Local social notes and travel visits across towns
Mrs W R Walker visited Bartlesville Saturday with the Robert Marshal family then spent Sunday in Cleveland Oklahoma with Mr and Mrs L M Runner and family. Mr and Mrs Sam Humbert to entertain the Tally Club next Monday. Carl Hoover in Iceland with armed forces will visit home later this week. Louis Edwards Peggy and Gene were in Kansas City Sunday with the Edwards couple returning while the children remained with Forrest Stanley. Mrs Fred Cunningham and children Merrill Roseann and Randall of Elsmore visited LaVonne Carlson yesterday. L N Page of Redwood California left after two week visit. Sgt Don Haigler at Grandview Missouri air base here for a few days. Mrs W B Wood and daughter Dena Kay of Fredonia visited with Mrs Harvey Steele. Ava Jeffrey deputy city clerk spent yesterday in Chanute on business. County Attorney Charles Forsyth looked after duties in Chanute. Extreme northern Midwest in the 30s. readings above normal elsewhere with cooler weather forming in the Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Edwards
Peggy
Gene
Kansas City
Mrs. Edwards
Forrest Stanley
Don Haigler
Grandview
Haigler
W. B. Wood
Dena Kay
Fredonia
Chamber names committees for coming year
Cham ber of Commerce announces division vice presidents and chair men of divisional, finance, and executive committees for the new year. Execut ive head Clarence Sievers lists members including Cunningham, Henshall, Pate, Cooper, and Gough. District and industry leaders across agriculture, organization, retail, public affairs, education, aviation, highway, urban improvement, industrial and water resources are named or noted as to chair or member roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne M. Taylor
Clarence M. Sievers
Chamber
O. H. Cunningham
Charles Henshall
Carl Pate
Jim Cooper
J. D. Gough
Cunningham
Earl Bain
Mar
Directors Plan Biweekly Luncheons and Yearly Meetings
The organization's board of directors will hold biweekly luncheons on Mondays. Committees are scheduled to meet six to twelve times per year, establishing a structured regular meeting cadence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ition
Ray Coder
Wheat acreage allotments announced for Kansas counties
The 1957 wheat acreage allotment totals 10,615,188 acres for Kansas counties. Neosho is allocated 39,547 acres, Allen 22,678 acres, Wilson 41,951 acres, and Woodson 13,631 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kansas
Neosho
Allen
Wilson
Woodson
Erie Leaders Attend Parsons District Meeting
Erie city officials led by Mayor Cleo I Dalton City Superintendent James White and other colleagues attended a Kansas Territory of Municipalities district meeting in Parsons. The gathering included City Health Officer Earl Robinson City Attorney Charles Forsyth City Clerk Harvey Steele and City Marshal Everett McGowen with Councilmen G C Freeley and Verle Craven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo I. Dalton
James White
Earl Robinson
Charles Forsyth
Harvey Steele
Everett McGowen
G. C. Freeley
Verle Craven
Parsons
Kansas
Clarence Richardson
Sarcoxie
The
Baptist Church
Olen Allen
Independence
E. G. Horine
Little Blue Bag Club
Summerlike Weather Ends in Midwest With Cold Front
The brief spell of warm weather in the Midwest ended as cool Canadian air moved in from the plains to the Great Lakes. Showers and severe storms preceded the cold snap with temperatures dropping to the 40s in Minnesota and Wisconsin and shifting southeastward into Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
Canada
Plains States
Kansas
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tragedy at Kanorado High picnic as two girls drown
At Soldiers Memorial Park lake near Goodland a junior class picnic ended in disaster when boat capsized. Myrna Sellman and Janice Soellner, both 16 and 17, drowned. six others were rescued or swam to safety. Donna Denton and Connie Brabham were hospitalized. Bodies recovered by Goodland fire department two and a half hours after the accident. Historical note on lightships appears in the National Geographic Society report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland
