Girl Scouts Honor Fathers at Banquet
The Girl Scout Father-Daughter banquet at the Masonic Temple drew 450 attendees including troop leaders and mothers. Troop 8 led the flag ceremony and Senior Scouts performed songs, showcases, and skits before Taps to close the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Masonic Temple
Nancy Donaldson
Janet Ebert
Mariam Leatherman
Sharon Umbargar
Dixie Eyestone
Ione Albertson
Tribune
Neosho County News Briefs Include City Engine Move and Local Events
City moves diesel engine from Santa Fe yards to municipal electric plant and plans to relocate a steam locomotive within Santa Fe Park. Fire Chief Brennan rescues a windblown laundered dress. Drilling in Neosho County slows. fewer rigs than last year. Annual school census to begin, with enumerators listed. Future Nurses Club organized at Senior High School with plans by student committee and nursing sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Municipal Electric
Future Nurses
Color TV for Wichita
The Communications Commission authorized Southwestern Bell Telephone Co to enlarge its microwave relay facilities to deliver color television network programs to Wichita, Kansas. This move aims to expand nationwide color broadcasts to the city, enabling local viewers to access improved programming. The plan involves upgrading transmission links and coordinating with network affiliates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Communications Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Wichita
Kas
Mild Weather Forecast For Kansas City Area
Forecaster in Topeka predicts fair windy and warmer conditions through Wednesday. Low tonight near 40, highs around 70 on Wednesday. Dust may rise in some areas as winds strengthen, with 30s to 40s expected in various regions and 60s to near 70 for tomorrow’s highs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Chanute
Wichita
Miracle prayer asked for ill pastor in Milwaukee church
Rev. Eugene Solie 27, pastor of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of Milwaukee, lies in University Hospital in Ann Arbor for a rare blood ailment. He asked his congregation by wire recording to pray for a miracle, while preserving faith in God's wisdom. On his birthday his wife Ruth gave birth to their second daughter as prayer meetings continue at home.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
UPA
University Hospital
Eugene Solie
Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of Milwaukee
Solie
Ruth
House Panel OKs 11.9 Percent Pay Raise for Career Servicemen
By a 30 to 0 vote the House Armed Services Committee approved an average 11.9 percent pay hike for career servicemen. The yearly cost is estimated at 745 million dollars.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Disney and Thomas Top TV Emmys in Hollywood
Walt Disney and Danny Thomas led the seventh annual Emmy awards placing two Emmys each. ABC dominated with six wins while NBC and CBS each took seven. Loretta Young became the first to hold both an Oscar and an Emmy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Walt Disney
Danny Thomas
ABC
NBC
George Gobel
Loretta Young
Art Carney
Audrey Meadows
CBS
Jackie Gleason
Television Academy
Nbc-Tv
Disney
Thomas
Daddy
John Daly
Carney
Miss Meadows
Honor System Starts On New Jersey Parkway
The Garden State Parkway begins a 24 hour honor system at the Lakewood and Pleasantville toll plazas. Unmanned tolls from midnight to 8 a.m. are continued to save costs. D Louis Tonti, acting executive director of the New Jersey Highway Authority, cites proven honesty in a prior trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bank
N. J
Garden State Parkway
Lakewood
Pleasantville
Louis Tonti
N. J. Highway Authority
Deadline Friday To File for Posts In City Election
May or J D Lightfoot filed a petition today as a candidate for the Chanute city commission he currently holds. Filing ends at 5 p m Friday for the April 5 election. Two city commission and three school board seats are open. Registration runs late each night through Friday 10 p m while books close then. A primary date could be set March 22 if enough candidates file.
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J. D. Lightfoot
Chanute
Commission
Lightfoot
Raymond York
Charles Rice
City Commission
Mrs. Dixon Fatally Burned In Apartment Fire
Eleanor S. Dixon, thirty three, formerly married to columnist George Dix on, died in her apartment from a mattress fire likely started by a cigarette. Deputy Coroner Richard Rosenberg and Police Homicide Captain Richard Felber concluded the blaze probable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eleanor S. Dixon
George Dixon
Richard Rosenberg
Richard Felber
Chanute FFA Top Judges at Southeast Kansas Poultry Meet
Chanute FFA won with 3098 points at Coffeyville poultry judging school. team members Naughton Berthot Reinhardt and Reaves placed in top 10 individually. Altoona Humboldt Erie Iola led others, while Richard Streets of Altoona was top scorer with 792. Team placings spanned emblem divisions across several schools.
