Library reports May rise in book checkout totals
Harvey S. Mowrey librarian notes May 1957 circulation of 4200 to 3226 a year earlier. Children borrowed 611 more books, fiction 2274, non fiction 364. Adults bought 513 more non fiction and 1049 fiction. History and travel led, arts third. Also, Rev. W Gayel Bender of First Baptist vacationing after American Baptist Convention attendance. seen on Today program by Les Matthews.
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Harvey S. Mowrey
W. Gayel Bender
First Baptist Church
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
Bender
Dave Garroway
Matthews
Early Summer Weather Expected Across Kansas Today and Thursday
Kansas forecast calls for typical early summer warmth with no extreme heat. Partly cloudy to the east and west, scattered thundershowers in the southeast, lows around 55 to 60s, highs in the 80s to near 90 in western areas. Neosho River levels steady near four feet above normal after a two foot drop in 24 hours.
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Neosho
East River
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Hutchinson
Hill City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Chanute
Walnut
Wichita
Red Cross Swim Classes Underway
The American Red Cross swimming program begins with about 240 participants from Neosho County near Chanute in the first of a five week course. Chanute enrollment runs today and tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Memorial Building. Enrollment cards and doctor permits are due back the first three days next week for class assignments. Mrs. Kenneth Tebow reports many more adults and advanced swimmers can be accommodated this year and Chanute lessons begin on an alternate day basis June 17.
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Chanute
Red Cross
Memorial Building
Kenneth Tebow
Bulganin offers general disarmament agreement
In Geneva the Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin said Moscow is ready to conclude a general disarmament agreement or agreement on any separate aspect. In Washington Senator Mansfield predicted the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will finish action on a new foreign aid bill this weekend and that Eisenhower’s request for 3.865 billion dollars may be cut by several hundred million.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Eisenhower nominates Breit enstein to 10th Circuit
President Eisenhower nominates Federal District Judge Jean S Breit enstein of Denver to serve on the 10th U S Circuit Court covering Colorado Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma Utah and Wyoming. The nomination accompanies other White House moves and defense budget remarks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Jean S. Breitenstein
Denver
10Th
U. S. Circuit Court
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Utah
Wyoming
Margaret Truman Gives Birth to First Child in New York
Mrs. Clifton Daniel, formerly Margaret Truman, delivered a full-term boy weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces by Caesarean section after complications. Both mother and baby are reported doing well. The Trumans will stay in New York, and no name has been chosen yet.
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New York
Clifton Daniel
Margaret Truman
Margaret
Daniel
New York Times
Trumans
E. Clifton Daniel
Zebulon
N. C
Independence
Curl to Join School Staff in History and Journalism
H. G. Curl, a former city teacher, will teach history and journalism at Senior High School next year. Buford Fisher, superintendent of schools, notes Curl now works at The Tribune as a reporter. Curl previously taught in local schools for 19 years before moving to journalism in 1945. He is a University of Kansas graduate with a journalism major and graduate study in history and education.
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H. G. Curl
Buford Fisher
Curl
the Tribune
University of Kansas
Four Killed as Truck Overturns on Missouri Highway
Four members of the Harper family died when a panel truck spilled from Missouri Route 10 near Hardin and crushed them. Frank Harper 53, his wife 28, and two young children Martha Ann 3 and Robert Lee 2 were killed. Four other Harper children, Joseph 10 David 11 Sally Mae 6 and Mary Ann 5, were injured. Mrs Harper was expecting another child.
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Richmond
Frank Harper
Martha Ann
Robert Lee
Harper
Hardin
Kansas City
Joseph
David
Sally Mae
Mary Ann
Osborne baby born on Tuesday in Richmond
Mrs. Robert M. Osborne delivered an eight pound two ounce baby boy Tuesday in Richmond. The Osborne family and Mrs Osborne’s relatives note multiple Tuesday births and her parents W M Cooley were married on a Tuesday. Tuesday marks her second wedding anniversary.
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Richmond
Robert M. Osborne
Fun Auction Raises 39773 At Local Sales Day
Bidders spent 39773 on 100 items in a charity fun auction at the Municipal Building auditorium. 51 businesses contributed items including a barbeque grill bought for 2350 and a floor lamp for 1700. Crowd reached about 900 for Smiley Burnette’s performance with two shows and luncheon appearances.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Lacey
Lawrence Powell
Mary K. Hasty
Smiley Burnette
Burnette
Tioga
Chanute
Lola
Parsons
Bull Edellyn Broad arrow fetches top bid at Illinois auction
Henry Beitz of WaKeeney Kansas pays $3,050 for the bull Edellyn Broad arrow at Edellyn Farms near Waukegan during an auction of 45 pure bred Shorthorn cattle held yesterday.
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Waukegan, Ill
Kansas
Henry Beitz
WaKeeney
Edellyn Broadarrow
Edellyn
Japan Will Let U S Soldier Face Trial in Japan
The United States agreed to hand Specialist 3 C William Girard of Illinois to Japan for trial on homicide charges for the killing of Mrs Naka Sakai, 46, at the Somahara firing range. Senate probes question if the action was justified and who is responsible for the blunder.
