Dedication of New First Baptist Educational Building
The dedication service for the new First Baptist educational building will be held at 2:30 PM tomorrow in the church sanctuary. Rev W Gayel Bender presides with Dr A B Martin of Ottawa University delivering the dedicatory address titled The Witness of the Church Today. Mayor Charles Rice, state Baptist official Randall Palmer, and ministers John Foust Leon Nelson will extend greetings before songs, scripture, and a ceremony of keys and ribbons. Notables contributing include Ralph Reeves and Ed Zastrow with multiple committee members named. a program note appears on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
W. Gayel Bender
Bender
A. B. Martin
Ottawa University
Charles Rice
Randall Palmer
Kansas Baptist Convention
John Foust
Ministerial Alliance
Leon Nelson
Iola
Nelson
First Baptist Church
Southeast Kansas Baptist Assn
E. M. Pearson
Walker
Junior Baptist Youth Fellowship
West
Kuhn
Clarence Oldfield
Howard Gilham
Trinity Baptist Church
Harris
Fritz
Miss Kjellander
Earl Wingblade
J. W. Johnson
Zastrow
E. E. Lofgren
F. L. Manley
B. F. Wyatt
Carl Jackson
H. L. Bagley
C. O. Bowers
Forthcoming Golf Match and Library Open House
A Fort Scott golf foursome will face Chanute in a Sunday 2 PM match at the Country Club. The W. W. Graves Public Library opens with a 2 to 5 PM open house featuring music by the city grade school band and Graves books. The event marks the library’s formal opening, funded by local donations and led by St. Paul supporters. Also noted is a Chanute to New York travel leg via Ozark Airlines and TWA Super G Constellation, with a 7:38 AM departure and 3:36 PM arrival in daylight time. Cattle at the sales pavilion were claimed by Willis Taylor after being found loose and returned home at noon.
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Fort Scott
Chanute
Wally Powell
Dick Ashley
Glenn Ashley
Ralph Alexander
W. W. Graves
Woman Killed as Young Publisher Suspect Held
In Raleigh a woman shopper was shot in a parking lot. Richard Kluckhohn, 21, a publishing firm representative, is charged with murder. An Evanston, Illinois man described as a Harvard family member and a University of Chicago graduate at 18, was arrested three hours after the Friday slaying at Chapel Hill. He admitted firing the pistol through a hotel window but offered no further details.
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Raleigh, N. C
Raleigh
University of Chicago
Harvard University
Bob Goodwin
Richard Kluckhohn
Evanston, IL
Bernice Seawell
Miss Seawell
J. H. Patterson
Broadway
Kluckhohn
Chapel Hill
Goodwin
G. R. Creel
Nod to Pomeroy to Lead State Revenue Board
Donald A. Pomeroy, 32, of Topeka, is set to replace Barrett Wilson as secretary of the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation, with Holton named as the secretary.
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Topeka
Donald A. Pomeroy
Barrett Wilson
Holton
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Mayor Seeks to Oust City Civil Service Board
Kansas City Kansas mayor Paul F Mitchum moves to oust the five member Civil Service Commission accusing them of misconduct. The commission rejected his demand for resignations and will hear charges Wednesday. Members include Hylton Harman O W Davidson George Morrison James Browne and Samuel M Terbovich.
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Kansas City, Kas P
Paul F. Mitchum
City Civil Service Commission
Mitchum
Commission
Civil Service Commission
Clark Tucker
Civil Service
Hylton Harman
O. W. Davidson
George Morrison
Central Labor Union
James Browne
Samuel M. Terbovich
Wyandotte County
Honor Court Monday For Chanute Boy Scouts
Chanute Boy Scouts hold a court of honor Monday evening at 7 30 at Alcott school. Ebur Schultz advancement chairman says six ranks will be honored in local troops. Terry Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Larry Wilson of 198 Forest receives Golden Eagle Palm.
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Chanute Community
Alcott School
Ebur Schultz
Schultz
Terry Wilson
Larry Wilson
Forest
Youth Killed in Highway 50 Bridge Collision
Victor D. Procko Jr. 22, Hutchinson Kansas, died when his vehicle struck the side of a bridge four miles west of Newton on Highway 50 early today. The fatal crash is under investigation by local authorities. Procko was alone in the vehicle and a cause has not yet been determined.
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Newton
Kas
Victor D. Procko Jr
Hutchinson
Highway 50
Volunteer motorists sought for Civil Defense test
Burl O Connor urges at least 50 cars with passengers to simulate evacuee traffic for a Tuesday dawn drill. Call Fred Montague to volunteer. start is 8 am. Evacuees approach from US 59 north and join a caravan to Highland and City Parks reception centers.