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Chanute Future Farmers of America
Kansas
Coffeyville
Gary Naughton
Gary Berthot
Lou Reinhardt
Charles Reaves
Quentin Sciler
Bill Bareis
Bob Schultz
Altoona
Humboldt
Erie
Iola
Chanute
Naughton
Berthoz
Reinhardt
Reaves
Richard Streets
Altamont
Fredonia
Columbus
Cherryvale
Neodesha
Fort Scott
Independence
McCune
Girard
Eureka
Kincaid
Yates Center
Riverton
Parsons
Caney
Chetopa
Burns Fatal to Kansas City Woman and Child
Mrs. Louis Carr Jr., 27, died yesterday from burns suffered last Wednesday at her home. Her daughter Patricia, 2, also died from burns when a gas range ignited fumes from a cleaning-fluid container. The baby died Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Louis Carr Jr
Patricia
What Faith Means to Me Time for Inventory
Wayne M. Taylor urges Lent reflection on spiritual wealth. He lists faith, prayer, guidance, understanding, love for neighbors, selfless service, forgiveness, humility, and honesty as core traits for Christians to cultivate in work church and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
Board approves $100 raises for teachers with several exceptions
The Chanute Board of Education met to approve a $100 annual salary raise for all teachers except 11 staffers who receive higher increases up to $300. Five resignations were accepted including Charles Yoos who will join Pittsburg schools. New hires include Mrs. Dumas Mrs. Lacey and Nancy Coonrod.
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Board of Education
Charles Yoos
Chanute
Pittsburg Public Schools
Eldon Penner
Bill Allen
Clyde E. Tunnell
Alcott
Cox
Miss McLemore
Harry Dumas
Glen Lacey
Nancy Coonrod
Dumas
Cimarron
N. M
Kansas City Teachers College
University of Wyoming
University of Kansas City
Kansas City
Lacey
Grant Rural High School
Pittsburg Teachers College
Stark
Big Creek
Hutton
Coonrod
Ohio Flood Damages Across Four States
The Ohio River flood forces hundreds from shorelines across Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Indiana. Officials warn the crest near Cincinnati at 61 feet and Meigs County areas report 5 feet of water in Pompey with 36 homes evacuated and 46 businesses knocked out.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
American Red Cross
J. L. Person
Ohio River
Red Cross
Gallipolis
Main Street
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Four Officers Missing From Fort Campbell
Four officers from the 408th Airborne Quartermaster Co. were reported missing on Kentucky Lake near Paris Tennessee after they left Sunday afternoon to go fishing. Col Edward L White said a search party formed when they did not report for duty Monday morning. Two boats were located upright along the shore with one boat missing a motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Campbell
408Th Airborne Quartermaster Co
Kentucky Lake
Paris
Tenn
Edward L. White
Chanute Band Joins Southeast Kansas Festival in Coffeyville
The annual high school band festival for the Southeast Kansas League will take place in Coffeyville on March 18. About 500 musicians from Chanute and eight other cities will perform in a combined band under guest director H. G. Palmer of Fort Hays State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kas
Harvey Lewis
Kiendley
Two women rob elderly man of savings in Welda Kansas
An 80-year-old Charles Thompson was robbed of 1200 dollars by two dark complexioned women who entered his home and exploited his ailments claim. They fled with accomplices in a new car, in a crime sheriff Sam Geer says targets seniors with small savings.
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Welda, Kas
Highway Patrol
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Sam Geer
Garnett
Nine Cars Pile Up On Detroit Speedway
Nine cars piled up in rapid succession on Detroit's Edsel Ford Expressway in one of the citys largest mass bumps. Police said No 1 stalled No 2 pushed it No 3 slowed and was hit by No 4 No 5 slowed to avoid the first four No 6 hit No 5 No 7 and No 8 stopped and No 9 pushed No 8 into No 7 Seven autos were towed and only one minor injury reported with three tickets issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Pasquel Dies in Plane Crash in Mexico
Jorge Pasquel, noted Mexican sportsman who led a 1946 raid on American baseball talent, died in a plane crash in San Luis Potosi last night. Five others aboard were killed.