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Washington
U. S
Japan
Senate
Ervin
D-Nc
Defense Department
Robert Dechert
Armed Services Subcommittee
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
William C. Girard
Ottawa-LaSalle, Ill
Girard
United States
Naka Sakai
U.S
Somaga‘hara
Eisenhower backs full ban on testing with disarmament aim
In a news conference President Eisenhower voiced support for a complete ban on atomic and hydrogen weapon tests if global disarmament is achieved. He said the U S would not join any test ban without a Russia agreement on weapon use and noted progress reducing fallout by nine tenths. He emphasized study by the National Academy of Sciences and concerns for future generations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Pacific
National Academy of Scientists
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka State Records Update
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show zero deaths in the last 24 hours. To date in 1957 the count is 206, compared with 263 for the same period in 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Crop Outlook Bright Despite Flood Losses In Kansas
Long days of bright sunshine are needed to finish drying fields and ripening grain for summer harvests. Morley notes some crops damaged by floods but predicts wheat may start late June depending on weather. ponds and wells are refilled and pastures are lush. The article also notes crop damage from high water along rivers and washed alfalfa, with some wheat and barley flattened in low lands. In Kansas, wheat development is slowed by rain and hail with lodging noted but prospects are good in some counties. corn planting remains delayed by wet fields.
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Mahlon Morley
Neosho County
Morley
Neosho Verdgris
Fall
Topeka
Kansas
City plant to release steam in controlled blowoffs
Supervisors warn the public that planned steam blowoffs at the power plant will resemble an explosion but are routine tests. The 40 000 to 50 000 pounds per hour steam releases will occur three times to cool the line near the new turbine. The project is financed by a 1 200 000 bond issue. 750 000 bonds issued, remainder to be issued. The turbine start up is planned for June 20 with in service by July 1.
Man crushed to death at Topeka quarry
In Topeka Dennis Lee Hall mark aged 33 died when a truck he was unloading at a local quarry slipped and rolled over him. Police and investigators described the accident as fatal and ongoing today.
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Topeka
Dennis Lee Hallmark
Here
Governor Da asks Ottawa group to attend open talk
Gov George Docking urged Reed Ward Ottawa association secretary to travel to Topeka for a public conference on the state’s decision to drop the condemnation suit involving about 800 acres near the Marais des Cygnes refuge in Linn County. Docking said Ward has something to hide if he avoids the meeting.
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Topeka
George Docking
Ottawa Hunting Assn
Ottawa and
Boicourt
Kansas City
Ottawa
Marins Des iCygnes
Linn
Docking
Ward
Game Commission
Kansas
Railroads in Kansas Valuation Tops $279 Million for 1957
Topeka reports eight major Kansas railroads carry a combined assessed valuation of $279,018,127 for 1957, rising $722,961 from 1956. Only the Burlington and M-K-T railroads posted lower totals. Protests have been filed against Missouri Pacific and Kansas City Southern assessments with the commission of revenue and taxation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Burlington
M-K-T
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Rev Barr Dies at Kansas City Medical Center
The Rev. Charles L. Barr pastor of the Colfax Baptist church died Tuesday afternoon at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas after a two month illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but services will be held at the Colfax church.
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Charles L. Barr
Colfax Baptist Church
Kansas University Medical
Experts warn of steady rise in federal spending past 1958
A Senate subcommittee hearing heard experts forecast rising federal outlays with no room for tax cuts. Gerhard Colm of the National Planning Assn projects 1959 spending at about 75.3 billion, up from 72.8 billion in 1958, unless a postal rate bill changes the path. Edwin B. George of Dun and Bradstreet finds similar projections. Defense spending drives the upward pressure, with current-year military outlays already above initial estimates by over two billion.
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Washington
Senate House Economic Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Gerhard Colm
National Planning Assn
Budget Bureau
Colin
Congress
Edwin B. George
Dunl and Bradstreet
Senate Appropriations
Asst
Wilfred J. McNeil
Soil Group Meeting Here in Southeast Kansas
A training session for ASC office managers and clerks in 11 southeast Kansas counties was led by Lester R. Branson and Milton Remer at the Memorial building. About 900000 dollars was allocated this year for cost sharing, with federal funds covering up to 75 percent of approved projects such as stockwater dam construction terracing waterways sodding permanent cover seeding and soil improvement plans.
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Kansas
Memorial Building
Lester R. Branson
Agricultural Conservation Program
ASC
Manhattan
Milton Remer
Burlington
Greenwood
Elk
Chautauqua
Coffey
Woodson
Wilson
Montgomery
Neosho
Labette
Crawford
Cherokee
Branson and
Remer
Eskridge Woman Dies After Topeka Burns Blast
Mrs. H. R. Burnett, 43, of Eskridge, died in a Topeka hospital from burns suffered in a hot water tank explosion at her home last week. Her husband, also burned, remains hospitalized in fair condition.
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Topeka
H. R. Burenett
Eskridge
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