Public Library Receives Capitol Reference Volumes
The Chanute Public Library recently received two sets of government documents from Congressman Myron V. George. Our Capitol and The Capitol provide building history and Congress information, plus directories and year books from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bert Bass of Earlton shares a humorous weight gain tale and smoking conversion, while a car rolled into Mrs. Sarah Hartsock’s home on Malcolm Street after brakes failed.
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Chanute
Sarah Hartsock
N. Malcolm
Fall Festival Set for Sept 27 to 29 in Chanute
The 13th annual Fall Festival sponsored by the Chanute Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held September 27 to 29. Dale Stemple state director and Chanute JayCees member announced the plan as Dean Skinner chaired a recent meeting. Committees will soon work on festival details with strong corn exhibits anticipated if weather cooperates.
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Chanute Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dale Stemple
JayCees
Chanute Junior Chamber
Dean Skinner
Stemple
Governor Grants Clemency to Five Prisoners
Topeka Gov. Fred Hall announced clemency for five state inmates after reviewing 142 applications on May 31 and June 28. Of the petitions, 129 were denied and eight granted. five sentences were commuted.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Nude driver arrested in Houston after hot car excuse
Police in Houston arrested a 32 year old man driving through town in the nude. He offered the explanation that it gets so darned hot in this car.
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Houston
Tex
Potatoes Rally Across Markets Jump To Near Peak Prices
Potatoes show rising costs across the nation with 10 pounds priced at 98 to 99 cents in several stores while home grown spuds fetch 60 to 79 cents. Grocers cite 20 to 25 cent increases in two weeks as New York reports five pounds at 59 cents and Michigan housewives pay over $1 per 10 pounds. Experts warn of tight supplies due to cold weather, subsidies, and European floods, with prices likely easing only after harvests ramp up in Idaho Long Island and Washington.
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New York
Michigan
Chicago
Florida
Long Island
Europe
Big Long Island
State of Washington
Idaho
Warm Weather Continues Across Kansas With Scattered Storms
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with possible scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s, highs in the mid 90s. Rainfall reports varied from widespread to spotty across Kansas including Miltonvale and Scott City.
Clothing Stolen From Richman Home
A thief entered the home of Mr and Mrs Leland Richman at 1301 West 7th last evening while residents were away and took more than 30 new women's items including dresses blouses suits skirts and sweaters. Entrance was believed gained through the door to an attached garage, officers said.
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Leland Richman
Famly
Two Iowans Die In Fort Dodge Plane Crash
Fort Dodge, Iowa based auto dealer Marion B. Sweeney 52 and tavern owner Paul Jordan 39 were killed when their light aircraft crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from the municipal airport.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Marion B. Sweeney
Paul Jordan
Rain Douses Parched Southeastern Colorado
Heavy showers across Lamar and surrounding areas brought up to an inch of rain to a region long dry, offering relief to farmers and residents after a dry spell last night.
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Lamar
Colo
Colorado
Youth Injured Near Savonburg After Car Crash
Savonburg 16 year old Roger Hower ton suffered a pelvic fracture when the car he rode in wrecked about 2.2 miles west of town at 7 15 p m yesterday. He was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital Chanute by ambulance. Driver Gary Dean Howerton 19, brother of the injured youth, faced the Iola Trooper Lloyd Baker investigation. The car went out of control on a hill swerved and crashed into a concrete railing, suspending the vehicle over a creek. Both youths were thrown clear. the driver had minor injuries.
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Savonburg
Roger Howerton
Here
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Lloyd Baker
Iola
Gary Dean Howerton
Baker
Senate OKs tax formula bill for life insurance
Washington action continues the current investment income taxation formula for life insurance companies through 1956. The measure moves to the White House for final approval after Senate passage.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Miami Okla Storm Hurts 2. Homes Damaged Widely
A wind and hail storm hit North Miami Oklahoma injuring two people and damaging about 78 homes in Ottawa County. Affected businesses on U S 66 were heavily damaged and traffic rerouted. One resident, Mrs. Oliver Jones, 75, suffered a broken shoulder and abrasions.
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Miami
Okla
Oklahoma
Ottawa County
U.S. Weather Bureau
Tulsa
State Highway Patrol
Commerce
New York
Oliver Jones
Ruth Ester Chapman
U. S. 66
Jess Heck
John Feen
Miami News- Record
Feen
C. N. Bilby
Bilby
Fear Blocks Baby's Return Is Theory
Weinberger family spokesman said the parents now believe the kidnapper fears capture more than ransom, delaying the infant Peter’s return. No longer watching St Brigid's church, police focus moved after nine days since the July kidnapping at the Nassau County home.
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Westbury
N.Y
Weinberger
David Holman
Beatrice Weinberger
Weinbergers
Holman
Nassau County
St. Brigid’s
Peter
Morris Weinberger
Canadian Bishop Elected President of BPW Unit
Dr. Bachman G. Hodge age 63 of Chattanooga Tenn was elected a bishop at the Toronto quadrennial conference. Margaret Paton Hyndman a Montreal lawyer was named new president of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women’s southeastern jurisdiction.
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Lake Junaluska
N.C. P
Bachman G. Hodge
Chattanooga
Tenn
Montreal
Toronto
Margaret Paton
Hyndman
International Federation of Business and Professional Women
Senate approves five year extension of export import bank
The Senate today passed and sent to the House a bill to extend the life of the export import bank for five years to June 30, 1963.
