Erie Tax Funds Roll In as 1955 Payments Stream In
County Treasurer Don Harding reports steady Erie tax collections for 1955 with daily receipts near 12000 dollars and a record 18000 dollars in a single day. Notices of personal taxes mailed include blanks for mail payments and real estate notices. deadlines for first half by December 20 and second half by June 20. Delinquency penalties rise to 10 percent, and a 1 percent discount is offered for full payment by December 20. Two extra clerks assist during tax period: Edna Har tzell and Esther Raney. Regular staff includes Marjorie Howard Rose Mary Gahagan and Elma Dunham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Don Harding
J. Harding
Harding
Edna Hartzell
Esther Raney
Marjorie Howard
Rose Mary Gahagan
St. Paul
Elma Dunham
Walnut
FBI Agent Involves Rural Roadside Incident Near Coffeyville
A Cherryvale resident and Montgomery County sheriff's office mediated a roadside event on US 169 near Coffeyville in which Lloyd Birdsong stopped to help a car with a woman driving and a man asleep in the back. A man in blue jeans produced a pistol from a briefcase and claimed to be an FBI agent taking the occupants away. Birdsong reported to Coffeyville police, who said they would alert the FBI at Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
FBI
Ray Radford
Cherryvale
Montgomery County
Lloyd Birdsong
US Highway 169
Birdsong
Sheriff's Office
Chanute
Radford
Warmer Trend Forecast for Kansas Tonight and Tuesday
The Weather Bureau forecasts rising temperatures across Kansas with a sharp warmup tonight into Tuesday. Minimums in the 30s and 40s will give way to highs in the 50s to 60s Tuesday as southerly winds continue. Cooler air moved into eastern areas yesterday, dropping temperatures by 15 to 20 degrees in most places, though Pittsburg reached 75 during the day and 39 overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
P. N. Eland
Pittsburg
Two Men Arrested After Traffic Mishap
At 218 S. Steuben a collision between a car driven by Albert Roy Chandler and a parked vehicle owned by Cloyd Tasche led to both men being taken into custody. Chandler faced charges of operating while intoxicated and reckless driving, Wilbur Chaney was charged with intoxication. Bonds were posted. a hearing on the driving charges was scheduled for next Saturday.
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S. Steuben
Albert Roy Chandler
Malcolm
Cloyd Tasche
Tasche
Chandler
Wilbur Chaney
Chaney
Supreme Court Delays Interracial Case Ruling
The high court sent back the Virginia interracial marriage case for a fuller record, vacated Virginia Supreme Court’s decision without ruling on the law’s validity, and listed additional actions. Ham Say Naim, a Chinese seaman, argued 28 states restrict marriage rights under the 14th Amendment. Other actions included taxes on private military housing, employee stock purchase tax issues, Oklahoma ballot race identification, and Detroit property tax on airplane parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Portsmouth
Ham Say Naim
Supreme Court
Sarpy County
Neb
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Justice Department
U.S. Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Oklahoma
Detroit
Murray Corp. of America
U. S. Air Force
Hunter Wounded In Hunting Accident In Erie
Harvey Lindberg 65 of Erie was hospitalized with a shotgun wound from what police say was an accidental discharge while hunting Sunday afternoon. Details of the incident were not available.
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Harvey Lindberg
Erie
Arkansas City Car Crash Kills Wichita Man
P Eugene Huffman of Wichita was killed last night when his car overturned on a rural road five miles west of Arkansas City, pinning him to the ground.
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Arkansas City
Eugene Huffman
Wichita
Here
Custody Question Hovers Over Woodward Sons
Newsday reports a possible custody dispute between the Woodward family and widow Ann Woodward over William III and James Woodward. A family ally says they seek to maintain supervision and influence, preferring a private arrangement over a court battle.
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Garden City
N. Y
Newsday
William Woodward Jr
Ann
Woodward
William Woodward III
James Woodward
Burlington Man Killed in Fiery Highway Collision
Burlington man John Janer, about 30, was killed Saturday evening in a fiery crash between his car and a gasoline transport on U S Highways 50 and 75 about 15 miles northeast of Burlington.
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Burlington
John Janer
Jung
U. S
Here
Youth Breaks In Unable to Get Out
A 19 year old identified as Henry Rebeck told police he spent four hours tearing a hole in the roof of a locked building yesterday and dropped inside. He could not escape. Police arrived after hearing banging and a flashing light and needed an hour to locate a firm official with keys. He was booked on suspicion of burglary.
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ST. Louis P
Henry Rebeck
Hunting Accident Fatal To Columbus Farmer
Hugh Shearer aged 59 was found dead on his farm near Columbus Kansas in what coroner J. M. Forbes ruled an accidental hunting incident. A discharged shotgun blast struck his chest as his trouser leg snagged a barbed wire fence. Neighbor Roy Stroughton discovered the body.
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Columbus, Kas
Hugh Shearer
Here
J. M. Forbes
Shearer
Roy Stroughton
Gettysburg Welcomes President and Birthday Greeting
President and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived in Gettysburg to rest at their farm as the town welcomed them by the thousands. Mrs. Eisenhower celebrated her 59th birthday with roses and orchids, while the Gettysburg High School band played Happy Birthday. The couple planned a six week recuperation period at the farm after Ike’s heart attack.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
William G. Weaver
Sherman Adams
Herbert Hoover Jr
Geneva
Dulles
White House
Hoax Planned To Give Hope For a Mother
Chicago police said 14 year old Tom Fijak admitted fabricating a tale of kidnap and beating to comfort the mother of two slain boys. He claimed inspiration from a crime show and served as a pallbearer at the brothers funeral. Hospital exam found no injuries. Sheriff Lohman noted the motive was to reassure Mrs Schuessler that the triple slaying would be solved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tom Fijak
Joseph Lohman
Fijak
John
Anton Schuessler
Robert Peterson
Lohman
Eleanor Schueassler
Mrs Elva Grebe 78 Found Dead in Home
Mrs Elva Grebe 78 was found dead in her Kansas City home this morning by two neighbors who notified police. County coroner Dr H F Swain said death resulted from a cerebral hemorrhage. She lived alone with three sons and a brother while funeral arrangements are being organized by Koch Skinner Memorial Home.