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Burl O'Connor
O'Connor
Fred Montague
Civil Defense Director
Kansas City
Highland
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka and Kansas
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 1955 figures with 188 to date and 181 in the same period of 1954. The last 24 hours list additional fatalities, reflecting ongoing roadway risks.
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Topeka
Kansas
Daughter Dies Mother Held in New York Train Tragedy
In Hawthorne New York Celia P Freeman 56 was arrested on vagrancy and possession of a dangerous weapon after her daughter Ruth Papazian 24 died by leaping from a slowed express near Harmon Station. Police said they had quarreled since leaving Denver and were asked to leave a train at East Cleveland.
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Hawthorne, N.Y
Celia P. Freeman
New York City
Ruth Papazian
New York Central
Harmon Station
Peekskill
Denver
Colo
East Cleveland
Ohio
Polio Vaccine For a Million Is Released
The Public Health Service clears Parke Davis vaccine after safety review allowing over a million more schoolchildren to be vaccinated. States resume mass programs with Cutter vaccine previously used. San Diego schedules second shots for first and second graders. Surgeon General Scheele confirms review of 4.25 million doses, about three quarters used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Parke, Davis
San Diego
Calif
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
U. S
Leonard A. Scheele
Health Service
Parke-Davis
Public
Weather forecast promises fair, warm weekend across Kansas
Forecaster expects generally fair and warmer conditions tonight into Sunday with a low of 55 and Sunday high near 39. Winds will be strong in the extreme west with possible thundershowers today and tomorrow. most of the state stays clear. Highs in the 80s east to around 90 west, lows from 50s to 60s north to south.
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Topekap
Kansas
Topeka
Chanute
Goodland
Garden City
Olathe
Salina
Pittsburg
Neff Improves After Oklahoma Traffic Crash
Neff 53 was critically injured near Miami Oklahoma in a Tuesday crash and is reported improved today. He regained consciousness yesterday and a surgery for a fractured arm and leg is planned next week. Mrs Neff is hospitalized with cuts and shock but expected to be released soon. Neff runs the Peerless Electric shop at 901 N Santa Fe.
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Coy M. Neff
Miami
Okla
Neff
Peerless Electric
N.santa Fe
Neffs
Oklahoma
Democrats Rally In Topek a Kansas 1956 Fund Drive
Democrats hold an early 1956 campaign event in Topeka Kansas with Governor Frank Clement of Tennessee set to address the first district fund raising rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
Kansas
Frank Clements
Tennessee
U.S. Seeks Limited Disarmament Accord With Russia
U S officials see potential for a limited disarmament agreement despite wide gaps over enforcement. Western plans demand a permanent control organ with unrestricted access and field surveys, while Moscow pushes for concessions such as fixed troop ceilings and staged weapon reductions.
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Russia
U.N. Committee
London
U.S
North Korea
Red Cross Drives to Meet 1955 Blood Program Goal
Neosho County Red Cross reports $832.48 in new gifts raising total to $8,094.11 toward a $9,981 quota. A concentrated drive led by 56 women under Mrs. Walter Poor solicits funds by phone and other methods. Residents may mail or request a pickup for donations.
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Neosho County
American Red Cross
Walter Poor
Bill Young
Red Cross
Young
Red Cross Chapter
Burns Fatal for Mrs Frost in Trailer Fire
Mrs. Jasper Frost 34 died at 7 55 pm in Neosho Memorial Hospital Chanute from burns after a kerosene stove exploded, destroying the Stark trailer home Friday morning. Her eight month old daughter Eileen also died. son Floyd Everett 4 and husband survived. Funeral 2 pm Monday at Friends church Stark with burial in East Hill Erie.
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Stark
Jasper Frost
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Eileen
Floyd Everett
Norton
Henry Crapson
Erie
Neosho County
Crapson
Martin Brown
Greeley
Colo
Clarence Cox
Don Lacey
Arizona
Dale Tennyson
Philo Ford
Charles Ford
Brush
Friends Church
Milton Parrish
Church of the Nazarene
Freeman Conant
Buria
East Hill Cemetery
Pierce Funeral Home
Accidents More Deadly Than Polio for Children
The AMA president-elect Dr Elmer Hess urged less panic over polio saying more children die in automobile accidents in a month than yearly polio deaths. He spoke in Los Angeles to a medical group ahead of his June 7 installation as AMA president in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Los Angeles
The
American Medical Assn
Elmer Hess
Eric
Hess
AMA
Atlantic City
N.J
City Band Rehearsal Set for Monday Night
D. J. Cox, director, says the city band will rehearse Monday night at 8 in the Federation room of the Memorial building. The group plans a 10 concert series here this summer.
