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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1960
Page
8
Time magazine reports a surge in college interest with enrollment expected to rise to 6.4 million by 1970 and possibly 9 million. It warns planning and saving are essential as costs could reach 16 000 or more, and dropout rates remain high.
Walter F. White 82 died at Neo Sho Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Presbyterian church with burial in Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Phoebe, two daughters, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren. William Frank Haines 81 died at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Burial plans unclear. Koch-Skinner Memorial Home in charge. John Michael Kihm memorial service held at Presbyterian church with interment in Memorial Park. Keith Jrs last rites at Grace Episcopal Church with burial at Memorial Park.
Police arrested Bessie Green on a charge of intoxication and posted a $15 bond. Lou Ann Ware was bitten by a monkey at City Park. Minor traffic accidents were reported on Main Street and at Lincoln and Main. Air Force Sgt. Reuben F. Willis graduated from Fort Slocum Information School. Opal Carlson of Tulsa plans Memorial Day weekend visit with her mother in Chanute.
Wall Street shows irregular trading with moderate activity and 3.1 million shares’ day volume. Several science stocks lead gains while others post fractional moves. Also notes arrivals and departures of local residents and a Wichita hospital X ray tech program admission.
Legal notices announce Wood Ruff Oil Co dissolution filed May 23 1960 in Topeka. Probate petitions seek will probate for Leon P Burris estate with hearing June 15 1960 in Erie and executors named Ethel Burris Bruce Burris. Also estate of James Monroe Evans realty descent hearing June 1 1960 in Erie and final settlement for Harold W Latimer estate due June 8 1960 in Chanute.
Morley was elected county head as the meeting opened with an invocation by D C Diver. Mrs H C Older reported on hospital donations including clothes and hospital supplies while Mrs Norman Koch coordinated magazine greetings and T shirts for hospitals. Mrs Howard Winans, executive secretary, outlined home service nursing service and first aid efforts with four Junior Red Cross members to Camp Fellowship near Wichita.
A steelworker recently discharged from a mental institution shot and killed his wife and a male near Cooperstown Pennsylvania. He fled on foot into nearby woods after using a 30-30 rifle and sparked a widespread state police search for the suspect.
Voters in Gordon Township No 1 including Riverton approved a 215000 dollar general obligation bond issue to finance a new sewer system with an 884 tally. A similar proposal failed in March 1958.
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours and recent hospital activity. Admissions yesterday include Carl A. Burghart Dora Eagles Mrs. Michael Kennedy and Carol Harper. today adds Mrs Roy Schoefflin Rev Clark Wilson Minnie Christy and William M Best. Discharges yesterday include Ken Caldwell Alice Walford Verle Tasche Wilbur Luman Mrs Oscar LaSalle Melvin Frank Frank Doll Mrs Harry Matzek. today: Ethel Brown Larry Cleaver Richard Steffens Walnut Dean Strack. Births yesterday report a girl to Micky Petty and a girl to Stephen Card.
Frere Jacques, a four year old, won the 1946 Hialeah Turf Handicap. He finished second in 1947 and third in 1948, marking a notable early career at Hialeah Park.
Eleven contestants vie for Miss Chanute crown after deadline announced by chairwoman Mrs. Tom Krokstrom The lineup adds Sandy Unger Judy White Rosalie Hanson Anita Weber Mary Truitt joining Billie Solomon Judy Greathouse Alice Marie Hazen Charlotte Rhodes Pat Blackston and Betty Wilson Judges from Chanute Humboldt named Five judged dinner at Tioga Hotel before 8 pm show at Memorial building Prospects include Miss Chanute in Pratt Kansas summer Miss Kansas judging Queen at Fall Festival and American Royal events Local merchants sponsor outfits Pepsi Bottling trophies Teens Canteen proceeds from talent show fund drive May include first ball throw at Little League opening ceremony
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hour total to 9 am with 153 fatalities for 1960 versus 187 in the comparable 1959 period. The AP brief notes 24 hour figures and area coverage around Topeka and the Tribune circulation.
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