Rebels to Start Freeing 29 American Captives in Cuba
Cuban rebels near Oriente province were expected to begin releasing the 29 captured U.S. sailors and Marines this afternoon after holding them for over two weeks. U.S. Consul Park Wollam said the evacuation could take four days, and Rear Admiral Robert Ellis at Guantanamo Bay was involved in the talks.
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Guantanamo
Cuba
U.S
Park Wollam
Fidel Castro
Oriente
Wollam
Adm
Robert B. Ellis
Guantanamo Bay
Ellis
Navy
Fulgencio Batista
Opa-Locha
Fla
Santiago
Havana
United States
Fulgncio Batista
Vacationing Families and Local Social News
Erie and Vicinity report lists families travelling to the Black Hills possibly Yellowstone and Canada while others journey to Delton Michigan and Maryville Missouri. Local hosts include Dr. and Mrs. E C Bryan Mrs. A F Redmond and Miss Alice Hester. Church of the Nazarene begins summer Bible school for ages 4 to 14. Gloria Noakes visits Denver relatives. Vanderfords from Parsons and Roswell Air Force transfer to New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Noakes
C. W. Lafferty
Oak Park
Ill
Denver
William Vanderford
Chris ‘Stanley
Vanderford
Air Force
Roswell, N
New ‘Hampshire
Stanley
Jack Vanderford
Parsons
Mud Moved After Flood Sweeps Atchison
Atchison fights remaining mud from last Friday flood as pumping resumes water supply. A tugboat crew cuts a river channel to free the intake, allowing pumps to restore pressure. Red Cross woman surveys damage while sheltering and feeding victims. 20 businesses and 35 homes destroyed. 290 damaged. one man missing Ernest Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kan
Atchison
Lynn Construction Company
St. Joseph
National Guard
137Th Infantry
Jack Cogan
Red Cross
Ernest Elder
Llerk
St. Joseph, Mo
Mexicans Break Up Squatters Army in Ensenada
Troops and police dispersed a squatters group attempting to seize farm land in Guadalupe Valley near Ensenada. Authorities said the invasion had Communist inspiration. A spokesman for about 100 Russians in the valley said they are now Mexican citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensenada
Mexico
Guadalupe Valley
Local Families Attend Reunion Bean Day Visit
Mrs Bill Hobson of California stays in town during summer. Mrs Rolla Redburn and Danny and David returned to Tulsa after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs George Fisher and family. Mr and Mrs Virgil Lowe of Chanute and Dr Jack Lowe and wife of Hugoton returned home after visiting Virgil's parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Lowe in Erie. Mrs Stella Wolf and Mr and Mrs James Wolf and children of Kansas City are in town for a weekend visit with Mrs Marie Holt and enjoyed Bean Day Reunion. Miss Virginia Pierce of Kansas City visits for a reunion with her brother James Pierce and family and sisters Mrs George Highfill and Mrs Hollis Dunham and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hobson
California
Rolla Redburn
Danny
David
Tulsa
George Fisher
Virgil Lowe
Chanute
Jack Lowe
Hugoton
Erie
Vir‘gil
Lewis ‘Lowe
Stella Wolf
James Wolf
Kansas City
City
Marie Holt
Virginia Pierce
James Pierce
George Highfill
Hollis Dunham
Senate studies unified control of air traffic
Senate debate centers on creating a federal aviation agency to govern civil and military airspace, with an administrator who could veto airport and missile site funding. Monroney warns against military override, as lawmakers weigh site approval powers amid past midair collisions and a push from President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
A. S
Mike) Monroney
Okla
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroney
Senate Aviation Subcommittee
Las Vegas
Nev
Brunswick
Eisenhower
Congress
House Armed Services Committees
Crook in Jail Figure Shakes Buchanan County Jail
St Joseph Missouri AP Jailer Pete Murphy suspects an inmate is crooked in the Buchanan County jail Murphy runs the tobacco and candy concession at the jail and is keeping watch on Saturday developments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph, Mo
Pete Murphy
Buchanan County
Murphy
Man Tricked by Split $1 Bill in Jail Sting
A prisoner counted his daily receipts and found a fellow inmate had split a $1 bill, palming halves to another man for a dollar each. The incident hints at a jailyard scheme without detailing perpetrators or outcomes.
Eisenhowers Panam Canal tour outlines aid and sovereignty aims
Milton Eisenhower opened a Panama Canal visit with proposals for aid and sovereignty recognition. The third day of a planned fact finding trip includes Honduras Costa Rica Nicaragua Puerto Rico El Salvador and Guatemala. The zigzag schedule aims to avoid disturbances seen during previous U S visits.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Milton Eisenhower
Panama Canal
Panama
United States
Honduras
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Puerto Rico
Nixon
Mrs Lowell Kreider Presides at CWF Meeting
Mrs Lowell Kreider presided Wednesday at a Christian church CWF meeting. The program included two special numbers dedicated to the new president, a vocal solo My Task and a piano solo Under The Leaves. Group 2 served refreshments to about 35 members.
