16 May 1961
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
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A Savonburg mother cat adopted three newborn kittens and three cottontail babies joining them in a shared home. Mrs. Rice observed the brood eating together and described the cat carrying the young back to the old homestead, where all fed peacefully.
Gov John Anderson named Harlan Boxberger Russell and Frank Lombard Enterprise to the five member Forest Fish and Game Commission. Boxberger and Lombard bring farming and business leadership to the panel with terms expiring March 31 1964.
Director Al Srnka arrives to lead casting aided by John B. Rogers Producing Co. Two professional assistants join the effort as casting committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial building. Srnka from Kirksville Missouri holds a BS in education and is completing a master's at Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College. He has eight Rogers seasons directing centennial shows nationwide. Fellow Rogers representative John S. Mickey serves as business manager for the production.
Norman Hall 72 of South Haven Kansas died in an Arkansas City hospital from injuries after his pickup struck a bridge abutment Sunday. He was a retired cattleman and died Monday.
SeKan-O-Rama marks its centennial with a coin issue for merchants to use as change worth 50 cents and redeemable at face value. Other activities include Dress Up Day, a promenade, a kangaroo court at 3 p.m., pageant casting committee meeting, and a motor caravan to neighboring towns with a 1 p.m. departure.
The first of four centennial prom enades will start at 2 15 p m Thursday led by Mrs Charles Henshall promenade chairman The walk through the business area aims to spur centennial dress and support for the SeKan O Rama pageant Participation is open to all in centennial garb with groups including the Centennial Belles and the Brothers of the Brush The route begins at Lincoln and Main and returns to 118 East Main Kangaroo court will be held at the headquarters for violators of board growing regulations Details on dates for the remaining parades will follow
The American State Bank of Oswego won a directed verdict in a farm machinery mortgage dispute against William F. and Dora Holding. The trial issued instructions to the jury and Colleen Ikenberry of Chanute led as foreman. The jury was dismissed until next Monday for a slander case hearing.
Harold Lamphear, serving a term under the habitual criminal statute for no fund checks, will apply for parole June 29. He was sentenced in Erie district court on May 16, 1956, after coming from Maysville Arkansas.
South Korea’s rebel military junta claimed full control after a predawn coup. Gen. Chang Do-Young announced the revolutionary committee seized authority from Premier Chang and began governing, imposing martial law and a curfew while U.N. and U.S. authorities urged restoration of the elected government.
Police investigated a Leavenworth residence after a caller warned of six sticks of dynamite and a blast within 45 minutes. Officers searched the basement of Mrs. Erna Erp and found no explosives. About an hour later authorities detained John Swan bearer, previously married to a woman named Winteese TM.
Police reported eight speeding arrests on the West Cherry route of highway K39 between 7 and 8 a.m. today. The department tested its electronic timer, first used in weeks after a repair, for the operation.
Kansas traffic log reports 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday May 27 1961 with 188 deaths. Comparison shows 1960 period had 146 fatalities.
Nebraska farmer Theodore Heule, 32, died after a 45 minute gun battle with officers in Kansas following the killing of Sheriff David Johnson and wounding Deputy Aaron Hadfield at a Fullerton farm. Heule, a former mental patient at Omaha Veterans Hospital, had fled 190 miles and engaged officers in multiple exchanges near Ellsworth and along Kansas 18 and 14 before a final volley ended the chase. Hubert Heule, his father, had filed an insanity warrant.
Secretary Hodges reported two new signs of recovery with April personal incomes at a $410.3 billion annual rate, up from March and February. Factory sales rose 4 percent and new orders increased at the same pace, signaling a rising output trend. He noted European economies are improving while US payrolls advance and wage rates rise slightly.
Federal and state investigators probe a break in at the First National Bank of Hamilton Kansas. Thieves cut into the vault after forcing a window and attempted a roof entry. About 15 safety deposit boxes opened with valuables missing. $3,000 in silver reported.
Unsettled conditions continue in Kansas with light showers reported mainly in northern areas. forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday with occasional rain and a few thunderstorms, warmer tonight, and highs in the 70s with lows in the 50s.
Geneva AP report says Laos leads boycott of an international conference on its future after four days delay. Delegates from 14 nations meet at the Palace of Nations as Pathet Lao and Souvanna Phouma group attend while Laos government delegation stays away over participation rules.
City Commissioner John Lapham was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital last night in satisfactory condition after an asthmatic attack at his home 823 South Central. His wife said the illness caused the hospitalization.
Rep. Robert J. Dole told Secretary Freeman he has strong backing in southwest Kansas for a resolution to raise the 1961 wheat support price to at least $2 per bushel for cooperators.
Cary Bockover, 17, of 310 East 15th faces second degree burglary and larceny charges after a Thursday break-in at Donaldson Food Store on South Santa Fe. Preliminary hearing set for 2 p.m. today. He admitted the crime after questioning, with evidence including two bank money bags and four cigarette cartons recovered.
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