Courtroom Plans Discussed Here in City Meeting
An appraisers report on assessments for street improvements and sewer and water lines was approved by the city commissioners at an adjourned Tuesday night meeting. A Neosho County district courtroom is planned in the Memorial Building with a jury box and witness chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Marcus Barbee
Charles DeBolt
Frank Hotchkiss
Bar Association
Commissioners
Ross Cooper
Neosho County
New FFA pickup donated for school year use
A new pickup was delivered to Charles Carter Jr a vocational agriculture instructor for use by the Future Farmers of America during the upcoming school year. Carter plans a judging school trip to Topeka with seven or eight students and notes the dog house shelter may require fit adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ©. Carter Jr
Future Farmers of America
Carter
Topeka
Two Non-Injury Police Investigations Of Local Accidents
Police investigated two noninjury motor vehicle accidents. A parked car owned by Mrs Hugo Struthhart was struck at 115 West Elm by A K Lewis as he backed from a parking space. A beverage truck backing from 208 East Main collided with a motor car driven by Mrs Leste Greve, damaging a door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Struthhart
Humboldt
W. Elm
A. K. Lewis
Lincoln
E. Main
John Smally
Pittsburg
Leste
Greve
Evergreen
More Vaccine Released In Washington
Washington officials announced the release of about 1,100,000 cubic centimeters of Salk polio vaccine. The stockpile expands vaccination efforts nationwide and will be distributed to clinics and hospitals for inoculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather forecast shows heat wave continues across Kansas
Forecaster notes fair skies and continued hot weather through Thursday. Topeka tied the nation’s hottest reading yesterday with 105, other Kansas highs included 103 at Salina Hull City and Olathe 102 at Topeka 101 at Goodland Russell. Overnight lows mostly 64 to 79 with only Goodland reporting 0.1 inch of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
Kansas
Wamego
Licnoln
Neb
Salina
Hull City
Olathe
Topeka
Goodland
Russell
Concordia
Gas Company Granted Annual Rate Increase in Kansas
The Gas division of Northern Natural Gas Co. received a 176,300 annual rate rise affecting 12,175 customers across 16 towns in southwest Kansas. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved the increase after reviewing a new rate schedule, noting it covers roughly half of the company’s requested funds to cover higher operating costs and a fair return on investment. Some towns opposed the application. The hike applies in Cimarron Copeland Dodge City Elkhart Ensign Fowler Garden City Hugoton Jetmore Meade Montezuma Moscow Plains Rolla Santana Sublette.
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Topeka
P—Peoples Natura
Northern Natural Gas Co
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Cimarron
Copeland
Dodge City
Elkhart
Ensign
Fowler
Garden City
Hugoton
Jetmore
Meade
Montezuma
Moscow
Plains
Rolla
Satanta
Sublette
Pouring Rains Flood Parts of Albuquerque
Heavy rain flooded low areas of Albuquerque causing evacuations for at least 12 blocks. Gov. John F. Simms declared an emergency and National Guard was called up. Fourteen thousand sand bags deployed as Argoyos ran bank-full cutting northeast streets and delaying traffic. Rainfall reached 1.51 inches in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
John F. Simms
National Guard
Argoyos
New Member Appointed to North Bergen ABC Board
Mrs. Tom Collins has been named to the North Bergen New Jersey alcoholic beverage control board joining the local agency as its latest member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bergen
N. J. JP
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Tom Collins
Sooner Wins Tri-State Future Farmers Contest
Jimmy Dodson of Tyron Oklahoma won the Tri-State Future Farmers of America public speaking contest in Stillwater Oklahoma, defeating entrants from Texas and Louisiana last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Jimmy Dodson
Tyron
Future Farmers of America
Texas
Louisiana
Doomed six year old Ricky Newman calmly faces last birthday
Fort Scott AP reports six year old Richard Wayne Ricky Newman was told two weeks ago he has six to twelve months to live due to a malignant brain tumor. He blew out a birthday candle with calm acceptance as his parents Earl and Newman stay at his side amid severe pain and awareness of looming death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Richard Wayne
Ricky Newman
Earl L. Newman
Newmans
Ricky
Jimmy Lee
Earline
Peggy
Earl
Heart Massage Fails To Save Child’s Life
Two year old Sheryl Ann Allison died after a marble she swallowed caused her airway to close. Rushed to a fire station for artificial respiration then to a hospital, doctors worked about 17 minutes to restart her heart before she died at 4 a.m. Her parents were Mr and Mrs Chester W Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Sheryl Ann Allison
