Veterans Commission Office to Meet at Independence
Veterans' Commission office for discussing veterans' problems will be at the Memorial building here from 9 to 12 on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Army Pvt. Jeulien L. Bradford recently graduated from Jump School at Fort Bragg earning parachutist wings after three weeks and five training jumps. Bradford, who entered the Army in 1955, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Walker.
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Independence
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Fort Bragg
N. C
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Fort Chaffee
Ark
Daily Transcript Memorial Hospital Admittances Friday
Admittances Friday include Joe Vasquez Barltop medical Mike Grogan 1408 S Evergreen medical Robert Gurwell 207 S Gretchen medical Harry Dill 214 S Highland surgical William Payton 517 W 4th medical Admittances today Robert Hiller Humboldt surgical Paul H Miller Humboldt surgical Mrs
More Young Kansans Remaining in State
Kwior Kansas Governor Fred Hall reports more young people stay in Kansas after schooling. He notes many previously left for opportunities elsewhere and calls this a sign of industrial and agricultural growth. He cites rising living standards despite lower farm incomes.
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Kas
Kansas
Fred Hall
Funeral Service For Claude Depew
Funeral services for Claude I. Depew a prominent Wichita lawyer and former Kansas Bar Association president were held at 2 PM at Downing mortuary in Wichita. Interment followed at Wichita Park cemetery. Depew 63 died from injuries after a car truck collision near Marion Tuesday. Survived by brothers Bob of Altoona and Don of Neodesha.
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Man Pleads Guilty In Abortion Death Case
New York 46 year old Leo Pijuan an operating room nurse pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the death of Jacqueline Smith a 20 year old fabric designer during a Christmas Eve abortion at her boyfriend's apartment Pijuan admitted he cut up the body wrapped the pieces in holiday paper and dumped them in street trash baskets none of the remains were recovered.
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Leo Pijuan
Jacqueline Smith
Lebanon
Thomas G. Daniel
Finance Study For New Plants In Kansas
The Legislative Council committee proposed investing up to 6 million dollars from the School Fund Commission in first mortgages for industrial plants and in bonds of districts in smaller Kansas communities. Other ideas include industrial districts tax exemptions, and changes to employment security and unemployment laws. Frank Harch noted rising right of way costs as land is mapped for the toll road. The panel also questioned high fees for court-appointed appraisers in land condemnation cases and explored oil severance tax and ad valorem taxes paid by oil producers.
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Garold Strack Second In Field Day Event
Garold Strack of Humboldt finished second in the 4-H judging contest at the O Bryan Ranch Field Day held last Saturday. Mary Jo O Bryan of Hiattville finished fourth, Lester Harmon of Council Grove won the contest, and Ronald Spencer of Hardtner took first in the FFA division. Several hundred people from about two dozen Kansas and Missouri counties attended the event with educational talks and steer grading demonstrations by Frank McCall and Joe O Bryan.
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Humboldt
O'Bryan Ranch
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Lester Harmon
Council Grove
Ronald Spencer
Hardtner
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Kansas
Missouri
Frank McCall
Kansas City Commission
Joe O'Bryan
Kansas Egg Production Drops in April
Kansas egg production in April was estimated at 171 million, down from 176 million in March and 181 million in April 1955. Commercial hatcheries produced 7.3 million baby chicks in April, vs 6.18 million the prior year, with a five year average of 9.198 million.
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Federal
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McVey Resigns Independence City Court Seat
Walter L. McVey Jr. resigned today as judge of the City Court of Independence. The Republican candidate for state senator from the 12th district said he did not feel he could continue in the post.
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Walter L. McVey Jr
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Campaign duties and judge duties divided for practice time
The text outlines how to properly allocate time among campaign responsibilities, judicial duties, and the attorney's private practice. It emphasizes balancing public service with legal work and political obligations.
Shaw Charges State Actions Hurt New Kansas Industry
State Rep. Warren Shaw, a Republican seeking governor, accuses the Hall administration of kowtowing to labor bosses and racketeers after a veto on the right to work bill. He also cites a Kansas labor commissioner ruling that workers idle from striking may draw unemployment compensation, forcing employers to finance part of a strike.
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Warren Shaw
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Shaw
Fred Hall
Young Mother Saves 2 Boys And Dog In West Lake Rescue
Mrs. Francis Gilloran a 26 year old former lifeguard sprang from dinner to dive into icy West Lake at Guilford CT to save two boys and her dog. Her husband in a leaky boat directed the rescue as one boy resisted until the dog could be saved. The daring incident left the family with a leaking boat but all lives were saved.
