Woman stabbed to death in Kansas City hotel apartment
Police say 39-year-old Frank Bannister admitted stabbing 25-year-old Aleta Maxine Cook in a Kansas City hotel apartment where her two year old daughter cried in another room. Bannister was arrested after being found in bloody clothes fleeing the scene. He described prior suicide attempt at an amusement park in May 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Bannister
Bannister
Aleta Maxine Cook
Texas
Erie Area Tonight Hosts Legion Auxiliary Last Meeting Until Fall
Erie and vicinity report the Legion auxiliary will hold its final meeting for the season with new officers to be elected and installed. Mrs. Gertrude Salle presiding as current president will oversee refreshments as part of the event.
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Auxiliary of the American Legion
Gertrude Salle
Frank Frambes
Cedar Rapids
Frank
Dallas
Hazel Ward
Larned
R. J. Purkey
Kirby Snodgrass
David Baker
Richard
Oswego
Purkey
Snodgrass
Larry Scoville
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Leslie Scoville
Local Residents Return and Visit Highlights in Wichita Area
Kimberly Olson returns to Wichita after a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Emery Olson. Clarence Barr of Cha nute visits on business from Erie. Kansas City couple Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sherwood stay with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moses and Mrs. Wilsie Peters. James Crapson back in Topeka after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crapson. C C Ratliff at Neo sho Valley creamery takes two week vacation and will attend Washburn University graduation for son James. City Hall closed for the funeral of Mrs. Kenneth Killough, city street superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hammond
Nellie May Hammond
Erie
Jasper
First Christian Church
Miss Hammond
Clayton Allery
Susan
Tulsa
Clarence Barr
Chanute
Charles Sherwood
Kansas City
Raymond Moses
Wilsie Peters
James Crapson
Topeka
Ralph Crapson
James
State Highway Department
C. C. Ratliff
Neosho
Crash Victims Body Recovered After Mountain Crash
In Guadalajara AP reports the looted bodies of 45 victims from the Aeronaves de Mexico crash are being brought to the city for identification. Investigators probe the El Picacho Peak wreck under stormy skies as the army conducts house-to-house searches in Tlajomulco to recover looted wreckage.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Aeronaves de Mexico
el Picacho Peak
California
Tlajomulco
One Leg of Flight Is Made on Ground
C G Dutcher of Winnetka Newfoundland made one leg of a flight to Florida on the ground after running out of gas. He landed in a corn field near Ellijay and retrieved fuel from a filling station promising enough to reach a baseball field where he could take off again.
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Alpharetta
C. G. Dutcher
Winnetka
Florida
West Palm Beach
Robber Binds Operator Then Robs Tavern
A gunless robber tied up the tavern operator in a back room then announced the closing to customers and locked the door before fleeing with about 350 dollars. Co owner Gladys Heatis said the intruder dragged her to the back, tied her, gagged her with a necktie, and left after she freed herself.
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Kansas City
Gladys Heatis
Chris and
Johnnie
Main Street
Jon
Honey left by swarms drips through Homestead home
Mr and Mrs John Beenstra battled two bee swarms at their Homestead Florida house. They removed the insects but the honey remains, dripping down walls and screens between roof beams. Attempts to bore holes and siphon the honey failed.
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Homestead
Fla
John Beenstra
103-Year-Old Melrose Matriarch Dies Leaving 120 Descendants
Mrs. Mary Bourque le Rette died Tuesday in Melrose at age 103, leaving 120 direct descendants. Her obituary notes a long life and large family lineage in the community.
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Melrose
Mass
Mary Bourque le Rette
Food Poisoning Hits 202 Pupils
In Marion North Carolina a school lunch sickened 202 pupils at Eugene Cross Elementary School. Ham suspected as the source as 202 patients were admitted to Marion General Hospital, which activated a disaster plan. Doctors expect full recovery.
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Marion
N.C
Marion General Hospital
Eugene Cross
W.F.E. Lostin
Tigers season tickets chief promises wife a good seat
DETROIT AP George Mathews leads season ticket sales for the Detroit Tigers. He recently pledged to obtain his wife a good seat, signaling dedication to securing a favorable view for the family.
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Detroit
George Mathews
Detroit Tigers
Mathews
The
Tigers Play Baltimore Game Missed by Mrs Mathews
On the Tigers game at Baltimore the couple marked the ballpark’s 28th anniversary. Mrs Mathews did not attend as her husband forgot the game date.
