Left Hand Pitches and Local Happenings Include Damaged Bass and a Desert Tree
Martha Frank returned from a Denver counseling post for a deaf camp and joined a Rocky Mountain trip with staff. William Gray injured a bass hook at Farlington lake then fished on. Mrs Ray Rush notes her Bird of Paradise tree blooms yearly. Trash fire on C E Carlison’s truck led to firefighting and disposal at the sanitary landfill with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Frank
S. Forest
Denve
Rocky Mountain National Park
Denver
Miss Frank
William M. Gray
Gray
Farlington Lake
Girard
Ray Rush
Phoenix
Ariz
Tribune
Carllson
East Fourteenth
C. W. Brennan
Capt Shelton Expects Trooper Assignment Soon
Capt Clarence Shelton who heads the Kansas Highway Patrol fourth division HQ will relocate from Pittsburg with his family to 14 S Lafayette. He will use his home as a temporary office while supplies move in and a trooper is assigned to work with him. The new HQ will share space with the state radio service in the West 14th Street division highway building under construction. The Sheltons have a daughter Mary Lou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Shelton
Kansas Highway Patrol
Fourth Division
Pittsburg
S. Lafayette
Shelton
Division
West
Mary Lou
Chetopa Council Keeps Police Chief Despite Chamber Push
The Chetopa Kansas city council rejected a Chamber of Commerce request to discharge Police Chief Claude L. Fosdick. Council split six to six and Mayor Earl Hackleman cast the deciding vote to retain Fosdick who previously shot James Haraughty in the leg on July 9 while stating he was running to avoid arrest. The Chamber disapproved of the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetopa
Kas
Chamber of Commerce
Claude L. Fosdick
Fosdick
Earl Hackleman
James Haraughty
Chamber
Baptists Describe Church Growth in Russia at London Congress
A letter from Colfax Baptist pastor Rev Norman F Blosat filed during the Jubilee Congress of the Baptist World Alliance cites a press interview with nine Russian delegates. They report 4 000 baptized Russians in Moscow 520 000 nationwide and 3 million influenced by Baptist teachings. They note full services and standing crowds. The United States led with about 4 000 delegates and a 300 costumed pageant highlighted Baptist history. The congress ends with Billy Graham delivering the final address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Norman F. Blosat
Colfax
Russia
Blosat
United States
Congress
Billy Graham
Six New Polio Cases Reported in Kansas
Six new polio cases last week raise Kansas total officially reported in 1955 to 57, up from 135 at the same point a year ago. The state Board of Health said two cases were in Leavenworth County, two in Johnson County, and one each in Ness and Rush Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Health
Leavenworth
Johnson County
Ness
Rush
Jung's 86th Birthday Celebrated at Zurich Home
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung turned 86 at his country residence near Zurich with family and a few close friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Carl Gustav Jung
Big Four Talks Spark Hope for Peace in Geneva
Secretary of State Dulles said war danger receded after the Big Four summit in Geneva. President Eisenhower noted a spark of world peace and emphasized patience and sacrifice to keep it alive while talks in Geneva address Red China cease fire and Soviet relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Geneva
Eisenhower
United States
Red China
Formosa
Britain
France
Russia
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Peiping Radio
United Nations
George
Foreign Relations Committee
Nationalist China
Gov Hall fires Zurbucken over civil service violation
Gov. Fred Hall dismissed Will Zurbucken assistant state motor vehicles chief for alleged civil service breaches tied to his 1950s campaign activity. The firing followed a letter Zurbucken wrote asking a Dodge City field rep to distribute political pamphlets and to handle postage from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Fred Hall
Will Zurbucken
State Motor Vehicles Department
Zurbucken
Hall
Charles Nolind
Dodge City
Nolind
Great Bend
Pratt
Arn
Escape and Fire Strikes Topeka Methodist Home for the Aged
A large blaze at the Methodist Home for the Aged in Topeka forced the evacuation of 286 elderly residents during morning prayers. No deaths. many bedridden residents were aided by fire and hospital crews as the fire spread from an attic to a new wing built in 1950. The National Guard supplied tents and cots, while Topeka hospitals opened their doors to evacuees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Topeka
Methodist Home For the
11Th and
College Streets
Bertha E. Taylor
B. R. Snyder
National Guard
Chanute
Talmage Frye
George Braden
Ester ‘Wood Miller
E. J. ‘McCune
Petition challenges courthouse levy in Erie county
Erie petition protests a county plan for a 10 year one mill tax to fund a new courthouse. County Attorney Forsyth will verify signatures, aiming for Aug 1, with a vote decision tied to the next budget and possible special or general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
Wendell Bowyer
Bowyer
Chanute
Charles Forsyth
Forsyth
U.S
Red China
Geneva
Senate approves reserve plan amid Eisenhower doubts
