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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1956

Page

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Spending Limit Pinches Plans Of Tax Agency

TOPEKA The 1957 Legislature may revise the spending limit for the Kansas Commission of Revenue and Taxation as the agency nears a projected 3.32 million end-of-year spend, exceeding the 1956 ceiling by 314 816. Gov. Hall favors legislative action while tax officials seek a council approval to raise the limit. Roy N. McCue says an increase would likely halt the proposed allotment system.

Topeka Kansas Commission of Revenue and Taxation Fred Hall State Department of Administration State Finance Council Department of Administration Roy N. McCue Tax Commission Finance Council Hall Tax Agency

Par son County official heads Kansas Commission group

Cary H. Pruitt of Neosho County first district was elected president of the county commissioners group at the Kansas Official Council annual convention in Wichita. He succeeds Russell S. Snyder of Ford County. The nine affiliated groups voted to return to Wichita for the 1957 session with Neosho officials Dwight C. Diver Lee Francis Nellie Stevens William S. Hill Adeline Fortney and Annice Osburn in attendance.

Cary H. Pruitt Parsons Neosho County Kansas Official Council Wichita Russell S. Snyder Ford County Dwight C. Diver Lee Francis Nelle H. Stevens William S. Hill

Four of five Chanute youths released on bonds after burglaries

Four of five young men, all from Chanute, arrested this week on burglary and larceny charges were released on bonds. Wayne Matlock and David Webb posted $3,000 each, Buck Jones $1,000, and William Miller $1,000. Jerry Griffith remained held in Erie on a $3,000 bond.

Chanute Humboldt Wayne Matlock David Webb Buck Jones William Miller Jerry Griffith Erie

Former Garden Grain chief released from federal prison

Marteney Wayne S. former head of the bankrupt Garden Grain and Seed Co. of Garden City Kas was released from the Federal Correctional Institute at Seagoville Texas prison officials reported today.

Seagoville Tex Wayne S. Marteney Garden Grain & Seed Co Garden City Kas Federal Correctional Institute Navy

Snowbound Erie Strugglers: Two Feet Deep Halt CityTransit

Heavy snow and seven foot drifts cripple Erie Pennsylvania as a state of emergency is declared. National Guardsmen may be sent to assist while hundreds of motorists are marooned and roads between Buffalo and Cleveland close.

Associated Press Great Lakes Erie Lakes Ontario Ohio Pennsylvania New York Arthur Gardner George M. Leader Buffalo N. Y Cleveland

Death Takes Lloyd Locke

Lloyd B. Locke 60 of Erie died unexpectedly of a heart attack at home. He owned Locke Abstract Company with Erie offices in the courthouse and was active in civic and church work. Surviving are wife Freda. two daughters Corinne Gray and Lloydeen Hines. several siblings and grandchildren. funeral Sunday at 2:30 in Erie Federated Church with military and Masonic rites at East Hill cemetery. Dietz Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Erie Lloyd B. Locke Locke Abstract Company Locke John W. Locke Sr Rosemma Burns Locke Freda C. Pontious Parsons Armed Forces Europe Erie Federated Church Neosho Memorial Hospital Erie Af&am Fort Scott Pittsburg Order of the Eastern Star Erie Ioof American Legion of Erie Erie Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Erie Chamber of Commerce Erie School Board Richard Corinne) Gray Topeka Louis Lloydeen) Hines Pawhuska Okla Jerry Jill Gray Herbert Locke DeBeque Cole John W. Locke Jr Reno Nev Letha Smith Ponca City Ruth Shaw Corinne Garat Hollister Calif Erie Federated Church of Erie J. M. Torrence East Hill Dietz Funeral Home

Iola Area Seeks Missing Woman Ernie Lee’s Wife

Police and sheriff team search Iola area for 50 year old Mrs. Ernie Lee missing since yesterday. She was last seen in a cotton dress without a coat and apparently no shoes. A new search began today under Police Chief Mack Percy and Sheriff B E Lorance after yesterday’s fruitless effort.

