Thanksgiving Church Services Draw Hundreds Across City
Thanksgiving Day worship fills churches as the Chanate Ministerial Alliance sponsors a union service at First Presbyterian Church at 8 a.m. with sermons by Rev. L. Don Richardson and readings by Rev. William T. Hunt. Multiple churches host services in town including Grace Episcopal and St. Patrick's Catholic with varying times and sermons.
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Chanate Ministerial Alliance
First Presbyterian Church
L. Don Richardson
First Church of God
William T. Hunt
God
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Grace Episcopal Church
Boyd Latimer
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
John Kavanagh
Zion Lutheran Church
R. F. H. Pralle
Bethel Lutheran Church
Vilas
J. Rolland Christenson
Pas‘tor
Chanute Letters Seek Local Info and Sky Watch Plans
Residents email inquiries to Chanute Chamber of Commerce about retail sites schools and cultural offerings. Ground Observer Corps plans sky watching at Santa Fe Park with on the job training and two hour weekly shifts plus a class session next week. Junior College elects five cheerleaders Muriel Campbell Pat Lickneg Carmen McMinimy Shelia Rains Ellen Sue Wagner after a close student vote.
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Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Les Matthews
United States Air Force
Matthews
Muriel Campbell
Pat Lickneg
Carmen McMinimy
Shelia Rains
Ellen Sue Wagner
Thanksgiving school assemblies scheduled before holiday dismissal
Several public schools and St. Patrick's prepare Thanksgiving programs as classes dismiss tomorrow afternoon and resume Monday morning. The day features speakers from St. Patrick's and First Baptist Church, student choirs, quartets, and glee clubs with prayers, hymns, and notices across Junior and Senior Highs and elementary schools.
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St. Patrick’s
Talks Fruitless In Dock Strike
A federal mediator scolded union and management as 60,000 dock workers enter a fifth day of strike with no settlement in sight. Some 150 to 29 ships idle from Maine to Texas as negotiations resume between the International Longshoremen's Association and the New York Shipping Association. Food importers report 20 million pounds of chestnuts trapped in five strikebound ships in New York Harbor worth about 500,000 dollars.
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New York
East Gulf Coast Dock
Maine
Texas
International Longshoremen’s Assn
New York Shipping Assn
Robert H. Moore
White House
Harry Bridges
East Gulf Coast
Explosion at Danville State Bank Injures Two Men
A powerful blast at the Danville State Bank destroyed the bank and damaged the town of Danville Arkansas. Cashier Bill Gatlin and another man were burned severely and hospitalized. The blast reportedly started when Gatlin tried to light a gas stove. Local residents number about 800.
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Danville
Ark
Danville State Bank
Bill Gatlin
Bob Fisher
Danville Record
Gatlin
Joe Nunn
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Reported
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 1 new death in the last 24 hours. To date in 1956 the total is 578, versus 505 for the same period in 1955, with one earlier fatality not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cattle Hauler Escapes Injury In Kansas Ditch Incident
Stark resident Leon Franklin escaped injury when a cattle trailer carrying his semi truck slid into a ditch near the Danville Creek bridge on Kansas Highway 39 west of Stark. The cattle also escaped harm as the truck ran out of gas on a hill and its brake line failed.
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STARK
Wilford Leon Franklin
Danville Creek Bridge
Kansas Highway 39
Here
Kansas Highway
Duane Houck
Chanute
Franklin
Eureka
Danville Creek
K39
Highway Patrol
Thanksgiving Day Closures In Chanute Observed
Most businesses in Chanute observe Thanksgiving with closures including financial institutions and offices. Post office offers Sunday service with no mail delivery, Tribune not published. The Chanute Ministerial Alliance hosts an 8am Thanksgiving service at the Presbyterian church with Rev L Don Richardson delivering the sermon.
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the Tribune
Chanute Ministerial, Alliance
Presbyterian
L. Don Richardson
Church of God
Ted D. Hurst
Fire Departments
Five Month Old Dies in Coffeyville House Fire
In Coffeyville a fire yesterday killed Barry Redding aged five months who was alone in the home with his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Redding. Fire Chief Cal Durand said the blaze started near the divan where the child lay and that the cause is not yet known. The mother had driven the father to his job at the city water department when the fire broke out.
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Coffeyville
Barry Redding
Earl Redding
Cal Durand
City Water Department
Gun Accident Fatal In Aurora Kills 5 Year Old
Police report a pistol discharge by a 7 year old sister killed William Gary Gibson, age 5, in Aurora Colorado. Police chief Spencer Garrett confirmed the incident and said the child died at the scene.
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Aurora
Colo
William Gary Gibson
Spencer Garrett
Berserk Gunman Kills Two State Troopers in Flint Area
In Flint Michigan a gunman fired on a rural home killing state troopers George Lappi and Bert Pozza during a family dispute. A third trooper, Corporal Robert Vesey, was wounded as 75 officers arrested Harry Richards after a 45 minute siege. Richards remains hospitalized as a police prisoner. he had been treated for tear gas effects.
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Flint
Mich
George E. Lappi
Bert Pozza
Lappi
Pozza
Cpl
Robert Vesey
Harry G. Richards
Pupils Escape Injury In Blast At Rural School
Three teachers and 49 pupils escaped injury yesterday when a gas explosion in the basement of a rural Lyons Kansas school damaged the furnace. Two men working on the furnace sustained singed eyebrows.
