Chanute Board Approves School District Unification Move
Chanute school board discussed unifying school districts and approved a replacement for a Lincoln third grade position. Gloria Redfield resigned to join her husband in California. Irene Walker replaces her at Lincoln while Eldon Penner substitutes at Hutton. The board also reviewed the unification bill and a teaching application frame amid Neosho County steps toward consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Gloria Redfield
Lincoln
California
Irene Walker
Redfield
Buford Fisher
Eldon Penner
Hutton
Fisher
Lowell
Pete
Ning Board
Dillman
Planning Board
Ed Rideau
Floyd Potter Chanute
Unifi
Humboldt Biblesta Parade Promises 32 Floats in Route
Humboldt prepares for the Biblesta parade with 32 Bible story floats and two heritage units. Chanute entries include the Chanute Senior High band and JayCees floats. The parade starts at 2:30 p.m. with Gov. John Anderson Speaking, followed by a 5 p.m. bean feed and a 7 p.m. concert by Venables Quartet and Golden Stairs Quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
John Anderson
Kansas
Venables
Little Rock
Ark
Golden Stairs
Wichita
Humboldt
Bat in Chanute Home Ejected by Police
Police were called at 1 15 a m to remove an intruder from a Chanute woman’s bedroom. The interloper proved to be a bat, which was taken outdoors and released. Mrs C W Porter reported a seashell found embedded in a door crack after a repairman removed the door, possibly blown in by a hurricane storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
C. W. Porter
E. Main
Carla
Weather This Week: Sunny And Mild In Kansas
Fair and cool weather continues across Kansas with frost in northern areas. Wednesday sunny and mild with highs near the 70s and lows tonight in the lower 40s. Monday highs ranged from 50 at Olathe, Pittsburg and Emporia to 70 at Wamego Abilene Salina and Hill City. Lows today from 33 Goodland to 44 at several cities. The trend stays generally fair and mild into midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Pittsburg
Emporia
Wamego
Abilene
Salina
Hill City
Goodland
Traffic Fatalities Logged In Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log shows 2 fatalities in the Topeka area within 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday. The October tally lists 2 deaths, with 1961 showing 398 compared to 364 for the comparable 1960 period, plus one August addition by patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
120000 Workers Strike Ford Motor Co. Plants
DETROIT AP Ford's 120 000 production workers walked off the job in the first nationwide strike against Ford in 20 years. About 16 plants shut as 24 hour talks failed at the 10 am deadline. Negotiations resume Wednesday as orderly picket lines form nationwide.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Union
Malcolm L. Denise
UAW
Reuther
Denise
Kansas City
Claycomo
United Auto Workers
Neosho County youths to take pre induction exams in Kansas City
Eleven Neosho County youths will travel to Kansas City for pre induction Army physicals on Thursday. The group includes residents of Chanute Thayer St. Paul Erie Humboldt Stark and Galesburg with several listing specific addresses and carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County
Kansas City
Gene Wall
Selective Service
Chanute
Thayer and
St. Paul
Erie
Humboldt
Stark and
Galesburg
Ronald D. Haynes
N. Garfield
Gerald E. Bennett
S. Lincoln
Jerry R. Waldrip
W. 4Th
Emporia
Gilbert L. Elrod
Thayer
Chester C. Fogleman
Thayer R
Robert C. Titus
James C. Lero
St. Paul R
Kan
Bradford D. Shields
Humboldt R
Phillip R. Isom
Stark
William L. Noakes
Eric R
George J. Merrill
FHA Officials Meet Here in Two Day Credit briefing
About 30 FHA credit officials from eastern Kansas gathered at the Tioga Hotel for a two day briefing on the revised FHA supervised credit program. Mil ton Raven of Topeka led the meeting noting benefits for rural communities and farmers under the 1961 farm bill. The program allows low interest long term loans to nonprofits and water user associations and loans for soil conservation measures. The meeting continues tomorrow.
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Kansas Farmers Home Administration
Tioga Hotel
FHA
Milton Raven
Topeka
Raven
Tragedy Strikes Five Friends Near School in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS AP Five Franklin Central High students died after their car stalled on train tracks near the school as a passenger train hit the vehicle. The victims, Robert Altmeyer 17 and four friends, along with Altmeyer's sister and two others, were from the same block in southeastern Marion County. The crash occurred minutes after 2:40 p.m. at a crossing where the train, traveling 70 to 80 mph, struck the car, killing all five aboard. In Fremont Nebraska another crash left a family dead when a car collided with a semi truck, killing Dallas Talkington 46 and his wife and six children. The driver of the truck was treated for a head wound.
