Left Hand Pitch Prayer for Mrs. Lane Prayer Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Kansas City friends unite in prayer for Mrs. Vincent Lane wife and mother traveling to Lourdes France seeking cure for failing health. Former Dorothy Woodward teacher in Buffalo and Chanute High School 1987 39, wife of Tribune reporter 1937 41 now Marine. Lane former Women’s Chamber of Commerce president owner of Town House gift shop. Accompanied by husband, children stay home.
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Kansas City
Vincent Lane
Atlantic Ocean
Our Lady of Lourdes
Lourdes
France
Lane
Women's Chamber of Commerce
Town House
Washington Avenue Methodist
Mrs. Ora Evans Found Dead at Home
Mrs Ora Evans 67 of 11018 Central was found dead at her home after visiting relatives. County coroner Dr H F Swain said she died of natural causes about 1 pm Tuesday. She lived alone and is survived by four sons, five grandchildren, and four brothers. Funeral arrangements by WilsonJohnson Mortuary, burial in Clifty Ark, on Saturday.
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Ora Evans
Central
H. F. Swain
Delmar
Honolulu
Wilson-Johnson Mortuary
Clifty
Ark
Throckmorton and Herr Inspect Local Junior College Visit
Adel Throckmorton state superintendent and F Floyd Herr director of certification inspected local higher education facilities including the Junior College after visiting Independence Community College earlier. Luncheon host was Supt Buford Fisher with Board President Floyd Naff and deans Howard Jester Eldon Penner. Country Club dining will offer evening service starting at 5 30.
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Adel Throckmorton
Neosho Memorial Hospital reaches 10000th patient
Neosho Memorial Hospital announced that more than 10 000 patients have been admitted since opening in January 1951. The 10 000th patient was Mrs Ollie Brown of Thayer admitted at 8 30 am Wednesday for surgery. The hospital plans a new 20 bed wing due by April 1 to handle overflow with four 4 bed wards and two 2 bed rooms.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Elsie Ellis
Ollie Brown
Thayer
FBI arrests bank bandit suspect in Bronx hospital
FBI nabbed a 33 year old Bronx racehorse trainer in a Bronx hospital bed after a $188000 Westchester bank robbery. Agents recovered $100000 from the car trunk. Paisnner will be arraigned today before a U S commissioner. Police say a second suspect remains at large. The tellers abduction occurred near Port Chester.
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New York
FBI
Bronx
Westchester County
Arthur L. Paisnuer
Paisnner
County Trust Co
Port Chester
U.S
Mary F. Kostolos
Larchmont
N. Y
Paisnuer
Former Smolan Banker Sentenced for Embezzlement Shortage
Raymond Holmquist, 44, former cashier of Smolan State Bank, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of embezzlement involving about $30,000. Bank inspectors reported 156 accounts tampered with, linked to a $258,000 shortage. Holmquist claimed losses from speculation in beans rye and egg futures.
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Salina
Raymond Holmquist
Smolan
Kas
Holmquist
Board For Trade
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Topeka 1956 Update
Kansas Accident Records lists traffic fatalities. In last 24 hours zero. to date in 1956 ninety five. For 1955 same period ninety. Official record shows daily and year to date totals by state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Red Cross Drive Reaches $3498 Mark County Campaign
The Neosho County Red Cross drive totals $3498.34 toward a $10709 goal as returns come in. County chairmen Charles Forsyth and Eric urge larger contributions to fund blood programs armed forces services and disaster aid.
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Neosho County
Red Cross Fund
Charles Forsyth
Eric
Red Cross
Walter M. Poor
Chanute
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Forsyth
Galesburg
Merle Willis
Stark
Daniel Goday
Erie
Earlton
Thayer
St. Paul
Court Rules Newsboy In Business for Himself
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Miami Herald newsboy Wayne Molesmith was in business for himself when he struck a woman with his motorcycle, and the Herald is not responsible for her injuries. The court set aside a $31,000 damages award to Mrs. Mary Kendall in the suit.
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Tallahassee
Fla.p
Florida Supreme Court
Miami Herald
Mary Kendall
The
Herald
Wayne Molesmith
Fire Fatal at Abilene Motel Office Building
Abilene Kas P Sylvan C Garten 38 of Abilene died early today in a fire that broke out in his apartment on the second floor of the office building of an Abilene motel.
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Abilene, Kas
P-Sylvan C. Garten
Abilene
Worker killed as wall collapses at schoolhouse site
Smith Center Kansas. P For rest Snedden 67 Beloit Kansas was killed today when a brick wall of an old schoolhouse he was helping hazed toppled on him.
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Smith Center
Kas
Forrest Snedden
Beloit
Haze
Harrowing 30 Minutes For Mother and Son in Well Rescue
A 25 year old Middlesex County mother and her 2 year old son were lowered from a 35 foot well in Wake Virginia after her 4 year old son alerted others. Neighbors Lang Sadler and Rudolph Benson improvised a rope and ladder and pulled them to safety. Gary escaped with minor cuts while his mother Mrs. John C Estes Jr was unharmed.
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Wake
Middlesex County
John C. Estes Jr
Gary
Johnny
Gray
Rudolph Benson
Mrs. Estes
Settlement Plan is Unacceptable in Westinghouse Strike
The 144 day Westinghouse strike drew an unanimous IUE conference board call for immediate new negotiations to reach a fair workable agreement. James B. Carey said the decision was not a rejection or acceptance, while Westinghouse accused the union of effectively rejecting the plan. The dispute affects two score plants and has cost millions. Carey plans to meet with government mediator Joseph Finnegan about further talks and wage safeguards were criticized.
