Queen Esther Class In Regular Meeting
The Queen Esther class of the First Christian church met in the church fellowship room for their regular monthly session chaired by Mrs. J. D. Tyler. Plans were made to take cheer baskets to three shut in members. Devotions by Mrs. Bessie Crabtree, readings on Boy's Town and a joke were shared. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Earl Hunter and committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Tyler
First Christian Church
Bessie Crabtree
R. C. Barker
Boy's Town
Ladies Day Bridge Club Meets at Country Club
The Ladies Day Bridge Club gathered yesterday at the Country Club for an afternoon session. Members shared bidding strategies and played multiple rounds, with emphasis on socializing and friendly competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Day Bridge Club
Country Club
Sun Styles and Easy Crochet Patterns for Misses
Fashion notes present Marian Martin sun styles with a convertible neck T shirt and trim shorts in striped denim and pique. Easy Crochet by Alice Brooks features patterns 9223 and 7295 for sizes 10 to 18 using No 30 cotton, detailing pineapple motifs and borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Alice Brooks
Ladies tic tac table winners and next hostess named
Mrs. J. O. Adams won first place with Mrs. Jo Payne second and Mrs. Carl Kelley third. Mrs. A. M. Lockyear was hostess. Adams will host next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Adams
Jo Payne
Carl Kelley
A. M. Lockyear
Adams
Quest Club Honors Past Member At Mrs Hudson Home
Mrs. Mabel Hudson of 309 West Main hosted Quest Club members from ten years ago on a Friday morning. The honored guest was Mrs. W A Hudson of McCook Nebraska, who belonged to the club at that time. Also present was her daughter Mrs. R J Swartz of Fredonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Hudson
W. Main
Quest Club
W. A. Hudson
McCook, Neb
R. J. Swartz
Fredonia
Pattern order note for Marian Martin mail-in service
A 35 cent coin order with 5 cents added per pattern for first class matting is sent to Marian Martin care of The Chatute Tribune Pattern Dept. 222 West 18th St New York 11 NY. Include name address zone size and style number printed clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Chapute Tribune
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
Chanute Tribune Household Arts Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
Byers Drybread Nuptials Held at First Presbyterian Church
Nancy Lou ise Byers and Lloyd William Drybread Jr. wed in a June 16 ceremony at the Youth Chapel of the First Presbyterian Church. The bride’s sister Mrs. Vernon Larkin was matron of honor, best man Vernon Larkin. The couple and families and guests celebrated at a reception at the bridegroom’s home. The bride and groom are Chanute High School graduates. she works for Southwestern Bell and he for Santa Fe. They will reside at 310 E Seventh after a Grand Lake Oklahoma wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Nelson
K. P. Haverfield
Lorens Nelson
S. Santa Fe
Myron Jensen
Nowata
Okla
Chanute High School
First Christian Church
Stillwater
Haverfield
Oklahoma A. & M
Drisdell
Nancy Louise Byers
Dorothy Byers
N. Garfield
John Byers
W. Main
Lloyd William Drybread Jr
L. W. Drybread
W. Fourth
First Presbyterian Church
William T. Hunt
Vernon Larkin
Connie Lea
Arthur Byers
Drybread
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Pittsburg State College
The
Santa Fe
Grand Lake Area
Oklahoma
Seventh
Les Des Entertains For Pledge Mothers
The Emerald Room at the Kay Hotel hosted a Les Des gathering for pledge mothers. Pledges walked a candlelit aisle to receive pins as brown and yellow decor highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerald Room
Kay Hotel
Les Des Club
Karen Johnson
Young
Barbara Truitt
Mary Ann Fargo
Savoy
Muffet Truitt
W. D. Patton
F. Q. Hazen
Sharon Williams
Nancy Wilson
Karen Earnest
Carolyn Matlock
Peggy Os
Friendship Night Honors Mrs Ruth Stafford in Lavonburg
