4 and Sharon Elaine 7 months. Truck driver DeWayne Ship of Flagstaff was uninjured. second car’s driver unnamed escaped injury.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Caney
Kas
U. S. 66
Wanda White
David Allen
Mark Andrew
Sharon Elaine
James F. Roberts
Truth and influence allegations shake Kansas politics
Republican state chairman Sam Mellinger urged that the people deserve to know if Gov Docking his son or associates sought improper influence on the Corporation Commission. He urged Beatty to name names places and dates under oath to prove or refute the charges amid Docking’s denial and Beatty’s resignation.
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Topeka
Sam Mellinger
Kansas
Corporation Commission
Marion Beatty
Mellinger
Beatty
KCC
Docking
Richard
Kansas City
Shooting Fatal to One in Lola Kansas
Elmer E. Norman a 72 year old retired farmer was killed in a shooting at his Lola Kansas home. His wife 67 was wounded with superficial injuries and a head laceration. Police report she awakened to find Norman over her saying he would shoot her. after a struggle she escaped and was struck by a second shot.
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Tola
Kas
Elmer E. Norman
Norman
Shepherd
Kansas July 4 Holiday Traffic Fatalities Rise
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities during the July 4 holiday period total five. Year to date deaths reach 270, compared with 241 for the same period in 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
Murder Charge Filed After Stabbing Here York Held in Custody
Howard York faces a first degree murder charge for the fatal stabbing of his roommate Caldwell Culton at the Chicken Shack cafe in Chanute. The 28 year old York was arrested at the scene after witnesses said the two men fought over a damaged car fender. Culton, 36, died from a stab wound to the jugular vein. York claims the knife belonged to neither man and says it was found in a car they bought. Preliminary hearing set for 3 p.m. York, a North Carolina native, had been living with Culton since arriving for a carnival engagement. The investigation involved Chanute police, the sheriff, highway patrol, and a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent.
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Howard
York
Caldwell
Culton
Chicken Shack
N. Santa Fe
Chanute
Lige Matlock
Matlock
Johnson Mortuary
Muskogee
Ohio
Wichita
North Carolina
Chanute Block ‘Co
Chanute ‘Motor Co
Chanute Motor Co
Oklahoma
Parsons
City Park
North Malcolm
Cullon
Cullen
Eli Graves
Penny Laymon
David Laymon
Laymon
State Hospital
Larned
Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Howard York
B Bae
Caldwell Culton
Thousands Attend Chanute Fourth of July Celebrations
The Chanute VFW event drew an estimated 9 000 spectators with 3 000 to 4 000 at the afternoon show and 4 000 to 5 000 at night. V W Holman won a 1959 Edsel, others received $15 gift certificates. Claude Gosney won fast draw with a 13 of a second time. Fireworks and a buffet dinner followed at local venues. Santa Fe Lake and other outdoor spots were popular.
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City Park
Chanute Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bill Aethaber
VFW
Claude Gosney
Frank Ramey
Walt Ramey
Gosney
Chanute Country Club
Santa Fe Lake
Damaging Winds Hit Hays Area In Kansas Outbreak
A violent weather outbreak struck western central Kansas with damaging winds up to 100 mph in the Hays region. The storm produced 1.40 inches of rain and hail, breaking windows and felling trees as it spread from Conway Springs to Norton.
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Topeka
Hays
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Conway Springs
Norton
Patrol Nabs Liquor Load Near Chanute
An undetermined amount of liquor was seized from a car driven by Karol T. Clodfelter, 45, of Tulsa, south of Chanute at about 9 15 this morning. Trooper RL White said an inventory would be done this afternoon and Clodfelter jailed on illegal transportation charges.
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Karol T. Clodfelter
Tulsa
Highway Patrol
Chanute
RL. White
Clodfelter
Oklahoman
Shaw Road
Sorghum Valley Grange Meeting Set at 8 P M
Sorghum Valley Grange will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at the school for a gathering with pot luck refreshments provided.
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Sorghum Valley Grange
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Brownie Moore
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Norm Eeicyyndospensendastvoa
Stephen Elmore
McCracken
Kan
Kenneth Vinsolhailer
Great Bend
Missouri
Kansan
Wasser
Lola
V.W. Holman
V. W. Holman
S. Allen
W. W. Holman
Bill Acthaber
Holman
Porecast
Wight
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