Kansas Mother of the Year Mistake Is Revealed
Joyful Kansas mother Nel lie Krueger learned Friday night that a letter naming her Kansas Mother of the Year was a mistake. A New York clerk mailed the congratulations note to her, though no state selection had occurred. Krueger, 63, spoke of happiness and disappointment as officials sought a remedy to ease her loss of the trip to New York.
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Washington Kan
Nellie Krueger
Kansas
Topeka
Daniel A. Poling
New York
American Mothers Committee
Krueger
Washington
Nebraska Line
U. S. Highway 36
Charles Barnes
Mrs. Krueger
Chamber of Commerce
Storms End Clear Weather Nation Pattern
Storms end as Easter parade in flux with sunshine across most of the nation. Snow totals from 1 to 9 inches hit Great Lakes, New York, and New England, seven deaths in New York state traffic crashes, heavy rain in parts of the Northwest and Gulf coast warmth in the Souths.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
New York State
New England
Atlantic Ocean
Geneva
N.Y
Buffalo
Syracuse
Boonville
Albany
Haverill
Mass
Boston
Maine
Nantucket
Massachusetts Island
Morgan Bridge
Morgan
New Jersey
Pacific Northwest
West Texas
Central Rockies
Florida
Oregon
Washington
New York City
Washington, D.C
Ohio Valley
Mercury
Atlantic Seaboard
Plains
Gulf States
Far West
Jury Trials Begin Monday in Erie Condemnation Appeal
Erie March term jury trials start in district court with the appeal of E. L. Geiger and wife from an appraisal award in the condemnation of land for the Parsons water reservoir. The jury panel is to report at 9 a.m.
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Erie
E. L. Geiger
Parsons Water
Cars Damaged In Two Local Accidents
Two separate crashes reported in the city yesterday afternoon. At 4th and Garfield T F Ahlers and Judy Myer sustained damage to their classic Fords after a collision. A second crash on West Main involved Bill Coomes and R R Elder with damage to a Mercury station wagon as Elder backed from a curb.
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T. F. Ahlers
S. Kansas
Judy Myer
Santa Fe
4Th
Garfield
Ahlers
Ford
Myer
W. Main
Bill Coomes
S. Malcolm
R. R. Elder
Coomes
Mercury
Elder
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka and Kansas 1959 1061 deaths
AP report notes Kansas traffic fatalities from the State Accident Records Section. Within the last 24 hours zero. To date 1959 1061 deaths. same period 1958 shows 91 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Talkers Block Emergency Call. Husband Dies on Delay
Madeline Uranga of La Puente says party line talkers refused an emergency call while she warned them her husband Gene, 48, was dying. She finally dialed from a neighbor’s phone, but ambulance arrived too late and he died of an apparent heart attack. Deputies seek to identify those on the line and note it is a misdemeanor to block an emergency call.
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LA Puente
Calif
Madeline Uranga
Sheriff's Deputies
Gene
Easter Observances Across America Draw Millions
Americans will celebrate Easter in churches and outdoor venues from New York to California with sunrise services in Hollywood and Lawton, dawn gatherings aboard the USS Constitution, and large crowds at monuments, amphitheaters, and mountains. President Eisenhower spends Easter weekend at Gettysburg, and a national weather outlook predicts sunny or mostly clear skies with possible central rain and mountain snow flurries.
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Associated Press
Glens
New York
Fifth Avenue
Hollywood
Calif
Ezra Taft Ben
Son
Latter-Day Saints Church
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Boston
Moundsville
Ala
Indianapolis
Monument Circle
Sierra Madre
Youth For Christ Movement
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
John Wesley Lord
Cathedral of the Pines
Rindge
N.H
Marion
Ind
Mt. Davidson
San Francisco
Halfdome
Yosemite National Park
U.S. Weather Bureau
Laughing robber wears monster mask robs New York firm
A bandit in a rubber monster mask robs a New York fish warehouse payroll of 3282 dollars. Secretaries and a switchboard operator laugh at the gag, a truck driver rips off the mask and police identify the intruder as 19 year old Philip Albanese who faces assault and robbery charges and has bail in a Brooklyn robbery case.
