Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch
Jayhawks sophomore H C Palmer Jr. from Atchison, son of Speed Palmer, has emerged as a bright spot on Kansas football. Coach Jack Mitchell praises his improvement as injury shifts him from end to right tackle, with a future coaching career in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Palmer Jr
Chanute
Speed
Emma Palmer
University of Kansas
Don Pierce
Jayhawk
Palmers
Pierce
H. C. Palmer
Kansas
Jayhawker
Atchison
Harold Charles
Speed’ Palmer
Atchison High
Palmer Jr
Bill Blasi
Blasi
Palmer
TCU
Oregon State
Jayhawkers
Jack Mitchell
Thousands View Funeral Cortege Of Pope Pius
Vatican City AP reports the body of Pope Pius XI clad in episcopal robes was brought to St. Peter's Basilica for burial set for Monday or Tuesday. The procession started at Castel Gandolfo, passed 18 miles to the basilica with hundreds of thousands in attendance and millions listening by radio and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peter's Basilica
St. John Lateran
Rome
Castel Gandolfo Summer Palace
Basilica
Italy
Basilica of
Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
St. Peter's
Dulles to Attend Pope Pius XII Funeral Services
President Eisenhower dispatches Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to attend the Pope Pius XII funeral mass in Washington. The initial plan includes Dulles representing the United States at the papal services with a public mass held Tuesday in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
Pope
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Pius XII
Washington
Man Chooses Standing Surgery After Wreck
Harry Biltz, severely injured in a 1957 auto crash near Wichita, Kansas, opts to spend life standing. Doctors will fuse his body to relieve nerve pain, preventing bending. The lasting injuries include loss of an eye, facial lacerations, and 63 leg fractures. he seeks to resume work despite hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Harry Biltz
Biltz
Kansas
Wichita
Colwich
Statewide Tax Revenue Shares by Kansas Counties
Neosho County received 72339.83 in quarterly county and city tax distributions including gasoline, sales, cigarette and liquor taxes. The total statewide allocation reached 8304866.96 to counties and 625000 to cities with varied shares for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties across gasoline sales cigarette and liquor taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho
Kansas
Neosho County
Allen County
Wilson County
Woodson County
Altoona
Benedict
Buffalo
Earlton
Elsmore
Erie
Galesburg
Hepler
Humboldt
Iola
St. Paul
Savenburg
Stark
Thayer
Walnut
Yates Center
Lake Kanopolis Tract Leased for State Park
The Army Corps of Engineers leased 800 acres at Lake Kanopolis to Kansas for a state park. The East Shore tract will open to bids Oct. 27 for 20 concrete picnic shelters and a toilet/shower building at an estimated $60,000. Lynn Burris Jr. notes the park opens as Kansas first state park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Kanopolis
Kansas
Lynn Burris Jr
State Park Authority
East Shore
Kansas’ First
Burris
Blood Bank Collection Planned for November Visit
Rev William T Hunt announces Mrs Don R Abbueh as blood program chairman for the Red Cross chapter. Bloodmobile tours Erie and Chanute in November with 100 and 160 pint quotas respectively. Virgil Moody leads Erie blood program. Roger Kensinger heads recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hunt
Neosho County
Red Cross
Don R. Abbueh
Erie
Chanute
Virgil Moody
Roger Kensinger
Six Veterans Attend 20th Reunion of Philippines War Group
The 40th United States Volunteer Infantry Assn. faces a quorum shortage as only six members registered for the reunion, below seven needed for business sessions. Officers to serve another year, with a decision on 1959 plans next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
40Th
United States Volunteer Infantry Assn
John Hopkins
W. E. May
Chanute
Earl Andrews
Hazelton
Idaho
Joe Andrews
Twin Falls
J. E. Messick
Downey
Calif
Clyde Thulin
Galesburg
Ill
Hopkins
Thulin
May
Tioga Hotel
George C. Crockatt
Five Neosho Youths Called for Induction
Five Neosho youths will report to Kansas City Tuesday for induction into the Army the following day. They are Harold Lee Burghart Raymond B. Carter Wallace Dean Ikehorn Raymond Lee Smith and Delbert Dean Beebe. Eighteen men will be called for pre induction examination October 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Army
Gene Wall
Selective Service
Harold Lee Burghart
Raymond B. Carter
Parsons R
Wallace Dean Ikehorn
S. Highland
Raymond Lee Smith
N. Forest
Delbert Dean Beebe
Erie
Black Bear Kills Keeper at Utica City Zoo
A 600 pound black bear mauled keeper Dominick Trumfio at the Utica City Zoo. Police shot and killed the bear to end the attack as Trumfio suffered deep lacerations and leg fractures after entering the cage to feed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N.Y
Dominick Trumfio
