Long Parade Marks Start of Third District Legion Convention
Delegates and spouses arrive in Chanute for the Third District Convention with a morning parade of bands National Guard units and Legionnaires. A banquet at the Masonic Temple features Seaborn Collins as speaker. memorial services follow and district officials plan meetings in the Memorial building.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Chanute
National Guard
Legion
Tioga
Legion and Auxiliary
40 & 8
Legionaires
Auxiliary
Legion Club
Memorial Building
Masonic Temple
Seaborn Collins
New Mexico
Collins
Indianapolis
Ind
The
Ted Kyle
Eric
State Department
R. C. Davidson
Arma
Ora D. McClellan
Wichita
State National Legion
Kenneth Young
Topeka
Chick Dowager
Charles A. Harris
Parsons
Fred Plank
National Auxiliary
Kansas
Dick Ashley
the Legion
Louis Junod
Floyd Yahns
Bob’ Harmon
Chanute Legion
Vincent McCune
Sunshine Forecast Sunday With Thunderstorms and Rain
Weather notes show cloudy skies turning to thunderstorms and heavy rain by evening with a low in the 50s and a high in the 65 to 75 range for Sunday. Reports of scattered rainfall across Kansas include McPherson 2.97 inches and Hutchinson 1.67 inches, with totals varying by location.
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Porecast
Topeka
Kansas
McPherson
Hutchinson
Lyons
Russell
Brookville
Manchester
Enterprise
Junction City
Randolph
Soldier
Horton
Valley Falls
Wamega
Oakley
Collyer
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Garden City
Hill City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Hoover Leaves Hospital After Gall Bladder Operation
Former President Herbert Hoover leaves New York hospital after successful gall bladder removal two weeks ago. He was treated for the procedure and discharged, with doctors reporting a smooth recovery and no complications.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Legislature Sets Adjournment For May 9
Topeka reports the special session will recess to May 9 and adjourn sine die that day. The move came after the Senate killed a House backed plan to keep session alive till July 22, seen as a bid to pressure Gov. Docking. Democrats decried it as a governor overreach.
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Topeka
Senate
George Docking
House
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Anderson
Kansas Severance Tax Battle Halts Legislature
A one per cent severance tax dispute over oil and gas blocked adjournment as the Kansas Legislature worked past midnight on a revenue package. The Senate rejected a conference report killing the bill, with lawmakers split over exemptions for stripper wells and 80 per cent water wells, while Gov. Docking urged re enactment of the tax.
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Topekap
Senate House
Kansas
Senate
House
State Supreme Court
South Central
Wunsch
George Docking
Docking
President Urges Antarctica Talks
President Eisenhower invited 11 nations including the Soviet Union to join a conference to ensure Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes. The plan calls for freedom of scientific investigation and ongoing international cooperation beyond the IGY term ending December 31, with a possible 12 nation treaty to govern peaceful use.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Antarctica
South Pole
White House
U. S
IGY
United Nations
State Department
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Chile
France
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
Union of South Africa
Soviet Russia
United Kingdom
Graham Draws Large Crowd at Cow Palace
Billy Graham's San Francisco crusade at the Cow Palace drew a large audience and will be televised nationwide by 140 stations. The hour-long telecast starts at 7 p.m. Eastern and Central times, with west coast rebroadcast at 10 p.m. Stations include American Broadcasting Co. group and others.
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San
Dueler Appeals Duel Charge Over Editor Challenge
A Neshoba County man Buford Posey 32 appeals a 300 fine in circuit court after admitting he did not intend a pistol duel when he wrote to editor Jack Tannehill of the Neshoba Democrat The editor said the letter offered three alternatives including a duel to settle differences over a published item Posey argues the letter was not a challenge and the court held him responsible for libel concerns.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Neshoba County
Buford Posey
Justice of the Peace
Preston Collins
Jack Tannehill
Neshoba Democrat
Tannehill
Posey
Ever Ready 4-H Club Plans Picnic at Santa Fe Park
Members of the Ever Ready 4-H club will hold a picnic at Santa Fe park on Sunday after church services.
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Santa Fe Park
Western3 OK Separate Talks With Gromyko
The Western Big Three agreed to continue separate consultations with Soviet Foreign Minister An-drei Gromyko on Moscow summit preparations. Britain France and the United States said joint talks could speed progress but agreed to groundwork notes. The Soviet reply urged including Poland and Czechoslovakia to equalize representation in preliminary negotiations, a move the West opposes.
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Paris
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
France
United States
West
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Tribune Phone Line Believed Reachable After Deadline
If the Tribune contact cannot be reached via the usual line, readers are advised to call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance. The notice emphasizes using the alternate number during evening hours to obtain service.
