Chanute and Butler Lead Land Judging Teams in Southeast Kansas
Chanute FFA teams take first and third in the FFA division at the Southeast Kansas Land Judging School held near Chanute. Neosho County 4-H team places second in 4-H team judging. Butler County wins 4-H team honors. Individual FFA leaders include David Swiler and Neil Gray of Chanute. Awards include blue ribbons, medals, and plaques. national contest next May in Oklahoma City.
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Future Farmers of America
Chanute
FFA
Kansas Land
Gale Mullen
Neosho County
Chanute Ffa
Altamont
Caney
Cherryvale
Girard
Erie
Council Grove
la Cygne
Columbus
Cedar Vale
David Swiler
Neil Gray
Bill Triplett
Lloyd Jones
Carl Hines
Jerry Ernest
Leon Linnebar
Larry Richardson
Warren Newby
Leland Yarnell
Butler County
Crawford County
Montgomery
Lyon Counties
Bill Taylor
Gary Malson
Bernadine ‘Hale
Mike Jones
Larry Durand
Montgomery County
Bob Hunn
Marvin McC
Bank of Commerce
Kansas Farm Bureau
Consumers Co-operative Association of Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Bill Schupback
Carl Plummer
Glenn Sprague
Butler
Neosho Fertilizer Inc
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin McCune
Matthews
Robert Hunn
Tribune
Neille
Tribune Oto
Prairie Chickens Abound In Open Season Report
Hunters reported an abundance of prairie chickens in Yates Center Woodson County during a two day open season. Many shot their limit of two per day though Sunday saw fewer birds due to cold weather and overcast skies. A Tribune pollster noted questions about local politics as residents received ballots.
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Yates Center
Woodson County
Unseasonably Warm Temps Give Way to Chilly Kansas Weekend
Unseasonably warm weather in Kansas gave way to cooler conditions over the weekend. Highs ranged from 40s to 50s with 58 at Manhattan and Chanute, while overnight lows fell to 21 at Topeka and frost developed across eastern portions. A drizzle of rain occurred in the west, with Russell recording the highest rainfall. Forecast through Tuesday calls for partly cloudy skies and continued cool conditions with lows near 35 to 40 and highs in the 50s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Manhattan
Chanute
Russell
Wasson in Critical Condition After Car Accident
Harold Dean Wasson remained in critical condition with a brain injury after a Thursday collision near Karlton. He has been unconscious since the wreck at Neosho Memorial Hospital in Shaw.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Harold Dean Wasson
Shaw
Karlton
Fire damages shed at Beech and Plummer
A wood roof shed owned by the Floyd Osborn Oil Co. burned out with minor losses of anti freez e and lubricants after a trash fire. Firemen said the shed caught fire unnoticed until reported by a passing motorist. Run at 1 10 p.m. Saturday.
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Floyd Osborn Oil Co
Beech and Plummer
Beverly Hills Dinner Showcases $300 Plate Maxim's Feast
A Beverly Hills Wine and Food Society gathering previews a nine course dinner by Maxim's Paris chefs for 50 guests with 450 glasses. Promoters cover most costs. attendees pay $30 per plate, while transportation and wine run up to about $4,500. The event features vintage wines, lobsters, crepes Madame, and Parisian flair, but critics note the extravagance and question affordability.
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The
Beverly Hills Wine & Food Society
Maxim
Paris
Vandables
Allen Chase
Art Linkletter
J. H. Kindelberger
North American Aviation
Chase
Maxim's
Linkletter
BB Shot Breaks Window Injuring Local Woman
Police investigated after a BB shattered a window at 1202 2 S Grant and struck Mrs. Maggie Doran, 86, above the eye. The injury was minor. Four boys aged 9 to 12 were detained. owners agreed to pay for damages and promise not to fire the air rifle in town.
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S. Grant
Maggie Doran
Reed George Top Poll Amended Favor Reed Leads In Chanute Erie
The Tribune poll shows Clyde Reed Jr and Myron George leading in Chanute and Erie with comfortable straw vote majorities while Gov George Docking trails by 12 percent in Humboldt. All three constitutional amendments receive majority support with high awareness and varied opinions on judiciary and water resources.
