Left Hand Pitch Jean Ashley Captures State Golf Title
Jean Ashley aged 16 won the state women's amateur golf championship at Chanute Country Club Topeka defeating Mary Frazier 5 and 4. Dr Sam Ashley presented the flowers on behalf of the club. Jean will compete in the Women’s National Open in Wichita this week.
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Jean Ashley
Chanute Country Club
Topeka
Mary Frazier
Jean
Wichita
Chanute
Kansas
Ed Ashley
Judy
Ashley
Tribune
Weekend Traffic Mishaps Leave Four Dead in Kansas
Four persons died in weekend crashes across Kansas raising the year toll to 26. Fred E. Bales, 45, and wife 44 of Emporia, died in a car truck collision near Great Bend. Marie Hammer, 42 of Wichita, perished in a train automobile collision near Severy. Otto Stalder, 75 of Oneida, was struck and killed by a car driven by Rex Allen, 15, also of Oneida.
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Fred E. Bales
Emporia
Great Bend
Bales
Emporia State Teachers College
Marie Joan Hammer
Wichita
Severy
Kas
State
Otto Stalder
Oneida
Rex Allen
Bone Found at Mishap Aids Injured's Recovery
In Chicago a three inch bone fragment found near an accident scene is aiding Harold Walat in recovering from a serious motorcycle truck collision. Doctors report the fragment from his left tibia was identified and replaced in his leg. Five days after the crash his leg is mending well.
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Chicago
Harold Walat
Walat
Pros and Cons of Tuttle Creek Shown in Pictures to Senators
Senators viewed two motion picture sets on the proposed Tuttle Creek Dam in Kansas. One set from Blue Valley People of Kansas highlights the inundation and local opposition, while the Army Engineers film shows flood damage from 1951. The subcommittee aims to finish work on the $74 million bill tomorrow for dam construction on the Blue River near Manhattan.
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Washington
Senate
Kansas
Blue River
Manhattan
Blue Valley
Robertson D-Vaji
U. S. Army Engineers
Missouri River
Army Engineers
Turtle Creek
Schoeppel
R-Kas
Ellender
D-La
Appropriations Committee
Dulles to Visit Bangor for Policy Talks with Eisenhower
Secretary of State Dulles plans a Bangor Maine trip to brief President Eisenhower on foreign policy issues including the shooting down of an American plane by Russian fighters and the UN anniversary meeting in San Francisco. A Bangor meeting shifts plans from Washington. A news conference at the State Department is slated for tomorrow morning.
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Dulles
Bangor
Maine
Eisenhower
United Nations
San Francisco
New England
State Department
Lincoln White
GM denounces Willow Run strike as flagrant contract violation
General Motors told the CIO United Auto Workers the Willow Run transmission plant wildcat strike is a flagrant violation of the union contract and says it will seek a court injunction against picketing. About 8,800 workers have been idled since Wednesday as strikers defied orders to return to work.
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General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Willow Run
Harvest Delays Hit Neosho County Wheat Crop
Rain slows wheat combining in Neosho County. Agent Mahlon Morley notes grain quality harmed by moisture with bottom lands most affected. Harvesting at about 60 percent. oats sturdy, barley largely cut, corn overall looks very good.
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Erie
Mahlon Morley
Neosho County
Morley
Golden Ridge Meets On School Merger
Twenty one patrons of Golden Ridge school in Dist. 8 met last Friday to discuss consolidating northwest Wilson County schools. A steering committee chaired by Vilas Wing reviewed a proposed budget and showed architect drawings.
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Golden Ridge
Buffalo
Golden Ridge School
Dist. No. 8
Wilson County
Paul Campbell
Vilas
Philip ‘Wing
Benedict
Walter Steel
Steel
Wing
C. E. Stecker
Stecker
Carl Larson
Ralph Winterrowd
Clement White
Genevieve Anderson
Rest
Manager of Cole Stores Dies at 44 in Junction City
John C. Cole 44 general manager of Cole Brothers Stores died of a heart attack after three weeks illness. He had worked in Kansas and Missouri stores before becoming manager. He was married with two daughters. survivors include his parents Ed and Mrs. Cole of Nevada Missouri, two brothers and a sister. Joe Cole, brother and Chanute store manager, left for Junction City with his wife.
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Junction City
Kas
Cole Brothers
John C. Cole
Cole
Kansas
Missouri
Ed Cole
Nevada
Joe Cole
Chanute
Faucet Turned On Prevents House Explosion
In Cambridge Massachusetts a Cristo turned on cold water and instead released steam. Firemen found a second floor hot water heater had vaporized water in all pipes and they shut off the heater then drained the lines to avert an explosion.
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Cambridge
Mass
Cristo
Blood collection event offers big door prizes
A local blood drive advertises door prizes for donors this July. Organizers urge community participation, noting raffle incentives and safety measures to ensure a smooth collection event. Organizers include the health district and partner clinics.
Five Chanute Boys Fined For Park Sign Vandalism
Five Chanute school boys were each fined 25 dollars and court costs in city court for painting warning signs at Santa Fe Park. They apologized to Judge Pennington County Attorney Forsyth and Police Chief Morehead and were ordered to pay within 30 days. They also agreed to cover sign replacement costs. Parents attended and said they would take disciplinary action.