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New York
Lorraine Waldron
Alice Griska
Neil Foldal
John McKelvey
Philip Albanese
Albanese
Brooklyn
High Flying Marriage Ends in Divorce Suit
Marion Williams of Overland Park Kansas files for divorce from Edward L Williams once a cemetery promoter. The couple wed in a chartered 44 passenger air liner 5000 feet above Iowa on July 30 1955. She cites extreme cruelty and neglect and seeks custody of their son David Sutton Williams and support. Her prior separate maintenance action in 1957 failed to reconcile. The suit was filed in Johnson County District Court.
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Clathe. Kan
Marion Williams
Edward L
Doc) Williams
David Sutton Williams
Three-Story Factory Burns in Pittsburgh Friday Night
An old three-story manufacturing building in Pittsburgh burst into flames on Friday night and was destroyed in under two hours. Fire Chief Stephen Adley estimated the loss at 100000 dollars as gas from a ruptured valve fed the blaze. A Cadillac was buried under the debris. the site housed Cripsy Pizza Crust Co Ed ward Kiessling Co a sign printing firm and Casey Manufacturing Co.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Stephen Adley
Cripsy Pizza Crust Co
Edward Kiessling Co
Casey Manufacturing Co
Chanute Churches Report Large Good Friday Attendance
Hundreds attended Good Friday services across Chanute from noon to 3 p.m. at several churches. The Ministerial Alliance Union Service at First Christian drew over 500, with readings from The Seven Last Words. St. Patrick’s drew more than 500 for Private Adorations and Stations of the Cross. Sunrise services set for 6 a.m. with multiple churches coordinating at Santa Fe Park or area sites.
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Chanute
Glen Ahls
Ministerial Alliance
First Christian Church
Evangelical United Brethren
First Presbyterian
First Methodist
Don Richardson
First Church of God
Grace Episcopal Church
Boyd Latimer
St. Patrick's Catholic
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick's School
Santa Fe Park
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Charles Wesley Garrett
First Methodist Church
St. Peter's Lutheran Church of
Humboldt
Zion Lutheran of
Lions Club
Highland Park
Knights of Columbus
Hutchison Uninjured In Car crash near Main and Plummer
A 1954 Ford driven by Ray Eugene Hutchison, 26, of R 2, overturned a mile north and three fourths mile west of Main and Plummer. Hutchison was uninjured. He said he hit loose gravel after seeing two tractors and a truck blocking the road and lost control when he applied the brakes.
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Ray Eugene Hutchison
Main
Plummer
Lloyd Moulton
Hutchison
Moulton
Mine Strike Talks Shift to Washington
Efforts to solve the eastern Kentucky coal mine strike may shift to Washington. Representatives of mine owners and the United Mine Workers will meet there after conferring with Gov. A. B. Chandler who mediated. About 7,000 workers are idle across six counties as talks resume on a state level if needed. The union demands a $2 daily wage boost to $24.25. owners say they cannot afford it.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Washington
United Mine Workers
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Vandals Remove Rocks From Outdoor Grill
Prowlers removed rocks forming the top of the chimney in an outdoor grill on the lawn at 221 S. Steuben, home of Mrs. Roy L. McCune. The rocks were set in mortar and were collected years ago near Iola and by Lee Wasser for insurance.
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Roy L. McCune
S. Steuben
Easter Weather Outlook for Kansas Strikes Mixed Tone
Topeka AP reports Kansans can expect mainly cloudy skies with some sun and little chance of precipitation for Easter. Forecasters predict highs 55 to 65 degrees, light drizzle in parts of the southwest and south central today, and cooler nights in the northeast with lows 30 to 40. Previous day highs reached near 54 at Concordia.
