Turnip sweep stakes yield two prize turnips and misc notices
The vegetable editor notes two new contenders in the turnip sweep stakes. Clarence Cleaver displayed a 6 pounder, Tony Biele produced a 7 1/2 pound purple top, and two large turnips, 13 and 7 pounds, were reported by I J Vandervoort near the county seat. Erie city clerk Harvey Steele reports busy days with varied utility payments and one clerical error corrected after a check for 3 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Cleaver
R. 1
Tribune
Erie
County
Harvey Steele
Little Boy Perishes In Kansas Fire
A Kansas fire started by children playing with matches killed 4-year-old Paul Mitchell Smiley in Seneca. Connie Smiley, 7, alerted neighbor Mrs. Harry Carr who saved Donnie Smiley 6 and Rosie 3. Parents James and Mrs. Smiley were at work. efforts to reach Paul failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca, Kas
Paul Mitchell Smiley
Connie Smiley
Harry Carr
Donnie Smiley
Rosie
Paul
James Smiley
Swollen River Halts Work On Erie Dam
Erie six days of work are needed to complete a five foot high dam on the Neosho River. Weather and swollen waters delayed progress since Sept 1. A 44 foot central section remains. a dirt cofferdam must be rebuilt. The dam will hold 100 million gallons at a cost of 7000. Municipal profits expected to cover it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
Neosho River
Jim White
Municipal Water Department
White
Harvey Steele
Police Investigate Reported Accidents After Noon
Police investigated two traffic crashes yesterday and a third was reported. Giles E. Beaty of Humboldt and Frank Harry Carlburg of Wichita collided at Main and Evergreen around 12 25 p m Beaty and his wife suffered a bruised knee. Beaty’s 1955 Studebaker and Carlburg’s 1953 Plymouth were damaged. Hazel Ramsdell and Alpha Ann Hosp collided at 1216 S Santa Fe about 1 20 p m damaging a 1955 Chevrolet and a 1941 Dodge. Mrs F O Bryson reported her car struck near Lincoln and Main about 2 45 p m with a truck that stopped and arranged repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles E. Beaty
Humboldt
Frank Harry Carlburg
Wichita
Main
Evergreen
Beaty
Studebaker
Carlberg
Hazel Ramsdell
S. Santa Fe
Alpha Ann Hosp
Montgomery County
Ramsdell
F. O. Bryson
Three Charged In Harrah Bank Robbery Case
Three men were charged with the daylight robbery of the First State Bank of Harrah, $10 444 taken. Stephen Rose 34 Norman arraigned on federal robbery charge with $50 000 bond set. West 27 Norman and Jernigan 27 Oklahoma City at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
First State Bank of
Maud First National
Harrah
Fisher
Four Hays Teens Die in County Road Crash
A head on collision at a county road intersection near Hays claimed four teenagers from Hays High School: Tom Brockman 17 James Shuckman Jr 17 Richard Gordon 18 and Joyce Haddock 14. One survivor in a water truck and Charlotta Haddock 17 were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays, Kas
Hays
Hays High School
Bob Maxwell
Tom Brockman
James Shuckman Jr
Richard Gordon
Joyce Haddock
Larry Wilkerson
Charlotta Haddock
Maxwell
Here
Brockman
Shugkman
State Car Markings Ordered by Docking
TOPEKA Gov George Docking has ordered notices sent to all state agencies reviewing the provision of the state law requiring the marking of publicly owned vehicles. He said reports that some agencies had not been marking their cars prompted the directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
George Docking
Docking
Youth Killed in Two-Car Crash Near St. Joseph
Edward Lee Emory, 17, of St. Joseph, died last night in a two car crash on U S 169 three miles south of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph, Mo
Edward Lee Emory
St. Joseph
U. S. 169
There
Army Ordered to Launch Satellite in Major Policy Shift
Secretary of Defense McElroy ordered the Army to prepare a satellite launch using the Jupiter-C vehicle to supplement the Navy led Vanguard program. The move follows Soviet space success and could advance U.S. space efforts within weeks as Russia circles Earth with Sputnik II and a dog aboard Laika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense McElroy
Army
Navy
Defense Department
McElroy
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Defense
White House
Tass
Sputnik II
Moscow
Laika
Earth
Tax Money Is Rolling In At Erie Office
The Erie treasurer reports early tax collections ahead of schedule with total receipts of 72 164.58 and daily 49 076.11. Extra staff Zoe Sears and Sharon Brown have joined to handle the rise in payments ahead of the December 20 deadline. Corporation taxes also due then as total taxes are expected to reach about 1 707 000. Harding notes taxpayers tolerate the task with little complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Russell Heady
R. J
Don Harding
Zoe Sears
Eric
Sharon Brown
Harding
Rural community meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday
A rural community meeting is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Rural School in Cupcakes. Cupcakes, coffee and cocoa will be served.