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Elva Grebe
N. Steuben
Hazel Madden
Robert Tolbert
Lige Matlock
L. R. Spencer
Grebe
H. F. Swain
Greve
Largo
Ind
George
Frank
James
Kansas City
James McKeever
Osawatomie
Koch-Skinner
West Virginian Dies Three Kansans Injured
A collision on U S Highway 64 near Pawnee Oklahoma left Clifton Everett Storms of Watson West Virginia dead and three Kansans injured Cleve Eugene Mulder 28 Cleta 23 and Clarence Smith all from Salina were taken to Pawnee hospital where officials reported no serious condition.
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Pawnee
Okla
West Virginia
U.S. Highway 64
Here
Clifton Everett Storms
Watson
W. Va
Truca
Cleve Eugene Mulder
Cleta
Clarence Smith
Salina
Ion
Fifteen Loud Speakers Recovered After Theft at Neocha Drive-in
Police report fifteen loud speakers stolen from the Neocha Drive-in Theater were found behind a tree near the river northeast of Chanute. Hunter M. P. Webster and Patrolman Howard Carder located and retrieved the boxes, which theater operator Jay Walsh identified as from the outdoor venue. Frayed card ends show they were ripped from posts.
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Neocha
Five Found Dead in Shorewood House Fire Tragedy
Milwaukee reporters describe a Shorewood family murder suicide. Elmore Bucketahl, 41, allegedly shot his wife Mildred 40 and children Bonnie Lynn 12 Cynthia 10 and Thomas 8 before setting fire and killing himself. Police chief Emil Bartels notes no motive given.
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Milwaukee
Shorewood
Emil Bartels
Jemil Bartels
Shorewood Police
Elmore Buckethal
Buckethal
Mildred
Bonnie Lynn
Cynthia
Thomas
Zartels
Two Escape Injury In Highway Accident
Craig Russell Thompson sixteen escaped injury when his family car, a 1955 Ford, wrecked on Highway K49 east of Chanute Sunday afternoon after a car ahead slowed. The crash sent the vehicle down a steep bank rolling two or three times and ending upright. Another collision occurred at Elm and Lincoln about 4 p.m. involving Charles Henshall and Elmer O. Pruitt. both cars sustained front and rear damage respectively.
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Craig Russell Thompson
Wilbur Thompson
Chanute
Charles Henshall
Kansas
Elmer O. Pruitt
Lafayette
Elm
Lincoln
Henshall
Pruitt
Four Die in Courthouse Lawn Shooting in Texas
In Soresbeck Texas four people were killed on the courthouse lawn. Sheriff Jack Boswell said Guy Andrews Jr. shot his wife her father and the brother before fatally shooting himself after they walked down courthouse steps following a grand jury appearance. The sheriff noted the grand jury had a complaint before it but he did not know its specifics.
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Soresbeck
Tex
Jack Boswell
Guy Andrews Jr
Boswell
Andrews
Larned Woman Killed in Rural Two Car Collision
Mrs Charlies Clowers 62 of Larned Kansas died in a two car crash at a rural intersection near here yesterday. Lieutenant John Kas reported four other persons injured in the collision.
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John
Kas
Mra
Charlies Clowers
Larned
Here
Traffic Fatalities In State 1955 48 Hour Totals Reported
Topeka Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 48 hours totaling 5 for 1955 with a note of an earlier fatality not previously reported. includes figures for 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Denver Man Admits Sabotage in 44-Death Plane Crash
John Gilbert Graham, 23, has signed a written admission that he sabotaged a United Air Lines plane that exploded near Longmont Colorado on November 1 killing 44 aboard including his mother Daisy King. He waived preliminary hearing. bond set at 100000. faces federal charges plus possible Weld County murder charge. He had previously insured his mother for 37500 and worked in construction.
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Denver
U. S
Donald Kelley
John Gilbert Graham
FBI
United Air Lines
Longmont
Colo
Kelley
Graham
DCGB
U.S
Harold
Oakes
Webb W. Burke
i\Graham
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Weld County
Denver University
Helen Hablutzel
Anchorage
Alaska
Health Plan New Kind of Life
In Kansas City a scientist outlines a fourth phase of health creative health as a future state where freedom from drudgery disease and ignorance enables every person to reach peak energy, vitality, spontaneity and enjoyment. He cites three freedoms and frames prevention as the next step in human well being.
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Alton L. Blakesler
Associated Press
Science Reporter
Kansas City
Dr. Fillmore H. Sanford
The
American Psychological Association
Washington, D. C
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Erie R. 1
Edna Hartzeil
Tribune
Eecesserss
Erca
Gaturdsy
Washington P
Virginia
Hunter
Woodwards
Childrete
Oyster Bay
Ann Woodward
New York
Columbus
Mamie
Burgess
Lorraine Munninger
Hoax
West
Texas
American Public Health Association
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