Handkerchief Shower Honors Miss Triplett
A handkerchief shower honored Shirley Triplett after the Beta Delta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha meeting at the new president Mrs Mildred Shoemaker home. Triplett plans to leave Chanute soon as plans for the coming year were discussed and a picnic was planned for August 30 at 6 30 in Highland Park with refreshments for 10 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Triplett
Beta Delta
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Mildred Shoemaker
Miss Triplett
Chanute
Highland Park
Social Calendar July 30 Bridge Club at Tioga Hotel
The 1958 Duplicate Bridge Club meets at the Tioga Hotel at 7 30 p m on Monday July 30 social event listing notes a club gathering for bridge enthusiasts at the hotel venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duplicate
Tioga Hotel
Mrs Williams Hosts Ladies Day Bridge At Country Club
Mrs John Williams presided yesterday for a three table event at the Country Club featuring the Ladies Day Bridge Club. Marjorie Cook earned high scores, Mrs Joe Payne won second, and Mrs Frank Burris had the low. Next Friday Mrs Louie Engle will host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Country Club
Ladies Day Bridge Club
Marjorie Cook
Joe Payne
Frank Burris
Louie Engle
Pattern 7272 Apron Features Directons and Ruffles
Transfer directions for an apron seventeen inches long describe pockets and ruffles of gay remnants. The fragment hints at sewing details and decorative trim.
Mrs. Delbert Wiggins Honored With Layette Shower
Mrs. Delbert Wiggins of Iola was honored July 20 with a layette shower hosted at the home of Mrs. C. L. Childers. Guests included Mrs. Wiggins and her family, with games, prizes, angel food cake, grape punch, and a pink gray stork centerpiece. Attendees list shows local families and friends. several could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Wiggins
Iola
Carol Woodrruff
Norfolk
Doryrell O. Finley
C. L. Childers
S. Evergreen
Paul Hinrichs
W. A. Coonrod
Angel
Wiggins
Edward Wiggins
Ames
Dale E. Casebolt
Merritt Ramey
Ralph Chapman
Nancy Brock
Marilyn Huffmaster
Vernon Defebaugh
Gayle
Hugh Berthot
Timmy
Marva Jane Aziere
Randy Finley
Charles Childers, Jr
Lawrence
Dee Goodpastor
Harwood
Charles Citti
Joe Stroud
Martin Close
Lulu Blunk
Rolen Dale Casebolt
Mmes
C. R. Bertram
Henry Powell
Effie Willoughby
William Derby
Ray Finley
John Jones
Lee Lathrom
Redfield
Percy Green
St. Paul
Grant Hines
Eric
Carol Lea Thielen
JoAnn Wilson
Schultz Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Schultz marked their silver 25th with a Friday night open house for 52 guests at 330 S Rutter. A silver arch and a four tier cake with pink roses featured, five bouquets and several gifts in attendance. Donna supervised the guest book as relatives gather today for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Schultz
S. Rutter
Donna
Wilma Schultz
Harold Schultz
Marva Aziere
Sarah Mae McCrell
J. A. Schultz
Archie Decker
Fredonia
Don Tharp
Amarillo
Tex
Schultz's
Harold
Bob
Wilma
Tharp
Defendant Long sentenced after forgery case in Nebraska
Cheyenne County attorney Pat Heaton Jr. faced a flying ashtray as defendant Rollo Long, 39, Sidney, was found guilty by a jury in District Court. Long, who pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, received a two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney, Neb
Pat Heaton Jr
Cheyenne County
Rollo Long
Sidney
Long
Heaton
Winfield Engagement: Marcilee Maddox to Wed Dale Stone
Mrs. William Maddox announces the engagement of her daughter Marcilee Maddox to Dale Norman Stone son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Stone of 14 W 10th Chanute. Marcilee is a Winfield High School graduate active in Pep Club Y Teen Philo Society and Rainbow Girls. Dale Stone a Chanute High School graduate 1955 attended Chanute Junior College worked summers for the U S Department of Agriculture Forest Service at Priest River Idaho and now with Freete Construction Co in Chanute. The wedding is set for August 5 at 7 PM at the First Methodist Church in Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Maddox
Winfield
Marcilee
Dale Norman Stone
Harvey Stone
Miss Maddox
Winfield High School
Y-Teen
Philo Society
Rainbow Girls
Chanute High School
Chanute Junior College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service Division
Priest River
Idaho
Freete Construction Co
Chanute
First Methodist Church
Athenaeum Study Club Hosts Picnic in Highland Park