Mental Hospital for Young Killer
Andrew Casey fourteen was ordered confined in Rockland State Hospital Orangeburg N Y after he shot his mother Dorothy Casey and sister Sheila to death at their Rye home May 22. Judge George O Becker of the Westchester Children's Court said psychiatrists deemed him a delinquent in need of psychiatric care and he may be treated until twenty one or be returned to children’s court if sane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Andrew Casey
Rye
N.Y
Casey
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
George O. Becker
Westchester Children’s Court
Becker
Andrew
Children’s Court
Dorothy Casey
Sheila
Eugene R. Casey
New York
Boston
Oakland Beach
Eugene Michael
Sean
St. Lawrence University
Soil Conservationists Elect State Officers
William H Painter of Meade was chosen president of the Kansas Association of Soil Conservation Districts. Ellis Stackfleth of Ellis was elected vice president, Leslie C Hunter of Pomona treasurer, and Roy N. Bronn of Levart with Thad Kinnamon of Cedarvale named as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Kas
William H Painter
Meade
Kansas Assn
Soil Conservation
Ellis Stackfleth
Anthony
Leslie C Hunter
Pomona
Roy N. Bronn
Levart
Thad Kinnamon
Cedarvale
Colby Library Drives $25,000 Building Fund
A campaign in Colby Kansas aims to raise 25000 dollars to construct a new Colby City Library. The drive received a initial gift of 1000 dollars from Farmers and Merchants Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby, Kas
Colby
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Southern Storms Leave 13 Dead and Homeless
A tornado trail across five southern states left 13 dead and hundreds homeless with damage in the millions. Louisiana towns including Alexandria report multiple fatalities and a six second tornado that struck a 10 block residential area. Texas and Mississippi also record deaths while the Small Business Administration designates disaster areas in Rapides Parish Jefferson and Orange counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandira
Gulf Area
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Newton
N. C
Selma
Ala
Alexandria
Orange
Tex
Greenwood
Miss
John W. Parker
Sam Giacinto
Dolores Harrison
Pearl Rideau
Boyce
Ovey Melancon
Carencro
Homer Richard
Lucius Colville
Higginbotham
Clay Zeringue
R. T. Smith
Groves
Annebell Peck
The
Small Business Administration
Rapides Parish
Jefferson
Orange Counties
Fair Weather Area Forecast for Kansas Weekend
Fair weather is forecast for the weekend in Kansas with warmer conditions on Sunday. Tonight will be chilly with lows in the 20s and Sunday highs in the 50s. Readings show Topeka traces of moisture from a snow flurry yesterday with other towns reporting light precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Olathe
Garden City
Wichita
Chanute
Hill City
Manhattan
Salina
Pittsburg
Bird Confusion Leads to New Name for Parakeet
Mrs. Dewey Dolph in Colby, Kas reports her parakeet laid a second egg out of season. The bird, first believed male and named Dickie, surprised the family by laying eggs, prompting a name change to Dottie amid the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Dewey Dolph
Dickie
Dottie
Fall from chair fatal to 2-year-old in Mayetta
A two year old girl, Terry Lynn Stewart, daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Stewart, died after falling from a high chair at a farm home near Mayetta Kansas yesterday. Investigators say she became strangled between the chair tray and seat. The death is reported as accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayetta
Kas
Here
Terry Lynn Stewart
Glen Stewart
Shiny object lands near farm in Argo nia Kansas identified as missile geophysics gear
A farmer found a 12 pound aluminum device near his fence line 450 feet from his home. KAKE station in Wichita took the object for questions. Space Corp executive says the electronic gear was made at Schellenger Research Laboratory and the use remains classified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Taton
Taton
KAKE
Wichita
Dallas
C. H. Palmer
Space Corp
Schellenger Research Laboratory
Texas Western College
el Paso
Palmer
Missing Pan American liner bound for Hawaii
A Pan American Stratocruiser with 44 aboard vanished in the Pacific after last contact at 5 04 p m The plane was due to run out of fuel at 3 a m today an extensive air sea rescue is under way involving 26 planes five Coast Guard vessels two Navy submarines four merchant ships and the liner Matsonia Coast Guard and Air Force units are aiding search efforts as crews continue to scan 1 000 feet over the area near Midway Island 36 passengers and eight crew members were aboard
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Pacific Ocean
Here
San Francisco
Robert B. Murray Jr
Pan American
Pacific
Hawaii
Ocean Station
Coast Guard
Midway Point
Navy
Matsonia
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
California
Traffic Fatalities Listed by State Records Section
Topeka Kansas traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours amount to five. To date in 1957 the total is 463, compared with 573 in the same period of 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Cotton Farmer Sees Profit After Government Penalty
