Local trio nets 28 crappie and two bass at Lake Neosho
Frederick Swan Tommie and Bill Standley fished an hour at Lake Neosho using minnows and brush piles, bringing 28 crappie and two two pound bass. Tommie, eight, shared several nice catches as National Hospital Week highlights Neosho Memorial Hospital's year round care and staff. An Air Force Hiller helicopter will visit May 17 for Armed Forces Day events in front of the Memorial Building, courtesy of Wright Patterson AFB.
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Lake Neosho
Tommie
National Hospital Week
Ellis
Air Force Hiller
Wayne Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Robbers Bind Woman In Home Invasion Steal Cash and Checks
Two men forced entry into loan company operator Ben Weber’s home at night bound his wife Hester Weber to the bed with a blouse and fled with an estimated 250 dollars in cash and 500 dollars in checks. Mrs Weber escaped and alerted neighbors after police described no usable description of the assailants.
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Chetopa, Kas
Hester Weber
Vosburg of Fredonia Named by JayCees
Will Davis of Manhattan was elected president of the Kansas State Junior Chamber of Commerce. New district vice presidents include Bob Gardiner Garden City Gene Musgrave Minneapolis Gene Baird Hays L K Greene Topeka George Bantz Hutchinson Walter Mcequade El Dorado Don Vosburg Fredonia and Don Williams Olathe. Desar Harris Concordia Leo Pusch Atchison and Robert Coldsnow Wichita were named national directors. John Alden Hutchinson was named to the Jaycees board of international directors. The 1956 convention will be held in Salina.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Will Davis
Manhattan
Kansas State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bob Gardiner
Garden City
Gene Musgrave
Minneapolis
Gene Baird
Hays
L. K. Greene
Topeka
George Bantz
Walter Mcequade
el Dorado
Don Vosburg
Fredonia
Don Williams
Olathe
Desar Harris
Concordia
Leo Pusch
Atchison
Robert Coldsnow
Wichita
Erie Driver Wins Tractor-Trailer Backing Contest At Farm Show
Joe Arthur of Erie won the tractor-trailer backing event at City Park during the Spring Farm Show with a 1 minute 10 second run. Ronald Chaney and Everett Carter finished second and third, and each winner received a $5 merchandise certificate. The team pulling contest was rained out and prize money was split among finalists. Maderas won the trophy.
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Joe Arthur
Erie
City Park
Arthur
Ronald Chaney
F. 1
Everett Carter
Chanute
Erie R
Sam Reed
Thayer
Wash
Joe Blaine
Eric
Shorty Maderas
Coyville
Roy Winkler
Senapah
Okla
Maderas
Chamber of Commerce
Tribune
Ten migrant families killed in Agate truck crash
A truck rollover near Agate Colorado killed an 11 month old Daniel Lucio of Weslaco Texas and injured many migrant workers. Conrado Lopez of Weslaco faced questions as the driver and Emmett Smiley described the crash. About 50 injured or checked, with twenty treated and released.
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Agata
Colo
Colorado
Denver
Daniel Lucio
Weslaco
Tex
Wyoming
Conrado Lopez
Westlace
State Patrol
Agate
Emmett Smiley
Kathleen McClung to Appear on TV Channel 4 Tonight
Kathleen McClung, nine, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clell McClung, will perform with her voice and ukulele on a 9 PM TV Channel 4 program in Walnut Kansas City. The child has pleased many audiences with her musical talents.
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Walnut
Kathleen McClung
9 Tonight
TV Channel 4
Kansas City
Clell McClung
Wichita Woman Dies in Kansas Collision
Mrs. Thomas Sevier of Wichita, age 50, died Saturday after a car struck a Missouri Pacific Railroad train in Caney Chester County. Her husband, 45, was injured in the crash.
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Caney, Kas
Thomas Sevier
Wichita
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Chatauque
Gov Hall declines to comment on political talks in Washington
Gov. Fred Hall refused to discuss political conversations with White House aides and President Eisenhower during a Washington visit. He deflected questions on Kansas politics and possible 1956 Senate candidates, saying conversations with the White House are privileged. The interview touched on a Kansas Supreme Court ruling about ownership of a hospital building and a 1953 lobbying inquiry. Two nearby shops in Parsons were burglarized, with $440 stolen from Daley Hardware and $40 from Guise Pharmacy.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Kansas
Hall
National
Do. Y. Semple
Harry Darby
Washington
U. S. Senate
White House
Kansas Supreme Court
Order of United Workmen
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Wesley Roberts
Kanas
Roberts
AOUW
Prison Employee Killed In Illinois Car Crash
Troy E. Shipman a 52 year old longtime federal prison staffer at Leavenworth was killed in a late night car collision near Pesatum Illinois. Authorities notified friends of the death.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Troy E. Shipman
Pesatum
Eisenhower Eyes Brief Big Four Forum On Aims And Talks
Western officials report President Eisenhower open to a very brief Big Four meeting with Britain and France while Soviet Premier Bulganin would attend a later multinational session. Dulles signals support for foreign ministers handling main agenda ahead of any top level talks. Pinay says they will propose a meeting note to the Russians this week.
