Neighbors Turn to Work and Snack in Busy Homes Project
Two Chanute youths build adjacent homes on South Butter and share labor evenings. Pennington, city judge, is hospitalized after an appendectomy while Steeves, a young businessman, helps. A snack stored behind a tub is discovered, halting work briefly. Officials warn visitors about a clear entrance glass at the civic center as blood donors prepare for a Red Cross drive. February arrests reach 33 with 19 traffic violations and 2 DUI cases. 19 crashes, 2 burglaries, and February fines total $546.50.
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Chanute
South Butter
Robert Pennington
Forrest Steeves
Pennington
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Memorial Building
New Civic Center
Blood Mobile Visits Neo County Red Cross Schedule
Blood mobile units will visit Memorial Building in Chanute and Federated Church in Erie with quotas of 150 pints and 100 pints respectively. Donors may give on Wednesday at noon to 5 15 pm, Thursday 9 am to 2 15 pm, and Friday 9 am to 2 15 pm. Local volunteers, nurses, and coordinators arrange recruitment, canteen, storage, and registration duties.
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Neosho County
The
Red Cross
Federated Church
Erie
Eric
Marvin Huffman
Memorial Building
C. W. Brennan
Pioneer Appliance Company
Naff & Bolze Hardware Company
Chanute Business Machines Company
Melba Russum
Tor
Joe E. Hummer
County Red Cross
Abbueh
Donald E. Ray
William Hunt
Fred W. Robertson
Jim Cagoper
Mariam Leatherman
Carl Wortman Jr
Hans Herold
Vaughn Brooks
Frank Torres
John Mitchell
Martha Stout
Robert Blunk Jr
Lloyd Dalton
Elsie Fuller
Joe Carter
Mmes
Chessie McConnell
Clyde Stanley
Myrtle Swiler
Gertie Adams
Ethel Cox
K. L. Isham
D. C. McCune
Joe Payne
Co. E. Close
Louis Wible
J. D. Nolan
Ray Rush
Tom Boman
T. W. Haines
Edra Petterson
Boyd Smith
Manuel Fletcher
John Oliver
R. E. Williamson
Glen Hatfield
Charles Broadwell
Lowell Kreider
W. J. Kessinger
Royce Wells
Leater Purdy
A. G. Scofield
Leo Gottlieb
Logan Hunt
J. LeRoy Barker
Miio Johnson
Carl W. Stevens
Clair Jones
B. R. Coats
Mmet
Dean Skinner
Wayne Ruble
Dick Mc
Tornado in Ohio Fatal to One in Youngstown
A tornado moving east from Troy struck Youngstown's east side before 3 a.m. killing housewife Mary Falcott, 42, injuring six others, and damaging five homes. Andrew Falcott, 45, survived with cuts. Kenneth Conklin, 37, was blown out of his house and found his 2 year old son Billy safe in the wreckage.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Troy
Miami County
Mary Falcott
Andrew
Kenneth Conklin
Billy
Plan Discussed- School Board Visits Junior High Library
Members of the Board of Education visited the Royster Junior High to discuss library operations and how to meet student needs. Jeanette Wickstrom outlined facilities and services, noting the consolidation aids reading levels and teaches library techniques.
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Board of Education
Royster
Jeanette Wickstrom
Paul Parsons
Wickstrom
Motion to Force Debate On County Option Bill
Rep John Bower moves to force the county option bill from committee to floor for debate and vote on Thursday. The measure would shift liquor store questions to countywide votes, currently in State Affairs Committee since Jan 28.
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Topeka
House
John Bower
R-Mclouth
State Affairs
Rural Grange Meeting at School This Thursday
The Rural Grange will meet at p.m. Thursday at the school. Initiation will occur in the third and fourth degrees. Doughnuts and coffee will be served.
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Rural Grange
What Faith Means to Me Place for Youths
Chanute Mayor Jim Lightfoot reflects on Lent and the role of churches in the community. He credits churches and volunteers for a record of no juvenile delinquency and notes church involvement with youth activities like Boy Scouts and basketball. He thanks the Ministerial Alliance and praises their work for young people.
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Jim Lightfoot
Chanute
Lignfoot
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Young Peoples
Ministerial Alliance
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka
State accident records list 1955 traffic fatalities in Topeka during the last 24 hours and to date, with 79 total for 1955. The same period in 1954 recorded 94 fatalities.
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Topekap
Kansas
Voters decide on 55000 bond for Chanute armory
Chanute voters will decide at the April 5 city election whether to issue general obligation bonds not to exceed 55000 to fund construction of a Kansas National Guard armory in Chanute. The Kansas Military Board would contribute 45000, with the armory usable for community meetings when not in use by the Guard.
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Chanute
Kansas National Guard
Kansas
Kansas Military Board
Kansas State Guard
Military Board
Fire at Ozawkie nursing home prompts state investigation
State Fire Marshal Clyde Latchem says an investigation is planned to determine the cause of a fire that forced 17 aged men to flee from a nursing home at Ozawkie yesterday. Residents escaped injury as the building was destroyed.
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Topeka 7
Clyde Latchem
Ozawkie
Churchill says U S could strike with hydrogen bomb on hours notice
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the United States alone could deliver a full scale hydrogen bomb attack on short notice. He warned Britain faces future hydrogen attack risk and that the U S leads in knowledge and power to make nuclear weapons against Soviet Russia.
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London
Churchill
United States
Soviet Russia
House of Commons
Fatal auto crash claims Salina woman in Kansas
Mrs. Darrell D. Stafford, 49, of Salina Kansas, died in a hospital late last night from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Mound Ridge last Sunday. The crash occurred on a Saturday afternoon as reported.
