President Signs Eight Measures After Abdominal Operation
President Eisenhower signed eight bills into law today, mostly minor, after a three week post surgery period. He was reported to be progressing well, taking short walks and preparing for possible discharge from Walter Reed to his Gettysburg farm.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sherman Adams
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hagerty
Gettysburg
Life termer seeks habeas writ in murder case
Murl D. White, a life term prisoner at Lan sing, files in District Court for a writ of habeas corpus to win release. White, 56, Coffeyville, was convicted in Montgomery County for first degree murder in the Aug.1, 1954 shooting of Jack Eugene Akers. Judge Dawes orders Warden Hoffman to produce him July 9. White alleges illegal confinement due to lack of legal counsel, claiming denial of due process.
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Leavenworth
Lansing
Wheat Farmers Are Neglected Children in Midwest Belt
State Sen. John C. Woelk criticized Western Kansas wheat growers as neglected children of the Midwest farm belt. Woelk, pursuing the 6th District Republican congressional nomination, spoke on their plight and called for attention to their needs.
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Russell
Kansas
John C. Woelk
Midwest
Woelk
Western Kansas Farmers Hit Hard by Drought and Acreage Limits
Farmers in western Kansas suffer most from drought and claim federal farm programs offer little relief. Woelk argues voluntary acreage reductions have punished the region and that if wheat cannot be planted, a second cash crop is unlikely due to weather. He supports soil bank aid but calls for larger acreage reserves where climate makes current allotments unfair.
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Kansas
Woelk
Soil Bank
Wall Street Advances as Steel Shares Rally in Late Trading
Wall Street gains broaden with steels and rails among advancing groups as analysts note labor talks supportive. Aircrafts and chemicals led early, with cement and road equipment stocks adding strength while steel stocks lagged relative to market leaders.
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New York
Chg
Am Tel&Tel
Anac
Atchison
Beth Steel
Chrysler
du Pont
Hagle P
Vaexees
Gen Motors
Tex
Penney, JC
Phill Pet
Reyn Met
Sears
Ces
Sinclair O
Socony
Ceees
Spen Chem
Std
Tim. Gtoel
Forty eight law school graduates admitted to Kansas bar
In Topeka the Kansas Supreme Court admitted forty eight recent law school graduates to the Kansas bar today. The ceremony marked a new cohort entering licensed practice across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Steel Deadlock Hanging Fire Over Expected Steel Contract
New York big three steel firms presented a new contract proposal to United Steelworkers to head off an industry wide strike set for midnight Saturday. A three year deal with a ten cent hourly increase the first year was suggested, replacing a rejected five year plan with a 72 cent rise. Firms prepared to bank furnaces tonight at Gary Indiana and tomorrow in the Pittsburgh area as a precaution to avoid damage from a possible work stoppage.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
Gary
Ind
Pittsburgh
Shift Could Move TV To UHF Channels Across US
The FCC proposed studying a full or partial shift of television to ultra high frequency channels 14 through 83. The plan would reshape telecasting a decade from now and acknowledges mixing UHF with older VHF channels 2 through 13 in the same community has not met expectations.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Professional Races In Boating Contest
Elite outboard speed racers head to El Dorado for the first Lake Bluestem event on July 4. About 60 boats from four states join the Blue Stem Boat Club program, with former world record holders John and Mrs. Marsh of Wichita racing, Marsh previously hitting 48 mph in a hydroplane and Mrs. Marsh 47 mph in similar craft.
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EL Dorado
Lake Bluestem
Bluestem Boat Club
John Marsh
Wichita
Marsh
State Wheat Harvest Nearing Completion
State harvest labor office reports Kansas wheat harvest near completion with most fields cut south of a McPherson to Elkhart line. Northward progress ranges from 30 to 90 percent, with some areas under 30 percent. Custom combines are surplus and moving into Nebraska. Yields include 535 bushels per acre in Rooks and about seven bushels in Cheyenne.
