Local winners and park vandalism noted in county items
Mrs. Clayton Osborn of Onion Creek school in Allen county reports winning a mink scarf in a soap contest. City Manager Ross Cooper offers a $25 reward for info on vandals who damaged Santa Fe Park warning signs and the locomotive tender in the park. Neosho Memorial Hospital reports rising birth numbers with 47 boys and 19 girls in less than three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Osborn
Ross Cooper
Santa Fe Park
Santa Fe Lake
Cooper
Allen and Ashley Lead First Round in Kansas Women’s Golf
In Topeka today the 33rd Kansas Women's Golf Tournament saw Mrs. Robert Allen and Jean Ashley win first round matches in the championship flight. Ashley defeated Mrs. Warren Boozer of Lawrence 4 and 3, while Allen edged Mrs. Arthur Curtis one up. Other first round winners were Judy Bell, Mrs. Marshall Becker, Jon Snyder, Mrs. Charles Menninger, Mrs. Howard Dunham, and Mary Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen
Jean Ashley
Kansas
Topeka
Miss Ashley
Warren Boozer
Lawrence
Allen
Arthur Curtis
Judy Bell
Wichita
Marshall Becker
Jon Snyder
Charles Menninger
Howard Dunham
Salina
Mary Frazier
Miss Frazier
Miss Snyder
Miss Bell
Becker
Menninger
Dunham
Natasha Matson
Kansas City Couple Donates 20000 to Four Lutheran Institutions
On their 57th wedding anniversary Mr and Mrs Axel Hawkinson of Kansas City give 20000 to four Lutheran groups. The gifts are to Bethany College in Lindsborg Trinity Lutheran Hospital Salem Home for the Aged and First Lutheran Church in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Axel Hawkinson
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kas
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Salem Home For
First Lutheran Church
Polio Vaccine Sparks Call to Pause Salk Production
Dr Albert Sabin urged suspending polio inoculations and halting Salk vaccine production until a safer alternative is perfected He pointed to replacing the Mahoney strain with less virulent polio strains and warned against a Cutter incident while tests proceed in labs with no human inoculations planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert B. Sabin
House
Sabin
Childrens Hospital Research Foundation
Cincinnati
Jonas E. Salk
Senate House approve pay raise for federal employees
Conferees reached a bill to raise salaries for 1,073,262 federal workers by 7 percent retroactive to March 1, with total annual increases about 328 million dollars. The measure covers 983,057 classified civil servants and about 90,205 related workers, and follows a Senate 10 percent and House 7 percent path. Postal workers already received an 8 percent raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate-House
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Archie Moore Weighs 175 for Polo Grounds Title Fight
Heavyweight champion Archie Moore weighed 175 pounds for his title defense against middleweight champ Bobo Olson who weighed 170 pounds. The bout at the Polo Grounds goes 15 rounds and will be telecast nationwide. Forecast calls for clear skies and mild evening, around 65 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ipl
Archie Moore
Bobo Olson
Moore
Polo Grounds
CST
Meat Cutters and Butchers Strike in Kansas City
Union meat cutters and butchers began a strike against the Kansas City Hotel and Restaurant Wholesale Meat Dealers Assn over wages. Large establishments reported enough stock for several days, but smaller diners fear delivery gaps, with daily suppliers most affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Farm Worker-Convict Hides From Guard at Kansas Prison
Frank Combs, 36, serving 1 to 5 years for grand larceny in Reno County, was due for October release. On the noon shift at the honor farm, his mule team prompted a search that uncovered him hiding in weeds. He told Warden Hoffman he wanted to escape because he dislikes the mules. Reclassification for his job was planned for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Kas
Frank Combs
Kansas State Prison
Tuskahoma, Okla
Reno County
J. N. Bieri
Combs
Arthur Hoffman Combs
Irrigation Bill Approved by House for Interest Free Loans
The House yesterday passed a bill providing for interest free federal loans to local irrigation districts to construct water distribution systems and sent it to the White House for final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
