Two Blinded Convicts Trained in Kansas Penitentiary
Ronald L. Williamson and Elliott Smith, both 27 to 28, became permanently blind after drinking methyl alcohol in a river during the 1962 Christmas holidays. Now inside Kansas State Penitentiary they learn cane use and Braille with instructors Vernetta Davenport and LaVerne Stucker guiding their obstacle perception and literacy, amid personal stories of blindness and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L. Williamson
Elliott Smith
The
State Department of Social Welfare
Division of Services For the
Williamson
Smith
William
Lookers on applaud the river swimmers
A reader question asks about the sentence The looker ons applauded the men who had swam the river and correctness. The text shows suggested capitalization and tense, with comment on pronouncing vindicatory and identifying dilettante as a word for art enthusiasts. It includes a prison vignette about inmates in a yard, their routines, and a blind man finding purpose.
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Penitentiary
Williamson
Foodtown Super Market and Washburns Featured
Foodtown Super Market and Jack Bennett are highlighted alongside Washburn's Texaco Service run by Bob and Frank Washburn in a brief local business notice. The item notes local storefronts and proprietors in the town’s commercial landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foodtown Super Market
Jack Bennett
Washburn's
Texaco Service
Bob & Frank
Washburn
Doctor’s advice and quirky wildlife quips from clips
A doctor tells a patient to rest from golf and work at the office while quips report on pelicans with huge feeding pouches. The notes joke about a dog food rack market and baby birds gorging on scraps as older birds regurgitate fish into the pouch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okla
Proverbial lines from clipped papers and quips
A collection of brief, humorous or moral quotes from small newspapers. It cites Clark County Clip, McCune Herald, Tulsa Tribune, Vici Beacon, and Russell News, reflecting local humor and social observations about money, home ownership, calories, and gender roles.
First Grade Room Shuffle Noted In Irving School Newsletter
Dayton AP reports Irving School first grade class notes a room shuffle with four pupils moving from Mrs Burgess to Mrs Myers and six pupils from Miss Albers adjusting well. The item highlights classroom changes and student adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Irving School
Italian mayor extras duties clock winding in small town
Mayor Alessandro Moletta of Zeme Lomellina, Italy, has begun winding the town clock after veteran clock winder Giuseppe Llandro retired at 52. Moletta was not enthusiastic about the extra duty but no one else stepped up.
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Mortara
Italy
Alessandro Moletta
Zeme Lomellina
Giuseppe Llandro
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Er Johnny Johnston
Associated Press
Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Ity
Stucker
James Post
Shawnee County
Geary County
Mid-America Refining CO. O. H. Cunningham
Manley Transfer CO
Fred Manley
Churchill, Inc. R. D., Jack & Jerry ChurchiLl
Disney's Market
Mrs
Pete Disney
Ford Tractor Sales
Loren Brooks
Bauer's Market
Gaylord Bauer
Motor Inn
Elise and Allan Hall
Jensen Egg CO
Philip Jensen
Bert D. Beck Jr
Bob Donovan
Veterans OF Foreign Wars Post No
Charits
Merle Kelly
Ford Inc
Ford
Mercury & Lincoln
Ee Ice Cream
J. D
George Lightfoot
Jayhawk Glass CO
Jean Williams
Orley
Doris Barker
Harrison
Bob Tobey
Chanute Farmers Co-Op Ass
Gerald Williamson
Mgr
McCune Motor CO
George J. McCune
York Electric CO
R. A. York
McLaren Agency
Glen
Bob McLaren
ASH Grove Lime & Portland Cement CO
Hans Flowers
Dorothy Mae Nelson
A-Men
Skinney Electric Service
Skinney Beeson
C. L. Fisher
Chevrolet Sales and Service
Berthot Construction CO
Charles Berthot
Yur
Silver Grill
Harry
Robert Soderquist
Chanute Lumber CO
Dick Ahring
ED Wramson Stores, Inc
Jack Lass
Calvert
Raymond Pierpont
Chanute Auto Parts
Jim Scott
Richardson Insurance Forest Richardson
First National Bank
Dale
DR. Pepper Bottling CO
Earl R
Lawrence W. Legge
Naff & Bolze
Floyd Naff
Emmet Bolze
Bank OF Commerce
Bryant's Rest Home
David Bryant
Prop
Chanute Termite & Pest Control
Howard M. Gatt
Chanute Tribune
Charles Ballou
Clara Graham
Shurtleff Motor CO. Inc
Dodge
Dodge Truck
Ralph Ellis
Young America
Betty Lou Butcher
B&h
Bill Althaber
Cozy
Chandler's Standard Service
Wilbur Chandler
Ashley Clinic
Oilfield Research Labs
Carl Pat
American Legion Post
Chanute
Kansas
Devel
God
Clark County
McCune Herald
Tulsa Tribune
Vici
Beacon
Russell News
Rock of Ages
Rock of Aces
Williams Monument
Broadway
Lola, Kansa
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