Much Closer Vaccine Checks Planned by Government
Rep. Priest says a closer laboratory check will occur before any Salk antipolio vaccine is released for use. Health officials plan a resurvey before clearance. Dr. Leonard Scheele ordered an inspection at a manufacturer’s plant, with Parke Davis & Co. likely first on the visit list.
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Priest
D-Tenn
Congress
Eisenhower
Commerce Committee
Health and Welfare Department
Spence
D-Sky
House Banking Committee
Spencer
Leonard Scheele
The
Public Health Service
Scheele
Parke, Davis & Co
News Photographer Wins Second AP Award
In South Bend, Indiana, Jack Gaunt, staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times, is declared the winner of the Associated Press national award, marking his second such honor. The announcement highlights Gaunt's continued excellence in photojournalism and its nationwide recognition.
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South Bend, Ind
Jack Gaunt
The
Los Angeles Times
Associated Press National
Gaunt Wins AP Photo Contest Before Pulitzer Prize
Gaunt’s image Cruel Waves depicting a husband and wife facing each other at the shore after their son was swept to sea won the 1954 AP news photography contest. The AP judging proceeded before the Pulitzers were announced and marks the first time a single photo earned both honors. The AP awards were announced by Paul E. Neville, South Bend Tribune managing editor and judging chairman.
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Gaunt
Paul E. Neville
South Bend Tribune
Five Cowboy Brothers Reunite After 55 Years
Five Layton brothers aged 71 to 90 gathered in Denver to mark a 55 year reunion at the home of the eldest Alonzo 90. The siblings True 85 Ora 76 John 80 and Alva 71 pursued varied lives from farming in Oklahoma to real estate in Florida and Wyoming sheep herding. True recalled the brothers were once “pretty wild boys.”
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Kansas
Laytons
Alonzo
True
Welch
Okla
John
Miami
Fla
Ora
Wyoming
Alva
Dallas Milkmen Adopt Shorts Uniforms for Summer
Dallas dairy announces all routemen will wear Bermuda style walking shorts from tomorrow through mid September. The uniforms include a maroon belt, short sleeve khaki shirt, over the calf cotton socks and low black shoes topped by a black cotton golfers cap.
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Dallas
Tex
Deaths and Funerals in Erie and Walnut Areas
Charles L. Weller, 74, ERIE, died at 1:10 am at his home on 321 N Lincoln after years of ill health. He operated a Main Street service station 24 years and is survived only by his wife Nelle Cooper Weller. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at Heaton-Dietz with Rev. Fred Mayfield officiating. burial East Hill cemetery. In Walnut, James Robert Murray, 36, found dead on a farm near Girard, buried at Girard cemetery after a funeral at Dorsey Funeral Home. investigation cites a self-inflicted gunshot with a 22 rifle. mother Anna E Murray survivor.
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Lincoln
Main Street
Blackford County
Ind
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Emma Shepard Weller
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Nelle Cooper
Harper City
Virgil
Tulsa
Heaton-Dietz Funeral Home
Fred Mayfield
Erie Pentecostal Church
East Hill Cemetery
Walnut
James Robert Murray
Dorsey Funeral Home
Girard
Arlee Shelton
Girard Cemetery
Murray
Harold Hester
Crawford County
Hobart Ahrens
W. G. Rinehart
Anna E. Murray
Harry V. Murray
Funeral for Charles B Just Held in Wilson Johnson Chapel
The service occurred Monday afternoon with Rev Judd Jones of First Methodist Church officiating. Mrs Co H Pankratz and Mrs Hazel Slane sang God Will Take Care of You and It Is Well With My Soul. Flowers were arranged by H O Older Ora Ritterhouse William Phillips and Vincent Baylor. Bearers were Mrs Harry Lewis, William Lewis, C M Neff, Orris Cox, Elmer Kueser and Leif Nelson. Interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Charles B. Just
Wilson-Johnson Chapel
Judd Jones
First Methodist Church
Co. H. Pankratz
Hazel Slane
Mmes
H. O. Older
Ora Ritterhouse
William Phillips
Vincent Baylor
Harry Lewis
William Lewis
C. M. Neff
Orris Cox
Elmer Kueser
Leif Nelson
Elmwood Cemetery
Soulen to Deliver Emporia State Baccalaureate Sermon
The Rev. Harold L. Soulen will deliver Emporia State Teachers College's baccalaureate sermon for graduates on May 21 at 11 am. President John E. King notes the DAY's events include the senior alumni luncheon and class reunions. Stauffer of Topeka will represent the Kansas Board of Regents. diplomas will be presented.