White House
Cafe at Altoona Damaged by Fire
Fire at Thelma's Cafe in Altoona last night caused extensive damage. The blaze was spotted at 1 30 a m by Mrs O G Sharpe the night operator. Altoona and Neodesha fire crews battled the flames and water damage with furnishings nearly lost and some insurance coverage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Thelma
Joe Reynolds
O. G. Sharpe
Neodesha
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka 1955 Update
Kansas State Accident Records lists 5 fatalities in the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 the total reached 247, compared with 245 in the same period of 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Court Halts Picketing At Two City Construction Sites
District Judge B M Dunham issued temporary restraining orders preventing Labor Local 550 members and pickets from continuing the bid union picketing at the State Tuberculosis Hospital site on West Seventh and the Kansas Highway Department office building on West Fourteenth. Hearings set for 9 a.m. June 29. Hunter Lundberg Manhattan and George Senne Co Topeka filed the suit. Pickets dispersed after notice and work slowed as other unions refused to cross lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B M. Dunham
Erie
Lee Montgomery
State Tuberculosis
West Seventh
Kansas Highway Department
West Fourteenth
Hunter & Lundberg
Manhattan
George Senne & Co
Topeka
Labor Local
Parsons
W. R. Stover
Labor
Argentina Frees Revolt Prisoners
Argentina releases political prisoners jailed during last week’s revolt against President Juan D. Peron. Opponents like Crisologo Larralde are freed, while rebels—mostly navy fliers and marine personnel—will be tried by the Supreme Council of the armed forces. Troops manning public buildings return to barracks as Peron resumes routine at his Palermo residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Crisologo Larralde
Radical Party
Navy
Marine Corps
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Franklin Lucero
Argentina
Peron
Palermo
Lucero
Soviet Union backs UN efforts for world peace
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov urged the United Nations to cement world peace and pledged Soviet support for UN efforts. He spoke to 60 nations at the UN on the body’s 10th anniversary and urged all-out peace actions without a time limit on talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
San Francisco
V. M. Molotov
United Nations
U. N
Molotov
World Organization
Geneva
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Netherlands
General Assembly
Teen volunteers sought to boost Eisenhower reserve plan
A House Armed Services subcommittee advanced a modified teen volunteer plan to enlarge the military reserve. Proposals include under 18 or 19 youths volunteering for six months active training to reduce draft exposure and extend total service, with up to 250000 youths yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Armed Services
Eisenhower
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Pentagon
Congress
Darlingtons Veterinary Inspector Collapses in Fort Scott
Dr. P. B. Darlington of Chanute, state veterinary inspector, collapsed around 1 30 p m yesterday on Wall Street north of the Goodlander Hotel in Fort Scott He was taken by ambulance to the Newman Young Clinic where he was revived and later released A clinic staffer said he apparently blacked out while walking along the street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
P. B. Darlington
Chanute
Wall Street
Goodlander Hotel
Newman-Young Clinic
Darlington
Fitzpatrick Transferred To Beaumont Texas
H A Fitzpatrick Sr division manager of Investors Diversified Services since 1942 will be transferred to Beaumont Texas effective July 1. Mr and Mrs Fitzpatrick who live at 424 W 6th will establish residence at Beaumont in about a month. A new manager for ILDS here will be announced next week Fitzpatrick said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Fitzpatrick Sr
Investors Diversified Services
Beaumont
Tex
Ild.s
Fitzpatrick
Topeka Youth Shot to Death in Car Robbery Attempt
