Left Hand Pitch Divorce Recipe and Wild Fire Siren Incident
In Los Angeles a divorce suit describes a peculiar retaliation recipe using ripped clothing and jars poured over garments by Kenneth Morris. In Ellis Kansas a fire siren malfunction sent hundreds of households from bed as rain and dark clouds neared Big Creek prompting evacuations then denial after the siren was shut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Shirley A. Morris
Kenneth
Ellis
Kas
Big Creek
Printers Seek 20888 Dollar Claim Over Bible Reprint
Foote and Davis Inc of Atlanta files suit in Garden City district court seeking 20888 as balance for an unfinished Bible reprint begun in 1946. Ely of Kansas ordered 25000 copies in 1948, revisions and delays created pages and electrotypes, storage costs mounted. firm claims 78498 in expenses and 12098 expected profit, with Ely paying 69707 to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Atlanta, Ga
Foote and Davis, Inc
James E. Ely
Western Kansas
Ely
Cost of Living Edges Higher
The government cost of living index rose by 0.5 percent in June to a new high, lifting contracts tied to the CPI for about 650,000 workers in electrical manufacturing, aircraft, trucking, and construction. Real earnings and spendable income ticked up slightly for the first time since December, offset by a 14 percent jump in food prices and broad price increases across commodities and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ninth Nevada test shot ripples over desert observers
The ninth shot in the Nevada test series jolted the desert sending a dust cloud and a strong shock wave across trenches a dugout and the hillside where 31 civilian defense observers watched. Harold E Stassen told the five power disarmament conference he would submit U S proposals on future control of guided missiles tomorrow in a seven minute session of the U N Disarmament subcommittee. Jules Moch presiding declared the session closed as British Soviet and Canadian representatives indicated they had no wish to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nev.r
Nevada
London
Harold E. Stassen
U. S
U. N. Disarmament
Jules Moch
France
30 Days Sentence For No-Fund Check Case
James R. Poorbaugh of Thayer pleaded guilty in city court yesterday to passing no-fund checks. He received 30 days in Erie County Jail and made restitution totaling $17.50 for two checks plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Poorbaugh
Thayer
Erie
Poorbaugh
Brooks Fined for Possessing Bootleg Whiskey in City Court
Carl Brooks of 1301 North Washington pleaded guilty in city court to possessing bootleg whiskey and was fined 125 dollars after a July 12 raid yielded a gallon of untaxed liquor found under a bed in his home.
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Carl Brooks
N. Washington
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Slide in 1957 Toll
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 278 deaths to date in 1957, down from 344 in the same period in 1956, with 1 death in the past 24 hours and Topeka noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Yates Center Church To Observe 75th Year
YATES CENTER The First Baptist church of Yates Center will mark its 75th anniversary on August 4. Founded August 1, 1882 with 15 charter members, the day features morning address by Rev. KR Williams and afternoon talk by Rev. Avery Wooderson of Parsons. A basket dinner will follow noon service. Pastor Rev. Tom Lawing invites former members and friends to attend.
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Yates Center
First Baptist Church of
KR. L. Williams
Moline
Avery Wooderson
Kansas
Parsons
Tom Lawing
Death Apparent From Electric Shock in Lawrence
Coroner Byron W. Walters reports 18 month old Mitchell Muir Wigglesworth died from an apparent electric shock at his parents home in Lawrence. A vacuum cleaner at the house showed a short circuit and is believed to have caused contact with the child.
