Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch
An ear of corn shown by Walter R. Myers recalls a shoe story as the ear contains four attached smaller ears. Mrs. Arthur Geil presents two potato vines with green tomato-like tops said to be potato seeds that will yield more vines. B H Korphage displays a large potato weighing 2 pounds, and Ray Moriarty wins a free 20 inch TV for leading June Coca Cola Bottling Co sales in the Kansas City division.
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Walter R. Myers
Myers
Arthur Geil
S. Kansas
Ray Moriarty
S. Santa Fe
Moriarty
Chanute
Independence Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
Kansas City
Three Indicted In Veterans Land Schemes in Texas
Three men face indictments for conspiring to steal 154810 dollars from the Texas veterans land program. P Rep John J Beil of Seguin and Cuero residents T J McLarty and J T Wofford are named. The scheme centers on July 1952 land sales of 3701.4 acres in Guadalupe County to 24 veterans.
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T. J. McLarty
Denver
Colo
Cuero
Tex
Bell
J. T. Wofford
McLarty
Guadalupe County
50 Presidential Nod Battle for Democrats
A split among New York leaders signals a Democrat battle for the 1956 presidential nomination. Sen. Lehman backs Adlai Stevenson while Gov. Harriman gains support from New York party leaders De Sapio and Prendergast, risking a holdout of New York’s 97 votes at the Chicago convention.
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Washington
New York
Sen
Lehman
D-Ny
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Averell Harriman
Robert F. Wagner Jr
New York City
Stevenson
Carmine G. de Sapio
Tammany
Stassen Defends Eisenhower Over Education Critique
Harold E. Stassen, Eisenhower aide on disarmament, rebutted Adlai Stevenson’s NEA speech claim that the President favors roads and military reserves over education. He spoke at the NEA 93rd annual meeting, arguing Stevenson’s charge was unfounded. Stevenson had accused Eisenhower of seeking a seven billion dollar school aid program via grants of 66 million annually for three years.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Stevenson
GOP Chair Hall Backs Eisenhower Nixon Ticket
Leonard W. Hall, GOP national chairman, urged keeping Eisenhower and Nixon together at the 1956 national convention. He said Eisenhower is as popular now as ever and would win big in 1956, though the president has not yet announced intentions.
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GOP
Hall
Chicago
Eisenhower
Nixon
Leonard W. Hall
Two Prisoners Escape Phillips County Jail
Two inmates escaped the Phillips County jail through a ventilator window on Thursday night. The men were Perry Smith from Trappers Den Alaska and William Smith not related, held on burglary charges in a sale barn raid here in July.
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Phillipsburg
Kasuo
Phillips County
Perry Smith
Trappers den
Alaska
William Smith
Einstein Warning Urges Nations to Renounce War
Albert Einstein’s last testament warning that a future war would threaten mankind was released in London. Bertrand Russell presented the eight-signer statement urging governments to pursue peaceful settlement and forgo war, noting nuclear weapons would be used in any future conflict.
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London
Albert Einstein
Earl Russell
Bertrand Russell
Einstein
Russell
Red Cross Swim School Ends With Gala Pool Show
The Red Cross swimming school concluded at the municipal pool with a gala swim show featuring a water pageant titled Little Red Water Hood. Instructors led demonstrations of swimming skills while students raced and lifesaving groups displayed artificial respiration and rescue techniques.
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Little Red Water Hood
Municipal Pool
Karen Johnson
Sheila Bray
Tribune
Red Cross Swimming School
Dollar a Year Ban Sought in Peacetime Government
Senator Capehart said he will seek weekend clarification of the administration stance on dollar a year men in peacetime government. The issue arose after Comptroller General Campbell alleged laxities and delayed Senate action on extending the Defense Production Act set to expire July 31. The Banking Committee renewed calls for a ban on such posts despite Defense Mobilizer Flemming’s warnings that it could hinder preparedness. Capehart planned weekend talks with Flemming to see if restrictions can be softened. The committee reaffirmed its stance after Campbell’s secret testimony, not made public.
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Washington
Capehart
R-Ind
Joseph Campbell
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Arthur S. Flemming
Flemming
Banking Committee
Campbell
Three Traffic Mishaps Reported to Police
Police logged three motor car accidents in the city. Nona J. Stitt’s vehicle struck a parked car at 315 E Main owned by H. L. Toomey, damaging the left front fender and rear tail light. Mrs. Dellah May Gromer and L. H. Hefling collided at Third and Forest with damage to Gromer’s front and Hefling’s left side. Gromer was cited for a stop sign violation. Milton D. McKenzie’s car slid into Harold L. Stoll’s at 14th and Wilson, causing damage to McKenzie’s right rear fender. Stoll’s car remained undamaged.