Kanorado High School
Soldiers Memorial Park Lake
Myrna Sellman
Clarence Sellman
Janice Soellner
James Soelliner
Donna Denton
Connie Brabham
Goodland Hospital
Political Announcements for Chanute City and County Officeholders
Political notices list Republican candidates for county and city offices in Chanute and Neosho district, including marshal, city court judge, probate judge, register of deeds, county commissioners, clerk of district court, district judge, county clerk, county superintendent, sheriff, state senator and state representative with party affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice A Land
Classified ads terms and a stray bulldog notice
All terms are cash. Ten cents discount for payment by 5 p.m. on first insertion. Blind ads cost 25 cents extra. Not responsible for errors after first insertion. Six month rates for regular classifieds. Out of area 5 cents per word per insertion with a 7 cent minimum. 619 North Steuben old and new customers welcome. Open 10 to 1 27 p.m. Russ Rushton The Brown and White bulldog picked up Monday at Santa Fe Park belongs to a girl next door. Please phone 1438 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Steuben
Russ Rushton
Santa Fe Park
Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Cunningham
Merrill, Roseann and
Randall
Elsmore
LaVonne Carlson
Jamestown, N. Y
Boomertown
N. Y
C of C Names Committees
Erie & Vicinity
Susie Walker
And
John Deere
Sievers
S. Santa Fe
Durham & Jordan
Kenmore
W. Main
SEARS
N. Lincoln
National Geographic Society
Chanute City Court
Merrill Moore
Robert Pennington
Louis J. Eaton
John G. Hemphill
Elva M Wood
Lee R Francis
Dwight C. Diver
Walter H. Chappell
B. Dunham
Marion Showalter
Chas. 8
Nation
Nellie H. Stevens
Rep
Lee H. Montgomery
Co. R. Mong
Robert N Allen
the Tribune
Tribune
Firestone
E. Main
South Highland
Cali
MAN Alive Call
Barker's
Barker
Vandegrift
Lasater School OF Dance
Robert Hosack
Frank B. Burris
Coats Agency
Lincoln Club
Box
Lincoln, Nebr
Carti88 Candy CO
Chanute Territory
Ken Hastead
Tioga Hotel
Silver Grill
M. C. Johnson
Thayer
State of
Care Tribune
W. Elm
Chanute Iron & Metal
N. Malcolm Pone
Max Alter
Santa Fe
South
Lafayette
Bargain House
Wesley
N. Highland
North Highland
Chanute
Washington
R. H. Morey
Moran
Chappy’s
Nor North Steuben
Bill's Bait Service
North Forest
Continental Training
Omaha
Nebraska
U.S
East Ave
Columbus
Major Oil Company
Humboldt
Pittsburg
John Weseloh
Erie
Lawnboy R.P.M
Durite Power Mowers
Chappy's
Yates Center
Standard Rendering Co
Idla
WYATT
Brotton Laundry
Sfe
Albert Burdick
Naff & Bolze
W. Main Ph
Lone Star
Firestone Motor
Olympic
Inquire
White Swan
South Santa Fe
Fairbanks & Morse
A.A. Fritts
Rose
Route 1
Petrolia
Chappell Corner
Seanna
Humboldt Tank Farm
Philco Air
TV & Radio Service
Jack’s TV
Philco
Rollow TV & Radio
Stark Television Repair
South Ashby
Loans and Financial
G.I
P.H. A
A. L. Burns
West Main
VFW
Gale
Os Igsit
Lyon
Pioneer
East Main
VOR
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners & Supplies
P. A. Swan
South Steuben
Potter's Hatchery Chanute
Kas
108
Central
George Jennings
Garfield
Chanute, Kansas
Marie Hilbert
Ziy
Due Reissig
Schultz & Judy
Chanute Insurance Board
East
Stark
Strubhart Ins. Agency
West Elm
Evergreen
Murray Hill
North Lincoln
Hendle
Highland Phone
Charles Bain
South Butter
Whitworth Real Estate & Ins
West Fourth
South Malcolm
Hiway
Glen McLaren Real Estate & Insurance
North Grant
Lota
Chaqute
Highway 169
Garth Tanner
South State
Iota
ABC Care Chanute Tribune
Malcolm
Automobile Service
F. Goodrich
BRF
Goodrich
Mercomatic
R. & Htr
New Montclair
O'Drive
Mercury
Cole Motor Co
Lincoln - Mercury
Neal McCoy
Hanute
New Holland
McCormick
B& W Truck
Couch & Bedding Co
CC Furniture
Shurtleff Motor Co
Montgomery Ward
Gibson-Kepley
Dorris Tire & Battery
Chanute Tribune
Bill Young Chevrolet
S. Evergreen
R.&h
R.a&h
Mitchell Motor Co
Buick Sales and Service
East Oak
Tabor Motor CO
North Evergreen
Ine Ey
Plymouth
DGE
Ackard
Dodge
Lincoln
J & R Motors
James Vrabue
Bob Kabnech
J. F. Ireland
West Oak
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