Sheryl Ann
Chester W. Allison
Missing $678000 Sparks Twentynine Palms Bank Collapse
Joshua National Bank in Twentynine Palms was closed by federal examiners after an audit found 78000 unaccounted funds. Roscoe D. Coon, 46, bank VP and cashier, is jailed in San Diego County on a federal embezzlement charge. He faces a preliminary hearing August 19 after a bail set at 50000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentynine Palms
Joshua National Bank
Roscoe D. Coon
San Diego
Coon
del Mar
Fedexl
Federal Reserve Bank
Los Angeles
Joshua National
Boy adrift in Lake Ontario found with seagulls on door
A woman called Oakville police reporting a small boy on a raft in Lake Ontario. A police launch responded and a mile from shore Sgt. Edward Heath spotted two seagulls on an old floating door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Lake Ontario
Edward Heath
Derby Girl Killed in West Derby Two-Car Crash
A two car crash half a mile west of Derby Kansas last night killed 15 year old Freda Kirby and left Barbara Wheelock ages 47 injured. Both girls were Derby residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Kas.p
Here
Freda Kirby
Sents
Barbara Wheelock
Eisenhower Signals Soft Stance on Foreign Plane Flights
President Eisenhower indicated he would allow peaceful foreign aircraft to fly over U S areas to implement the Geneva plan for exchange of military blueprints and inspections, contingent on Russia granting reciprocal access. He also addressed Talbott ethics, Red China prospects, Congress pay items, and Zhukov talks at Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Geneva
Russia
China
Three Air Force Personnel Die In Arizona Car Crash
Three officers and a civilian technician from the 326th fighter-interceptor squadron based at Grandview Air Force Base were killed in a collision on an access road to Yuma County Airport. A second officer was seriously injured. The victims are Maj. Oscar R. Fladmark, 33, Sioux Falls S D. 1st Lt. Edward J. Brawley, 24, Medford Massachusetts. Donald C. White, Grandview. Lt. Col. William O. Belton, 31, squadron commander, was gravely hurt.
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Yuma
Ariz. W
Air Force
Yuma County
Grandview
Oscar R. Fladmark
Sioux Falls
S. D
San Diego
Calif
Edward J. Brawley
Medford
Mass
Donald C. White
White
General Electric Co
William O. Belton
State banks report assets near one billion
TOPEKA Kansas State Bank Commissioner Frank Oberg said that Kansas state banks and trust companies held assets totaling 951 million 670 thousand dollars at the close of business on June 30 The amount reflects the aggregate assets across all state institutions in Kansas as reported for the period by the state banking agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Frank Oberg
Kansas State Banks and Trust Companies
Mail Boxes Found In Chanute Theft Probe
Six rural mail boxes allegedly stolen near Wichita were held for postal authorities at police headquarters. Police found the boxes in a local garage and said postal inspectors in Wichita are holding a Chanute man in connection with the theft. Two inspectors will visit Chanute this afternoon as the case develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Morehead
Wichita
Tribune
Chanute
Neosho County
Morehead
Food Troubles at Texas Prison Over Meal Claim
A group of 52 convicts demanded three meals a day at the Texas prison but District Judge Harris Gardner denied their mandamus against Prison Manager O B Ellis. Earlier, 200 plus prisoners rioted at Bexar County Jail over alleged food shortages, ending after assurances no one would be punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Harris Gardner
O. B. Ellis
San Antonio
Bexar County
Colby businessman commits suicide in shop
John Price about 50, owner of Price Machine Shop in Colby, Kansas, walked from his office to the shop and shot himself with a rifle around 9 a.m. The sheriff called it a death by his own action. He left no note or motive. Survived by his widow and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby, Kas PA
Colby
John Price
Price
Jake Grove
Grove
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka 1955 Record
State Accident Records Section reports traffic fatalities in Topeka over the last 24 hours totaling 2 and year to date 1955 at 304, compared with 299 for the same period in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
Kansas
New Kansas Egg Grading Law Is Explained at Meeting Here
A meeting last night outlined the state’s new egg grading law and its expected benefits. About 60 villagers heard Kansas State College extension poultry specialist Bill Seaton and Kansas City milling firm representative Russell H. Knoop explain enforcement, consumer demand, and profit boosts for producers. They urged flocks be confined, nests kept clean and dry, eggs gathered frequently, rapid cooling to 60 F, and storage humidity around 75 percent. The act becomes operative at first sale into retail channels with labeling and temperature controls for eggs in commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Seaton