Mellinger accuses Gov Docking of insurance kickback plan
Kansas GOP chairman Sam Mellinger charged Gov George Docking with an insurance kickback scheme to enrich political friends and his son. He cited state purchases records showing commissions paid on policies to Dunn-Docking Arkansas City and to Clifford McDonald of Lawrence, with ties to Docking and Democratic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner, Kas
Sam Mellinger
George Docking
GOP
Mellinger
Topeka
State Department of Administration
National Insurance Company
Dunn-Docking Agency
Arkansas City
Dunn-Docking
Robert Docking
Clifford McDonald
Lawrence
Douglas County
McDonald
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of
Maryland
Kansas City
Henry Knouft
Knougt
Knouft
Department of Administration
Knout
William Salome
Dunn - Docking
Cliff McDonald
G. Bartling & Co
Robert A. Oleen
Dwight
Kas
Oleen
Farmers State Bank
Elmer T. Beck
Beck
State Bank
Clar
Unemployment Drops 588000 in September Outlook Bright
The September jobs report shows unemployment falling to 4.11 million from 4.70 million in August, a larger seasonal drop. Factory employment rose 240,000 led by autos, steel, and appliances, with state and local governments adding many teachers as schools reopen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Moon Shot Near as Columbus Day Plans Next Step
Air Force reportedly prepares a new unmanned lunar probe from Cape Canaveral aiming to reach the moon zone before dawn Sunday. The 85-pound payload includes a TV scanner, meteorite counter, and magnetic field tests. success hinges on 300,000 parts and escape velocity of 24,000 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Air Force
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Kansas For 1958
The State Accident Records section lists 421 traffic deaths to date in 1958 and 420 for the same period in 1957. One earlier fatality is noted as not previously reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
U.S. Moratorium on Nuclear Tests Jeopardized
The United States warns its one year moratorium on nuclear tests could be nullified if the Soviet Union resumes explosions after Oct. 31. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge says full cessation must await progress on other disarmament steps as Geneva talks loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
U.N
Valerian A. Zorin
Geneva
U.S
Zorin
Better Mail Service Costs One Million Daily
Miami AP report says modern streamlined mail service boosts speed but costs nearly a million dollars per day. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield told postmasters a 351 million dollar deficit this year with higher rates adding 450 million to revenue while salaries rise 275 million and rail/other costs consume the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Arthur Summerfield
National League of Postmasters
Maverick the Doberman Defies Officers Four Years
Maverick a Doberman in North Hollywood eluded dogcatchers for four years by outsmarting traps and tranquilizers. After a dramatic chase, he was captured and put up for adoption. Mrs. Harry Crown of Van Nuys bought him for 130 dollars and took him to her two acre estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hollywood
Calif
Maverick
Pound
Harry Crown
van Nuys
Mrs. Crown
Frost Likely Area Forecast for Thursday and Saturday
Forecast calls for generally fair weather through Saturday with a cold night bringing frost and freezing temperatures. Temperatures tonight mid 30s, high Saturday 65 to 70. Northwest Kansas saw some freezing at night, with Goodland 25, Hill City 31, Manhattan 35, Pittsburg 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Hill City
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Chanute
50 May Purchase Moonshine Still Seized Near Chanute
ERIE County authorities seized a 50 gallon moonshine still near Chanute. J E Markley of Topeka offered to purchase it for at least 50 dollars and would display it at a tourist attraction near Seneca if approved. The sale would be by public auction with about 50 dollars needed to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Chanute
J. E. Markley
Topeka
Markley
Converse
Jack Reynolds
Seneca
Rescue Attempt Fatal To Missouri Man
A 51 year-old Joplin man, William James Roe, died of electrical shock while trying to rescue John H. Roose, 77, of Sarcoxie, from a burning cement truck after a line fell on Roe. Bystanders pulled Roe from the wreck. he had minor injuries previously. The truck left U S 166 near Missouri 37 and struck a pole.
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Sarcoxie
Joplin
William James Roe
John H. Roose
Reese
U. S. 166
Missouri 37
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HM. C. Sr
Emma Bendetto
Chanute High School
Cecilia
Pope Pius
Kensinger
Here
Lyle Kensinger
Jack Haight
Did Son
Cathy Baier
Phil Baier
Garden City
Basvinicaa
Blood Bank
Black Bear
Fidelity & Deposit Co
Commerce Weeks
Labor
Mitchell
Moon
Tribune
Better
Missouri
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