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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1956

Page

5

Trib one brief notes and visits unfold in KC area

News items describe C V McCune Jr arriving Thursday for a family visit at 204 N Forest. Bruce Brigden to receive BA degree at College of Emporia on May 26. Ale Jack McVaugh arrives on leave from Boling Air Base with A2 George Angus. both destined for Weisbaden Germany after Washington tour. Mee Waugh drums and Angus on bagpipes with the USAF Drum and Bugle Corps perform at Legion dinner and Hulda Parker chapter meeting.

Bruce Brigden College of Emporia Brigden Virginia Brigden J. L. Taylor N. Highland Ale Jack McVaugh Boling Afb Washington D. C Fred Heinze Heinze George Angus Edinburgh Scotland Boling Air Base Jay 1 Germany Weisbaden Mee Waugh Angus United States Air Force American Legion Hulda Parker

Grand Jury Resumes Greenlease Probe in St Louis

A federal grand jury revived the investigation into the $300000 Greenlease ransom money missing since 1953. Expected to be questioned are Elmer Dolan and Mrs Costello along with Sandra June O Day. U S Attorney Harry Richards says the renewal aims to check inconsistencies in witnesses accounts.

ST. Louis Greenlease Elmer Dolan Joseph Costello Sandra June O'Day Doland Louis Shoulders Bobby Greenlease Kansas City Shoulders Costello Miss O'Day Carl Austin Hall Bonnie Brown U. S Harry Richards

Earlton Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events

Earlton residents report visits and activities across nearby towns. Mrs Chester Henderson and Sharon from Chanute called on Bert Bass. EUB Ladies Aid served lunch at Barham sale and Alya McLaren sale. Lila Tubbs recovers from an auto accident. 4H class led by Mrs Al Morris met in Earlton. Dean Dighero family summoned to Missouri by a relative’s death. L K White and Patti Wolfe traveled to Parsons to bring him home. Chanute shopping and skating with Patti Wolfe follow. Square dance hosted by Chet Bailey. Garrison family from North Hollywood visits and returns home. Gerald Dex, Stanley Tubbs families attend Highland Park picnic. Kay Wolfe visits Chanute with Wolfe family.

Earlton Chester Henderson Sharon Chanute Bert Bass EUB Ladies Aid Barham Sale Lila Tubbs Danville al Morris Dean Dighero Missouri L. K. White Patti Wolfe Larry Bailey Parsons Dean Buster Anita Mitzi Pat McGinnis Chet Bailey

Tuttle Creek Funds Backed

Washington debate over an Avery amendment to strip nine million dollars from the civil functions appropriation bill for the Tuttle Creek dam near Manhattan Kansas was rejected by the House. Avery argued the project is not justified and noted local displacements. opponents urged equitable treatment for those displaced and steered toward early action on related bills.

Washington Avery R-Kas Civil Functions Tuttle Creek Kansas House Blue River Manhattan Scrivner Karsten and Bolling Missouri

Lad Coins New Phrase For Booster Shot

Lawrence. Jackie Mills, 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mills, may have coined a new descriptive phrase for a hypodermic injection in the place where he sits down. He says he had a cabooster shot meaning a booster anti diphtheria injection.

Lawrence Jackie Mills Jack Mills

Maple Park event and local notices in Galesburg

Maple Park community event at the Kramer home. local residents share visits and move plans. Mr and Mrs Ivan Shaw of rural Galesburg visit Thurman household. W D Clum and sons attend Galesburg graduation. Also notes births, church plans, and property sale with Erie moves.

Maple Park Carl ‘Kramer Ivan Shaw Galesburg R. E. Thurman Frank Thurman Erie H. G. Jones Elizabeth Coffeyville Max Whalen Ashby Austin Methodist Church W. D. Clum

Truman Denies Remarks Made About Salerno

Former President Truman denied a spokesman that he called the Salerno and Anzio landings unnecessary. AP quotes and notes from Fred J. Zusy sparked widespread criticism in the U.S. and Britain. Bailey said the remarks were not his.

