Lightfoot Visit Ends With Soup Bones Mixup
Commissioner J D Lightfoot and wife visited Grand Lake in Oklahoma and were given soup bones by Mrs Lightfoot s mother by mistake. The bones were for a dog, not fish. Boyd Smith injured his leg while removing a fence post east of town and recovered with treatment. Senior High drum corps plan Thanksgiving sales for season tickets. 17 home games set for Comets and Black Panthers. Linda Lassman, sidelined by rheumatic fever, receives gifts from classmates including parakeets named bros ty.
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J. D. Lightfoot
Missouri
Grand Lake
Oklahoma
Lightfoot
The
Comets
Black Panthers
Recreation Plan Described for Chanute Council Dinner
Jim LeClerc outlined a year round city funded recreation program for all ages in Coffeyville. The Chanute Community Council elected Mrs. Quentin Nelson president and Jack Durham vice president with installation planned in January.
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Jim LeClerc
Chanute
LaClerc
Fredonia
Independence
Cherryvale
Neodesha
Pittsburg
Parsons
Kansas
Floyd Naff
Buford Fisher
Ross Cooper
Charles Rice
Randall Diver
Carl Haight
Elizabeth Pieper
Cole Leverenz
Howard Dobson
James D. Ganson
Union Pacific Plans Five-for-One Stock Split
Union Pacific directors propose splitting both preferred and common stock five for one. They seek ICC approval to reduce par value to 10 from 50, with an extra dividend of 83 cents plus the regular quarterly 1.25 on common stock payable March 3 to stockholders of record December 5. The stock rose about 10 dollars on the NYSE.
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New York
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Mueller Named as Assistant Secretary of Commerce
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Lothair Teeter earlier than expected and named Frederick H. Mueller of Grand Rapids Michigan, a 62 year old furniture manufacturer, to succeed him as assistant secretary of commerce.
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Eisenhower
Tban
Lothair Teeter
Frederick H. Mueller
Grand Rapids, Mich
Wichita Airplane Plant Will Produce Bomarc Missiles
The Air Force will produce the Bomarc guided missile at Boeing's Wichita plant using existing facilities. Senator Carlson said the decision halts plans for new production facilities and confirms production in Wichita.
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Washington
Air Force
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita
Sen. Carlson
R-Kas
Typewriter Keyboard Change Stirs Secretary Reactions
In Kansas City secretaries react with fear and curiosity to a tested Dvorak keyboard change. Barbara Henley reports rapid speed gains, reaching 138 wpm on standard models and 150 wpm on electric, while others worry about training and adaptation for older workers.
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Kansas City
Barbara Henley
Henley
Ruth Ruth
August Dvorak
Thanksgiving weather brings crisp temps across Kansas
Forecast calls for fair and cold conditions through Thursday with lows of 15 to 25 and highs near 45. Earlier the thermometer reached a record 74 in the state, then plunged to 27 as a cold front moved in, with western towns reporting light precipitations and multiple locations recording frosty minimums.
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Aika
Eee
C.ees
Topeka
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Garden City
Dodge City
Hill City
Goodland
Mercury
Pittsburg
Concordia
Traffic Fatalities Reported Across Kansas
State accident records show 1 fatality in the last 24 hours and 502 to date for 1955, compared with 536 by the same point in 1954. The figures reflect ongoing motor crash tolls across Topek and surrounding areas.
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Topekapp
Kansas
Bomb in Iowa State dorm sparks police hunt
State and Ames officials chased a dynamite bomb found in Elm Hall at Iowa State College after a janitor thwarted detonation by prying open a concealed box. Five sticks of dynamite with timing gear and a warning horn were tied to a railing. the device would have exploded 20 minutes after the alarm or on movement.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Elm Hall
Arthur Lawson
Orville Erickson
Thanksgiving Day Closures Across Retail and Mail
Holiday observance prompts close of retail stores and businesses tomorrow. No mail deliveries will be made by the post office. The Tribune will not be published tomorrow.
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Ferguson unveils secret new car as Britain eyes export rise
Britain watches Harry Ferguson’s top secret auto rumored to upend car exports as government and military circles hype a mass production potential. Reports say four major manufacturers court Ferguson while details remain undisclosed.