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Washington
Westinghouse
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Carey
IUE
Joseph Finnegan
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Eisenhower directs focus on duties amid health rumors
The White House stated President Eisenhower has not relinquished any constitutional duties and intends to continue as president. Assistant Press Secretary Murray Snyder dismissed Sen. Sparkman’s claim the office would be shrunk after the heart attack. News also notes trade easing with Russia occurred due to Western European pressure.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Asst
Murray Snyder
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Tribune Delivery Notice
If you don’t receive your Tribune, contact your carrier. If unavailable, call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Faith Is Exciting Lentens Series by Mrs Baltz
Mrs Baltz presents a Lenten series urging Christian faith through God’s power and Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. The talk emphasizes knowing the hope of our calling, daily Bible reading, prayer, and experimental knowledge of God as key to spiritual growth and eternal life.
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Jesus Christ
Paul
Jesus
Four Newton Girls Escape Abduction Near Cherryvale
Four Newton Iowa high school girls told deputies they escaped abduction after wrecking the car used by two young men in a hijacking that began near Independence. They identified Lois Davis Judy Damman Janeane Fahrney and Gloria Jensma as the reported victims and said the captors fled on foot near Cherryvale. Authorities sought the two men described as 24 to 26 years old armed with a revolver and questioned the girls after they reached a farmhouse and called police.
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Independence
Kas
Newton
Iowa
Floyd Huggins
Lois Davis
Judy Damman
Janeane Fahrney
Gloria Jensma
Steven Damman
Long Island
N. Y
Steven
Air Force
Jerry Damman
Judy
Damman
Here
Huggins
Jensma
Cherryvale
Third District GOP Picks Delegates At Coffeyville Convention
Neosho and Wilson Counties sent a large delegation as the Third District Republicans met in Coffeyville to back Eisenhower for reelection. The group endorsed state officials and proposed three of four national delegates, naming Darby Ruppenthal and Strohm for leadership roles and Hagman Hartley as district delegates with others chosen for alternate roles.
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Harry Darby
Kansas City
Lloyd Ruppenthal
Mildrew Strohm
W. R. Hagman
Pittsburg
Robert Hartley
Baxter Springs
John Wall
Sedan
Emmett Wilson
Independence
Hugh T. Jones Jr
Chanute
Kirke Dale
Arkansarge
Darby
C. Y. Semple
GOP
R. J. Gilbert
Coffeyville
Holton
Emporia
Dodge City
Ottawa
Beloit
Neosho
Wilson Counties
Noel Wood
Weather forecast and past conditions for Kansas region
Forecast calls for a warm spell with a rise in temperatures across southeastern and southern Kansas while a cold front moves into the northwest. Tonight will be fair and warmer, with lows in the 30s to 40s and Friday high in the upper 60s southeast. Precipitation totals include 0.04 inch at Topeka and 0.01 inch at Chanute.
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Topekap
Kansas
P. N. Bland
Eland
Topeka
Wichita
Emporia
Chanute
Olathe
Pittsburg
Salina
Two Escaped Prisoners Captured Near St. Joe
Two escaped military prisoners, James Kline 20 Springfield Illinois and Ronald South 20 Munster Indiana, were captured near St Joseph by Missouri state troopers after fleeing from the parolee barracks outside the U S Disciplinary Barracks. They were found in a car stolen at North Kansas City and had been missing since 1 a m yesterday.
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FT. Leavenworth
St. Joseph
Missouri
Public Information Office
James Kline
Springfield
Ill
Ronald South
Munster
Ind
North Kansas City
PIO
U. S. Disciplinary Barracks
Three Men Released On $500 Bond Each In Larceny Case
Three young men face grand larceny charges in connection with a motorcycle theft in Chanute. Bill Wing and Donald Wing of rural Humboldt and James Perry of El Dorado were released on $500 bonds each. State cases filed in district court today.
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Erie
Chanute
Bill Wing
Donald Wing
Humboldt
James Perry
el Dorado
GM contract revision to aid dealers buyers
General Motors president Curtice urged revisions to GM dealer contracts to help dealers and customers. He testified before a Senate subcommittee that new rules curb bootlegging via unfranchised dealers and underscore longer contracts, clearer performance criteria, factory support, and ethical advertising.
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Washington
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors Corp
Senate Commerce
Curtice
Case Proposes 1956 Limit for Rigid Farm Price Props
Senator Case proposed a temporary cap on rigid price supports for 1956 as part of the farm bill debate. He seeks to restore 90 percent WWII levels only for this election year, while awaiting a broader decision after other amendments. The exchange involved Sen. Aiken and Sen. Ellender amid a three week, party line fight over farm price supports.
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Case
Washington
R-Sd
Senate
Omnibus Soil Bank
Sen. Aiken
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Soil Bank
Graf
Aiken
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
White House
Agriculture Department
Holland
Dfla
Monroney
D-Okla
Communist Party
Refunds Available In Truck Law Change
Atty. Gen. John Anderson says truck owners who bought tags before a 1956 weight classification change may obtain refunds if their licenses were in a higher category than now required. The opinion was issued at the request of the State Motor Vehicle Department after the new law was passed late in the budget session, affecting owners who had already purchased tags.
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Topeka
Atty
John Anderson Sa
State
Motor Vehicle Department
Truck Train Collision Fatal Near Pittsburg Kansas
One man died and another was injured when a truck collided with the Kansas City Southern Southern Belle passenger train five miles east of Franklin Kansas. Pete Crank about 60 of Minden Missouri died in Pittsburg hospital. Hubert Smith 43 of Minden was hospitalized.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Kansas City Southern
Southern Belle
Franklin
Pete Crank
Minden
Hubert Smith
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