Golden Wedding Open House in Humboldt
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Humboldt Methodist church from 2 to 5 pm. Attending are four children and multiple relatives, with plans to move to Albuquerque in June.
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Bied
Tola
Civil
Humboldt
Maxine Capelin
Tustin
Calif
Marjorie Jurden
Arcadia
Marcella Metzinger
St. Joseph
Richard Wilkerson
Wichita
Erie church groups hold June meetings with service focus
CWF Groups No 2 and 3 of Erie's First Christian church held their June meetings last Thursday. Group 2 gathered at the church for a covered dish luncheon led by Mrs F A Newell with devotion by Mrs Dur ard Hines. 14 attended. Group 3 met with noon luncheon hosted by Mrs Junior Currie. 9 members attended with devotions by Mrs Currie and lesson by Mrs Glenn Crosby. Both groups studied "Together in Service" with the topic The Most Excellent Way. New officers will assume duties and a July schedule will begin for all four groups.
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Lydia Circle
Womens Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Floyd Slater
J. A. Seigel
Louis
Barnett Jr
C. G. Puckett
Pat
Tommy
Diana
Lawrence
Seigel
Bartholomew Home Church
C. H. Bartholo Teroon
White Cross
Florian Hofer
White Sands
Erie
CWF
First Christian Church
F. A. Newell
Durard Hines
Junior Currie
Currie
Glenn Crosby
Homecoming for Captain John R. McKone in Tonganoxie
About 500 residents joined a welcome for Captain McKone of the Air Force at a Sunday event in Tonganoxie. He and Captain Freeman B. Olmstead were the sole survivors of a Barents Sea crash after their six man crew was shot down by Russians. McKone urged moral strength and patriotism, saying belief in God and country ensures resilience.
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McKone
Jean A. McKone
Tonganoxie
Fairgrounds
Community Visitors and Family Gatherings Across Region
Visitors including Mrs Genevieve Hammond and Mrs Harold Hammond called on Willard Gay in the afternoon. Barbara Bradford visited her parents in Iola. Mr and Mrs Floyd Clark celebrated their 40th anniversary with many relatives from multiple cities. Jack Braden had surgery at KU Medical Center. Nelson and Rickey Nelson joined Duke Myers and family for a weekend visit from Lawrence.
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Elsmore
Genevieve
Harold Hammond
den Marrs
Willard Gay
Iola Hospital
Harvey Ann
Moran
Derwent
Cliff Drown
Duane
Esther Ericson
Ben Crown
Kansas City
Illin
John Wentz
Topeka
Wais
Clark
Ericson - Nelson
Joe Besh
Oner
Cauaren
Paul
Barbara Bradford
Ray Bradford
Floyd Clark
Stella Clark
Jake Wall
Union Star
Velma Clark
Ellicott
Imogene Laderoute
St. Joseph
Doug Miller
Russell
Kathy
Bethel
Kan
Ken Price
Ronnie
Kay
Johnnie
Marcia
Harold Harp
Marilyn
Barbara
Wichita
William Clark
Courtney
Manhattan
Charles Holt
Rickey
Bobbie
Castle Rock
Colo
Don Clark
John
Jennie
Fred Clark
Fred Bull
Burlingame
Daisy Mertz
St. Mary's
Ruby Rowell
Casper
Wyo
Vance Houston
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Fredolph Hawkinson
Dennis
Dwight
Walter Wheeler
Carl
Robert
Tampa
Fla
James
Neodesha
Jack Braden
K. U. Medical Center
Mission
Richard Nelson
Lawrence
Duke Myers
Nelson
Pittsburg
World Food Fair closes game concessions at Topeka event
At the World Food Fair in Topeka the game concessions were closed after complaints about operation. About 28 to 30 vendors left. sheriff noted eight groups were ordered to shut as deputies reported mismanagement. Complainants included two Forbes Air Force Base airmen who lost $85 and $160 respectively, with refunds issued by fair management.
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Topeka
Maurice Fager
Kansas Centennial Commission
Fager
Vernon Robinson
Forbes Air Force Base
Fair Management
Bible School and community events at Big Creek Chapel
Bible school at Big Creek Chapel ended Friday with a noon sack lunch and a program Sunday evening for parents and friends. A Saturday smorgasbord drew a good crowd. Local families and visitors from Kansas and California visited relatives in the area. Gary Malson hosted a youth party, and multiple locals greeted guests from Kansas City and Leawood.
