30 Volunteers Pass Bomb Shelter Tests
Pittsburgh AP report notes 30 volunteers from diverse ages spent two weeks in a 12 by 20 foot bomb shelter for an Office of Civil Defense study run by the American Institute for Research. They left Sunday with high marks for adjustment and few problems, though children missed outdoor play and some homesickness appeared early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
American Insitute For Research
James W. Altman
Office of Civil Defense Mobilization
Laura Ellis
Marcia Malinowski
Zygmunt
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Paul Marion Jr
Marion
Paul Jr
Kathleen
Barker and Baker Families Gather in Kansas City
Gregory and Linda Barker visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Ericson while their mother Mrs Howard Baker and Mr and Mrs Ernest Baker spent the day in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tday
Earl Ericson
Gregory
Linda Barker
Raymond Ericcson
Howard Baker
Ernest Baker
Kansas City
Chanute Area News Briefs Include Arrivals and Visits
Elsmore greeting Hulda Krokstrom returns from Neosho Memorial Chanute. Karen Olson arrives from California visiting Charley Braden home. Earl Olson leads new Gamble store in Chanute. Ted Swanson Produce and Feed sold to Bill and wife. Lightning hits Hawkinson home damaging TV. Multiple families host weekend guests across Humboldt Chanute and Ames. Wanda Glamser to teach in Ames. Grandson welcome for Duke Myers in Lawrence. Adoption underway for Nelsons. Numerous social gatherings noted at Barnett, Laver, Ard, and Bowman homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Olson
Earl Olson
Chanute
California
Charley Braden
New Gamble’s
Bill Wilson
Ted Swanson
Fredolph Hawkinson
Joe Beshoner
Paul
Patty
Esther Ericson
Nelson
Wallace Senstedt
Clair Barnett
Humboldt
Ross Laver
Ray
Harley
Eddie Laver
Merle Laver
Jack Laver
Willard Allen
Ervin Headley
Christine
Clyde Davis
Bill
Billy Dean Boman
Tulsa
River Fails Escape Of Convict At Grady Arkansas
Convict John Easton escaped Cummins Prison Farm stole a horse and tried crossing the muddy Arkansas River. The horse stalled in mud and the river current thwarted his attempt. Guards captured Easton as he returned toward the prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River
Grady
Ark
Arkansas
John Easton
Easton
Cummins
Inventories Heavy in Appliance Lines Signal Slowdown
New York AP report notes top heavy inventories in household appliances as makers trim output and cut jobs. Consumers spend more, but weaker home building and lingering price pressure keep sales sluggish. Some firms expect a pickup this fall, driven by sweltering weather demand and eased credit rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Local families host dinner guests and attend events
Kimball and Juanita Allen visited Wichita with relatives from Ogden and Erie. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott and Stout families from multiple towns gathered for meals. Mary and William attended the Neosho County Farm Bureau picnic at Santa Fe Park in Chanute as Henry Hazen and Harold Sample joined the funeral of John Heath Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Jewel Clements
Richard
Esther
Mary Ellen
J. J. Elliott
Erie
Cecil Elliott
Billie
Ogden
Utah
Orville Stout
Lola Juanita Allen
Wichita
Wayne Romine
Don Sailors
Paul Cook
Mary
William
Neosho County Farm Bureau
Young Peoples
Santa Fe Park
Chanute
Henry Hazen
Harold Sample
John Heath
Neighborhood Socials Touch Down in Nearby Towns
Sharon and Barbara Allen played on the Elemore girls softball team in Neosho Falls. Mr and Mrs Henry Hazen Mrs Harold Sample and Danny visited in Chanute Saturday with Mis Ray Inman. Mrs Jewel Clements Richard Bether and Mary Ellen were in Erie Friday for dinner with her parents Mr and Mrs Piliott. Other guests were Mr and Mrs Cecil Elliott and Billie of Ogden Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernoon
Neosho Falls
Sharon
Barbara Allen
Elemore
Henry Hazen
Harold Sample
Danny
Chanute
Mis
Ray Inman
Jewel Clements
Richard
Bether
Mary Ellen
Erie
Ire
J J. Piliott
Cecil Elliott
Billie
Odgen
Utah
Wrong Number Riddle in Hillsboro Telephone Listing
A typographical error in the Hillsboro telephone directory mislabels the repair department number. Callers dialing the faulty listing hear a busy signal, causing confusion for residents seeking service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
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Elsmore
Hulda Krokstrom
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Floris Bowman
Helping Hand Club
George Ard
Lloyd Cox
Berdine Mefford
John Hill
Sandra
DeWayne Ard
Mary Laver
D. A. Ludlum
Bonnie
Fred Tippie
Harold Bradfield
Aaron
Charles
Pueblo, Cole
Watson
Raymond Ericson
Jill’ and Kendall
C. J. Johnson
Stella Johnson
Fred Shaw
Charles Griffith
John David
Gregory's
Stella
Donna Hawkinson
Topeka
George Ericson
L. E. Moore
Marilyn
Elk City
Julia
Ike
Formosa
Eisenhower
Taipei
Cook. NL
Long-Bell
Onl
N. Grant
Cook
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