Sunflower Chapter Stated Meeting May 11 In Manhattan
News briefs note Sunflower Chapter No. 147 C E S holds a stated meeting on Wednesday May 11 at 8 p m with refreshments and visiting members welcome. Also reported are birth of Michael Glenn Hardy May 5 in Riley County Hospital Manhattan and Gray family visits including Patricia Mather teaching in the area.
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Sunflower
C.E.S
Erma Joe King
W.M
Helen Johnson
Sec’y
Glenn Hardy
Manhattan
Michael Glenn
Riley County Hospital
Hardy
Kansas State College
Mother's Day Observed in Humboldt Churches
Humboldt area churches celebrated Mother's Day with morning services at the Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Christian churches. Awards for various mother categories were announced by the Sunday school department led by Arthur Solomon. Notable recognitions included Mrs. Fred Kuhn oldest mother, Mrs. Arthur Carlson and Mrs. Raymond Headley tied for youngest mother, and Mrs. Carl Pullman for largest number of children. Dr. Gerald V. Hartman spoke on Medical Missions to the Philippines and planned Mobile clinic efforts. Several local families shared visits and gatherings, and Mrs. Marie Reynolds was named Allen Centennial choir director for the Freedom of Religion service at Iola on June 5.
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Humboldt
Baptist Church
Arthur Solomon
Fred Kuhn
Arthur Carlson
Raymond Headley
Carl Pullman
Gabe Crancleton
Kenneth Chancey
Herbert Laude
F. M. Pilcher
Robert Wheatley
Rose Marie Laude
Charles Bardwell
Methodist Church
Lola Morgan
Gerald V. Hartman
Hartman
Philippines
Dr. Hartman
Olive Mason
Stanley Gould
Presbyterian Church
Paul L. Carpenter
Floyd Shively
The
Christian Church
R. H. Johnson
Johnson
Ernest Gardner
Lute DeWitt
Chanute
Fred Bartholomew
M. A. Scott
Ottawa
John Bartholomew
Emporia
Charles Bartholomew
Dorothy
Maggie Hess
Joe Hess
Kansas City
Alfred Gordon
Canasta Club
Fred Freeman
Merle Morriss
Gordon
William A. Horn
Olathe
G. W. Horn
Arthur Horn
Bartlesville
Robert Townsend
Wayne Brenner
Sandra
Pittsburg
Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth Allen
Marlene
J. M. Townsend
Charlotte
Ann
Marie Reynolds
Tor
Allen
Iola
Allen County
Minnie Towles
William Towles
Towles
Leo Whitford
Gas City
Anna Whitford
Whitford
Joan Crawford Weds Pepsi-Cola Proxy in Las Vegas
Movie star Joan Crawford flew to Las Vegas and married Alfred N. Steele president of Pepsi-Cola in a surprise 2:10 a.m. ceremony at the Flamingo Hotel. Municipal Judge John Mendoza officiated. The 47 year old veteran star called it the happiest moment of her life. Steele, recently divorced, hails from New York City.
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Las Vegas
Paris of East Scarred by War in Saigon Refugee Crisis
Saigon, once called the Paris of the East, lies battered and crowded with refugees. Four square miles of Cho Lon and central Saigon are ruins with nearly 1,000 people reliant on relief gifts. Mosquito netted shelters dot streets and airport lots as residents endure hunger and displacement amid ongoing civil strife.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Paris
Cho Lon
Catinat
Saigon Airport
North
Indochina
At Your Service Classifieds Highlight Local Needs
The Tribune’s At Your Service column notes available help, items for sale, and service offers in the community. Listings include job seeks, household goods, and local business promotions presented in concise notice form.
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the Tribune
Barr becomes Montgomery Ward chair in first post Avery era
John A. Barr, 47, elected chairman of Montgomery Ward replacing Sewell Avery for the first time in 24 years. Avery resigns as chief but remains a director. Edmund A. Krider also resigns as president with no immediate successor named. Barr declines to share expansion plans using Ward's liquid assets as Louis Wolfson pushes for 24 new stores.
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Avery
John A. Sarr
Montgomery Ward and Co
Chicago
Sewell L. Avery
Chicagop
John A. Barr
Sewell Avery
Barr
Edmund A. Krider
Ward
Louis E. Wolfson
Florida
Ward’s
Chanute Tribune May 10 1955 highlights
Chanute Tribune page five reports on local events in the town and county. May 10 1955 edition features community notices, society items, and brief updates from Chanute and surrounding areas.
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The
Chanute Tribune
Kansans Vote on Postal Pay Bill in House Passage
The House passed a compromise bill to give postal employees an average 8.8 percent pay raise. Kansas representatives listed as for included Curtis and Scrivner? no, match: Curtis of Missouri, George, Hope, Rees, Scrivner, Smith and Kansas names. Absent or not voting totaled thirty three.
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
House
Senate
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Eklund
Jim Shields
Wichita
Alfred Anderson
E. Chestnut
Springfield
Elora Glore
Mrs. C. M. Glore
G. C. van Nice
Mitsuko Kuranoto
Emiko Takemoto
Mitchel Air Force Base
Long Island
United States
Home Appliance CO
East Main
Joan Crawford
Wallace
Vicky Vaughn
Mission Valley
East
Lester Marts and
Nathan Hole
Jim Thrasher
John Barr
Montgomery Ward
Chanute Insurance Agency, Inc
Cole Leverenz
Boyd Burns
Folger
Aiern
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