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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1961

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Thirty From Area On UNESCO Tour Of East Canada

Thirty Chanute residents join seven from Chanute and others from Erie Arkansas City Coffeyville Pratt Thayer Walnut St Paul Preston Humboldt Independence on a UNESCO tour of East Canada. First stop Columbus Ohio then Washington D C for two days at Mt Vernon the White House and Arlington Cemetery before continuing to New York via Baltimore and Fort Henry to see the Star Spangled Banner and landmark sites.

Chanute Philadelphia Independus New England New York United Nations AAM Statute of Liberty Unesco Mexico Henry Watkins Erie Agnes Zimmerman Bessie Camerell Marie Stipp Myrtle Fletcher Nola W. Breiner Myrtle Hall Ethel Bastian Elsie McMullen Olive Winans Joyce Knox Effie McBee C. H. Watkins Ralph Fortenberry Thayer Myrtle Bass Walnut Tom Buchanan St. Paul Judy Ann Flottman Humboldt Floyd E. Wright George A. Rinehart Leo M. Rinehart Arkansas City Lena Wilson Florence Hildreth Frances Squire Coffeyville Grace L. Hoener William Beck Amanda Beck Pratt Esty Briggeman Preston Marie Shoemaker Independence

Cars Damaged In Two Crashes Weekend Mishaps

Two weekend traffic crashes near Humboldt left no injuries. A 1951 Studebaker driven by Johnnie Stanford and a 1959 Pontiac driven by Earl Miller were damaged in a collision two miles south of Humboldt on US 169 around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. A second wreck near Erie involved Leonard Treadway’s 1949 Dodge, which overturned in a construction zone. no injuries were reported and the car was a total loss.

Johnnie J. Stanford Iola Earl L. Miller Erie Humboldt Highway Patrol Stanford Studebaker Mike Stanford Wilma Stanford Fred Smith Joan Smith Leroy Ewing LaHarpe Karen Barnard Hutchinson Miller Stephen Miller Leonard V. Treadway Treadway Jerry Sloan

Weather shows heat then cooling, Kansas forecast

Topeka reports continued warm weather with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the 70s through Tuesday. Record highs reached 99 at Goodland and 76 at Concordia with no rain in the past day. light showers possible along northern Kansas tonight and Tuesday.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau Goodland Concordia

20 Katy Freight Cars Derail in Missouri

Twenty cars of a 101 car Missouri Kansas Texas freight train derailed in Rhineland Missouri Saturday night. The incident damaged about 30 yards of track and halted the main line. no injuries occurred though a piggy back car with two trailers toppled a shed, killing some chickens and a dog. The train ran from St Louis to Texas via Kansas and Oklahoma carrying general freight. A journal box failure on one car triggered the derailment. track cleared by Sunday night.

Rhineland St Louis Texas Kansas Oklahoma P. V. Copas

Tribune Phone Help Line Details

Instructions urge readers to contact Tribune by phone if unavailable, with an after hours number HE 1 3400 given for call after 6 p.m. The note emphasizes reaching the carrier when the Tribune line is unreachable.

Tribune

Robber Returns Billfold After Hotel Room Alarm

Kansas City AP report says Harold A. Hill 57 claimed a theft of his billfold containing 12 one hundred dollar bills at a hotel room. He was jailed for safekeeping after causing a scene. a jailer later found the missing billfold on the jailer. Hill declined further comment as he was released.

Kansas City Harold A. Hill John LePage Hill City

Early Lead For American Nat l 000 Pe Jac 10

In Boston AP recaps All Star play by play with no runs or hits in the first inning. Colavito homered to left field to give the Americans a 1 0 lead. Purkey and Aparacio both appear in the action with multiple outs and walks noted.

Nat’l Boston National Cash Mathews Temple Robinson Mays Bunning Colavito Purey Kaline Mantle Cone Cepeda Aparacio Clemente White

Aid to Tunis By Arab League

Abdel Khalik of the Arab League left talks in Tunis aimed at rallying Arab aid in the Bizerte dispute. He said the goal was total and unconditional evacuation of French forces from Tunisian soil.

Tunis

Alleged coded note links Stanton to Lincoln assassination

A cryptic 1868 English military journal entry, authenticated by handwriting experts, accuses Edwin M. Stanton of involvement in Lincoln's assassination. The message mentions Baker, Judas, Brutus, and a plot to kill Lincoln, referencing a paraphrased remark once linked to Stanton.

Gettysburg Baker Edwin M. Stanton Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Lafayette C. Baker Stanton Ray A. Neff Gibbsboro N.J Civi War Times Neff Leonard Fousche Collingswood New Rome Judas Brutus

Guard Unit Returns After Two Week Camp at Camp Guernsey

The Chanute National Guard unit with 84 enlisted men and three officers arrived in Chanute at noon after a two week summer camp at Camp Guernsey Wyoming. The convoy included 24 jeeps three trucks and a Fredonia platoon. The unit supported the 195th Engineers group with military police duties while 1 500 troops trained in Kansas.