Man Fined for Drunkenness After Car Spat
In Louisville, a 225 pound husband injured in a dispute when his wife struck him with the family car argued for her in court. The judge dismissed assault charges against Mrs Green Sr. The husband was fined $50 for public drunkenness, citing his drinking.
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Louisville
Joan Albert Green Sr
Scribblings on Blotter Reveal Attitudes
In Schenectady New York a green blotter on a marriage license table shows romantic notes from couples. The blotter, not an official record, includes lines like I love you Minnie and Help mother along with questions about names.
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Schenectady
N. Y
City Hall
Pleasant Valley Rockets 4-H Cooking Class Meeting
Pleasant Valley Rockets 4-H cooking class members answered roll call with favorite cereals. Janice Fair and Lynn Brant hosted a Monday breakfast. Next meeting is 7:30 p.m. June 23 at the church with sponge cakes muffins and custards to be judged. Reporter Pat Rowan.
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Janice Fair
Lynn Brant
Pleasant Valley Rockets
Pat Rowan
Household Tips on Food Storage and Maintenance
Answers cover saving leftovers in the refrigerator, removing stuck paper from polished surfaces with oil, and drying damp cupboards by placing quicklime to absorb moisture. Practical, concise guidance for common domestic issues.
Week in 1957 traffic and local notices
Total cars moved 32504 fall short of last year’s 32069 for the same week. Santa Fe handled 3131, Cremona Grange meets at 8774 cars prior week this p m Friday at the school. Per year luck refreshments served. Mr and Mrs R A Hethcoat of Albuquerque left for Washington after visiting Benedict relatives. Mrs Cary, mother of Mrs Tom Elder, died in Ripon Calif with funeral in Modesto. Jack Wiggans 7 injured by a falling quarter round. Families from Wynne Ark visiting Benedict. Santa Fe carloadings for week ending May 31 were 22344 vs 20608 last year. Cars from connections 10160 vs 11461.
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Santa Fe
Cremona Grange
J. J. Cary
Tom Elder
Benedict
Ripon
Calif
Modesto
Elder
Cary
Jack Wiggans
Richard Wiggans
McPherson
Vaughan Wiggans
Hutchinson
Grace Hospital
Roland
Jack
Prisoner Takes Car and Loses Trusty Status
A Jackson County jail trusty, 21 year old Jack Vaughn, stole Probate Judge Leslie Welch's 1957 convertible from the courthouse basement garage. He confessed to taking the car after a family trouble call and it was found 45 minutes later parked at Vaughn's home. Vaughn is no longer trusted.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Jack Vaughn
Leslie Welch
Vaughn
Pinch Replaces Bell To Halt a Speaker
About 3,000 delegates at the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Detroit rose when a speaker ran overtime. A feminine voice cried Somebody's pinching me as the chair apologized for the interruption.
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Detroit
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Bacon cooking tip for a crowd from Chanute Tribune
A quick guide advises placing bacon on a rack in a shallow pan with fat edges overlapping lean edges. Bake on the top shelf of a hot oven for 15 minutes without turning until crisp to preferred doneness.
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Erie & Vicinity
American Legion Sunflower
Wichita
Jack Morris
Bill Barker
Mike Jordan
Jim Ellis
David Gough
Kimberly
Emery Olson
R. A. Hethcoat
Albuquerque
N. M
Washington, D. C
A. A. Baltz
S. Highland
Hethcoat
Baltz
Howard Burress
Gary
Linda
Pamela
Wynne, Ark
H. S. Wever
Roper
L. F. Morse
Robert Gunther
E. E. Langner
Buffalo
Apache
Okla
Nell Kimzer
Minnie Soloman
Shirley Jean Robinson
Robert and
George Brown
Charles Oleson
Davenport
Ida Cress
Raymond
Albert Steeves
Ponca City
C. J. Beller
Johnnie Steeves
Biggs
Navy
Norman
Beller
Ray Lea
Duenweg, Mo
Henry Lea
Steuben
ELY Bros
Dia
Earlton
Pinch
Bell
Chas. Haas
Haas Cabinet
South
Grant, Chanute, Kansas
de Walt
Black & Decker
Porter Gable
W. W. Grainger
H.P
Nash
Don Marple
Frank Troutman
Fredonia
Bank of Commerce
M. K. Goets Brewing Co
St. Joseph, Mo
Goetz
W. Main
Wilsons Clothiers
Chanute Tribune
Ene
Russell Corbitt
S. Malcolm
WATT
Sinclair Main & Plummer
First National Bank
Christmas Club
Night Depository
Chanute, Ks
F.D.I.C
Kanes
Angel Food
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