Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch in Iola Police Reports
Police headquarters today filed reports about a missing black and white hound from Mrs. Tren ton Rucker of Buffalo and a small taffy colored female pup visiting the Balch home. A man told an Iola cab driver he planned to hire a taxi to Chanute to kill an officer, but authorities released him after he said he was just talking and not connected to Chanute records.
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Trenton Rucker
Buffalo
Rucker
Joe F. Balch
Iola
Chanute
Neosho County
Sheriff's Office
Chanule
National Guard
Fort Carson
Colo
Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Santa Fe
Garnett
Coffeyville
Cherryvale
Moline
Longton
Tribune
Forest Service
Medicine Bow National Forest
Wyoming
Arapahoe National Forest
Colorado
Prescott
Phoenix
Medicine Bow
Denver
Shriners Attend Chicago Shrine Sessions from Pittsburg
Local Mirza Temple Shrine members and wives boarded a Santa Fe special from Pittsburg to Chicago for the Imperial Shrine sessions. Passengers include Walter Poor family. Dave Evans Chanute. Kenneth George Thayer. Harold Heaton Eric. Selby Hudson. Ora Cheyney rural Chanute. Shrine bands and patrols accompanied the journey for the convention parade.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Ill
Santa Fe
Walter Poor
Ronnie
Bette
Dave Evans
Chanute
Kenneth George
Thayer
Harold Heaton
Eric
Selby Hudson
Ora Cheyney
Evans
Heaton
Mirza Temple
Poor
Cheyney
Hudson
Temple
Mounted Patrol
Strike Settled at Eagle-Picher Miners Plant
The CIO United Steel Workers accepted a company proposal ending an 800 worker strike across Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri at Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Co This included a 10 cent hourly wage rise new fringe benefits pension and vacation adjustments and insurance changes The plant employs 600 workers with 540 in the steel workers local 4915 and about 200 others from independent ore suppliers were also idle during the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Workers Local
Water Restrictions For Plainville Kansas Town
Plainville in north central Kansas imposes water limits due to low supply. City council bans using city water for lawns and restricts use to household purposes only.
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Plainville
Kasop
Kansas Town
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Last 48 Hours 1955 Update
Topeka reports Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section. For the last 48 hours the 1955 total is 280, compared with 276 in the same period of 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fair and Hot Forecast Here
The weather service warns of continuing heat through Tuesday with highs 95 to 102 and a low tonight around 70s. Kansas cities report 105 at Salina and values near 100 at Topeka Dodge City Olathe with minimal overnight precipitation.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnold
Mercury
Salina
Wamego
Hill City
Russell Land
Concordia
Dodge City
Olathe
Goodland
Garden City
Kansas
No Miracles Expected
CAIRO Egypt Prime Minister Nehru said world peace will come gradually and that miracles are not anticipated, stating tempered optimism on international mediation.
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Cairo
Egypt
India
Nehru
Uranium Dirt Sitters Pay to Try Comanche Farm
In Comanche Texas Jesse Reese opens his uranium rich ditch for two hour sessions charging $2 per person. About 150 visitors daily pay to sit on the dirt as word spreads about radiation treatments and rheumatism relief. Reese notes he has not claimed any healing and requires visitors to sign a pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche, Tex
Jesse
Reese
Three ex soldiers leave Red China for home
Three former American soldiers Cowart Bell and Griggs who deserted in China leave Hong Kong for the United States. They expect prosecution but say life among the Reds was hell and will testify about their experiences. They travel aboard the President Cleveland, with passage funded by the State Department and restricted aboard until California docking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Communist
China
William A. Cowart
Dalton
Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
U. S
United States
Cleveland
San Francisco
Japan
State Department
California
Wilson
Four-Car Collision Injures Thirteen In Kansas City
Thirteen persons were injured in a four car crash in Kansas City Kansas last night. Della Pittman and Archibelle Dawe both 49 and 62 in critical condition at St Margaret's Hospital. Roscoe Buffington and Joe Weatherspoon both 23 charged with reckless driving. Weatherspoon also with speeding.
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Kansas City, Kas
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Della Pittman
Archibelle Dawe
Kansas City
Kas
James Toura
Roscoe Buffington
Joe Weatherspoon
Weatherspoon
Bank Statements Show Area Banks Maintain Prosperity
Chanute area banks report total assets of 12,656,724.98 at year end, near 1954 levels, with declines in loans and discounts and shifts in cash balances across institutions. Total deposits total 11,654,649.44 while capital stocks stand at 200,000 across banks, with profits and surpluses rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Bank of Commerce
First National Bank
Vernon McCune
Woman Driver Killed in Torrey Pines Race
Mrs. Margaret Pritchard, 32, of Phoenix Arizona, the first woman to die in a Sports Car Club of America race, was crushed when her rolling racer flipped on a turn shortly after the start of a 15 mile Torrey Pines road race in San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Torrey Pines
Margaret Pritchard
Phoenix
Ariz
Sports Car Club of America
Girl Still Unconscious After Traffic Accident Near Great Bend
Eleven year old Judy Bales remained unconscious from injuries in a June 25 crash near Great Bend. Her parents, Fred and (Mrs.) Bales of Emporia, were killed in the car truck collision. Judy’s brothers George and Donnie were adopted by Aunt Lester Davis of Hutchinson.