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Dulles
MacMillan
France
Antoine Pinay
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Pinay
Molotov
Vienna
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Paris
James C. Hagerty
Chiefs of State
Hagerty
Fire Destroys Slane Garage at William Slane Home
Fire destroyed a double garage at the William Slane residence in Kansas, damaging two bicycles and Boy Scout equipment. The Slane family were away, the alarm at 5:28 p.m., and Chief Brennan labeled the building and contents a total loss. Slane, scoutmaster of Troop 3, could not yet estimate the loss.
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William 8. Slane
Kansas
Slane
Bill Brennan
Boy Scout Troop 3
Topeka Man Edward Riley Killed at Rail Crossing
A man tentatively identified as Edward L. Riley of Topeka was killed early today when his car was hit by a diesel Santa Fe baggage train at a crossing east of the city limits.
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Topeka If
Edward L. Riley
Topeka
Santa Fe
Collapse at New York Coliseum Construction Traps Dozens
Dozens of workmen were feared trapped after a section of the New York Coliseum Building under construction collapsed near Columbus Circle. Substantial steel framing three stories above ground gave way, showering workers with concrete and debris as rescue units responded.
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New York
New York Coliseum
Columbus Circle
Chanute Chamber backs Good Luck event for Friday
The Chanute Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed a Friday promotion inviting all stores to take part. Retail council president Floyd Bray outlined plans for ads calling Friday a lucky day in Chanute. The board also reviewed wage hour law lobbying and Kansans for the Right to Work activities.
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Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Whihh
Floyd Bray
Dave Evans
la Bek
Man Chases Car Down Hill After Vehicle Becomes Runaway
Lawrence Kansas Norman Aldrick stops his pickup on 14th Street hill sees a parked car roll away. He leaps out and pursues on foot catching the car before it crashes through the Straits back yard fence. His truck meanwhile rolls and is badly damaged.
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Lawrence
Kas
Norman Aldrick
14Th Street
Reginald Strait
Aldrich
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topekap Area 1955 Update
State accident record shows 3 fatalities in the last 48 hours and 184 to date in 1955, compared with 172 in the same period of 1954. Data covers Topekap region traffic incidents and totals by year.
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Topekap
Kansas
Delay urged in polio vaccine program continues
Federal health officials urged a further delay in the polio vaccination program for a few more days to complete safety checks. Surgeon General Leonard Scheele said a plant by plant review of vaccine makers should allow resumption by week’s end, with five labs producing Salk serum expected to clear.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
U.S. Public Health Service
Avery resigns top ward post amid Wolfson challenge
Sewell L. Avery resigns as Montgomery Ward chairman and Edmund A. Krider also steps down. John A. Barr named to succeed Avery as chairman and exec committee head. Barr praised as excellent choice. Krider remains with firm, none named to replace him. Votes from April 22 stockholders meeting await tallies.
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Chicagop
Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery Ward and Co
Louis E. Wolfson
Edmund A. Krider
Ward
Avery
John A. Barr
Krider
Barr
Montgomery Ward
Wolfson
New York
Florida
Sears Roebuck & Co
Kansas Retail Sales Hit 1954 High Across States
Kansas retail sales rose to 2 404954 million in 1954, up 2 9 percent from 1953 while national retail trade declined 0 1 percent. Barton County led per capita sales at 1888, followed by Seward Saline Pratt Sedgwick Finney Ford Rooks and Thomas in the top ten. Sedgwick County topped the state in sales volume at 466944 million, with Wyandotte and Shawnee next, reporting gains.
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Lawrence
Kas.p
Kansas
University of Kansas Bureau of Business Research
Barton County
Seward County
Saline
Pratt
Sedgwick
Finney
Ford
Rooks
Thomas
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Showers Foretold as Rainfall Spreads Across Kansas
Weather summary notes showers and thunderstorms in the southeast and far east with a cool front. Rain totals from Friday night into Saturday morning reach up to 1.82 inches in areas like Coffeyville and Sedgwick, aiding crops amid drought concerns. forecasts expect cooler nights and highs near 70 Tuesday.
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Coffeyville
Sedan
Arkansas City
Howard
Altamont
Longton
Burdick
McCune
Sedgwick
Winfield
Oswego
Walnut
Osage City
Neosho Rapids
Emporia
Chanute
Olathe
Lecompton
Wamego
Topeka
Pittsburg
Wichita
Garden City
Richard Garrett
Kansas
Goodland
Weekend Tally of Four Minor Auto Mishaps
Four minor traffic accidents over the weekend caused damage to four cars with no injuries. Homer Walker and Mrs. George Wheat collided at 6 E Main around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Shirley Jean Crowder’s car sustained rear damage on 103 E Main about 6 p.m. Sunday. Earl M. Dyson backed from a curb and Pearl Leatherman lost control after a dip at Third and Garfield, hitting an electric pole near Murray Hill school. George Barker's car was rear ended at the Ash Grove entrance around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. the other driver fled.
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Homer Walker
W. Main
George Wheat
E. Main
Walker
George Barker
S. Rutter
Ash Grove
Barker
Return Favor Urged in Farm Wage Support Pact
Washington reports President James G. Patton of the National Farmers Union urged farm groups to back a $1.25 minimum wage in exchange for labor assistance in enacting firm farm price supports.
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Washington (P
James G. Patton
The
National Farmers Union
Canada to proceed with school polio inoculations
Ottawa announces that Canada will press ahead with mass polio immunization for schoolchildren despite the United States government urging a temporary halt in U S polio vaccines. The move reflects differing national public health strategies amid cross border concerns.
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Ottawa
Canada
U. S S
United States
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