Vented Jacket Not for Texan, Requests Air-Conditioning
A humor column notes that a Texan bought a suit with an air conditioning unit added. It also highlights various odd facts from popular culture and history and ends with a light anecdote about a man named Montaigne. The column then shifts to local farming and Erie community life, describing wet harvest conditions and social changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Air Force
Robert Q. Lewis
Eddie Arcaro
Eddie
Eisenhower
Francis Ouimet
U.S
Mark Twain
Montaigne
Adv
PMS M
Erie Wheat Harvest Extends Longer Season Than Usual
In the Erie vicinity the 1957 wheat harvest has begun a week or so earlier and will span more time than usual. The report notes notable differences from prior seasons and highlights extended field work across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
VFW elects new Kansas state leaders at 37th encampment
Vernon Kalivoda of Belleville was chosen as commander of the Kansas VFW at the close of the 37th annual state encampment in Emporia. Other officers include Cris Herman LaCrosse senior vice commander Rex Kiser Clathe junior vice commander Francis Stone Topeka quartermaster and Rev. Harold Wolfe Hiawatha chaplain. VFW auxiliary president is Mrs. Lester Harp Garden City and senior vice president Mrs. Walden Concordia junior vice president Mrs. Langhofer Topeka. Salina hosts the 1958 encampment and Wichita will host 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kansas Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vernon Kalivoda
Belleville
Kalivoda
Cris Herman
LaCrosse
Rex _ Kiser
Clathe
Francis £. Stone
Topeka
Harold Wolfe
Hiawatha
Lester Harp
Garden City
VFW
Clarence Walden
Concordia
Walter Langhofer
Salina
Wichita
News Briefs Itinerary Ties Families Across States
News briefs record visits by John Blunk and family from Great Falls to Eureka Springs and Chanute kin, with Mrs. Hazel Edgvean and Mrs. Earl Beeler Sr. Also notes Mrs. Lloyd Neptune and children moving to Colorado Springs to join Neptune, a former painter here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mas
John Blunk
Laura Kay
Great Falls
Mont
William Gough
Hazel Edgvean
J. A. Blunk
Eureka Springs
Ark
Chanute
Lloyd Neptune
Teresa
Mike
Sheryl Ann
S. Allen
Colorado Springs
Neptune
Mrs Warren Anderson and Sadie Rush Visit in Kansas City
Mrs Warren Anderson and her mother Mrs Sadie Rush of 820 West Oak traveled to Kansas City this Sunday for a two week visit with relatives. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is inviting interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Anderson
Sadie Rush
W. Oak
Kansas City
The
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Will Rogers Turnpike Dedication Friday at Vinita
Invitation extended by William R. Hellen Vinita Chamber of Commerce secretary manager. Plus report of Dr and Mrs James A Butin visiting Wichita and family pic nic with relatives from Corpus Christi Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Okla
Midway
William R. Hellen
James A. Butin
Wichita
Robert P. Shirley
Paul
Jim
Corpus Christi
Texas
Butin
J. Walker Butin
Ricky
Phil
Charles Butin
Bobby
Jan
Saundra
Tommy
Halstead
Freidonia
News of Local Visitors and Family Travels
Mrs. Charles Broadwell visits her father J. B. Luckey in Cincinnati for a week or 10 days. Mrs. Lewis W. Breyfogle of 519 S. Central stays with her son William Breyfogle and family in Toledo after a California vacation. Mrs. Robert Rogers of San Diego left after 10 weeks with her parents Dana and Mrs. Dorst. she came in April due to Dorst’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Broadwell
Cincinnati
J. B. Luckey
Lewis W. Breyfogle
S. Central
William Breyfogle
Kurt
Frank
Toledo
Ohio
California
Robert Rogers
San Diego
Calif
Dana Dorst
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hal Boyle
G. C. Freeley
Neosho Valley Co-Operative Creamery
Meadow Sweet Producers
Raymond Moses
East Third Street
Louie Richard
Johnson & Son
West Third Street
Roy Biffle
City Milk
Earl Robinson
State Board of Health
Don E. Wells
Rockaway Beach
Albert White
Cleo Wheeles
John White
Ira White
Oswego
Eugene Wheeles
Merle Estes
Floyd
Yuma, Ariz
Erie & Vicinity
Krone
Insuran
U. S. Lincoln
Earl Beeler Sr
Erin
the Limerick
Jim Waller
Mgr
Menang
John A. Emerson
Mary Ann
John Jr
A. W. Emerson
R. W. Lind
Linds
Sc. A. Lind
Chattanooga
Tenn
Automobile Insurance
Bob Allen Agency
Bldg. & Loan Office
Rollow
Santa Fe
Hoover Division
Hoover
Koch Bros. Furniture
W. Main
Harold's Furn. & Appl
Humboldt
Shannon
IOLA
Shultz Hardware
Thayer, Kansas
Johnson Furniture CO
Neodesha
B. & M. Electric Buffalo
MIX Mercantile Stark
Philco Twin
Chinaware
IGA
Sunkist
Ea. Ae
Chanute. Kansas
S. Santa FE
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