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Russell H. Knoop
Kansas City
State Board of Agriculture
Topeka
Knoop
United States
Seaton
Glen Kaufman
Farm Service
Mahlon Morley
Neosho County
Vaccine Plan In Neosho County Hit By Deliberation
A decision on resuming Neosho county polio vaccination is expected by week’s end, says school nurse Margaret Wood. Dr. J. D. Gough and other physicians will confer on schedules and details. A shipment of vaccine has arrived but the quantity is undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County
Margaret Wood
Wage Averages Rise for Union Construction Workers
The Labor Department reports average wage scales for union construction workers increased six cents per hour in the three months ending July 1. Readers are reminded to contact the Tribune at 17 between 5 30 and 6 30 PM for delivery information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor! Department
Tribune
Pushing Brawl At Picket Line
A clash between union pickets and police erupted as a 40 car freight train carrying jet fuel and gasoline for the Westinghouse jet plant was moved to breach the strike line in Kansas City. No injuries were reported as officers and pickets clashed and bystanders were cleared from the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Westinghouse
Jackson County
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Uaw-Cio
Colt. B. Marvin Casteel
Sheriff's Office
Americans aboard El Al Constellation shot down in Bulgaria
A Bulgarian anti aircraft fire downed the El Al Constellation over Bulgaria near the Greek border. The plane carried 58 aboard with at least three Americans among them Mrs J Sheinbaum Mrs Katz and a daughter. Israel said it had no official confirmation Bulgarians fired. The crash occurred after a Vienna to Istanbul to London to Lydda route.
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Athens
Greece
Bulgaria
J. Sheinbaum
Katz
London
Tel Aviv
Israel
Foreign Ministry
Jerusalem
Sofia
Macedonia
el al Airlines
Petritsia
Lydda
Communists
Warsaw Military Alliance
Vienna
Schechat
el al
Paris
Constellation
Forces in Austria Withdrawn Under Peace Treaty
The Defense Department says Allied forces in Austria including about 5,000 American troops are being withdrawn under the Austrian peace treaty terms. Some American units will redeploy to Italy to join NATO forces there. NATO military authorities recommended the Italy deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Austria
Italy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Chickens Stolen From Farm Near Wichita Limits
Mrs. Cecil L. Burns reported 25 young chickens stolen from her property near the northwest Wichita city limits. The same break in also led to the loss of 50 pounds of cracked corn and some oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Cecil L. Burns
Sheriff's Office
Ft Leavenworth Funds Upped by Senate Vote
The Senate approved an Army construction project bill increasing Ft Leavenworth funding from 3 182 000 to 3 382 000 dollars. The voice vote sent the bill back to the House for consideration of more than 1 billion in Senate increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Ft. Leavenworth
House
Old Indian Tactic Used by Police
New York police arrested four suspected sidewalk dope peddlers describing the tactic as scalping to search suspects. Detectives found heroin on three of the group and uncovered drugs beneath the wig of Henry Geronimo Serrette after two prior searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry ‘‘Geronimo
Serrette
Woman Injured In Santa Fe Crossing Crash
Nellie Pearl Griffin a 77 year old woman of 621 North Grant sustained compound fractures in both bones of her right leg after being struck by a northbound 1939 Chevrolet two door driven by Fred Demps age 40 of 721 North Evergreen as she crossed North Santa Fe near the Dairy Queen. She was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital. Demps was cited for operating with improper license plates and said he did not see her in time. His car had 1955 Missouri plates. The accident occurred at 9 18 p.m. and caused damage to the car’s right front fender and headlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Pearl Griffin
N. Grant
North Santa Fe
Fred Demps
Evergreen
Demps
Santa Fe
Grifffin
Dairy Queen
Miss Griffin
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Missouri
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Claude Perry
Perry
Burden
Etta Tredway
Cherryvale
Barston
Walter Dale
Fort Carson, Colo
Army Reserve Corps
Heidelberg
Board of Education
Robert Johnson
Chanute School
Emporia
North Plummer Road
Russell King
Columbus
Allen County
Earl Bond
West 14Th
A. G. Kelly
Granby
Indies
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U.S
Talbott
Congress
Zhukov
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