Banquet Honors Chanute High School Class of 1919 Reunion
The Tioga Hotel hosted the fifth reunion of Chanute High School class of 1919 with attendees from across the region. Members recalled memories from teaching and school times as letters from absent alumni were read and plans set for the 1959 gathering marking 40 years since graduation.
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Tioga Hotel
Chanute High School
Oriental Hotel
Kay Hotel
Home Economics Department
J. Harold Woosley
Arkansas City
Rena Edwards
Mabel Hudson
Adeline Fortney
W. S. Davidson
Pittsburg State College
John Hemphill
Carl Ahlers
Alice Williamson Agee
Hardee Connell Landers
Lee Edwards
Sylvia Dimon Ethridge
Glenn
Omaha
Neb
Dorothy Brandle Miller
Oklahoma City
Elsie Hammer Newton
Joe
Wichita
Catherine Loy Redheffer
Kansas City
Faye Jones McCormick
Ralph
Tulsa
Velma Bower Thielen
John
Chanute
Inez Helm Bray
Lois Irwin Cady
Rena Lwiss Edwards
Ernest
Helen Loy
Julia Midcap Johnson
Ford
Velma Woosley Morehead
George
George McCune
Nezzell Williams Cowen
Kate Duke McCune
Don McCune
Portland
Ore
Lora Conkright Sharp
Topeka
Stella Henderson McColney
Monrovia
Calif
Norma Dyer Swearinger
Tiffin
Ohio
Evan Hudson Beggs
Manhattan Beach
Owen Wiggans
Trinidad
Colo
Nora Morehead Ellison
Ft. Worth
Texas
Blanche Johnson Caplan
Phoenix
Ariz
Helen Garvin Shepherd
Los Angeles
Cal
Teen sportswear patterns for summer wardrobe
Pattern 9322 offers teenage sizes 10 12 14 and 16 with a blouse back-wrap skirt and elastic back shorts. Size 12 blouse requires 1 yard 35 inch fabric shorts 1 yard a skirt 3 yards.
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Marian Martin
Pattern add and cents for 1st class mail to Marian Martin
Announcement for pattern order directs thirty five cents plus extra cents per pattern for first class mailing. Mail to Marian Martin care of The Chanute Tribune Pattern Dept. 732 West 18th St New York 11 NY. Print plainly name address zone size and style number.
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Chanute Tribune Household Arts Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Marian Martin
Chanute Tribune
West 18Th St
Treva Reno Harris Marries Captain Arthur G. Mercer
Mrs. Ethel Reno of 115 South Kansas announces the June 20 marriage of her daughter Treva Reno Harris to Captain Arthur G. Mercer of Detroit in Sidney Nebraska. Mercer awaits orders from Fort Carson Colorado. Mrs. Reno had spent 15 months in Colorado Springs with her daughter and grandson Cotton.
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Ethel Reno
S. Kansas
Treva Reno Harris
Arthur G. Mercer
Detroit
Sidney
Neb
Mercer
Fort Carson
Colo
VEW Women Name Delegates for Dallas Convention
Delegates elected to attend the national VEW convention in Dallas August 12 to 17 are Mmes George Wilson Earl Morgan P L Forslund Ross Miller J O Couch Felix Roberts W H Wilmoth and Bess Barker. Mrs Morgan presided. other reports noted hospital work youth activities and a rural mail carriers event. Plans for July 4 refreshments and a July 9 no meeting were also announced.
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VFW
Memorial Building
Dallas
Mmes
George Wilson
Earl Morgan
P. L. Forslund
Ross Miller
J. O. Couch
Felix Roberts
W. H. Wilmoth
Bess Barker
Morgan
Miller
Etta Hanson
H. E. Washburn
VFW Post
Mmes, Couch
Lonnie White
George Washburn
Gladys Franklin
Social Calendar for Wednesday June 7 1956
The June 7 social calendar lists a 2:30 p.m. Silver Tea at the Methodist church open to women of all churches, a Sunflower chapter CES St John’s Day with refreshments at the Masonic Temple, and a 6:45 p.m. BPW club dinner meeting at Tioga Hotel.
