Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch Sunday School Class Leaves Room
The Faithful Workers Class of the Evangelical United Brethren church, founded in 1910 as Neosho County’s oldest Sunday School group, gives up its classroom for a larger class and will meet in the church auditorium. Charter members include Mrs. Anna Schoepflin and Mrs. May Lindsay among others. teachers are Miss Kernen and Mrs. Lindsay.
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Faithful Workers
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Neosho County
Thrace Boman
Church School
Sunday School Association
Church
Anna Schoepflin
South Plummer Road
May Lindsay
W. Lrd
Doe Wright
Stella Noyes
Lincoln
Edith Ackerman
W. Main
Ed Braschler
Clara Kannard
N. Evergreen
W. A. Winder
Santa Fe
Rosa Kernen
United Brethren Church
Lindsay
Miss Kernen
Cost of Living Unchanged in May With Higher Take-Home Pay
Labor Secretary Mitchell announced May figures showing consumer costs flat yet take-home pay rising to a record. The average family worker's net pay reached $70.12 while a single worker earned $62.83, about 80 cents more weekly than in March.
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Washington
Mitchell
Onion disguise tried in Tulsa liquor raid report
A Tulsa Alcohol Tax Unit officer described burning onions on a hot plate to mask fumes from a raided North Side still. He noted onions or other disguises cannot hide the sulfur smell detected in the operation.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bill Wolverton
Alcohol Tax Unit
Storm shelters built from old cistern by DIY expert
J P Arthur a long time Ash Grove plant layabout transformed an unused cistern near his home into a storm cellar bomb shelter and cool retreat. He pumped out water widened the entrance added a sun porch stairs and a trap door turning the hole into a storage space for canned food with shelves and magazines ready for several days inside during storms or heat.
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Arthur
Ash Grove
Slain St. Louis racketeer Koenig found in car trunk
Police in East St. Louis report the body of J. Fred Koenig, a former St. Louis politician and black marketeer, stuffed in the trunk of his Cadillac. He was shot in the head and chest, after being last seen at the Red Rooster Tavern. Authorities issued pickup orders for Wortman Havey Mueller and Dowling associates linked to the case. No motive is known.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
J. Fred Koenig
St. Louis
Koenig
Birney T
Chick) Havey Jr
Kenneth Mueller
Mueller
Havey
Frank iBuster
Wortman
Red Rooster
George Dowling
Elmer (Dutch) Dowling
Pinay Urges Unified Germany With Security Safeguards
French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay told the U N at its 10th anniversary session that Germany should be unified with equal security for all. He warned against a neutral or overarmed Germany and urged a free Germany choosing a security system with armament controls. He noted the German question as a key East West issue and a challenge to the Geneva Big Four summit. The disarmament topic drew cautious Western optimism and mixed reactions among diplomats.
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San Francisco
Antoine Pinay
Germany
U. N
Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Geneva
U.N
Polio Cases DropNationwide Week to 266
Polio cases nationwide fell to 266 in the week ended June 18 from 300 the prior week. It marks the lowest total for the comparable week since 1951 and lags the 1954 figures in both disease year and calendar year totals.
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Washington
Boy Scared to Death When Lightning Flashes
In Wilmington Delaware a 10 year old boy named Lawrence Nichols collapsed and died during a thunderstorm in a midcity park. Deputy coroner Isaac A Thornton ruled the death accidental due to shock after autopsy found no physical harm or marks on the body.
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Wilmington
Del
Isaac A. Thornton
New Castle County
Lawrence Nichols
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Report 1955 Toll Update
State Accident Records Section logs 11 traffic fatalities in the Topeka area in the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 the tally stands at 248, compared with 245 for the same period in 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ten Year Plan to Finance Neosho Courthouse Proposal
Twenty two patrons at Dist. C-5 99 meet to discuss a proposed consolidation of eleven northeast Wilson County districts led by chairman Paul Campbell and steering committee members. State aid rules require seven pupils per district. C-5 had ten in 1953 54 and seven last year with some pupils attending other schools. Lue na Mears will teach a third term at district C-5.
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Dist. C-5
Wilson County
George Rada
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Topeka
Paul Campbell, Vilas
Philip Wing
C-5
Luena Mears
Rose
Eisenhower in New Hampshire as 1956 term talk surfaces
President Eisenhower toured northern New England visiting Vermont and New Hampshire. He addressed about 25 000 at Rutland fairgrounds and accepted gifts from dairy farmers including Vermont maple sugar. Senator Aiken urged a second term but Eisenhower gave no clear 1956 plan. He breakfasted with 100 women and fished after, during a Dartmouth nap?
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Rutland
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
White House
New England
Concord
N. H
Mountain Top Inn
Vermont
Washington
Fairgrounds
America
Sen
Aiken R
Gettysburg
Aiken
Two Non Injury Mishaps Investigated by Police
Police investigated two non injury traffic accidents in the city on Wednesday afternoon. I H Holloway of Altoona had damage to the right front fender when his car backed from a parking spot on East Main into a car driven by Regina Kaemmerling. A collision at Oak and Lincoln damaged the right rear of Willa Ann Casper’s car and the left front of Samuel T. Huffman’s car.
