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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
1
Report by Mrs. Roy Brown notes four kittens at her home near the Fred Mullen residence. Three of the six-toed front feet walk on tiptoe while one is normal. The cats are being adopted, and the Browns have taken one.
A 12 year old Palco Kansas boy Rex Burgess remained in Denver hospital after a scooter overturn head injury. He is not on the serious list and his condition was described as not improving but not critical. Rex is the son of Ivan and Mrs Burgess who farm near Palco.
Twenty babies were evacuated from a wing of Children's Memorial Hospital after a boiler exploded in the hospital power plant. Three men were slightly injured. The babies were returned to their cribs once officials confirmed no threat to the building.
Sharon Kinne, 20, faces a first degree murder charge in the slaying of Patricia Jones near Independence. Bond set at $20,000. preliminary hearing scheduled June 16.
The Red Cross announces a June start for water safety training at the Neosho County pool. Junior lifeguards aged 12 to 15, senior lifeguards 16 or older, and aides 14+ who passed lifesaving courses may enroll. Chanute youth enroll June 9–10. county youth start June 20 with two weeks of instruction. Enrollment fees are $1. Training runs Monday through Friday mornings.
A cool front crossing Nebraska into Kansas today triggers numerous storms mainly eastern areas this afternoon and evening. Tonight and Thursday bring cooler air with scattered thunderstorms. tonight expected upper 60s and Thursdays in the 70s.
Ralph O. Brownfield Republican candidate for Congress from the Third District and Mrs Brownfield visited Chanute today. Brownfield campaigned for the August primary nomination while visiting friends. The couple resides in Winfield.
Kansas Legion posts plan to back a Share-with-Powers Fund at the state convention. Leo L. Harris says the resolution would urge Kansas Legion sponsorship and nominal contributions to Francis Gary Powers’s wife and children, the American U2 pilot held by the Russians.
The weather bureau issued a severe thunderstorm forecast for parts of southern Kansas and western and northern Oklahoma. Large hail and damaging surface winds are expected this afternoon from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. CST along a zone extending 60 miles either side of a line from 30 miles south of Gage Oklahoma to Chanute Kansas.
Neosho County taxpayers must pay the second half of personal and property taxes by June 20. County treasurer Freda C. Locke reports $452,896.51 collected toward a $1,994,978.94 total. penalties apply after December 20 for first half and after June 20 for second half. Taxpayers should include a precise property description and location with payments. Delinquent taxes are published in October. personal delinquents are turned over to the sheriff after deadlines.
The Veterans Administration awarded a 531785 dollar contract for a theater and library at the VA Center in Wadsworth Kansas. The award goes to Haren Laughlin Construction Co. of Kansas City Kansas. Senator Frank Carlson was advised of the award.
Chanute residents have raised thirteen dollars for seven months old Chanute boy Mark Bright who needs heart surgery at the Kansas University Medical Center. He is to enter the center on June 13, with parents Dean and Mrs Bright unable to cover costs. The Tribune serves as a collection point.
Cessna Aircraft Co. of Wichita said it has completed arrangements to purchase a 49 percent minority stake in Avions Max Holste of Reims France. The move funds development of the super Broussard a 23 passenger turboprop feeder airliner.
The annual Kids Fishing Derby for ages 14 and under is Saturday from 9 30 a m to 1 30 p m at Elks Lake north of Chanute. Four prizes include fishing rods and reels donated by Coast to Coast. Registrations due Friday at the Coast to Coast store. Winners must be present at 1 30 p m. transportation provided for kids without rides.
Anna M. Wolfert, 47, reported a man robbed her at gunpoint while she placed flowers on a grave in a Jacksonville cemetery. The thief took $12.
NASA deputy administrator Hugh Dryden told the Senate that U2 aircraft have carried weather instruments on more than 200 flights covering about 264000 miles since 1956. The missions spanned the United States Europe Turkey and Japan and were research oriented rather than spying.
Fire losses in May in Chanute reached about $1,000, bringing the year to June 1 total to $10,155 under Fire Chief C. W. Brennan. Through May the 1959 period showed $4,610 in losses, $5,545 less than the previous year, with the department making 10 runs in May including three residential alarms and three car fires.
Meriden Kansas residents suffered extensive tornado damage on May 19 with many houses and buildings destroyed. Topeka Junior Chamber volunteers collected 5266 dollars for relief from weekend visitors and distributed 6500 leaflets guiding contributions.
Fairfield School Joint 110 schedules its annual school board meeting for Friday June 3 at 8 00 with notices inviting attendance from trustees and community members.
Princess Grace of Monaco arrived in Philadelphia to visit her father John B. Kelly who had abdominal surgery on Monday. His condition was reported satisfactory.
In Kansas City the U S District Court granted the government a temporary injunction halting the proposed merger of Gamble Skogmo Inc of Minneapolis and Western Auto Supply Co of Kansas City. The suit alleges Gamble Skogmo holds a controlling interest in Western Auto, a competitor. The injunction stems from a civil anti trust complaint against Gamble Skogmo.
In Joplin police report, 66 year old Jess Monroe Buzzard of Quapaw Oklahoma was arrested after a witness saw him taking wreaths and flowers from Hillcrest Cemetery near Galena Memorial items were found in his car and he was jailed in Cherokee County for investigation.
Kansas traffic log shows two fatalities within a 24 hour period ending at 9 am and spans the 1959 to 196X comparable period. The report notes additions to previously published tallies and includes a 1960-168X timeframe.
W H Bill Addington of Wichita Republican governor candidate spent about three hours here visiting and distributing cards. He flew in by plane and returned to Wichita. His four point program includes free elementary textbooks higher interest on state funds deposits elimination of the personal property tax on household goods and a half million dollar fund for industrial development in southeast Kansas. Addington was a 1955 57 state highway commissioner and is completing a Legislature term. He is a World War II veteran and University of Kansas political science graduate.
A three day Memorial Day period ended with 367 traffic deaths surpassing none. The toll fell short of the 375 pre holiday forecast by the National Safety Council but still added to the overall 579 deaths from boating drowning and miscellaneous accidents, exceeding the 504 record from 1947.
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