Neosho County past lynching tale and local notes
District editor recaps long history of lynchings in Neosho County from 1868 to 1874, cites court limits on police powers, and notes a $25,000 endowment for philosophy and religion at Kansas Wesleyan University. Includes local civic items from St Paul and Erie plus budget changes and population shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Logan Sanford
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Topeka
Sanford
FBI
Tribune
Neosho County
John R. Pierce
Lahore
Katy
Big Creek
Chanute
Pierce
Jacksonville
Bender
John Bender
John
Kate
Neosho-Labette County
Dennis
Thayer
John R. McFadden
la Jolla
Calif
Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina
Cora Stephen McFadden
McFadden
Wesleyan
First Methodist
Wichita
ST. Paul
Jim Carter
Urban Development Office
Fort Worth
Carter
Modern Swine Setup Near Yates Center
Leonard E. Robbins operates a swine production plan north of Rose with 60 sows two boats a farrowing house a conditioning shed and a group system for weaning. The original Robbins farmstead dates to 1870 and he began with four sows in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates Center
Leonard E. Robbins
Rose
Robbins
Leonard Robbins
Weather recap and forecast for the area
Today at 10 30 a m the temperature is 58 a high of 58 and a low of 56 yesterday 64 and 51 year ago today 66 and 54 the highest on this date 91 the lowest 38 the relative humidity 98 percent barometer 30 16 sunrise 6 06 sunset 8 32 precipitation today 32 inch yesterday 0 01 inch forecast partly cloudy and warmer through Sunday low tonight in the 50s high Sunday in the upper 70s
Delay Seen for SEK Highways
Southeast Kansans gain a glimmer of road money as a highway bill passes the Kansas Legislature over the governor's veto but funding remains uncertain. The bill raises a 3 cent gas tax split with one cent to cities and counties, and directs half highway funds to 1234 miles of freeway. Priority uses traffic, safety and road condition data, favoring dense regions. southeast Kansas awaits funds as bonds and state revenue options loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Murphy
Kansas
Robert Docking
Chanute
Neosho County
Highway Commission
Highway Division 4
Oklahoma
Johnson County
Lawrence
Ottawa
Garnett
Iola
Caney
Coffeyville
Columbus
Altamont
Cherryvale
Neodesha
Fredonia
Wichita
Greenwood County
Kansas City
Fred Harris
Lion
William Dearth
Parsons
Division 4
Karl Brueck
Brueck
Haircuts Up To Two Dollars In Local Shops
Barbers in town will raise prices to two dollars starting Tuesday. Men boys and crews pay two dollars for all cuts including crew and bald fades. This is the first hike since September 1966 when prices rose from 1.50 to 1.75 after a 1965 rise to 1.50.
Intercepted Letter Raises Hogs Beyond Pig in a Poke
A reported intercepted letter shifts the debate on hog farming from casual purchases to broader concerns about breeding, ownership, and market control. Officials note the communication signals organized interest in pig stock and livestock economics.
Apollo 10 astronauts depart lunar orbit on return to Earth
Apollo 10 crew led by Air Force Col. Thomas P. Stafford and Cmdrs. John W. Young and Eugene Cernan begin the 54 hour trip home after firing the engine to break lunar gravity. The successful burn ends their dress rehearsal for a moon landing.
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Planet Earth
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Mission Control Center
Houston
Earth
Stafford
Mission Control
Moon
Young
New Cries Fueled Against Douglas
Justice William O. Douglas faces renewed calls for a full probe of his outside income as he resigns from the Albert Parvin Foundation post linked to Las Vegas casinos. Lawmakers criticize ties to gambling interests and seek Department of Justice review amid Fortas resignation controversy.
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Washington
William O. Douglas
Las Vegas
Congress
Rep. H. R. Gross
Douglas
Supreme Court
Albert Parvin Foundation
Abe Fortas
Family Foundation
Louis E. Wolfson
John J. Williams
R-Del
Douglas’ Foundation
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Williams
Justice Department
Parvin Foundation
Fred Warner Neal
Claremont
Calif
Fortas
Neal
Gross
Princeton
UCLA
Parvin-Dohrmann Co
Stardust
Fremont
Aladdin
The
Flamingo
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Dwight Wallingford
Cupid’s
Research Foundation of Kansas
Louisiana State University
LSU
Erie
Red Cross
Bert Shackleton
Federated Church
Ted Mark Roberts
Free
Wasaunsee
Crelwwood
Cha
Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago
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