Naples Italy Harry Truman Salerno Anzio Associated Press Fred J. Zusy Eugene Bailey Truman Zusy Milwaukee United States Britain Bailey Zusu Michael Chinigo International News Service Chinigo Mike Chinigo

Salerno Anzio battles open Italy’s war with heavy losses

The text describes Allied landings at Salerno and Anzio aimed at knocking Italy from World War II, noting 4 947 American and 7 272 British casualties, along with subsequent investigations into a murder at the Burris home and a clemency appeal in a separate case tied to bootleggers and gamblers from nearby towns.

South Carolina Military College Salerno Anzio Italy Churchill U. S Naples

Slaying Plan Is Claimed By Condemned Man

Robert Hendricks told the State Pardon and Parole Board that a northeastern Oklahoma group hired a gunman to kill Jack Burris Mayes County attorney. He testified on tape that bootleggers and gamblers plotted Burris's murder in Locust Grove on June 7 1952, a case long listed as unsolved.

Crime Bureau Mayes County Burris Hendricks Bluejacket Afton Vinita Mcalester Oklahh State Pardon and Parole Board Robert Hendricks Jack Burris Oklahoma Beam Payton Grand Lake Locust Grove

Soldier Escapes Guards Then Is Captured in Missouri

A Kas. soldier on a 39 day AWOL stretch escaped from guards on a train near Keytesville Missouri using a farmer’s hacksaw to file cuffs and a grinder to sever the chain before being arrested in Moberly. He was identified as Lester Lee Franklin 17 of Midland Michigan.

Moberly Riley Kas Lester Lee Franklin Midland Mich Lloyd Swartz Missouri Highway Patrol Keytesville Franklin Benjamin Harri

Duke Protected After Threats

Security measures for the Duke of Edinburgh were stepped up as rumors spread that Cypriot terrorists seek to kill Prince Philip. Scotland Yard tightened controls at ports and issued automatic pistols to royal guards, while Home Office officials avoided comment on the enhanced precautions.

London Duke of Edinburgh Britain Elizabeth Home Office Scotland Yard Eden United Kingdom Mediterranean Greece Prince Philip British Commonwealth

Prisoners Transferred Under Guard to Fort Riley

In Son, Indiana, the man was moved with two other prisoners under guard for the trip to Fort Riley.

Cody rancher pays overtime parking ticket by mail

Jim Woodhouse of Pitchfork Wyoming sent a $1 bill to Cody police after receiving an overtime parking ticket. The bill and ticket were mailed from Cortina Italy where he was visiting.

Cody Wyo Jim Woodhouse Woodhouse Cortina Italy

Coyote Tagged With Bell Traced to Nearby Resident

In Homestead Oklahoma Frank Pfaff found a coyote wearing a neck chain and bell with a name of a person 35 miles away. The animal was trapped and released with the warning bell still attached.

Homestead Okla Frank Pfaff

Seats of Romances Declined by Woman

Mrs. Mary Bettison of Nottingham has attended the local cinema thrice weekly for 45 years and was wooed by two husbands in the same seats. Upon news of the theater closing the owners offered to deliver the chair seats as a keepsake, but she declined saying there is no room and her husband already wore them out.

Nottingham England Mary Bettison Movie House

The Tribune by carrier 30c a week

The Tribune announces a carrier price of 30 cents per week in a brief notice. The item notes delivery terms and weekly rate. It emphasizes affordable, regular news delivery to readers. It reflects period circulation practices and pricing.

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AR-PAN-FX Promises Quick Relief For Arthritis Pain

Suffering readers urged to try AR-PAN-FX tablets for relief from crippling arthritis rheumatism sciatica neuritis bursitis lumbago and neuralgia. Claims include immediate pain stop with money back guarantee and a call to act now from Mecune Drug Store Chanute Kansas.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tribune Cc. V. McCune Jr C. V. McCune N. Forest Grand Jury John M. Chang Republic of Korea Chang Democratic Party Syngman Rhee Tuttle Creek Funds Lad Booster Smiley Mitchell Mr. Rovito Mr. Peak Mr. Tebow Oliver Leese Lord Alexander Alexander Charleston D.C Mark Clark 5Th Army Clark Melbourne Australia J.T. Hatfield Weber W. Sebald Huntington West Va Debolt Insurance Agency West Main Warren W. Shaw Republican Tioga Fred M. Harris Wilson Davis Paint Store W. A. Pownall S. Highland Mecune Drug Store W. Main, Chanute, Kas Peeees Penney Penney's Dad Mom Honey
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