Lavonburg Chapter No 335 OES held a Friendship Night honoring district aide Mrs Ruth Stafford of district 16. Chanute attendees included Mmes Harold Cox and Joe Rensing among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavonburg
OES
Ruth Stafford
District 16
Chanute
Mmes
Harold Cox
Joe Rensing
Notable names listed from Sunflower Chapter event
The passage lists individuals including Cecil Cage, Gilbert Wilson, Mr and Mrs J F McFarland, Mr and Mrs Francis Meeker, Sunflower Chapter members, J R Wasser, Frank Davidson Jr, C V McCune, Mrs P H Taylor, J C Shinn, Daisy Jordan, Edna Petterson, Hulda Parker, as part of a group noted in the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Cage
Gilbert Wilson
J. F. McFarland
Francis Meeker
Sunflower Chapter
Mmes
J. R. Wasser
Frank Davidson Jr
C. V. McCune
P. H. Taylor
J. C. Shinn
Daisy Jordan
Edna Petterson
Hulda Parker
Social Calendar June 5 1956 Leaders and venues
Social calendar lists a Monday June 5 1956 schedule with VFW Auxiliary Memorial Building in the afternoon Sunflower Past Matrons club Beasie Apartments 621 West Main in the afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club Tioga Hotel 7 30 p m Chanute Ladies Encampment Odd Fellows hall evening with unspecified times and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Memorial Building
P.m
Sunflower
Beasie Apt
W. Main
Tioga Hotel
Chanute
Odd Fellows Hall
Scouts Head to Camp Cauble With Troop Partners
Four boys from Troop 6 of the First Christian Church join Troop 3 for a camp program this week. Scoutmaster Ralph Garvin will accompany the group along with Jimmy Caldwell Mark Steeves John LaRocca and Harry Steeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Cauble
Ralph Garvin
Jimmy Caldwell
Mark Steeves
John LaRocca
Harry Steeves
Nazarenes create evangelism department at quadrennial assembly
At the 14th general assembly in Kansas City delegates voted to establish a department of evangelism to give the Crusade for Souls begun in 1948 official status. They also set a goal of 1000 new churches in four years and approved a three year extended call for district superintendents. A resolution labeled the liquor industry a giant octopus urged action and a battle to the death against immorality and crime, while another called for discriminatory television viewing. The general board would meet to organize the new department, elect an executive secretary, and discuss budget and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Church of the Nazarene
The
Nazarene
Crusade For Souls
L Liquor Industry
Department of Evangelism
Twining Visits Moscow to Inspect Soviet Air Power
General Nathan F. Twining arrives in Moscow to observe Soviet air strength during Aviation Day events. He states he will look and listen as Marshal Ivan S. Konev welcomes him, marking the first of the West's air chiefs to tour the Soviet air forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nathan F. Twining
America
Farflung
Russia
Twining
Soviet Union
Ivan S. Koney
Koney
The
Air
President’s envoy visits air show with group
An official delegation, authorized by the President, attends the air show and related activities. The group intends to observe and report back to the President and the Pentagon before informing the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port
Pentagon
Deaths and Funeral of Mrs. Earl Bishop
Mrs. Earl Bishop 75 of 510 S Lincoln Eric died yesterday at Mercy Hospital Parsons after five years of poor health. Born Mary Jane Cantrell Sept 12 1880 at Siloam Springs Ark she lived in Pryor Joplin Green Forest and Erie. Survived by husband Earl Bishop three sons two daughters three sisters and a brother plus 21 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 230 at Dietz Funeral Home Erie with Rev J M Torrence officiating. Interment Bethel Cemetery Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bishop
S. Lincoln
Eric
Mercy Hospital
Parsons
Mary Jane Cantrell
Siloam ‘Springs
Ark
Frank Webb
Pryor
Oklo
Erie
Joplin
Green Forest
Methodist
Arvel Harless
el Monte
Calif
Murl Harless
Ft. Worth
Tex
William J. Bishop
Pauline Perry
Los Angeles
Ruby Brown
Noel
