Sunflower Chapter OES Meets With Honor Guest
Sunflower Chapter No 147 OES holds a stated meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. with Lucy Geckeler as visiting WGM honor guest. A Lena Taylor reception is planned with district aide. Erma Joe King and Helen Johnson sign off invites. 59 ROTC cadets from Humboldt join summer camp at Fort Carson starting June 25.
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Sunflower
O.E.S
Lucy Geckeler
W.G.M
Lena Taylor
Erma Joe King
W.M
Helen Johnson
Sec’y
Ben Wheat
George Wheat
W. Sth
Arnold Clum
Humboldt
Pittsburg State College
Fort Arson
Colo
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Noted
Daily Transcript lists Monday hospital adunits including Fred Dressen Humboldt and Mrs Harold Liebst St Paul among medical patients. Admittances include Dan Mal lock Jr surgical Rebecca Jones Humboldt James Morrison Rose and Mrs Paul Hinrichs Fort Scott. Dismissals note Mrs Hugo Hoyer Aliceville and Mrs B G Bradshaw Yates Center plus Mrs Sen en Ornelas Earlton and Mrs Robert L Washburn with son 28 W Mulberry. Birth reports Mr and Mrs Wayne E Young Buffalo. Traffic citations record George Bradley Malcolm speeding ten dollar fine Eddie Bender Fore st running stop sign two dollar bond Ralph Kepley Chanute stop sign two dollar bond.
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George Bradley
Malcolm
Eddie Bender
N. Forest
Ralph Kepley
Chanute
Wall Street gains lift stock market to new highs
New York trading saw buyers push prices higher with the market hitting record highs for a second consecutive day. Major shares rose, with gains around four points in key divisions and heavy turnover surpassing three million shares for the first time in weeks.
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New York
Am Tel&Tel
Atchison
Beth Steel
Cities Bee
Cess
du Pont
Motors
Martin
Gig
Radio
Cain Cpoe
Bess
Birdie
Out-of-State Personnel Sought for Two Kansas Commissions
Gov. Fred Hall announced plans to recruit out-of-state personnel for two state commissions created by the 1955 Legislature. He emphasized a preference for nationally prominent individuals to serve on the commission overseeing the Eisenhower presidential library.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Abilene Seeks Trained Help for State Penal Study
A speaker announced plans to establish a special commission in Abilene to consult with the Legislative Council on a study of state penal institutions and to recruit trained personnel from outside Kansas for the effort.
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Abilene
Kansas
Special Commission
Legislative Council
Showers and Clouds Aid Wheat Development
Showers and cloudy weather last week favored development of the 1955 Kansas wheat crop, especially in the north, with heads filling well. Southern and southeastern fields are ready for combining as weather permits. Harvest began in a limited way at week’s end, mainly for moisture tests.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Hail Storm Strikes In Joplin Area
A severe hailstorm hit Joplin area yesterday leaving white ground and damaging roofs windows and crops. Insurance adjusters expect over 7 000 claims for damages in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Prior 1950 storm had 10 000 claims for 11 million dollars. Areas hit included Joplin Webb City Carterville Carl Junction and Golden City.
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Joplin
Webb City
Carterville
Carl Junction
Golden City
House Group Approves 2 Atomic Powered Ships
The House Merchant Marine Committee voted to authorize immediate construction of two atomic powered ships. It endorsed Eisenhower's nuclear peace ship and added authority for a second vessel to promote the merchant marine, with a unanimous vote to combine projects in one bill.
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Washington P
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Eisenhower
Bonner
D-Nc
Associated Press
New York
Kansas Lions Clubs Vote Aid for Udall
Kansas Lions Clubs at their state convention approved a 500 dollar relief contribution for Udall tornado victims. Funds will go to a Mulvane based civic agency for distribution. New state council members include R B Payne Scott City W L Simpson Marysville Carl Gump Paola Russell Vickers Neodesha Charles W Medley Caldwell H D Daniels Minneapolis John Brooks Brewster and Raymond H Schalk Wellington. The council will elect a state chairman to replace Russell Crites Ottawa.
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Salina
Kas
Kansas Lions Clubs
Udall
Mulvane
R. B. Payne
Scott City
W. L. Simpson
Marysville
Carl Gump
Paola
Russell Vickers
Neodesha
Charles W. Medley
Caldwell
H. D. Daniels
Minneapolis
John Brooks
Brewster
Raymond H. Schalk
Wellington
Theft at Bank Run Snatches Briefcase From Clerk
A thief knocked down 68 year old drugstore clerk Maurice Schachter in St. Louis on the way to a bank and fled with his briefcase. The bag contained only a raincoat.
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ST. Louis
Maurice Schachter
Unemployment Drops as 1955 Prospects Rise
Washington reports May employment at 62.703 million, up 1.018 million from April, with unemployment at 2.489 million, down 473000. Secretary Weeks cites record output and anticipates 1955 may be the best year yet if industrial peace holds in key industries.
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Washington
Weeks
Commerce and Labor Departments
Airman Convicted of Stealing Pike’s Peak Plaque
A Kansas City airman Edward James Wenski Jr. was found guilty by a federal jury of stealing a commemorative plaque and a time capsule from Pike's Peak. The plaque marked the first turbo jet powered flight, and the capsule was to be opened in 2053. The sentence was deferred for a motion hearing. max penalty 10 years and $10,000.
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Denver
Kansas City
Pike's Peak
Edward James Wenski Jr
Wenski
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Russell Crites
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Davy Crockett
R.P.M
TTC
Reir
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Twill & Denim
van. & Choc
Plisse
Crisp & Cool
J.J. Wewberry CO
Plastic
Percale
Children's Rayon
Chambray
Tama
United Income Fund
United Funds, Inc
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Safest Storage Service
Nation Cleaners
W. Main
F. F. Stacy
John P. Nation
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