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Methodist Church
Women of All Churches
St. John's Day
Masonic Temple
Tioga Hotel
Exchange Wedding Vows At Emporia First Methodist Church
Mary E. Starling and Warren Massey Jr. wed in Emporia at 2 p.m. in a double ring ceremony led by Rev. Clyde S. Clark. Attendants wore green organdy and taffeta with daisies and carnations. reception followed in church parlors. The couple will live in Lawrence after a wedding trip to Lawrence. groom studies music education at KU.
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Emporia
Mary E. Starling
D. D. Starling
Warren Massey Jr
J. W. Massey
Clyde S. Clark
Jim Lightfoot
Wichita
H. H. Richmond
Gweneil June Trosper
Hutchinson
Llewlyn Jenkins
Chanute
William Lobke
Carl Lane
Topeka
James Kinder
Frank Butin
Robert Burns
Jim W. Ward Jr
Coatesville
Ind
Sara Lynn Massey
Dolly Smith
Adams
WSCS
Ruth Johnson
Kansas City
Grace Thone
Alma
Jim Kinder
S. D. Trosper
Kenton Bailey
Lebo
Lawrence
K. U
Kentucky
Morrowville
Massey
Emporia State College
Flint
Shawnee
Junior Golfers Play At Country Club
Twenty five junior golfers played yesterday morning at the country club. Top low scores were posted by Tommy Keller Jim Ellis David Gough and Larry Powell who tied on 14 points. Awards went to David Gough and Larry Powell for low score. Special shooters were Steven Bailey and Bobby Brookhart. Rita Ostrander won the lucky number. Larry Powell Mariton Sutton David Gough Jim Ellis Tommy Keller Bob Barker Bill Barker and Mahlon Gray posted the morning low totals. Tony Lockyear assisted Mrs Chester Bailey and Mrs Bruce Burris chaired. Free instruction for Junior Golf Associate members is offered Wednesday at 9 am led by Tony Lockyear.
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Tommy Keller
Jim Ellis
David Gough
Larry Powell
Steven Bailey
Bobby Brookhart
Rita Ostrander
Mariton Sutton
Bob Barker
Bill Barker
Mahlon Gray
Tony Lockyear
Chester Bailey
Bruce Burris
Sunny Stone 4-H Club Meeting near Buffalo
Mrs. Melvin Sperry hosted the Sunny Stone HD Unit with co host Mrs Gordon Offenbacker. Thirteen members and one guest attended as Mrs E Margaret Mason joined. Lessons on Life Insurance were given by Mrs Orlie Chapman and Mrs Cleo Rutherford.
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Sunny Stone Buffalo
Melvin Sperry
Sunny Stone HD
Gordon Offenbacker
E. Margaret Mason
Orlie Chapman
Cleo Rutherford
Unesco
Billy Graham
Far East
Buffalo
Junior Braman
Lee Sugden
W. D. Hempen
Parie Carlson
Improvement Shown By Wounded Judge
A British judge Bernard V Shaw seriously wounded by pro Greek Cypriots was reported slightly better today. He had sentenced six Cypriot rebels to death. He was shot twice through the neck as his car stopped at a traffic signal in Victoria street. His Turkish Cypriot guards pursued the assailants who fled in a small car. British troops and police searched Nicosia for the gunmen believed to be EOKA members.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Bernard V. Shaw
Victoria Street
EOKA
Greece
Wet Outlook For Weather
The Associated Press reports more wet weather across the mid continent and Southeast with heavy rainfall in spots. Imperial Nebraska recorded 2 inches in six hours while Eau Claire Wisconsin saw about 1.5 inches. Gusty winds and a thunderstorm hit Hill City Kansas and Sioux City Iowa. A tornado damaged rural Ivanhoe Minnesota with no injuries. Southeast storms were scattered though Charleston South Carolina logged 2.60 inches in 12 hours.
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Associated Press
Mid-Continent
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Imperial
Neb
Eau Claire
Wis
Hill City
Kan
Sioux City
Iowa
Ivanhoe
Minnesota
Charleston
S.C
Free Scoring In Softball League Games
Lutheran and Nazarene lose 19 to 4 while St Patrick defeats Christians 16 to 6 in church league at Highland Park. Nazarene Lutheran game ends in 4 innings and Christian St Patrick in 6. Batteries listed for both sides. Next games Colfax vs First Baptist and Knights of Columbus vs Stark scheduled tonight. Inning scores provided for Monday night play.
