Chanute News Briefs Highlight Local Figures and Honors
Jim Hansen, former Chanute Athletics manager, visited the city fire department while now serving with the Douglas County sheriff in Omaha Nebraska. KU Dean's Honor Roll includes John Carlson Mull of Chanute and Harold Joseph McNamara of St Paul. Martha Stoltz, biology instructor, attends the Kansas Academy of Science meeting at KU and will attend the Kansas Entomological Society event.
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Jim Hansen
Chanute Athletics
Hansen
Omaha
Neb
Douglas County
John Carlson Mull
Chanute
Harold Joseph McNamara
St. Paul
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Mull
John A. Mull
N. Steuben
McNamara
L. P. McNamara
Martha L. Stoltz
Kansas Academy of Science
Kansas Entomological Society
Humboldt Seniors Named to National Honor Society
Humboldt High School announced that four seniors Jerry Bailey Eddie Hack Elizabeth Tilman and Raymond Bell and one junior Jim Morelan were elected to the National Honor Society at an assembly Tuesday. The five new members bring Humboldt’s total to 197 since the local chapter formed in 1925.
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Humboldt High School
Jerry Bailey
Eddie Hack
Elizabeth Tilman
Raymond Bell
Jim Morelan
Martin Henrichs
Humboldt
A. J. Trueblood
Jerry Coltrane
Bill Heiman
Charles Magill
National Athletic Scholarship Society
Trueblood
National Honor Society
Humboldt Residents Attend Civic Reception
Mr and Mrs John Billings and Mrs Lloyd Henyan traveled to Gridley Wednesday night for a reception honoring Mrs Cecil Brown associate grand matron of Kansas CBS. Mrs Henyan worthy matron of Humboldt chapter was presented with visiting matrons as the sprayer bought by Humboldt last year went into service spraying trees and lawns for pest control.
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John Billings
Lloyd Henyan
Gridley
Cecil Brown
Kansas Cbs
Traffic Increases For Ozark Airlines
Ozark Airlines reports a dramatic rise in April traffic with 21 002 passengers, a 64 percent jump from a year earlier. Since starting scheduled service in September 1950 the carrier built year by year from 4 001 passengers in four months to 156 391 in 1954.
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ST. Louis
Ozark Airlines
Ozark
Pleasant Weather Across Nation With Rain in West Texas
Dry and fair spring weather dominated most of the nation. Light showers touched the middle and north Atlantic states and sections of the drought-stricken west Texas received welcome rain, with an inch reported in some areas. Temperatures ranged from 40s to 50s in the north to 60s and 70s in the south.
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West
Texas
North Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
PEO Names Miss Evers New President
Helen F. Evers of Winfield is elected president of the Kansas PEO chapter succeeding Mrs. Gerald Barnes of Valley Falls. The appointment was announced at the closing session of the PEO convention yesterday.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State
P.E.O
Helen F. Evers
Winfield
Miss Evers
Gerald Barnes
Valley Falls
Dwellers of Housing Projects Are Modern Davy Crockett
New York columnist Hal Boyle contrasts suburban home life with frontier days noting suburbanites face risks beyond Indians and wild animals. He profiles Ronald Halfacre and others who attempt DIY fixes, risking accidents as they tackle carpentry plumbing and painting without pros.
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Davy Crocketts
Davy Crockett
Davy ‘Crocketts
Ronald Halfacre
Suburban life debate over safety and courage in home repair
An insurance engineer recounts high injury figures from DIY work, arguing city living reduces risk while suburban life offers fresh air and independence. The narrator jokes about moving to the suburbs and questions the heroic appeal of suburban danger, ending with a quip on the Davy Crockett spirit.
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Ronald
Donald
Roof fall prevention discussed after Rifle oil shale mine incident
Officials seek methods to prevent roof falls following the Rifle oil shale mine accident earlier this year. Workers and safety experts discuss supporting pillars, rock stability, and evacuation plans to reduce future hazards.
Ark City liquor dealer faces federal charges
Gus John Gochis, an Arkansas City liquor retailer, is free on a $500 bond on two federal counts. He is charged with operating as a liquor wholesaler without paying the federal wholesaler's occupation tax and with failing to keep proper records. No date for a preliminary hearing is set. Eight states have towns named Paradise.
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Wichitap
Arkansas City
Gus John Gochis
Oil Shale Research to Continue at Rifle Plant
Assistant Interior Secretary Felix Wormser told the National Petroleum Council that funds will be sought to extend oil shale research at the Rifle Colorado plant for another year. The operation was set to end on June 20, and research focuses on producing oil from oil shale.
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Washington
Felix Wormser
National Petroleum Council
Department
Rifle, Colo
Wormser
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