Miss Dahlstrom Named Director In State Teachers Group
Athaleen Dahlstrom a fifth grade teacher at Murray Hill was elected to the Kansas State Teachers Assn board of directors for a two year term. The assembly also elected James H. Benefiel Coffeyville Junior High principal as southeast district vice president and named six representatives to the state delegate assembly. A message to Gov Hall urged continued support for education and funds for an external educational survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athaleen Dahlstrom
Murray Hill
Kansas State Teachers Assn
KSTA
Ellsworth Briggs
Pratt
Briggs
James H. Benefiel
Coffeyville
Kansas
Ernest M. Anderson
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Benefiel
Parsons
Salina
Leonard Price
Chetopa
James McCollum
Blue Mound
T. N. Millard
Sedan
Esther Farmer
Bronson
Ernest
National Council For Accreditation of Teacher Education
Wichita
Reba Anderson
Hutchinson
Ethel Rogers
McPherson High School
C. O. Scott
Arley Bryant
Concordia
Dodge City
Clarence Spong
Syracuse
Robert Ballou
Topekap
Twin Calves Born at Reinhardt Farm in October
Two sets of twin calves were born at the Reinhardt farm in Erie during October. The first pair, born Oct 6, are Holstein heifers. The second pair, born Oct 30, include a heifer and a bull, with a half Holstein half Guernsey dam and a Holstein sire. The herd also reports 12 heifer calves so far this year, a contrast to last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Reinhardt
R. 1
Erie
Guernsey
Reinhardts
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas 1955 Update
State Accident Records Section lists Kansas traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours and year to date. To date in 1955 the total is 468, with a prior period of 498 for the same timeframe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Traveler lauds American life at Kansas teachers meeting
World traveler Hans V. Tofte told over 2,000 teachers at Chanute that American life offers freedoms and citizenship, recounting wartime refugee experiences and service with British forces before becoming an American citizen. The session opened with Chanute Elementary Choir performances and local greetings from officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans V. Tofte
Kansas State Teachers Association
Little Stinkers Puzzle Draw Sees 2232 Entries
After misprinted clues last week 2232 Little Stinker hunters entered by noon today. Correct clues appeared Saturday and the deadline extended to noon for out of town contestants. If no winners the next puzzle and this week’s answers will be Friday. The prize now stands at 290 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little $Tinker
Escaped patient returns with gun at Oklahoma hospital
An escaped mental patient returned to Central State Hospital Norman brandished a gun during breakfast. Sheriff Alvin Garner faced him and ordered him to drop the weapon. the man complied and was taken into custody with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
Central State Hospital
Alvin Garner
Dulles cites split nation as greatest danger to German unity
At the Big Four conference Secretary Dulles argues the risk in free and secret all German elections lies in perpetuating German disunity. He critiques Molotovs all German council idea and says the only likely outcome is broad unification statements with continued negotiations on a European security framework.
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Genevap
Dules
Molotov
Germany
Dulles
Soviet Union
East Germany
Ahrt Jisuly
U.S
State Dulles
Macmillan
Pinay
Farm and Business Tax Institute Held in Chanute
A two day program in Chanute on December 6 and 7 kicks off a farm and business tax institute led by J. H. Coolidge of Kansas State College. The event targets accountants lawyers bankers and other tax preparers and is part of a seven stop statewide series sponsored by Social Security Administration Internal Revenue Service State Commission of Revenue and Taxation and K State extension.
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Chanute
J. H. Coolidge
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Social Security Administration
Internal Revenue Service
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
K-State Extension Service
Two Airmen Killed When Bomber Crashes
An Air Force bomber returning from a routine training flight crashed in a dense residential district of East Meadow New York killing the pilot Captain Clayton S Elwood 39 and Staff Sergeant Charles R Slater 23. The crash caused heavy fire damage to a row of small homes.
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East Meadow
N.Y
Air Force
Clayton S. Elwood
Mitchell Air Force Base
Elwood
Charles R. Slater
Buddy Poppy Day Returns to Eaton Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars announces Buddy Poppy Day events Friday and Saturday. Proceeds fund disabled and needy veterans and support veterans widows and orphans, aiding in securing comfortable homes in Eaton Rapids Michigan.
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Buddy Poppy
VFW
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Marker Restored To Preserve Osage City Pioneer Site
County commissioners decided to reset the Osage City pioneer marker after erosion at its base. Engineer William Hill will oversee the restoration near Bacon's Ford beside the old river crossing once used before bridges. The stone bears Osage City Founded 1456 and other 19th century marks.
