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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1971
Page
7
The Neosho Valley Arts Council presents An Evening with Mark Twain at 8 tonight in the Junior College theater. Alvah Stanley, artistic director of the Kansas City resident theater, offers readings from Twain while noted for directing 30 plays and acting in over 100. He was born in Montezuma.
The Arts Council announces its inaugural presentation in Grinnell Iowa featuring a graduate of Grinnell College who studied drama and earned a McKnight Fellowship to the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre. Tonight’s performance is free with membership options at the booth for single family and patron levels.
The Associated Press reports 12 people died in Kansas traffic incidents from Friday evening to Sunday night. Six deaths occurred in a three car crash on Interstate 70 near Quinter, with victims including Jerry Powell 24 Christopher Van Horn 19 Edith Friedebach 77 and Virgil Hambleton 58. Additional fatalities include Steven Vegarac 24 in a Lawrence area crash on U S 24 Delmer D Sherwood Jr Colony Kansas in a three car pileup on U S 169 north of Iola and Linda Henry about 22 of Lecompton Kansas Homecoming Queen finalist at Kansas State University.
A nine year old Parsons girl started rabies shots after a Collie type dog bite on September 21. Carol Dixon daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Dixon will receive daily injections for about two weeks from a private physician. The treatment will end if the dog is located.
Multiple obituaries report funeral services today for Mrs. Emma Wright 91 of Walnut and Thomas C. Zimmerman 91 of Chanute. Details include birthplaces, spouses, children, and burial plans at Walnut City Cemetery and Greenlawn Memorial Park. Additional notices cover Mrs. A L Mathewson 52 and Gladys Bell Hasty 53 with service locations in Yucaipa and Chanute, and related survivor lists.
Obituaries detail services for Dennis Ti4e Menace Lloyd Stierwalt and Walter Stierwalt with burial in Memorial Park. Zella Purdy and John Mintz are noted with funeral arrangements through Johnson Mortuary. Olivia Hemphill, nurse and Chanute native, died in Overland Park with services in Chanute and Elmwood Cemetery. Robert Kent, X ray technician, died of heart attack with services in Chanute and Lexington burial. A theft report from Jack Hisley notes groceries and medicine stolen from a residence.
The elm near 620 West Elm was pruned with horizontal limbs across the street spared. Trimming focused on branches overhanging property of M. W. Gerken at 222 South Lafayette. City will erect signs warning motorists about the low clearance. Gerken says he may seek liability protection if an accident occurs.
High Prairie Church invites all interested to attend its annual homecoming Sunday on October 10 with a noon covered dish dinner. Members and neighbors are welcome to share in fellowship and food.
Danny J. Wolken, 20, Buffalo Kansas, arrested by police Saturday night on a charge of disorderly conduct. He is held in the city jail on a $100 bond with a hearing set for today.
Jack Hammond, 53, of 61 E Main, was charged with intoxication after police were called when he allegedly refused to pay a cafe bill. He spent the night in custody and was released Sunday morning with a hearing set for 3:39 p.m. today.
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