Nostalgia for 1913 beauty queen sparks small town recollections
In This Week's 4 County Notes a Chanute beauty, Jessie Smith, runner up in 1913, draws elder memories and claims of past dating. Communities discuss Miss Smith while towns launch civic projects, auctions, hall repairs, and a Savonburg cleanup drive. Purple martins and housing issues headline a Russell Davidson bulletin.
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Jessie Smith
Miss Smith
the Tribune
Chanute High School
the Pioneer
Erie and area vote on liquor, mill levy in Tuesday election
Voters in Erie will decide two questions on liquor package sales and a one mill levy to fund industrial development. They will also elect five councilmen from eight candidates and six school board members from 11 candidates in Consolidated Unified School Dist. 101 across multiple towns.
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Erie
Board of Education of
Consolidated Unified School Dist
Homer Ellsworth
David Cornell
Clyde Burk
Everett Shrum
Paul Beard
Everett Shields
Harold Smith
Milford Hall
Merle Smith
Frank Harris
City of
Erie — Consolidated Unified School District 101
Ralph Bowers
Thayer
Casey O'Bryan
William Autry
St. Paul
George Simmons
R. Erie
Simmons
Tom Burress
George Bartholomew
Eric
Redla Thornton
Charles Wheeler
Galesburg
Eugene Beachiner
Lawrence C. Smith
Stark and
Thayer City Hall
Galesburg City Hall
St. Paul City Hall
Stark City Hall
Erie City Hall
Buffalo — Altoona - Midway Unified
Board of Education
Buffalo City
Altoona
Stark Election Uncontested Mayor Race And Mourning Post Schedule
The Stark post office will close Monday in mourning for former President Eisenhower per President Nixon. Mail delivery will pause on city and rural routes with box service and special delivery continuing. The Stark election Tuesday features incumbent Eugene Lee for mayor with no contest. Five council seats include incumbents L. K. Cotton Ed E. Brown Charles N. Hill Jr. Tom Miller and candidate George J. Hazen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona-Midway
Morris Forsythe
George Dickens
Altoona
Kenneth H. Nelson
Chanute
Leon Fink
Lee Bradford
City Hall
Buffalo
Main Street
Earlton Road
Leo Smith
Lester Crumrine
C. M. Brutchin
George E
ST. Paul
J. E. Grillot
Fred Beachner
Glenn M. Carter
W. F. O’brien Jr
Ralph Gouvion
Jim Carter
Nixon
Eisenhower
Florence Kelley
Stark
Stark City
Eugene Lee
L. K. Cotton
Ed E. Brown
Charles N. Hill Jr
Tom Miller
George J. Hazen
Snow Blankets Spring Day Amid Cold Morning Forecast
A two inch snow cover greeted spring day residents as forecasts warned of continued cold. Temperature reached 27 at 10 am with a high in the 30s expected for Sunday. The FAA reported winter precipitation beginning at 4 a.m. and ending by 7:30 a.m., much melting by mid morning.
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Russell Davidson
S. Lincoln
Purple Martin
Davidson
Federal Aviation Administration
Majestic Tribute To Be Paid Ike Before Trip Home
Washington AP reports millions mourn Dwight D. Eisenhower as a five day ceremonial farewell begins with private services at Washington National Cathedral. The former general who led Allied victory in World War II will be slowly carried home to the Kansas plains, with a personal prelude to the grand farewell.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas Plains
Washington National Cathedral
Eisenhower
Europe
White House
Constitution Avenue
Capitol
Genghis Khan
Rotunda
Union Station
Lincoln
Eisenhower Center
Abilene
Kan
Gettysburg
Battefield
Weaver
Eisenhower dies prompts nationwide mourning and funeral plans
News recounts Dwight D. Eisenhower’s death at 78 and the nationwide tributes. It notes closures from Abilene to Gettysburg, the planned state funeral, and the burial at the Eisenhower Center chapel in Abilene Kansas. It highlights the processing and ceremonial steps from Washington to final interment.
Intercepted Letter Hints Snowshoe Polls Tuesday
A letter intercepted in the newsroom references voters possibly needing snowshoes to reach the polls on Tuesday. The note suggests rough winter conditions could affect turnout and travel.
Savonburg Eyes Self Improvement After SEK CAP Visit
After SEK CAP visits from Girard, Savonburg residents discuss town betterment. A Planning Committee outlines clean up needs, with trucks and a bulldozer offered for use. Citizens highlight assets including Swedish churches, a library, and active civic groups while vowing to attract new residents and businesses.
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Stark
Ruritan
Elsmore
Raritan
Savonburg
Southeast
Tom Higgins
See-Cap
Girard
Vern Schmid
SEK - Cap
Sek-Cap
Savenburg Community Action Committee
Mable Anderson
Robert Larson Jr
N. F. Matney
Lawrence Singer
Leon Johnson
Earl Albert
Order of Eastern Star
Kansas
City Hall
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Claude Winkler
S. Plummer
Bartlesville
Derb Jenner
E. Main
Elks
Swain
Winkler
New York
Salome Harmon
W. Beach
Miss Harmon
First and
Raymond Justice
S. Highland
Justice
Martins
Wilson
Humboldt
Humboldt Unified
Jack Works
Thomas B. Woods
William B. Firiffith
Floyd Roberts
Fred W. Hartwig
Charles Ralph Baxter
Roy J. Wittich
Russell T. Runnels
J. A. Purtle
Woodson
YATES
Mark C. Corbet
Harold Pierpoint
Leonard E. Robbins
Thomas E. Smith Jr
J. Richard Pringle
Neosho Falls
J. W. Whiteacre
James D. Fernagle
Roscoe Gulick
Harold E. Powell
John L. Sullivan
Gallon Cing
RED Cross
Neosho County
Robert C. Greene
Tribune
Ernest Kepley
Myrtle Moeller
Majestic
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fourth
Kaney
William G. Weaver
David
Cha
Allen County
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program
Savenburg
Sekcap
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