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London
Harry Ferguson
Britain
Benson Appeals For New Ideas To Aid Farmers
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged the public to submit ideas to ease farm overproduction surpluses and low prices. He promised personal replies and said all suggestions would be considered except a return to high price supports. He noted White House backing and discussed a proposed soil bank plan with cash payments for land enrollment while keeping flexible supports.
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Benson
The
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Grange
White House
James C. Hagerty
New York Herald Tribune
Eisenhower
Milton
Pennsylvania
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Milton Eisenhower
Hagerty
Washington
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
Squeeze Charges From Car Dealers In GM Row
Senator O Mahoney says car dealers face disaster due to being pressed by General Motors to sell more cars than they can on sound terms. He cites long repayment terms and high trade in values, noting dealers and independent manufacturers feel squeezed while asking anonymity. He adds GM executives will testify after facts are gathered.
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O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate Judiciary Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
General Motors High Command
General Motors
Senate
Eisenhower Nearing Thanksgiving Reunion at Gettysburg
President Eisenhower shows further recovery after a 50 minute Thanksgiving Eve checkup. Doctors report no fatigue or complications and note stable pulse and blood pressure as he plans a family gathering at Gettysburg and a December return to Washington for X rays.
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Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Denver
Maj
John Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed
Boston
Paul Dudley White
Mattingly
Snyder
National Security Council
Camp David
Benson
Labor official calls new programs to cut unemployment
Washington A Labor Department official Ewan Clague commissioner of labor statistics told a Senate House economic subcommittee that new programs are needed to combat unemployment in low income industrial areas and agricultural counties He argued federal action alone will not win the battle and stressed the role of state local and private efforts He urged greater emphasis on education and training and said discrimination in employment must be removed He noted several million families and individuals still have substandard incomes.
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Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Laor Statistics
Senate
House
Clague
Truck Driver Killed in Kansas Two-Truck Mishap
A 21 year old Phillipsburg Kansas truck driver Warren Williams was killed yesterday near Natoma in a two truck collision. Observers said his truck overturned after being sideswiped and he was crushed to death.
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Natoma, Kas
Phillipsburg, Kas
Warren Williams
Here
Tribune Delivery Help Appears by Phone
Readers urged to call 17 during the early evening hours for Tribune delivery issues and Saturday service inquiries.
Ruling Delayed In Foster Home Case Over Hildy McCoy
Boston based case involves 4 year old Hildy McCoy born to a Catholic mother. Foster parents Melvin and Mrs Ellis seek high court review to keep the child they raised since infancy. The case hinges on Massachusetts adoption law and the child’s religious affiliation.
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Massachusetts Supreme Court
Hildy McCoy
John V. Spaulding
Marjorie McCoy Doherty
Melvin B. Ellis
Ellises
Supreme Court
John F. McAuliffe
Ellis
McAuliffe
Probate Court
Norfolk
New York Post
John V. Spalding
Norfolk County
Hildy
Catholic Charitable Bureau
Massachusetts
Marjorie McCoy
Doherty
Hingham
Not Size of the Bird But How Much Concerns Army Cooks
At Fort Riley Kansas 7 000 soldiers families and guests will dine in 48 division mess halls with a 22 item menu totaling 17 000 pounds of food. The allocation includes 5 670 pounds of turkey 2 520 pounds of fruit 1 260 pounds each of sweet potatoes and white potatoes 1 080 pounds of peas 61 pounds of candy 864 pounds of nuts 720 pounds each of fruit cake and onions 420 pounds of shrimp 360 pounds of cranberries 14 040 rolls and 77 pies.
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FT. Riley
Kas
1St Infantry Division
Thanksgiving Service At Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church at 1202 W Main holds its annual Thanksgiving service at 9 30 a m on Thursday The Rev Frederick H Pralle continues his Lord s Prayer sermon series with the theme Our Daily Bread The service includes Holy Communion a Harvest Home Thank offering and a choir directed by Mrs Praise singing Praise to the Lord Almighty
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