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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1958
Page
1
A right shoe, navy blue with a bow, size about 6, was found on the curb at Main and Lincoln and may belong to a local woman. The finder hopes the owner reclaim the slipper. Also noted are a long-ago Bible tale and an ancestral crossing documented by Mrs O H McCaffree.
Forecasters expect fair and mild conditions through Friday with lows 55 to 60 and highs in the upper 70s. A weak northern cold front may enter Kansas tomorrow, bringing cooler air and slightly lower warmth especially in northern portions. Top temperatures yesterday ranged 79 to 89 across Chanute Pittsburg Hill City, with overnight lows from 60 to 41.
Mrs Myrtle Buckey 49 suspended June 12 as manager of Pittsburg State Teachers College student cafeteria charged with embezzling 1821 dollars 45 cents in a year. She was arrested yesterday in Independence Missouri and jailed in Girard Kansas.
State accident records show 427 traffic deaths this year, with 434 in the same period of 1957. School zones retain an 15 mile per hour speed limit under City Ordinance No. 1515 enforced by the Police Department.
About 75 southeast Kansas peace officers attended a forum at the State Highway Commission building to share ideas on curbing fraudulent checks, confidence games, and theft. FBI Kansas City Special Agent in Charge W. Mark Felt led the event with bank bureau representatives and others from up to 100 miles away.
Wilson County Lake twelve miles west of Chanute on US 75 will open to fishing at 6 a m November 1 A H Alcock of the Kansas Fish and Game commission said New lake regulations will limit daily catch to six bass or six channel catfish or six fish total The limit may rise after June 30 if fish supply warrants Enforcement will be provided in the area The commission also voted to condemn land for a 3200 acre wildlife reserve in Nesh o County south of St Paul Cost estimated above one million dollars Some commissioners urged appraisal first Others approved a 1964 65 budget and opened three additional state lakes to fishing on November 1 at Barber Butler and Hamilton counties Federal reservoirs opened to game bird hunting include Cedar Bluff Webster and Lovewell with Lovewell west part restricted to hunting The central part reserved for swimming and the eastern end for boating
A seven month old girl, Kelly Jean, was found dead in her home in Kansas City. Police detained the 21 year old mother, Mrs. David Allen, for investigation. Coroner O S Pate said there were no injury marks and an inquest was held with findings not disclosed. An autopsy was initially refused then consented to.
Wichita report says Mrs Verne Alden of Wellsville was re-elected yesterday as president of the National Home Demonstration Council, confirming her leadership role within the group and its ongoing activities.
Chanute Junior College claims a top ranked biology program with a highly equipped lab. Headed by Martha Stoltz since 1936, the department houses extensive specimen collections, a rooftop greenhouse, and field trips mainly to Neosho County. Courses cover general zoology anatomy botany and physiology with emphasis on scientific method.
A Frisco freight train derailed about a mile south of LaCygne Kansas with 17 cars left scattered along the line. There were no injuries but railroad damage was extensive. Superintendent H J Lovelady attributed the derailment to a journal failure and said repairs would reopen the track by 8 pm.
Consultants Speer and Fisher project welfare savings of 327,000 dollars over five to six years from a 50 bed county home for the aged in Neosho County. They cite hospital-care cuts totaling 32,400 dollars yearly and an additional 7,560 dollars yearly in federal welfare participation, enough to cover the 225,000 dollar bond issue within years.
Los Angeles reports the X-15 rocket space vehicle is on public view with Vice President Nixon touting it as a major step in space exploration. Built by North American Aviation, the aircraft could fly over 3 600 mph and reach high altitudes during initial tests at Edwards Air Force Base.
Wichita lawyer Hugo T Wedell urged Kansas voters to back a constitutional amendment for nonpartisan selection of Supreme Court justices. Speaking to Rotary he denounced Teamsters Union officials accused of funding judicial campaigns and warned of partisan influence over the court. The measure would create a 13 member nominating commission and require elections of appointees on a nonpartisan ballot every six years. Wedell, a 1935 appointee by Gov Alf Landon, highlighted past Rotary ties and opponents including Landon.
Atlanta police were ordered to show cause why five men held in the bombing of The Jewish Temple should not be released. The writ attacks the vague charge of vagrancy against four men and questions the legality of Allen's detention for alleged destruction by explosives. The case follows a deadly blast that damaged the temple and spurred FBI involvement.
The Chamber of Commerce Executive Assn plans its semiannual spring meeting in Chanute, with tentative dates May 14 15 or May 21 22. About 70 chamber managers and secretaries are expected, plus wives, totaling around 100 attendees. Matthews, Chanute chamber manager, is a director and editor of the association bulletin.
Mrs. George T. Schierling, 6, Newton, died Tuesday night from injuries suffered in an auto crash near Newton on Oct. 5.
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