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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1955
Page
6
Police report a morning collision injuring minor damage to two cars driven by Cecil Leonard and Ernest A Petty, who were pulling from a parking space on Malcolm Street.
Daily Transcript notes six admissions to Memorial Hospital including Owen Bickford surgical, Mrs Edward Blair surgical, Mrs Louella Claus medical, Mrs Albert Bass surgical, with Kenneth Brant dismissed Monday. Also lists numerous Allen County deed transfers involving multiple properties and owners across towns such as Humboldt, Iola, Petrolia, and Mora.
Shaw Vacation Bible School has started. Local families hosted Mothers Day visits with relatives from Moline Parsons and neighboring towns. Guests included Mr and Mrs T C Menninger and son Tommy, Mr and Mrs Donald Tallman and family, and Mr and Mrs G C Mann, among others.
Pekka plans to see James Mann at the veterans hospital. They also visit Rose Woods and Mr and Mrs Guy Booe and Mr and Mrs Donald Booe and daughter of Humboldt visiting Mr and Mrs Fred McGowen. Mr and Mrs Ralph Heady of Wichita stayed with Russell Heady and family. Granville Hudson and Eric visited Loyd Hines and family in Chanute with Ollie Swiler. Ora Cheyney and wife spent an evening with the Heady family.
Dr. George W. Beadle, president of the AAAS, warned at a California gathering that atomic tests risk heritable genetic changes in future generations. He said small radiation exposures can alter heredity, most changes likely harmful, and a nuclear war could threaten mankind’s evolutionary future. He noted miscarriages and stillbirths as possible outcomes and stressed the need for restraint.
A special train carrying 1,400 schoolchildren collided with a stalled U S Marine truck and a 25-ton trailer loaded with inflammable paint near Mt Fuji. The crash caused fires and serious injuries to at least two hundred, with 31 other students hurt. A second accident on Kyushu involved a bus fire injuring 37 children and possibly more fatalities. Police warn the toll could rise.
In Miami a burglar who stole jewelry valued at 400 dollars and two sports event tickets was traced by deputies who found him at the game. He and a friend were located in Portz’s purchased seats.
Dr. Lawrence R. Hafstad, former AEC head, now atomic research director for Chase Manhattan Bank, said US utilities are building commercial atom power plants. He projected plants producing 700 000 kilowatts could supply a city of 700 000 people within three to four years in Tokyo. He spoke after a press conference.
A boy named Tommy Woodard aged year old was found safe by three searchers after wandering across a field. The man who held him released him then fled. Pvt William E Kent of Fort Campbell Kentucky surrendered at his pup tent near the Nehalem River about 25 miles southeast of Astoria.
John Sanford Bushman of Neosho Falls Kas wins the Boeing Airplane Co 1955 56 business administration scholarship good for 400 for senior year study at the University of Kansas School of Business He is son of Mr and Mrs Henry Bushong Route 2 Neosho Falls An accounting major with high grades and active in Delta Sigma Pi and Beta Gamma Sigma recognition.
Cooler temperatures and recent rains checked deterioration of Kansas wheat but agencies urge more moisture to revive crop prospects. Substantial rains reached southeastern and south central counties aiding filling stages while southwest rains helped harvest area but arrived late for much of the crop. About 48 percent of wheat is headed with early varieties ripening in extreme southern counties as forecasts call for more rain.
Norman R. Abrams assistant postmaster general says no postmaster will be fired for political affiliation. Abrams announced this position during the annual convention in Wichita and affirmed policy protections.
The Kansas chapter of the National Association of Postmasters reports since 1953 only 461 of 41,000 postmasters have been dismissed. Of those, 185 were charged with embezzlement and 160 with falsification of records. Raymond V. McNamara of Haverhill, Mass., president of the national group, echoed concerns on administration goals. Rudolph Sharshel becomes Kansas chapter president from Parsons. In Elmira, a fishermen duo celebrates two playable cornets caught in the Chemung River.
Fort Scott Kansas P Roy E Cole 31 former Kemper Military School Boonville Missouri accepted the position as head football and track coach at Fort Scott Junior College.
Advertises FASTEETH alkaline powder for dentures to prevent embarrassing slips and odor. Claims it makes plates feel firmer and more comfortable, with no sour taste, and urges purchase at drug counters.
Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov left Vienna by air for Moscow as the last of the Big Four foreign ministers to depart after the signing Sunday of the Austrian Peace Treaty.
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