Peaches, Fire, and a Reo Ring Gear Tale
J L Taylor displayed red bird cling peaches from two trees at 212 N Highland. The crop suffered a freeze on March 26 reducing yield. A Gasoline Alley note says a telegram from a Reo Motors president helped Avery, as Frank King sought a 1930 ring gear. Firefighters fought a wheat stubble blaze east on 14th, no loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Taylor
N. Highland
Taylor
Gasoline Alley
Reo Motors
Avery
Frank King
Moore Brothers
Yanks Held Reported by Austrians in Austria
A group of 186 Austrians freed from Soviet captivity said 16 Americans are being held in Russian labor camps. They named six, including Sidney Ray Sparks of Tennille Georgia, who asked his mother be informed and said he is ill and forced to work at Camp Patma in European Russia. Sparks reportedly disappeared in Berlin on December 4 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Sidney Ray Sparks
Tennille
U. S
Camp Patma
Russia
Sparks
Berlin
U. S. Army European
Heidelberg
6Th Infantry Division
Woman’s borrowed car plunges into fish hatchery
Mrs. Doris Eubank borrowed her nephew’s yellow convertible and parked near a house site in Dallas. The car rolled away and slid into a fish hatchery, sinking underwater. She described it as a very peculiar feeling to watch it go under.
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Dallas
Tex
Doris Eubank
Afghans Top Blue Hound Twins From Littleoak Kennels
Mr and Mrs A E Hewitt own Littleoak Kennels R3 and claim world record litter sisters Sadi and Beki top blue Afghan hounds. Whelped June 7 1954 they are the only identical blue brace in the United States and have won championships under nine and eleven months. They show across multiple cities including St Joseph Omaha Chicago and Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Crest
Safhir-Sadi
Littleoak
A. E. Hewitt
Littleoak Kennels
R. 3
United States
Jublee Julian
Hewitts
Johilly
Canine Hall of Fame
Rocky Mountain
Sadi
Beki
St. Joseph
Omaha
Kansas City
Joplin
Springfield
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Pre-Camp School For Guards Units Here This Weekend
A pre camp school for key personnel of the 297th Field Artillery Battalion Kansas National Guard is set for today and Sunday at the guard armory. Forty soldiers will attend with sessions from 1 to 7 p m today and 8 a m to 12 noon Sunday.
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297Th Field Artillery Battalion
Kansas National Guard
Guard
John Jensen
Battery B
Chanute
Woman Injured In Traffic Mishap At Green Valley Corner
Cars driven by Mrs. Fred Thielenhaus and Frank Johnson collided near Green Valley school about 5 25 yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Thielenhaus suffered bruises and severe shock and was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital by the Rev and Mrs James Buckles. Johnson was uninjured. Both cars were badly damaged. Sheriff Charles Spohn of Wilson County was called.
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Fred Thielenhaus
Frank Johnson
Bariton
Green Valley School
Thielenhaus
Neosho Memorial Hospital
James Buckles
EUB
Johnson
Charles Spohn
Wilson County
Hypnotist Helps Deliver Baby At Einstein Center
In Philadelphia Mrs George Britton 28 is delivered of a 7 pound 15 ounce girl described as spontaneous and normal. An obstetrician and hypnotist Harold Klein assisted, the hypnotist keeping her asleep through birth and she felt no pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George Britton
Einstein Medical Center
Harold Klein
Britton
87 Spuds in One Hill Reported in Hesston
Mrs. C. T. Dilman reported finding 87 potatoes in a single hill, noting it as a volunteer plant near Hesston Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesston
Kas
C. T. Dilman
Strike Called Off Ends Seamen Wildcat Walkout
Striking seamen end a three week wildcat action that disrupted Britain's transatlantic passenger fleet, allowing ships to resume service. The stoppage had crippled the ocean liner and ferry operations and involved negotiators from the seamen's union and port authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Attack of MIG Casts Shadow On UN Session
The Soviet MiGs attacked a U S Navy patrol plane over the Bering Sea injuring seven of eleven crew members and forcing a crash landing as the United States and Soviet diplomats push toward a closing Declaration of San Francisco at the tenth anniversary UN session. Dulles planned to depart for Washington while Molotov prepared to travel to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Bering Sea
U. N
John Foster Dulles
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Eisenhower
Dulles
Molotov
United States
Assembly
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Washington
New York
Beer Distributor Case for Hearing in Kansas City
Kansas beer firm Marvin Lukens Sales Inc faces a hearing on July 13 to show cause why its 3.2 beer license should not be suspended or revoked. The case involves alleged stockholder changes not listed in a prior license and spells potential cross-agency review by state and federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tofeka
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas
Revenue Directors Office
Tax Commission
Superior Sales Inc
W. D. Daily
State
3.2 Bee
Toedman
Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit
State Liquor Control Office
Teedman
The
Lukens
John William Mahoney
Leroy Hand
Lukens Company
Mahoney
Charles W. Pratt
State Liquor Control
Pratt
Bee
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka and Statewide 1955
State Accident Records lists 0 fatalities in the last 24 hours. To date in 1955 total fatalities reach 249, compared with 246 in the same period of 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Eisenhower Signs Austrian Independence Treaty Tour Continues
President Eisenhower on a New England tour noted no Soviet reply to the U S protest over a Russian jet attack on a light American Navy aircraft off Alaska. He signed the Austrian independence treaty at Whitefield New Hampshire and continued toward Maine amid crowds and mountain scenery.
