Youngest Beeneys Put Under Court Guardianship
In Erie Kansas the two youngest Beeney children Verla 15 and Letha 6 were ruled truants and made wards of the court. Probate Judge John Young ordered their placement in the state children's home in Atchison for schooling until the family reconciles and the parents can send them to school. The decision followed a day of emotional protest by the Beeney family claiming divine instruction.
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Erie
Kenneth L. Beeney Sr
John Young
Verla Sue Beeney
Letha Faye
Atchison
Beeney
Eric
Young
Verla
Letha
Jerry Sloan
Robert Pennington
Chanute
Verla Sue
Tribune
Keith Wright
Miss Chanute of ’62 Contest Expanded by JayCees
The JayCees and Jaynes launched the Miss Chanute of 1962 contest with plans for a larger field, proffers a $5 sponsorship, and a new Little Miss Chanute addition. Entries open at the Business Men's Assurance Co. and close April 25, with the event set for April 28.
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Chanute
JayCees
Jaynes
JayCees and
Dick Coykendall
Business Men's Assurance Co
W. Main
Jaynees
Carol ‘Knox
Cha‘nute
Boy 12 Dies Log Rolling Accident in Bethpage
In Bethpage New York Robert Hughes aged 12 and friends found a concrete pipe nine and a half feet long that rolled like a log. He attempted to ride it stacked on top but fell as the pipe rolled over him and he died.
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Bethpage
N.Y
Robert Hughes
Robert
Weather Today and Flood Update for Kansas Regions
Forecast calls for generally fair and cool weather today with increasing clouds and warmer temperatures Thursday. Neosho River at 10 am 18.2 feet above normal, flood stage 20 feet, crest near 20 feet expected. Minor flooding reported along Marais des Cygnes and Marmaton rivers. cooler temps follow storm passage with lows 26 to 38. Rain expected statewide through Thursday as new storm moves in.
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Thankful
Topeka
Marais Des Cygnes
Weather Bureau
Quenemo
la Cygne
Reading
Ft. Scott
Russell
Pittsburg
Johnson Heads VFW in Chanute Election
Harry Johnson Jr. was elected Post Commander of the Chanute Veterans of Foreign Wars. He succeeds Howard Carter. other officers include Lee Montgomery as senior vice commander Melvin Webb junior vice commander Warren Fitch quartermaster Waldo Ogden chaplain John McCall post judge advocate and Dr Don Abbuehl post surgeon. New terms start April 3 with installation.
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Harry Johnson Jr
Chanute Veterans of Foreign Wars
Johnson
Howard Carter
Lee Montgomery
Melvin Webb
Warren Fitch
Waldo Ogden
John McCall
Don Abbuehl
Carder
Howard Dobson
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka 24 Hours Log
Topeka traffic death log shows 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Wednesday with 2 fatalities. Comparable 1961 period recorded 103 deaths for 1962 86.
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Topeka
Kansas
Will America Accept Moral Challenge of Prayer
A preacher argues that Americans must answer a moral call alongside past military trials. He cites Saint Paul and Franklin, notes rising prayer breakfast groups, warns of internal spiritual decay, and urges humility, sacrifice, and fervent prayer to heal the nation.
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America
Science Fair At Pittsburg State College 1961 Event
AP reports Pittsburg State College will host the 1961 science fair on March 30 with more than 200 exhibits and about 60 papers. Students from 15 counties in district 6 of the Kansas Junior Academy of Science will participate.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg State College
Kansas Junior Academy of Science
Quiet grocer Adam Reitz leaves large estate to 51 friends
Adam Reitz, a St. Louis grocer who died December 20 at 93, left most of a 223 547 estate to 51 friends and former customers. The will, probated Monday, left 160 000 to these individuals in amounts up to 9 000 each, with real estate 63 750, mortgages 109 481, and stocks 37 295. Reitz, a bachelor who started as a clerk, ran his store until retirement a decade ago. He gave 44 000 to 14 nieces and nephews, 8 000 to a church, and 5 000 to the Evangelical Children's Home. He was known as a frugal landlord who charged modest rents and sometimes repaired his property himself.
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ST. Louis
Adam Reitz
Reitz
Evangelical Children’s Home
H. J. Wirth
Wirth
East German envoy summoned to Geneva Berlin talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko calls East Germanys top diplomat Lothar Bolz to Geneva for Berlin crisis consultations. Moscow also pushes for a moratorium on nuclear tests and awaits France to join the disarmament conference. Khrushchev offers space cooperation discussions with Kennedy as Gromyko and Bolz meet.
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Geneva
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
East Germany
France
de Gaulle
United States
Moscow
Khrushchevy
Kennedy
Lothar Bolz
Gromyko
Switzerland
Dean Rusk
Strikes Grow as Frondizi Faces Argentine Crisis
In Buenos Aires AP reports two million workers warned a 24 hour strike Friday threatening Frondizi s hold on the presidency amid cabinet reshuffles. Peronist governor wins darken with unions pressing for social peace while Cardinal Gaggiano mediates between Framini and the president.
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Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Activi
Andres Framini
Frondizi
Fremini
Antonio Cardinal Gaggiano
Framini
Woman Votes for First Time at 86
Catherine Agnes OSh e a, 86, who became an American citizen in 1947, says she will vote in the May primary for the first time. She explains she worked every election day and had no one to take her to the polls, adding she would like to vote before she dies.
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Pittsburgh
Catherine Agnes O'Shea
Miss O'Shea
Ward Improves After Heart Ailment
T. O. Ward 64 foreman in The Tribune's composing room improved today according to Mrs. Ward after entering Neosho Memorial Monday with a slight heart ailment.
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T. O. Ward
The
Tribune
Ward
Neosho Memorial
State college enrollments rise 9.2 percent in Kansas system
Spring full time equivalent enrollments across five Kansas state colleges climb to 26 769 from 24 518. KU leads with 9 174 FTE, up 537. Kansas State U 7 710, Pittsburg 3 206, Emporia 3 945, Fort Hays 2 734. Washburn 1 934 and Wichita U 3 584. High school graduates heading to college reach 49.6 percent, up 2 points from last year.
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Topeka
Kansas System of Higher Education
Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia
Fort Hays State College
Washburn
Wichita University
Department of Public Instruction
Semi-Trailer Truck Damaged After Rain Collision
A Humboldt incident left a semi-trailer truck loaded with pipe severely damaged in a 6 a.m. crash on US 169 one fourth mile north of town. Kenneth L. Birckerstaff of Perrington Texas was shaken but uninjured after his southbound rig pulled onto the shoulder in heavy rain and struck a culvert as the trailer overturned. Pipe protruded into the cab but missed Birckerstaff.
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Humboldt
Here
Kenneth L. Birckerstaff
Perrington
Tex
Marion Cox
Highway Patrol
Birckerstaff
Topekan Is Killed In Emporia Junction Crash
AP reports John R. Dave of Topeka was injured fatally Tuesday in a two car collision on U S 50 west of Emporia during a heavy rainstorm.
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Emporia
John R. Dave
Enport
Topeka
U. S. 50
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