Families Flee Flash Floods After 4-Inch Rain in Missouri
Heavy rains drenched southwest and south central Missouri causing flash floods in Cassville. River crests forced evacuations by boat and closed highways as Branson and Ozarks area received several inches. Mopping up led by Ft Crowder troops. Taney County reports dock, boats swept away with losses over twenty five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Springfield
Cassville
Branson
West Plains
Aurora
Flat Creek
Barry County
Ft. Crowder
State Highway Patrol
Ozark
Finley
White River
Taney County Sheriff's Office
Swan Creek
Old Forsyth
Harry Forsyth
Taney County
Gerkens Celebrate Derby Trip and Derby Day Costs
Mr and Mrs Bill Gerken returned from a nine day trip that included Churchill Downs where Needles won the Kentucky Derby. They sat in mezzanine seats at 10 95 with 5 for parking and faced high prices, noting lunch and a mint julep. The party visited relatives in Lincoln Missouri St Louis and Detroit and endured sunburn. A separate item recalls Humboldt Chamber president Robert A Finney drawing a blank prize then drawing his own name creating humor.
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Bill Gerken
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Needles
Gerkens
Gerken
Norman Gerken
Larry
Wayne
Lorna Kay
Lincoln
Tillie Gerken
Warsaw
St. Louis
Detroit
Kathleen McClung Stars In Vernon McCune Show At Memorial
Kathleen McClung of Walnut headlines with Frankie Carle at Memorial Auditorium in a two hour program sponsored by Vernon McCune. Debutant Kathleen Mee Clung impressed after Ted Mack success with five numbers, while Deborah Kay from Los Angeles sang a mix of pop and Oklahoma pieces. A Dixieland band set and a short audience musical quiz wrapped the program before about 800 to 900 fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Carle
Petite Deborah Kay
Kathleen McClung
Walnut
Vernon McCune
Memorial Auditorium
Carle
Kathleen Mee
Ted Mack
Boll Weevil
Kansas City
Tweedlee Dee
Hot Diggity
Kathleen
Deborah Kay
Venus
Los Angeles
Mr. Wonderful
Oklahoma
Senators weigh Russia 1,200,000-man force cut
Washington leaders react to Moscow's claim of a 1,200,000 man reduction in the Soviet armed forces. Sen George says cautious evaluation is needed while Sen Smith, Humphrey, and Fulbright urge a wait and see approach. Dulles warns against matching manpower cuts, citing Western supply lines and shorter Soviet lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Humphrey
D-Minn
Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
State Dulles
Problem Study Due In Southeast Kansas
A Defense Department representative may visit southeast Kansas soon to study the unemployment issue. The White House had urged more jobs for the area via expanded military activity. Officials say defense leaders conferred with presidential aides Sherman Adams and Fred Seaton, but no decisions were announced.
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Washington
Defense Department
Kansas
White House
Capitol
Defense
Army
Air Force
Sherman Adams
Fred Seaton
Tribune Delivery Help Line Note
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier and if unavailable call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Lightning Bolt Fatal for Oklahoma Youth
A lightning bolt struck Lake Overholser at night killing 17 year old Bob Ramsey while he fished with two companions. John Pryor 16 was knocked down but unharmed and Jimmy Culp 16 was 150 feet away with no injuries. Witnesses heard a roar but did not see the bolt.
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Oklahoma City
Overholser
Bob Ramsey
Ramsey
John Pryor
Jimmy Culp
Wilson Answers Mack Nations In Political Rift
Emporia State Rep Clyde N Wilson issues a statement to dispel confusion after Mack Nations former secretary to Gov Fred Hall and Kansas Park Authority official comments on a Wilson Emporia speech. Records show Nations employed by the Park Authority for over four months with pay through February. Nations claims no pay since Feb 1.
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Emporia
Clyde N. Wilson
Mack Nations
Fred Hall
Kansas Park Authority
Wilson
Nations
State Park Authority
State Department of Administration
Park Authority
Authority
Charles Donald Robinson
Kansas
Tax Department
Tank Falls From Plane Kills Child In Fairbanks
In Fairbanks Alaska a wing tank from a jet fighter fell and exploded near an apartment building injuring Billy Ift and Kathy Price both age four. Kathy Price died later at St Josephs Hospital while Billy Ift remained in very critical condition. Air Force spokesman cites material failure on the wing as cause and not pilot error.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Billy Ift
Kathy Price
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ifft
Air Force
Ladd Air Force Base
Rock Community Establishes Civil Defense Unit
A new Civil Defense unit forms in the Rock area as part of Cowley County's tornado warning system, linking county efforts to local protection measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock
Eas
Cowley
Chanute Leads Drive to Elect Permanent Cooperative Chair
Industries across Chanute and neighboring Kansas and Missouri cities join in planning a staffed regional office to chase government contracts. The effort stems from an Area Procurement Workshop in Parsons and aims to route work to an eight‑state area with surplus labor. The office will be led by a manager to be hired as local firms pay for the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Kenneth Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Parsons
Army, Navy
Pittsburg
Chanute
Brown
Cunningham
Coffeyville
Independence
Baxter Springs
Fort Scott
Joplin
Carthage
Nevada
Monett
Oscar H. Cunningham
Chamber
Chanute Census Shows Increment in School Age Population
Chanute's annual school census records an overall rise of 89 in the school age group from 2609 to 2698 for ages 5 to 21 as of July 1. Hutton and Alcott districts gain while Murray Hill declines. kindergarten and first grade counts are detailed with district splits and totals.
