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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1956
Page
2
Duane Scott formerly of Chanute and now in Iowa was taken into custody on an intoxication charge and later released after posting a $15 bond, according to a police headquarters report. Also note Tioga Coffee Shop will be closed all day Saturday May 26 as an advertisement.
Daily records show Thursday admittances including Mrs. P B Darlington Clyde T Webb and Judith D Duff plus Brenda J Schultz with locations and bed types. Dismissals list several patients including Mrs Sank Bronson Edward Whatley and Peggy L Jackson with addresses. birth noted for Mr and Mrs Samuel Graham in Buffalo. Traffic citations include George Jesse James Kiltion and Donald Clifton with paths and bonds. numerous Neosho County deed transfers recorded for Chanute and nearby towns.
A 22 year old woman identified as Ann Harris Van Ryne, daughter of Philadelphia elites, was found strangled and hidden in a clothes closet in Carson City. Sheriff says the body lay undisturbed since Sunday or Monday. Bartender William E. Boswell, 35, is sought for questioning and the missing 1953 station wagon is also unaccounted for.
A letter from the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce estimates Neosho County could save about 490000 in federal taxes if the minimum Second Hoover Commission proposals were adopted. The analysis shows county taxes in 1955-56 could receive a 33 percent share of the savings.
A new Nelson Science Hall at Bethany College in Lindsborg will be dedicated Sunday afternoon. The event marks a milestone for Bethany's science programs and facilities.
Civil Aeronautics Board examiner recommends air service for Liberal and Guymon with a plan by examiner Merritt Ruhlen to place Liberal and Guymon as stops on Central Airlines Route 81 between Amarillo Texas and Enid Oklahoma.
A container of live polio virus leaked from a crate after a cargo handler dropped it in Washington. The DC4 plane carried four boxes to Johns Hopkins Hospital, landing in Baltimore where 22 passengers departed for Pittsburgh. Rapid response led to immunizations for 7 Washington handlers, 3 Baltimore workers, and the flight crew.
New York City truck driver Sidney Slapo, 49, of Brooklyn, shouted warnings that his brakes failed as he swerved to avoid a collision. He fell from the cab, and the left rear wheel of the truck ran over him. Rosario de Mario, 36, of Brooklyn, escaped injury in the same crash. two passengers in Slapo’s truck were unharmed.
A store in Novata Oklahoma received an unsigned note with a $20 bill and two $1 bills. The note apologized for an old change error benefiting the writer and included interest on the error.
A graveside service for infant Lyle Gene West, son of Mr and Mrs Donald West of Erie, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethany cemetery in Urbana. Rev Herbert Nimrod of Independence will officiate. Pierce Funeral Home of Erie handles arrangements.
A government loan of 750000 was approved for Rockhurst University in Kansas City to finance a 214 man dormitory.
A federal court jury awarded 82800 in land condemnation damages for property at Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Salina, tied to a housing development. The ruling reflects compensation to the landowners for the government’s use of their land.
Kansas vocational agriculture instructors will hold their 36th annual conference at Kansas State College June 5 to 8. C Eustace state supervisor Topeka announced today.
In Kansas City, hog prices rise while cattle numbers stay light. Cattle: 400, calves 200, cows steady to weak, vealers slow. canner and cutter cows 9.00-10.50, vealers 17.00-20.00, slaughter calves 15.00-17.00. Hogs: 1,500 head, barrows and gilts up 10-25, sows steady. large lots 200-250 lb mostly 16.75-17.10. Sheep: 800 head, lambs and ewes steady with spring lambs 23.00-26.00 and ewes 3.50-4.50. Kansas City Produce notes mixed egg and poultry prices, while Chicago markets show weaker grain prices with various price ranges for wheat corn and soybeans.
Prices churned irregularly in the stock market late this afternoon after an earlier rise and fall. Leading stocks moved into plus or minus columns by fractions to around a point as volume reached about 2,800,000 shares versus 2,600,000 yesterday.
Salina interview with Rep. Clifford Hope Republican minority leader on the House Agriculture Committee highlights three key provisions. The soil bank plan the 5 percent higher parity price for corn and wheat in 1957 and mandatory price supports for 1956 at 76 percent parity. He notes soil bank provisions mirror those in Eisenhower's vetoed bill with the main change the removal of feed grains like barley oats and grain sorghums.
Lyon County clerk Vesper M. Sheeley Jr announced Emporia now lists 15 051 residents, a rise of 444 from 1955. County totals for Lyon are not yet compiled but expected to exceed 24 333.
Wellington reports one of two Nebraska state Beatrice escapees captured near Raymond Oklahoma by Kay County Sheriff Forrest Walker. William Johnson 19 detained after a Raymond arrest by Patrolman Charles Wood. the car had been stolen at Coldwater Kansas.
The Senate approved a bill authorizing 135,000 new public housing units annually heading to a House that has opposed such authority. The measure also creates a federal elderly housing program, boosts FHA loan authority by three billion dollars, extends the GI home loan program one year, and adds 100 million for slum clearance. A 41 38 vote blocked Eisenhower’s 35,000 unit plan.
A Kansas independent producer and a Kansas crude oil firm asked the Kansas Corporation Commission to cut the state oil allowable in June. J E Wilm of National Cooperative Refinery Assn testified the industry faces oversupply and needs relief. Imperial Oil of Kansas Inc backed the request, citing connection difficulties to two new leases in Trego County. The full commission, chaired by Harry Snyder Jr., along with John Young and Richard Byrd, heard testimony from Acting Conservation Director Don Roberts.
Kansas crude oil situation described as relatively sound. Roberts recommended a daily output of 335000 barrels for June, unchanged from May. The commission took the matter under review and is not expected to decide until next week.
An Army border patrol near Heideiberg Germany was fired on by Czechoslovak forces as two reporters Warren Kennet and Jack Thompson observed from field glasses. Five bullets hit the area around the patrol, one striking within five feet of the lead vehicle. No injuries occurred and the reporters did not fire back. The incident occurred during a routine border patrol operation.
William James Walker, 22, testified in a deposition before Judge H. Joe Rawlinson that Otto John Schaar, 65, hired him to kill George Cox in Salt Lake City. Cox is married to Schaar’s former wife, Marval, 61. Schaar denies plot. he remains in Denver County Jail on $3,500 bond for conspiracy to commit murder.
A letter from Myron V. George outlines coordinated job relief efforts in Southeast Kansas. The plan includes locating new defense plants, reactivating the Parsons Kansas Ordnance Plant, expanding contracts with Continental Can Co Coffeyville, and reactivating a regional airfield if the Air Force expands. George says the proposal has been presented to top defense officials and White House advisers.
Governor Fred Hall announced four Kansas students awarded Fulbright scholarships to study abroad. George W. Betz of Glen Elder will study in England, Eugene F. Gardner of Lawrence in Germany, Donald Hill of Manhattan in New Zealand, and Colleen M. Sandford of Newton in France.
The First Presbyterian Church in Newton voted to construct a new church. A recent campaign raised about $163,000 in pledges.
The Kansas Conservation Division reports April crude oil production averaged 334 525 barrels daily, below the 340 000 barrel daily allowable set by the State Corporation Commission.
Burrton Kansas June 1 sale announced for the Burrton Graphic to Donald Banta of Burrton by Frank Headley who has owned the paper for 18 years.
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