The Senate clears a broad reserve program with limited compulsory features, opposed by Sen. Russell. The House backed the compromise 315 to 78. The bill aims to boost volunteers and grant Pentagon power to call up reserves, targeting about 2.9 million trained by 1960. It offers six months training for up to 250,000 youths yearly who volunteer for seven years in the active reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
House
Congress
Ozark Action Discussed By Chamber Directors
The Chamber of Commerce discussed Ozark Airlines seeking CAB approval to suspend air service to Chanute. Fred Montague reported a Chanute delegation was told lack of business caused the move, with Ozark showing a $12 340 loss over eight quarters. The directors urged filing a protest when Chanute is notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark Airlines
Chamber of Commerce
Aviation Committee
Fred Montague
Ozark
Civil Aeronautics Board
Chanute
St. Louis
CAB
E. W. Johnson
Chamber
Carl Pate
Clarence Sievers
Weather Outlook Hot and Dry Across Kansas Today
The forecast calls for hot and generally dry conditions in Kansas through Wednesday with some thundershowers possible only in the extreme west tonight. Peak temperatures near 100 degrees tomorrow, overnight lows 65 to 70 in the west and upper 70s in the east. Yesterday’s highs ranged 95 to 102 across several cities, with no rain statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge
City
Wamega
Hill City
Russell
Salina
Goodland
Concordia
State
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka Area
State Accident Records lists traffic fatalities. In the last 24 hours the figures show a drop, with the year to date 1945 at 302 and the same period in 1954 at 299.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Socialist Economy Favored by Burma Premier After World Tour
Burma Prime Minister U Nu, returning from a two month world tour, said he is more convinced than ever that a Socialist economy is best for Burma. He emphasized social welfare and state planning as core priorities for the nation’s development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
U Nu
Benefit rodeo planned to aid Dodge City museum
A benefit rodeo to raise funds for the Dodge City Cowboy Capital Museum will be staged September 24. Saddle Clubs of Sterling Lyons and Little River organize the event in Dodge City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LYONS
Dodge City
Cowboy Capital Museum
Saddle Clubs
Sterling
Little i River
Soviet Tanker Crew Arrives in Hong Kong
Twenty nine crew members of the Soviet tanker Tuapse arrived in Hong Kong by plane from Famosa. They refused to talk to newsmen and hid their faces. They plan to return to Russia via Red China after being in Taipei since June 23 1954 when the Tuapse was seized by Nationalist China. Twenty other crew members were granted political asylum in Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Famosa
Russia
Youth Is Killed In Truck Collision Near Marysville
Hugh Dade 18 of Fairmont Nebraska was killed and five others injured in a truck collision seven miles northwest of Marysville Kansas late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Kas
Hugh Dade
Fairmont
Neb
Here
Freedom for 51 Before U.S. Talks
Washington signals readiness to discuss Far East issues directly with Communist China if the Reds agree to release about 51 American citizens held overseas. The potential prisoner release could precede formal U.S.-China discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Geneva
Far East
China
Washington
United States
State Highway Adds 65 Miles of Roads
The State Highway Commission votes to add 65 miles of county roads to the state system. One section links 54 miles east from a junction with SH 28 near Randell in Jewell County across Republic and into Washington County to SH 9. The other 11 miles runs from Anthony south to the Oklahoma line in Harper County. Roads to standard grade with 100 foot rights of way before incorporation. State will maintain them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
State Highway Commission
Randall
Jewell County
Republic County
Washington County
Linn
Harper County
Anthony
Oklahoma
Groundbreaking Held for 18 Million Winter V A Hospital
A ground breaking ceremony was held for the new 18 million dollar Winter Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka. The 1,000 bed facility is scheduled for completion in the fall of 1957. Judge and Mrs. B M Dunham will depart tonight for a vacation visiting Memphis Tennessee with his sister Mrs J B Fulkerson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Veterans Administration Hospital
B. M. Dunham
Memphis, Tenn
J. B. Fulkerson
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David Gough
Morton Sutton
Joe Mills
Jimmy Ellis
David Judy
Bert Endsley
Mahlon Gray
Jake
C. E. Carlison
Edith
Carlison
S. Malcolm
Capt. Shelton
Chetopa Council
London
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Mojave Desert
U.S. Atty
Ray H. Kinnison
Joshua National Bank
Marine Corps
Roscoe D Coon
FBI
del Mar
San Diego County
Coon
Jung
Gov. Hall
Edward F. Arn
Larned
Highway Patrol
Payne
State Civil Service Board
Eugene W. Hiatt
Hiatt
Civil Service Board
James D. Gilmore
Independence
Harold Trussler
PEKA
Fred Halling
C of C
West Fourth
Plummer
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