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I. H. Holloway
Altoona
East Main
Regina Kaemmerling
S. Forest
Willa Ann Casper
Samuel T. Huffman
N. Central
Oak
Lincoln
Casper
Huffman
Slayings of Two Youths Unsolved in Kansas Case
An 18-year-old Topeka youth Paul Denning was shot to death near Lawrence, while companions Russell Viers and Jim Johnson, both 16, were jailed on burglary charges. Denning died en route to a Topeka hospital after a neck wound. Viers and Johnson admitted planning to rifle cars in Lawrence. The investigation yielded few clues, with a parked car involved and a .38 caliber bullet used. Separately in Pleasanton, a search continues for friend Leon Jones in the fatal shooting of William Heien, 20, whose car, a 1948 grey two door with LN-2675 plate, left for Colorado days ago. Authorities suspect a murder link as Missouri and Ellis County officials watch for the vehicle. The Heien family recounts trips to Colorado and Denver as they await leads.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Russell Wiers
Jim Johnson
Paul Enugene Denning
Here
Shawnee County
Allen Engler
Viers
Johnson
Denning
Nyler
Sheriff's Office
Engler
Wiers
Jones
Ellis County
Missouri Highway Patrol
Jefferson City
Missouri
Denver
Berle
Charles Reid
Reid
Firecrackers Allowed in Chanute for One Day Sale
Fireworks may be sold in Chanute from June 27 through July 4 as Police Chief Tom Morehead explains. Explosions are banned before July 4 and on July 4 for one day only amid state law confusion. Safety rules from the Kansas Fire Marshal stress no directed blasts, no glass or metal containers, and supervision for children.
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Chanute
Tom Morehead
Kansas
House of Representatives
Senate
Becker Hands Bell Defeat In Kansas Women’s Amateur
Mrs. Tillie Becker of Topeka defeated Judy Bell of Wichita 11 up in 19 holes to stop Bell’s bid for a fourth straight Kansas Women’s Amateur title. Medalist honors went to Bell after 18 holes with 76, but Becker surged in the Decisive match to advance to the semifinals alongside Ashley and Frazier as the 36 hole final is set for Saturday.
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Topeka
Marshall
Tillie) Becker
Judy Bell
Wichita
Kansas
Charles Menninger
Mary Frazier
Miss Bell
Robert Allen
Chanute
Becker
Miss Ashley
Miss Frazier
Dunham
Howard Owens
Roy Harris
Judy Ashley
W. N. Harris
Frank Gibson
Frank Harrl
Ed Ashley
G. W. McManigal
Horton
Lyle Holman
Joe Talbott
Kansas City
Joan Ashley
C. J. McKee
Post Office Radios Deter Mail Carriers in Nagoya
In Nagoya Japan postal workers reportedly stopped delivering on time as they used portable radios to listen to Nagoya Dragons baseball games. The situation prompted the post office to order mail carriers to remove radios from their racks to focus on routes.
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Nagoya
Japan
Nagoya Dragons
Weather forecast and rainfall totals for Kansas regions
Partly cloudy and mild through Friday with thundershowers possible Friday afternoon. Overnight lows 60s, highs Friday from the 70s northwest to near 90 southeast. Rainfall reports include Walnut 1.38 inches, Pittsburg 1.20, El Dorado 1.17, Altamont 1.15, Belle Plaine .96 inches.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Walnut
Pittsburg
el Dorado
Altamont
Belle Plaine
Wichita
Caldwell
Coffeyville
Rosalia
Gridley
Elgin
Sedan
Oxford
Emporia
Chanute
Wamego
Concordia
Hill City
County Board Proposes Tax for Neosho County Court House
Neosho County commissioners approve a 1 mill levy for 10 years to fund a new courthouse with site and furnishings costing up to 300000 dollars. The old 1905 courthouse is in disrepair, and the plan requires three publishings and a petition signed by 10 percent of qualified electors to block or support the measure.
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Erie
Neosho County
C. H. Pruitt
D. C. Diver
Lee Francis
the Tribune
Compromise Pay Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate approved a compromise bill to raise pay for 1,073,262 federal employees by 72 percent retroactive to March 1. The House is expected to pass the measure and send it to President Eisenhower for signature, with leaders from both parties confident he will sign.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
NBC pays $500000 for TV film Richard I a high profile
National Broadcasting Company reportedly paid 500000 to televise Sir Alexander Korda's film Richard I before any theater release. The movie stars Sir Laurence Olivier in the title role and is set to air on NBC.
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New York
The
National Broadcasting Co
Sir Alexander Korda
Richard I
Laurence Olivier
City Band Summer Concert In Central Park Friday
The City Band presents the third summer concert Friday at 8 p m in Central Park directed by D J Cox. The program features Marches including Double Eagle and Anchors Aweigh with Marlin McCune soloing in Tenderly. Also on the program are Schubert melodies and Oh What a Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma.
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Central Park
D. J. Cox
Anchors Aweigh
Marlin McCune
Lawrence
Gross
Franz Schubert
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma
Skipper Forces Grounding to Save 272 Passengers
Boston reports efforts to refloat the partly submerged excursion vessel Pilgrim Belle began within a day of the skipper purposely running her aground after a submerged rock tore a hole in the ship. His action saved 272 passengers and about 40 crew members from danger.
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Boston P
Tariff Case Focuses On President’s Power In Court
A federal judge heard arguments in Washington on a suit challenging the president’s authority to reduce tariffs. The case centers on executive power over trade policy and tariff adjustments.
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Washington
Chanute Wins Third In 1954 Kansas Traffic Safety
Chanute earns third place in Class B of the Kansas Traffic Safety Program for cities with 10 000 to 25 000 population. The award cites the citys five year stretch without a traffic fatality, expected to reach August. Governor Fred Hall telegram congratulates the achievement and notes trophy plaques for top three placings.
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Chanute
Kansas
Fred Hall
Morehead
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Allen
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