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Nona J. Stitt
E. Main
H. L. Toomey
Dellah May Gromer
S. Katy
L. H. Hefling
S. Central
Third
Forest
Gretchen
Harold L. Stoll
N. Malcolm
14Th and
Wilson
Stoll
Asian Aid Battle in House Returns to Senate
Sen H Alexander Smith of New Jersey vows to restore the House cut of 50 percent in a special Asian aid fund. He argues the full 200 million dollars signals U S commitment to developing economies in Asia ahead of the July Geneva conference.
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Washington
H. Alexander Smith
Senate
House
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Smith
United States
Asia
Oklahoma Couple Wed Nearly 76 Years
P W A Fullingim, a southwest Oklahoma cattleman who just turned 100, looks forward to his 76th wedding anniversary with wife Aug forthcoming. His wife will be 96 in November and the couple celebrated his birthday with a stag party at son Frank Fullingim s home.
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Hobart
Okla
P.W
More and More Cracks in Iron Curtain
Izvestia says cracks are appearing in the Iron Curtain signaling closer East West ties. An Izvestia editorial on Moscow radio accuses Western forces of provoking the cold war by highlighting contradictions in Western and Communist systems. It argues these tensions do not demand conflict but support peaceful coexistence.
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London
Izvestia
Moscow Radio
Disability Discharges For Two Crash Victims
The Navy announced disability discharges and pensions for two of seven crewmen from a patrol bomber shot down by Russian MIGs on June 23. Thaddeus Maziarz of Oakland, 33, and Edward Benko of Chicago, 25, receive care at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital after severe burn injuries and bone fractures.
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Oakland
Calif
Navy
U.S
Thaddeus Maziarz
Edward Benko
Chicago
Maziarz
Benko
U.S. Naval Hospital
Oak Knoll
Prospects Good For Area Crops With Needed Rain
Mahlon Morley Neosho County agricultural agent reports from Erie that crops look promising despite dry conditions with rainfall needed to boost yields. Soybeans and milo are thriving while wheat barley oats yields are solid, and Humboldt shipments of about 130 carloads pace above last year. Rust and grasshopper issues noted. spraying recommended to check spread.
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Kansas
Mahlon Morley
Neosho County
Erie
Humboldt
D. M. Hargiss
Santa Fe
Hargiss
Morley
Little Girl Found and Teen Admits Crime in Manchester
The nude body of 4 year old Patricia Johnson was found in a cellar grave near a neighbor's home. Walter Bourque Jr., 17, a shoe factory worker and volunteer searcher, admitted sexually abusing and killing her after she threatened to tell her mother. County officials said authorities confirmed the admission and ongoing investigation.
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Manchester
N.H.P
Patricia Johnson
Walter Bourque Jr
Conrad Danais
Bourque
Patricia
Hutchinson Man Hired Colby City Manager
Thomas C Browne of Hutchinson is hired as Colby city manager to succeed Hal B Everett who becomes Hutchinson city manager. Browne, 35, previously served Colby as parks superintendent and later as auditoriums superintendent, takes over August 8.
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Colby
Eas
Thomas C Browne
Hutchinson
Hal B. Everett
Browne
School Board Accepts Budget With Slight Levy Dip
The Board of Education approved a budget with a total tax levy of 28.90 per 1000, lower than last year’s 29.57, due to reduced bonds and interest. The plan adds funding for salaries and new programs, plus upgrades to the high school including a music room and kitchen modernization, with new consulting architect Williamson & Loebsack.
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Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Williamson & Loebsack
Topeka
Detroit Gun Toting Couple Held On Robbery Charges
17 year old Lora Lee Ritenuor and 27 year old Louise Emery Teller were jailed on armed robbery charges with bonds totaling 100000 after FBI agents flushed them from a Detroit apartment hideout. They were arraigned in federal court after a Cleveland bank robbery case surfaced and linked to a June 24 suburban Detroit jewelry store heist worth 13000.
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Detroit
Lora Lee Ritenour
FBI
Louise Emery Teller
Cleveland
Ohio
Teller
Veto Sought Over Tuttle Creek Dam Funding
Senator Miller asks President Eisenhower to veto the public works appropriation to block money for the Tuttle Creek Dam in Kansas. Congress may approve a 7 million dollar version resuming construction, with prior spending of 5 million before 1952. Avery notes possible limits on veto power.