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Washington
Senate
House
Export-Import Bank
Texans Ask Aid to Save Texas Livestock Industry
Senate Democratic leader Johnson said he asked Secretary Benson to act immediately to rescue the Texas livestock industry from disaster caused by drought.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Park Addition Up to Voters Zoning Plan Get City Backing
Chanute officials advance a revived zoning ordinance for voter approval in August Primary. The plan consolidates seven zones into four and ties land purchase near Santa Fe Park to voter consent with $22 500 allocated. The board also discussed acquiring properties east of the Memorial Building for a public parking lot and addressed West Beach traffic safety.
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Chanute
Santa Fe Park
Sioners
George McCune
Carter Brookhart
Lee Judy
Richard L. Ashley
Carl Haight
J. D. Lightfoot
Mule Arrested as Contraband After Still Raids in Pittsylvania
At three raids in Pittsylvania County Virginia ABC agents found a white mule at the still sites. The mule linked to no employer, labeled contraband and turned to ABC authorities with plans for sale at auction. In Erie Kansas two men escaped injury when a Neosho County truck was hit by a Santa Fe freight train. Driver Donald Spriggs and mechanic Earl Long, county employees, fled after warning of an approaching train. The train dragged the tractor cab 170 feet, the trailer tipped, locomotive front damaged. Undersheriff John Phelps aided the investigation.
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Chatham
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Cascade
Pittsylvania County
Pittsylvania
Erie
Neosho County
Santa Fe
Lee Montgomery
Montgomery
Donald Spriggs
Eric
Earl Long
Long
Spriggs
Chanute
John Phelps
Ed Lesher
JL. H. Eskridge
Adams in Custody of Iowa Officers
Claude Adams, 43, who implicated himself in the July 10 1955 kidnap death of 2 year old Donna Sue Davis at Sioux City, was taken into custody by Iowa officers. He was brought to Pratt from Perryton Texas and jailed overnight after surrendering and then repudiating the statement. He agreed to return to Sioux City for proceedings.
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Pratt
Sioux City
Iowa
Claude Adams
Donna Sue Davis
Lawrence Guinn
Guinn
Adams
Perryton
Tex
Car Found in Erie as Lewis Still Missing
J Lewis 22 of Wichita escaped police Wednesday and fled in a stolen car found by Erie police. Investigators say he traded a vehicle at Wichita firm, used a stolen check, and fled after officers checked the car. Five suitcases of clothing and a Spanish pistol were found inside the car. Lewis has prior escapes and is sought by authorities across multiple Kansas towns.
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Erie
Lewis
J. Lewis
Wichita
Ernest King
Chanute
King
L. L.smith
R. 3
Lee Montgomery
Smith
Lew
Tom Morehead
Kansas Bureau For Investigation
Taganoxie
Tuna Hao
Emporia
Lewis al
Coffeyville
Crash Claims Reach 52 Million After Grand Canyon Disaster
Insurance payouts from the Grand Canyon air crash on June 30 total about 52 million dollars covering 128 deceased and aircraft destruction. Airlines liability, passenger life policies, and insurer specifics are excluded. TWA’s Constellation insured for 12 million, United’s 2 million by Lloyds of London, with Associated Aviation Underwriters and others handling trip policies.
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New York
Grand Canyon
TWA
United
Associated Aviation
United Air Lines
Lloyds of London
Associated Aviation Underwriters
Tele-Trip Policy Co
Continental Casualty Co
Los Angeles
United States Rejects Ban on Nuclear Weapon Tests
The United States rejected Soviet backed proposals by India and Yugoslavia for a ban on nuclear weapon tests at the United Nations Disarmament Commission. Ambassador James J. Wadsworth said testing will continue until an international safeguards agreement is reached. Anne Nutting supported the U K position.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
India
Yugoslavia
James J. Wadsworth
U. N
Disarmament Commission
Ann Nutting
No Change In Steel Talks Prolong Deadlock
After a 22 hour session in Pittsburgh the United Steelworkers chief said there was no shift in the 13 day old nationwide steel strike. Industry negotiators then met privately with mediators as federal officials organized a caucus. The talks resume Monday with McDonald aiming to end the strike and recall 650,000 workers.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel Corp
McDonald
Transport Burns Driver Injured After Truck Fire
A truck driver, George Harbort, 43, Kansas City, was seriously burned when his transport rig carrying alfalfa seed burst into flames after leaving U S Highway 40 on a curve near Junction City. Police said loss of power steering caused the crash.
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Junction City
Here
George Harbort
Kansas City
Plane Missed Checkpoint Triggers Denver Airport Alarm
A TWA Constellation on flight 37 from Chicago to Denver caused anxiety at Stapleton Airport when unreported for over an hour. A TWA spokesman said radio trouble caused the pilot to miss a checkpoint, though the plane arrived on time.
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Denver
TWA
Chicago
Stapleton Airfield
Highway Standards Set by State Officials
Chicago The Assn of State Highway officials today agreed on road standards for an inter highway system. Rex Whitton, president, said the group will submit the standards to the Bureau of Public Roads and the Secretary of Commerce Weeks for approval. If approved, the standards will be incorporated in the highway bill recently passed by Congress.
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Chicago
Assn. of
Rex Whitton
Bureau of Public Roads
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Congress
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Topeka 1956 Update
Kansas state accident records show 318 traffic fatalities year to date in 1956, compared with 293 for the same period in 1955. The latest 24 hour tally is 1 death.
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Topeka
Kansas
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