No Diploma Spurs a 1930s American success tale
John Graves, an 18 year old who skipped high school chemistry to work for Encyclopedic Sales, rose to assistant vice president at P. F. Collier & Son Corp with a 20000 dollar yearly pay. His father Dr. Allen W. Graves notes the boy’s drive and that he may still finish school. Graves became a regional trainer for Southern Baptist men in five states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Collier & Son Corp
Graves
Allen W. Graves
School of Religious
Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary
Horatio, Alger
Senate Approves 3.7 Billion Foreign Aid Plan
The Senate passed a 3.7129 billion foreign aid program after resisting cuts and a ban on aid to Poland and Yugoslavia. The 51-17 vote split largely along party lines, with Republicans and Democrats supporting the bill. The measure authorizes ceilings for the fiscal year starting July 1 and moves to a House-Senate conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Poland
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
House
Senate House
Appropriations Committees
Tornadic Wind Strikes Haviland Kansas
A tornadic wind hit Haviland Kansas with 60 to 70 mph gusts and heavy hail. The Rock Island depot was lifted from its foundation and several buildings were damaged. No injuries were reported. The event produced a 30 mile long path from Coldwater northward through Haviland.
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Greensburg
Kan
Haviland
Here
Ben Paxton
Rock Island
Lloyd Mucklow
Coldwater
Market Robbery in Kansas City Net $3500
Three masked bandits pistol whipped two people and tied a third at Topper's Food Mart in Kansas City last night. Co owner Tony Totta and 17 year old John Simmons were knocked out. Mrs Elizabeth Hackleman was forced to open the safe and surrender an engagement ring valued at 500 dollars before bandits fled. Totta and Simmons regained consciousness and released Hackleman after the robbers left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Tony Totta
Topper’s Food Mart
John Simmons
Elizabeth Hackleman
Totta
Simmons
Warmer Trend In Forecast Across Kansas
A weather summary reports milder temperatures and a warm weekend with highs near 90. Tornado, high winds and heavy rain affected eastern Kansas with a damaging twister near Haviland and funnel cloud reports near Sylvia, with varying rainfall across counties from 0.54 to 1.52 inches.
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Topeka
Kansas
Haviland
Wichita
Sylvia
Hutchinson
Anthony
Peck
Augusta
Burdick
Almo
Alta Vista
Manhattan
Randolph
Clifton
Washington
Frankfurt
Mayor Dahlgren Visits Camp McCoy to Observe Guard Training
Mayor Dale A. Dahlgren flew to Camp McCoy Wisconsin with several town officials to view National Guard unit training including Chanute's. Maj Gen Joe Nickell hosted a 6 pm reception for visiting dignitaries before a division review parade and return flight at noon. Transportation was provided by the Kansas Air National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale A. Dahlgren
Camp McCoy
Wis
National Guard
Chanute’s
Joe Nickell
Kansas National Guard
Kansas Air National Guard
Dahlgren
Smelter Worker to Oppose Mansfield in Montana Senate Race
Helena Montana AP Louis Welch a $90 a week copper smelter worker appears set to oppose Democratic incumbent Mike Mansfield for the U S Senate in Montana. Welch 31 held an 89 vote edge over Republican nominee Blance Anderson 62 after final unofficial tabulations from Tuesday’s primary. The lead narrowed after trailing by as many as 600 votes early.
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Helena
Mont
Louis Welch
Mike Mansfield
U. S. Senate
Montana
Welch
Blance Anderson
Miss Kansas 1958 Sharon Whitacre Crowned At Pratt
Sharon Whitacre 18 representing Kansas City is Miss Kansas 1958 and will compete in Miss America at Atlantic City. Crowned by Gov. Docking and 1957 queen Georgi ana Rundle from Wichita, she won from 14 entrants and earns a 500 dollar scholarship plus a TV set and trophy. Runner-up Joyce Brower of Wichita, and six finalists Marcia Hill Bonner Springs Jan Stewart Manhattan Darlene Enlow Shawnee Dixie Cook Topeka earned 250 dollar scholarships. The four-day Miss Kansas program began with a parade and ends with a Miss Congeniality selection and a swimming party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Sharon Whitacre
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas
Atlantic City
N. J
Shawnee Mission High School
Whitacre
Joyce Brower
Wichita
Marcia Jean Hill
Bonner Springs
Jan Stewart
Manhattan
Darlene Sandra Enlow
Shawnee
Dixie Lee Cook
Topeka
Miss Brower
Not Much Difference in War Types Says Scientist
Dr. Harold Wooster of Washington told the Kansas Institute of International Relations that total war and limited war both employ H-bombs. He warned that in total war the question is who is targeted while noting the risk of global destruction and the potential judgment of historians amid ruined cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Air Force
Harold Wooster
Washington
Kansas Institute of International Relations
Historic Wayside Inn Reopens At Sudbury
Sudbury Massachusetts AP reports the historic Wayside Inn is back in business inviting weary travelers to eat drink and rest.
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Wayside Inn
Sudbury
Mass
Kansas City Officer Slugged During Market Incident
AP report from Kansas City details a patrolman beaten by two men at City Market. A second officer wounded a prowler who later died after falling from a freight train. Theodore Jimmy Smith, 33, African American, was shot and critically injured. Officer Merrill Caley was assaulted. Officer Charles Beggs chased the suspect as the gun was fired warning shots.
