Three Grand Openings Stand Out This Week in Chanute
The Drumstick at 1512 S Plummer, Plain-Vu drive in at 112 N Rutter, and Don's Sinclair Service at Main and Plummer announce Thursday and Saturday grand openings. The Tribune also notes Chanute and surrounding area coverage, plus a reader letter from the Herman Janzen family now in Saigon.
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Plummer
Don Hargrave
the Tribune
Chanute
Herman Janzen
Far East
Saigon
Vietnam
Janzen
Ministry of Public Works
Kansas State Board of Health
The
Tribune
Police Woman Aids In Breaking Case
Mrs Lorraine Maninger of the police department credited a telephone tip with aiding the arrest of Mrs Lucille Jones of rural Joplin on check forgery charges. The inquiry linked to Dorothy Moorer’s past cases and involved multiple stores in Pittsburg and Independence, with children mentioned in transcripts.
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Lorraine Maninger
Tribune
Police Department
Lucille Jones
Joplin
Montgomery County
Tom Crossan
Dorothy Moorer
Crossan
Moerer
Wilson County
Coffeyville
Jones
Pittsburg
Kansas man to invest in Indian industries
William Graham of Wichita Kansas plans a 25000 investment in India with 5000 dollars allocated to each small industry. He expects profits and faces skepticism from Indian officials while promising to back local ventures without capital. Graham travels with his wife and six children as he promotes free enterprise as Asia's salvation.
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New Delhi
William Graham
Wichita, Kas
India
Graham
Kansas
Asia
Lightning Strikes Tree Killing Three Fishermen in Glens Falls
A fishing party of three was killed when lightning struck a tree they stood under near an artificial lake outside Glens Falls New York. Victims were Joseph V. Lamantia 54 of the Bronx his daughter Joan 20 and Frederick Stranahan 14 of Queensbury. The bolt peeled bark from the tree and struck the group as they fished from the shore.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Joseph V. Lamantia
The
Bronx
Joan
Frederick, Stranahan
Queensbury
Iowa Driver Killed in Newton Collision
Merlin O. Potter, 26, of Estherville Iowa, died yesterday in a two truck crash on Highway 50 five miles west of Newton. Police investigated the fatality and state traffic officials noted the collision occurred in the rural area near the Newton cutoff. The victim was identified by authorities and his family was notified.
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Newton
Merlin O. Potter
Estherville
Iowa
Here
Missouri Escapee Jansen Captured After Chase
Martin Marion Jansen, 34, an escaped Missouri State Prison inmate who vowed to never be taken alive, was captured south of Corpus Christi after a lengthy pursuit. A sailor accompanying him was wounded slightly when their car was rammed. two women remained unapprehended. Jansen, convicted in 1942 for first degree murder in Kansas City, had fled a month earlier and faced burglary charges.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Missouri
Here
Martin Marion Jansen
Kansas City
Jansen
Bill Teter
Former Sen George Is Holding His Own
Vienna Ga Former Sen Walter F George 79 is holding his own after a heart attack suffered nine days ago Doctors report he had a pretty fair day with improved breathing using an oxygen mask He remains Eisenhowers NATO envoy and a longtime U S senator with a strong spirit and stable condition
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Vienna
Walter F. George
Martin L. Malloy
Georgia
George
Eisenhower
NATO
U.S
Senate
Gen James Bradley Dies While Swimming
Maj. Gen. James Lester Bradley of Rolla Missouri, World War II commander of the 96th Infantry Division, died yesterday in a swimming pool in Lafayette California. A heart attack is suspected and his daughter Mrs Conrad Walter found his body after leaving the pool briefly.
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Lafayette
Calif
James Lester Bradley
Reta
Rolla
96Th
Pacific
Conrad Walter
Mother Finds Baby Dead in Bathtub
Emily Marie Simmonds seven months died in a bathtub at home last night. Her mother Mrs Wayne W Simmonds Jr said she left the children briefly and returned to find the baby face down in water. The father, a Kansas City Star reporter, said firemen found an obstruction in the throat. An autopsy will determine cause of death.
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Kansas City
Emily Marie Simmonds
Wayne W. Simmonds Jr
Tribune Delivery Contact Notice
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Stranglehold claims hit Hoffa in rackets hearings
Senate Rackets Committee opens hearings alleging James R. Hoffa used gangsters to seize power on the East Coast and threaten civilian defense. Robert F. Kennedy notes long running underworld influence in New York labor since the 1930s, with Hoffa a leading Teamsters figure facing wiretap charges after a recent acquittal.
