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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
2
The Associated Press reports four states held primaries with California in the spotlight. Sen. William F. Knowland and Attorney General Edmund G Brown faced off in a cross filed governor race as leaders monitor early trends for 1960. Montana South Dakota Alabama also held contests.
AP dispatches report a new clash between French and Tunisian troops near Remada in southern Tunisia. Indonesian forces claim capture of Tolitoli on North Celebes coast. A chicken hatched from an egg carried in a pub patron's bosom. Russian claim of ultra long carrots and giant cabbages, with dubious taste. Portugal police clash injures at Delgado rally in the north.
James C. Petrillo ends his long tenure as president of the American Federation of Musicians at the 61st annual convention in Philadelphia He recommends Herman D Kenin of Portland Oregon as his successor Kenin is a 56 year old lawyer and union official stepping into the leadership role
The union will hold a secret ballot election of about 1,200 delegates on Wednesday. Petrillo, 66, said last month he would not seek re nomination because he was a tired man.
Obituary notices list Lester H. Hefling of Chanute a 55 year old engineer who died of tetanus at Neosho Memorial Hospital with services planned at the Presbyterian church. Also named are Joseph J Standfast of Chanute and other regional deaths in St Paul Eureka and Wichita with details on survivors, funeral homes, and burial plans. The railroads added more locomotive units in 1951 than any year since 1923.
Market report from Kansas City shows hogs 3,500 head with barrows and gilts 25-50 cents lower and sows down 25, while cattle and veal see varied quotes. Good to prime cattle and calves command 24-31 dollars per hundredweight. hogs and sheep reflect softer demand. Kansas City produce and Chicago commodities follow with mixed gains and steady to higher quotes across eggs butter and grain futures.
Kansas City reports show wheat and corn prices by grade with No 2 hard and dark hard at 2.05 to 2.09 dollars, No 2 red around 2.00 to 2.03, soybeans 2.24 to 2.29, oats and barley trading in small ranges, and bran and shorts listed with bid prices as markets react to the day’s trading.
Stocks moved to year highs in active trading led by Industrials with nonferrous metals oils and various manufacturers rising. Volume totaled about 2.8 million shares while several names including Cessna Wichita and local residents featured in a series of community notices and social updates.
John F. Steineger 34 of Muncie announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Kansas City. He joins Newell A. George of Kansas City and Jack Harris of Lawrence in the race to challenge Republican Errett Scrivner who holds the seat.
A secretary report lists M. W. Wilson and William Roy J Chapple with the designation Secy adj 45-11. The fragment confirms names and position but lacks full context or event details.
William H. Walters of Topeka will receive an LLB from Washburn University. Hal Sinclair earns a veterinary medicine degree at Kansas State College. Frank Sinclair and Terry attend ceremonies with son Hal, and extended family visit Chanute, Topeka, Altus, and Wichita for graduations and memorial events.
Monday list includes Mrs Melvin Carlson Buffalo medical Mrs Carl Hazen Stark medical Robert C Proctor 319 W 3rd surgical Admittance today Lucinda Booe 317 S Wilson surgical Dismissals Monday Mrs P A Rettig 109 N Central Mrs Clara E Sanders 103 S Evergreen Mrs George Cowan Humboldt Dismissals today Mrs Melissa Rhoades 615 N Evergreen Mrs Lloyd W Mathews Sioux City Iowa Charles A Henshall 101 N Kansas Births Monday Mr and Mrs William Mendenhall 1210 N San ia Fe a girl Mr and Mrs Robert Wells 1201 S Garfield a girl Mr and Mrs H R Houdashelt Humboldt a girl Mr and Mrs R G Thurman Galesburg a girl Traffic Citations Jessie Lee Jackson 315 N Malcolm blocking drive 2 bond posted G C Sullivan 227 S Allen parking in no parking zone 2 bond posted Fire Run Monday 3:36 p m 79 block on South Central car No fire damage
Los Angeles authorities nabbed Quay Cleon Kilburn 34 at his apartment after a tip from a man who saw Kilburn’s picture in a post office. Kilburn, a convicted bank robber and embezzler, had been sought since fleeing Utah State Prison using a fake press card as a prison editor.
Kilburn was seized by FBI agents without resistance after a hitchhiker provided the suspect's general area. In the raid at his apartment agents recovered a loaded pistol, a second pistol, a fake mustache, and a self made ID card bearing his image and toe prints.
Elfrida von Nordroff, 32, of Brooklyn, raised her TV winnings to 237,500 on NBC Twenty-One by defeating Charles Hewitt and Emile Librescu in 21 0 fashion. She surpassed Robert Strom’s 224,000 from earlier wins, with a decision pending on continuing or quitting.
The Kansas Prohibition Party will file an almost complete state ticket for the November general election. A state convention before the June 20 filing deadline will select candidates. Five of six congressional districts will have Prohibition candidates. the fourth district, seat held by Rep Ed Rees, will not. The Socialists have not indicated plans and filed no candidates in 1956.
Casey Illinois youth James Lew is Jr. 25 survived a six hour fall into a 14 foot well at a quarry after a wooden cover collapsed. He stripped to his clothing and fashioned a rope from garments to climb out, later calling for help and receiving hospital treatment for exposure and bruises.
London AP reports the autumn collection from Christian Dior in London keeps the trapeze silhouette as the favorite outline, though with bumps and dents. Coats are wide and short with scarf collars and loose necklines, mostly in black, while busts and waists shift slightly.
Former Postmaster General James A. Farley, age 70, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate in New York. He made the declaration today.
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