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Chanute
Murray Hill
Alcott
Hutton
Goodland
Wamego
Peck
Sumner County
Wichita
Concordia
County Board Plans Delinquent Tax Sale
ERIE The board ordered the county attorney to arrange a sale of delinquent tax property in July. It would be Neosho county’s first such sale since 1948, involving about 175 properties. The exact date awaits updated legal descriptions and publication of all descriptions as required by law.
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County Board
Erie
Board of County Commissioners
Neosho County
Peck teen killed in one car crash near town
State Highway Patrol reports Miss Vanda Mell Warren, 16, of Peck, Kansas, died in a single vehicle accident near Peck late last night. Investigators described no other passengers. Further details were not available.
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Peck
Kas
Vanda Mell Warren
Here
State Highway Patrol
Nine Die As Plane Crashes In Indiana Rainstorm
Nine people were killed when a twin engine Lockheed plane owned by Crane Plumbing Co of Chicago crashed in a rainstorm near Louisville across the Ohio River. The craft nosed down minutes before Standiford Field and exploded in a swampy field, with nine bodies recovered and identifications announced for several Chicago residents.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana
Louisville
Lockheed
Crane Plumbing Co
Chicago
Standiford Field
State
Clark Dellinger
Charles E. Tanner
Oaklawn
Randy Mul‘krean
J. A. Murry
J. A. Dreyer
George W. Irwin
G. G. Lindholm
Topeka
Kansas
Columbus
Sedan
Independence
Oswego
McCune
Pittsburg
Chanute
Coffeyville
Olathe
Weather Bureau
Plains
Court Upholds Santee Suspension by AAU Ruling
New York State Supreme Court affirms the Amateur Athletic Union lifetime suspension of Wes Santee, top miler and Olympic hopeful, criticizing promoters for lax amateur rules enforcement. Justice Lynch says Santee disqualified himself as an amateur athlete, aided by some officials, and notes promoters sought larger gate receipts. Santee fought jurisdiction and rule violations, while the AAU awaits full text of findings.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Amateur Athletic Union
Wes Santee
Walter A. Lynch
Santee
United States
AAU
University of Kansas
Justice Lynch
Bar
State of New York
Irine
California
Records show top 3007 in 1928 by school superintendent
The superintendent of schools records indicate a peak value of 3007 in the year 1928, marking the highest figure within the documented period and suggesting a notable metric for district assessment.
Legion Poppy Day Set For May 26
American Legion auxiliary sponsors Poppy Day on May 26 to honor war dead. Mrs L J Junod, general chairman, says contributions fund aid to disabled veterans through the rehabilitation program. Assisted by Mrs Lloyd Dalton, Girl Scouts and Brownie Scouts will sell the poppies.
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American Legion Auxiliary
L. J. Junod
Auxiliary
Junod
Lloyd Dalton
Yates Center Father Drowns at Fall River
Eureka Kansas reports J. R. Hardesty a 41 year old farmer and father of six drowned in Fall River reservoir while attempting to retrieve a drifting boat. He was fishing with his 11 year old son Donald and another man when wind drove the craft away and he disappeared about 100 feet from shore.
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Eureka
Kas
Yates Center
Fall River
J. R. Hardesty
Donald
Hardesty
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka 1956 and 1955 Summary
State Accident Records Section reports traffic fatalities for the last 24 hours in Topeka with figures for 1956 and the same period in 1955. The brief notes the date and totals, reflecting year over year changes in fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chief Dies in Oklahoma City
Ralph Dent, 72, chief of the Otoe and Missouri Indians, died here last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ralph Dent
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Robert A. Finney
Humboldt
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Humboldt Man
Dodge City
Finney
Bob
George Weeks
Dodge City Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Kilker
W. A. Woodring
Country Club Lake
Emery Peterson
Savonburg R. 1
Peterson
Allen
Lyon County
Washburn University
Lavenburg
Oey
Little Walnut Girl
Mack
Area Drive
Washington, D. C
Clarence Sievers
Oscar Cunningham
Arthur Krone
Marlin Blackston
Robert L. Briley
Sievers
Wayne _M. Taylor
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Howard R. Dobson
I Charles G. Foster
Weather‘matic Distributing Co
W.main
Esse
Marine Corps
Dan Ferris
The
Carl Hansen
Quantico, Va
Quanucd
Legion
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