Humboldt Biblesta Draws 25 000 Crowd On Parade Route
Thousands lined the parade route as Humboldt and nearby churches showcased floats in the fifth annual Biblesta. The Poplar Grove church won the traveling trophy with a “Go Into All the World” float by Humboldt churches taking top awards for realism and display. The event featured ул asted by 4-H club entrants and drew an estimated crowd near 25,000 despite scattered viewing spots along the route.
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Larry Mathews
Poplar Grove
Rose
Jonah
Ning
Ourday
Lutheran Bright Sunshine
Church of Humboldt
First Baptist
Tribune
News Tip Prompts No Tips. Parade Adds Glimpse of Humboldt Pageantry
The Tribune reports no tips were received last week for the weekly $3 award. A Humboldt parade drew 39 units including floats with a globe and Noahs Ark, plus bands from Humboldt Chanute and Iola. Judges announced winners during the evening program. LeTourneau Foundation head R G LeTourneau spoke prior to the parade. a free bean feed followed with entertainment by Wichita’s Eastan Napier Quartet and Oklahoma Citys Jubilee Quartet.
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The
Tribune
Chanute
First Baptist Church
Noah
Humboldt Reserve
Humboldt
Iola
Gleaners
Biblesta
Lyndell Mosley
Roy Harrington
Jack Johnson
Courtney Miles
James Phelan
Robert Pratt
KGGF
Coffeyville
Ralph Wadel
Koam-Tv
Pittsburg
Jed Woods
Wdaf Radio-Tv
Kansas City
R. G. LeTourneau
LeTourneau Foundation
Longview
T.C
Mosley
Eastan Napier
Wichita
Jubilee Quartet
Oklahoma City
Giants Blast Yanks 7-3 To Even World Series
San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Yankees 7-3 to even the World Series at two games each. Chuck Hiller delivered a seventh inning grand slam, the eighth in series history but the first by a Giant. Jack Sanford and Ralph Terry were the scheduled starters for Tuesday’s Game Five in New York with an open date Wednesday and the series moving to San Francisco Thursday for Game Six.
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Hiller
NEW York
Francisco Giants
Thejet
Marshall
New York Yankees
Bridges
Chuck Hiller
San Francisco
Jack Sanford
Giants
Ralph Terry
Yankees
Kickoff Meeting For United Fund Advance Gift Drive
About 30 leaders and workers at Mercantile Robert Fisher defended a kickoff meeting for the advance gifts drive for Chanute United Fund. James F. Cook announced a new classified organization replacing the block system used last year to divide categories and coordinate contributions. The drive runs two weeks with a later house-to-house campaign, aiming for a $19,688.45 goal with 75 to 100 workers in the advance phase and 400 to 500 for the general campaign.
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Mercantile
Robert Fisher
Chanute United Fund
James F. Coo
Tioga Hotel
Lper
Finance
Ralph Willcott
Cecil Meredith
Grodrive
Dai- Floyd
Ters
Dale Fairchild
Bill Young
Buford Fisher
Young
Henry Bak
W. Main
Main
Lincoln
R. J. Hayes
Rich- Halbe
Willis
Halbe
Dwight Blackwood
Charles Ballou
W. G. Bodley
Potter
Automotive
C. L. Fisher
Edwin Rideau
Dale Painter
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Neoshot
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Topeka Area 1962 Update
Topeka reports 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday October 16 1962 traffic tally. The period shows 444 deaths compared with 412 in the same 1961 span, indicating higher fatalities this year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate OKs Foreign Aid Billion Short of Request
The Senate approved a foreign aid bill for 3.9289 billion dollars, about one billion less than Kennedy requested. The measure, a Senate House conference compromise, passed by voice vote after House approval 171 to 108, sending it to the White House as Congress edges toward adjournment amid further spending fights and pension bill debates.
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Senate
Washington
Kennedy
Senate House
House
Congress
Fieta
Montana
Russell
Smathers
Ito
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Chanute Neosho Lead Land Judging Contest
Chanute and Neosho County dominated the Southeast Kansas District Land Judging Contest held Saturday to qualify for the national event in Oklahoma City next May. Chanute won the FFA judging division and led a field of ten teams. Neosho County took top 4-H honors with Feld, Fickel, Redburn, and Smith.
