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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1958

Page

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Flag found buried in debris at Masonic Temple

Mrs. Babcock discovered a large American flag behind the Masonic Temple nearly buried in debris. The flag was stretched on a wooden frame with carpet tacks and deemed a double violation of flag disposal. Mrs. Haynes advised proper disposal and the flag was moved to the back porch for burning or burial.

Roy G. Babcock N. Ever Nun Byrle Haynes N. Garfield Babcock Thei Temple Building Tribune Masonic Temple Roy Babcock N. Evergreen

Boy Rescued From Bottom Of Deep Hole In Magnolia Ark

A two year old boy was saved from an 11 foot hole after three hours of rescue work. Johnny Carmichael fell into the narrow shaft while with his father E C Carmichael near their rural home. Oilfield workers and volunteers assisted as a plastic hood and oxygen aided the rescue.

Magnolia Ark Johnny Carmichael E. C. Carmichael Johnny Carmichael J. W. Henderson Henderson Charles A. Kelley Kelley

Fire damages Marsh home in upstairs closet blaze

The Marsh residence at 411 N Evergreen suffered heavy damage from fire and smoke with about 300 gallons of water used to extinguish the blaze. Clothing belonging to Mrs Marsh burned. Fire loss estimate unavailable. cause undetermined.

Harold Marsh N. Evergreen

Reichhold to Open $500000 Formaldehyde Plant in Kansas City

Reichhold Chemicals plans a 500000 dollar formaldehyde plant in Kansas City Kansas to begin production in April 1959. The facility is designed to output 30 million pounds of formaldehyde per year.

Kansas City Kan Reichhold Chemicals

Dulles Denounces Force in China Chiang Talks in Formosa

In Washington Secretary of State Dulles vowed no attacks on the Chinese Communists while promising to stand firm against aggression. In Taipei Chiang Kai-shek renounced force as the main method to regain the mainland and signaled possible troop reductions on offshore islands if Communists quiet. The joint communique implied U.S. defense ties to Quemoy Matsus Penghu and Formosa with emphasis on nationalism democracy and social well being rather than force.

Washington Dulles United States Taipei Formosa Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Quemoys Matsus Taiwan Penghu Pescadore Islands Formosa Strait U.S China

Big Tarantula Joins K State Fraternity

King the tarantula, imported in a banana crate, becomes a member of Delta Upsilon at Kansas State College Manhattan. King sits with Bill Gordon, jumps nine to ten feet, eats grasshoppers and cockroaches, and sleeps in a sand box. The spider is not dangerous but its bite can hurt.

Manhattan Kan King United States Delta Upsilon Kansas State College Bill Gordon Highland

Poor and Wasson Injured in County Road Crash

Walter M. Poor of Chanute and Harold Dean Wasson of Erie were injured four miles east of Earlton when their cars collided at a county road intersection around 10 a.m. Wasson, 31, was in extreme condition with a severe head injury after emergency care at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Poor, 54, sustained cuts and bruises with X rays planned. both men were hospitalized.

Walter M. Poor Chanute Harold Dean Wasson Erie R. 1 Wasson Earlton Neosho Memorial Hospital Freeto Grading Co Chanute Board of Education

De Gaulle Says France To Be Nuclear Power

Paris AP reports Premier Charles de Gaulle declaring France will soon be a nuclear power. He stated that atomic tests are forthcoming and reaffirmed rejection of a nuclear test ban by Britain the United States and Russia.

de Gaulle France Paris Charles de Gaulle Britain United States Russia

Cost of Living Unchanged as Earnings Reach Peak

Washington AP reports September living costs held steady at 123.7 with no change from August while factory worker earnings rose to record levels. About 900,000 railroad workers gain a one cent hourly raise Nov 1 as a cost of living adjustment. Coffee and food prices influenced the overall index, which sits 2.1 percent above last year. Clague cautions against expecting a sustained decline in living costs.

Washington Bureau of Labor Statistics Ewan Clague Labor Department Clague

Officers Destroy Homemade Still Southeast of Chanute

Officers seized a 50 gallon homemade still southeast of Chanute on October 6 and destroyed it. Undersheriff Jack Reynolds said the sale to a Topeka man for tourist display would be illegal, ending any prospect of a display sale by J. E. Markley.

Chanute Jack Reynolds Topeka Reynolds J. E. Markley

Army calls off sky search for plastic moon satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Army canceled the search for the 12 foot diameter plastic moon satellite launched last night The tracking showed the craft for seven or eight minutes and no ignition of the second stage occurred Officials noted upper stage problems but kept open the possibility of future repeats to improve atmospheric density measurements and lunar probe plans by NASA and the Army

Cape Canaveral Fla Froehlich

Fair Mild Area Outlook and Kansas Snow History Mentioned

Forecaster expects fair and mild weather through Friday with nights in the 40s and highs in the 70s. Topeka text recalls a severe snow storm fifty years ago with two inches then nearly five inches, while today’s note highlights a pleasant sunlit day and warming temperatures across the state.

