Left Hand Pitch and Oscar Picks in a Busy News Day
A boy crying over a lost lunch after a pup nabbed it in the 400 block of North Evergreen prompts police to pursue the owner. Jane Brookhart, age unknown, wins a local Oscar picking contest at Peoples Theater, scoring six correct winners amid 2,000 entrants. Rustling reported in Butler County with four 18 month bulls stolen near Beaumont. Firefighters recover a missing envelope with bonds from a sewer area near Main and Grant.
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North Evergreen
Peoples Theater
Ercel Reed
Bill Cannon
Beaumont
Sears to Hire Staff for New Chanute Store
Frank Taylor of Kansas City said Sears will open a new store at the Bray building 24 West Main in May. The staff will include a male manager and several female assistants, with two promotion girls, two counter girls, a credit staff, and a service man sought. The store will offer direct mail order and floor sales with major appliances, power tools, hardware, and clothing sample books.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Frank Taylor
Kansas City
Taylor
Chanute
Bray
W. Main
Sears
Missouri Senate Advances $75 Million State Building Bond Plan
In Jefferson City the Missouri Senate revived and moved forward Gov. Phil M. Donnelly's proposal for a $75 million bond issue to fund new state government buildings.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Phil M. Donnelly
Strike in Italy Halts Classes for Two Days
Sixty thousand high school teachers began a two day strike in Italy demanding higher pay. Several million students in about six thousand schools received an unscheduled holiday as classes were disrupted.
Festival of Music For Neosho Schools Draws 1200
Erie hosts the first Neosho county elementary school music festival with about 1200 attendees. County superintendent Nelle H. Stevens sponsored the event, with arrangements by Florence Carrier Marie Pontius and Grace Standley. Seventeen schools participated in performances under various directors at Erie High School gymnasium.
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Erie
Neosho County
Nelle H. Stevens
Florence Carrier
Bunker Hill
Marie Pontius
Lahore
Grace Standley
Kimball
Stevens
Erie High School
Leslie R. Scoville
Davie Crockett
Grace ‘Standley
Carolyn Coovler
St. Paul
M. Blanche DeVoge
Thayer
Mildred Sanborn
Margaret Hollenshead
Chanute
South Mound
Lydia May Phillips
Stark
Hazel Meeker
Riverview
Union Valley
Seanna
Bonnie Coots
Galesburg
Chester Buckley
Barbara Gibson
Anne Hunter
Hillcrest
Betty Briley
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Topeka Area
Kansas state accident records show 1955 117 fatalities so far this period versus 1954 120 in the same span. Data covers the last 24 hours of Topeka traffic incidents and totals.
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Topekap
Kansas
Los Angeles Candidate Sues Paper Over Ad Error
P Sam Schulman, candidate for Los Angeles City Council, files a $100000 damage suit against Wilshire Press and Gerald T. Deal. He alleges negligence after an ad misspelling turned "friend" into "fiend" in the newspaper.
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Los Angeles
Sam Schulman
Schulman
Wilshire Press
Gerald T. Deal
Inspection Ordered by House Committee on VA Hospitals
Washington representative Avery directs the House Veterans Affairs subcommittee on hospitals to inspect Veterans Administration hospitals in Kansas.
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Washington
Avery
R-Kas
House
Veterans Affairs
Veterans Administration
Kansas
Marlon Brando Classic On The Waterfront Shown at Mainstreet
Academy Award winner Marlon Brando stars in On The Waterfront to be presented soon at the Mainstreet Theater. The screening highlights a landmark film and showcases Brando's acclaimed performance.
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Marlon Brando
Mainstreet
Ady
Dust and storms sweep Kansas as tornado alert issued
Thunderstorms and strong winds ripped across western and central Kansas causing blowing dust and near zero visibility. A tornado alert covered eastern Kansas while forecasters warned of scattered severe storms from Dodge City toward Tulsa area this afternoon.
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Topekap
Kansas
Kansas City
Dodge City
Tulsa
Okla
Topeka
What Faith Means to Me First Things First Lent
A reflective note on faith during Lent stressing the need to decide what the church means to us and to value worship. The piece emphasizes church as essential for daily bread strength guidance for children and family love. Concludes with a nod to traditional remedies and Holy Communion.
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Stelumian
Hall Signs Hospital Bill April Start Indicated
Hollywood reports that On the Waterfront tied the Academy Award record with eight wins including Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly taking top acting honors. Brando expressed joy at his first Oscar visit while Kelly thanked the audience amid flashes and praise from Crosby and Garland.
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Hall
Hollywood
Marlon Brando
New York
Grace Kelly
Unions
Brando
Miss Kelly
Bing Crosby
Judy Garland
Crosby
Marlon
Plan for Defense Emergency Welfare Services in Chanute
The Emergency Welfare Services division outlines a four service plan with Red Cross handling registration information and mass care for refugees while division workers cover temporary rehabilitation and evacuation. A meeting led by Mrs. Adeline Fortney set a date for appointing station assistants before the April 11 defense council meeting.
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Emergency Welfare Services Division
Chanute
Civil Defense Organization
Neosho County
Red Cross
Adeline Fortney
Tom Morehead
Fred Montague
Burl O'Connor
James Cooper
Kenneth Olson
Leo Gottlieb
Joe Hammer
Herman Janzen
Don C. McCune
George Lightfoot
Joe F. Balch
Ten Thousand May Draft Call Issued by Army
Washington reports the Army issued a draft call for 10 000 men in May, 2 000 more than April, with totals since 1950 at 1 898 430 drafted or earmarked. April cuts followed a January volunteer surge. February saw 26 414 inductees including many reenlistees and first time volunteers.