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Washington
Pep Howard
Miller
D-Kas
Eisenhower
Tuttle Creek
Kansas
Senate
House
Congress
Tuttle Crek
Turtle Creek
Rep
Avery
R-Kas
Blue Valley
Dublin Pubs Shut As 2200 Bartenders Strike
In Dublin and Irish pubs including London and Belfast houses shut down after a walkout by 2,200 bartenders seeking a $3.50 weekly raise and better conditions. Pubs closed as police handled heated discussions in the streets.
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Dublin
Ireland
London
Belfast
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka Area 1955
State Accident Records Section lists 3 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 276 to date in 1955 in the Topeka region. One death from an earlier accident not previously recorded, with 271 for the same period in 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Liquor Sale
Fred Roles of North Santa Fe Road pled guilty in police court to illegal sales of liquor to a state Alcohol Beverage Control agent. Judge Robert Pennington fined him 100 dollars and gave 30 days jail with parole upon payment. Sheriff Lee Montgomery and Undersheriff John Phelps helped escort Roles after two whiskey sales on June 23 and July 9.
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Fred Roles
North Santa Fe Road
Alcohol Beverage Control
Robert Pennington
Lee Montgomery
John Phelps
State Control
Roles
Montgomery
Four Men Fined for Petty Larceny in City Court
Four men pleaded guilty to petty larceny in city court for stealing two tires with wheels from Tabor Motor Co. Marshall Huff of Cincinnati was fined 50 dollars after a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was dropped. Harold Deloch of San Pedro California Bill B Holt of Kansas City and Carl Perkins (address not given) were fined 25 dollars each.
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Tabor Motor Co
Marshall Huff
Cincinnati
Harold ,Deloch
San Pedro
Calif
Bill B.holt
Kansas City
Carl Perkins
Cooler Weather Forecast Across Kansas With 90s Central
The forecast shows cooler conditions in northwest and north central Kansas while the southeast remains hot. Partly cloudy through Sunday with scattered showers in central and extreme north tonight and west and north Sunday. Highs expected mainly in the 90s, with Salina hitting 108 yesterday and other towns in the 100s. Low temps from 60s in the north to around 80 elsewhere.
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Topeka
Kansas
Shirley School Considers Plan For Area Merger
Eighteen patrons at Shirley School in northeast Wilson County heard a steering committee outline proposed consolidation of area districts. Committee chair Paul Campbell reported on enrollments valuations and taxes under the present system while Philip Wing contrasted expected costs of a merged district. Walter Stelle displayed architect plans for a possible consolidated school and patrons were urged to relay information to neighbors. School board members Curtis Carlson Delmar Miley and Chester Uden also attended.
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Shirley School
C-12
Wilson County
Paul Campbell
Vilas
Philip Wing
Benedict
Walter Stelle
Buffalo
Dorothy Larson
Chanute
Curtis Carlson
Delmar Miley
Chester Uden
10 Days in Italian Jail for American Minister
An American Christian minister, Cline R. Paden of Brownfield and Lubbock, Texas, was sentenced in Rome to 10 days in jail for affixing a church sign after police removal. He faces a 3000 lire fine and an immediate appeal filed by attorney Giacomo Rosapepe. The case reflects ongoing tension between the Church of Christ in Italy and Italian authorities.
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ROMEP
Church of Christ In
Italy
Cline R. Paden
Brownfield
Lubbock
Tex
Paden
Giacomo Rosapepe
Rome
Church In
the Baptists
Antonio Segni
Voiland Hints At State Printing Plant Plan
State Printer Ford Voiland says he may ask the Legislature for a new state printing plant. He estimates a cost in the million dollar bracket and notes a railroad siding site could improve efficiency enough to help cover costs. He aims to have a plan ready for the 1966 budget session.
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Topeka
Ford Voiland
Voiland
Kansas
Kansas Guardsmen Train at Camp Carson Before Camp McCoy Review
About 2,350 Kansas National Guardsmen in nondivisional units will depart tomorrow for two weeks of training at Fort Carson Colorado. Maj. Gen. Joe Nickel says Gov. Fred Hall will review the troops July 16. The governor is also set to review other Kansas guard units August 6 at Camp McCoy Wisconsin.
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Topekap
Kansas National
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Oklahoma
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