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Eisenhower
New England
Soviet Union
Alaska
Whitefield
N.H
Maine
New Hampshire
Berlin
Rangeley Lakes
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Two Men Injured In Collision Near Earlton
Wallace Rogers 39 of Pittsburg and John Allison 28 of Kansas City Kansas suffered injuries requiring hospitalization after their cars collided at US189 and K47 junction south of Earlton around 10 40 a m. Rogers had possible rib fractures while Allison suffered a fractured shoulder. Rogers' wife and aunt, riding with him, received minor bruises and cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlton
Lee Montgomery
Wallace Rogers
Pittsburg
John Allison
Kansas City
Kas
Rogers
Allison
Us189
K47
Montgomery
Driver Is Arrested for DUI and Transportation Charges
George M. Cooper of Altoona was taken into custody about 7:15 p.m. yesterday on West Main on charges of operating a motor car while under the influence of intoxication and illegal transportation. He posted $150 bonds and was released to appear at 4 p.m. next Tuesday for a hearing after officers said they arrested him for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Cooper
Altoona
West Main
Ann Rockefeller Weds Rev. Robert Pierson in New York
Ann Clark Rockefeller daughter of Nelson and Laurance Rockefeller of Tarrytown New York married Rev. Robert Laughlin Pierson son of Donald and Mrs Pierson of Eagle Wisconsin in New York today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ann Clark Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
Robert Laughlin Pierson
Donald M. Pierson
Eagle
Wis
Four Boys Admit Vandalism at Santa Fe Park
Four Chanute youths ages 1 to 18 admitted vandalism at Santa Fe Park. Police Chief Morehead said charges will be filed. The group reportedly painted signs to change meanings while denying marker theft. Two deep water signs were missing. one surfaced in a yard. Officers involved in the arrests will receive four days off duty.
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Chanute
Santa Fe Park
Tom Morehead
Morehead
Charles Record
Lige Matlock
John Leroy
Farmers Vote on Wheat Quotas in Tioga Township
Tioga township farmers cast ballots at the Memorial Building city court room in a nationwide wheat referendum to decide if marketing quotas for the 1956 crop should be established under ASC supervision. Polls opened 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with 87 eligible voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tioga Township
Memorial Building
Ed Neyhard
Art Johnson
Ed Bussman
ASC
Congress
Youths Cleared in Topeka Shooting Case faces jail
Sheriff Hodson said two 16 year old Topeka youths Russell Wiers and Jim Johnson were cleared by lie detector tests after claiming 18 year old Eugene Denning of Topeka fired on a companion near Lawrence. They face $3 000 bonds on larceny charges and described the shooter’s car as a 1947 or 1948 Buick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kas.p
Topeka
Bill Hodson
Hodson
Russell Wiers
Jim Johnson
Eugene Denning
Wiers
Johnson
Lull in Shots At Polio Peak
Polio vaccination lag grows as safety standards delay Salk vaccine production and distribution. Dr. Hart Van Riper cites standstill awaiting more vaccine. NIH reports no new releases for 7 to 10 days. firms indicate supplies unlikely until mid July. Full distribution may be delayed to August or later as polio season peaks in August.