Walter Lane
St. Paul
Fred Crumbliss
Caldwell
Lillie Bell
Templeton
Roy Cantrell
Wichita
Dietz
J. M. Torrence
Erie Federated Church
Bethel Cemetery
Death announced for Ethan A. Holmes of Elsmore
Ethan A. Holmes aged 69 died at Katy Hospital in Parsons yesterday. He is survived by three children Art Holmes Chanute Roderick Holmes of Waco and Velma Hanigan of Mesa and four brothers John Holmes Elsmore Ruben Holmes Emporia Ivan Holmes Mission and Lowell Holmes Vallejo. His wife died in 1955. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Friends Home Lutheran church west of Savonburg. Burial in the Swedish cemetery west of Savonburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan A. Holmes
Elsmore
Katy
Parsons
Art Holmes
Chanute
Roderick Holmes
Waco
Tex
Velma Hanigan
Mesa
Ariz
John Holmes
Ruben Holmes
Emporia
Ivan Holmes
Mission
Lowell Holmes
Vallejo
Calif
Friends Home Lutheran
Savonburg
Funeral Service for Thomas Jordan Loyd in Magazine Ark
The funeral service for Thomas Jordan Loyd will be held at a Baptist church in Magazine Arkansas tomorrow at 2 p.m. The body remains at Engel Funeral Home in Thayer tonight and will be moved to Magazine in the morning. Burial will follow at Blue Mountain Cemetery Magazine with Engel Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Thomas Jordan Loyd
Baptist Church
Magazine
Ark
Engel Funeral Home
Thayer
Blue Mountain Cemetery
Prairie Baseball League joins national association
The Prairie Baseball League based in South-Central Kansas was franchised into the 1956 national association by the National Baseball Congress. Member teams include St. Joe Colwich Cunningham St. Peter and St. Mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Prairie Baseball League
National Association
National Baseball Congress Today
St. Joe
Colwich
Cunningham
St. Peter
St. Mark
Shaw Defends Rent Figures For State Office Building
Warren W. Shaw chairman of the State Office Building Commission criticized what he called misinformation about rental charges for the new office building He said no rent figures are established and many factors prevent setting a rate He noted a proposed starting charge of about 3 25 per square foot from the Midwest Research Institute of Kansas City with items for elevator wages depreciation insurance and decoration The commission awarded a 453 900 steel partitions contract for the building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Warren W. Shaw
State Office Building Commission
Shaw
Fred Hall
Commission
Midwest Research Institute of
Kansas City
Institute
Soil Bank Program Will Be Explained in Kansas Meeting
Details of the soil bank program will be explained to agricultural agents and farm agency heads of Southeast Kansas at a meeting in Iola next Tuesday. Mahlon Morley, Neosho County extension agent, said county extension services will hold educational meetings after the Iola meeting to acquaint farmers with the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
New Soil Bank
Kansas
Iolo
Mahlon Morley
Neosho County
Youth Aged 18 Seeks Registration at Post Office Window
A young man approached a Norman post office window and said he wished to register. When asked for a registration slip he explained he had just turned 18 and was advised to register. Clerk Ray Green directed him to the Selective Service office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman, Okla
Ray Green
Local News Briefs Move Through Town and Court
A Tribune delivery note urges readers to contact their carrier or call 700 after 6 pm. 2-c Bill Friederich from Waverly Ohio arrives Sunday for a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Friederich. Loretta Ann Smith RN of Kansas City will join Circle H Ranch in Colorado as camp nurse for the summer. Alfred B Knoblauch 19 of 106 N Central was sentenced to 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to petty larceny for stealing a motor tire from a local store. Sheriff Lee Montgomery escorted him to Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Friederich
Waverly
Ohio
Otto Friederich
Loretta Ann Smith
R. N
