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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1966
Page
6
The Erie American Legion auxiliary calls members to the Legion hall at 6 30 p m to prepare about 200 wreaths for veterans graves in Erie Bethel and Shaw cemeteries. Funds from poppie sales support rehabilitation projects.
State weather from Kansas City reports the 24 hour period ending at 6 am includes high and low temperatures, with conditions and variations across the region. Officials note temperature ranges and notable changes compared with prior readings.
Norfolk AP report says Puffin, a 15 foot rowboat, was spotted 10 miles off Cape Charles with two English journalists aboard in good condition. David Johnstone 34 and John Hoare 29 pursue an Atlantic crossing to St Ives England. They blame southeast winds for delays.
Coffeyville officials voted to apply for Urban Renewal funds for several projects. The commission did not set an amount. Possible uses include expanding the Southeast Kansas Vocational Technical School and Coffeyville Community College, downtown improvements, housing, and a civic center.
Yates Center high school holds graduation for 50 seniors at 8 p.m. in the gym. Dr. L L Tracy of Kansas State College Pittsburg delivers the address on Punching Holes in the Darkness. Barbara Jean Oehlert is salutatorian and Miss Massoth valedictorian.
Washington AP report lists two Kansas men killed in action in Vietnam. Army Staff Sgt. Dewey W. Kelley of Junction City and Army Sgt. Stanley W. Salyer of Salina are named as killed in action, while Army Pfc. Robert E. Thompson of Edwardsville is recorded as dead from nonhostile causes.
In 1965 the national cow population fell 5.6 percent to 16 million, the steepest decline in six years as dairy and beef herds shrank across the country.
Eighth grade graduates from Thayer School and senior graduates were celebrated in Urbana area events. Local families and visitors attended field days at Parsons and Mound Valley. Numerous relatives gathered for fish fry suppers and Sunday dinners in Chanute, Thayer, and nearby towns. The Rev. C H Borchers will continue serving multiple Evangelical United Brethren churches for another year.
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