Topeka Kansas

Neosho County Tour Highlights Water and Highway Plans

Erie congressman Myron George spoke to about 100 residents last night at Legion Hall on water resources and highways. He cited the Neosho river reservoir near Burlington and a recent construction appropriation. The tour included Thayer Galesburg St Paul and Stark with 15 cars in the caravan. He urged Clyde Reed Jr for governor and predicted voter support would strengthen good government. Mrs. George joined him. he is a native of Erie and former Chanute resident.

Erie Myron George Congress The Legion Hall Washington Neosho River Burlington Ee Neosho County Edna Peterson Thayer Galesburg St. Paul Stark Chanute George Clyde Reed Jr Clyde Reed

Telephone Service Restored for 400 Customers

Telephone service was restored to 400 customers east of Highland around noon after installing a new section of cable under the street in front of the South Highland office. Al Endres said the full cable was wet, not just a section, delaying restoration. A Wichita-sourced cable arrived last night and service was gradually restored as wires were spliced. Some customers were without service for 32 hours.

Highland South Highland al Endres Wichita

Driver Arrested After DUI Near Airport in Buffalo

Lawrence Koenig of Buffalo was arrested by police on charges of driving while intoxicated and no valid license. He is held in the city jail pending a hearing or bond. Police said they detained Koenig in his car just east of the municipal airport around 11 30 p m.

Lawrence Koenig Buffalo Koenig

Kansas Traffic Fatalities Rise to 438 This Year

In the last 24 hours no deaths were recorded. To date in 1958 the state lists 438 fatalities, compared with 446 in the same period of 1957.

Topeka Kansas

Friday Deadline For Registration Chanute Voters

Chanute voters have last chance to register for the Nov 4 general election as registration books stay open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. this week before closing tomorrow night. County and city clerks provide details on absentee ballots and in state voting options for those away on election day.

Chanute Howard Parsons Parsons Erie Marion Showalter Showalter

Man Slashes Wrists After Meeting Estranged Wife

Police report Lester Cantrell age 26 slashed his wrists in a car at 919 North Lafayette around 10 a.m. today after a meeting with his estranged wife. He was rushed to Neosho Memorial Hospital for treatment of severe cuts and blood loss. Cantrell had been living at 612 West Chestnut and had arrived from Colorado several months ago.

Lester Cantrell Lafayette Neosho Memorial Hospital Cantrell W. Chestnut Colorado

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Masked Gunmen Rob Bank in Cambridge Heist

Two masked gunmen robbed the Lechmere Branch of the Middlesex County National Bank in Cambridge exposing a haul between 85 000 and 90 000 dollars. They bound five staff with clothesline after striking the custodian and attacking workers. a bag containing about 4000 dollars was dropped during the escape.

Cambridge Mass Lechmere Middlesex County National Bank Frank Cronin

Sooner Man Kills Wife and Self at Sperry Field

In Sperry Oklahoma a farmer William Anthony Tracy Jr 35 killed wife Imogene Tracy 32 and wounded their daughter Lynn 3 before shooting himself outside the Sperry Football Field during a high school game. The other children Roger 6 and Billy 8 witnessed from a station wagon. Lynn is in critical condition with a lung wound at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa.

Sperry Okla Imogene Tracy William Anthony Tracy Jr Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa Lynn Tracy Roger Billy Tracy Tulsa County Louis Powell

South Lincoln rezoning ok by city committee

The special zoning committee voted 3-1 to rezoning the east side of South Lincoln between 3rd and 4th from residential to business. A recommendation will go to the city commission. if approved, the change would extend to the alley between Lincoln and Highland.

Memorial Building South Lincoln City Commission Lincoln Highland C. ©. McKelvy Edna Wickard St. Lincoln Leroy Halsted James Boerwinkle Raymond Friederich Robert Perry Leslie Cable

State Grange Opens 87th Kansas Session in Pittsburg

The 87th annual Kansas State Grange session convenes in Pittsburg with 150 delegates and many visitors. The four day meeting in Crawford County marks the Grange’s long history since the county’s 1872 origin.

Pittsburg Kansas State Grange Crawford County

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marsh K.C Force Western Pacific Free World Big Tarantula Poor Wasson East DeSoto Duane Houck Highway Patrol Jack Froehlich Ocean D. D. Wyatt National Aeronautics and Space Administation Wyatt Army Space Program Myron V. George Altamont Wasser Allan Lawrence Royster Junior High Christy H. L. Lawrence S. Lafayette Allan Wife South State Grange
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