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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
1
Chanute public school teachers will see pay raises averaging five percent for 1963 64, with about 290 dollars more per teacher annually. The board adopted the salary recommendations from the Chanute Teachers Assn after a special Feb 25 meeting, boosting administrator and staff pay and adjusting starting salaries and increments.
A Stark R. 1 barn owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Defenbaugh burned yesterday afternoon destroying 60 hogs 800 bales of hay 600 bushels of corn and other items Timmy the three year old Siamese cat perished in the blaze Cause of the fire is undetermined Mrs Defenbaugh discovered the fire about 2 15 pm and saved an uninsured truck despite the heat Rain helped limit further damage and the barn was insured while the home nearby avoided damage from the wind direction.
Hartford Kansas AP report: the Hartford High School manual training building was destroyed by fire early today. All equipment was lost and only one wall remained standing of the one story frame structure that stood across from the main building. Cause of the fire was not determined.
Fire Chief C W Brennan reviews storm warning duties with police, confirming sirens on police cruisers and Brennan’s car to supplement the air horn system. Cars cover town quadrants with continuous sirens and four air horn sites named, while residents are urged not to call for warnings to keep lines open. Families should decide how to respond in advance of any alert.
A winter storm moved out of Kansas with up to five inches of snow in the western part of the state. Temperatures will rise to 35-40 degrees in many areas, with lows near 15-30 northern to southern exposure due to ice. One inch or more of snow was reported west of Frankfurt to Dodge City, Phillipsburg highest with five inches.
Sheriff Bill Strukel begins a driver education program for traffic offenders in Girard. The course will include a tour of the county jail. Justice of the Peace Glenn Neely of Alma has already sentenced one offender to a day in the sheriff s traffic school.
Five voters registered during the late period last night for the city primary on March 19, City Clerk Howard Parsons reported. The office will stay open until 9 PM through Friday for registration before books close for the primary.
The Kansas Wheat Commission held a two day meeting at the Tioga Hotel to promote new wheat products and market development. Bulger a cooked wheat product will be tested in school hot lunch programs in Kansas and 14 other states. Additional items include Wheat Nuts a puffed snack and broader use of bread in restaurants. A schedule of fairs and shows for exhibits was approved. Attendees included six of seven commissioners and representatives from agriculture state university and the board.
Five railroad unions representing about 210000 on train employees seek to protect about 65000 jobs as carriers press to overhaul work rules. Chicago talks set for March 13 after Supreme Court upholds railroads right to change rules.
February police court bonds and fines totaled 356 dollars, up 196 from January and 516 for the year to March 1. Parking meter penalties reached 265 on two months, with 1,134 tickets in February and 1,001 in January. Calls for police service fell to 190. One felony arrest occurred in each month, with 54 and 56 misdemeanor arrests respectively. Four intoxication charges in February, one driving while intoxicated arrest each month. Seven burglaries and break ins noted, plus an armed robbery. Traffic arrests were 16, down two from January. Reckless driving five citations. illegal parking and miscellaneous four. speeding, no license, defective lights one each. Police investigated 13 traffic accidents in February, four fewer than January, with no serious injuries. Animal control listed 40 dogs picked up for Jan–Feb 76 total. 21 dogs placed in February, 16 in January, 21 killed in February, 14 in January. Eskridge, Kan. Keith Fee, 23, died in a bite by farm equipment while preparing to grind feed. Fee was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fee. A younger brother was killed in December. Police car mileage 8,110. gasoline 781. Twenty meals bought for prisoners and transients. half the number purchased in January.
Intercepted note addressed to Cha hints at a potential need for a few nurses following a conflict over an LPN course. The terse wording implies a wartime or medical training dispute affecting staffing needs. No dates or locations given.
The Kansas House rejected a measure requiring front seat belts in new 1964 model cars by 58 to 62 votes, short of the 63 needed to pass. A second bill allowing county commissioners to set courthouse hours passed 110 to 0 and moved to the Senate. Another bill giving the Kansas Supreme Court original and exclusive reapportionment jurisdiction passed without opposition.
Chanute boards press for a licensed practical nurse program with support from Neosho Memorial Hospital as Coffeyville bids for the site. The plan hinges on State Board approvals and federal Manpower Act funding, with the program potentially starting June 30 if chosen.
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