The Athenaeum Study Club and their husbands gathered for a picnic in Highland Park. Mrs. W. E. Lewis presented the yearbooks and reported club activities. Mrs. Lewis will host the luncheon to open the club year on September 25. Eighteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athenaeum
Highland Park
Ethel Ae
Mmes
W. E. Lewis
Ackerman
C. C. Tayshe
Pictures May Reveal How Tourist Is Killed
Provincial police in Huntsville Ontario hope a movie camera film will show how U S tourist Barney Vincent who was 38 was accidentally shot to death as he photographed souvenir seller Earl Indian Joe Boyden 60. Boyden was holding a 1894 Winchester rifle with a war bonnet when the gun fired. He was treated for shock and said he did not know the rifle was loaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Boyden
Vincent
Peron Returns to Panama After Exile
Juan D. Peron, former Argentine dictator, arrived back in Panama from Nicaragua by commercial flight. He had been in exile since the recent American presidents meeting, amid reports that Argentina's provisional president Pedro Aramburu demanded his absence. At Tocumen Airport Peron said he planned to stay in Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Nicaragua
Peron
Pedro Aramburu
Aramburu
Tocumen
Mexico
Venezuela
Kingfisher Beauty Wins Oklahoma Crown
Ladonna Kramer a 19 year old tall brunette from Kingfisher won the Miss Oklahoma title outlasting eight contestants to represent Oklahoma in the 1956 Miss America Contest in Atlantic City She is a junior at Oklahoma City University and also holds the Oklahoma Maid of Cotton title and is basketball queen at OCU Her measurements 35 24 36 and height 5 7 weight 126 are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Atlantic City
N. J
Ladonna Kramer
Oklahoma City University
Miss Kramer
OCU
Prisoner Escapes North Beach Jail Stealing Chief’s Gun
James F. Murphy of Washington D C escaped the North Beach town jail last night and stole Police Chief Willard C Ward s handgun. Murphy was awaiting trial on unspecified charges and fled the scene before authorities could apprehend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Beach
Willard C. Ward
James F. Murphy
Washington, D.C
Prisoner Escapes as Warden’s Gun Stolen in Jail Break
A prisoner charged with illegal entry and dis orderly conduct allegedly escaped custody after breaking from his cell while the jailer was away at dinner. Ward stated Murphy broke out and the chief’s gun was taken from his office during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Murphy
Printed Pattern 9095 For Half Sizes And Slimming Fit
Advertises Printed Pattern 9095 offering half sizes 14 16 12 18 24 2 2 and 4 2 yard fabric guidance for a 35 inch bust. Describes a flattering neckline drape and slimming silhouette to fit shorter fuller figures.
Pattern order instruction for Marian Martin mail
A mailed pattern order directs sending thirty five cents plus five cents per pattern for first class mail. Addressed to Marian Martin care of The Chicago Tribune Pattern Dept. 232 West 18th Street New York New York. Print plainly name address zone size and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
Chanute Tribune House
Arts Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Marian Martin
Chagute Tribune
Weat 18Th St
Soviet Leaders Head for Home After Poland Visit
A delegation of top Soviet leaders including Premier Bulganin and Defense Minister Zhukov left Warsaw for Moscow today, after taking part in ceremonies commemorating Poland’s World War II liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Warsaw
Moscow
Bulganin
Georgi Zhukov
Poland
Gallantry Sends Helper to Hospital
SAN PABLO Calif Gallantry sent Lyle D Rumple 28 to hospital after a gas spill and backfire on his shirt while pushing a stalled car. He suffered second and third degree burns to his chest and arms as the steamroller he was fueling was involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pablo
Calif
Lyle D. Rumple
Rumple
Missouri Basin Funds In Authorization Bill
Congress sent to the White House an authorization bill that includes a $400,000 item to develop a comprehensive Missouri River basin plan. The bill also provides for an $850,000 flood control project at Frankfort Kansas and $5,802,000 for navigation on the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Lock 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Congress
Frankfort
Kan
Mississippi River
St.Louis
Lock No. 26
Slight July Drop In Farm Prices