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Harold L. Soulen
Chanute
Emporia State Teachers College
John E. King
Emporia State
Oscar Stauffer
Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
King
Galena
Soulen
Baker University
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston, Ill
Baker WU
Trinity Methodist Church
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Kas
Underwater A-Blast Test Set By U S Navy
The United States plans a second underwater atomic blast in the eastern Pacific within days to study defense against submarine attack. Task Force 7 will conduct the test, led by Rear Admiral C B Mommen, with a small yield device in a location clear of fishing grounds and shipping lanes.
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U.S
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Task Force 7
Adm
C. B. Momsen
Senate to Approve Postal Worker Pay Increase Bill
The Senate is expected to approve tomorrow an average 8.8 percent raise for postal workers after the House passed the measure 328 to 66. President Eisenhower warned against increases over 7.6 percent, with some Republicans threatening a veto. The bill would cost about 179 million dollars yearly for 500000 employees.
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Eisenhower
Soviet Delegation Arrives in Warsaw for Communist NATO Plan
Premier Nikolai Bulganin led a Soviet delegation to Warsaw today to unveil the communist version of NATO. Moscow radio announced the arrival by plane in the Polish capital.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Warsaw
NATO
Coffeyville ministers elect leaders for 1955 56 term
Dr. Robert W. Scott pastor of First Presbyterian was chosen president of the Coffeyville Ministerial Alliance for 1955 56. Others include Rev W C Buttermore vice president Rev Louis Basso Jr secretary treasurer and Rev John McBain assistant secretary treasurer. Cherryvale Scouts to split 72 36 from American Legion White Elephant sale. Independence Herbert A Meyer memorial award goes to William Thompson outstanding Scout of the year.
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Coffeyville
Robert W. Scott
First Presbyterian Church
W. C. Buttermore
EUB
Louis Basso Jr
Episcopal
John McBain
Emmanuel Baptist
Cherryvale
Cherryvale Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
American Legion
Herbert A. Meyer
William Thompson
Bill
Eagle Scout Thompson Leads Mother's Day Court of Honor
William Thompson, member of Explorer Troop II and Eagle Scout, featured in the Mother's Day Court of Honor on Sunday afternoon. The report notes Iola Allen County surpassed its 1955 American Cancer Society fund drive quota by over 400 dollars, with a 2,770 target met. In Labette County weekend rainfall was said to have saved the wheat, per County Farm Agent Russell C. Klotz. The Kansas Council of Churches opened its annual assembly in Parsons at Central Avenue Christian Church.
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Thompson
William
Explorer
IOLA
Allen County
American Cancer Society
Altamont
Labetté¢ County
Russell C. Klotz
Parsons
Kansas Council of Churches
Central Avenue Christian Church
Industrial Development Discussed in Chanute Meeting
John Sticher, state field representative for the Kansas Industrial Development Commission, spoke at a noon Tioga Hotel gathering sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce industrial development committee about local development concerns in Chanute.
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Tioga Hotel
John Sticher
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Industrial Development Committee
The
Chamber of Com
Notable KIDC Official Recounted In Chanute Tribune
Floyd Potter chaired a meeting as Sticher, a state field representative for KIDC since April 1953, was described. Stither previously served 11 years at the National Bank of Topeka and worked in the loan department of the Topeka Morris Plan Co after a stint as a wholesale grocery vice president.
Cooling Plan for Hall At Topeka Mansion
The 1955 Legislature authorized installing 10 air conditioning units in the governor’s mansion. A low bid of 4797 dollars was submitted by Summer Ref ri geration Co of Topeka.
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Topeka
Summer Refrigeration Co
Fragmentary OCR Item From Local Page
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