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Mexico City
Jorge Pasquel
San Luis Potosi
Eisenhower Foundation Plans Library in Abilene
The Eisenhower Foundation announced plans to build a presidential library in Abilene to house President Eisenhower's official papers. Trustees aim to coordinate with state officials and the U S archivist, with details on funding and building type to follow.
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Abilene
Kas
Eisenhower Foundation
Eisenhower
Foundation
Veterans of America
United States
The
Midwest
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Rise in 1955 Toll
State accident records show 84 deaths to date in 1955, and 103 in the same period of 1954. The latest 24 hour report lists one fatality, reflecting ongoing highway dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
Kansas
Hearing Monday On TB Hospital By House Group
The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a Topeka hearing next Monday on a deficiency appropriation to build a state tuberculosis hospital at Chanute. A $500,000 request would supplement a matching 1953 appropriation as bids show the project may cost over $990,000. A Chanute delegation of four residents including Joe F. Balch, Ross Cooper, Mrs. Bruce Burris, and E. W. Johnson will travel to testify.
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Topeka
House
Ways and Means
Chanute
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
John Sherman
Ways and Means Committee
Joe F. Balch
Ross Cooper
Bruce Burris
E. W. Johnson
Anderson
Sherman
Dulles Sees Chinese Reds Not Bluffing on Formosa
Secretary of State Dulles, back from the Far East, believes the Chinese Communists will strike militarily against Nationalist held islands near Formosa. He told congressional briefings and spoke on national networks, noting threats may combine attack with subversion of Chiang Kai-shek’s Formosa refuge. He declined to detail American defense intentions for Quemoy and Matsu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Formosa
Far East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Chiang Kaishek
Quemoy
Matsu
Red
House Group Okays 90 Per Cent Parity
The House Agriculture Committee approved legislation to replace the flexible farm program with price supports at 90 percent of parity for major crops. Chairman Cooley noted a 23-11 vote and called it a non-partisan cross party decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
D-Nc
Diver Reelected President Of Silver Beavers Council
Dwight C. Diver of Chanute was reelected president of the Silver Beavers organization of the Sedan Area Boy Scout council at the annual spring meeting in Parsons. Attending were N. A. Armel of Humboldt and Diver, A. F. Leverenz, Ralph Willcott, E. W. Johnson and Felix Bouray of Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight C. Diver
Chanute
Organization of Silver Beavers
Sedan Area
Boy Scout Council
Parsons
N. A. Armel
Humboldt
Diver
A. F. Leverenz
Ralph Willcott
E. W. Johnson
Felix Bouray
Cargo Shift Blamed for Mor Mackite Sinking
The Coast Guard said improper cargo loading caused the freighter Mor Mackite to capsize and sink during an Atlantic storm last October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Be Vitamin Sure Plenamins daily for health
Casey Drug Co promotes Plenamins as a daily health supplement. The notice emphasizes daily vitamin intake and general well being. No further details on price or availability are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Drug Co
State law may aid cities in planning free parking sites
Chanute could gain free parking near the business district under a new state law allowing first and second class cities to issue revenue bonds to buy off street parking areas. Bonds are secured by net parking meter revenue and site value. The Chamber of Commerce discussed the bill and urged city action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Chamber l of Commerce
Charles Henshall
Ed City
Henshall
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Wendell Bowyer
Bowyer
al LaSalle
Paul Parsons
Carl Breiner
Murray Hill
C. H. Pankratz
RN Club
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Fern Brown
James A. Butin
Medical Auxiliary
Rosemary Nation
Carmen McMinimy
Marilyn Mull
Margaret Wood
Coseerselves
New Jersey Parkway
Ed Cathers
Walter M. Poor
Ebur S. Schultz
Dixon
Chanute Ffa
By Wayne M. Taylor
Penner
College of Emporia
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Republic
Yoos
Pittsburg
D. J. Cox
Royster
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Supt
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Pasquel
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