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Clyde Reed Jr
Myron George
Chanute
Erie
George Docking
Reed
Humboldt
The
Tribune
Neosho County
Docking
Warren Shaw
Denver Hargis
George
the Tribune
Hargis
Emporia
Johnson County
Manhattan
Lawrence
Salina Journal
Hutchinson News
West
Sporadic Red Gunfire Hits Quemoys as War Rests Odd Days
In Taipei AP dispatch, Communist shelling on the Quemoys was sporadic on the odd-numbered day of a new every-other-day pattern. Nationalist sources cited 1,500 Red soldiers building fortifications opposite Quemoy and 560 on the Peichiao Peninsula as Red gunboats moved in Amoy harbor.
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Taipei
China
Reds
Quemoy
Matus
Quemoys
Matsu
Peichiao
Amoy Harbor
United States
George Yeh
Taiepi
Yeh
Washington
Formosa Strait
Cardinals Fail On Eighth Ballot To Name New Pope
Vatican cards failed again on the eighth ballot in two days to elect a pope as black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel. About 200000 people gathered as Vatican Radio described the smoke as unmistakably black, signaling no decision and prompting a return to secret conclave sessions.
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Vatican City
Sistine Chapel
Vatican Radio
Pius XII
Sigismondo ‘Chigi
Pushbutton Plane Soars as Air Force Demonstrates F106B
Air Force pilots reveal the Convair 7106 F106B interceptor in flight at Tyndall Air Force Base. The two mile per hour jet prototype, a one billion dollar program, demonstrates speed above Mach 1.6 and altitudes over 50,000 feet with a digital computer onboard. Captain Frank Forsyth, a Detroit native, is the passenger and test pilot, while Rex Warden discusses the project’s test status and future operational plans for the air defense command.
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Viern Haugland
Air Force
Rex Warden
ADC
Convair
General Dynamics Corp
Air Defense’ Command
North Florida Gulf Coast
Forsyth
Detroit
Tyndall
Tavern Owner Shot to Death Near Joplin
An 89 year old tavern and restaurant owner Neal Gilliatt was found shot three times and beaten in his establishment five miles west of Joplin on Highway 66. Police believe robbery motives consistent with the eight gunshots and open cash register.
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Joplin
Highway 66
Neal Gilliatt
Gene Copeland
Gilliatt
Copeland
Neal Kiser
Galena
Kiser
Sheriff's Office
Robert
Richard
Chanute to observe half day for students Tuesday
Chanute Public Schools will have a half day Tuesday with no afternoon session, announced by principal Dell Reed. The Chanute Teachers Association plans a meeting at Hut ton school in the afternoon to discuss a zone school concept and the initiative on professional development.
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Chanute Public
Dell Reed
Chanute Teacher's Association
Hutton School
Kansas
Wasser
Independence
Iady
Museum Plans Discussed By Chanute Committee
The Chanute Chamber of Commerce tourist promotion committee recommended an $85,000 bond issue for a proposed Osa and Martin Johnson museum to be voted on November 4. A Park Board styled group would manage the museum with audit control, relying on Johnsons material from South Pacific and Kenya archives and gifts or bequests from supporters. Eastman Kodak Co. pledged support with possible reproductions of Johnsons photographs. The committee is led by Dean Skinner.
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Osa and
Martin Johnson Museum
Chamber of Commerce
Chanute
Chanute Park Board
Chanute Museum Board
Public Library Board
Johnsons
South Pacific
Kenya
South Africa
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester
N. Y
Dean Skinner
Teen Canteen Drive Tonight by Jaycee Jaynes
The Jaycee Jaynes with Senior High drum and bugle corps girls will conduct a porchlight drive tonight at 7 for Teen Canteen funds. Funds support the community youth recreation center at 152 S Highland. Canvassers meet at the Memorial building and return there after for refreshments.
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Jaycee Jaynes
S. Highland
Memorial Building
McCune Driver Killed In Train Truck Crash
Riley Finley Monte a 55 year old grain truck driver from McCune Kansas was killed when his vehicle collided with a Frisco freight train at a county highway crossing nine miles southwest of Pittsburg Crawford County reported it was the 11th traffic fatality of the year for the county Monte was delivering a load of grain for the McCune Farmers Union Cooperative Assn at the time of the crash.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Riley Finley Monte
McCune
Monte
McCune Farmers Union Cooperative Assn
Crawford County
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Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Soil Conservation Service From
Harve Johnson
Dick McMinimy
Caveas
Wasson
Hubbard Keavy
Beverly Hills
Calif
Monsieur
Mme. Louis Vaudable
Supreme Court
Charlie Ham Docking
Bette
Tatan Island
Quemoy Complex
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
William Price
Air
Teen Canteen
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