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Lowell Kreider
CWF
The
Christian Church
A. M. Garton
Jack Sparks
Gertie Adams
Living Missionary
Allin Sharp
C. C. Hunter
Hog and Cattle Prices Lower at Parsons Livestock
Parsons market reports hogs steady to 25 cents higher with a range for U S No 1 200 230 lb hogs at 22 75 to 23 00 and select 23 25, cattle slow with grain fed steers and heifers US choice 25 00 to 26 50, standards 20 00 to 23 00, calves and stockers listed with various weights and prices, sows and bulls also detailed. Kansas City AP reports wholesale eggs and consumer eggs with price ranges, plus poultry and butter values in Chicago AP bulletin.
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Parsons Livestock
Parsons
U. S
U. S.S
Kansas City
Chicago Grain
Chicago
Market Reports From Chicago and Kansas City Grain and Live Poultry
Chicago and Kansas City markets show mixed activity with poultry receipts at 72,000 lbs and wholesale prices fluctuating. Wheat, corn and soybeans show varied futures. July wheats around 1.88, soybeans near 2.28, oats mixed, rye and barley priced with regionally reported ranges.
Virginia Wilson Engaged to Robert Bryant Jr.
Mr and Mrs George Wilson announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia to Robert A Bryant Jr son of Mr and Mrs Robert A Bryant Sr The couple reside in Oak Park Ill and Saginaw Mich Their wedding is set for August 16 at Hennepin Avenue Methodist church in Minneapolis Minn.
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George Wilson
W. 3Rd
Virginia
Robert A. Bryant Jr
Oak Park
Ill
Robert A. Bryant Sr
Saginaw, Mich
Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church
Minneapolis
Minn
Methodist Women to Baldwin Mission Trip
Eight women from the First Methodist church depart today for missions on the Baker University campus through Friday. Attendees include Freda Betts Mmes Art Holmes Felix Bouray John Young Elsie Shue L J Junod Harry Lewis and John Hemphill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Baker University
Freda Betts
Mmes
Art Holmes
Felix Bouray
John Young
Elsie Shue
L. J. Junod
Harry Lewis
John Hemphill
Erie youths win awards at reunion event
At the 85th Soldiers and Sailors reunion in Erie California girl Jill Garay was slated for a piano solo but rain spoilt the instrument. Jill won a special prize. First prize went to Chanute youths Lawrence Lovett and Cliff Sperry. Carol LaRue Shaw sang for second with Leeva Carter. Bill Treadway of Erie claimed third with a tall tale about Africa. The amateur hour and a dance closed the program.
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Erie
California
Jill Garay
Soldiers and Sailors
Jill
Chanute
Lawrence Lovett
Cliff Sperry
Carol LaRue
Shaw
Leeva Carter
Africa
Bill Tread
Hail Strikes Area Near Colorado Border
A thunderstorm near the Colorado border dropped hail up to an inch deep in 15 minutes over a 120 square mile area in Kansas. Farmers had been attempting to harvest wheat for three weeks with about 40 percent collected. losses on remaining wheat estimated around 30 percent. Giant hailstones up to three inches fell at Liberal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weskan Kan
Colorado
Harlan E. Smith
Liberal
Man Loses Leg In Fall From Train
Leavenworth Kan AP reports a man riding from St Joseph Missouri to Kansas City in a boxcar was run over near Farley Missouri losing a leg. The injured man Robert Emmett Miller said the train jolted him from an open boxcar door. He was taken to St Johns Hospital.
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Leaven'worth
Kan
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Farley
Robert Emmett Miler
Missouri Highway
Whiller
St. John’s Hospital
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Pat
Margie
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Peggy
Delton
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Lewis
J. W. Lattin
E. C. Bryan
Clark Fleming
Jimmie
Louis Ferguson
Lori
William Hill
Robert
Ronnie
Albert Depee
Centerville Township
A. F. Redmond
Alice Hester
James White
Paul Kilmer
Dona Rowan
Amy Nestley
Belle Plains
Fred Locke
John O'Hare
South Mound
Will Locke
Mr. Locke
Crook
Kansas City Cash
Hay
Fay
the Tribune
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Cscceetsnes
Virginia Wilson
Baldwin
BBC
Katy
Chanute, Kansas
Ozark Maid
Famous Post
Shedd
Etter
Bris
Wow
Campbell's Tomato
Olson
Dobson
Hill
Tru
Maxwell House
Hills
Butternut
Web
Philoden
Olson's Super
WHB
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Crisco
Folger’s Coffee
DIC
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