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Ne‘osha
Butler
Ne ‘Osha
Bill Hasty
Chanute
FFA
Phil Carter
Bill Ehmke
Alan Heller
Allan Miller
Altamont
Boyd Newby
Loyd Fields
Caney
Eddie Bernd
Cherryvale
Ronnie, i Roger
Neosho County
Feld, Fickel,Redburn
Ronnie Smith
Bill Dickson
C. P. McKinnie
Dean Swanson
Glen Dunlop
Jim Beech
Police Receive Weekend Calls From Violence To Vehicle Accidents
Police logged weekend incidents including a beating report at a cafe, a man injured by three assailants, a woman fleeing family troubles, and a car struck by another vehicle. An incident near 7th and Larson involved a tossed bicycle, while fireworks and a shotgun discharge were noted in the west part of town. A 1962 Buick and a 1955 Chevrolet pickup collision occurred at Santa Fe and Cherry with both drivers from nearby towns.
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North Santa Fe
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Phil Chaney
Chanute
Chaney
S. Malcolm
South Lan'caster
Mathis
Santa Fe and
Cherry
Jack E. Mathis
Earlton
Herbert W. Leadstrom
Bronson
Santa Fe
Mathlis
Two Women Paroled in Grocery Store Robbery Case
Cameron, Missouri duo Billie Jean Osborn and Mary Ann Arnold, both 21, pleaded guilty to charges from a last week grocery store robbery in Marion Kansas and were placed on three years parole by District Judge Walter Hembrow after an officer surprised two men during the incident.
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Marion, Kan
Cameron
Walter Hembrow
Billie Jean Osborn
Mary Ann Arnold
Highway US59 Opens North of Moran in Kansas Reorganization
A 25 mile stretch of US59 north of Moran was opened to traffic late Friday marking completion of a rerouting project in eastern Kansas. The new route connects Erie to Moran and Garnett, replacing the old alignment that ran west through Chanute and north to Humboldt and Iola.
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Moran
Erie
Moran and
Garnett
Kansas
Chanute
Humboldt
Iola
Weather forecast for Kansas and Topeka region
Generally fair and mild weather across Kansas with high 75 to 80 and lows 50s to 60s today. High pressure keeps clouds away as it moves east. scattered showers possible in western areas by Tuesday. Sunday highs 72 to 82, lows 41 to 54. another cold front may lower temperatures by Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Pittsburg
Goodland
193 Vehicles Inspected In Neosho County Safety Check
One hundred ninety three motor vehicles were inspected in a voluntary safety check by the Neosho County Farm Bureau youth group with police on South Santa Fe. Twenty two failed to pass due to rear light exhaust horn defects brakes front lights windshield wipers glass and a faulty hand brake. No tickets issued as the check aimed to point out corrections. Safety folders and courtesy bumper stickers were given to motorists.
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Young People’s Group
Neosho County
Farm Bureau
South Santa Fe
Prisoners Near Freedom in Bay of Pigs Swap
A Cuban Families Committee spokesperson in Havana said the release of about 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners was imminent with few formalities left. James B. Donovan flew to Miami, fueling talk of special transport to Florida as Castro’s government set a price of 62 million dollars for all captives.
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Havana
United States
Berta Barreto de Los Heros
Cuban Families Committee
Miami
New York
James B. Donovan
Families’ Committee
Donovan
Florida
Fidel Castro
Castro
Fidel
Armed Forces
Bay of Pigs
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Abel
Pan American World Airlines
Warrants Issued For Delinquent Taxes Turned Back
Erie warrants for uncollected personal taxes totaling 5795.34 were returned to the county treasurer Mrs. Freda Locke. They will be entered in the district court judgment docket with notices to the county attorney. Real property owners will receive notices. taxpayers must present both real and personal tax statements when paying. First half taxes due November 20.
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Erie
Freda Locke
Neosho County
District Court
Locke
Liston Accuses Guard of Prejudice in Philadelphia Pickup
World heavyweight champion Sonny Liston alleges Fairmont Park guard Aaron Smith acted with prejudice, accusing him of going too slow in his car. Liston was detained Friday night and released without charges.
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Philadelphia
Sonny Liston
Fairmont Park
Liston
Aaron Smith
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