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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
1
Scoutmaster Bill Slane announces final day for the Boy Scout Troop 3 paper drive with about five loads collected to date. Papers will be sold to fund troop activities and pickups can be arranged by calling Slane at his home.
The City band directed by PD J Cox presents its final summer concert at Highland Park Friday at 8 p m The program includes Washington Post Sousa When the Saints Go Marching By Walters Canadian Capers Electricats and Oh What a Beautiful Morning Rogers and Hammerstein.
Maynard Johnson, 57, a Black houseman, died at KU Medical Center after being hit in the back during a tavern gunfight between Clarence Lovelace, 41, tavern owner, and Melvin Fletcher, 50, a customer. Lovelace was killed. Fletcher is in critical condition. Police say the fight started over a 10 cent deposit on a beer bottle.
Northern Albuquerque residents faced rising floodwaters after cloudburst rains from Sandia Mountain slopes. Water reached hip depth in low-lying districts, with additional surges from high country showers upstream. In Texas, drought zones received rain with 4 to 8 inches reported near Marfa Alpine and up to 6 inches in Panhandle towns, aiding flooding in several communities.
Proprieter Fred Campbell reports a telephone order for 125 hot dogs with all the trimmings placed Monday night. He prepared the meal but the caller has not picked up the order.
Seven members of the Hugh Metcalf family from Wesley Hospital in Wichita report misfortune after a tractor accident injures Tom Metcalf, 17, and prompts his mother to undergo heart surgery. The family vehicle later overturned between Augusta and Wichita, injuring Metcalf, two grandmothers, and two younger sons who were taken to Wesley Hospital.
Udall Kansas surges with $1.5 million in construction across about 100 projects after a May tornado killed 80 and wounded 200. Debris removal, oil burn, and fire truck guarded burning drive the cleanup as Red Cross aid nears half a million and mayor predicts a 1000 to 1500 population rebound.
Four women reported being bitten on the pegs by squirrels in West Haven. Police and local officials urge residents to avoid contact with squirrels and report aggressive animals promptly.
Kansas Turnpike progress shows about half of the 160 million dollar project under contract. Gale Moss, Turnpike authority general manager, says contracts let by mid July total 48.87 million. Nearly all of the 236 miles are under contract for grading with 163 miles of work started and 21 of 256 bridges remaining to be placed under contract. Completion and opening to the public are planned for October 1956.
State Accident Records lists traffic fatalities in Topeka Kansas in the last 24 hours with year 1955 showing 304 for the period and 301 for the same period in 1954.
County Attorney Charles Forsyth ruled a petition against a one mill levy for a new county courthouse invalid due to duplicate signatures nonregistered voters and irregular petition form. He said the levy may proceed and delivered his opinion to the county commissioners.
Two masked robbers held up Dot's 81 Club north of Wichita as owner Nick Fuson, 52, prepared to close. Fuson received a head wound in the tense raid and used a dime left by a waitress on the register to call the sheriff. The holdup occurred just before closing after other patrons departed.
Flour Mills of America Inc reports net income for the year ending May 31 of 531 767 up from 227 372 the prior year. President M F Mulroy notes annual income of 37 640 593 versus 40 016 175 the year before. Mills operate at Rosedale Kansas Alva Oklahoma St Louis and Kansas City.
Bulgarian authorities said anti aircraft guns downed an El Al Constellation after it strayed into Bulgarian air space. Sixty people aboard were killed including 12 Americans. The incident triggered parliamentary protests in Britain and prompted Israel to seek official details from Sofia. Pilot Captain Stanley Hinks, who married in Tel Aviv, was among the dead. his fiancée was aboard the flight.
Wichita police arrest Harry Junior Shurtz of Chanute and his brother Lewis Shurtz of Wichita on charges of removing government property. They allegedly stole eight rural mailboxes in the Wichita area Monday night or Tuesday morning.
The board moves to republish the school budget for 1955-56 with a $21 570 08 increase to the general fund bringing total levy to 28 90 per 1000. Changes stem from missing county funds and new revenue estimates plus funds for building alterations and extended social security. Police recovered six repainted mail boxes tied to a theft case involving federal penalties.
The Rev. Matthew Miller 92, a Passionist father for 67 years, died today in the order’s monastery at St Paul Kansas. He served as missionary, teacher, pastor and retreat master in various parts of the world. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St Francis Church in St Paul.
Gov. Phil M. Donnelly announced a reconstruction program at the Missouri State Penitentiary damaged in last September’s riot. Willard G. Reed, 58, Joliet Illinois, appointed superintendent of construction. he previously worked with Illinois penal authorities on Joliet and Stateville prisons. Legislature appropriated 1 million dollars for rebuilding industrial plants damaged by fires set by convicts.
A weekly trivia drive attracted 2 366 entries, about 500 more than last week. The deadline was yesterday at 5 p.m. The prize for a correct answer this week is 150 dollars.
Kansas Farm Bureau district meeting heard Lex Kelly outline state and national issues to study for November resolutions. RE Stockebrand described county level commodity committees guiding crops livestock dairy and poultry, stressing inclusive cooperation among farmers. About 485 people from 12 Southeast Kansas counties attended the event at the Methodist church basement.
President Eisenhower voiced deep disappointment over the House rejection of a multibillion dollar national highway program funded by a long term bond issue. He urged Congress to reconsider before adjournment, noting financing differences should not deny needed roads. House votes left highway legislation dead for this year and likely next.
A Topeka forecast indicates temperatures remain steady with a low tonight in the 70s and highs Friday near 100. Scattered afternoon or evening thunderstorms are possible in western Kansas today and tomorrow, with widespread heat continuing across the state.
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