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Erie
Osage City
Chanute
C. H. Pruitt
Dwight C. Diver
Lee R. Francis
William 8S. Hill
Osage
Roger Mills
Marine climbs water tower to threaten suicide
A 20-year-old Marine, David George Owens of Belleville Kansas, climbed a 125-foot Perry water tower at dawn threatening self harm. Volunteers Dan Dexter Jr and Joe Washington crawled up opposite sides on a catwalk and knocked him unconscious before placing him on a stretcher. He was to report to Camp Pendleton California after leaving San Diego.
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Municipal Water and Light Plant
Dan Dexter Jr
Joe Washington
Owens
Dexter
Beasley
Perry
Kansas
Marine Base
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Fire kills three in Alabama refinery blaze and causes many
Three men died as flames rose over 100 feet after gasoline fumes exploded at a river port near Birmingham. Felton Thrasher, Tina May, and Olen K. Dodd perished while workers shut valves to halt fuel flow and control the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingport
Ala
Birmingham
Felton Thrasher
Triangle Refineries, Inc
Tina May
Olen K. Dodd
Deaths rise as Chicago snow breaks seven hour record
The first snowfall of the season in Chicago caused five traffic deaths in seven hours. Snowfall ranged from 1 to 2 inches across most city areas with up to 4 inches in some suburbs.
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Chicago
Kiwanis Club Plans Pancake Day
The Chanute Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Pancake Day at the Masonic Temple dining hall on Saturday November 12. Serving runs from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Past events served 1000 to 1100 people and proceeds aid underprivileged children in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Kiwanis Club
Masonic Temple
Clear Warmer Forecast For Kansas State
The Weather Bureau predicts fair conditions tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Eastern Kansas should reach the 60s tomorrow while western parts may hit the 70s, low temperatures in the 20s tonight and clear skies statewide through Friday.
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Porecast
Topekap
Acre
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Pittsburg
Iola Man Killed in Crossing Mishap
W. H. Smith 77 of Tola died in a collision between his car and a Missouri Pacific passenger train at the eastern edge of Iola. He was alone in the vehicle. Survivors include a son and two daughters.
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Iola
W. H. Smith
Tola
Missouri Pacific
Fire destroys cars in Junction City garage blaze
A fire believed started in an oil store destroyed a garage at Tom's Service Station in Junction City last night. Tom Wilson, owner, estimated damage around $7,000 to several automobiles and equipment.
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Junction City
Tom's
Tom Wilson
Taft Hartley Act Added to 1956 Issues in Eisenhower Plan
President Eisenhower, regaining strength, drafts a legislative program for 1956 facing a Democratic Congress. The Taft Hartley Act is added to the issues he will confront, with Mitchell indicating the 14 amendments will be resubmitted despite doubts of action. The President plans convalescence at Gettysburg after a return to the White House, while White and doctors monitor his progress.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
Labor Mitchell
Mitchell
Hig
Gettysburg
White House
Mamie
Paul Dudley White
Boston
White
David
Santa and Merchants Have Money Trouble
In Topeka, Santa Claus plans a three day visit funded by a $1,200 fee from Santa Robert J. George of Minden Nebraska. Merchants balked as the holiday decoration fund remained $1,800 in the red from prior years and the chamber must raise about $10,000 to recover financially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
Robert J. George
Minden
Nebr
George
One Killed 32 Injured In Bus Truck Crash Near Charlotte
A chartered bus carrying student nurses from Charlotte collided with a truck 15 miles north of the city. One nurse, Clara Jean Dillingham, 19, of Weaverville, was killed and 32 injured, with several reported in critical condition. The bus was demolished.
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Charlotte
N. C
Here Eat
Clara Jean Dillingham
Rt. 2
Weaverville
N.C
Safety Plan Marred
Louiville incident leaves Demarion Damron 62 injured after being thrown from a city work truck while delivering equipment for a school demonstration.
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Louisville
W . Crit Damron
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Edward B. Hudson
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Ernest Nelson
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Eugene Rebert
Lafontaine
Neosho County
Memorial Building
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America
Mason City, Ia
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Denmark
East Asiatic Company
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Peking China
Manchuria
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Hitler
New York City
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Burma
Chunking
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OSS
William Donovan
Cloak and Dagger
Howard Hollenshead
Teachers Association
Judd Jones
Methodist Church
Charles W. Rice
Joe W. Ostenberg
Buford E. Fisher
Chanute Schools
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Farm and Business Tax Institute
Pioneer City
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Eva Lucille Barnett
J. T. Spright
Ottawa
Elkhart
Ind
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Simon Slabaugh
Glenn
Simon Jr
Larry
Slabaugh
Kansas Hospital Assn
Melbourne
Fila
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Thhe el Auja-Nizana
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Hill City
Russell
Emporia
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Garden City
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