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Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
James R. Hoffa
New York
Seaboard
McClellan
D-Ark
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Congress
Hoffa
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Kennedy
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Rackets Committee
Detroit
Man's Body Found In El Dorado Area
The body of a man was found today in bushes near the Santa Fe tracks about eight miles northeast of El Dorado. A social security card in his pocket bore the name Nolan Holmes. Sheriff Ercel Reed said the man likely had been dead for at least three weeks and may have fallen from a train. The body was found by B H Duffle of Florence, a Santa Fe oiling crew member.
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EL Dorado
Nolan Holmes
Ercel Reed
B. H. Duffle
Florence
Santa Fe
State Printer Seeks Halt To Overdue $30,000 Press Order
State Printer Lillie Washabaugh asks to halt the $30,000 press order overdue by more than six months. The June 30 1956 order for the state printing plant carried 180 day delivery and no payment has been made though funds are earmarked. She also seeks to return or sell an $8,000 lot of paper for the new press.
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Topeka
Lillie Washabaugh
Citys 58 Budget Leaves No Property Tax Levy Planned
City commissioners approved a 1958 budget requiring no property tax levy. City Manager Randelle J. Hayes cited about 200000 dollars in city funds to cover shortfalls and warned that if utility revenues do not rise, the city may have to halt expansion, raise utility rates, or impose a tax Levy. He will draft the final budget for publication next Monday and noted prior audits show past overruns stemmed from electric plant improvements and Barker dam construction.
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Randelle J. Hayes
Hayes
Chanute
Elmwood Cemetery
Kansas
Barker Dam
Neosho River
Ice Cake Mystery Falls In Reading Area Field
Farmer Edward Groff reported two large ice cakes fell from the sky at his Bernville area field. A 50 pound piece buried, another about half as large landed nearby. State police investigated with no explanation. Airline and weather officials ruled out aircraft and natural causes.
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Reading
Edward Groff
Bernville
Groff
Hot Pattern Lingers As Kansas Faces Midpoint of Summer
Forecasts show little change in heat through Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 90s and overnight readings upper 60s to 70s. The five day outlook calls for 3 to 6 degrees above normal temperatures and minimal rainfall, while western counties may see scattered showers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Jim Hosey
Hosey
Salina
Goodland
Two Injured In Auto Crash Near Thayer
Early today on US 169 three miles south of Thayer Oklahoma, a northbound 1951 Chevrolet reportedly drifted off the road and overturned. Driver DeLouis McCaskill, 20, of Tallahasse, suffered head and back injuries and was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute. Richard Campbell, 18, of Porter, Oklahoma, received abrasions to an arm. Trooper Duane Houck said the vehicle was demolished and the crash occurred about 6 20 a m.
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Thayer
Oklahoma
Here
DeLouis McCaskill
Tallahasse
Okla
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Richard Campbell
Porter
Duane Houck
Highway Patrol
Meany Ousts Dorfman From Chicago Labor Post
President George Meany ordered Paul Dorfman, ally of Hoffa, removed from office as secretary treasurer of Waste Material Handlers Union No. 20467 in Chicago. The ouster followed prior suspension and became permanent. Milwaukee Republicans nominated a friend of Eisenhower for the Senate seat once held by the late Joseph McCarthy, who died May 2.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Paul Dorfman
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Chicago
Dorfman
Waste Material Handlers Union
Meany
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Traffic Fatalities In 24 Hours In Topeka Kansas
Kansas State Accident Records lists 2 traffic fatalities in the past 24 hours in Topeka. Cumulative 1957 fatalities total 287 versus 360 for the same period in 1956, including one previously reported death.
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Topeka
Kansas
Quiet after nine hour riot at Montana State Prison
Unarmed guard captain Everett Ripley said prisoners are secured behind locked doors in two cellblocks after a nine hour riot at Montana State Prison. Guards monitored by state police and National Guard blocked access while authorities planned follow up with the Prison Commissioners.
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Deer Lodge
Mont.p
Montana State Prison
Everett Ripley
Montana Prison Commission
Stephenson
Montana National
Forrest H. Anderson
14th birthday hero rescues five in skiff sinking
In Warren Rhode Island Robert Bradbury aged 14 rescued five members of a family after their outboard skiff sank. Mrs Joseph Morris and her children Joseph Morris III Carol Ann Morris and two nephews Frederick Morris and John Rebello were saved. Morris heard shouts and swam to help. The rescuer’s act followed his birthday celebration.
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Warren
R. I
Robert Bradbury
Joseph Morris
Joseph
Carol Ann
Frederick Morris
John Rebello
Bradbury
Morris
Bredbery
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Yair
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Pascal P. Paddock Co
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Monarch Cement Co
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