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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
2
The district superintendent John J. Clinton will deliver the sermon at the Sunday service and lead the fourth quarter conference of the Methodist church in Elsmore. Refreshments will be served after the gathering.
State and local cases note pleas and sentences including Leon Cherd guilty for assault with intent to rape and one year jail with parole. Gant divorce granted with $500 alimony and custody, plus $50 child support. Grady divorce granted with custody of two children and $60 support. Judgments include $8,798.42 plus interest. Modifications denied in Anderson case. Minor Kay Whitworth pursues auto accident judgment of $416. Marriage licenses list Ellis Baldwin, both 24 of Parsons. Deeds detailed for multiple property transfers in Chanute and Thayer areas.
A Pautle and wife transfer Lots 3 and 4 in Carpenter's Add Chanute. L A Walthall and wife convey Lota 1, 2, 3, 9-16 in Bik. 44 and half blocks of land Si Thayer to Elba W Ward and wife.
Twelve Navy patrol planes began the final leg of their homeward journey from Formosa. The first left Hutchinson Naval Air Station at 6 03 a m CST and the last at 6 55 a m. They expected to land at Whidbey Island Washington this afternoon. Lt Wesley Pate Elkhart Kansas saw his 4 month old son for the first time as his wife and child joined the stopover. The mission was a goodwill flight dubbed the wrong way home.
Prairie View notes a school closed for a basket dinner and a program by teacher Mrs Lenora Lee and her pupils. Lee will teach here again next year. Albert Lassman honored at home for his birthday with many family and friends in attendance. Hostesses were Mrs Willie Snider and Mrs Henry Snider among others.
The Senate passed President Eisenhowers foreign trade bill boosting tariff cutting powers for three years to June 30 1958 and enabling reductions in 5 percent steps annual in exchange for concessions from other free world nations. The measure moves to House conference with Byrd predicting agreement on most changes save one escape clause expansion.
In Miami Florida a diverse group including active retirees and veterans will unite for a national event. The gathering draws participants from various states to share experiences and celebrate ongoing involvement in marine and coastal activities.
The Kansas article notes Lt. Cdr. Mary Wood Malone announces the annual Waves reunion. She seeks to locate about 17,000 of the 150,000 women who served in the Waves, with headquarters in Miami Florida. The item mentions a traffic accident and other scattered details from the Chanute Tribune.
The Associated Press reports widely scattered thundershowers but generally fair and pleasant spring weather prevailed nationwide. Cooler air moved south from Canada while the Midwest cooled after a spell of summerlike warmth. Temperatures remained above normal in much of the eastern two thirds with readings in the 80s and 90s from the Southwest to New England.
Newton truck driver William Van scoder, noted for a 900000 mile record, earns Driver of the Year recognition in Topeka. The award spotlights long haul achievement and safe driving in the trucking industry.
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