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Chanute
Santa Fe Park
Robert Pennington
Charles Forsyth
Tom Morehead
Segni Seeks Government With CD Backing in Rome
Antonio Segni, a 64 year old farmer, scholar and Catholic Democrat, received a pledge of fullest cooperation from the Christian Democrats as he works to form a government in Rome. Tribune phone hours urged for readers to call.
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Rome
Antonio Segni
Christian Democrat
Christian Democrats
Russians Pilot Attacking MiGs Reported by Nationalists
Nationalist Air Force headquarters said evidence indicates Russian pilots flew the MiG jets that attacked and downed a Nationalist trainer and an unarmed civil aircraft near the Formosa Strait. Intercepted radio traffic was in Russian, and one American aboard the Fishing Airlines amphibious plane was lightly wounded.
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Formosa
Air Force
Formosa Strait
Matsu Island
Matsu
U. S
John J. Goodrich
Rayne
Goodrich
Chen Kuo-min
Graf
Stark to vote on plant sale in special election
Stark voters will decide tomorrow whether to sell the municipal electric system to Kansas Gas & Electric Co. The $5,000 sale includes transmission line and distribution system. If approved, funds may be used for fire fighting equipment upgrades.
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Stark City
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
City Hall
R. D. Williamson
Williamson
Kg&e
Savonburg
Kansas Utilities
Three Drivers Arrested On DUI Charges Over Weekend
Three men James O. Daniels of Altoona Roscoe C. Brooks 1205 N Steuben and Earl E. Shultz 524 W Pine were taken into custody for operating motor vehicles while intoxicated. Brooks and Shultz posted bonds and were released to appear for hearings at 4 p m. Daniels posted 125 dollar bond and said he would forfeit it.
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James O. Daniels
Altoona
Roscoe
C. Brooks
N. Steuben
Earl E. Shultz
W. Pine
Brooks
Shultz
Daniels
Wheat farmers approve 1956 crop controls in Neosho County
Neosho County voters share 69.2 percent in favor of quotas while Wilson and Woodson back quotas at about 70 percent and 74 percent respectively. Allen County falls short at 58.1 percent, failing to meet the national two thirds. The ASC committee will review 101 challenged ballots.
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Neosho County
Wilson
Woodson
Allen County
Wilson County
Woodson County
ASC
Transfer of Highway Patrol Fourth Division HQ to Chanute
Capt. Clarence Shelton announced the Kansas Highway Patrol fourth division headquarters will move from Pittsburg to Chanute pending a temporary site and later the completion of the new State Highway Commission building. The office will coordinate district patrols with offices at Pittsburg Parsons Columbus Independence Eureka Yates Center Iola Pleasanton Ottawa Paola and possibly others. Shelton, a 1939 patrol veteran and former Clark County sheriff, succeeds Capt. John Monaghan who retired earlier this month.
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Tribune
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Shelton
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Parsons
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Independence
Eureka
Yates Center
Iola
Pleasanton
Ottawa
Paola
John Monaghan
Minneola
Clark County
Hutchinson
Youths Cleared in Roadside Slaying Case Near Ellis
Four youths questioned in the Ellis area connection with the slaying of William Howard Helen near Ellis were cleared. The five-page report notes the bloodstained car found with the victim and that one suspect faces a concealed weapon charge. Investigation continues with leads including a man using Helen's name at a hotel.
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Kansas
Ellis
William Howard Helen
Pleasanton
Lester Haupt
Tommy A. Garris
Bishop
Calif
Haupt
Garris
Larry Shaver
David J. Miller
Heien
Colorado
West Thirteenth Street
Summit
Jefferson
Heavy Rains Saturate Southeast Kansas Poster Weather Update
Area soaked by heavy rains with forecasts of more precipitation tonight and tomorrow in northern and eastern sections. Last night’s rainfall peaked at Emporia 3.59 inches. many townslogged 1 to 2 inches. Forecaster predicts mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and continued mild temperatures through Tuesday.
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Tom Arnell
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Iola
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la Cygne
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le Roy
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Fredonia
Independence
Hutchinson
Howard
Olathe
Lecompton
Topeka
Concordia
Salina
Wichita
Russell
Hill City
Dodge City
Arnold
Kansas farmers back government controls on 1956 wheat crop
Kansas led the nation with 73.5 percent support for government controls on the 1956 wheat crop based on 39,035 in favor and 14,106 against from state returns. Nationally, 328,000 farmers voted to continue marketing quotas to hold production about 30 percent below postwar peaks.
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Manhattan
Kansas
ASC
Washington P
Benson
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Band Rehearsal Tonight and Friday Concert
D J Cox, director, announced a band rehearsal tonight in the Memorial building community room. The concert Friday night will be at Highland Park.
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Memorial Building
D. J. Cox
Highland Park
Traffic Fatalities Reported by State Accident Records
TOPEKA Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section in the last 48 hours to date in 1955 254 for the same period in 1954 250 includes one earlier fatality of previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
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