Newspapers challenge 2 percent tax on newsprint in Kansas
Shawnee County court hears bid to set aside the 2 percent compensating tax on newsprint and ink used for publishing. The Kansas newspapers seek a permanent order invalidating the levy, arguing the tax should apply to newspapers as sold rather than to ingredients. Attorneys expect ongoing collection regardless of case outcome.
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Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas
John Kirchner
State Revenue Director
Kirchner
Revenue Department
John Anderson
George Docking
Barton Griffith
Clarence Malone
Flynn Returns To Hollywood In $25 Coffin
Errol Flynn, who spent millions, comes back to Hollywood in a $25 wooden coffin. Funeral plans draw attention as Patrice Wymore and Beverly Radland contest funeral arrangements. Flynn will be buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after a Monday morning service.
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Hollywood (Ap
Errol Flynn
Hollywood
Forest Lawn
Memorial Park
Patrice Wymore
Beverly Radland
Miss Radland
Flynn
Van
Flynn Body Brought Home in Traveling Coffin for Final Rites
In Vancouver a $1,000 coffin carries Errol Flynn’s body toward his funeral. Miss Wymore and her lawyers ordered the transfer, while Flynn’s friend Buster Wiles accompanied the casket on the trip. Miss Radland’s Hollywood arrival was chaotic at the airport.
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Miss Wymore
Vancouver
Flynn
Buster Wiles
Errol
Wiles
Miss Radland
Ronald Shedlo
Nora Eddington
Actor’s widow plans final rites as Damita stays away
The actor’s first wife Lili Damita remains in Palm Beach Florida and does not intend to attend the upcoming funeral rites. The current widow prepares to fulfill her husband’s last wishes and lay him to rest.
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Lili Damita
Palm Beach
Fla
Humboldt Band Participates in Emporia Band Day Parade
The Humboldt High School band among 42 high school bands in the 13th annual Band Day at Emporia State Teachers College. About 2,500 band members parade through Emporia this afternoon and perform at a half time show during the Emporia versus Omaha University game tonight. A social hour and dance follow, with band directors invited to an Emporia Chamber of Commerce dinner.
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Humboldt High School
Emporia State Teachers College
Emporia
Omaha University
Emporia Chamber of Commerce
Knife Used in Emergency Chest Surgery in Arcadia
In Arcadia California a doctor used a kitchen knife to perform emergency chest surgery on Percy Knight after a heart attack. Dr William B Wallace opened the chest and massaged the heart for over an hour before Knight was moved to Methodist Hospital where he is reported to be doing well.
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Arcadia
Calif
Percy Knight
Methodist Hospital
William B. Wallace
Knight
Comedian Jimmy Ritz Sued for Divorce in California
Santa Monica California AP Jimmy Ritz of the Ritz Brothers faces a divorce suit on grounds of extreme cruelty Judith Lee Ritz says they separated after six years of marriage She cites Ritz weekly earnings at 10000 and seeks 2500 monthly alimony plus support for their four year old daughter Alison Paula and 15000 for legal fees
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jimmy Ritz
Ritz Brothers
Judith Lee Ritz
Ritz
Alison Paula
Veteran to Observe 117th Birthday
Confederate veteran Walter Williams, last Civil War survivor, may live past his 117th birthday on November 14 if his health remains stable. Doctors noted pneumonia last summer left him critical briefly, but he has since recovered and is holding up well.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Williams
Russell Wolfe
Eisenhower Ready for European Hall Conference
Authoritative informants say President Eisenhower plans a meeting with the leaders of Britain France and West Germany at a European conference around late October. The talks aim to discuss postwar security and NATO cooperation amid growing Cold War tensions.
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Bonn
Germany
Eisenhower
Britain
France
West Germany
Europe
Stolen wheel tire gasol ine report and garage damage
Lester Cantrell reported a wheel and tire and half a tank of gaso line stolen from his home last night. A garage at the Glen Lacey residence 227 East 11th was damaged when hit by a car backing into the alley about 12:30 PM yesterday. The car involved was a 1949 Chevrolet driven by Kathy Anderson 15 of 1115 South Evergreen.
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Lester Cantrell
Lincoln
Glen Lacey
Kathy Anderson
S. Evergreen
Deaths and Funerals List Three obituaries
Mrs. Bertha Michener 80 a former Chanute resident died in Pratt after a 29 month illness. She was born Jan 10 1879 in Walnut and married William S. Michener in 1906. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday Ayers Calbeck Pratt. graveside 11 a.m. Tuesday Walnut. Also Mrs J Homer Fullerton funeral 2 p.m. Monday Greenwood church Granby Mo interment Greenwood cemetery. Mrs Maggie Heavisides prayer service Friday then services at Earl's Memorial Home Fort Scott.