Kansas City
George H. Smith
Eddie
Stark
Woodland Park
Colo
Circle H. Ranch
Alfred B. Knoblauch
N. Central
Alocal
Erie
Lee Montgomery
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Noted
Friday ad mitted patients include Mrs Harold Carl 420 W 7th surgical Harley Frank 1120 S Forest surgical and Mrs V J Kessinger 125 S Wilson surgical Nancy Binkley Humboldt. Dismissals list Mrs Harold Carl 420 W 7th and Mrs El bert Bradford Humboldt etc plus several moves and a Chanute divorce suit Carl vs Leota Carl for neglect and cruelty. Fire call to Grass with no damage and traffic citation for a muffler violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Berthot
S. Plummer
Medical
Harold Carl
W. 7Th
Surgical
Harley Frank
S. Forest
V. J
Kessinger
S. Wilson
Nancy Binkley
Humboldt
Elbert Bradford
Charles Hurst
N. Grant
Arthur
Carlson Jr
S. ‘Plummer
Carl Shrimplin
W. Main
Mae Bradlerson
S. Central
Chanute
Tra D. Carl
Leota E. Carl
Speeding Driver Cited in Dover Township Court
Frank Washington Jr. of Seaside Heights was fined $25 in Dover Township traffic court for speeding and for not carrying his license. He offered an excuse to Magistrate Benjamin Nevins for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toms River
N.J
Frank Washington Jr
Seaside Heights
Dover Township
Benjamin Nevins
Car Wash Ends With Driver Drying Vehicle
A Chanute Tribune brief notes a man had his car washed and was attempting to dry it when the incident occurred on Saturday, June 23, 1956. The report records the scene at hand and attributes events to the unnamed driver involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Tribune
Boys Learn Answer With Match Book
In Columbus Ohio two boys aged 8 and 10 dropped a book of lighted matches down a pipe into a waste oil storage tank at a gasoline station. An explosion sent hot oil 20 feet, causing third degree burns to their faces and arms. The blast appeared to ignite fumes and then put out the fire. No other damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Robert Fletcher
James Plunkett
Floods Hit East Pakistan as Dacca Reports Widespread Harm
Vast areas of East Pakistan face heavy floods with residents using bamboo rafts to escape. Troops near Commilla work to repair a breached Gunti River embankment threatening homes. In other news, nine members of Japan’s Mt Manaslu expedition return to a hero’s welcome in Tokyo. The climbers report two two man teams summited May 9 and 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacca
East Pakistan
Commilla
Gunti
Tokyo
Mt. Manaslu
Himalayas
Manaslu
Tibet
Mt. Everest
Light Pace Held In Oil Drilling
The Associated Press reports industry men listed 98 new well starts and 85 completions across Kansas oil and gas areas as development continued at a relatively light pace this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas Oil and Gas
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Queen Esther
U.S
Nation Cleaners
Ozalic Blue
Oilfield Research
N. Highland Chanute
Byers
Scout News
Nazarenes
Brookhart Insurance Agency Real Estate
Ethan Holmes
Hall
Peoples Cleaners
N. Highland
Tribune
Lorna D. Howe
Pittsburg Social Security Office
Daily Transcript
Plummer
Wester Lee Reed
Dean Noland
S. Ashby
Robert Kern
Malcolm
Glenn M. Kiddoo
S. Evergreen
N. Evergreen
David McCune
Insurance
Steuben
James Guffey
Wilson
Edith Lucke
Bariton
S. Steuben
John Niver
C. W. Huffman
N. Lafayette
I. M. Whitworth
Lincoln
C. E. Robison
W. 3Rd
Ashby
Elbert Ellison
N. Santa Fe
Global Briefs
Taipei
Formosa
Rochester
Helena
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Yokosuka
Japan
Lima
Peru
Manuel Prado
Fernando Belaundo
Prado
Belaundo
Hernando Lavalle
Manuel Odria
Restoration Party
Sun
KFSB
Kans
WDAF
Durham & Jordan
Chanute Insurance Board
Glen McLaren Olson & Krone
Schultz & Judy Avery
Sprague
Frances Churchill
Dale Steinman
Bob Allen
W. Marcus Barbee
Bruce H. Burris
Frank B. Burris
Paul T. Brennecke
Carter Brookhart
Lee Burns
Ted Cronemeyer
Charles DE Bolt
C. W. Greene
David L. McCune
Floyd L. Johnson
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