The Agriculture Department reported a mid-July dip of 1 percent from mid-June in farm prices, reversing a six-month rise. Fruit, meat animals and commercial vegetables fell while milk, chickens and potatoes rose. Despite the drop, mid-July prices remained 8 percent above January levels and officials expect the year to average higher than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
D. Morse
Chanute brief reports arrests on state complaint and intoxication
Richard Edmond Bright of Chanute was taken into custody on a state complaint from Allen County charging wife abandonment and later moved to Tola by Undersheriff Ray Emmons. Chellis Davis of Chanute was arrested on an intoxication charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Edmond Bright
Chanute
Allen County
Tola
Ray Emmons
Chellis Davis
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Friday
Friday admissions include Mrs Olive Kimbrough Mrs Eilas Burns Mrs Fannie McCracken and others with medical and surgical cases at Memorial Hospital. Dismissals Friday include Charles H Hentzen Floyd Pendley and Mrs Homer Ostrander. Birth today to Mr and Mrs Robert Jenkins a daughter. Traffic citation issued to James Diskin for speeding on South Santa Fe with $15 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Kimbrough
S. Central
David R. Hall
Thayer
Medical
Eilas T. Burns
S. Edith
Fannie A. McCracken
S. Rutter
Patrick A. Tubbs
Earlton
Surgical
Mary Bridges
S. Highland
Bertha Heaton
Eric
Charles H. Hentzen
St. Paul
Floyd Pendley
Yates Center
Homer E. Ostrander
J. O. Adams
W. Beach
Robert E. Larson Jr
Lavonburg
Clinton
Turner
S. Grant
Robert Jenkins
James Diskin
S. Santa Fe
South Santa Fe
Big Drop in Claims for Crop Insurance in Oklahoma
The Federal Crop Insurance Corp. paid 450000 dollars for wheat losses in Oklahoma this year, down from 3108000 last year, a drop of about 85 percent. State director Myron Moore said the lower payments reflect a better harvest but warned that continued adverse conditions could lead FCIC to curtail 1957 crop policy sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklaho
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Oklahoma
Myron Moore
Moore
FCIC
Chanute Girls Rally to 20-5 Softball Win
Chanute girls beat Ottawa 20-5 in their Class B tournament opener at LaHarpe. Charlene Brookshire pitched, Nellie June Beals caught, and Doris Sandage hit a three run homer in the third inning of the five frame game. Chanute faces the Girard or Chetopa winner at 8:30 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
LaHarpe
Ottawa
Charlene Brookshire
Nellie June Beals
Doris Sandage
Girard
Chetopa
Deaths and funeral of Mrs. George W. Collins
Mrs. George W. Collins 87 of Topeka the grandmother of Mrs. Fred Harris 1202 W 2nd died Thursday in Topeka. Harris was called there on Wednesday. Surviving seven children 20 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Collins was a frequent visitor in Chanute. Funeral was held yesterday in Topeka with burial today in Meyersdale Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Collins
Topeka
Fred Harris
Harris
Kansan Killed in Purcell Two-Car Collision
Bill George Merryfield twenty six of Coffeyville Kansas was killed in an early morning two car crash a mile south of Purcell on U S Highway 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell, Okla
Bill George Merryfield
Coffeyville
Kas
Purcell
U. S. Highway 77
Salad Plate Lunch Featuring Tomato Aspic and Shrimp
A luncheon plate offers tomato aspic either canned or homemade, shrimp salad, cottage cheese, and crisp greens for a light midday meal.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Williams
Alice Brooks
Layette
Mrs. Schultz
Chanute Racing Assn
Saddle Club
Marcilee Maddox
She
Dale Stone
Athenaeum Study Club
Highland
Juan Peron
Kingfisher Beauty
Billy J. Larue
D.V.M. Veternarian
Peoples Cleaners
A. B. Chauncey
Finley
Conoco Service
North Santa Fe
For All
Royal Burger Bar
DR. Pepper
HI HO
Missouri
Tribune
Daily Transcript
Chanute Insurance Board
Dale Steinman
Bob Allen
W. Marcus Barbee
Bruce H. Burris
Frank B. Burris
Paul T. Brennecke
Carter Brookhart
Lee Burns
Ted Cronemeyer
Charles DE Bolt
C. W. Greene
David L. McCune
Glen McLaren Olson
Krone
Schultz & Judy Avery Sprague
Frances Churchill
Ory
Kansas
Chanute Discount Co., Inc
Chanute Girls
Kansan
Joplin
Sun
KFSB
Wichita
Kans
Kansas City
WDAF
Caldwell & Son Furniture
Nation's Cleaners
Vlortuas Y
Floyd L. Johnson
Fred L. Johnson
Benedict
Bird's Eye
Philee
Omie Spohn
Don Marple
Frank Troutman
W. H. Cauble
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