Left Hand Pitch Responds To California Cabbage Challenge
J L Taylor a retired Chanute businessman replies to Mrs James W Alexander of Bakersfield Calif a former Wilson County resident who claimed a neighbor showed a 9% pound cabbage. Taylor notes local grocers would not sell such heavy heads and shares his own garden results including lettuce peaches magnolia blossoms and Alleghany Mountain cherries with measurements and a magnolia blossom over five inches across.
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J. L. Taylor
Chanute
James W. Alexander
Bakersfield
Calif
Wilson County
Taylor
California
the Tribune
Three Held For Kidnap Plot In Clinton Case
In Columbia South Carolina three men are held over a reported kidnapping plot targeting the 4 year old son of a Clinton banker. Arrested were Thomas D Jacobs 59 Jobie Shelton 28 and William T Hill 60. Jacobs is the grandson of Thomas P Jacobs founder of Presbyterian College in Clinton. Shelton and Hill are described as Negroes.
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Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Clinton
State Parole Board is Now Complete
Topeka membership on the new State Probation and Parole Board has been completed with the appointment of the Rev. Thomas J. Bennett of Hutchinson. Bennett, 63, is a Democrat. Gov. George Docking previously named two Democrats, one Republican and a Prohibition Party member to the board. The 1957 Legislature created the board to separate probation and parole from penal institution administration.
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Topeka
New State Probation and Parole Board
Thomas J. Bennett
Hutchinson
Bennett
George Docking
18 Friendly Nations In Naval Review
Norfolk ships from 18 friendly nations rode at anchor awaiting review by top officials. The fleet included 111 ships from 17 foreign nations and the United States and faced possible emergency dispersal and withdrawal in this large peace time armada.
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Norfolk
Aler
United States
Tribune Delivery Notice for Carriers
If you do not receive your Tribune, contact your carrier as soon as possible. If the carrier cannot be reached, call the provided number 700 aller 6 pum for assistance.
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Tribune
EUB Initiates Basement Excavation for New Church Building
Evangelical United Brethren Church at 631 W Seventh begins basement work on a $150000 project. Harry Byers & Sons Inc. builds on a cost plus basis with church members donating labor to reduce costs. The T shaped structure features a sanctuary, chapel, offices, 10 classrooms, choir room and pastor’s study with concrete block walls and brick facing.
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United Brethren Church
W. Seventh
Paul Life
Harry Byers & Sons Inc
Labor Laws For Children In Topeka Spark Debate
A Topeka mother defends night work for youths while state labor commissioner Roy Warkentin notes laws prohibit under 16 from working before 7 am or after 6 pm. He pressed for modernization, citing doubled inspections and violations at drive ins, supermarkets, and bowling alleys.
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Topekap
Topeka
Roy Warkentin
Warkentin
Chicago Teamsters cash squeeze echoed by CFL chief
William Lee of the Chicago Federation of Labor says the international Teamsters Union is short of cash and in financial straits, relayed by John English of Washington the secretary-treasurer. In Hong Kong, 36 refugees sail in with a motorized junk and the body of a murdered Red Chinese soldier.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Teamsters Union
The
International
William Lee
CFL
Dave Beck
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
John English
Washington
Teamsters
Hong Kong
China
State Supreme Court Stays Ira Ledbetter Sentence
In Topeka the State Supreme Court stayed a 5 to 21 year sentence for Ira Ledbetter, 65, a Coldwater veterinarian, awaiting an appeal against his first degree manslaughter conviction. The case concerns the death of 38 year old Mrs. Alice Kimmerly of Coldwater in an alleged attempted abortion.
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Topeka
Ira Ledbetter
Coldwater
Has
State Supreme Court
Ledbetter
Alice Kimmerly
Tests Postponed At Atomic Test Site Nevada
A 48 hour postponement was ordered for the scheduled atomic test explosion at the Nevada site. Officials say more time is needed to install instruments and ensure proper setup.
