Second Hearing on Zoning Debated at Public Hearing
About 20 people attended a Memorial Building hearing on a two stage zoning proposal. Lee Judy led in the absence of the committee chair Fred Harris. Hare & Hare outlined the ordinance and maps while residents debated immediate needs versus future planning.
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Lee Judy
Fred Harris
S. Herbert Hare
Hare & Hare
Kansas
City Zoning Committee
Fric Anderson
Judy
Hare
Earl Bain
Main Street
Cattle Roam Rail Yards. Youths Nabbed After Joyride
Officers round up nine whiteface cattle found roaming north of lth Street near the railroad yards and detain a stray cow later. Two Neodesha boys, age 10 and 13, borrow a car near Earlton, evade pursuit near K47, but are halted and taken into custody with the car owner present. Donkey ball and kangaroo court announced for Savonburg Elsmore centennial in Elsmore with events through the day.
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John Leroy
Howard Carder
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Earlton
Strawberry Picking To Start in Doniphan County Kansas
ST JOSEPH MO A season about 10 days ahead of normal will bring the first light picking of commercial strawberries in Doniphan County Kansas area Sunday. Ed Kelly of the Kansas Employment Service said crop prospects are brightest in several years despite drought. Soil moisture is ample and the bloom is above normal. Growers will pay $1.50 a crate to pickers.
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Kas
Ed Kelly
The
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Not Single Winner in Little Tinker Contest No 2
Among 1,256 entries no winner emerged for the Little Tinker contest No 2. The total prize award for the new puzzle is fifty dollars. Participants are reminded that entering the contest is enjoyable. Continued on Page 8.
Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues Mixed in Page
A jumble of across and down clues appears with multiple definitions and partial answers. Several entries hint at vocabulary like thoughts coat part aide de camp stone observe or notice and other terms tied to common puzzle themes and wordplay. The page combines clue lists with scattered numbers and faded hints.
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Wien
No Winner Prize Offer for Tribune Entries
A promotional note announces a $50 prize if a Tribune reader posts a valid entry on a postcard and is a regular Tribune subscriber. Bonuses apply to the winner under the campaign rules outlined.
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Tribune
Little Stinker Prize Puzzle Contest Rules
Contest details require solving a crossword and mailing a filled puzzle on a postcard to The Tribune Chanute Kansas by 5 p.m. Wednesday. All entries shared equally if multiple winners. subscribers get a bonus. Entries must follow exact size or printed form. rules bind judges final.
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Chanute Triune
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City Dads Move to Study Municipal Parking Lot Site
City commissioners instructed City Manager Ross Cooper to study two properties just south of the Public Library for a potential off street parking lot. The plan considers owners of record, availability, lot size and car capacity, with nearby Memorial Building and Public Library plus two churches in the block likely to benefit.
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South Gretchen
Disney's
N. Santa Fe
Robert Finney Reelected Kansas Chamber Leader
Robert A. Finney of Humboldt was reelected president of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting in Wichita. Finney also serves as general manager of Humboldt Brick & Tile Co. The state chamber elected 18 businessmen to its board, with Southeast Kansas representatives Roy A. Woods, Glen H. Beal, and William H. Morris among them. A panel discussion on Water and Kansas Future featured E. W. Johnson of The Chanute Tribune and other water experts.
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Robert A. Finney
Humboldt
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
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State Chamber
Kansas
Roy A. Woods
Parsons
Glen H. Beal
Fredonia
William H. Morris
Independence
E. W. Johnson
Chanute Tribune
Traffic Fatalities Update From Topeka Records
State accident records show 3 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 187 to date in 1955, compared with 178 for the same period in 1954. An earlier fatality not previously reported is included.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bids Opened on Seven Kansas Turnpike Contracts
Bids on seven Kansas Turnpike contracts were opened in El Dorado today. Local officials reviewed bidders for the statewide project and announced preliminary results.
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EL Dorado
Friday the 13th Myth Ends for Leo Chehey of Roberts
Leo Chehey, a Roberts Idaho mail carrier, has a life echoing the number 13. He married on Friday the 13th and after 13 years became a father. He served in the 13th Division in World War I and is a former president of the District Wildlife Association, which covers 13 eastern Idaho counties. He was named for Pope Leo XIII in a roundabout way.