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Indianapolis
John Altmeyer
Robert
Franklin Central High School
New York Central
Altmeyer
Laural Elaine
Stephen Pratt
Nadine Louise
Linnie Taylor
Marion County
Pratt
Indianapolis Union Station
Verna C. Zander
Fremont
Neb
Roger Lewis
Blair
Missouri River
Roger
Dallas Talkington
Bernard Dahnens
Talkingtons
Talkington
Craig
Cole
Dahnens
Dora
Dallas Jr
Dana la Vera
Virgil Lee
Lowell Cecil
Diane Kay Lewis
Revolt Denounced Report From Cairo Amid Syrian Uprisings
Egyptians arriving from Syria described large demonstrations against the revolt against the United Arab Republic. Reported in Cairo the scenes included protests in Aleage and Adlab as crowds voiced opposition to the uprising and regional turmoil.
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Cairo
Syria
United
Arab Republic
Dia
Dhey
Hs Gielen
Aleage P.m
Adlab
Decline in Jobless During September
Washington AP report shows 457000 fewer unemployed in September bringing total to 4 085 000 and 6.8 percent of the civilian labor force. The drop follows earlier rates and hints at possible October improvement per Labor Department expert Dr Seymour Wolfbein. Long term unemployment and adult male joblessness fell while hours worked for economic reasons also declined amid reduced farm work due to Hurricane Carla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Department
Seymour Wolfbein
Tober
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Morton's Men's Wear Opens At Main Street Store
Formal opening of Mor ton's Men's Wear at 7 E Main from 9 a m to 9 p m tomorrow. Open house offers free roses gifts for men shirt monograming refreshments and door prizes. Morton bought the McCune Clothing Store after a summer fire and remodeled it. he previously managed Montgomery Ward here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton’s
E. Main
M. L. Morton
McCune Clothing
Don McCune
Morton
Montgomery iWard & Co
Kiwanis and Grange Hold Joint Meeting in Sorghum Valley
About 60 members attended the Chanute Kiwanis and Sorghum Valley Grange gathering at Sorghum Valley school 42 miles southwest of Chanute. Parks Delahunty spoke on fire prevention while Jim Ingerson, Kansas Grange executive member and Coffey County legislator, reviewed Grange history and farm community unity.
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Chanute Kiwanis
Sorghum Valley Grange
Sorghum Valley School
Chanute
Kiwanis
Grange
The
Parks Delahunty
Club
Jim Ingerson
Leroy
Kansas Grange
Coffey County
Brian Burk
Ingerson
America
Costs of 10 Year Expansion For Chanute Pool of Power
Engineers compare isolated generator expansion to interconnection among Chanute Coffeyville Erie Iola Ottawa and Kansas City Kan. Study shows total self generation cost 61 452 000 versus pool expansion 31 553 500 with multiple interconnection options and calls for legislative action to enable transmission lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns and McDonnell Engineering
Kansas Municipal Power Pool
Coffeyville
Chanute
Erie
Iola
Ottawa
Kansas City
Kan
Ioland
Pla
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New Law of School Unification
Chanute School
Robert Cox
Fiable
Bob Ward
Floyd Naff
John Nation
Mahlon Morley
Edwin Cathers
Cox
Tribune
Olaf Soward
Wibw Radio
Herbert A. Meyer Jr
Independence Daily Reporter
C. C. Kilker
Charles Westle
E. N. Hill
Richard Smith
Bernard Tinkler
William Scott
Herman Seyfert
Robert A. Finney
Allen County
Biblesta
Mosley
Mr. Seyfert
Robert Adams
Fred Johnson
Donald Price
Murray Hill
Church of God
Walter P. Reuther
Mewsmen
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Neosho
Indiana
Nebraska
Dick Corbitt
Russell Corbitt
Malcolm
Corbitt
St. Patrick's Junior High
Katy Tracks
Steuben
City Commission
By Keith Wright
Burns and McDonnell
Pool
Rural Electrification Administration
Southwestern Power Administration
Sion
Fi- Congress
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