Ellis County Unsung Heroes Tame Turbulent West
Hays Daily News profiles Ellis County history noting unsung heroes who helped tame the frontier era. Highlights include Wild Bill Hickok’s stint as marshal, Sheriff Andrew Miller killed in the line of duty, Tom Greenwood’s confrontation, and memorials at Mt. Allen Cemetery. Current sheriff Clarence Werth, 39, leads a team with undersheriff Robert Maxwell and deputy Richard Deen, both college graduates.
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Hays
Kas
Ellis County
Ellis
Tom Custer
George
Russia
J. B. Hickok
Wild Bill
Old Fort Hays
Andrew Miller
Ellis, Kas
Tom Greenwood
Miller
Iiiler
Greenwood
Lansing
Mt. Allen
Alex Ramsey
Saline
Clarence J. Werth
Five quick English quiz corrections
The items fix a sentence about rising to a position and having fewer responsibilities. Correct pronunciation varies. the term iconoclast means image breaker who ridicules beliefs. A ph beginning word meaning dull is phlegmatic.
Red Cabbage Frances Menu Suggestion
A recipe for red cabbage with apples, Tarragon vinegar, brown sugar and butter. Shred cabbage, slice apples, melt butter, mix in spices and liquids, cook slowly for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until tender, serve hot. Makes 8 servings.
Solution To Wild Oats Problem
Kansas City AP reports Spencer Chemical Co developed a chemical to kill wild oats in crops. Apply six to nine days after sprouting to prevent crop loss in wheat flax and barley. Tests covered 8 000 plots across North Dakota and Canada with no serious side effects noted.
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L. H. Burnett
Spencer Chemical Co. Laboratories
Spencer Chemical Co
North Central States
Prairie Provinces
Canada
North Dakota
New Herbicide Carbyne Promises Safer Crop Use
The report notes the development of a new herbicide named Carbyne aimed at reducing residue and improving weed control. Field trials show potential benefits though technical details are limited in the fragment.
American War Dads Elect New Officers
Melvin E Buck of Kansas City Kansas was elected national commander of the American War Dads and Mrs H O Fusimmons of Pratt Kan was named auxiliary president at the national convention. Other officers elected include William Murphy Topeka Kan as vice president Charles S Metzler Kansas City treasurer Carl M Vancil Kansas City executive secretary and auxiliary officers Mrs E N Wolfe Kansas City first vice president Mrs George A Converse Kansas City headquarters secretary Mrs Lena Watson Kansas City treasurer and Mrs Dennis McNeiley Topeka historian.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Melvin E. Buck
Kansas City
Kan
H. O. Fusimmons
Pratt
William Murphy
Topeka
Charles S. Metzler
Carl M. Vancil
Auxiliary
Errol Flynn Buried Today
Los Angeles AP reports Errol Flynn will be buried today after arriving from Canada. The 50 year old actor lay in a closed casket amid widow Patrice Wymore and public attention, while love letters to Beverly Radland were published by her mother. Funeral at Church of the Recessional in Glendale precedes burial at Forest Lawn.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Canada
Union Station
Patrice Wymore
Arson-Started Brush Fire Adds to Los Angeles Blaze
A new brush fire in California, likely started by an arsonist, compounds destruction from a wildfire burning in Angeles National Forest. A dark sedan was seen fleeing the scene as firefighters battle two fires totaling about 3,000 personnel. The original blaze, begun last Tuesday, has already consumed 12,700 acres near the Los Angeles foothill outskirts.
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Los Angeles
Angeles National Forest
Foothill
Com
Rookie cop loses handcuff keys after first shift
In Tucson Arizona a rookie officer on his first day returned home and his wife asked to see handcuffs. He locked her wrists by mistake but could not unlock them and after hours a fellow officer arrived with keys to free her.
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Tucson, Ariz
Tucson
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Jack Chegwidden
Hays Daily News
Sheriff's Office
Robert Maxwell
Richard Deen
Hilton's Kennels
Chanute
the Tribune
Kermit Castellanos
All Saints Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills
Jack Warner
Philip Chavez
Zuni, N.M
California
New York, N. Y
Aston
Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia Livestock Sales Co., Inc
Harvey Maxwell, Mgr
Madison Street
Frisco Tracks
Fieldcrest Mills
Newberry
China
Iron Board
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