Snowy primary day in Chanute with no city contests
Chanute voters faced a primary election day with no city contests on the ballot for April 5. A snowstorm yesterday dumped eight inches, delaying votes as residents shovel walkways and hope for a thaw. The city moved the Chamber of Commerce offices to the civic center and set up space for civic groups and the Selective Service Board. Street crews worked long hours salting and hauling snow, expecting sun to aid removal.
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Kansas Cities
Chanute
National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
New
Civic Center
Memorial Building
Wayne M. Taylor
Evelyn Keller
Gene Wall
Neosho County Selective Service Board
Lincoln Viaduct
Third Street
Snow Sets National Daily Fall Record in Chanute
Chanute reports eight inches of snowfall yesterday establishing a national daily record. The same event brought a steep temperature drop with a low of seven degrees above zero, one degree above the 1910 record low of six.
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Chanute
CAA
Icy Streets Cited In Several Accidents Across Kansas
The report details multiple fender benders blamed on icy pavements, including a three car collision at Fourth and Highland and a rear-end incident on US Highway 169 near Chanute. Weather notes reveal temperatures around 36 degrees, a warming trend, and varying snow depths across the state with slick roads remaining a hazard.
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Fourth
Highland
Robert D. Jeffers
Jim Anderson
Anderson
Virgil O. Collins
Evergreen
Jeffers
Collins
Benjamin Perry
Oklahoma City
Raymond L. Ikehorn
S. Highland
Chanute
Ikehorn
Perry
Paul Dent
S. Lincoln
Ray Walsh
Sixth
Wilbur Weigert
South Plummer Road
Murray Hill School
R. E. Jackson
R. 3
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Associated Press
5367 GI s in Germany Will Be Discharged
The U S Army in Europe announces 5367 soldiers will be discharged for "below standard" mental and aptitude scores. Each has at least three years of service and is ineligible for reenlistment due to higher standards and manpower limits. Discharges start in May and finish by July, with total U S Army Europe strength about 300,000.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Europe
Department of the Army
U.S
Weather Forecast: Temperatures to Warm Slowly Tomorrow
Forecasters expect daytime highs from 25 to 30 degrees tonight with tomorrow's highs in the 40s. Cold conditions ease as the day progresses with a gradual warming trend throughout the region.
Spring Edition Promises Fashion Hints for a New Season
The carrier knows this annual Spring edition brings new fashion ideas for a welcome season. After a cozy read by fireside, readers are urged to visit local merchants to see first-hand the values they offer as sunshine returns.
Manley Transfer Buys Banner Truck Terminal in Coffeyville
The Manley Transfer Co. Inc. based in Chanute has purchased the Banner Truck Terminal in Coffeyville. Ownership will transfer April 1 from J. R. Schmidt who operated the terminal for 17 years. Manley expands with Kansas City facilities and other terminals in Ottawa Garnett Iola Chanute and Parsons.
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Coffeyville
Manley Transfer Co. Inc
Chanute
Banner Truck
J. R. Schmidt
Manley Transfer
Kansas City
Ottawa
Garnett
Iola
Parsons
Mrs. Ollie M. Smith Returns Home to Benedict
Mrs. Ollie M. Smith arrives back at her Benedict home after spending the winter with relatives at several locations.
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Ollie M. Smith
Benedict
McAlester Doctor Confesses Killing Wife and 3 Children
McAllester physician Dr Ben T Galbraith 34 confessed to authorities that he killed his wife Mary Katherine 35 and their three children Frank 7 Jere 5 and Sarah Ann 4 by striking them in the McAlester home then setting the house ablaze He said he stabbed or injected them and used a shirt gag on Jere and later started the fire The confession followed his return from Henderson Tennessee where he was arrested and brought back for questioning and recorded under County Attorney James Whytes statement The bodies were found in the burning residence Thursday morning as Galbraith described the chain of events and his intent to die as quickly as possible
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Mcalester
Okla
Ben T. Galbraith
Atty
James Whyte
Whyte
Galbraith
Henderson
Tenn
Norman
Oklo
White
Frank
Jere
Sarah Ann
William Joest
Comfort
Philo Owen
Navy
Omer
J. Smith
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Moffett
Air Force
Army
Washington
Pacific
MATS
Storms Strike Ohio Area Including Tornado
Furious storms hit Ohio with a tornado in Mahoning County harming several. One person died and multiple injured as the Boardman Poland Village area suffered damage. Northern Ohio bore the brunt with downed trees disrupted power and flash floods.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Boardman- Poland
Mahoning County
Weather Bureau
Youngstown Municipal
Traffic Fatalities Reported in 1955 24 Hour Totals
State accident records show the latest 24 hour traffic fatalities. The Topeka listing compares 1955 figures to the same period in 1954 with a noticeable change in totals.