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Washington P
Hart van Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
New York
National Institutes of Health
Chanute Girls Win In Eddy County Upset
An Erie area motor car driven by Dick Moran of Earlton skidded on gravel and overturned at a corner turn north of Erie yesterday. Passenger John L. Cline of Earlton suffered minor injuries. Sheriff’s office and Erie city marshal Everett McGowan investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Dick Moran
Earlton
John L. Cline
Sheriff's Office
Everett McGowen
El Dorado man turns in traffic card from 1937
An El Dorado resident handed police a traffic card mailed to him yesterday. The card, issued May 5, 1937, for a two hour parking ordinance violation, had remained unacknowledged for 18 years. He was reportedly cleared of the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado, Kas
el Dorado
Ion
OL the Cilalon
Bendena Bank Bandits Given Ten-Year Terms
A man and woman received 10 year prison terms for the $1,800 Bendena Kansas State Bank robbery last month. Herbert C. Griffith 25 Fredericktown Ohio and Mrs Alice Evelyn Green 23 Lincoln Nebraska pleaded guilty June 7. They were arrested April 21 at Lima Ohio. Judge Arthur J. Mellett denied probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Bendena
State Bank
Herbert C. Griffith
Fredericktown
Ohio
Alice Evelyn Green
Lincoln
Neb
Lima
U. S
Arthur J.mellett
Navy Patrol Near Alaska Under Russian Jet Attack
A U S Navy patrol plane was forced to crash land near Alaska after an unprovoked attack by two Russian jet fighters. Seven of the 11 crew were injured. three were slightly wounded by shell fragments. The incident occurred Wednesday over international waters between Alaska and Siberia, with the Neptune plane crash landing near St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Diplomatic exchanges followed involving President Eisenhower, Secretary Dulles, Molotov, and U N officials amid heightened tensions before the Big Four summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Joseph H. Atkinson
Alaska
Anchorage
U. S
Siberia
St. Lawrence Island
Bering Sea
Siberian
Eisenhower
State
Defense Department
Dulles
Molotov
San Francisco
U. N
James C. Hagerty
Whitefield
N. H
New England
Hagerty
Russia
Congress
Sen. Mansfield
Dmont
Deadline Near In Steel Talks
U S Steel negotiators meet with CIO United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald as midnight strike deadline looms next Thursday. U S Steel offers a 10 cent per hour wage rise rejected by the union which prepares for possible action amid a booming industry and current USW local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
USW
McDonald
Brewster Plans 1957 Nationwide Bargaining Setup
Frank Brewster, president of the Western Conference of Teamsters, says AFL teamsters will have machinery in place by 1957 for nationwide bargaining. He is in Los Angeles for the 19th session of the conference ahead of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Frank Brewster
Seattle
Teamsters
AFL Teamsters
Brewster
Weather forecast and regional rainfall report update
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight with scattered showers or thunderstorms this afternoon and Sunday partly cloudy with no rain. Highs near 75, lows 60s, cooler in southwest regions. rainfall totals yesterday included Worden 3.10 inches and many stations reporting measurable amounts. Topeka 1.51, Liberal 103 highs earlier, Goodland 58 overnight low.
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Topekap
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Worden
Pittsburg
Trading Post
Osawatomie
Ottawa
Stilwell
Morse
Atchison
Olathe
Bonner Springs
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Lecompton
Topeka
Willard
Wamega
Randolph
Emmett
Hoyt
Holton
Valley Falls
Horton
Blue Rapids
Washington
Hanover
Liberal
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W. Brennan
Big Bobber
Harold L. Dickey
Russell W. Milliken
Orville Hedges
Samuel W. Mapel
Robert Sonnemann
Merle D. Markmann
Coffeyville
Charles Rice
Camp Carson
Colo
Jensen
Cpls
Shelby F. Dewees
Don J. Lee
Eureka
U.S
White Mountains
Sinclair Weeks
Vienna
Great Britain
France
Ann Rockefeller
Denver
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Leon Jones
Pleasanton
Colorado
Ellis
Jones
William H. Heien
Heien
Bendena Bank Bandits
Navy
RHO. J
Eonpovesserane
S.vesen Loweat
Goodland
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