IOLA Mack Percy Ernie Lee Percy B. E. Lorance

Vandals damage 46 cars at Los Angeles auto show

Police seek vandals who scratched paint dented metal and slashed upholstery on 46 new cars on display at the 34th annual Los Angeles international auto show. Damage estimated at $50,000.

Los Angeles

Fort Scott Youth Fatally Shot After Rabbit Incident

A 20 year old Fort Scott youth, Russell Ervin, died at Fort Scott hospital after a hunting trip car crash and accidental gun discharge. In the vehicle were Albert Hawkins 22 Virgil Medler 16 and Christine Finch 16 of Nevada Mo. Medler reportedly handed a .22 caliber pistol to Ervin who pulled it from his hand causing the gun to fire. The car veered into a ditch then righted and stopped. The gun was later recovered from a field. The three companions were held for questioning.

Fort Scott Here Russell Ervin Albert Richard Hawkins Virgil Medler Nevada Christine Finch L.L. Queen Ervin Queen Medler Mechler

Emporia Faces Higher Water Rates If Conservation Fails

Emporia officials warn residents of potential rate increases at the December 4 meeting to conserve a fragile water supply. With about a two month reserve and current use near 1.3 to 1.4 million gallons daily, the city urges methods such as flushing fewer toilets, washing full loads, posting water shortage signs, and serving water only on request to curb consumption.

Emporia Emporians Robert W. Cunningham New York City

Arsenic Ties Deaths To West Virginia Family

Traces of arsenic found in well water at the Kidwell home in Kearneysville link three deaths and eight hospitalizations including 13 year old Molly Louise in precarious condition. William Kidwell and two younger children died after emergency admissions, raising cross state investigations by Maryland and West Virginia authorities.

Hagerstown Kearneysville W. Va Helen Elizabeth Kidwell William Washington County Hospital Molly Louise Kidwell Tommy Charles Atty Tom Kaylor

If you don't get your Tribune call your carrier

If you do not receive the Tribune contact your newspaper carrier. If unreachable call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.

Tribune

Denver Chief Dies Native of Fredonia

Herbert E. Forsyth, a native of Fredonia Kansas, begun as a rookie patrolman and rose to become Denver’s youngest police chief at 44. He died at St. Luke's Hospital at age 51 after a heart attack last Friday, his second heart attack after resigning as chief in 1954.

Denver Herbert E. Forsyth St. Luke’s Hospital Fredonia Kas

Dock Strike May Bring Order As Taft-Hartley Move

Washington reports the presidential inquiry board plans to file a fact finding report with the White House tonight. A back to work court order under Taft-Hartley could follow, with an 80 day injunction possible if the Justice Department acts. The eight day waterfront strike idled 60 000 longshoremen and tied up about 200 ships as the administration presses emergency measures. The board heard testimony from ILA and port employers across South Atlantic ports and Brussels?

Washington Presidential Inquiry Board East Gulf Coast White House Justice Department Eisenhower Thomas W. Holland ILA South Atlantic Philadelphia New York Striking International Longshoremen’s Assn

State Crashes Fatal to Six

Six people died in Kansas highway crashes over the Thanksgiving holiday raising the year total to 585 traffic fatalities. Victims include Bertha T. McGuire 75 Wichita Ralph Ruth 60 Solomon in a two car crash on U S 54 near Wichita. Glenn Henry Webster 25 and Wayne Bodkins 17 Winfield in a car freight train collision. Harold Reed 19 Wichita fatally injured in a one car crash. Cecil D Shoemaker 39 Mankato in a truck crash near Jewell.