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Lawrence
Byron W. Walters
Mitchell Muir Wigglesworth
Russell Wigglesworth
Pratt Taxpayers Appeal Assessed Valuations
In Topeka the State Board of Tax Appeals heard 13 Pratt taxpayers appeals. Three business establishments and 10 residential property owners contest valuations set by Pratt County Equalization Board. Pratt residential property revaluation increased assessed value by about 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Pratt
State Board of Tax Appeals
Pratt County Equalization Board
Air Force B58 Superjet Breaks Sound Barrier Flight
The Air Force test flight of the B58 Hustler from Fort Worth to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton covered 775 miles in 1 hour 17 minutes. Spokesmen kept route speed and altitude secret though officials noted the craft flew well above Mach 1 on a round about path. Convair test pilot B A Erickson called the flight routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, Ohio
Air Force
Fort Worth
Tex
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
B. A. Erickson
Convair
Resort Like Weather Lingers In Kansas
The Topeka weather outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with warmer daytime temperatures through Thursday. Lows tonight near 70, highs Thursday in the lower 90s with a few showers possible in the west. The five day forecast expects temperatures 3 to 4 degrees above normal and rainfall of .25 to .40 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porecast
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Garden City
Pittsburg
Manhattan
Bomber Blast Fatal to Ten in Hawaii Crash
A Neptune patrol bomber from Patrol Squadron 28 exploded near Barbers Point and sank in 20 feet of water, killing all 10 Navy men aboard. Divers recovered four bodies. names of victims were withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbers Point Naval Air Station
Tremors Recorded On Fordham Seismograph
Four fairly sharp earth tremors were recorded last night and early today on the Fordham University seismograph, likely originating from the Aleutian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aleutian Islands
Fordham University
Derailment Plot Foiled by Open Switch Teenagers
Eight boys aged eight to ten were seized after they opened a railroad switch to witness a train derail attempt. An Illinois Central freight train halted in time when a alert engineer spotted the switch. City and railroad police captured the youths near Lincoln Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ill
Illinois Central
Illinois
Top Cow Price At Holstein Sale Near El Dorado
Buyers from a dozen Kansas cities attended a Holstein dairy cattle herd disper sal e at the G W Bennington farm seven miles northwest of El Dorado yesterday. The top cow sold for 410 dollars while the average price for cows was 270 83 and for heifers 117 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Kansas Cities
G. W. Bennington
Official Hints Dodgers to Move Westward in 58
Emil Bavasi vice president of the Brooklyn Dodgers told the Jacksonville Journal the team would move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. He cited land for a new stadium and not a TV deal as why they would leave, and noted he did not confirm the move but suggested changing tides in New York and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Emil Bavasi
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jacksonville Journal
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Jack Hairston
Journal
Bavasi
Dodger
Rudy Rufer
Thomasville
Hairston
Greg Favre
Journal Sports
New York
Acid Explosion Sends Hundreds Flee Sayreville Plant
A 350 gallon vat of sulphuric acid exploded at the Wilson Organic Chemicals plant in Sayreville New Jersey. Hundreds fled their homes to escape fumes. Two people were hospitalized and about 20 treated at a disaster headquarters at Sayreville High School. A three hour general alarm fire was fought by 200 firefighters as smoke and fumes spread over three miles and onto the Garden State Parkway where a toll collector was felled. Evacuees returned in about three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayreville
N. J.P
Wilson Organic Chemicals
Sayreville High School
Civil Defense
Garden State Parkway
Wilson County 4 Hers Stage Style Revue In Freemont Area
Wilson County 4 H'ers showcase a public style revue Monday at 8 p.m. in the Neodesha High School gymnasium. Girls model handmade clothing while boys wear ensembles they selected. Judging follows Thursday night at Lincoln Grade School in Fredonia.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
H’ers
Neodesha High School
Lincoln
Mmes
Philip Wing
Oscar Bowman
Forrest Whitley
John Stoyer
Kenneth Smith
Willis Kidd
Betty Perry
Evelyn Larson
Karen Neill
Janice Waldron
Beloit Cave-in Fatal To Worker In Ditch
A sewer ditch cave-in near Beloit Kansas killed Earl Burns and injured Gerald Keith Wade. Burns resided on a farm north of Esbon and Wade from Downs suffered a broken left shoulder when thrown against the ditch wall. Both men worked for Downs Contractors Inc of Downs.
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Beloit
Kas
Earl Burns
Esbon
Gerald Keith Wade
Downs
Wade
Downs Contractors, Inc
Conversion of Civil Rights To Protect Vote Is Expected
The Senate eyed a midafternoon vote to convert the civil rights bill into one focused on protecting the right to vote for Negroes. Anderson and Aiken amendments would strip broad enforcement powers from the attorney general, limiting actions to voting rights cases. The coalition plans to delay a final decision while refining other bill sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Anderson-Aiken
Slayings on U S 180 Tie Hobbs Women to Carlsbad Case
Police pursue a theory that the slayer followed Hobbs residents Barbara Lemmons and Dorothy Gibson from Carlsbad bus station after a confrontation with truck driver J. D. Cantrell. Cantrell was killed as the attacker fled. a later abduction attempt occurred in Tinnie, New Mexico. Officers describe the killer as a dark-haired man and investigate multiple angles.
