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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1958
Page
1
About half of the 200 tickets for a Little League trip to Kansas City to see the Athletics play the Red Sox sold, with a 4 p.m. Wednesday deadline for reservations and ticket price at 3.10. O K James, league secretary, noted the plan requires bus reservations.
Gov. George Docking said he will name a new highway director soon to fill the post left vacant by the January death of Lynn Brodrick. Maurice Martin has served as acting director and earned praise for his work.
President Eisenhower nominated five individuals for Kansas postmasterships subject to Senate confirmation. Naylor from Burlington Shahan from Marion Halstead from Olpe Kesler from Quinter and Herter from Yates Center are named for federal postal posts with Senate action pending.
The Neosho River at Chanute was 15 feet above normal at noon, dropping about one foot every six hours. Farmers report limited crop damage mainly from excess moisture in bottomlands, with milo and corn hurt and unharvested wheat ruined. Weather forecasts call for partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms and warmer highs in the 80s, while Kansas rivers show rising crests and ongoing flood risks on several creeks and towns.
Santa Fe Park reports its first boating incident as a 2:45 p.m. crash near the boat dock left a new $585 fiberglass craft totaled but no injuries. David Ray Webb 27 of Route 3 lost control while towing a water skier, striking Bryan Riggs 23 of Lola and sending both overboard after a wave.
Mrs. Henry Buchan, 67, was found dead yesterday at her Wellington farm home. Coroner Dr. B J Myers ruled the death a suicide, saying she hanged herself in an outbuilding. her husband located the body.
Ottawa Herald reports Kansas Highway Commission weighing a southward extension of the Kansas City to Ottawa interstate into Oklahoma. No route named. Supporters cite roughly 60 million dollars already committed. opponents fear eastern Kansas routes. Jack Goodrich backs Ottawa to Oklahoma leg amid broader federal backing claims.
The city clerk's office will be open from 8 until 10 p.m. today through Friday to register voters for the Aug. 5 primary election. The registration books will then be closed until after the primary.
A skin diver recovered the body of 19 year old Henry Kingman of Topeka several hours after he drowned in Lake Wabaunsee. Kingman went under while swimming at the 15 foot level yesterday.
In Beirut the United States described atomic capability for ground air and sea units amid Lebanon crisis while U A R moves and Khrushchev proposes a five power summit. U S leaflets explain troop presence and aims to deter sniping as Washington London and Paris draft a reply favoring UN led diplomacy.
Gov. George Docking schedules four appearances this week. He will honor Bob Cerv in Kansas City, attend Ft. Leavenworth groundbreaking for Nike Hercules missile defense, speak at Coffeyville Democratic rally, and attend the Bricklayers and Masons banquet in Kansas City.
The U S budget ended the year in deficit by 2 813 billion dollars as of June 30 with receipts at 69 1 billion and outlays at 71 9 billion. The recession reduced revenue while defense and farm support spending rose. For the new year officials project a deficit of 10 to 12 billion.
Bank examiners in Hoyt Kansas found a note allegedly admitting shortages at Hoyt State Bank. The 59 year old cashier Jebi Williams vanished June 30, and his brother Orion Williams, bank president, faces embezzlement claims of up to 100000 dollars. The note blames the shortage on Jeff Williams and denies Orion’s knowledge, with questions over its authenticity.
Harold Richards 30 of Humboldt was arrested by police at First and Lincoln around 12:30 a.m. yesterday on a driving while intoxicated charge. He posted a $125 bond and his hearing is set for 4 p.m. Thursday in police court.
Topeka dispatch notes Kansas traffic fatalities for the last 48 hours show 1 added this period, bringing the year to date total to 265, versus 279 for the same period in 1957. Counts are compiled by the state accident records section.
Milestone cosmic ray film plates carried by a jumbo balloon were found in southeastern Montana near Hardin after jettison. Navy to launch a manned balloon flight from Crosby Minnesota to 84 000 feet with Cmdr Malcolm D. Ross and M Lee Lewis to test gondola systems for Project Mars and carry insects for Agricultural study.
AP dispatches report a push for a high level Security Council or UN summit with leaders or foreign ministers, amid tensions over Kuwait and oil. Macmillan seeks Western consultation before any meeting while Nasser and Kuwaiti leaders meet in Damascus, amid UAR Soviet troops warnings and Paris sources on troop movement in Syria.
A Weskan tornado struck a farm last night injuring four men, damaging several farm buildings and a nearby Port of Entry building near the Colorado border. One man is said to be seriously hurt as the truck they rode in was thrown about 50 feet. Sheriff Frank Walker of Wallace County identifies the location and extent of damage.
Thayer resident Henry Tuxhorn 1 received minor injuries in a two car crash at a county road intersection about 10 45 a m yesterday. The other driver, Lew Snowden 1 of Earlton was unhurt. Tuxhorn was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital at Chanute for examination and treatment and was later dismissed.
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The Tioga Hotel will host three Chamber of Commerce luncheon meetings in the coming seven days, led by chamber manager Les Matthews. Ledge Craig of Denver will speak on congressional legislation, then Kansas Chamber leaders Ross Beach and Bud Kilker visit to seek guidance on improving governmental influence. A special Monday meeting will vote on a bylaw amendment raising dues from 32 to 36 dollars, needing two thirds approval.
Gov. Docking announced Rea Cress of Junction City as director of the state Hotel and Restaurant Board for a term ending June 30, 1960. Cress replaces Frank Ripple of Wichita effective August 1. The governor also reappointed J. Arthur Wolf of Wichita and William G. Hutson of Lawrence to two-year terms.
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