Area Schools Hit by Flu Bug in many districts
News reports widespread illness as area schools report high absences. Erie Altoona Humboldt Royster and other districts see 30 to 50 percent student absences while activities and games are postponed or canceled.
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Thayer
Galesburg
Humboldt
Erie High
St. Patrick's School
St. Patrick’s
Royster Junior High
Alcott
Hutton
Lincoln
Murray Hill
Roosevelt
Erie
Robert H. Krieger
Halloween Tricks and Treats Light Up North Grant
Halloween night in the Humboldt area featured neighbors in costumes delivering cakes and cookies to flu patients on North Grant. Polaroid photos were left as extra gifts, while police and the sheriff reported mostly minor pranks and no serious damage.
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North Grant
Marvin Phillips
N. Grant
Robert H. Koch
City Police
Sheriff's Office
Grenola Plane Crash Kills Two in Elk County
Two men from Salina were killed and two injured when a four place plane owned by EF Chad Akers crashed near Grenola Kansas about 5 30 PM The dead are Chad Akers 35 and Edward A Dumas 41 The injured are Ralph Weigel and Calvin H Bowden They were taken to St Marys Hospital in Winfield Investigators suspect a schoolhouse site visit may explain the stop at the field
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Grenola
Kas
Salina
Kan
EF Chad Akers
Edward A. Dumas
Ralph Weigel
Calvin H. Bowden
St. Mary’s Hospital
Winfield
Akers
Fatal car truck crash claims Liberal area farmer
Charles Donald Rose, 27, of near Liberal Missouri, died at Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar from injuries suffered in a collision at the junction of highways 126 and Route 7, three miles west of Liberal.
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Liberal, Mo
Charles Donald Rose
Liberal
Barton County Memorial Hospital
Lamar
Strike Vote Turns On Santa Fe Labor Dispute
More than 40,000 non operating Santa Fe workers voted 9 to 1 to strike to force a union shop. George E. Leighty said 90 percent favored action though no strike date is set. The ballot covers 15 unions representing 42,000 off train employees including telegraphers and clerks amid mediation talks.
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Chicago
Santa Fe Railway
George E. Leighty
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Santa Fe
National Mediation Board
Gift Preview Coupon Rush At All Stores
Merchants report heavy response to a Christmas preview offering merchandise and cash gifts valued at more than 500 dollars. Clip coupons from The Tribune Tuesday edition, sign name and address, deposit at participating stores by next Tuesday end of business. Winners announced Tuesday evening. no need to be present.
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the Tribune
Colorado coed found shot on Flagstaff Mountain
Phyllis Lynn Howard 19 a University of Colorado sophomore was found dead from a single .357 Ruger pistol shot on Flagstaff Mountain five miles west of Boulder. Sheriff Everson and Coroner Norman Howe said evidence suggested suicide but investigation continued with 19 year old Peter Reinhart questioned as a companion during target shooting.
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Boulder, Colo
University of Colorado
Phyllis Lynn Howard
Trinidad, Colo
Flagstaff Mountain
Here
Boulder County
Art Everson
Norman Howe
Everson
Peter Reinhart
Miss Howard
Reinhart
Denver
Everson and Howe
Lynn
Rocky Mountain Rescue Group
James Norris Durham
Steamboat Springs
Colo
E. J. Howard
Howards
Colorado
Wichita
Trinidad
Howard
Randolph Grocer Sues Government Over Dam Flood Loss
Randolph Barky comb, proprietor of a Randolph grocery and meat market, files a $15,000 suit against the U S government claiming his business will be ruined by Turtle Creek Dam flooding. He says Army Engineers and property owner agreed on a price but no negotiations with him. He leased the building for 20 years in 1944.
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Topeka
Welden Bark Ycumb
Randolph
U. S
Turtle Creek
Army
Barkycomb
Ramming Incident Leads to Banter and Bail in Leavenworth
Mrs. James L. Clark Jr. reports a man rammed her car and ran over her foot. LeRoy Simpson, 55, of Leavenworth, was charged with driving while intoxicated and transporting an open bottle, released on $150 bail as Clark remained hospitalized with foot injuries.
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Leavenworth
James L. Clark Jr
LeRoy Simpson
Clark
Hope's Show Canceled
NBC announces Bob Hope’s television show scheduled for Thursday November 7 has been canceled.
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Hope
Hollywood
Bob Hope
NBC
Taxes Due Today For Erle County Personal Real Estate
County Treasurer Don Harding reminds that 1957 taxes are due today with at least half due by December 20 to avoid a penalty. Tax notices mailed yesterday and should arrive soon. additional notices available on request. Total taxes on rolls amount to 1 707 000, up from 1 612 000 last year. Second half deadline is June 20 without penalty. Proof of payment of at least half is required to obtain 1958 license tags. The 1 percent discount for early payment before December 20 has been ended by the 1957 Legislature.
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Erle
Don Harding
Harding
Bell Buys Land on Steuben For $1% Million Project Here
Purchase of land on South Steuben for a new Southwestern Bell telephone exchange to convert to a dial system, costing about 400000 for the building with 160 new lines. The project aims to complete by late 1960, with relocation from the First and Highland exchange.