Airport Here Operations Base In Search for Missing Plane
The Chanute airport became the base for a Civil Air Patrol search of southeastern Kansas for a missing Navy jet. About 20 CAP light civilian aircraft were to join, with operation directors Maj. K. A. Chatfield and Maj. J. C. Brock coordinating. The plane left Glenview NAS, Chicago, en route to Tulsa yesterday. pilot’s name not released. Search spans Osage City to Louisburg and Oklahoma line, with CAP wings from Missouri Illinois and Oklahoma assisting.
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Chanute
Civil Air Patrol
Kansas
FOF
Navy
CAP
Jnel
Maj
K. A. Chatfield
Air Force-Cap
J. C. Brock
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Tulsa
Osage City
Louisburg
Oklahoma Line
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas Cap
Tribune
Buck Up, Junior Educators Support Reconsidering F Grades
A group of educators led by Mrs. Newton P. Leonard argues F grades are not final. They favor narrative reports and parent teacher conferences and say standards should reflect future potential rather than past semester results.
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Newton P. Leonard
Providence
R. I
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
J. C. Wright
Iowa
Francis G. Cornell
University of Illinois
Darrell Blodgett
Wheaton
Irma Detjen
Webster Groves
Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wright
Cornell
Dodge City Named World Cowboy Capital Resolution Adopted
In Topeka the Kansas House backed a poetical resolution proclaiming Dodge City the World Cowboy Capital. The National Cowboys Association plans a memorial, while Rep. Howard Immel published a 52 line poem praising Kansas cowboys and Dodge City as the capital. Autors include Rep. Arthur Nevins and sponsors Reps Nance Berryman and Weaver.
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Topeka
Dodge City
National Cowboys Assn
New York
Howard Immel
R-Iola
Kansas
Sunflower State
Arthur Nevins
H. K. Nance
Montezuma
J. C. Berryman
Ashland
Ben Weaver
Mullinville
Parents Appear Action Delayed On School Bill
A Kansas House education committee hearing featured five delegates from Arkansas City opposing a bill to shift kindergarten and first grade entrance age to Oct 1 from Jan 1. They urged parental notice and more time for families to prepare, as experts warned of uneven class sizes next fall. The committee postponed action for further study.
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Topekap
House Education Committee
Arkansas City
George Sybrant
Sybrant
Charles Johnson
University of Kansas
Johnson
Kansas State Teachers Assn
Charles McGinness
Rcherryvale
McGinness
Mother and Father 4 Children Found Dead
In Phoenix a 39 year old veterinarian Dr George C Moffatt his wife Catherine and their four children were found shot to death in a four room home. Sheriff L C Boies said the husband killed his wife and children then shot himself. The husband lay in the living room with a snub nosed .38 pistol nearby. The wife lay in a bedroom with the two daughters Cindy Candice 7 Vickie Lynn 8. The two sons Wayne 11 and Gregory 3 were in a rear bedroom.
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Phoenix
Ariz
L. C. Boies
George C. Moffatt
Catherine
Cindy Candice
Vickie Lynn
Wayne
Gregory
Agreement Reached On State Water Plan
TOPEKA Gov. Fred Hall and legislative leaders reached a general agreement on tackling Kansas water problems. Sen. Phil Doyle Beloit chair of the Senate Water Resources Committee said lawmakers at a closed conference approved Hall's proposal for a water resources board to develop a state program.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Kansas
Phil Doyle
Beloit
Senate Water Resources Committee
Hall
Water Resources Board
Kansas calls for 115 draftees for April draft
Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell state selective service director said Topeka must furnish 115 men for the April draft. He noted the figure is the lowest since June 1952 and emphasized the ongoing national mobilization effort.
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Topeka
Kansas
Joe Nickell
State Selective Service
Bullet Wound Fatal To Kansas Farmer
Frank Orme was fatally shot at his farm eight miles east of Kingman Kansas. Harry Pickard 46 is detained after claiming the rifle fired accidentally while he cleaned it striking Orme in the head. Sheriff Virgil Thomas said Pickard and his wife worked at Orme's farm and that Orme had been in ill health.
Retail Council Announces Plans For 1955 observances
Members of the Retail Council of the Chanute Chamber of Commerce meet at the Kay Hotel to outline 1955 plans including programs on closing hours and holidays for retail stores. Floyd Bray chairs. new memberships gain approval. council roster includes Bray, Wilson, Naff, Koch, Durham, Heaton, Fisher, James, Coots.
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Kay Hotel
Floyd Bray
Dave Evans
Clarence Sievers
Carl Pate
Eddie Caldwell
E. W. Johnson
Topeka
Chanute Retail Council
Bray
Sara Wilson
Floyd Naff
Robert Koch
Jack Durham
Ralph Heaton
Robert Fisher
Crvil James
Jeff Coots
Jack Cunningham Found Guilty of Second Degree Forgery
Erie district court jury found Jack Cunningham formerly of Cherryvale guilty of second degree forgery. Verdict at 7 15 p m after 1 hour 15 minutes deliberation. Sentence deferred pending possible appeal. Case linked to checks passed in Chanute. John Mangan of Cherryvale had pleaded guilty earlier.
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Erie
Jack Cunningham
Cherryvale
Cunningham
John Mangan
Chanute
Snowbound Truck Blocked By Blizzard Near Murray Summit
Workers labored for hours to free a large truck stuck in a blizzard on Murray Summit south of Ely. The vehicle carried 6,200 pounds of artificial snow destined for a movie set in Sun Valley Idaho.
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Ely, Ney
Murray Summit
Here
Sun Valley
Idaho
Casey Drug Co. Offers Pe Vitamin Sure Plenomina Daily
Health notes mention Casey Drug Co promoting Pe Vitamin Sure Plenomina Daily for daily health. The short fragment indicates a vitamin product line and routine use.
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Casey Drug Co
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