Unmatched Shoes and Clever Faith Light Up Chanute Tales
During a Wednesday night storm Becky Britton, nine, told frightened friends her faith would protect her. In Chanute, Mrs. Phy Taylor wore old blue shoes to a Masonic meeting after her gold dress shoes vanished in a sack full of church literature. Aneighbor recalled a morning in Pittsburg with one tan and one brown shoe. A Senior High School night out ended with a woman noticing a high heel on one foot and a flat on the other.
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Becky Britton
Bill Britton
Bruce Burris
Chanute
Phy Taylor
N. Western
Adah
Hulda Parker
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mrs. Taylor
Temple
No Money Obtained In Legion Burglary
Police reported an American Legion clubroom burglary where a safe was cracked but no money was taken. Night deposits were in the vault after a previous $422 loss on April 27, with officers noting professional safe robbers marked the break.
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American Legion
MoPac Considers Merger With Texas and Pacific
Missouri Pacific directors meet to study a proposed merger with Texas and Pacific. If approved by ICC and stockholders, the combined railroad would become the third longest in track mileage in the nation. Russell L. Dearmont notes a preliminary survey will be reviewed.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Texas and Pacific Road
MOPAC
Russell L. Dearmont
Interstate Commerce Commission
Little Kansas Girl Spells Syllepsis For Championship
Jolitta Schlehuber of McPherson Kansas won the national spelling bee by correctly spelling syllepsis after defeating Terry Madeira of Elizabethtown Pennsylvania who misspelled propylaeum. The 14 year old eighth grader earned 1000 dollars plus a trophy and a New York weekend visit.
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Washington
Jolitta Schlehuber
McPherson
Kan
Jolitta
Terry Madeira
Elizabethtown
Terry
New York City
Stanley A. Schmidt
Cincinnati
Stanley Schmidt
High Wind Rips Area Again With Little Damage
Weather report notes peak gusts to 72 mph and scattered damage across Chanute and surrounding counties. Police and fire crews respond to arcing wires and downed limbs while crops suffer barley and wheat losses and localized corn damage. Continuous storms threaten Kansas with tornado activity and flash floods across multiple towns.
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Chanute
CAA
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Thayer
Galesburg
Erie
St. Paul
South Mound
Eaton's Remarks Trigger Walkout by Rep Walter
Washington AP Francis E Walter chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee said he walked out of a conference with Cyrus Eaton after Eaton compared the United States to Hitler's Germany. A subpoena may compel Eaton to testify about claims that FBI and other agencies snooped on people. Walters said the meeting turned into a loud session and noted Eaton hoped for a private discussion before a formal appearance.
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Washington
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Cyrus Eaton
Eaton
United States
Hitler
Germany
Walter
Cleveland
Gordon Scherer
Ohio
Richard Arens
Lead and Zinc Miners Labeled Forgotten Men
Rep. Ed Edmondson says lead and zinc miners are the forgotten men of the 1958 reciprocal trade extension law. He notes the bill approved by the House offers only faint relief after the industry twice qualified for escape clause relief but did not receive it. Edmondson and Rep. John Jarman were the only Oklahoma lawmakers voting against final passage.
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Washington
Ed Edmondson
Okla
House
Edmondson
John Jarman
Senate gives secretary power to enforce labor terms
In a 86 to 0 vote the Senate added authority for the labor secretary to compel union compliance. Secretary Mitchell had urged the change as a remedy for criticism of the bill. The session also approved Eisenhower’s House backed one year extension of corporate and federal excise tax rates. In a separate vote the House rejected a defense reorganization plan change 183 to 170 in a teller count without names.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
House
Estes seeks re election in Republican ticket
Merle Estes of 115 S Steuben announces candidacy for re election to the Neosho County district court on the Republican ticket subject to the August primary. A Chanute native, she cites experience and promises only efficient prompt and courteous service if re elected.
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Merle Estes
S. Steuben
Neosho County
Miss Estes
Chanute
Wirt E. Estes
Erie
Presbyterian Church
The
Eastern Star
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Business and Professional Women's Club
Estes
Leanna Bible School Ends with 10 a.m. Sunday Program
The closing program of Leanna Bible School will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Leanna Christian Church.
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Leanna Bible School
Leanna Christian Church
Pills that aid suntan arrive by prescription
Upjohn Co announces Meloxine a sun tan enhancing pill developed with tests discussed at Kalamazoo press briefing. Doctors claim it strengthens skin and filters burn rays enabling a tan with less burning though some may experience stomach upset or mild nervousness.
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Upjohn Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
Arthur C. Curtis
University of Michigan Medical School
Samuel Becker Jr
University of Illinois
Curtis
Nile Delta
Don Gillihan Injured, Loses Belongings in El Dorado Tornado
Don Gillihan, living at 1420 S Highland, was injured and lost all belongings when a tornado struck his El Dorado apartment Tuesday evening. He received 11 stitches on his face and chest injuries while seeking shelter in the basement. He later traveled to Newton for treatment and helped tend other injured before hospital care.