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Topeka
Kansans
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Charge Dismissed in Thayer DWI Case
Lawrence Head of Thayer had a driving while intoxicated charge dismissed in city court after his blood alcohol reading fell below the legal definition of intoxication. The citation stemmed from a collision with a car driven by William E. McCoy of Chanute on Sunday near Thayer.
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Lawrence Head
Thayer
Richard Ashley
Head
Highway Patrol
William E. McCoy
Chanute
Kansas student to study in Russia this summer
Exchange student Robert Nebrig of Leavenworth a political science junior at the University of Kansas will travel to Russia this summer under a KU sponsored program.
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Lawrence
Robert Nebrig
Leavenworth
University of Kansas
Russia
Docking veto blocks Kansas retirement plan
Gov George Docking vetoed the public employees retirement bill in Kansas saying the measure is deficient and would trigger costly revisions. He warned it would create a two million dollar a year burden and a class system by dropping state school faculty coverage. The veto drew criticism from Republicans and support from Allen Pritchard of the League of Kansas Municipalities who said the governor’s action may be justified to protect taxpayers.
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Topeka
George Docking
Sam Mellinger
Allen Pritchard
League of Kansas Municipalities
Docking
Mellinger
Highway Patrol
League
Pritchard
Car Crash Routs Five Deaths Near Slovan Washington
Auto left Route 18 near Slovan and slammed into a tree killing Reymond Ayers Jr 21 his wife Mary 20 and their two children Dolly about 5 and Robert about months and Ayers sister Hazel The Ayers were from Cleveland Ohio returning from West Virginia visit A second crash on Route 40 near Washington killed Walter W Boswell 56 chief deputy recorder of deeds and Geraldine Swead 21 of Cleveland with Stella Swead 41 injured Patty Snead 17 Jo Ann Wojek 21 Harold R Boswell 43 and Gerald Snyder 18 also hurt All were treated at Washington Hospital The Washington crash occurred before midnight.
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Washington
Slovan
Route 40
Reymond Ayers Jr
Mary
Dolly
Robert
Ayers
Hazel
Cleveland
Ohio
Shinnstown
W. Va
Route 18
Walter W., Boswell
Taxpayer Assistance Here Thursday, Friday
W. Clark Self of the Internal Revenue Service will visit Chanute on Thursday and Friday to help prepare federal income tax returns. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce, Memorial building second floor. The April 15 filing deadline is noted and taxpayers are urged to verify math, withholding statements, dependents, and signatures before mailing.
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W. Clark Self
Internal Revenue Service
Independence
Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Building
Moon Boots and Jesters Take Moon in Madison Square Garden
The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus claims a space race victory with a moon launch from Madison Square Garden. Clown acts by Paul Jung feature a cavalcade of 32 piratical ladies and jaw-dropping stunts. Harold Alzana, who previously fell and was injured, demonstrates rope and high-wire skills amid a lavish procession of beauties.
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New York
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey
Madison Square Garden
Paul Jung
Alzana
Trenton
Fof
Electric Lewarde
Fast Ehawa
Easter Assembly by Y-Teens at Midway School
A Y-Teens Easter assembly at Midway Consolidated School featured Rev. Paul Life of Chanute delivering the Easter address. The program included hymns The Old Rugged Cross He Lives a sextet performance Were You There It Was Alone an Easter poem Kathy McGregor Georgia Sprague trumpet solo The Lost Chord scripture Sara Winterrowd prayer Pat Rowan Olson on resurrection Open The Gates of the Temple Judy Clough and a second performance at Wilson County Nursing Home in Fredonia with each patient receiving homemade candy.
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Midway
Yteens
Midway Consolidated School
Paul Life
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Chanute
Oscar Ceremonies On TV April 6
Hollywood reports producer Jerry Wald extended the Academy Awards telecast by a quarter hour to two hours to fit nearly 100 stars into the program. NBC will carry the Oscars nationwide. Trib readers should contact their carrier if a Tribune is unavailable, or call 700 after 6 pm.
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Hollywood
Jerry Wald
Wald
National Broadcasting Co
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Edmundo Zac
Chini
Harold Alzana
Dior
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