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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1958
Page
1
88-year-old Erie retiree F S Kincaide stacks about 250 cigar bands alongside stamps envelopes and Christmas seals. He and friend Lawrence Swan 83 started their stamp collections decades ago and plan a September exhibit on freedom of the press. Both men collect only American stamps.
Erie will assigns $410000 estate, with $20 000 realty and $390000 personal property. Dan K Wickard of Chanute died March 7. wife Margaret gets half, executors named as Mrs Wickard and Robert Briley. several relatives and institutions receive bequests. Inventory incomplete, Judge Hemphill notes. Wickard led Wickard Grain Co for 57 years.
The Senior High School music department presents its final concert at 8 15 p m in Central Park Kenneth Tebow director says the chorus and concert band will be featured.
Washington AP report says the government living cost index rose to 123.5 percent of the 1947-49 base in April, driven by higher food prices especially fruits and vegetables and meats. Officials foresee May price declines and a possible leveling by summer.
Philip Johnson 18 of Florence Wisconsin fell from an Ebbert Hotel room four stories to a concrete sidewalk in downtown Washington. He suffered a broken left leg a fractured right wrist and internal injuries and was in critical condition. The Florence High School tour group of 36 pupils halted travel and returned home.
The House approved a postal bill raising first class letters from 3 to 4 cents and airmail from 6 to 7 cents, with Aug 1 effective date pending Eisenhower signature. The plan also boosts post office wages by 380 million dollars yearly, with overall rate increases estimated at 550 million dollars annually.
Partly cloudy through Friday with scattered thundershowers this afternoon or tonight. Cooler tonight and Friday with highs near 85 today and in the 70s Friday. A cool front advances into Kansas bringing brief showers from the northwest and cooler lows in the 50s to 60s across the state.
Four Star Films Inc announces plans to produce 28 million dollars worth of television films for the 1958 59 season. Owned by Dick Powell Charles Boyer and David Niven the company has 312 half hour films in preparation for six series. Existing productions include Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater Trackdown Richard Diamond Private Detective and First Anthology. New series to be undertaken include Wanted Dead or Alive and The Rifleman.
The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Lines report higher net income for the first four months this year by 533,274 compared with the same period last year. Net income reached 201,908 while last year showed a 331,366 deficit in the first third of 1957. Operating revenues dropped to 19,516,808 from 23,254,115 and expenses fell to 14,980,553 versus 19,218,460 in 1957.
The Kansas Corporation Commission denies Missouri Pacific Rail road's bid to close Rose station after a March 7 hearing in Rose. By a majority vote the panel finds revenues properly credited to Rose Station exceed maintenance costs, deeming public convenience and necessity require its continuation. The filing dated September 10, 1957.
State records show 1 traffic fatality in the last 24 hours in Topeka. For year to date 1958 the total is 183, compared with 194 in the same period of 1957.
Three Nike Ajax missiles exploded at the Middletown base near New York City. Police report up to six killed and twelve injured as smoke rises from multiple sites. Witnesses describe a powerful blast with debris found nearby and windows shattered.
Trans World Airlines will seek authority to cancel all Topeka flights when Central Airlines begins service. Central has clearance to serve Topeka for 60 days after key decisions in the Kansas-Oklahoma commercial airlines case, aiming to start by June 9.
Neosho county loses about 300 residents in the past year, County Clerk Marion Showalter announced as Chanute and Erie report small gains. A reduced state aid of around 3750 dollars will result, with sales tax distributions based on the census. County total stands at 19,599 versus 19,883 in 1957 and 20,518 in 1956.
Erie County Commissioner Dwight C. Diver said the first three days of board of equalization hearings were pretty tame. The board hears real estate and personal property tax complaints with 11 requests filed so far and more residents seeking explanations. Hearings run through May 30, with 10 days to decide after. Complainants then have three days to appeal.
Postmaster Leif R. Nelson announced bids are being accepted to reset the Chanute to Fredonia mail route. Deadline 4:30 p.m. June 5. Route runs daily except Sundays and holidays with a 5:45 a.m. departure and about 8:00 a.m. return across 32.2 miles. Also, monthly post office visits by field services officer Ben W. Graybill were introduced to streamline mail service.
Erie county treasurer Don Harding says payments on the second half of real estate and personal property taxes are coming in slowly. Only about one percent of the amount due has been paid. The deadline is June 20, with roughly half of taxpayers choosing the two payment plan.
A fisherman at Lake Shawnee's hatchery was ordered to cease attempting to fish on the site after authorities intervened. The incident halted ongoing fishing activity at the hatchery.
A Bridgeton New Jersey crash left 19 year old Lester Wright dead and his wife Vera Wright badly injured. Walter Robinson 56 of Newfield owned the other car and is being questioned amid discrepancies in statements about a possible romance. Police say the fatal collision occurred at Harmony crossroads and may involve a third man awaiting a date with Vera.
Milton S Eisenhower, president of Johns Hopkins University, was named Father of the Year by the National Father's Day Committee. The award honored leaders in sports, entertainment, and the arts, with the ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The President wrote a congratulatory letter noting his youngest brother’s devotion to his own children and to college students. Other honorees included Victor Borge, Walter Cronkite, Peter Ustinov, Martin Mayer, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Eddie Fisher, each with varying numbers of children.
Kirk Hammer of Bonner Springs told the Rotary club last night that Kansas has 63 fewer fatalities than a year ago. As safety consultant for the state highway department he urged that safety be social ised locally and noted the personal nature of the problem. Glen Dormois introduced Endres, who spoke on the telephone industry.
Washington officials announced licenses for the sale and shipment of about half a million dollars worth of small arms to the Indonesian government. The arms are described as suitable for police work and the move is not expected to alter the balance with rebel forces.
Most Chanute stores will stay open tonight continuing the Thursday night shopping program started May 1 by local merchants. Participating stores keep their former Saturday night hours on Thursdays and close Saturday nights. If Tribune telephones fail, call 700 after 6 p.m.
PANAMA government declares a five day state of siege as National Guardsmen battle rioting students and hoodlums. Gunfire kills a boy and wounds at least six others while tear gas grenades drive crowds through streets armed with clubs rocks and bottles. An unidentified boy dies from a chest wound with officials saying he was shot by a sniper.
Four youths aged 16 to 19 were cited for two separate forays on a gasoline storage tank at Oliver Craig’s farm southeast of Erie. Two received 10 days in county jail, one got 5 days plus a $10 fine and costs, and one was released on paying $10 plus costs. The arrests were made by Craig who monitored the tank.
Dolphus H Hollingsworth Jr., 25, of Mulvane, died when his sedan overturned near the Wichita city limits and he was ejected. The fatal crash occurred today and authorities are investigating the incident.
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