Army Pvt Harley Nelson to be joined by family in Germany
Pvt Harley D. Nelson stationed near Frankfurt with the U S Army will be joined there by his wife Bea and their daughter Deanna who will leave Saturday by plane. They previously lived in Atlanta Ga. Nelson is son of Mr and Mrs Lorens Nelson of 1624 S Santa Fe and has been in Germany since February.
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Harley D. Nelson
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army
Bea
Deanna
Atlanta
Nelson
Lorens Nelson
S. Santa Fe
Paul L. Carpenter
Presbyterian Church
Nellie Hengan
Humboldt Chapter
CBS
Masonic Lodge
David E. Brown
Masonic Home Committee
Jack Peterson
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Report
Thursday admissions include Oscar Price at 415 N Santa Fe medical and several surgical cases from Joan Wilhite Yates Center to Mrs Harvey Studebaker Earlton. Dismissals list includes Sue Jones and Louis King plus others. births note a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Washburn. Traffic citations issued for Mearing Gilbert Donley Chanute and Donald D Wideon 212 W Wilson.
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Oscar Price
N. Santa Fe
Medical
George Long
N. Garfield
Surgical
Joan Wilhite
Yates Center
Kenneth Kern
E. 15Th
Jackie Atkins
S. Lafayette
Harvey Studebaker
Earlton
Sue Jones
N. Evergreen
Louis King
S. Santa Fe
David L. McCune
S. Highland
Mary McGuffey
Gretchen
Charles McKellip
Washington
Mearing Gilbert Donley
Chanute
Donald D. Wideon
W. Wilson
Muffier
Annual Skylady Derby Entrants Advance to Air Race
The Women's National Aeronautical Association announced ten airplanes entered in the annual Skylady Derby. The June 13 14 event runs from Little Rock Arkansas to Topeka Kansas with stops at Springfield Missouri Dodge City Kansas and an overnight halt at Dodge City Kansas.
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Topekap
National Aeronautical Assn
Little Rock
Ark
Raton
N. M
Springfield
Topeka
Dodge City
Kas
Deaths and funerals in Humboldt district
Obituary notices report the deaths of A A Gist 82 Topeka retired Santa Fe division superintendent and Mrs John Sheldon of Humboldt plus John M Rettig and Mrs Norman Dewey with funeral services held in Humboldt Methodist church and Koch-Skinner Memorial Home interments at Mount Hope and Greenwood cemeteries
Cattle Meager Hog Prices Up In Kansas City Market
Cattle offerings were meager with 200 head while hogs were active at Kansas City. Prices rose about 25 cents for choice hogs, with calves scarce and sows limited. Sheep slaughter classes steady as butter eggs and produce hold near current receipts. wholesale eggs mixed, poultry values steady to firm. Wheat and corn futures show slight declines. soybeans and oats mixed in Kansas City cash market.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Chicago
U.S
F.o.b
Kansas City Cash
Kansas City (P
Closing Exercises At Two Humboldt Churches Youth Programs
Humboldt held closing exercises for Daily Vacation Bible School at St. Peter Lutheran with 110 certificates amid a two week program of songs memory work and Bible study. An art and handcraft exhibit followed a picnic at Community Park. Eighty pupils enrolled with average attendance 70. The Presbyterian and Methodist churches planned programs and a Kan City conference attendance by local pastors was noted.
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Rural Grange
Nathan Hole
S. H. Ingraham
Grange
Church of the Nazarene
Hereene Neosho County
Pomona Grange
Ray Dennis
Betty
Beverly
Larry
Harold Lowe
Walter Myers
St. Peter Lutheran Church
W. E. Laetsch
Doreas Society
Baptist Church
Ed Johnson
A. L. Googins
Wall Street gains. late session mixed in stock market
The stock market rose about three points on the day with some losses of one to two points late in trading. Estimated volume reached 2,600,000 shares as prices advanced for a second straight session.
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New York
Executive Clemency For Tom Fannon
Tom Fannon, jailed under the habitual criminal act in Neosho County, was among 18 inmates granted executive clemency as Gov. Fred Hall heard applications on April 28. His 40 to 80 year sentence was commuted to 19 to 59 years. Fannon was convicted January 10, 1949 in Erie District Court for participating in a William Bailey scheme burglary with a companion and had a prior bank robbery sentence in Linn County.
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Tom Fannon
Neosho County
Fred Hall
Associated Press
Topeka
Fannon
Erie
William Bailey
Chanute
Linn County
Little Stinker Still Elusive
A puzzle discussion solving cryptic clues with wordplay on pen blot dope bar less and other terms. It cites reasoning for fit of several clues including pans, Horde, and Roll, noting context of hints about dope and a spa visit.
Dixon Yates Plant Starts In West Memphis
A ground breaking for the Dixon Yates private electric plant in West Memphis Arkansas drew public officials from Arkansas and private power magnates with a $107 250 000 project. The two year construction is opposed by Tennessee officials and TVA supporters who view it as a challenge to public power.
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Memphis
Ark
TVA
Dixon-Yates Electric
Arkansas City
Dixie Private Power
Arkansas
Mississippi Riverside
Tennessee
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley Authority
Polio Vaccine Cleared For Kansans First Shot
Dr Philip A Beary Kansas state epidemiologist said Salk polio vaccine is on hand and cleared for use in completing the first round of shots in the series. The announcement confirms initial vaccination plans for Kansans amid ongoing immunization efforts.
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Kansas
Philip A. Beary
Record KU Endowment gifts reach $959067 in year
A record total of 959065 in gifts bequests and endowment income was received by the University of Kansas Endowment Assn during the year ending April 30. The figure is nearly one third higher than the 1953 54 total of 604885.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas Endowment Assn
Government Rechecks Allow First Vaccine Inoculations
The move permits completion of the first inoculation in counties where the program was halted during a government recheck of the vaccine. Authorities say the reassessment addresses safety and efficacy before proceeding with distribution again.
Railroad Valuations Slashed by Tax Group
The State Commission of Revenue and Taxation cut more than six million dollars from eight Kansas railroads. Final valuations for tax purposes total 273,685,186, up from 270,402,768 last year, with Santa Fe leading at 117,079,670 and Union Pacific at 37,774,902 among others.
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Topeka
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Kansas
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Burlington
Katy
Elderly Woman Dies After Dog Attack in Kansas City
A 79 year old woman Bessie W Howarth formerly of Fort Scott Kansas died after a dog attack that occurred six weeks earlier. The retired nurse owned the dog about eight years and was believed surprised by the animal in darkness. The dog bit and scratched her ten times before an ambulance driver lured it away. Trinity Lutheran Hospital officials said she never recovered.
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Kansas City
Bessie W. Howarth
Fort Scott
Kas
Miss Howarth
Leonard Hester
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Kansas Squirrel Season Opens July 1
The Forestry, Fish and Game Commission announced the 1955 Kansas squirrel season will begin July 1 instead of June 15. The season ends November 30 with a daily bag limit of eight.
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Prattp
Kansas
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Break-in at Day Junior High steals teacher’s grade book
Newton police report a burglary at Day Junior High Wednesday night. The only item taken was a teacher's record book containing students' grades.
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Newton
Mass
Day
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