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Washington
Army
Chanute FFA team takes third in southeast Kansas judging
Chanute finished third in the southeast Kansas Future Farmers of America livestock contest at Neodesha with 1 449 points. Gary Naughton led Chanute with 390 points, 11 clear of the nearest rival, as teammates Berthot Reinhardt Schler and others contributed to the score. Twenty three schools competed with Fredonia winning the gold emblem division and Yates Center, Humboldt, Erie earning other divisions.
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Chanute
Kansas
Future Farmers of America
Neodesha
Caney
Columbus
Gary Naughton
Gar
Berthot
Lou Reinhardt
Clinton Schler
Fredonia
Yates Center
Humboldt
Erie
Bob Schultz
Bill Bareis
Charles Reaves
Dean Daniels
Jim Anderson
Gary Clemens
Resuscitator Fund Reaches $625 Goal At Lodge Meeting
E. L. Duffield announced the campaign by the Odd Fellows lodge raised about 625 dollars to buy a resuscitator. Plans to present the life saving machine to the city were discussed. The device is currently at the fire station. John Waltermire presided over a Tuesday Community Council meeting with about 20 members attending. Arthur Coonrod reported on the meeting.
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E. L. Duffield
Odd Fellows Lodge
Arthur Coonrod
John Waltermire
Noble Grand
Proposed Dam Site Inspected by State Officials
State inspectors toured the Neosho River site north of Chanute for the proposed city reservoir dam. Duane G. Jehlik of the Division of Water Resources led the inspection with Paschal Grimes, city engineer, awaiting a later report from the Water Resources Division.
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City
Neosho River
Chanute
Duane G. Jehlik
Division of Water Resources
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Paschal Grimes
Jehlik
Water Resources Division
Jelke Case Goes to Jury in New York
A jury of 10 men and 2 women began deliberations today at 12 53 p m in Jelke's vice case heard in New York credited to Minot Mick ey.
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New York
Minot F.mickey
Jelke
Right to Work Compromise Fails in Legislature
The Kansas House rejects the vetoed right to work bill as an amendment to a labor management measure and sends the package to conference. The Senate adds the vetoed bill to a Taft Hartley proposal, 28 to 7, risking another veto by Governor Hall who opposes attaching right to work. Sen. Gunnels pushes the move, while Sen. Rude condemns it. Hall may call a special session after the 1956 budget.
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House
Fred Hall
Senate
Hall
J. O. Gunnels
Colby
Gunnels
Leonard Rude R-Parsons
Labor Committee
Rude
Col. McCormick's Condition Serious
Chicago editor and publisher Col. Robert R. McCormick, 74, remained in serious condition today, as reported by his physician.
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Col. McCormick
Chicago
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Santa Fe Iron Horse to Move on Short Line Track
Santa Fe plans a temporary track lay to roll a steam locomotive to its new home at Santa Fe park possibly starting Saturday if weather permits. Ross Cooper says the move will be supervised by off duty Santa Fe staff, with the locomotive a city gift to be placed on a solid foundation in the northeast corner of the park. City workers are also improving park roadways and preparing sites for picnic tables during off hours.
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Santa Fe Park
Ross Cooper
Santa Fe
The
State TB hospital plan moves forward with $1 million bill
The Kansas governor signed a bill doubling the hospital fund to one million dollars, clearing contracts for a new tuberculosis sanatorium in Chanute. Bids were let Feb 23 in Topeka, with construction expected to start in April and finish by early 1957.
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State Board of Social Welfare
Topeka
George Eicholtz
Board of Social Welfare
John Brown
Fred Hall
Tribune
Flynn awarded five thousand in Chanute collision suit
Doyle Flynn 16 son of Mrs Mary Flynn of Chanute was awarded 5000 in damages by an Allen County District Court jury after a collision May 13 1953 at Main and Lincoln in Chanute between a scooter ridden by Flynn and a car driven by F E Stierwalt.
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Iola—Doyle Flynn
Mary Flynn
S. Forest
Chanute
Allen County District Court
Plantiff
Doyle
F. E. Stierwalt
Savenburg
Stierwall
Main
Lincoln
Flynn
Stierwalt
Frame Machine Shed Destroyed by Fire Near Chanute
Fire destroyed a frame machine shed and chicken house at the home of Mr and Mrs George Gier southwest of Chanute. Firemen were alerted at 7 45 a m. Loss estimates were not given. Property listed as owned by L R Rathbun 162 N Grant. A boy s bicycle grain drill and other tools belonging to Gier were lost in the blaze.
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George Gier
Chanute
L. R. Rathbun
N. Grant
Gier
Senior High School Enters Music Festival
Four Senior High School musical groups and five soloists will compete in the district music festival in Pittsburg tomorrow and Saturday. Director Kenneth Tebow notes the madrigal singers, boys' quartet, and girls' ensemble in tomorrow's events. The brass quartet and solo numbers are scheduled for rating Saturday, with soloists Alice McCune Joe Prather Eddie McGinnis Judy Jordan and Rosemary Nation performing. Tebow and the first-day entries return to Chanute tomorrow night.
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Pittsburg
Kenneth Tebow
Madrigal Singers
Alice McCune
Joe Prather
Eddie McGinnis
Judy Jordan
Rosemary Nation
Tebow
Chanute J
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