Left Hand Pitch and Fire Dramas Hit Chanute
Angler C F Eklund notes the world seems against him as wind damage claims flood his office. Fire Chief Bill Brennan reports minor losses from prairie grass fires and a wind storm response sequence around Chanute with multiple calls and a barn fire. A Junior College production of John Loves Mary opens with college actors delivering romantic comedy.
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C. F
Eklund
Norman Krasna
John Loves
Mary
Farm Show to Feature Overalls as Dress Code
Implement Dealers Association sets May 5 to 7 for the Spring Farm Show at Tioga Hotel with events including team pulling and tractor backing contests. Exhibits and carnival concessions are planned with prizes for winners and a possible amateur show sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee. Clarence Sievers presided. next meeting is April 14 with attendees including Clifford Davis and Delmar Woolery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Implement Dealers Association
Tioga Hotel
Agricultural Committee of the Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Sievers
Clifford Davis
Delmar Woolery
Thayer
L. L. Johns
Arthur Solomon
M. L. Morton
Kenneth Freidline
James F. Cooper
Floyd Bray
Gail Malson
Jim Fehrenbach
Wayne M. Taylor
Penicillin Discoverer Sir Alexander Fleming Dies in London
Sir Alexander Fleming, 73, the discoverer of penicillin, died suddenly at his London home. The noted scientist produced penicillin in 1928 and later focused on its development during World War II to meet urgent antibacterial needs. He called the discovery pure luck.
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London
Sir Alexander Fleming
Fleming
Phone to get Tribune delivery in the evening
Readers are instructed to call 17 between 5 50 and 6 30 pm for Tribune delivery, including Saturdays, as the paper offers direct contact for missed deliveries or service inquiries.
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Tribune
Sears Pension Fund Holds 90 Million Cash Amid Market Uncertainty
Senate Banking Committee hearing featured Gen. Robert E. Wood of Sears Roebuck & Co stating the firm’s 90 million dollar profit sharing pension fund remains uninvested due to unsettled markets. Benjamin Graham urged higher margin requirements and possible tax credit moves to boost stock supply.
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Washington
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Wood
Pension Fund
Senate Banking Committee
Benjamin Graham
New York
Graham
Congress
Sears
Graham-Newman Investment Fund
Columbia University
Graduate ‘School of Business
Randall Diver Announces Candidacy For City Commission Post
Randall L. Diver, contractor of 130 S. Larson, filed a petition to run for one of two city commission seats in the April 5 election. He is the second candidate, joining J. D. Lightfoot, with mayoral race already in. Three school board members Dr. E. C. Cathers Walter M. Poor and Ebur S. Schultz seek reelection. Filing deadline is 5 p.m. today.
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Randall L. Diver
S. Larson
Howard Parsons
Diver
J. D. Lightfoot
E. C. Cathers
Walter M. Poor
Ebur
S. Schultz
14 Pound Baby Born At El Dorado Hospital
A 14 pound girl was born at Allen Memorial Hospital this week to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Clark of Rosalia. Nancy Jo is the Clarks' second daughter. Administrator Roger Samuelson said the infant is believed to be the hospital's largest newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Kas
Allen Memorial Hospital
Nancy Jo
Wayne A. Clark
Rosalia
Clarks
Roger Samuelson
Crack Found Near Niagara Falls Prospect Point Edge
A widening crack near the brink of Niagara Falls on the American side risks another rock fall that could alter the falls’ face. The crack lies about 60 to 75 feet from Prospect Point, site of the observation area, where 185,000 tons of rock tumbled last July.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Prospect Point
Blast Called Off in Las Vegas Test Delay Cited
The Atomic Energy Commission on Monday canceled an atomic blast planned for today in Las Vegas Nevada due to unsuitable weather conditions. Officials cited wind and precipitation concerns as the reason for postponement.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Iweather
Chanute Community Concert drive shows strong local support
Mrs. O H Cunningham reports good progress in Chanute membership efforts for the Community Concerts Association. The campaign, led by Kenneth Tebow and Ebba June Mattson, ends Saturday at 7 pm with no new memberships sold afterwards. The program plans include Svetlova ballet, Nettleton Twins, Apollo Boys Choir, and other attractions for next season.
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O. H. Cunningham
Chanute
Ebba June Mattson
Community Concerts Association of New York
Kenneth Tebow
Chanute Association
Coffeyville
Parsons
Marina Svetlova
Svetlova
Studebaker Agency Opens New Showroom in Wichita
James Trabue announces a new Studebaker agency at 303 E Main in the Fred Montague building. The 1955 Studebaker line including President Commander and Champion models will be displayed with solid and two tone colors plus a pickup. Associate A J Habiger and Harold Fulps assist. Robert Trabue to sales.