Chanute Camp Guernsey Lexington Neb McPherson Fredonia C. W. Brennan Brennan New Castle Harmon Jewelry McCune Clothing First National Bank EF. Main Lloyd Donaldson

Sunday Complaint Filed at Emporia

The Citizens Committee of Emporia for Sunday Closing filed a complaint against four Lyon County food stores alleging violations of the Kansas Sunday closing statute. The incidents were claimed to have occurred July 30 and involved items such as gum soap powder dog food English walnuts safety pins candy a fly swatter and baking cups.

Emporia Citizens Committee of Emporia Lyon County

Tip Winner Is Mrs White For Fire Tip

Mrs Earl White of Savenburg Route 1 won a 3 prize in The Tribune weekly news tip contest for calling in a fire at the Louis Palet farm near Seanna that destroyed a barn, livestock, hay and tools. She and her husband first spotted the blaze and notified the Palets.

Louis Palet Seanna The Tribune Earl White Savenburg R. 1 Palets Chanute

Oklahoma Legislature Ends Longest Session in State History

The Oklahoma Legislature adjourned Saturday night after seven months in session, the longest in state history. Wasser for Insurance. HE 1950.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Wasser

Weekend police blotter highlights prowlers and minor incidents

Police received two prowler reports by telephone on weekend night. A woman on South Central heard a noise outside but saw no one. a man on W. 3rd saw a crouched intruder flee a yard around 19 o clock. Other items include a minor Highland/Main crash, a drive-in lot collision, a disturbance warning for teenagers, a speed chase that eluded police, broken restroom windows at Santa Fe Park, and youths on a garage roof.

South Central W. 3Rd South Kansas South Santa Fe

Great Plains Oil First at Neodesha Starts Horse's Exit

In Neodesha Kansas a ceremony marked the dedication of a replica of Norman No 1 the first producing well in the Mid Continent oil field The event recalled the 1859 Titusville and 1875 California wells noting Norman No 1 began a petroleum era that now yields Kansas about 350 million annually Speakers Rah Galey and J C Ducommon highlighted the historic impact and future potential of oil development along the Verdigris border

Great Plains Oil Neodesha Kan Great Plains Thomas M. Galey Owensboro Titusville California Norman No. 1 Verdigris River Kansas Beaumont Tex Galey Mid-Continent

Britain Seeks Entry to European Common Market

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the House of Commons Britain will formally apply to join the European Common Market. The move triggers a shift with EFTA partners and Commonwealth tariff preferences. Denmark will join Britain in applying. France and others weigh talks with Macmillan as U S officials respond cautiously.

London Harold Macmillan House of Commons Britain European Free Trade Association Commonwealth Partners EFTA Switzerland Europe Denmark Iit J. O. Krag Copenhagen Macmillan Rober Menzies Australia Canberra Anthony Fell Yarmouth Commons Charles de Gaulle France State Department Washington

Injuries Fatal To Oberlin Man After Car Crash

NORTON AP Alivan Compton 83 of Oberlin Kansas died Sunday in a two car collision west of Norcatur on U.S. 26. Raymond McKinney 47 of Columbus Kansas sustained bruises and passenger Helen McKinney suffered a deep leg laceration and a sprained back.

Compton Raymond McKinney Rt. 2 Columbus Kas Helen McKinney

Driver Released On 500 Dollar Bond In License Suspension Case

ERIE resident John B. Findley was released on 500 bond after arrest in St. Paul on a charge of driving with a suspended license. Hearing in Chanute City Court is set for Aug. 8. another charge in Labette County sights a hearing in Parsons on Apr. 4.

Erie John B. Findley Chanute Findley St. Paul Jerry Sloan Lester Marts Sloan Labette County Parsons

Two Scholarships Awarded by Chanute G I Forum

Chanute Junior College awarded two scholarships totaling 125 to local graduates Cesar Godinez and Albert Sanchez at a Chanute G I Forum meeting held at the Home Savings building Saturday night. Godinez, a 1961 Chanute High School graduate, received 75 dollars for pharmacy studies. Sanchez, a Humboldt High School graduate, received 50 dollars from the Forum’s Women's Auxiliary and already holds a board of education scholarship. Dell Reed, dean of Chanute Junior College, spoke on education benefits. about 50 people attended.

Chanute Junior College Chanute Humboldt Home Savings Cesar Godinez Chanute High School G. I. Forum Albert Sanchez Humboldt High School Forum Godinez E. Godinez S. Forest Sanches Jesse Sanchez Sanchez Board of Education Dell Reed

Truck Driver Killed on Kansas Turnpike Near El Dorado

J L Stith 29 of Phoenix Arizona died when his tractor trailer collided head on with a bridge pillar on the Kansas Turnpike about 16 miles northeast of El Dorado. Patrolmen Wiltse and Fee said he apparently dozed at the wheel. The unit owned by W E Fricke Fredericksburg Texas was the sixth on the turnpike this year.

EL Dorado J. L. Stith Phoenix Ariz Kansas Turnpike Highway Walter Wiltse John Fee Stith W. E. Fricke Fredericksburg Tex

Traffic fatalities log shows 34 deaths in July and 3279 in 1960 period

TOPEKA AP reports Kansas road deaths tracked over 48 hours to 9 am Monday with July tally at 34 and a broader 1960 period count near 3279, reflecting ongoing traffic death statistics.

Topeka Kansas

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