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Nazarenes
St. Patrick
Highland Park
Colfax
First Baptist
Knights of Columbus
Stark
Nazarene
Bailey
Shields
Tripp
Miley
R. Burghart
Storck
Grogan
Alford
Ponce
P. Perez
Bessie Apt Hosts Sunflower Past Matrons Club
Bessie Apt at 621 W Main served as hostess with Mrs Paul Wells assisting as hostess to the Sunflower Past Matrons club Monday night. Fifteen members and three guests attended. Mrs E W Edwards led the business session.
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Bessie Apt
W. Main
Paul Wells
Sunflower
Harold Cox
Cecil Cage
Bert Hargrove
E. W. Edwards
Roy D. Johnson
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Coy About Marriage
Roxbury Connecticut. Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller avoid confirming details of their marriage. Miller hinted Saturday could be decisive, but he later said not before Saturday. State law requires a five day waiting period after license. no license has been taken out as far as known.
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Roxbury
Conn
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Miller
Connecticut
Alarm Convention Displays Gadgets
Hollywood California report on the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association convention describes new devices. An ultrasonic system saturates a room with electronic impulses and signals the central alarm office at any movement. A device creates a protective electronic ring around a space.
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Hollywood
Calif
Flight Makes Air History in Moscow Flight
BERLIN William P Lear a U S aviation equipment maker flew to Moscow in a private twin engine Cessna 310 with his wife. It marked the first Westerner permitted to fly behind the Iron Curtain to Moscow in such a plane. They planned to stay until Friday then return to Berlin after a refueling stop in Vilna. Lear said the trip was a great experience and an indicator of things to come in air travel.
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Berlin
William P. Lear
U. S
Moscow
Lear
Geneva
Switzerland
Store Entry Habits Show Gendered Turn Patterns
Study finds 60 percent of women favor left exits while 60 percent of men prefer right exits when entering a retail space. Researchers note cultural norms and store layouts may influence these tendencies.
Highway Program Passes in House
The House approved a sweeping 33 billion dollar nationwide highway program creating broad straight roads across the nation. The measure includes a 14.8 million dollar allocation for related aids as part of the plan.
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Washington
Living Costs Rise Sharply in May
Washington reports May living costs jumped 0.4 percent to 115.4 of the 1947–49 base, matching October 1953’s peak. Food prices rose 1.3 percent for the month, the sharpest monthly gain since June 1953, with officials predicting further increases into summer.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
Goods and Services Prices Continue Gradual Rise
The report notes a steady uptick in prices across goods and services, with broad-based increases observed over the period. Consumers face higher costs for everyday items as inflation pressures persist.
Last Rites Held For Mrs Earl Bishop 75 Erie
Funeral services for Mrs. Earl Bishop 75 of Erie were conducted Monday at 2 30 p m at the Dietz funeral home with Rev J M Torrence officiating. Mrs L R Rogers and Mrs Frederick Swan with Mrs Harold L Heaton sang Shall We Gather at the River No Night There and Beyond the Sunset. Bearers were Ralph Crapson Dewey Beissel Ellis Stroup Charles Warstler Loyd Lane all of Erie and Donald Harless of Fort Worth Texas Interment Bethel Cemetery northeast of Erie.
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Earl Bishop
Erie
Dietz
J. M. Torrence
The
Erie Federated Church
L. R. Rogers
Frederick Swan
Harold L. Heaton
Ralph Crapson
Dewey Beissel
Ellis Stroup
Charles Warstler
Loyd Lane
Donald Harless
Fort Worth
Texas
Bethel Cemetery
Malta Shipwreck Service Marked by Annual Procession
An annual church service and procession commemorates the shipwreck that brought St. Paul to Malta, honoring the historic voyage and its spiritual legacy with citywide observances and prayers.
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St. Paul
Malta
Senator Cavaness Education Levy Record for August Primary
Senator Cavaness highlights his role in expanding education funding from a quarter mill in 1941 to three quarters mill in 1949 and an added quarter mill for dormitories in 1955. He notes his 1946 motion for county wide elementary school levy and five terms served, seeking voters' approval in the August 7 primary. Political advertisement paid for by friends of Senator Cavaness.
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Educational Building Fund
Institutions of Higher Learning
Educational Committee
the Legislative Council
Cavaness
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