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Lyons, Kas
Neosho Dam plan eyed to speed Burlington project
Col. John Bricker announced at the Neosho-Cottonwood Flood Control meeting that Burlington would be the first priority for a higher dam on the Neosho River. Field work and borings begin soon to fix location for a 79 foot high dam, with construction estimated at five years. Association urged Congress to fund Burlington and Council Grove dams and rename Burlington dam John Redmond Dam.
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Emporia
Burlington
Neosho
John Bristol
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
Neosho-Cottonwood
Col. Bricker
Bricker
Council Grove
Col. Bristol
Strawn
Burlington - Strawn
MRT
Association
Congress
John Redmond
Mr. Redmond
Burlington Republican
Cottonwood
Winter storm dumps rain and snow across Kansas
A major winter storm covered the Midwest with four inch to eight inch snow bands and sleet or freezing rain. The Kansas City bureau warned of heavy snow east of Oklahoma with drifting, while highways turned slick and several accidents were reported. Highest temperatures reached the 60s in the southeast and dipped into the 20s in the northwest as the storm marched northeast.
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North Central
Kansas
Chanute
CAA
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Associated Press
Manchester
Pittsburg
Wichita
Manhattan
Kansas City
Dubuqne
Iowa
Oklahoma
Topeka
Ellinwood
McPherson
U.S. 56
Goodland
Hill City
Marysville
State Highway Department
Salina
Lyons
Lacrosse
Hays
Concordia
Russell
Weather Bureau
Saline County
Phillips County
Junction City
Dodge City
Larned
Lyons McPherson
Highway Department
Northwest
South ‘Central
Gootand
Trophies Found For Chanute Museum From Africa Heads
Johnsons trophies from safaris in Africa may become Chanute museum exhibits. Six heads and pieces including a Bongo head are owned by the Jonas Brothers Studio Mt. Vernon N Y they will clean repair and crate heads for 15 per head for shipment to Chanute. A museum for Mr and Mrs Johnson was proposed with a Santa Fe Park building favored.
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Chamber of Commerce
James A. Butin
Dr. Butin
Johnsons
Africa
Jonas Brothers
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Les Matthews
Stephen Horn
Johnson
Horn
Chanute
Butin
Santa Fe Park
Clarence Sievers
Chamber
Marlin Blackstun
Neutral Asians Back Observers For Hungary
United States ready to back Asia moves to admit U N observers to Hungary. India Ceylon and Indonesia file a General Assembly resolution urging entry of U N observers as Dag Hammarskjold seeks access. Nehru voices concern as Soviet troops in Hungary are cited and Cuba debate continues.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Asia
U.N
Hungary
India
Ceylon
Indonesia
General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
U. S
Hammarskjold
U. N
Cuba
Soviet Union
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
Russia
Europe
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Budapest
Lodge
Global and Local Military Updates Across Asia Africa and Washington
Intelligence reports claim Chinese forces built rocket launch sites on the Fukien coast near Formosa. In Port Said Egypt Col Moe of Norway says U N troops will move to prevent friction between Egyptian and British French troops. London announces gasoline and oil rationing starting December 17. President Eisenhower cancels his weekly press conference and hints at a possible White House conference Friday.
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Taipei
Defense Ministry
Fukien
Formosa
Cairo
Egypt
Col. C. F. Moe
Norway
U. N
Port Said
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
City Water Usage Call Line Details
Notice directs residents to contact their Tribune carrier for water usage guidance and to dial 700 after 6 PM if the carrier is unavailable. The item consolidates a public information contact method and after hours reach. No names, dates, or locations are specified in the readable text.
Woman 101 Bakes Birthday Cake in Utah
BOY Utah reports a 101 year old woman, Liza Drake McManus, who baked her own birthday cake and follows world events. She lives alone after her husband’s death 40 years ago and refuses to move in with relatives. She notes a 103 year old man and remains optimistic about reaching that age.
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Utah
Liza Drake McManus
Breakin Reported At Erie Elevator
A breakin at the Farmers Union Elevator in Erie Sunday night was reported to the sheriff. A check found nothing missing though office drawers were opened and a glass front door broken. The box of change remained untouched. Joe Pillot, elevator manager, filed the report. The Teen Canteen will reopen this evening after a brief closure per matron Mrs G F Tier.
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Erie
Farmers Union
Sheriff’s Office
Joe Pillot
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Student Council
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Kenneth Tebow
Ed Hack
Barbara Wilson
Kay Club
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First Baptist Church
C. H. Pankratz
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Sam Morford
Howard McMurray
Harris
Evelyn Dormois
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Herman Colvin
Mr. Bender
St. Patrick’s Junior High School
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Phillip Brazen
St. Patrick's
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Connie Schleicher
Pulletin
Neil Haynes
W. T. Warren
Roosevelt School
Ft. Knox
Mrs. Poza
Neosho Dam
E. W. Johnson
Midwest
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Chetopa
George Barker
Clark Fleming
Emerson Lynn
Iola
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James D. Lightfoot
Charles Rice
Ross Cooper
St. Paul
Osa
Martin
Blackstun
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Prudential Insurance Co
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Capitol Truck Lines
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Charles Henshall
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U.S
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