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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1955
Page
2
Neosho County items note 73 Baker University graduates to receive diplomas June 6. Reports on oil theft from a storage building and inservice welfare training in Fort Scott. Army offers aviation course guarantees for high school grads from Pittsburg. Residency visits include Chanute and Wichita families plus KU Pharmacy dean.
Memorial Hospital listings show admits on Saturday and today in medical and surgical categories for individuals including Darlington Billy Beck and Mrs C Doyle. Dismissals occur Sunday and today with multiple names. births noted for Rev and Mrs J Rolland Christenson.
A heavy 4.5 inch rain flood struck Geneva Alabama causing extensive damage to about half of business offices and many homes. No lives were reported lost in the flash flood yesterday.
The VFW sponsored program needs 86 boys ages 8 to 18 with parent consent slips collected at City Park. Sixty to thirty nine youths already signed up in two younger groups, while 15 to 18 year olds may include about 18 players. Eight to ten adult managers are sought, with consent slips due today at the field.
The Girl Scout council met at Mrs. M. L. Morton’s home to plan a May 28 movie at Peoples theater sponsored by a potato chip company. Admission is one food can for summer scout camp. Camp starts June 13 and July 29 is the next council meeting.
The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America adopted a unanimous statement criticizing the Roman Catholic emphasis on the Virgin Mary. The 905 lay and clerical commissioners approved the document on the Marian cult in relation to Christ’s lordship, submitted by the permanent commission on interchurch relations at the 167th General Assembly.
Lawrence Kansas Dr Don ald M Swarthout professor of piano at the University of Kansas for 32 years has accepted appointment as visiting professor at Catholic University of America Washington for the 1955 56 school year He will retire next month from the active KU faculty after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70
Pf William H. Hendron aged 34 was found drowned in a pond on a farm where he had been working northwest of Topeka. Hendron and his wife had recently moved from Wilkesboro North Carolina to the area.
Over 800 former American prisoners in Korea have not filed compensation claims under Public Law 615. Claims go to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission in Washington D C. deadline August 31. Payments amount to 2.50 per day of imprisonment. survivors may file if a death is involved.
Director Joshua Logan asked the Connecticut State Department of Agriculture to supply 200 Leptothorax Enersoni ants for a Kansas picnic scene in the Columbia Pictures film Picnic. He stated Kansas ants are unsatisfactory and requested air mail delivery by June 2 to Salina and Hutchinson locations.
The New Jersey Federation of Post Office Clerks voted unanimously against the pay raise bill's reclassification clause and backed President Eisenhower's veto. President Charles Rosenberg said the issues of pay boosts and reclassification should be debated on their merits, noting the clause could reduce maximum salaries for some clerks and blur duties in small offices.
The eighth grade closing exercises at St Patrick’s School will not be held this year Rev Peter Finnegan announced. He said the parish plans to operate its own junior high school next fall using space in the new building under construction.
President Eisenhower stated that a free society must extend opportunity to the physically handicapped so they can use their talents, just as it uses the talents of all its citizens.
The Kansas Conference announced Chanute Group clergy assignments with Paul Life reappointed to Chanute and to lead the Chanute Group. Frank and Lovejoy Bennett transferred to Berryton Salem. James A Buckles to Earlton-Urbana. Carl W Mundinger to Jeddo. V C Buttermore returns to Coffeyville. other pastors listed including Dean Life and V H Robison attending.
N A Eaton Newton Allen Eaton 74 retired Santa Fe conductor died at Neosho Memorial hospital after entering May 13 Born Chanute Sept 20 1880 he retired Sept 1 1953 after 521 years of service He survived by wife Lydia Brolliar four children and many relatives Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM in Wilson Johnson chapel with burial in Memorial Park cemetery Carl George Kjellander retired Santa Fe employee died at 116 N Garfield after a long illness He was born in Skovde Sweden came to Chanute in 1898 joined Santa Fe 1900 retired 1938 Survived by wife Vendla a son Wilbur and three sisters Funeral was held at Roy Gibson Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood cemetery Arthur L Hooker 74 died unexpectedly at 9 AM of a heart attack at 816 N Grant A gunsmith he lived in Chanute 11 years moved from Bartlesville He married Pearl Gupton in 1902 Survived by wife a daughter Mrs Ann Burkholder four sons Jim Hooker grandson three great grandchildren and a brother H H Hooker Funeral service at 2 PM Wednesday in Wilmot Christian Church with burial in Pleasant Valley cemetery Wilson Johnson Mortuary in charge
Cattle and hogs show price slippage across Kansas City reports with 10,000 cattle and 2,000 hogs traded. Slaughter cattle mostly weak or steady with select classes down. hogs up to 50 cents higher for some weights, sows stronger, vealers firm, and stocker and feeder classes steady. PARSONS reports mixed gains for hogs and cattle with overall appetite for lighter weights improving. Produce and grain markets show steady to mixed pricing in and around Chicago and Kansas City.
Kansas City reports mixed commodity values with wheat at 2.47 to 2.485 for No 2 hard and dark, corn at 1.60 to 1.63 for No 2 white, oats 75 to 83 for No 2 white, and beans around 2.47 to 2.51 for soybeans. Hay receipts show 6 alfalfa and 2 prairie bales, no sales, steady market.
Wall Street closed modestly down as the market retreated in light trading. The decline ranged from one to two points, with gains persisting in several spots and total volume around two million shares versus 2.24 million on Friday.
Harry Lutz, publicity director of the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission, announced his resignation effective September 1. He leaves after serving in the PR role for the agency in Pratt Kansas.
U S Senator Andrew F Schoeppel and Governor Fred Hall will speak at the Kansas Department encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Wichita on June 25. The event draws veterans from across the state to hear remarks from the two leaders and participate in ceremonies.
Los Angeles outfielder Gus Zernial of the Kansas City Athletics announces the birth of his son weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces. He is passing out cigars in celebration.
President Eisenhower signed a bill repealing the requirement that farmers comply with all acreage controls on basic crops to be eligible for Agricultural Conservation payments.
Chairman Mc Clellan announces the Senate Investigations subcommittee will study reports of terrific waste in the armed forces following the completion of its inquiry into alleged graft in military spending.
Albert Freeman made a dash for the marquee of a department store in Charlotte raising safety and insurance concerns during a public event. Police responded to the scene but details remain sparse about motive and outcomes.
Yesterday a man slipped on wet tile under a marquee, fell onto his back and slid through a plate glass door. He was uninjured.
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