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Great Bend
State Harvest Labor Control Office
Kansas
McPherson
Elkhart
Daily Progress
Salina
Syracuse
Tribune
Phillipsburg
Tribune- Phillipsburg
Nebraska
Rooks County
Cheyenne
Celebration Proposed For Kansas Centennial Funding
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce Promotion Council urges a statewide centennial celebration in 1961 with a proposed $500,000 fund. The group asks the chamber board to seek National Park Service funds to evaluate three sites Fort Larned Shawnee Mission and remnants of the Santa Fe trail near Dodge City as potential national parks or monuments.
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Topeka
Kansas Chamber of Commerce Promotion Council
Chamber
National Park Service
Kansas
Fort Larned
Dodge City
Woman Satisfies Lifelong Ambition in Digging Duty
Mrs. R. L. Freeman, 39, a Omaha housewife, fulfilled a lifelong goal by operating a dirt digging machine. At E. A. Dougherty’s playground project, she dug a 60 foot pipeline trench under his instruction, noting the lever sequence made it easy.
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Omaha
R. L. Freeman
E. A. Dougherty
Dougherty
Mrs. Freeman
Ladies Day Golf Winners At Country Club
Twenty one members of the Ladies Day Golf Club played yesterday afternoon at the Country Club. Four low net scores awarded: Lorene Carson 34, Mrs. Gerald Endsley 36, Mrs. William Gray Jr 37, Mrs. F. G. Hooker 38. Mrs. Dean Gough was chairman.
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Ladies Day Golf Club
Lorene Carson
Gerald Endsley
William Gray Jr
F. G. Hooker
Dean Gough
Church Talks Race Issue in Omaha Legion Case
The Congregational Christians vow to pursue legal action over racial discrimination in housing, schools, and churches. The General Council approved financing against Omaha Legion post on grounds it refused to accommodate A. Houston Gordon, a Negro delegate from Chicago. Dr. Thomas Anderson urged forgiveness instead.
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Omaha
General Council
Legion Post
Omaha Legion Post
A. Houston Gordon
Chicago
Council
Thomas Anderson
Atlanta
Friederich Sailor Leaves Home on Leave for Iowa
A-2c Bill L. Friederich son of Mr and Mrs O H Friederich 1007 N Kansas has been home on leave and will leave tonight for Waverly Iowa reflecting a military assignment and travel plans currently noted in the station's report context.
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Bill L. Friederich
O. H. Friederich
Kansas
Waverly
Iowa
Covered Dish Dinner At Kuest Baptist Women’s Guild
The Business Women’s Guild of the Kuest Baptist Church held a covered dish dinner at Vendla Kjellander’s home, 116 North Garfield. Eight members and one guest, Mrs. Darrell Green, attended with Grace Hill presiding. Lulu Leonard led the lesson “The Living Word” from John E. Skoglund’s book They Reach for Life.
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Elsie Ivins
Business Women’s Guild
Kuest Baptist Church
Vendla Kjellander
North Garfield
Darrell Green
Grace Hill
Lulu Leonard
John E. Skoglund
How Can I Prevent Soiling Wall Paper When Cleaning Woodwork
Use a tin strip one foot by six inches pressed against the woodwork edge to shield wallpaper from the cleaning rag. This method also helps when painting or varnishing.
Etiquette Note On Seating And Introductions
The guide states it is proper to seat a woman on the right of her male companion when feasible. It notes guests of honor typically sit to the host’s right and the senior officer sits on the junior’s right, with introductions ending as the guest departs.
Chanute Tribune 1956 etiquette Qs on greetings and napkins
In a Chanute Tribune etiquette quiz from June 27 1956 readers answer that an appropriate response to being thanked is thank you very much fits. Guests should unfold the napkin only halfway when placing on lap. applauding guest speakers is proper once when introduced and again after they speak.
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the Tribune
Nation's Cleaners
W. Main
The
Chanute Tribune
He Company
Chanate Discount
Foille
Jantzen Beach Shoes
Elaine
E. Main
Durham & Jordan
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