Harold Bell Wright Pittsburg Preacher Turned Millionaire Author
Southeast Kansas historian Fayette Rowe details Wright’s Pittsburg years from obscurity to fame. The article traces his early tramp days from Seneca to Pittsburg, his rise as pastor at Fifth and Pine, and his transformation into a best selling author with books like That Printer of Udell’s and The Shepherd of the Hills. Wright’s career included Lebanon Missouri and later California, producing numerous best sellers and shaping American moral storytelling.
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Sleepy Hollow
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Hollywood
The
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Barbara Worth
Brian Kent
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Zane Grey
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Mutton Hollow
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Wrights novels and preacher who shaped American reading habits
Critics rejected Wright as fine writing while the preacher spoke to the public. His plain language appealed to farmers workers and families. The 1920s brought cars prohibition and change as Wright’s popularity fell yet his works endure in homes and libraries.
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Wright
Pittsburg
America
Coffeyville funds to fuel new industry growth
Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce sets up an industrial development fund of 50000 dollars to attract industries, provide facilities, and promote local growth. In nearby towns, tax collection progress, leadership changes, and youth camping plans are also noted.
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Coffeyville
New Industries
Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce
Churchill declines UN anniversary invitation in San Francisco
London private secretary says Sir Winston Churchill will not attend ceremonies marking the United Nations tenth anniversary. He remains the last surviving member of the Big Three who founded the UN alongside Roosevelt and Stalin. Moscow radio accuses United States of using Operation Alert to push armament spending. In Tokyo, Japan schedules hearings on World War II reparations to the Philippines amid political trouble over an 800 million plan. In Saigon, 15 Hoa Hao battalions are said to have trapped much of the rebel and Diem enemies in western Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
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Viet Nam
World War II Mine Remnants Disrupt Italian Rail Traffic
MASSA Italy reports 22 land mines from World War II found beside a busy Rome Turin railway line. Experts detonate or disarm hazards as traffic is halted on the route used by millions of tourists since the war.
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Italy
Rome
Turin
Reno Pilot Project Aims to Rehabilitate Disabled
Reno County cooperates with state and local agencies on a pilot project to screen public assistance rolls for persons who can be gainfully employed. Beneficiaries would receive medical care training and help in finding work. An estimated 5 000 disabled in the county could be rehabilitated with potential expansion if successful.
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Topeka
Reno County
Fred Hall
Piano Collapse Kills Kindergartner in Detroit Class
Five year old Paul Gallo died when a heavy upright piano toppled in a Detroit kindergarten during music hour. Teacher Miss Harriet Andres, 26, was moving the piano to center stage. prosecutors say she is blameless.
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Harriet Andrews
Daily Music Hour
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Gerald K. O’brien
Birds observed in Shenandoah National Park exceed two hundred
The Shenandoah National Park reports sightings of more than 200 distinct bird species. Researchers note a rich avian diversity across park habitats, with several rare or uncommon birds identified during seasonal surveys and trail-side observations.
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Shenandoah National Park
German Problem Studied by Big 3
The Western Big Three met in New York to discuss Germany and prepare for the Big Four talks in San Francisco. They plan for a Geneva summit on July 18 with leaders Eisenhower Eden Faure and Bulganin. Adenauer joined Dulles Macmillan and Pinay at lunch as observers prepare for Moscow invitations.
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Russia
Germany
San Francisco
Geneva
Konrad Adenauer
U. S
State Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Adenauer
Moscow
Eisenhower
Eden
Edgar Faure
Nikolai Bulganin
West Germany
Kansas May food costs rise 13 percent from April
The State Labor Department reports Kansas food costs in May averaged 13 percent higher than April and 1.8 percent above May 1954.
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Topeka
State Labor Department
Kansas
Chanute Girls Softball to Play St Paul Tonight
The Chanute girls softball team will face St Paul tonight in Erie in a league contest. The game had not been scheduled yesterday according to The Tribune.
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St. Paul Girls
Erie
Weather observations for 24 hours ending 6 30 a.m.
US weather observations list daily data for multiple stations including highs and lows. Bismarck Chicago Denver Edmonton Fort Worth Havre Kansas City Los Angeles Minneapolis New Orleans Oklahoma City Washington show temperatures and precipitation in this period.
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Oklahoma City
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Chanute City to pave Larson Avenue with asphalt mat
The Chanute city government resolves to improve Larson Avenue from Third to Fourth Streets with asphalt mat paving and concrete curb and gutter. Residents owning over half the taxed property must file protests within twenty days from last publication. otherwise the work will proceed as provided by law. Mayor Charles W. Rice and City Clerk Poward Parsons sign.
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Chanute
Kansas
Larson Avenue
Third Street
Fourth Street
Charles W. Rice
Poward Parsons
Chy
Richard L Ashley Administrator and Attorney for Administrator
Richard L Ashley is listed as Administrator with John N Sherman Jr acting as Attorney for Administrator from the First National Bank Building in Chanute Kansas. The notation suggests a probate or estate filing involving the administrator and designated attorney.
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John N. Sherman, Jr
First National Bank
Chanute
Kansas
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