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Don Gillihan
S. Highland
el Dorado
Gillihan
Vickers
Potwind
F. M. Gillihan
Newton
Mrs Max Roberts Injured in Accident Near Chanute
Mrs Max Roberts of Erie R1 was injured in a car crash about 11 am half a mile south of Leanna road K39 intersection east of Chanute. She was taken to the Erie Clinic with a possible mild concussion. The other driver William W Moore of Chanute R3 and his wife were uninjured.
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Max Roberts
Erie R. 1
Leanna Road
Chanute
Erie Clinic
Jack Reynolds
Roberts
William W. Moore
Chanute R
Moore
Tribune Phone Outreach and After-Hours Contact
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune phone through their carrier. If unreachable, call 700 after 6 p.m. The notice emphasizes alternate dialing and timing for assistance.
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Tribune
Loot Recovered in Arma Bank Burglary Case
Recovery of 6500 brings total loot recovered to about 20000 from the May 1 First State Bank burglary in Arma Kansas. FBI traced money to a tree in southern Missouri where Dolan Allen Young 21 led agents to his share. Young and three others have pleaded guilty and other arrests include Orran Murray Young 28 tied to a separate January 19 bank burglary in Hume Missouri.
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Kansas City
First State Bank
Arma
Kas
FBI
Dolan Allen Young
Missouri
Young
Overland Park
Bas
Orran Murray Young
Hume
C Ckays Closing of Savonburg Station
The Kansas Corporation Commission authorizes the closing of railroad stations at Savonburg Climax and Diamond Springs and denies Missouri Pacific Railroad request to close Aliceville Coffey County station.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Savonburg
Climax
Diamond Springs
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Aliceville
Coffey County
Wind Damage Strikes Wichita Neighborhoods
Severe Wichita winds damaged more than 50 homes in the northeast as tornado sightings flared near midnight in south central Kansas. Sedgwick County Red Cross official Tom Irving said some homes lost roofs and walls while most suffered minor damage. Four people received emergency hospital treatment and were later released: Mrs. George G. Allan, 31. Lloyd Hoyle, 34. Donald L. Pomeroy, 31. and Ethel Lower, 44.
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Wichita
Kansas
Tom Irving
Sedgwick County American Red Cross Chapter
North Roosevelt
North Bluff
George G. Allan
Lloyd Hoyle
Donald L. Pomeroy
Ethel Lower
Vollmer Seeks State Representative Seat in Neosho County
Joe J. Vollmer lives on a farm south of Erie and announced his candidacy for State Representative from Neosho County on the Republican ticket subject to the August primary. A longtime landowner and Neosho native, he served as county commissioner 1938 to 1942 including chairmanship 1940 to 1942, and led the County Republican Central Committee in 1942. He stresses familiarity with local tax problems and pledges to devote time to county issues if elected.
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Joe J. Vollmer
Erie
Neosho County
Vollmer
Republican Central Committee
Ricca Sentenced to Nine Years for Tax Evasion
Chicago AP Paul The Waiter Ricca longtime Ca pone gang member was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined $15 000 after conviction for failing to pay 99000 in taxes for 1948 1949 and 1950 District Judge Julius H Miner set the punishment the maximum potential sentence was 15 years and a 30900 fine
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Chicago
Paul
Ricca
Old Capone
Julius H. Miner
Tornado Toll Rises as Kansans Endure Wide Warning Network
Tornado warnings swept south central Kansas with funnels sighted near El Dorado Wichita Emporia and Newton. The El Dorado twister killed 13 and injured several as Skelly Grade School was badly damaged. Cleanup mobilized 2 500 workers with volunteers and guards aiding debris removal and victim assistance.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Kansas City
Wichita
Arkansas City
Wellington
Newton
Ed Soper
Emporia
Olpe
Chuck Stark
KVOE
Civil Air Patrol
Kansas Highway Patrol
Osage City
Ottawa
Towanda Avenue
Red Cross
Skelly Grade School
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Becky
Jesus
Rev
Britton
Glad Tidings Tabernacle
N. Lafyette
T. C. Ward
N. Lafayette
Pittsburg
MoPac Studies
Texas and Pacific
Little Kansas Girl
Syllepsis
Harmony Rural School
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Osage County
Eagle Creek
Neosho
Neosho Rapids
Iola
Nebraska
Leroy
Burlington
Lola
Axtell
Concordia
Garden City
Goodland
Twisters
Jack Straws
Nadine Cowell
Eddie Ragain
New York
Arma Bank
CC Ckays
Joe Vollmer
Lawrence Shafler
N. Main
Skelly
Levi Martindale
City
Butler
Kansas National Guard
Augusta
McConnell Air Force Base
Martindale
Wasser
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