Chanute Guard Convoy Heads to Camp McCoy for Two-Week Drill
Chanute National Guardsmen load eleven trucks for a two week convoy to Camp McCoy Wisconsin. The group travels with heavy and light transport including on wheel tractors water and cargo trailers. They plan stops at Leon Iowa New Hampton Iowa Charles City Iowa and Liberty Missouri before arriving June 1 and returning June 15.
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Chanute
National
Leon
Iowa
Fairgrounds
Kansas
East City Park
New Hampton
Camp McCoy
Bob DeBolt
Robert Campbell
Eric
Friederich
Wisconsin
Charles City
Liberty
Chanute Country Club Lifts Lake Fishing Ban With Limits
The Chanute Country Club board approves fishing in the club lake by members starting Memorial Day with size and daily limits. Bass and channel catfish under 12 inches must be released. Daily limit set at four fish total per person. The lake had been closed after drought stocking.
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The
Chanute Country Club
Neosho Red Cross to Hold Annual Meeting
The Neo sho County Red Cross chapter will meet at 8 p.m. next Monday in the American Legion auxiliary room of the Memorial building. A. H. Krone, chapter chairman, said directors will be elected and program chairmen will present yearly reports. Members contributing $1 or more may attend.
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Neosho County
Red Cross
American Legion
Memorial Building
A. H. Krone
Neosho County Attorney Candidate Dick Ashley
Dick Ashley 33 of 946 S Highland announces candidacy for Neosho County attorney on the Republican ticket for the August primary. A Chanute native with KU degrees in arts and law 1950 1952 he served in the Air Force in World War II and has practiced law in Chanute since 1952. He cites knowledge of county law enforcement and aims to serve the people as county attorney.
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Richard L
Dick) Ashley
S. Highland
Neosho County
Ashley
Chanute
University of
Stephen
Julia
Melinda
American Legion
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Elks Club
Republican Clubs
1959 Budget Forecast Hits Eighty Billion Dollars
Budget director Maurice Stans forecast federal spending for the 1959 fiscal year starting July 1 would reach about 80 billion dollars after his first budget discussions with President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Maurice Stans
Stans
Eisenhower
Pentagon weighs space manned flight amid animal test caveat
ARPA leaders told the House panel that a dozen space manned flight proposals exist including a rapid manned return mission. Officials said no human will be sent aloft until an animal test success is demonstrated with a chimpanzee potentially in orbit in 12 to 15 months. They outlined an Air Force reconnaissance satellite plan and noted a 75 percent chance of moon orbit attempts this year by Army and Air Force.
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Defense Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Congress
United States
Roy Johnson
ARPA
Herbert York
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Arpas
Air Force
York
Army
Penalty ruling on Hasse estate tax case in Indiana
IOLA Allen County authorities face unresolved effects of a tax penalty on Otto Hasse's million dollar estate of stocks and bonds. Attorney General John Anderson says penalties should use tangible tax rate rather than the intangible rate, but inventory details and years affected remain to be determined. Hasse, a Monarch Cement Co. chemist, died in a February car crash in Oregon. holdings found in a Humboldt safety deposit box had never been assessed.
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Iola
Allen County
Otto Hasse
Humboldt
John Anderson
Robert Talkington
Oregon
Talkington
Large Cedar Lumber Mill Destroyed by Fire
SEATTLE The fire at Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Co. destroyed one of the world's largest cedar mills. An army of 300 firemen and volunteers fought the blaze for over four hours. No deaths or serious injuries were reported. Ant t Ben Ford estimated damage at more than 12 million dollars but cautioned it would rise after full survey.
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Seattle
Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Co
Ben Ford
Higher Postage Appears Likely Starting Aug 1
The letter rate likely rises to 4 cents on August 1 with additional increases for first class mail air mail and postcards. The bill would raise postal workers pay and boost revenue, with Senate action ahead of a possible presidential signature.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Eisenhower
Five Proposals For Giving Aid To Small Firms
Secretary of Commerce Weeks told the House Banking Committee on five aid ideas to combat recession. Four involve tax rule changes, including full deduction of annual losses up to 50 000, accelerated depreciation for used equipment, tax treatment of small firms as partnerships, and estate tax payment over 10 years. The fifth proposal calls for private investment companies to fund small businesses via debentures convertible to stock, aimed at boosting private capital and easing borrowing.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Congress
House Banking Committee
Humboldt Cancer Drive Nets $743.57 Total
Humboldt reports the cancer fund drive raised 743.57 dollars in the city and township. Mrs. Robert Wulf credits a house to house canvass supervised by ward chairmen including Mrs. Martin Henrichs, Mrs. R. W. Blattner, Mrs. Wilson Pitman, Mrs. Fred C. Hiller, and Mrs. Waldo Adams in Humboldt township.
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Humboldt
Robert Wulf
City Crusade
Martin Henrichs
R. W. Blattner
Wilson Pitman
Fred C. Hiller
Humboldt Township
Waldo Adams
Odd-Shaped Tree Pieces Found in Thayer Home
Guy Wells says he does not make the wooden flower pots paper weights and lamp stacks found in his Thayer house his family gathers odd branches and knots during land hunts. The process involves sawing off knots hollowing logs sanding and adding finishes with his son Ray and wife helping.