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Nev
Eisenhower Hosts Breakfast With 40 GOP House Members
President Eisenhower, seeming cheerful after illness, hosted a breakfast for 40 Republican House members to drum up support for his legislative agenda. He ate light, dodging bacon and sausage, and used the event to press for school construction funding amid GOP hesitations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
GOP Congress
Rep. Brown
Ohio
Eissenhower
Brown
White House North
Miner Trapped In Shamokin Shaft After Rock Slide
Rescue teams toil in central Pennsylvania as 19 year old miner Frank Putnock remains 100 feet below surface after a shale slide at an independent mine. Earl Geist escaped. Putnock’s fate uncertain as rain doubles the debris.
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Shamokin
Frank Punnock
Independent Miners Union
Putnock
George
Pennsylvania
Earl Geist
Geist
FHA Loans Rise in Kansas as Farm Borrowing Surges
In Kansas, Farmers Home Administration loans totaled 12.7 million dollars since July 1, 1956, up from 8.93 million the previous year. Administrative officer Marvin Johnson cites new rediscounting and farm housing loan laws, plus drought and higher machinery costs, as drivers. FHA loan collections reached 83 million in fiscal 1957, versus 6.6 million in 1956. Floyd E. Hull of Smith Center was elected chairman of the FHA advisory committee.
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Topeka
Kansas
Farmers Home Administration
Marvin Johnson
Floyd E. Hull
Smith Center
FHA
Fall Festival Dates Set and Donkey Ball Planned
Junior Chamber of Commerce recruits join at 292 W Main for a donkey ball charity game to be played by Seniors at 8 p m next Tuesday in City Park. Proceeds aid the Martin and Osa Johnson museum project as Chanute Jaycees announce the Fall Festival dates September 26-28 at City Park.
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Chamber of Commerce
W. Main
City Park
Chanute
The
JayCees
Chanute Country Club
Dean Skinner
Jack Thompson
Carl Pueret
Bob Davenport
Dave Sak ‘Er
Forrest Steeves
Keith Thompson
Ray Tripp
Jack Hadley
Dale Steinman
Leroy Redell
Kansas Girl Wins GM College Scholarship
Miss Mary K. Hawkes of Salina Kansas was selected as a four year General Motors scholarship recipient among 115 high school students nationwide. The award ranges from 200 to 2000 dollars annually based on need, and Hawkes is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert W Hawkes a Salina High School graduate.
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Detroit
Kansas
General Motors
Mary K. Hawkes
Albert W. Hawkes
Salina
Salina High School
Reconstruction resumes in Ruskin Heights area
Full-scale reconstruction work resumed in the tornado struck Ruskin Heights district as carpenters agreed to operate at the old scale. The effort targets rebuilding damaged homes and facilities with continued labor support from local workers and contractors.
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Kansas City
Ruskin Heights
Carpentiers
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas 1957 Update
Topeka reports state accident records show 219 traffic fatalities year to date in 1957, 273 for the same period in 1956, with 1 death in the past 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paratrooper Dies After Prolonged Struggle On Plane
Pfc. Wayne Flugum of Leeland Iowa died after entangling in static lines during a routine airborne exercise at Bragg North Carolina. Three hours of attempts to pull him aboard failed as the slipstream prevented recovery.
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Bragg
N.C
Iowa
Wayne H. Flugum
Leland
Flugum
Gordon Haviinck
Two Rivers
Wis
San Antonio
Tex
A.2
George Nash
Paola
Kas
Thomas Ansberry
Urbana
Ohio
Power Plant Bonds Sold In Municipal Expansion
The city commission approved sale of the remaining 450000 of a 1200000 bond issue for expanding the municipal power plant. Luce Thompson and Crowe of Kansas City handled the sale with an interest rate of 3.749 percent, higher than the 2.60 percent on the 750000 portion issued earlier in spring 1956.
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Luce, Thompson and Crowe
Kansas City
Minneapolis Defeats Labor-Backed Mayor in City Election
Minneapolis voters swept out Labor backed Mayor Eric G. Hoyer and three liberal school board members. Former Minnesota Republican party chair P. Kenneth Peterson led the conservative swing by defeating Hoyer who sought his fifth term.
