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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1958
Page
7
Detroit AP reports the 1959 auto lineup adds more nine passenger station wagons with improved tailgates and rear facing seats. Leveling devices for air suspension may spread, with costly optional systems and fuel injection also facing slow adoption.
In Tulsa Oklahoma the Rohde family spent a day sifting through 5000 pounds of refuse after wrapping cash in tissue and placing it in a hamper. A trash pickup emptied into a truck and was later found at the city garage still containing the money. Mary Jo Rohde discovered the bills still wrapped in tissue.
Kansas City mayor H. Roe Bartle climbed to a 28th floor ledge of City Hall to dissuade a 40 year old man, E. J. Lamar Fairbanks, from jumping. Police and firefighters then grabbed the man as Bartle diverted his attention.
A part time postal worker and dental student confronts Mayor Bartle on a city ledge asking him to stop smoking to prevent a possible jump. Rescuers seized the man as the exchange unfolded suggesting a tense public safety moment.
Miami golfer Jack Penrose, 43, an insurance man, defeated defending champion Reid Jack of Scotland 3 and 2 in the third round of the British Amateur Championship. Penrose became the first American to reach the fourth round as McHale of Philadelphia and Franck of Newton, New Jersey fell in the third round.
Los Angeles voters weighed Proposition B to allow the Dodgers to acquire Chavez Ravine land and build a $12 million four tiered stadium for about 52 000 seats plus a 40 acre public park. Early returns showed 47 471 to 43 453 in favor with downtown districts closer.
Jim W. Earp a used car dealer announces his candidacy for Sedgwick County sheriff in Wichita. He notes his family tie to Virgil Earp, brother of famed frontier marshal Wyatt Earp.
A Chanute Tribune note recalls Wyatt receiving a citation from Gen Curtis LeMay and four Bronze Stars for actions with the 20th Air Force in the Pacific during World War II.
Christine Imo Gehrs testified she feared Newton Short during a struggle over a cash register in her restaurant. She wept as she said Short, an employee, attacked her and she did not know the knife wounded him.
Unwise eating or drinking may irritate the bladder causing restlessness and discomfort. Doan’s Pills are advertised to soothe bladder irritations, relieve backache and headaches, and mildly diurese to aid kidney output. The ad promises long usage, urging readers to get the new economy size today.
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