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Big Creek Chapel
Harry Briley
Robert Briley
Chanute
H. Frank
Martha
Maude Bickel
Luke Lasley
Overland Park
Charles Mueller
Wayne E. Lasley
Leawood
Gary Malson
Caroline Briley
Walnut
Jess Ryan
Local residents share visits and bereavement notices
Lend family from White City visited relatives in Altamont after the death of Harry Hale a former area resident. Jane Lasley spent a week in Parsons with her sister and planned Tulsa visits with another sister. Hugh Asher of Chanute spent Tuesday with Luke Lasley.
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Floyd Strack
Louis Lee Johnson
Linton
Sydney
White City
Robert Johnson
Wilbur Switzer
Altamont
Harry Hale
Hale
Jane Lasley
Parsons
Wilma Durham
Cathy
Tulsa
Doris Brown
Hugh Asher
Chanute
Luke Lasley
Gas Pipeline Blast Injures 10 Persons
A 36 inch gas line exploded near Laurel Mississippi injuring ten. Debris flew up to 200 yards, a 30 by 20 foot crater formed, and a home plus a car were destroyed while flames reached 1000 feet. Restoration continued as other lines pumped through Centreville. Cause undetermined.
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Laurel
Miss
Transcontinental Pipeline Co
Centreville
Baton Rouge
E. E. Holden
Transcontinental
Wheat Harvest Progress in Central Kansas Counties
The Kansas harvest labor office reports wheat harvest 40 percent complete in Sumner and Barber counties. Early varieties should be ready for cutting by Wednesday in Barton, Pawnee, McPherson, Rice, and Rush counties. Delays in southern counties and rapid ripening in western and central counties may cause shortages of labor and machinery.
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Great Bend
Kansas Harvest Labor Office
Sumner
Barber
Barton
Pawnee
McPherson
Rice
Rush
New Dial Service In New York For Traffic And Transit Info
New York launches a city information line offering traffic, subway, and airport updates. A one minute recording will be provided at a monthly rate of $1,500 to prevent overload of police and city channels during emergencies. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS.
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New York
Stevenson Faces Tough Talks in Quito on Aid and Border Dispute
Adlai E Stevenson began talks in Quito with President Velasco Ibarra and Ecuadorian officials amid demands for U S financial aid and the disputed Amazon headwaters border with Peru. Velasco Ibarra questions the 1942 treaty while expressing sympathy for Castro and opposing foreign intervention. Large crowds greeted Stevenson in Guayaquil and Quito.
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Quito
Ecuador
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
United States
U.S
Velasco’ Ibarra
Peru
Amazon
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Velasco Ibarra
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Stevenson
Carlos Julio Aresmena
Soviet Union
Guayaquil
Brittany Farmers In Mob Actions Against Government Policy
More than a thousand Brittany farmers began new mob actions across northwestern France to protest farm policy. Demonstrations include road blocks tractor parades and sabotage as they demand broader government aid lower freight and fuel costs streamlined marketing and more export agreements under the European Economic Community treaty. Two jailed leaders Alexis Gouvennec and Marcel Leon face trials in Brest prompting calls for release and broader reform.
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Paris
Brittany
France
Alexis Gouvennec
Marcel Leon
Brest
Hames tosses seven-inning no-hitter with 21 outs
Johnny Hames struck out 21 in seven innings for Anderson in a junior American Legion game, walking four and allowing two unearned runs. Anderson rolled to a 13 2 victory over Sarcoxie, narrowly missing a shutout.
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Anderson, Mo
Johnny Hames
American Legion
Anderson
Sarcoxie
Kennedy avoids women's press dinner to protect back
President Kennedy, using crutches, skips the Women's National Press Club dinner in Washington to avoid any added strain on his ailing back. White House says he is improving and he and Mrs. Kennedy will attend other events as recovery continues.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Middleburg
Salinger
Premature Baby Clings to Life in Hospital Incubator
A 24 ounce, three and a half month premature infant born Saturday night to Frances Hoy, 19, wife of a British army corporal, remained in a hospital incubator today as doctors monitor the fragile newborn.
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Frances Hoy
Attorney Dies in Rochester After Illness
D W Helsel a 68 year old Wichita attorney active in Democratic Party affairs died Sunday in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after a long illness He served as Wichita police judge and assistant city manager and was assistant county attorney in 1937 39 He was a native of Pratt County.
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Wichita
W. Helsel
Rochester
Minn
Helsel
Pratt County
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Ava Jeffrey
Register of Deeds
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Freda Locke
Dana Shively
Henry Shively
Wayne Stice
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the Tribune
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Hazel V. Stacy
Bible School
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Scotland
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E. E. Lofgren
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Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
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