Midlands Drenched in Far Reaching Storms
Storms drenched the Midwest and moved east flooding the Missouri Mississippi and Ohio basins. Eight states faced river overflows with hundreds homeless and millions in damage. A Memphis tornado injured five and leveled homes while sandbagging and relief efforts continued across the region.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Kansas
Tennessee
Memphis
St. Louis
Wabash River
Great Lakes
Gulf
Atlantic Coast
Laurel
Miss
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Tennessee Valley
Gulf Coast States
Pennsylvania
New England
Honor for Mrs Boyd in Lawrence Kansas
Mrs Mamie Alexander Boyd 83 of Mankato Kansas receives a gold medallion from Theta Sigma Phi for fifty years in journalism. She is noted as one of the oldest working press members in the United States and will be present at the ceremony in Lawrence.
Truman 77th Birthday Marked by Greetings Nationwide
Former President Harry S. Truman, lively on his 77th birthday in Kansas City, Mo., received birthday wishes from across the United States as he enjoyed the day Monday.
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Kansas City, Mo
Harry S. Truman
Erie Centennial Coins In Demand In Erie Kansas
Erie residents show rising interest in local centennial coins issued by the Erie centennial committee. The 1 dollar pieces bear the centennial seal and a reverse inscription naming Neosh County and Erie July 10 to 15. One thousand coins were purchased by the committee to fund the celebration expense.
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Erie
Neva Snyder
Erie Centennial Committee
American Legion Auxiliary
Neosho County
Kansas
Erie Rest Home gains 34 residents with Sunday admission
Stokley Jackson reports that with Ira Hizey joining Sunday, Erie Rest Home in Galesburg now houses 34 residents. Other items note visitors and travel from Centerville township to Oswego and Lawrence, with local residents Mary Jane Dawson and Larry Wheeles returning from visits to Kansas.
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Verena Gough
Harry Shannon
Betty
Stokley Jackson
Erie Rest Home
Ira Hizey
Galesburg
Olga Kyle
Erie
Edward Naanes
Centerville Township
Jim Jackson
Conway
Ark
Mary Jane Dawson
St. Margaret's Hospital
Kansas City
William Dawson
Wayne Brillhart
Oswego
Lige Frogue
Chicago
L. G
Atkinson
Sun Y
Larry Wheeles
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Cleo Wheeles
Kansas City man pedals to Washington on cross country trek
On a trip to the capital Perrine a 35 year old unemployed truck driver from Kansas City now rides a bicycle toward Washington. He began his trek from Kansas City aiming to reach the national capital on this cross country journey.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Russell Perrine
Kansas City
Washington
Perrine
Trucker protests rail rate plan in Cincinnati then seeks Washington ride
Perrine leads a petition drive against piggyback rail service arguing freight rate revisions threaten truckers’ jobs. He plans to bicycle to Washington to deliver the message before President Kennedy’s Europe trip. He and other truckers charge railroads are replacing drivers with such services.
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Cincinnati
Washington
Kennedy
Europe
Perrine
Flood Victims Are Assisted in Harrison Ark
Residents of flood ravaged Harrison Arkansas stand in two lines as officials assist at the aid station. A government representative heads one line while others wait for relief services and information. The scene captures a town in the Ozarks facing disaster response efforts.
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Harrison, Ark
Ozark Mountain
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