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HOBBS
N. M
Carlsbad
Jewell McAdoo
Lea County
J. D. Cantrell
U. S. 180
Here
Cantrell
Barbara Lemmons
Dorothy Fern Gibson
el Segundo
Calif
Oakland
Illinois
N.M
Barbara Edwards Lemmons
Tinnie
Virginia Guest
Lea
New Mexico Oil Center
River Control Directors Set Sunday Luncheon at Tioga Hotel
Neosho Cottonwood Water Conservation and Flood Control Assn directors meet Sunday at Tioga Hotel with invited guests. Session includes report on Washington DC delegation trip seeking more dam funds and discussion of joining Arkansas River Basin Assn. Ralph Chapman handling arrangements in Gordon Barker's absence. city officials R J Hayes and O H Cunningham invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho-Cottonwood Water Conservation and ‘Flood Control Assn
Tioga Hotel
Association
Washington, D.C
George Fox
Chetopa
Arkansas River Basin
Ralph Chapman
Neosho
Italian Rescue Teams Remove Crash Victims
Alpine rescue teams in Trento struggled up Fradusta Peaks as they recovered bodies from a twin engine plane crash last Friday. Officials said 11 crewmen were confirmed dead but guides reported 15 or 16 bodies including possible women. The remains were to be moved to Aviano Air Base for processing.
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Trento
Italy
Fradusta Peaks
U. S. Navy
Fiera
Aviano Air Base
Casablanca
FHA Loans 104000 To Neosho Farmers
ERIE More than $104000 has been loaned to farmers in Neosho County during the past year by the Farmers Home Administration County Supervisor Hanserd House said today. Repayments on loans outstanding totaled $168000. The heaviest demand was for credit to finance livestock and machinery. Repayments come from sale of livestock and livestock products.
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Erie
Neosho County
Farmers Home Administration
Hanserd House
Carlson Praises Kansas Farm Safety Record
Senator Carlson cited Kansas as a model in reducing farm work deaths and injuries, noting National Farm Safety Week proclaimed by President Eisenhower. He highlighted declines in fatalities from 1932 to 1956, with tractors as the sole rising risk, and credited state agencies and Kansas State College for cooperative efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Sen
Carlson
Rlias
Senate
Eisenhower
Jan Wactor
House OKs Compromise On Defense Funds
The House approved by voice vote a defense appropriation of 33.7597 billion dollars for the current fiscal year, with total allotments split among the Army 7.2646 billion, Air Force 15.9302 billion, and Navy 9.8664 billion. The measure is a middle ground between Senate and House totals and differs from President Eisenhower's original request. The fiscal year began July 1.
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Washington
House
Senate
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Army
Air Force
Navy
Probe Promised For Picking Pickles At MSU
East Lansing Michigan State University received a 12000 grant from the cucumber industry for basic research on a mechanical cucumber harvester. Professors, perturbed, aim to probe progress in solving the pickle picking problem as pickle growers struggle to hire hand labor for harvesting cucumbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Racial Issue Returns to House School Aid Bill
Washington reports the House debates a 12 billion dollar school aid measure with 300 million yearly for five years. An antisegregation amendment may be added, while opponents cite economy and federal participation concerns. The bill totals 2.4 billion in federal involvement including bonds and state financing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Wainwright
R-Ny
Powell
DNY
House
Eisenhower
Bledsoe Pleads Innocent In Fatal Shooting Case
Kansas City ex convict Loren Bledsoe aged 31 pleaded innocent yesterday to the fatal shooting of his wife’s parents. After arraignment before Magistrate Bernard Gnefkow he was jailed awaiting a July 31 preliminary hearing. Police say the Webb couple were killed Monday night as Bledsoe claimed they sought to take his baby.
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Kansas City
Loren Bledsoe
Bernard Gnefkow
Bledsoe
Jackson County
Benjamin Webb
Ruth
Crash Near Columbus Fatal to Carthage Bay
A 4-year old Carthage boy, Jonathan Sterling King, was killed in a car crash as his family neared home from a trip to Yellowstone Park. His mother suffered a broken leg and internal injuries while his husband and two sons sustained cuts and bruises. They were hospitalized in Columbus.
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Columbus
Kas
Carthage
Boy
Yellowstone Park
Jonathan Sterling King
Sterling W. King
Kenneth W
Columbus City Hospital
Thirty Geophones Stolen at Augusta
The Butler County sheriff's office is investigating the theft of 30 geophones from a work site near Augusta. Each device valued at 30 dollars, owned by Republic Exploration Co of Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Augusta
Butler County
Sheriff's Office
Republic Exploration Co
Tulsa
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Brooks
Janis Hawley
C. W. Hawley
North Plummer Road
Roy
Hawley
Hawleys
Tribune
Anderson
D-Nm
Aiken
R-Vi
New Mexico
FHA
Kansas State College
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