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Thayer
Guy Wells
Wells
Ray
Gether
Ray Burns
Thayer Kans
Tribune
Tragedy Near Lebo: Teen Car Hit by Two Trains
A Lebo youth was killed and three teens injured after a 1956 car carrying four 13 year olds crossed a grade crossing and was struck by a westbound freight train and then by the Santa Fe Chief. Patrick Allen Thompson died. Patsy Thompson Sandra Jones and Noble Knight were hospitalized.
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LEBO
Santa Fe
Coffey County
Patrick Allen Thompson
Newman Memorial Hospital
Emporia
Patsy Thompson
Sandra Jones
Noble Knight
Thompson
Ivan Thompson
Emporia Hospital
Lloyd Jones
Dean Knight
Noble
Dr Ruben Burkman Joins Dr Baker's Practice
Dr Reuben Burkman formerly with the public health service becomes associate in the office of Dr H K Baker. He and his wife and two children reside at 1705 St Ashby. Burkman recently served in Rosebud South Dakota with the Indian health service and is a graduate of the University of Kansas Medical School. He will practice general surgery.
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Reuben Burkman
The
Public Health Service
H. K. Baker
Burkman
Ronald Lee
Jeanine
St. Ashby
Rosebud
S. D
Indian Health Service
University of Kansas Medical School
Garrison
Night club advert appeals to convention trade
A Detroit nightclub places a notice in its advertisement inviting convention trade. The message reads Welcome National Association of Credit Men and in fine print Please bring cash.
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Detroit
National Association of Credit Men
Men Afraid Of Women Says Doctor Lydia Sicher
In Los Angeles Dr. Lydia Sicher argues all men fear all women and seek to prove themselves masculine. She links male inferiority to crimes like homicide and says women deserve more public expression after years of subservience.
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Los Angeles
Lydia Sicher
Sicher
Dr. Sicher
God
Napoleon
Vienna
Alfred Adler
House Group Balks On School Aid Bill
Washington House Education Committee halted a federal school construction aid bill at a stormy session. The panel refused to return it for further study and both motions to approve or send back to the subcommittee failed on a tie vote of 15 to 15.
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Washington
House Education Committee
$20 Millions Paid In Lieu of Vacations
Detroit report notes an estimated 20 million dollars will flow to Chrysler Corp. employees in 10 states as vacation pay. Workers must have at least one year of seniority and meet eligibility rules. The pay covers those laid off and earned in 1957 across Michigan Indiana California New York Ohio Delaware Pennsylvania Louisiana Georgia Kansas.
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Detroit
Mich
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Michigan
Indiana
California
New York
Ohio
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Georgia
Kansas
Storck Finishes Half Mile Race Despite Broken Leg
Humboldt High School athlete Leon Storck ran the final 150 yards of the half mile in last Saturday's state track meet with a broken left leg. He finished eighth in Class A 880 with a time of 2.06.3, later recalling the leg gave way near the last curve. Doctors suspect prior pavement running weakened the bone.
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Humboldt
Leon Storck
Humboldt High School
Storck
Starkweather Trial Nearing End in Lincoln Proceedings
Dr. Edwin Coats of Lincoln testified there was no evidence of organic brain damage in killer Charles Starkweather. The prosecution psychiatrist faced cross examination by T. Clement Gaughan and redirect by Elmer Scheele as the two week murder trial neared its end and stalled final arguments.
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Lincoln, Neb
Edwin Coats
Lincoln
Charles Starkweather
Coats
Atty
T. Clement Gaughan
Elmer Scheele
Coat
Upturn Starting Future Is Bright Says President
President Eisenhower told 2,600 business leaders that an economic upturn is forming though the slump is not over yet. He urged restraint on tax cuts, warned against inflation and deficits, and called for swift action to spur growth while labor and industry curb prices.
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New York
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
American Management Assn
Nixon
Miami Beach
Fla.p
Anderson
Truman
Fair Weather Dominates. Storms Hit Northeast Kansas
Forecaster predicts mostly fair and mild weather through Thursday with low temperatures 55 to 60 and highs near 85 to 90. Thunderstorms struck northeast Kansas yesterday afternoon into last night bringing heavy rainfall in Axtell 1.90 inches Centrailia 1.60 Valley Falls .95 Topeka 56 Lawrence .45 Chanute 0.8 with strong winds in spots.
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Topeka
Kansas
Axtell
Centralia
Valley Falls
Lawrence
Chanute
Richard Garrett
Heavy Enrollment For Scout Camps
Scout executive Ray Aringdale reports strong enrollment for summer sessions by Boy Scouts of Southeast Kansas. Sessions will be at Bee Creek west of Independence and Camp Jayhawk northeast of Topeka, with four Explorer groups and adults at Philmont in New Mexico. Twenty Silver Beaver recipients attended the spring meeting in Neodesha with Emil Sharpe presiding.
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Boy Scouts of
Southeast Kansas
Ray Aringdale
Sedan
Silver Beavers
Bee Creek
Independence
Camp Jayhawk
Topeka
Aringdale
Philmont
Neodesha
Traffic Fatalities In State Record Update
Traffic fatality totals released by the State Accident Records Section show 1 death in the last 24 hours. To date in 1958 the figure stands at 162, compared with 194 during the same period in 1957.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Richard L. Ashley
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Humboldt Cancer Drive
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Richard Fairchild
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Juco
Santa Fe Park
Ruben Burkman
Baker
Wasser
Starkweather Trial
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