Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch
A Tribune report highlights three generations sharing June 7 birthdays in Chanute led by Joan Rene Ramsey born a week ago. Grandfather R A Ramsey is 74, with relatives in Missouri and Petro lia. Mentioned are local gardeners and LeRoy fish tales tied to a patriotic Flag Day display nationwide June 7 links to early flag observances.
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Los Angeles
the Tribune
Chanute
Joan Rene Ramsey
Robert E. Ramsey
S. Santa Fe
66 000 Volts Fatal To Kansas City Man
Kansas City Power and Light supervisor Henry Dan Smith aged 47 died after coming into contact with 66 000 volt circuit breakers yesterday. An exploding breaker he was working on sprayed his face and he died after hospitalization. The accident caused a temporary power outage in the metropolitan Kansas City area.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Henry Dan Smith
Stilwell, Ohlo
Permanent Chance Good For KOP
Parsons officials heard from Frank H. Higgins assistant secretary of the Army for logistics that the Kansas Ordnance Plant has a good chance for permanent status. Higgins and technical officers toured the facility and said employment should reach 700 by August as the plant operates limited modernization of 105 millimeter artillery shells. Army ordnance officers will study production needs to see if new items can be assembled at KOP to boost jobs.
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Parsons
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Frank H. Higgins
The
Army For Logistics
Higgins
Kansas
Army Ordnance
Kop
Fire Chief Announces Fireworks Rules for Dealers
Fire Chief W Brennan reminds sales handlers to follow rules on type storage display and sale dates. State posters outline details and two approved extinguishers near stock, or a water barrel with two buckets for temporary stands. Fire marshal checks compliance and sets June 27 to July 5 as sale window.
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W. Brennan
Brennan
Kansas
Pvt James A Viano dies from car crash injuries
Pvt James A. Viano of West Frankfort Illinois died in Ft. Riley hospital from injuries after his car struck a tree in Manhattan Kansas early yesterday. The crash occurred here and the soldier died last night.
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Manhattan
Kas
James A. Viano
West Frankfort
Ill
Ft. Riley Hospital
Area Wheat Harvest Shows High Yields Across Four Counties
Four county wheat harvests report strong yields with 25 to 40 bushels an acre common and several fields reaching 50. Test weights mostly 60 to 63 pounds, quality high, with moisture under 13 percent. Harvest pace varies by locality from peak in Neosho to early in Iola and Chanute areas.
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Neosho
Wilson Counties
Iola
Yates Center
Wilson County
Mahlon Morley
Neosho County
Morley
Kenneth George
Thayer
Dewey McCoy
Shaw
Lester Griffith
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Kansas
TOPEKA Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section in the last 24 hours zero. To date in 1956 two hundred sixty three. Same period in 1955 two hundred thirty nine.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Delivery Help Line Notice
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier and if unavailable call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
State's Attorney Plans a Ruling On Paint Case
Kansas Attorney General John Anderson said he will review records to determine if the $238,731 highway paint contracts violated the law after bids totaled more than the $296,778 offered by apparent low bidders. The highway commission defended its process, asserting no product met all specifications and that value, not low price alone, governed awards.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
Anderson
Fred Hall
State Purchasing Division
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Tomahawk Sales & Service
Kansas City
Sales Service
Kas
Neosho Plant To Build Rocket Engines For Missiles
North American Aviation and the Air Force announced a government owned $13 million plant to be built in Neosho Missouri for large rocket engines. The Rocketdyne division will operate the facility scheduled to open late this year with about 1000 workers by early 1957 and an initial payroll near five million dollars. Joseph P. McNamara was named manager of the Neosho facility.
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Canoga Park
Calif
North American Aviation
Air Force Today
Neosho
North American
Missouri
Rocketdyne
Joseph P. McNamara
Kansas City
Bridegroom Drops 6000 Feet From Plane Door on Honeymoon
Oren Ase Pruitt 38 of Charlotte dies after plunging from an open door of a Piedmont Airlines flight near Shelby North Carolina on the way to Asheville. He and his bride had wed Tuesday in York South Carolina and were honeymooning to meet her parents. Authorities note possible alcohol odor but the wife disputes drinking. Pilot Captain B B Slaughter says the door opening rare and the crew responded as the craft was 20 minutes from Charlotte.
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Asheville
N. C
Piedmont Airlines
Oren Ase Pruitt
Charlotte
Shelby
Pruitts
York
S. C
Oren
B. B. Slaughter
Winston-Salem
Slaughter
Senate Okays Funds for Dams Area Project Hearing
CHERRYVALE Kansas U S Army Engineers of Tulsa held a hearing on Big Hill reservoir east of Cherryvale as part of a feasibility survey. The $2 million project would flood control reserve water and recreation with a 60 foot dam about half a mile long, five miles reservoir, 25 miles shoreline and 30 000 acre feet impounded. Representatives from area towns and farmers attended. E W Johnson urged support saying flood control is vital. The report outlines flood control, navigation, power and reclamation funding approved by the Senate for Kansas projects including Abilene Salina Topeka and several reservoirs with planning and reconciliation steps.