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Roberts, Idaho
Leo Chehey
Roberts
13Th Street
Widlife Assn
Idaho
Leo XIII
Explosion Fatal To Stark Baby
A kerosene stove explosion in a Stark trailer home killed 10 month old Eileen Frost. Mother Mrs. Jasper Frost is in serious condition at Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute. A 4 year old son Floyd Everett escaped when pushed out by his mother. Frost worked for the State Highway Department and was at work when the accident occurred. The Frost trailer stood in the yard of Mrs. Frost's sister and her husband Clarence and Mrs. Cox. The baby died after arrival at the hospital and the body was taken to Pierce Funeral Home in Erie.
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Eileen Frost
Jasper Frost
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Floyd Everett
Frost
State Highway Department
Nation's Rain Belt Moves Eastward Across Regions
The rain belt shifted from the south central states into the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic area. Showers were reported in Missouri and Iowa with extending rain into Illinois. scattered showers touched Georgia Alabama and southern Texas. Southeast enjoyed summerlike heat with 90s to near 100 in parts of Florida.
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Missouri
Iowa
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Georgia
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Fort Scott girl Lenora Shadden marks 13th birthday
Lenora Shadden of Fort Scott observes her 13th birthday today Friday the 13th. She was born May 13, 1942, on her parents Floyd and Mrs Shadden’s 13th wedding anniversary.
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Tragic Train Death of Union Pacific Worker in Nebraska
In Wahoo Nebraska Joe Hanis age 44 a section hand was startled by a snake hiss and fell onto railroad tracks where a freight train struck him. He suffered internal injuries broken ribs and severe head lacerations.
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Joe Hanis
Union Pacific
JayCees Elect Dale Stemple President Elect
Dale Stemple was elected president elect of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Kay Hotel dinner. Officers named include Dean Skinner and Ralph Walters as vice presidents and Marvin McCoy as treasurer, with a 55 member JayCees chapter.
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Pilot Uninjured After Forced Landing Near Topeka
Topeka report says a T33 jet training plane diverted from a routine mission and crash landed in a plowed field two miles east of Topeka. The pilot 1st Lt. John G. Elisef of 813 air base group Pinecastle AFB Orlando Fla escaped unharmed when the engine quit or flamed out. Cause for the failure was not known.
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Fatal two car crash kills Homer Craig in Kansas City
A two car collision in Kansas City yesterday killed Homer Craig age 58 and injured two others. Police said the accident occurred at a city intersection, with investigators examining driver details and vehicle conditions.
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Kas
Homer Craig
Generally Fair Forecast Here in Kansas
A weather forecast notes a generally fair and warmer trend tonight with a warm Saturday afternoon and highs near 85 to 90. Western Kansas may see light scattered thundershowers, while eastern sections rise sharply in temperature. Five day outlook calls for near normal temps and precipitation between .25 and .50 inch.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnolds
Arnold
Civil Defense Meeting To Discuss Alert Communications
A Civil Defense division heads meeting is set for 7 30 tonight in the Memorial Building commissioners room Burl O Connors planning director noted the session will focus on detailed communication procedures during the alert.
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Burl O'Connor
Retired General Ridgway to Be Succeeded by General Taylor
General Ridgway requests retirement on June 30 after clashing with defense cuts. President Eisenhower nominates General Maxwell D. Taylor to succeed him as Army chief of staff, with Taylor to take over two Far East commands and the UN command. General Ridgway, 60, will leave before the new budget, and General Lemnitzer will assume Taylor’s Far East duties. Taylor, famed for wartime daring, is described as a renowned tactician, polyglot, and student of philosophy.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Maxwell D. Taylor
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White House
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Armed Services Day Declared in Kansas
Cov. Fred Hall proclaimed Saturday May 21 as Armed Forces Day in Kansas urging broad citizen participation to emphasize the direct link between individuals and the nation's peace efforts. Call 17 between 5:50 and 6:30 p.m. if Tribune not received.
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Fred Hall
Armed Forces
Kansas
Panty raid turns riot at Oklahoma A and M campus
A spring prank on the Oklahoma A and M campus erupted into a riot as Aggie men mobbed the area near women’s dormitories. Police and fire crews, outnumbered, patrolled the scene while Dean J N Baker identified students for disciplinary action.
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Oklahoma A & M
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