Fresno grower Jack A. Harris says paying a record 965,595.84 dollar penalty for 1957 excess cotton proves he can still profit. He notes he planned with the Agriculture Department and argues the U S needs no domestic price supports or foreign umbrella, citing costs and world market competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
Jack A. Harris
Harris
Gila Bend
Ariz
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Bank
Vehicles Damaged In Highway Mishap East Of Chanute
A traffic accident 62 miles east of Chanute on Highway K39 US 59 near 6 15 p m yesterday left two vehicles damaged but no injuries reported. Drivers Wilbert F Johnson R 3 and Norma Jean Fulps Erie R 1 were traveling east when Johnson stopped to prepare a left turn. Rear of Johnsons 1949 Ford and front of Fulps 1955 Ford pickup damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
US 59
Highway Patrol
Wilbert F. Johnson
R. 3
Norma Jean Fulps
Erie R
Six More Appointed to Kansas Centennial Commission
Gov. George Docking selected six additional members for the Kansas Centennial Commission. Appointees include Dr. Franklin D. Murphy chancellor of the University of Kansas Dr. James A. McCain president of Kansas State College Dr. L. D. Wooster John H. Sticher of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission director Sen August W. Lauterback and Howard Carey of Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Centennial Commission
George Docking
Franklin D. Murphy
University of Kansas
James A. McCain
Kansas State College
L. D. Wooster
Hays
John H
Sticher
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
August W. Lauterback
Rcolby
Howard Carey
Hutchinson
Sputnik II may be silent after dog carrying mission
British astronomer John Shakeshaft of Cambridge Observatory said Sputnik II might be silent due to damaged signalling gear if the dog carrier was catapulted back to Earth. He saw the satellite at 5 22 am yet reported no radio signal and noted no sign of a parachute attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Shakeshaft
Astronomical Observatory
Cambridge
UN Mediation Sought by Dulles Over Israeli Jordan Incidents
Secretary of State Dulles urged Premier Ben-Gurion to let U N officials mediate border incidents on the Jordan line. Ben-Gurion avoided commitment while noting Israel cannot cede rights, as he defends actions in Mt Scopus fortifications tree planting and a disputed airline intercept amid armistice disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Dulles
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
U. N
Jordan
Ben-Gurion
U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
The
Times
Washington
the Times
Mt. Scopus
Jerusalem
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Benson Visits Madrid to Study Spanish Agriculture Programs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Benson visits farms in Madrid to study agricultural development programs. He tours land reclamation irrigation reforestation and soil conservation efforts with accompanying official Cirilo Canovas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Pu.s
Benson
Cirilo, Canovas
Kennedy Opposes 1958 Tax Cuts At Democratic Meet
Sen. John F. Kennedy told the Young Democrats national convention that tax cuts should not be predicted for 1958 or years to come. He said the red star on Soviet moons argues against tax relief and emphasized accountability for the party’s stance. Delegates debated civil rights, foreign policy, and national officer elections as the three day gathering closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Young Democrats
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Supreme Court
United Nations
Phillip Burton
San Francisco
Nelson Lancione
Columbus
Ohio
Jack Noles
Tonkawa
Okla
Kansas City Annex Invalid
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Kansas City Kansas annexation of the Fairfax industrial district is invalid. The 2,300 acre area near the city’s northeastern edge was challenged by Wyandotte County and the state, with the court upholding the commissioner’s conclusion that the action was unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas City
Kas
Fairfax
Wyandotte
Supreme Court
Fairfax District
Wyandotte County
Walnut Repair Water System Upgrade Planned
Walnut to install about 20 feet of cast iron pipe at the water pumping station on Monday while continuing to supply water to nearly all residents. Water commissioner Lawrence Hershberger said service will use the water tower during the upgrade. The change follows pipe wear from a new impeller increasing friction in the high service pump. Walnut relies on three shallow wells and one deep well for supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
Lawrence Hershberger
200 Million Matches Go Up in Smoke
A truck and trailer carrying 200 million matches overturned on the Autobahn near NERMberg Germany and exploded into flame. The driver was injured but escaped. The loss was estimated at 121000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Germany
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Tony Biele
N. Santa Fe
Steele
Erie Dam
Richard White
S. Gretchen
West Main
Neosho County
Jan Holman
Sooner Bank
Young Killer
Soil Conservationists
Bird
Sky Object
Sputnik
Kansas City Annex
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