Associated Press Kansas Bertha T. McGuire Wichita Ralph Ruth Solomon U.S. 54 Glenn Henry Webster Wayne Bodkins Winfield Harold Reed Cecil D. Shoemaker Mankato Jewell

Tulsa Detective Escapes Injury In Earlton Crash

Virgil Crain a 55 year old Tulsa police detective escaped serious injury when his 1955 pickup overturned on US169 three miles south of Earlton at 7 20 a m He was treated for a leg cut and dismissed from Neo sho Memorial Hospital Chanute Damage to the pickup was about 150 dollars Trooper Duane Houck Chanute highway patrol investigated the crash saying a left front tire blew out as Crain tried to pass a car

Earlton Tulsa Virgil Crain Here Crain Neosho Memorial Hospital Chanute Duane Houck

Britain and France Set Canal Zone Pullout Timetable

British and French forces in the Suez Canal Zone plan a token withdrawal from Port Said almost immediately as the UN takes over. Gen. Sir Charles Keightley, in Port Said, said withdrawal will occur as UN troops arrive. The UN force, led by Maj. Gen. E. L. Burns, is moving to establish a temporary Cairo headquarters and to increase strength to about 6,000. Egypt’s Nasser adviser Ali Sabry says British French and Israeli forces may withdraw without waiting for UN buildup but did not set a deadline.

Cairo Egypt Britain Port Said U.N Dag Hammarskjold Charles Keightley Cyprus Port Suez Canal Zone R. A. Butler House of Commons Canal Zone E. L . Burns Semiramis The Nile Salah Gohar Burns Abu Suweir Midway Point Canal Ali Sabry Nasser

UN Delegates Urge Immediate Pullout of Forces

Diplomats from diverse regions urged Britain France and Israel to withdraw troops from Egypt without delay. A joint resolution by 21 Asian and African nations called for forthwith withdrawal, with Soviet bloc and Latin American delegates quickly backing the measure.

United Nations, N. Y Britain France Israel Egypt Soviet Bloc Latin America

75 Hungarians In 2nd Flight To Freedom

CAMP KILMER NJ 75 Hungarian refugees arrived in America aboard a Trans-American DC4. An unnamed inspector said the Budapest revolt began peaceful and was crushed by secret police and Russian tanks, with hundreds killed in the main square. The group, including 15 children and 25 women, passed quick checks and prepared for immigration processing.

Camp Kilmer N. J.P America Budapest McGuire Air Force Base Immigration and Welfare Agencies Vienna Youn James Scenerei Ferenc Szucs Ujpest

City Water Usage Yesterday and Week Totals

Water department reports yesterday usage 1,290,000 gallons, day before 1,320,000, and yesterday week earlier 1,213,000. The last seven days total 8,796,000 gallons, previous seven days 8,359,000.

Erie Firm to Study Sewage Disposal Costs

The city council awarded a contract to Brink & Dunwoody of Iola for a preliminary study of sewage disposal construction needs and costs in Erie. The decision follows an inspection tour of facilities in Howard, Sedan and other towns by city officials.

ERIE Brink & Dunwoody Iola Howard Sedan

Traffic Fatalities Reported in State Records

Topeka notes show 6 traffic deaths in the last 48 hours, 585 to date in 1956, and 511 in the same period of 1955 according to state accident records.

Topeka Kansas

Northern Demos Planning Effort To Curb Debate

Six Northern Democratic senators plan a rule change to curb Senate filibusters on opening day of the new Congress. They seek a reasonable method to cut off debate, backed by a 16-point program aligned with 1956 platform, calling for civil rights voting and educational rights, school construction aid, tax cuts, farm supports, and immigration quota revisions.

Washington Senate Sens Iinmphrey Minn Douglas Morse Ore Murray Mont McNamara Mich Neuberger Alaska Hawaii

Fair Weather Area Forecast For Kansas Through Saturday

The Weather Bureau forecasts generally fair weather across Kansas through Saturday with temperatures a bit cooler tonight and warmer tomorrow. Minimums tonight range 15 to 30 inches, highs tomorrow from the 40s east to the 50s west, and no precipitation reported on Thanksgiving Day.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau Pittsburg Mercury Garden City Hutchinson Goodland

Mrs Mamie Hayes Spends Thanksgiving in Topeka

Mrs Mamie Hayes district court clerk traveled to Topeka for Thanksgiving with her son Charles Hayes and their relatives.

Mamie Hayes Topeka Charles Hayes

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