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Francis Gilloran
Mrs. Gilloran
Plane Display Reduced For Armed Forces Day
Washington plans for a large Armed Forces Day air show were trimmed from 216 to 45 B47 bombers. Pentagon officials cited safety concerns raised by an aviation group and internal political pressure from high offices. Secretary of Defense Wilson notified Secretary of the Air Force Don Quarles of the decision.
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Potomac River
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Harold Stassen
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Donald Quarles
Bronson high school diplomas honor two students and relatives
Southeast Kansas Corner notes Bronson High School will award diplomas to two students who gained national recognition. Claribel Rogers 44 and Carmean 39, both widows, will graduate along with Carmean’s son Earl 18. Rogers has four grandchildren. Iola High School sees 107 graduates and Junior College 49 with Evan Evans as speaker. Pittsburg report shows Crawford County welfare expenditures rose 1184.32 in April to 149262.87.
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Carmean
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Iola High School
Evan Evans
Pittsburg
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William E. Landon
Woodson County Sheriff Named Vehicle Safety Check Chairman
Jack Kress, sheriff of Woodson County, was named general chairman of the Vehicle Safety Check to be conducted in Yates Center during May as part of a nationwide program to boost awareness of keeping vehicles in safe operating condition. Motorists in the area will be urged to use community safety-check lanes.
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Yates Center
Jack Kress
Woodson County
President Eisenhower greets church leaders from 17 nations
President Eisenhower met with Presbyterian Church leaders from 17 countries and laughed at a remark calling him the best looking of the five Eisenhower brothers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Brothers
Grains and fats inch lower as soybeans rise in markets
Kansas City and Chicago market notes show grains mixed with soybeans advancing in Kansas City bids. Butter and eggs hold steady while live poultry and receipts shift at minor levels. Wheat and corn prices edge fractions as oats and rye fluctuate. hay receipts unchanged from prior periods.
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Archbishop faces criticism over race ruling stance
The Chanute Tribune reports that on May 18 1956 an arson fire damaged an area adjoining the Catholic archbishop's residence. The event marked the second anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation and follows his criticism from Catholic groups opposing segregation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Things Looking Up In El Dorado Area
Ben F. Courtright, manager of the Kansas State employment office in El Dorado, says Butler and Greenwood counties enjoy a job boom with minimal unemployment. He credits the Kansas Turnpike construction for improved labor prospects, noting a minor worker shortage on local projects. Unemployment claims have fallen to 85 from over 1,400 last winter.
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EL Dorado
Kansas
Butler
Greenwood
Ben. F. Courtright
Fiery Cross Burned at Archbishop's Home
Firemen doused an eight foot cross burned last night on the grounds of Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel's residence in New Orleans. The gasoline soaked cross was propped against a fence in front of Notre Dame Seminary.
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New Orleans
Joseph Francis Rummel
Notre-Dame Sem
Nest of Rattlesnakes Will Not Be Moved
In Tampa Florida a nest of rattlesnakes under H. W. Carpenter's house resisted removal. Officers and hunters used rifle fire, a water hose, digging near the nest and banging the steps but the mama rattler and her brood remained under the front steps.
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H. W. Carpenter
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Army to cut manpower by about five percent next year
The Army informed Congress that it plans a roughly five percent reduction in manpower strength in the coming fiscal year, signaling a shift in personnel levels and budget priorities.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Friendly Club Meeting Recalls Games and Dessert
The Friendly Club met yesterday afternoon at 103 S. Larson with Mrs. Delmar Cowan presiding. Winners were Mrs. Lee Sharp Mrs. Kenneth Cummings and Mrs. Cunningham. Ten attended and a dessert course was served. Next meeting is with Mrs. Mary Knapp on June 21.
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S. Larson
Delmar Cowan
Mmes. Lee Sharp
Kenneth Cumings
Cunningham
Mary Knapp
Thimble Club Welcomes New Member At Meeting
Mrs. Fred Bartholomew hosted the Friendly Thimble club on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Charles Tripp led, with devotions by Mrs. Ole Ball and a Mother’s Day themed roll call. A new member, Mrs. Frances Hole, was welcomed and refreshments served. Next gathering set for June 6 with Mrs. C. P. Rhoades.
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Fred Bartholomew
Thimble Club
Charles Tripp
Ole Ball
Frances Hole
C. P. Rhoades
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