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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1977
Page
7
Kathy Vance, 24, of Walnut fell asleep while driving east in a 1969 Chevy and drove into a ditch one mile west and one mile south of Walnut on a gravel road at 5 p m. She was uninjured and woke before impact. Estimated car damage is $300. Deputy Ron Rohr investigated for the Neosho County Sheriff's Department.
Daily transcript notes visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. Patient census lists 31 adults and pediatrics with three babies. Admissions and dismissals include names and towns such as Lily Markham Generva Walker Iola Robin Seeber Iola Mrs Gary Ingle Rosalie Rogers Sandra Stroh Francis Erickson Lavonburg and today’s entries Ginger Barnett Humboldt David Leach Fred Hanson Russell Hibbs Clara Jones Billie Throm. Births include a Buffalo couple's boy and a Humboldt couple's boy and a Bearden couple's boy.
Charles D. Hanson of 515 South Steuben Santa Fe yardmaster since 1960 retired May 4. A Chanute native he began with Santa Fe in 1936 as a trucker in the store department. Greg M. Wilson of 515 West 6th Wichita State University junior was recently inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma the national honorary business society.
An 18 year old Chanute teen was cited for careless driving after a two vehicle crash at 14th and Forest. Darrell J. Honas, 1610 S. Central, from eastbound 14th tried to pass an eastbound truck turning onto Forest. Damage totaled 300 dollars to his 1972 Ford. Derrill R. Rinehart, 24, 1216 S. Forest, drove a 1952 GMC. damage was 150 dollars.
Public notice urges residents to contact their newspaper carrier. if unreachable, call 431 4100 before 6 p.m. to arrange delivery assistance.
Chanute moves toward hosting Kansas first regional health institute as the Legislature approved an appropriations bill including Chanute funding. Dr. Joseph Meek of the University of Kansas says signs point to the governor's approval and outlines input from Southeast Kansas physicians on the facility to be housed in the former Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital now used by Social and Rehabilitation Services.
A 5:30 p.m. blaze started from a smouldering cigarette in a cotton sofa chair in the Royster Junior High teachers lounge. Custodian Max Thompson moved the chair and extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived. smoke filled the room, but damage totals are not yet estimated.
A Chanute resident, 17 year old Robert Brotherton, ran off a county road after his car hit a ridge of loose gravel one mile west and 20 miles south of the U S 169 and K 47 junction at 8 30 a m. The damage is estimated at 2000 dollars. Deputy Jim Pattinson of the Neosho County Sheriff's Department investigated.
A 33 year old Tecumseh man, Larry P. Pope, died at 1 56 p m Wednesday after his southbound car collided with an eastbound Missouri Pacific freight train five miles north of Neodeska on a county road. Pope’s car was totaled but the train sustained no damage. Kansas Highway Patrol investigated.
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