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Bell
Steuben
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
A. E. Endres
C. H. Summerfield
South Steuben
Hugh T. Jones Sr
S. Steuben
Endres
Highland
Southwestern Bell
Erie
St. Paul
Chetopa
Dearing
Chanute
Pittsburg
Parsons
Coffeyville
Inidependence
Fort Scott
Iola
Humboldt
Neodesha
Yates Center
Caney
Highway K39 Relocation Starts Next Week Across Wilson County
Highway K39 relocation begins early next week with grading on the Wilson County section. The two mile north road will cost 302460 plus surfacing and extend west about 10 miles to a US75 junction. Weather affects progress. other projects like US169 widening and US59 bridge work continue, with contracts expected late this month.
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Highway Commission
Wilson County
Beech Street
Morehead
Erie
Us59
Iola
Piqua
Showers Forecast Across Kansas With Mild Temperatures
Forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies into Saturday with scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight. Temperatures remain mild today with highs mid 60s to mid 70s across cities like Olathe and Garden City, then fall Saturday into the 50s as cooler air moves in after tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Garden City
Goodland
Wichita
Hutchinson
Five Year Sentences for Embezzlement and False Bank Holdup Report
Ira G. Maddux, 34, was sentenced in Federal District Court to five years for embezzling $24,000 and falsely reporting a bank holdup. The former Victory State Bank assistant cashier admitted guilt and said he staged the Aug. 27 holdup to mask the shortage. He used $12,000 to buy a house and $3,000 for a piano and hi fi set.
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Kansas City
Kan
Ira G. Maddux
Victory State Bank
Maddux
Kansan killed in collision near Springfield Colorado
John L. Denning Jr., 36, of Wichita was fatally injured when his automobile collided with a Santa Fe freight train at a grade crossing about 15 miles southeast of Springfield yesterday.
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Springfield
Colo.p
John L. Denning Jr
Wichita
Santa Fe
Here
Texas Rangers Restore Order in Wildcat Strike Region
In Dring erfield Texas Ranger Captain Jay Banks with armed reinforcements vows to keep peace as Rangers and State Patrolmen cover a 10 county area around Lone Star Steel Co plant, a focal point of a six week strike. Princeton coach Charlie Caldwell dies at 56 in Princeton Hospital. Oklahoma City speech plan set as Eisenhower to boost confidence in science and defense. Atty Gen John Anderson rules deficiency or supplemental appropriations may be used in budget session.
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Dringerfield
Tex
Texas
Jay Banks
Lone Star Steel Co
Topeka
John Anderson
Culprit Is Captured After Long Wait
Chicago police officer Charles Mueller stopped a car for a minor violation and detained a passenger who admitted stealing a sports coat from his marked car a year earlier. The driver, Billy Roberts, faced a charge of not displaying a light near his license plate.
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Chicago
Charles Mueller
Mueller
James Davis
Billy Roberts
Traffic Fatalities Reported by State Records Office
Topeka Kansas traffic fatalities list shows 0 in the last 24 hours. For 1957 totals, 448 fatalities to date versus 560 in the same period of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wood Maiden and Blue-Nosed Witch Story Hour
The Public Library will present The Wood Maiden and The Blue-Nosed Witch at 10 30 am on Saturday during the story hour. Readers will enjoy two fantasy tales told for children and families.
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Public Library
Democrats Criticized for Parole Leniency by Anderson
Anderson charged the Democratic state administration with being ridiculously lax in granting paroles and criticized Gov. Docking, his parole attorney, and the new probation and parole board. He cited felons released within six months and urged tighter control. Wunsch accused the board of duplicating the governor's office and pointed to Spiegel’s attendance as a mistake. Bonded as a mixed party board, only about one percent of paroles led to violations, according to a board member. Spiegel was unavailable for comment.
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Martin
Ginrich
Luckey
New Jersey Turnpike
Camden
Pratt Luggage Co
Chicago
Philadelphia
Topeka
John Anderson
Anderson
George Docking
Probation and Parole Board
Docking
Board of Laws
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Dale Spiegel
Wunsch
Legislative Council
Prohibitionist
Rice Lardner
Spiegel
Police adopt electric traffic timer for speed enforcement
Police to use an electric traffic timer, approved with delivery in about a week, to time vehicle speeds. Chief Tom Morehead says one operator suffices though more may assist in two way checks. Initial use offers warnings only to acquaint motorists, with speeds recorded two or three mph under actual. A recent demonstration found no speeders.
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Galesburg
Erle Haring
Altoona
Tom Morehead
Morehead
Engineer Killed In Canadian Rail Wreck Near St. Cesaire
A Canadian National passenger train derailed near St. Cesaire Quebec about 30 miles east of Montreal. The engineer died in the crash while the diesel engine and three cars overturned into a ditch. a few passengers were uninjured and no serious injuries were reported.
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ST. Cesaire
Que
Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Equipment Arrives for New Midway School Building
Superintendent Charles Garrison announced science and home economics equipment arrived for the new Midway school building. Additional gear is expected early next week and the move to the building will occur soon after.
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Buffalo
Midway School
Charles Garrison
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Martland Medical Center
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Elsmore
Grant High School
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Carl Otto
Grant School
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Walnut
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Sarah C. Haller
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Tribune
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Dixie Kelley
Rollin Billington
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