Congress Expands Its Private Bureaucracy on Capitol Hill
In 1914 Carl Vinson started with one secretary earning 125 a month. Today Congress supports a staff of over 7000 costing more than 50 million yearly. House plans higher office expenses to add another employee. Critics say many subcommittees exist mainly to create jobs, while backers call staff growth essential to handle larger, complex modern issues.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Congress
Vinson
Usu
Congressional Committees
House
Ellender
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congressional
George B. Galloway
Library of Congress
Senate House Committee
Galloway
Music Man Orchestra Prepares After 3000 Hours of Practice
The 26 member orchestra for The Music Man at Senior High School and Junior College has logged over 3000 hours of rehearsal. Director Leland Clapson notes 41 numbers in Meredith Wilson's score and stresses extensive individual practice alongside group sessions.
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Leland Clapson
Meredith Wilson
The Music Man production in Memorial Auditorium
The article lists songs and dances for The Music Man performances including Ya Got Trouble Seventy Six Trombones Goodnight My Someone Marian the Librarian My White Knight Till There Was You and Wells Fargo Wagon The cast features Margie Alger Glennice Allen Ronnie Anderson and many others under the direction of Cynthia Gray Curtain times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at Memorial Auditorium.
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Dick Andert
Mari‘an
Wells Fargo
Lida Rose
Gary
Indiana
Margie Alger
Glennice Allen
Ronnie Anderson
Julianne Brune
Phil Carter
Paul Chaunkey
Sharol Cutrell
Betty Earnest
Jane Evans
Randy Haines
Jim Harris
Barbara Jacobs
Diane Kennedy
Linda Lassman
Tim Mitchell
Stephanie Moffatt
Ronnie Oliver
Cheryl Ogle
David Oytler
Lana Pillett
Denny Senseney
Jim Slater
Marilyn Tiegreen
Ruth Tiegreen
Dana Williams
Dean Youngberg
Cynthia Gray
Shipoops
Jer- Q
Ry Elrod
Andrea Evans
Ricky
Jim Rubew
Gary Taylor
Richard Thompson
Linda Wiggans
Margie Wortman
Gana Thompson
Music Man
Music Theatre Inc. of
New York
Memorial Auditorium
Propst Is Commander of 5th District WWI Veterans
Shelton D. Propst of Chanute was elected district commander at a fifth district meeting of World War I Veterans in El Dorado. Other officers elected were Grant Wilson, O. M. Pargen, Frank E. Banowetz, and Rev. James T. Seitz. The meeting included a covered dish dinner and announced the state convention set for Emporia May 3-5.
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Shelton D. Propst
Chanute
el Dorado
Grant Wilson
O. M. Pargen
Parsons
Frank E. Banowetz
Coffeyville
James T. Seitz
Iola
Emporia
Engaged couple seated with spouses at dinner table
A man and his fiancée are seated the same as a married couple. The dining etiquette treats engaged couples like married ones for table seating.
Kansas City Kite Hazard To Aviation
A kite soared 600 to 700 feet in the air traffic pattern at Kansas City Municipal Airport for about half an hour. Planes had to circle the errant kite while William Reed, the control tower supervisor, sought the owner before the string broke and the kite drifted away.
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Kansas City
William Reed
Spiritual Singathon Comes to Chanute Memorial Auditorium
A Spiritual Singathon will be held in Chanute at Memorial Auditorium on April 12 at 8 p.m. The Plainsmen quartet from Baton Rouge Louisiana and the Florida Boys from Pensacola Florida will perform with two accompanying pianists. The event aims to draw gospel music fans from southeast Kansas.
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Chanute
Memorial Auditorium
Wichita
Kansas City
Joplin
Pittsburg
Tulsa
Plainsmen
Baton Rouge
Florida Boys
Pensacola
Fla
Kansas
Poe on Stamp in Baltimore News
The Ed gar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore reports European activity for Poe. Hans Stendahl of Namsos Norway wrote Poe's poem The Raven on the back of a stamp and the short story MS Found in a Bottle on another stamp both in English.
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Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe Society of
Hans Stendahl
Namsos
Norway
Poe
Ford dealer honored with Medallion award in Kansas City
Oscar Thompson of Merle Kelly Ford Inc Chanute will receive Ford Motor Company Medallion at a Kansas City banquet on March 30. The award honors high ranking Ford salesmen in the Kansas City district who have qualified for the Ford 300 500 Club for 10 or more years. The club began in 1950 to recognize top Ford salesmen nationwide. Another Merle salesman also noted.
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Oscar Thompson
Merle Kelly
C. V. Toussaint
Ford Division
Merle
Dows Woman Keeps Running Score On Radio Basketball
A 72-year-old Dows woman loves basketball and tracks scores while listening on the radio. She searched her home for the game score and found the note on a meat package in the refrigerator.
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Dows
Iowa
Kelly Ford Elmer D White Earns 300 500 Club Honor
Elmer D White of Kelly Ford Inc qualified for the 300 500 Club membership award, recognizing high sales performance and dealership achievement.
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Kelly Ford, Inc
Elmer D. White
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