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Minneapolis
Labor
Eric G. Hoyer
Minnesota
Republican Party
P. Kenneth Peterson
Hoyer
Neosho River Floods Follow Night Rain Across State
Neosho River climbed 12.87 feet above normal after 1.68 inches of rain. Tornadoes, hail and strong winds hit southeastern Kansas with towns like Olathe and Lawrence reporting damage. In Topeka, the weather bureau warned of unstable conditions and continued showers with a five day outlook cooler than normal.
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Lebo
Wellington
Conway Springs
Oxford
Harveyville
Hoyt
Willard
Ness City
Hays
Syracuse
Goodland
Marais Des Cygnes
Mayflower II Reaches Providence Harbor In Tow
Mayflower II, replica of the Pilgrim vessel, enters Provincetown harbor after a 53 day voyage from Plymouth England. Alan Villiers, Australian born sailing master, steers the ship despite 40 knot gusts as spectators watch near Race Point. The ship bows through a cold drizzle with sails furled, awaiting a brief harbor stay before continuing to Plymouth.
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Atlantic Ocean
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England
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New London
Conn
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Alan Villiers
Villiers
Race Point
Cape Cod
Yankton
Kansas AFL and CIO Plan Merger Aims at Topeka Meet
The Kansas State Federation of Labor and the Kansas State Industrial Union Council plan a merger convention in Topeka on August 2. Special conventions will be held the day before. The joint merger committee agreed on the constitution and bylaws for the new organization.
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Kansas
AFL and
CIO
Topeka
Kansas State Federation of Labor
Kansas State Industrial Union Council
Afl-Ciio
City budget error corrects water fund encumbrances
Auditor G. W. McDowell and city officials corrected the Tri bune account noting water fund encumbrances near 4000 as of June 1 instead of 40000. Meter deposits exceed 20000. Available cash balance remains 7456.
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G. W. McDowell
Neosho Memorial Hospital Board Adopts 1958 Budget
The Neosho Memorial Hospital board approved a 1958 budget of 336000 dollars with a reduced county ad valorem tax levy of three quarters mill. The total budget is 10000 dollars under this year’s estimated expenditures and will be subject to county commissioners’ approval. The plan includes a standby power unit for emergencies under Civil Defense.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Walter Poor
Earl Miller
R. D. Hamar
Elsie Ellis
Joe Balch
Burglars Loot Burtch Hardware in Bronson
Burglars entered the Burtch hardware store in Bronson Bourbon County last night and left the scene heavily armed. Loss includes ten shotguns and rifles, one revolver, ammunition in quantity, two power saws, nine electric motors, 11 pocket knives and bolt cutters. Estimated wholesale value between 1500 and 2000 dollars.
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Bronson
Kas
Burtch Hardware
Bourbon County
Olin T. Burtch
Burtch
Truck Train Collision Kills 12 in Colorado
In Rocky Ford Colorado federal and state investigators probe the deadly wreck when a crowded truck was demolished by a 56 car Santa Fe freight train. Twelve people died and three were critically injured as the truck carried 17 local residents to sugar beet fields. Two others were treated and released.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
Colorado
Arizona Woman Dies In Fort Scott Crash
Mrs Grace Irene Dailey 45 of Phoenix Arizona was killed when her car skidded off U S 54 near Fort Scott during a rainstorm Her son John H Dailey 15 sleeping in the back seat escaped injury
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Fort Scott
Grace Irene Dailey
Phoenix
Ariz
U. S. 54
Here
John H. Dailey
Lightning Fatal Near Inman Kansas
D. Lloyd Miller aged 48 was struck by lightning and killed yesterday while loading a hay rack on his farm five miles northwest of Inman Kansas authorities said the victim died at the scene. He was described as a resident of the area and the accident occurred during a storm that moved through the region.
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C. W. Brennan
Tom Morehead
Morehead
Inman
Kas
D. Lloyd Miller
Lightnin
Here
Salina Population Tops 35000 in County Census
Salina records a population of 35327, up 1788 from last year, while Salina County totals 42304, rising 1322. Thirteen of nineteen townships declined, five increased, and one held steady, countering statewide rural-to-urban shifts.
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Salina
Salina County
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