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Studebaker
Trabue-Habiger
E. Main
James Trabue
Fred Montague
Sherwin - Williams
Trabue
A. J. Habiger
Tola
J&r Motors
Harold Fulps
Robert Trabue
Spending Bill Moves To House With Small Cut
The first 1955 appropriation bill goes to the House floor trimmed 2.3 percent from President Eisenhower’s requests. It funds Treasury and Post Office through next July 1 at 3,282,553,000, with notable reductions for the Post Office and Treasury, and a rebuke to Postmaster General Summerfield over mail handling efficiency.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Treasury
Post Office
Internal Revenue Service
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
House
Appropriations Committee
Gary
D-Va
Tornado Sightings Sought in South Central Kansas
Eight counties in south central Kansas urged residents to call the Wichita weather bureau to report a tornado sighting. Collect calls to Whitehall 37431 or 37691 are requested for Sedgwick Reno Kingman Harper Sumner Cowley Butler and Harvey counties.
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Wichitap
Kansas
Wichita Weather Bureau
Wichita- Whitehall
Whitehall
Sedgwick
Reno
Kingman
Harper, Sumner
Cowley
Butler
Harvey
What Faith Means to Me Guide to Strength
A reflective piece by Mrs A G Scofield from 217 N Forest sharing personal faith. It ties faith to daily trials winter walks and the wartime sacrifice of a son in Korea. Faith as inner strength, consolation after loss, and reliance on a Higher Power guide the author’s life.
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A. G. Scofield
Forest
Korea
Southeast Kansas County Supervisors Meet Discuss Ed Legislation
The Southeast Kansas County Superintendent Association met at Senior High School and Tioga Hotel to discuss school finance programming and proposed legislation. Attendees included W C Kamp Schroeder and Ralph Stinson with superintendents from Neosho Wilson Woodson Greenwood Crawford Elk Franklin and Montgomery counties. The April session will be in Mound City.
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Kansas County
W. C. Kampschroeder
Ralph Stinson
State Department of Education
Neosho
W.1son
Woodson
Greenwood
Crawford
Elk
Franklin
Montgomery
Tioga Hotel
Nora Knight
Buford Fisher
Howard A. Jester
Nelle Stevens
Association
Mound City
Galesburg and Hepler Postmasters Named
The Senate has confirmed postmaster nominations for Kansas towns including Galesburg and Hepler. Appointees listed include Melvin L. Butler Fulton and Alfred H. Martens Hepler among others, with confirmations for John H. Leach Arlington Melvin E F Decker Bison Clarence W. Taylor Chapman Irvin L Magner Galesburg Arthur H Penner Hillsboro Harry W Arnold LeRoy Kenneth D Bretz Lucas Cleo L Greenfield Melvern Herman F Kiesow Osage City.
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Washington
Senate
Kansas
John H. Leach
Arlington
Melvin EF. Decker
Bison
Clarence W. Taylor
Chapman
Melvin L. Butler
Fulton
Irvin L. Magner
Galesburg
Alfred H. Martens
Hepler
Arthur H. Penner
Hillsboro
Harry W. Arnold
LeRoy
Kenneth D. Bretz
Lucas
Cleo L Greenfield
Melvern
Herman F. Kiesow
Osage City
Light Plane Crash Fatal to 3 Kansans
A light plane crashed 12 miles south of Kinsley Kansas killing three men identified as Ralph Gresham 52 Ensign Kansas Don ald Gresham 25 of Dodge City believed to be Ralphs son and James Parsons 31 of Dodge City. The plane exploded after going down in a wheat field on Lowell Newsoms farm.
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Kinsley
Kas
Here
Ralph Gresham
Ensign
Donald Gresham
Dodge City
Ralph
James Parsons
Lowell i Newsom
Wild wind damages hit Chanute town and TV aerials
A Kansas wind storm lashed Chanute and nearby rural areas with gusts up to 75 mph. Power lines, trees, and roofs suffered damage while TV antennas and a porch roof collapsed. Officials reported tangled lines, several outages, and widespread debris as crews restored service.
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Chanute
CAA
Fred Mosier
N. Washington
S. Santa Fe
S. Highland
Urbana
Earlton
Vilas
Skiles Oil Corp
W. Main
Plummer
Garfield
Seventh
Kenneth Cumings
Bert
Storms Kill Two Injure Dozens Across Midwestern States
A hurricane force storm raked Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania with winds up to 92 mph. The system spawned hail lightning and thunder causing two deaths and many injuries while destroying homes and property. The path stretched from Connersville to Union City in Indiana and Steubenville in Ohio with heavy rain in Maryland and West Virginia.
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Associated
PRUSS
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Connersville
Union City
Leetonia
Columbia County
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Crash Claims Life of Everest Woman at Horton Highway
A 68-year-old Everest resident, Mrs. Joe Shivers, died after a highway crash late yesterday afternoon. She was taken to Horton Hospital with a crushed chest two broken legs and shock but remained conscious until her death.
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Horton, Kas
Everest, Kas
Joe Shivers
Horton Hospital
Shivers
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka Area 1955
State Accident Records lists 2 traffic deaths in the last 24 hours and 88 to date for 1955 in Topeka, with 103 deaths for the same period in 1954. One death from an earlier accident not previously recorded is noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Sue Ann Wendeln
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Randall Diver
el Dorado Hospital
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Kansas Livestock Assn
Casey Drug CO
Customs Bureau
Dennis Mills
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Klint C. Johnson
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M. W. Gerken
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A. W. Thompson
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C.cesseceeve
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