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Topeka P.karszis
Nickell stresses guard armory value for Chanute
Gen. Joe Nickell of Topeka spoke at the Chamber luncheon about building a $90,000 armory in Chanute funded by a $55,000 bond and state federal aid. He said the project would keep Battery B, 297th Field Artillery Battalion, in Chanute, boost recruiting, create a 500-seat assembly hall, and support disaster relief and local youth through home-based service. The plan ties to local payroll gains and community events, with ownership reverting to the city if abandoned.
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Joe Nickell
Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas National Guard
Chanute
297Th Field Artillery Battalion
Iola
Burlington
Gen. Nickell
Nickell
National Guard
United States
Kansas
Carl Pate
Charles Rice
Wayne Taylor
Wichita
Tioga
Pate
Roy Hardin
Pittsburg
Area students tour two schools despite slick roads
Heavy snow slowed traffic but drew good turnout as 38 seniors from area high schools visited the Juco and 33 eighth graders toured Royster. Representatives from Grant Neosho Falls Buffalo Benedict and Vilas High Schools joined Delega tions from Altoona and Galesburg. Juco and college staff led tours with Dean Harris and Dean Jester greeting. Lunch, a college talk by Phyllis Shook, and a Juco production of John Loves Mary followed.
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Royster
Dean Harris
Juco
Howard Jester
Phyllis Shook
John Loves
Mary
College
Firemen Quit Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept in Protest
The Wolcott volunteer fire department resigns en masse and puts their 1924 pumper up for sale at 500 dollars. They say their request for a 500 dollar town appropriation at the March 1 meeting was ignored. Residents can call Morrisville or Hardwick for alarms.
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Wolcott
What Faith Means to Me Faith Precedes All
Pierre Pate Carll argues faith as trust guiding action across personal, social, material, and divine realms. He asserts faith in God sustains life, brings calm in trouble, and underpins confidence despite unreliability of people and things.
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Carll
Pate Chamber of Commerce
God
Hall Warns Veto Over Tax Equalization Bill
Gov Fred Hall says he may veto the assessment equalization bill unless its figures are clarified He notes the Revenue and Taxation Commission report shows a shift hurting railroads utilities and boosting farm and urban property The measure would lower utility assessed value from 17 to 11 percent and raise farm and urban shares. lawmakers expect the bill’s changes to be debated further by the Senate committee
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Hall
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
House
Revenue and Taxation Commission
Sem
Lawrence M. Dibson
Pittsburg
Gibson
Howard Immel
Iola
Special Citizens’ Commission
Hawaiian Navy Plane Crash Kills All Aboard 66
A U S Navy transport with 66 aboard crashed on a Hawaii mountain near the Lua luaei depot on Oahu. The plane taken off from Hickam Field turned back due to radio trouble and exploded on impact. no survivors were reported.
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Honolulu
U. S. Navy
Hawaii
Navy
Lualualei
Oahu
Roy Essoyan
Essoyan
Hickam Field
San Francisco
Travis Air Force Base
Long Probe Expected For Springfield Crash
Civil Aeronautics Board investigators may take two weeks to complete a study of an American Airlines crash near Springfield Missouri. Twelve people died and 23 were injured in the Sunday night crash. Pilot Jack Pripish suffered critical injuries and could not be questioned.
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Springfield
Civil Aeronautics Board
American Airlines
Here
Jack Pripish
Sul
Minister Released as Yugoslav Charges Reviewed
Berlin reports Lieutenant Colonel Frank Novak says his 60-year-old father, a Protestant minister, has been freed from jail in Communist Yugoslavia pending a review of the charges.
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Berlin
Frank Novak
Communist
Yugoslavia
Clean-up Week Proclaimed by Topeka Governor
Governor Fred Hall proclaims April 18 through 23 as Clean-up Week in Kane 605. The observance calls for community cleanup actions and civic participation.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Kane
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Santa Fe
Tribune
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Arthur Matlock
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Emporia
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Lyndon
Fort Scott
Sedan
Walnut
Independence
Coffeysville
Columbus
Hill City
Garden City
Chajnute
Ex- Casey Drug CO
Manley
182Nd Infantry
Massachusetts
Paul Revere
Lexington
Concord
Juco Senior High
Paul Parsons
Dale
Hawaiian
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