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Theodore Jimmy Smith
Charles Beggs
Beggs
Casey
Smith
Senate action anticipated on labor bill reforms
Senate action on a labor bill now ready for floor consideration is expected soon. The measure would impose a union democracy code and require full public accounting of union finances, with secret ballots for officer elections and provisions limiting corruption and extortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Senate Labor Committee
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
Wonderwood Ends Brownie Scout Camp Program
A Brownie Scout camp program at Camp Wonderwood featured parents at a campfire site, flag ceremonies by Betty McGrath and others, and a welcome by Esther Ralston. Mrs Walter Lacy thanked volunteers and supporters, with 28 girls overnight for the Fly Up and a council meeting at Mrs Dean Foster’s home.
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Wonderwood
Camp Wonderwood
Brownie
Color Guard
Betty McGrath
Sue Oyler
Gail Moffatt
Debra Wells
Martha Butler
Susan Owens
Kathleen Crabtree
Esther Ralston
Charlie
Dean Foster
Walter Poor
Poor
Hall Campaign Focuses on Tax Fire in Kansas Governor Race
Republican candidate Fred Hall visits Neosho County as part of a weeklong southeast Kansas tour. He insists no new state taxes, condemns severance tax changes, and warns higher property taxes if the plan proceeds. Hall noted 800 handshakes and outlined future stops in Wilson, Woodson, Buffalo, Yates Center, and Torino with Chanute on his itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Fred Hall
Hall
Neosho County
Wilson
Woodson
Buffalo
Yates Center
Toronto
Chanute
St. Paul
Erie
Thayer
George Docking
Kansas Supreme Court
Department store sales rise across Tenth District in May
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports continued May gains in major Tenth District cities with Tulsa leading at 22 percent above 1957. Albuquerque 10 percent, Oklahoma City and Denver 7 percent, Kansas City and St. Joseph 4 percent, Wichita 3 percent, Topeka 2 percent, and mixed results in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Tulsa
Okla
Albuquerque
N.M
Oklahoma City
Denver
St. Joseph's
Wichita
Topeka
Joplin
Kansas Needs Industrial Plan
Clyde Reed Jr. in Garden City urged Kansas to develop a rural industrial program to aid smaller cities. He warned that current progress and state spending risk falling behind rival states and attacked Gov. George Docking over school funding and leadership.
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Garden City
Kansas
Clyde Reed Jr
Parsons
Reed
George Docking
De Gaulle Cabinet Endorses Algeria Plan And Referendum
France backs De Gaulle Algeria reform package as cabinet approves inclusion of an Algerian Moslem in government. Plans call for city elections in Algeria within a month and a referendum set for Oct 5, with Salan as official representative and a new civilian aide to counter junta rule.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Algiers
de Gaulle
France
Raoul Salan
Salan
Two Chanute Teens Admit Forging Checks Stealing at Tire Shop
Police said two 16 year old Chanute boys admitted writing and passing three forged checks totaling 60 dollars and entering a tire shop to steal small sums of money on four occasions. They were held at the city jail awaiting charges.
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Chanute
Wichitan Dies in Gun Battle at Wichita Night Club
A Wichita gunfight after an argument at a north side club left Clondell Degraften Reed dead at 32 and Piney Brown, 37, critically injured with a punctured lung. Captain Everett Patrick said Reed returned with a .32 revolver after being told to leave. Brown and club operator Herman Lewis fought back, Brown seizing Lewis’s gun and firing.
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Wichita
Clondell Degraften Reed
St. Francis Hospital
Piney Brown
Everett Patrick
Sedgwick County Sheriff's
Brown
Reed
Patrick
Herman Lewis
Lewis
Water Line Shutoff on North Garfield for Repairs
City of Chanute warns water users along the North Garfield line from Pine Street that service will be shut off at 8 am Tuesday for about two hours for maintenance and repair. Water Dept adv 492t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Pine Street
City of Chanute Water Dept
Tough Killer Dies on Gallows For Utah Deaths
Barton Kay Kirkham, 21, was hanged at dawn in Point of the Mountain Utah for the 1956 grocery store murder of David Frame. He killed another clerk Ruth Webster but was not tried for her death. He expressed no remorse, asked God for forgiveness, and chose the noose over firing squad for publicity and convenience. His family did not witness the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jery Martin
Point
Mountain
Utah
Barton Kay Kirkham
George Beckstead
Kirkham
Beckstead
State Pardons Board
David Frame
Ruth Webster
Buggy whip mishap fatal to boy in Brady Mont
Ten year old Tim Cornell Schlepp died Friday in Brady Montana after a buggy whip tangled around his neck. Coroner Ev Wyse said the boy was climbing a ladder to a hayloft when his footing failed and the whip handle jammed in a rung, pulling taut and causing strangulation.
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Brady, Mont
Tim Cornell Schlepp
Pondera County
Ev Wyse
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Reported In 24 Hours
AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities listed by state accident records. In the last 24 hours two deaths. to date in 1958 one hundred eighty five. For the same period in 1957 two hundred nineteen deaths were recorded.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Encyclopedia Company
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United States
Foreign Relations Committee
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Phil Carter
Jerry Craig
the Elks Lake
Tribune
Cof Nemenes
Lee
Porecast
Mayor Dahlgren
Mansfield
Georgiana Rundle
Michigan State
Robert F. Whitacre
Mission
K.C
City
Merrill Caley
Carol Jane Petoff
George L. Petoff
Diana L. Petoff
al Wilkinson
Wasser
Miss Crabtree
Wichitan
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