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Federation Room
Memorial Building
D. J. Cox
Soviet Leaders Plan Belgrade Talks With Tito
Khrushchev and Bulganin will meet Yugoslav President Tito in Belgrade late this month. The visit aims to improve relations and precede the upcoming East West talks. Izvestia noted the historic alliance shift while Washington and London monitored the move.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Tito
Belgrade
Izvestia
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
U.S. State Department
Washington
London
Britain
United States
Rocket fires kill three at Ft Bliss yard disposal
A World War II rocket being cut up for scrap at Ft Bliss exploded an acetylene tank, killing Pvt. William J. Harrison 22 Pvt. Myron A. Baxter 22 and Pvt. Gene K. Martin 27. Three others were injured including Pvt. Wilfred A. Wassenberg 24 and Pvt. Ralph Watson 29 as the rocket flew 110 yards into a field.
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EL Paso
Tex
Wilfred A. Wassenberg
Ben F. Wassenberg
Marysville
Kas
William J. Harrison
Cambridge
Myron A. Baxter
Allentown
Gene K. Martin
Marlin
William F. Underhill
Hollywood
Fla
Ralph Watson
Smithfield
N. C
Wassenberg
Airplane pilots active in Kansas 6 652
Washington reports Kansas has 6 652 active airplane pilots, defined as those with up to date medical certificates. California leads with 40 707, Texas 20 202. national total 660 449 pilots, 311 659 active.
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Civil Aeronautics Administration
California
Texas
CAA
Miss Mildred Otis In Critical Condition
HAYS Kas Miss Mildred Otis Phillips County state representative remains in critical condition after an April 20 accident at her Phillipsburg home. She fell from a tractor drawn hayrack and was run over by the hayrack. visitors are not permitted at the hospital.
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Hays
Kas
Mildred Otis
Phillips County
Phillipsburg
Parsons Worker Falls At New State Office Building
John West a 47 year old iron worker from Parsons was reported in satisfactory condition in a Topeka hospital after falling two stories from the steel framework of the new State office building yesterday.
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Topeka
John West
Parsons
Big Four to Sign Austrian Treaty in Vienna
In Vienna the four foreign ministers plan to review and sign the Austrian independence treaty. Molotov joins Dulles Macmillan and Pinay as Belgrade talks loom with Tito and Khrushchev. A July Big Four summit is also on the agenda.
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Vienna
Austria
Russia
V. M. Molotov
U. S
State Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Molotov
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Tito
Warsaw
NATO
Ivan Konev
Belvedere Palace
Molotoy
Europe
Oilfield Research Laboratories Open in Okmulgee
The Oilfield Research Laboratories have established a laboratory in Okmulgee Oklahoma with H L Brockey and George Davidson transferred as managers and four staff. The Oklahoma operation will perform mapping surveying and core analysis for secondary recovery projects. The firm here employs 20, is housed in the old Webster school building at 555 N Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
Okla
Carl L. Pate
H. L. Brockey
George Davidson
Oklahoma
Webster
N. Highland
Ies
Separation Successful For Two Siamese Twins
Siamese twins Napit and Prise from Thailand separated in Chicago on March 29 in a complete success. They joined at the abdomen two months ago and will depart for home Monday to return for their second birthday on May 31. Doctors report they can walk independently and are entirely normal.
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Chicaco
Napit
Prisesana Polpingo
Caicago
Thailand
Siam
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Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Ralph Reeves
Ed Zastrow
Junior Fritz
Thomas Twedell
A. C. Dickinson
Vendla Kjellander
D. L. Geeding
Ben Walker
Floyd West Jr
Kenny Kuhn
Henry Biggs
Twedell
Dickinson
Ment
Kjellander
Geeding
Biggs
First Baptist Educational Building
North Forest
Tribune
St. Paul
West Side School
Graves
Willis Taylor
Central
Pomeroy
Chanute Boy Scouts
Alcott
Murray Hill
Masonic Temple
Hutton
Tom Morehead
Jim Gilbreath
Civil Defense
Freds. Hoffman
Sessees
Democrats
Soviet Union
U.N. Disarmament Committee
State Department
Burns
Mrs. Frost
Dobrovije Videe
Walter Walmsley
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