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Tribune
Parakeet Venture Grows Into 700-Bird Farm and Shows
Mr and Mrs Joe Rule of 1709 W Main started raising parakeets as a home business. They now maintain about 700 birds and project 1000 to 1500 sales this year with markets in Coffeyville Independence Parsons Wichita Nowata Okla and Chicago. They entered shows earning 22 trophies 88 ribbons and 33 rosettes plus cash prizes.
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Joe Rule
Coffeyville
Independence
Parsons
Wichita
Nowata
Okla
Chicago
Rule
St. Louis
Pecan Grafting Demo Near St Paul Next Tuesday
A pecan grafting demonstration will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the Noah pecan grove 22 miles east of St Paul on the north side of the road. Gale Mullen Neosho County farm agent said C R Roberts extension horticulturalist will conduct the demo. Grafting can improve young native trees and make pecans a valuable Neosho County crop.
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Erie
St. Paul
Gale Mullen
Neosho County
C. R. Roberts
Mullen
Picnic at Penn Park Whittier May 18
Chanute hosts a community picnic at Penn Park Whittier California on May 18. Tables are provided for anyone bringing lunch and sharing in the gathering.
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Penn Park
Whittier
Calif
Four Dead in Kansas Traffic Crashes Reported
The Associated Press reports four traffic deaths in Kansas since Friday afternoon. George Wilcox, 50, of LaVerne Oklahoma, died when his truck overturned southwest of Englewood. Alta M Albers, 37, Garden City, died when a car left U S Highway 83 near Garden City. John Lee sustained serious injuries. Earlier, Charles Edwards, 76, Burns, died in Newton from injuries from April 24 near Brainerd. James Gardner, 60, Pratt, died after injuries from a May 1 Pratt crash.
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Associated Press
Kansas
George Wilcox
LaVerne
Okla
Englewood
Alta M. Albers
Garden City
U. S. Highway 83
John Lee
State Highway Patrol
Charles T. Edwards
Burns
Kas
Newton
Brainerd
James A. Gardner
Austin
Pratt
Art Educators Meet Here Today in Chanute
A sectional meeting of the Kansas Art Educators Association will be held in Chanute today with Southeast Kansas educators gathering for a noon luncheon at the Silver Grill. They will visit the sixth annual Arts and Crafts Fair at Murray Hill School, while Chanute instructor Robert Blunk Jr will discuss exhibit setup and Kent McAlexander of Independence Community College will preside. Guests include Dr. Porter of Pittsburg and Bert Keeney of Pittsburg State College Art department.
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Kansas Art Educators Association
Chanute
Kansas
Silver Grill
Murray Hill School
Robert Blunk Jr
Kent McAlexander
Independence Community College
Dr. Porter
Pittsburg
Bert Keeney
Pittsburg State College
Youth Bound Over To District Court
Leo W. Blake, 17, of Morehead was bound over to a district court on a break ing and entering charge after a preliminary hearing in justice court. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Blake and a companion, Harvey Dean Jr., 15, of Neodesha, were allegedly inside a Thayer filling station Monday night. Dean will be released to Wilson County juvenile authorities.
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Erie
Leo W. Blake
Morehead
Justice of the Peace Court
Blake
Thayer
Bond
Charles Forsyth
Harvey Dean Jr
Neodesha
Wilson County
Plane and Cow Collision Shocks Ohio Grazing Field
Five steers graze when a plane swoops low and strikes one, knocking it onto its back. Several bystanders assist as the animal recovers. State Highway Patrol and Civil Aeronautics Board investigate the incident in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bomb threat delays BOAC flight at Idlewild New York
A telephoned warning prompted two bomb searches of a British Overseas Airways Corp. London bound jet at Idlewild. Captain Norman Williams returned the 74 passengers to the gate, dumped most fuel, refueled, and resumed the flight an hour late. A second BOAC flight with 47 aboard faced a three hour delay for a similar search.
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New York
Idlewild
New York Daily News
British Overseas Airways Corp
New York Authority
BOAC
Airways
Norman Williams
London
Williams
Woman 52 Beaten To Death In Palm Beach Office
Helen Louise Baier, 52, manager of a Western Union branch in Palm Beach, was beaten to death Friday by a lone robber. The assailant fled with about $2,000 after the attack in a rear washroom area. a Negro messenger boy discovered Baier’s battered body as the office safe stood empty.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Western Union
Helen Louise Baier
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William Mitchell
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R-Kingman
Fred Gulick
Gulick
Thomas van Cleve
Ckansas City
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Jewell Ogden
Kansas Corporation Commission
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Andis
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Graham
Cow Palace
Christ
Gromyko
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Omer Dyer
Yates Center
Dauce Evelyn
Wasser
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