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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1957
Page
3
The Sorghum Valley Grange gathers at Sorghum Valley School at 7 30 PM for a short meeting then moves to Zion Methodist church west of Chanute to view a Holy Land film presented by Rev Judd Jones. Also notes on local visits and library praise.
Police investigated four weekend traffic accidents with only vehicular damage. Incidents occurred at Main and Central, 212 E Main, 110 W Main, and Fourth and Steuben involving drivers Rudolph Nelson Richard Baughn Gordon Herder Barbara Pillot Mildred Morris Mary Browning Shirley Osburn Lessie Bates and their respective 1940s to 1950s cars.
Daily hospital list shows Admittances Saturday Sunday and today including Mrs Fred Johnson Mrs Jessie Osborn James Wells and others with addresses and medical or surgical notes. Dismissals Sunday and today list patients including Emma Hull James Wells Clifford Fhrum and others. Births record Mr and Mrs Charles W Solomon welcoming a boy at 28 W Mulberry.
On Friday at 6 19 p m a fire at 1201 8 Edith commercial garage caused minor damage. Saturday at 10 40 am a fire at 1214 N Santa Fe equipment agency caused minor damage. Friday 3 42 p m a fire at 2103 8 Santa Fe house caused extensive damage to kitchen furnishings and decorations. Monday 9 40 am at 408 8 Ashby washing machine suffered minor damage.
Chicago contractor Ragnar Benson and 67 guests returned from a European holiday in a chartered plane. Benson, born in Almhalt Sweden, funded the trip at about $50,000 and said he may repeat the journey in two years. He enjoyed reuniting with siblings, relatives, and a chat with King Gustaf.
Clarence Warden Lowmaster 84 died at his Erie home after several months illness. He was born March 4, 1873 in Pennsylvania and lived in Kansas from youth on a Thayer area farm. Surviving wife Minnie Bailey. five sons Carl Ira Roy Jesse Merle. daughter Mrs Jesse Waggoner. three sisters Libby Lang Lula Bailey Amy Grider. one infant daughter Bertha. Funeral arrangements by Pierce Funeral Home, Erie, incomplete.
Fire caused by a malfunctioning toaster cord damaged the kitchen of the Julius Frederick residence at 2103 S. Santa Fe Friday afternoon. Fire Chief C. W. Brennan said furnishings and wallpaper were harmed more than the room’s structure. Outside city limits, no loss estimate was given. Fire crews responded at 3 42 p.m.
Former President Truman leaves Washington to return to Independence Missouri for his 73rd birthday noting lighthearted jabs at Eisenhower and the GOP after strategy talks. He jokes about vacation time comparisons and plans a birthday lunch with Republicans in Kansas City.
The Democratic Advisory Council announced a plan of operations and issued a sharp critique of the Eisenhower administration. After a preliminary San Francisco meeting last February, the group completed its organization at the close of a three day leaders gathering in Washington.
A General Mills stratosphere balloon mission ending in a tree near Cresco Iowa failed to release the dummy parachutist Sad Sam from the gondola at 90 000 feet delaying Air Force testing. The gondola or balloon or both apparently landed overnight near Cresco with the dummy aboard.
Southeastern Kansas city officials gather in Tioga Hotel tomorrow for talks on new laws passed by the 1957 Legislature affecting municipal operations. The League of Kansas Municipalities sponsors ten meetings statewide with staff guidance. Registration runs 1 to 4 p.m. followed by conferences. dinner at 6. legislation and city affairs wrap at 9:30.
Dr Francis Coll ins of Topeka was reelected president of the Kansas Blue Shield at the annual directors meeting. New officers include Dr James B Fisher Wichita first vice president and Dr Edward J Ryan Emporia second vice president.
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Robert D. Coe as ambassador to Denmark. The White House said Coe requested relief from the post for personal reasons.
Socialist Adolf Schaerf defeated Catholic Conservative surgeon Wolfgang Denk for the Austrian presidency. The vote total was 2,259,097 to 2,160,424, following Theodor Koerner's January death. In other fronts, Italy faces early elections as anti Communist Social Democrats leave the coalition. A Europe wide cold snap caused snow and crop damage from Britain to Italy. The United States reports over 62 billion dollars in foreign aid since World War III, about 30 percent military.
Gov. George Docking schedules a week of appearances including a De Molay investiture in Kansas City Armendale Housing Assn meeting in Topeka a bank directors meeting in Lawrence and a Kansas Business School session He plans travel to McPherson Haysville and a young Democrats event in Topeka while in his office most days except Friday and Saturday.
Two nationally known surgeons were reported out of danger in a Des Moines hospital after a light plane crash at Osceola airport. Dr. Dwight Harken of Boston and Dr. Donald Miller of Burlington were returning from a Chicago meeting when the landing gear touched telephone lines and the craft crashed, landing upside down. They were visiting Dr. C. R. Harken of Osceola.
A junior from Topeka High School won the Kansas division of the Alexander Hamilton speaking contest at Emporia State Teachers College. He earned a scholarship to his chosen college and an expense-paid trip to Philadelphia for the national competition. Second place went to Harry Lindquist of Shawnee Mission High. third to Bruce Lyon of Newton High. Finalists included Dwaine Thorpe Hutchinson Keith Glick Pittsburg Jack Jewell Garden City Frank Wiebe Lawrence and Keith Megill Independence.
Cattle gains and hogs mixed as Kansas City and Parsons markets show cattle higher or steady while hogs ease. Prices cover steers heifers cows bulls vealers and stockers with reports for calves sows and lambs plus Kansas City produce and Chicago grain and cash bids.
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