An 18 year old Topeka boy, Paul Eugene Denning, was fatally wounded by a neck wound six miles west of Lawrence while returning from Lawrence with two companions. The youths, 16 year olds Russell Viers and Jim Johnson, confessed to stealing items during the night and to planning car thefts, with Denning allegedly shot by an occupant of a parked Buick sedan as they tried to rob the vehicle. The case involves the Kansas Bureau of Investigation paraffin tests and ongoing searches for stolen goods and the car owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Shawnee County
Allen Engler
Paul Eugene Denning
Lawrence
Engler
Denning
Russell Viers
Jim Johnson
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
John‘son
Viers
Douglas County
Bill Hodson
Hodson
Hudson
Johnson
Douglas
Showers Likely Here Thursday With Thunderstorms
Forecast calls for possible scattered thunderstorms late today and tonight through Thursday with continued cloudiness and heavy showers in central and eastern Kansas. Emporia and Junction City reported hail up to one inch and flash rainfall. Emporia had 2.27 inches, Junction City 0.51, La Cygn e 2.55, Trading Post 1.55, Covert 1.26 with some hail. Overnight lows in 50s to 60s, highs in the 80s to near 90s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Emporia
Junction City
la Cygne
Trading Post
Covert
Salina
Dodge City
Goodland
Topeka
Kanopolis Dam
Brookville
Herington
Randolph
Paola
Wakefield
Blue Rapids
Wamego
Clay Center
Olathe
Coffeyville
Chanute
Concordia
$100 Million Arms Found in Indochina
U S officials report a 100 million dollar surplus of arms, equipment, and munitions in South Viet Nam. The materiel, handed to France in the late Indochina war, is being shipped to Pacific defense installations. After shipment, arms will still supply Vietnamese forces and nearby Cambodia and Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
Pacific
France
Cambodia
Laos
Kansas Wheat Harvest Advances Across Central Kansas
Kansas Wheat harvest moves rapidly across central counties toward a line from Coldwater to Phillipsburg. Reports show McPherson 20 percent, Lyons 25 percent, Minneapolis 35 percent complete. Hutchinson notes soft ground delaying harvesting. Anthony to finish by Sunday. Pratt testing 58 pounds per bushel at 13 percent moisture. Russell County 10 percent. Dodge City poor yield due to second growth. Goodland expects cutting June 27 to July 1. Atwood notes high demand for haying and plowing labor.
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Great Bend
Kas
Kansas
Coldwater
Phillipsburg
Harvest Labor
R. B. Gilkison
State Employment Service
Sat
McPherson
Lyons
Minneapolis
Hutchinson
Anthony
Pratt
Russell County
Dodge City
Goodland
Atwood
Steel Industry Near Immediate Wage Offer
Pittsburgh report says three top steel producers U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel agreed to wage hikes though amounts are not yet set. Talks resume with the CIO United Steelworkers while 600000 workers face a possible strike at midnight June 30 if no deal is reached. U S Steel expected to detail its offer soon as industry pace setter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mhey
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Girl Scouts Camp at Wonderwood Near Chanute
Girl Scouts attend a week of camp at Camp Wonderwood southeast of Chanute. Loreen Carlson is camp director with Esther Ralston as assistant. Girls are split into two groups named Broken Arrow and Lazy. Camp staff include Suzy Wallingford Sandra Sutton Lucinda Pitman Phyllis Shook as counselors and Kathleen Crabtree Sharon Umbarger Junge Bing as junior counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderwood
Chanute
Loreen Carlson
Esther Ralston
Broken Arrow
Suzy Wallingford
Sandra Sutton
Lucinda Pitman
Phyllis Shook
Kathleen Crabtree
Sharon Umbarger
Junge Bing
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Stork
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chapeau
Carol Arthur
Murray Hill
Ann Miller
Alcott Troop
Camp Wonderwood
Tribune
Salk
Priest
D-Tenn
John F. Enders
Children's Hospital
Boston
Sarah
Brucker
Stevens
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Wilber M. Brucker
Defense Department
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Michigan
Detroit
New England
Wilson
McCarthy
Pvt.g. David Scnine
John G. Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Adams
Saginaw County
Beaumont, Texas
Wiers
Indochina
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