Local Briefs Highlight Military News And Community Events
Pvt Lowell W Mason completes annual combat weapons training at Fort Sill Oklahoma and is a former Chanute High School student. John S Lewis graduates from Baker University with sociology major and campus involvement. Maxine Fickel among 63 candidates for Westmar College BA degree. Sorghum Valley Grange discusses national laws and community work. Wilson County picnic planned at Fredonia Park June 10. Bremer reunion set for Sunday in Highland Park. Ever Ready 4H observes 4-H Sunday May 27. Orcutt school reunion June 3 postponed, Oak Grove Boman Garfield and Mount Zion to combine for the event.
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Harry W. Lewis
S. Malcolm
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Religious Life Council
Wildcat
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Maxine Fickel
Westmar College
LeMars
Iowa
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R. J
Bryan Burk
Sorghum Valley Grange
National Grange
Hershel Newsom
Washington
D. C
Roy
D. Johnson
Wilson
Orcutt
Oak Grove
Boman
Garfield
Mount Zion
Finis Garrett Dies
Washington mourns Finis J Garrett retired chief judge of the U S Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and former Democratic leader in the House dies at his home. He led the fight for World War I policies of President Wilson as a key ally in Congress.
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Washington
Pinis J. Garrett
U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
House
Woodrow Wilson
Granahan Dies in Philadelphia Congressman Passes Away
Democratic Representative William T. Granahan longtime member of Congress died today at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Philadelphia after a lengthy career. He served in the House for many years and was a prominent figure in local politics and national affairs.
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Granahan
Philadelphia
William T. Granahan
Congress
Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital
Chiefs of Staff Would Visit Reds If Given Bid
Washington considered Moscow invites for Joint Chiefs to visit. The White House and Pentagon said no invitation was received but would likely be accepted if issued with few restrictions. Russia hinted at Aviation Day in Moscow on June 24 and urged high level American officers to attend. Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Gen. Nathan F. Twining, and President Eisenhower were in the loop as the matter unfolded. Capitol Hill reaction was broadly favorable.
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Reds
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moscow
White House
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs
U.S. Air Force
Nathan F Twining
Twining
Radford
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Postal Drivers Lead Nation in Safety
Postal drivers in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, part of the Wichita region, earned first in a national safety survey with 2.46 accidents per 100 000 miles. Chanute post office reported no on duty accidents. About 1 000 Wichita region drivers have received safety training with all 7 000 drivers in the three states expected to be trained by year end. Rural routes run about 55 miles. parcel post trucks average 25 miles daily.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Leif R. Nelson
Post Office Department
Wichita
Nelson
Postal Department
Chanute Post Office
Chanute
Southeast Kansas Corner notices and obituaries
Chester Stevens 73, Independence attorney, died after a stroke at Mercy hospital. John W. Finley 80, former Montgomery County commissioner, died after a weeklong illness at Mercy Hospital in Independence. Restrictions on drivers under 16 revoked by Howard Upshaw. city and county officers enforcing limits after school ends. Mrs Betty Jean Town aided her husband while fishing near Fort Scott, spraining her right wrist. Carl O Leary of Baxter Springs elected president of the Southeast Kansas Conference of the National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers.
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Independence
Chester Stevens
Mercy Hospital
Stevens
Cherryvale
John W. Finley
Montgomery County
IOLA
Howard Upshaw
John Foust
Fort Scott
Betty Jean Town
Parsons
Carl O'Leary
Baxter Springs
Southeast Kansas
The
National Association of Bank Auditors and
Comptroll
Bank group names officers at annual meeting
At the annual meeting held here on Wednesday sixty one bank personnel attended. Paul Schroeder of Parsons is first vice president Forrest Boone of Coffeyville is second vice president and Russell Vickers of Neodesha is secretary treasurer.
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Paul Schroeder
Parsons
Forrest Boone
Coffeyville
Russell Vickers
Neodesha
Rev. E. L. Torrence Dies at Topeka
The Rev. E. L. Torrence, 75, a Methodist minister for 48 years, died yesterday. He served churches in Arkansas and Nebraska before moving to Kansas in 1918. In Kansas he held charges at Everest, Mound City, Ottawa, Mount Zion and Netanaka, later living in Topeka after retirement. Survived by widow, a daughter Eunice Nordquist of Blue Rapids, Kas., and two sons Dr E. R. Torrence of Boston and Elon M. Torrence, Associated Press writer in Topeka.
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E. L. Torrence
Arkansas
Nebraska
Kansas
Everest
Mound City
Ottawa
Mount Zion
Netanaka
Eunice Nordquist
Blue Rapids
Kas
E. R. Torrence
Boston
Mass
Elon M. Torrence
Associated Press
Safety Council Withholds Grand Traffic Safety Award
The National Safety Council declined to present its grand award for all around traffic safety in 1955 citing a worsening national safety picture. Only Minnesota plus four cities Dallas Seattle Oklahoma City and Palo Alto California received awards of merit for achieving a 70 percent grade.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Minnesota
Dallas
Seattle
Oklahoma City
Palo Alto
Calif
Traffic Safety Award Program Highlights City Achievements
The program formerly the National Traffic Safety Contest awarded certificates of achievement to 24 states and 398 cities for activities in traffic accident prevention. It noted 195 cities had no traffic deaths in 1955 and 667 smaller cities were listed on an honor roll for zero fatalities.
Chanute Political Announcements Promote Local Races
The Chanute Tribune lists multiple political declarations for Chanute City Marshal and City Court Judge roles. It also publicizes races for Probate Judge, Register of Deeds, two County Commissioner seats, Clerk of District Court, District Judge, County Clerk, Sheriff, State Senator, and State Representative with Republican candidates named alongside party labels.
Dummy Will Test Supersonic Leaps
A public demonstration at Hurricane Utah shows a life size dummy launched at unseen speed over a canyon wall as part of the Smart program to develop ejection seats and parachutes for faster than sound aircraft. An Air Force spokesman described the project and advance picture.
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Hurricane
Utah
Smart
Air Force
Rocket sled test with ejection seat above Lower Smith Mesa
An ejection seat test uses a rocket sled fired along tracts on Lower Smith Mesa reaching 500 mph. A control shack switch launches a dummy and seat into the air, parachutes deploy, and descent is filmed as the sled is halted at the mesa edge by water brakes and hay bales.
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Smith Mesa
Control Shack
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