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Bertha Michener
Chanute
Pratt
Walnut
Ottawa
William S. Michener
Methodist Church and Sunflower
Order of the Eastern Star
Floyd Reinhardt
Ayers Calbeck Chapel
Paul Handa
Johnson Mortuary
Funeral services and burial details for local residents
Interment was in Heavisides cemetery near Garland. David Freeman with Mrs. Doris Jones sang What a Friend and In The Garden. Chanute service bearers were Ed Parr Roy Chapple Phy Taylor Edwin Rideau Millard Drisdell and O H Bates. Fort Scott bearers were Charles Leist Clyde Palmer Arnold Mayfield Elmer Titus Charles Linn and Percy L Heitz. Gibson Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Heavisides
Garland
David Freeman
Doris Jones
Chanute
Ed Parr
Roy Chapple
Phy Taylor
Edwin Rideau
Millard Drisdell
O. H. Bates
Fort Scott
Charles Leist
Clyde Palmer
Arnold Mayfield
Elmer Titus
Charles Linn
Percy L. Heitz
Gibson Funeral Home
Daily Transcript Admittances and Dismissals
Yesterday admittances include Mrs Mildred McCarty at 115% N Grant medical James Davis 501 N Forest medical Clarence Clifton 401 N Santa Fe medical Shelly Russell 1220 N Steuben medical Today admittances are Mrs Lola H Browning 509 W 3rd medical Stephanny Hugill 731 S Grant surgery Linda Willis 1316 W Sth surgery Dismissals yesterday include Mike Carlson Buffalo Danny Martin R 2 Marcus Barbee 207 S Evergreen Mrs Lena Clements Humboldt Dismissal today Louis Ortiz 1109 S Washington Birth yesterday Mr and Mrs Wesley Thompson R 3 a girl
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Mildred McCarty
N. Grant
James Davis
N. Forest
Clarence Clifton
N. Santa Fe
Shelly Russell
N. Steuben
Lola H. Browning
W. 3Rd
Stephanny Hugill
S. Grant
Linda Willis
W. Sth
Mike Carlson
Buffalo
Danny Martin
Marcus Barbee
S. Evergreen
Lena Clements
Humboldt
Louis Ortiz
S. Washington
Wesley Thompson
Rescue Teams Tunneling to Reach 3 Trapped Miners
In SilverPeak Nevada rescue workers tunnel from three directions into a hill at the Mohawk silver mine after a Friday cave in. Three men—Bill Delorme of Redding California James Robinson of Mina Nevada and Sam Sickles of Tonopah Nevada—are trapped or crushed and families wait as dawn approaches.
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Silverpeak
Nev
Mohawk
Nevada
James Wike
Bill Delorme
Redding
Calif
James Robinson
Mina
Sam Sickles
Tonopah
Robinson
Sickles
Wike
Sentence Deferred For Topeka Woman
Dorothy Pauline Campbell Bednark, 40, convicted in Shawnee County District Court on four counts of grand larceny involving more than $2,000. Former Montgomery Ward credit manager in Topeka, her audit showed a $22,000 shortage. Bednark denied theft. attorney to file motion for a new trial.
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Topeka
Dorothy Pauline Campbell Bednark
Shawnee County
Bednark
Montgomery Ward and Co
Former Convict Held After Bank Robbery
Eugene Harrell a 24 year old former convict faces arraignment in the $738 burglary of the Easton State Bank. FBI says money in coins was found in the attic of Charles Edward FitzPatrick of Atchison who will be charged as an accessory. Harrell was arrested in Atchison within 12 hours of the burglary. A woman reported a car near the bank leading to police tips. Harrell released from Missouri Penitentiary in 1954 after 14 months for burglary.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Eugene Harrell
Easton
Kan
Charles Edward Fitzpatrick
Atchison, Kan
FBI
Harrell
Fitzpatrick
U. S
Atchison
Missouri Penitentiary
Typhoon Charlotte Kills at Least 28 in Okinawa
Typhoon Charlotte raked Okinawa with 90 to 150 mph winds causing at least 28 deaths, most from a northern landslide. No American military or civilian fatalities were reported. A second storm named Dinah formed in the Pacific and skirted Guam.
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Naha
Okinawa
West Pacific
Pacific
Guam
Night jet flight fares cut pending board approval
Continental Airlines says it will cut fares on night jet flights between Kansas City and Los Angeles starting November 15 if the Civil Aeronautics Board approves. Coach fare drops from 78.75 to 65.50 while first class remains 78.75, a 24 percent decrease.
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Kansas City
Continental Airlines
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
Man seeks beer permit after tavern dispute
In St McALESTER Oklahoma a man told by a tavern staff that he looked intoxicated walked to the police station and asked for a beer drinking permit. He was arrested and jailed on drunkenness charges.
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Mcalester
Okla
Johnson Allen Win at Friday Duplicate Bridge Club
Mrs Fred L Johnson and Mrs Robert Allen led with the highest above average score 62 percent at the Friday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge club. Close runners included pairs Bloomheart Hayes and Shively Mal son tied for second at 52 percent, Williams Stenger 48, Judy Jones 47.5, Hudson Gillilan 47, and Nelson Rupard with partner 45.5.
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Fred L. Johnson
Robert Allen
Clyde Bloomheart
Donald Hayes
Murray Shively
Gail Malson
Harry Williams
Fred Stenger
Lee Judy
J. Frank Jones
J. E. Hudson
W. E. Gillilan
Nelson Rupard
Independence
Family Dinner Honors John Kir Kin at 50th Anniversary
A rural Erie couple Mr and Mrs John H King celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and a program at the King home in Humboldt. Family members from Newton Hayward Bloomington San Jose and Erie attended along with grandchildren and other relatives.
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Maple Leaf
John H. King
Erie
Ernest C. King
Humboldt
Eric
John F. King
Jacqueline King
Newton
Chester G. Closson
Hayward
Calif
Lester A. Malcolm
Danny, Vara and Dale
Bloomington
Merle A. Mackley
San Jose
Mary Jo
Jan and
Alan
Max King
Air Force couple becomes first senior top-kick pair
MAGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE New Jersey AP reports that September promotions put David F Peterson to senior master sergeant and his wife Grace to the same grade. They become the first husband and wife team at that rank in the Air Force.
Fredericksburg implements bag based garbage system
Fredericksburg Virginia ap reports a novel garbage collection method where paper bags sized to fill ten gallon cans are given to residents. Fill bags are collected by workers and replaced with new ones, eliminating the need to clean the cans as in the past.
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Fredericksburg, Va
Fredericksburg
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