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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1958
Page
2
Week ending May 17 shows Santa Fe car movements at 32 229 total, down from 34 393 a year earlier. Connections received 10 292 cars versus 12 147 in 1957, while 31 806 cars were handled in the preceding week. Also notes birth of Scott son to R E Schmalberg of Lima Ohio with grandparents listed.
Daily Transcript lists Tuesday admissions for Mrs Tr vin Herb and others with surgical and medical cases. Dismissals follow including James Reed and others. births recorded for Darrell Finley boy and Ewing Wolfe girl amid local notices and community updates.
Richard Blick and Hubert Van Leeuwen face failure to pay parking meter penalties with $5 bonds posted. Doris Morehead and Joan O Morehead appear in Chanute district court for separate maintenance. Lucile Slater versus Lester Eubanks and Frank Killion was dismissed. Katherine Ruth Huffman and Dale Eugene Huffman divorce granted with support and custody terms. Robert Lee Hayes and Julia Annette Hayes divorce decree awarded vehicle and costs.
The Allen County Association for Retarded Children in Iola completed incorporation in the secretary of state's office. Mrs. Victor Adams is named resident agent of the organization created to promote welfare for mentally retarded persons.
Wall Street showed active steel trading in a mixed market as the day concluded. Volume was about 22 million shares, roughly in line with Tuesday, with many major stocks fluctuating by fractions to around a point.
Kansas City reports cattle steady with grain fed steers and heifers in the 24.50 to 27.00 range and feeders brisk. hogs active with barrows and gilts 22.50 to 23.00, sows higher to 20.25. sheep markets steady to lower with spring lambs down. Parson's hogs quoted 22.50 to 22.75 for 200-230 pounds, bulls and cows range 17.50 to 25.00.
Dixie Lee Cook, 19, a Washburn University freshman from Topeka, was crowned Miss Topeka 1958 last night. She will represent Topeka in the Miss Kansas contest at Pratt June 4 6.
Emporia State Teachers College will award 635 degrees at commencement ceremonies this month and in August. Read the advertisements.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Edla H Stierwalt at the Koch Skinner Memorial Chapel with burial in Friends Home cemetery Bearers included Calvin Cook George Palen J W Halverstadt and Glenn Eastburn Mrs Dave Petterson accompanied by Mrs D A Finney who sang In The Garden and Beyond The Sunset The Koch Skinner Memorial Home conducted arrangements The second service for Charles Edward Bright took place at Roy Gibson Funeral Home with burial at Memorial Park cemetery Rev William T Hunt officiated Flowers came from Mrs Carl Ranabargar and Mrs K Cook Bearers included B Crabtree Johnny Leroy Frank Stich Lawrence Nelson Floyd Byers Ralph Newton and Hosea Jones The Gibson Funeral Home managed arrangements
A Sunday program at First Baptist Church honored seven high school graduates who are church members. Mrs. Owen Danley led planning with a student counselor’s role, featuring Congregational singing, prayers by Rev. Orville Mason, devotion, Bible presentations by Mr. Mason, and a response by Sondra Chaney. Music included a clarinet and cornet duet Oh Master Let Me Walk With Thee. A special message followed.
Numerous Saturday and Sunday visits highlight a weekend in Chanute and nearby towns. Mr Mason gives benediction at a graduate ceremony with eighth grade recognition. Families including Puckett York Mueller Chaney Linsey Coe and Ambler attend dinners visits and Camp Crawford activities for Dad-Lad Day and summer prep.
Chanute Tribune reports brief items from May 21 1958 including community notices and local developments. Short updates cover residents, events, and small town happenings with concise notes suitable for a rapid-read snapshot.
Four Humboldt ministers joined the sixth orientation clinic session at the state hospital in Osawatomie on Monday. Attending were Rev. Herman Seyfert Gene Taylor John Coover and Dwight Lewis. Seyfert also attended a Zion Lutheran church conference in Pittsburg on Tuesday.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted by voice to restore 220 million of 339 million cut from Eisenhower's foreign aid program. It approved 1.8 billion dollars in military hardware funds, against a House total of 1.64 billion.
General Maxwell D. Taylor announced at the governors conference that plans to disband six National Guard divisions have been dropped. The move followed federal government economy measures that prompted the proposed reductions in the ground National Guard.
A compact shopper advisory notes how to shop safely with practical tips and cautionary steps. The piece emphasizes verifying products and avoiding unsafe purchases through simple checks.
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