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Great Bend
Eas
Judy Bales
Hutchinson
Kas
Fred Bales
Emporia
Here
Judy
George
Donnie
Lester Davis
Two Men Leave For Final Induction Into Armed Services
Two men will depart Chanute on Tuesday for final induction into the armed services in Kansas City the next day. Kenneth E. Wilson of 1006 North Forest and Ernest J. Smith of Parsons were announced by Selective Service Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Armed Services
Kansas City
Selective Service
Kenneth E. Wilson
N. Forest
Ernest J. Smith
Parsons
Memorial planned for doomed Kansan Alford Myers
Morton County plans a permanent memorial for Alford Myers to support the Cowboy Capital of the World Museum and Boys Ranch at Dodge City. The drive includes a film showing of Dodge City, cattle donations, and a sale to raise funds toward Ford County and state goals. co chairmen Willard Mayberry and Mrs George Neese Gray lead the state campaign starting July 20 with a county share expected to exceed per capita averages.
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Elkhart
Kas
Morton County
Boys Ranch
Dodge City
Alford Myers
Rolla
Myers
J. E. Heintz
Cowboy Capital
Lund
Kansas Livestock Assn
Ford County
Old West
Willard Mayberry
George Neese Gray
Rich‘land
Byers Wins Water Plant Clear Well Contract
Harry Byers & Sons Inc. won the $41,715 contract for a new clear well at the city water plant with an engineer’s estimate of $43,908. Other bids included Mitchell Construction Co. at $44,210 and Berthot Construction Co. at $43,110. Construction starts in about two weeks.
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City
Harry Byers
Harry Byers & Sons Inc
Chanute
Mitchell Construction Co
Pittsburg
Berthot Construction Co
Ralph Caldwell
Layne-Western
Wichita
A. Y. McDonald Co
Kansas City
Prowler Wanted in Sioux City Kidnapping of 2-Year-Old
A curly haired two year old girl vanished from her crib in Sioux City Iowa last night in a motiveless kidnapping. Police sought a slender T shirted prowler seen running with a bundle at the time of the disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City, Iowa
Forest Fires Rage In Western Areas Near Sioux City
Fire crews battled blazes across 23000 acres in three western states and Arizona Prescott National Forest while searches for missing infant Donna Sue Davis continued. Authorities urged residents and National Guard help as a white male suspect reported. no note left by abductor.
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Donna Sue Davis
James Davis
National Guard
Jin
James O'Keefe
Midwest
Jas
Davis
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Arizona
Prescott National Forest
Prescott
Hall reconsiders field for Kansas Medical Board seat
Gov. Fred Hall said he must review the field again to replace Dr. O. W. Davidson on the State Board of Medical Registration. He had named Dr. William W. Burney to succeed Davidson but Burney lacks required six years since medical school graduation. Hall noted Burney graduated only three years ago and remains an excellent candidate despite ineligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Fred Hall
O. W. Davidson
Kansas City
State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
Hall
William W. Burney
Wichita
Burney
Kansas Medical Society
Davidson
Murray C. Eddy
Hays
E. A. McClintock
Eddy
Williamson
State Welfare Board
Violent Deaths Across Kansas and Nearby States
Multiple fatal and glancing incidents reported. Frank Cunningham 15 died in Fulton after a car rollover likely caused by a blowout near Highway 69. His brother Edward 17 injured. Robert F. Hoshaw 28 drowned at Olathe Naval Air Station pool. Richard Freeman 28 killed when his car hit a concrete abutment near Arkansas City. Leroy Walters 54 and Mary Hand 41 died in a Johnson County two car crash. Johnson County total 19 traffic deaths this year.
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Fulton
Kas
Frank Cunningham
Edward
Fort Scott
Clathe
Robert F. Hoshaw
Overland Park
Olathe Naval Air Station
Arkansas City
Richard Freeman
Medicine Lodge
Here
Freeman
Kansas City
Kash
Johnson County
Leroy W. Walters
Mary Hand
Anderson of Texas Resigns Defense Post
Washington reports Robert B. Anderson of Texas resigns as deputy secretary of defense effective about August 15. The White House says the resignation is accepted with reluctance and no successor is yet named. President Eisenhower may nominate a replacement before Congress adjourns, possibly around August 1. Reports link potential successor Reuber B. Robertson Jr. of Hamilton Ohio, a paper company executive.
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Washington
Robert B. Anderson
Texas
White House
Eisenhower
Murray Snyder
Congress
Andersoft
Reuber B. Robertson, Jr
Hamilton
Ohio
Paper Company
Floating Radar Station to Be Towed Off Cape Cod
The world's first floating radar station will be anchored 110 miles off Cape Cod in the Atlantic Ocean for early warning of approaching enemy planes. It is scheduled to be towed tomorrow to its spotting anchorage.
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Boston
Cape Cod
Atlantic Ocean
Thunderstorm Floods Liberty Theater in Elizabeth
A flash flood driven by a thunderstorm rushed through the side door of the Liberty Theater in Elizabeth sending hundreds fleeing. Patrons were evacuated as the venue was inundated during showtime for the feature "Interrupted Melody."
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Elizabeth
N.J.P
Liberty Theater
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Erie
Temple Band
Shrine’s Oriental Band
Foot Patrol
Tri-State
Chanute National Guard
Mervin Boggs
Jerry
Leon
Anne Os
S.secee
Inchea
Red China
U.S
The
Reds
Korea
Cowart
First National Bank of Thayer
Stark State Bank
Thayer Bank
Kansan
Byers
Freeto Construction Company
Ross Cooper
East Lite
West Fourteenth
CAA
Prowler
Associated Press
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
City Dam
Neosho
Wayne Branden
Rt. 3
Bily Gibson
N. Evergreen
Donald Douglas
Spence
Dean Branden
Richard Baughn
N. Garfield
Urey
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