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Cherryvale
U. S. Army Engineers of
Tulsa
Big Hill Reservoir
E. W. Johnson
Chanute Tribune
Water Resources Council
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
State
Corps of Engineers
Big Hill
Congress
Kansas
State Chambers
Washington
Senate
Kansas—Abilene
Kansas City
Kas
Salina
Topeka
Toronto
Turtle Creek
Wichita and Valley Center
Manhattan
Ottawa
Pomona
Strawn
Council Grove
Elk City
Milford
Missouri Basin
Bostwick
Kirwin
Webster
Don Harding Announces Candidacy for Second Term
Don Harding, a Democrat from Neosho County, declares his bid for a second term as county treasurer. He lives on a farm near Erie with his wife Shirley and two sons. Harding cites gained experience since taking office and plans to resume sending personal tax notices, with a file of addresses being prepared for next fall.
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Don Harding
Neosho County
Harding
Erie
Shirley
Doug
Erie High School
Woman Paroled After Pleading Guilty in Fornication Case
Mrs. Lorene Dryden of Chanute was paroled from a Lansing state prison sentence of one to five years after pleading guilty in District Court to maintaining a place of fornication. The trial was set for next Monday. two additional cases were added to the jury docket by Judge B M Dunham. Clyde Webb’s trial for assault with intent to kill and resisting arrest was set for next Thursday. S W Mayes of Chanute appealed probate court for that day. Mary Dent’s damage suit against Calvin Hurford was moved from Wednesday to Thursday.
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Erie
Lorene Dryden
Chanute
Lansing
B. M. Dunham
Clyde Webb
S. W. Mayes
Mary Dent
Calvin Hurford
Bridge Removal OK Across Missouri River
A Senate passed bill authorizes removal of an old Army bridge across the Missouri River between Fort Leavenworth and Platte County Missouri. The measure was approved yesterday by the House Public Works Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Missouri River
Ft. Leavenworth
Platte County
House Public Works Committee
Cardinals and Giants pull four for four swap
St Louis and New York completed a four for four trade sending Red Schoendienst Jackie Brandt Bill Sarni and Dick Littlefield to the Giants in exchange for Al Dark Whitey Lockman Ray Katt and Don Liddle.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Red Birds
Red Schoendienst
Jackie Brandt
Bill Sarni
Dick Littlefield
Giants
al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Ray Katt
Don Liddle
Myron George Seeks Reelection to Third District
Myron V. George announced his bid for reelection as the Third District congressman and will remain in Washington during sessions to best serve the district. A Neosho County native now living in Altamont, he filed for the Republican nomination and highlighted accomplishments under Eisenhower including dam and reservoir studies, KOP reactivation, farm tax relief, and defense plant promotion in Southeast Kansas. He credited support from Senators Schoeppel and Carlson and pledged further progress in agriculture and industry.
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Myron V. George
Washington
Congress
Secretary of State
Neosho County
Chanute
Altamont
George
Eisenhower
Toronto
Strawn
Big Hill Creek
KOP
Parsons
Kansas
Rep. George
Schoeppel and
Carlson
Continental Can
Air Force
United States
Ruths Have It Ruth Nev Marriage
Miss Ruth Antonsen and Stanley C Ruth traveled from The Dalles Oregon to marry in Ruth Nevada. The ceremony united Miss Antonsen and Mr Ruth in Ruth.
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Ruth
Nev
Miss Ruth Antonsen
Stanley C. Ruth
Dalles
Ore
Miss Antonsen
Ruth Ruth
Denver Boy Critical After Fan Blade Accident
Richard Perdham, 9, was critically injured when a whirring electric fan blade broke free and slashed his throat in his Denver home. He lost seven pints of blood before his father Frank L. Perdham and mother rushed him to a doctor while his mother fainted at the doorway.
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Denver
Richard Perdham
Frank L. Perdham
Perdham
Merle Estes Seeks Office for Erie Clerk Post
Merle Estes of Chanute announces candidacy in the August Republican primary for Clerk of the District Court in Erie. A deputy clerk for 14 years, she would bring experience handling drivers licenses and court records, promising efficient service if elected.
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Merle Estes
Chanute
Erie
Miss Estes
W. E. Estes
Estes
Merle
Presbyterian Church
Order of the Eastern Star
The
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Partly Cloudy Forecast For Week Ahead
Forecas t calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions through Friday with a low tonight in the mid 60s and highs Friday in the 90s west to 80s east. Kansas forecast shows fair west and partly cloudy east this afternoon and tonight with a chance of thunderstorms northwest Friday afternoon.
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Kansas
Chanute to Host Civil Defense Practice Alert in July
Defense Area Alert Plan Chanute becomes district HQ for Kansas Civil Defense drill simulating movement of firefighting gear to a disaster area. Fire Chief C W Brennan coordinates with state and other towns including Sedan Coffeyville Baxter Springs Independence Pittsburg Neodesha Fredonia Eureka Yates Center Iola Fort Scott Burlington. Drill runs 10 am July 20 to 10 am July 21 for practice only no equipment moved.
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Chanute
Kansas
C. W. Brennan
Chainute
Fire Department
Sedan
Coffeyville
Baxter Springs
Independence
Pittsburg
Neodesha
Fredonia
Eureka
Yates Center
Iola
Fort Scott
Burlington
Brennan
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North Plummer
Hans Herold
R. A. Ramsey
S. Edith
Ray M Hoepker
Petrolia
Ramsey
A. L. Locke
S. Katy
Locke
St. Patrick’s Day
LeRoy
LeRoy Reporter
Finney
Chamber of Commerce
Continental Congress
Great Bend
State Harvest Labor Control Office
Daily Bulletin
South
Labette County Ozarks
Army
Rep
Myron George
Ruths
Denver Boy
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