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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1959

Page

2

Maria Callas Bomb Hoax Aids Shelby Theatre Night

A bomb threat halted a Maria Callas concert at Midland Theater in Kansas City for about 40 minutes. Gov James Blair urged evacuation. Miss Callas returned to finish the show, later joking about the scare at a River Club party. Former President Truman attended the event.

Kansas City Maria Callas Harry S. Truman Midland Theater Missouri James T. Blair Miss Callas Larry Kelly Dallas Miss Dallas Gov Blair Mme. Callas Red River Club

Bomb Hoax Delays Maria Callas Concert in Kansas City

A Halloween prank delayed Maria Callas’ American concert at Loew’s Midland Theater as police searched the venue after a bomb threat call. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Burns observed a hushed crowd and a 30 minute evacuation while officials checked the building, the program running 25 minutes late.

Kansas City Maria Callas Boyd Burns Missouri James Blair Burns Loew Midland Theater Miss Callas The Riviera

Wedding Trip Crash Fatal to Bridegroom

An Omaha man returning from a honeymoon died in a Horton Kansas hospital after a three vehicle crash on U S 73 near Horton. His bride received a concussion and injuries while Leonard McAfee also was hurt. Sheriff reports a passing attempt caused the collision with a truck driven by Claude Zimmerman of Horton.Zimmerman uninjured.

Horton, Kan Omaha Neb Horton Hospital Thomas E. Schwartz 0. S Horton Schwartz Leonard McAfee John Oltsen McAfee Claude Zimmerman Zimmerman

Khrushchev Color Film Draws Packed Houses in Moscow

A color film of Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s U S tour draws full crowds in Moscow theaters. The hour long chronicle highlights Khrushchev’s dialogue with U S political business and labor leaders and shows scenes from New York City San Francisco Harbor and the Grand Canyon while omitting certain sites.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev U.S Khrushchev New York Colorado Grand Canyon San Francisco Harbor Alcatraz Oakland Golden Gate Bridges

Ackerman, Larkin deaths marked in Chanute notices

Obituaries from Chanute list Mrs. A A Ackerman 68 of 301 S Lincoln dies after a long illness. funeral planned at First Methodist Church with burial at Memorial Park. Also noted: F H Larkin 82 of Newkirk Okla dies after a stroke. survivors include wife and several children. services pending in Chanute.

A. A. Ackerman Beulah Stanley Ackerman S. Lincoln Moran Chanute Paola Methodist Church The Athenaeum Dale Buchanan Presbyterian Church Memorial Park Cemetery Johnson Mortuary A. Larkin F. H. Larkin Newkirk Oklo Larkin Osage City Reallstate W. M. Parrish Fredonia R. O. Wallace Myers Charles H. Myers C. E. Grimes Christian Church Francis Jackson Everett Hole Ernest Salzman Henry Myers Ed Myers Park Myers Hazel Slane D. A. Finney

PTA Study Group Discusses The Elementary Child

Midway Mrs Maynard Clough chaired the Midway PTA Study Group meeting held Monday with 15 members. Panel discussion on The Elementary Child featured Mmnes Everett Olson Percy Rowan Jr Laurel Yarnell and John Blancott. Next meeting slated for November.

Maynard Clough Midway Pta Galen Thorsell Mmnes Everett Olson Percy Rowan Jr Laurel Yarnell John Blanscott

Cattle and Hog Prices Dip Across Kansas City Markets

Kansas City AP reports cattle and hog prices slipping with light slaughter cattle, steady to lower hogs, and varied cattle categories. Parson’s hogs show steady to slightly higher ranges. sheep also steady. industrial eggs and butter largely unchanged in Kansas City and Chicago markets.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City Parsons U.S U. S Chicago Chicago Grain Kansas City Cash Wheat

Cadillac production halts as steel strike expands

Detroit AP reports Cadillac will end auto production this evening with the second shift due to steel shortages. About 7,000 workers will be idled as GM divisions face widespread layoffs. industry output is down and several plants suspend operations while others anticipate resumption next week.

Detroit Cadillac General Motors Pontiac Allis Am Airlines Oldsmobile Buick Anaconda Chevy Atchison Rolet Pas- Avco Corp Senger Beech Aire Beth Steel Oakland Boeing Air Callif Assembran Airw Champlin Oil Chi RI & Pac Automotive News Today Chrysler Curtiss Wr Dow Chem Ford D %& Gamble SK Elee Goodyear Kan P&l Cem M &M Kan Tex Mo Pac A Monsan Ch Mont Ward Nat Gyps NY Central Ohio lOkla Olin Peabody Coal Penney, J C Phill Pet Polaroid Proct & G RCA Rayonier Reyn Joe Lead Reg Sears Rock Sinclair Socony Sperry Tron Ces Esdones Doncacs Steel Pnbeewess Woolworth

Defendent Reported In Defendent Reported In

A federal court trial for 22 defendants in the Apalachin underworld case opened with reports that John A. DeMarco 59 of Shaker Heights Ohio suffered a heart attack Wednesday night at the Statler 30 Hotel It marks the second heart ailment among the original 23 defendants including Joseph Bonanno who received a severance last Monday due to a heart condition The eight men and four women jury was selected to hear charges of conspiring to withhold information about the secret gathering

New York John A. DeMarco Shaker Heights Ohio Statler 30 DeMarco Liberty Clare's Hospital Joseph Joe Nanas) Bonanno Tucson Ariz

Admittances and births mark Humboldt hospital notes

Daily Transcript lists yesterday admittances including Mrs C E Patterson and Mrs Little Craven plus surgery for Mrs Herbert Matlock and births for Lawrence Brock Jr and Roy Atkins. Admittances today include Albert Pratt and Harry Ellis. Dismissals yesterday include Willard Jobe and Wiley Hack. today Richard De Bolt. Traffic citation issued for Carl Kerwitz. court case filed over Bel Telephone and credit union matter.

Neosho Memorial Hospital C. E. Patterson W. Central Little Craven Eric Homer O. Walker W. Main Herbert Matlock Lavenburg Hans Herold W. 9Th Glen M. Shook Humboldt Alonzo Butcher Wichita Rex. Richey S. Steuben John Madeo S. Central Medical Albert H. Pratt E. 18Th Harry Ellis S. Santa Fe Willard Jobe Wiley W. Hack Waldo E. Adams Richard de Bolt W. Oak Lawrence D. Brock Jr Roy D. Atkins

Five Kan sas State students to begin Chanute practice teaching

Five student teachers from Kansas State College at Pittsburg arrive Monday to start seven weeks of practice teaching in Chanute schools. Department heads will supervise and attend a preliminary conference in Pittsburg tonight with leaders W H McMurray Jim Gilbreath Howard Jester Cecil Pankratz and Wesley Valliere. The students and assignments include Donald Plotner Royster Junior High industrial arts under Valliere Louise Prouse Royster social living under Betty Campbell Gerald Pitts high school business education under Jester Larry Sedgwick high school drafting under Gilbreath Kenneth Robb high school industrial arts under Pankratz.

Kansas State College Pittsburg Chanute W. H. McMurray Jim Gilbreath Howard Jester Cecil Pankratz Wesley Valliere Donald Plotner Royster Junior High Valliere Louise Prouse Royster Betty Campbell Gerald Pitts Jester Larry Sedgwick Gilbreath Kenneth Robb Pankratz

Wall Street opens with mixed declines as independents retreat

New York AP reports indepen dent automakers fell while the stock market moved irregularly lower in late trading. Volume reached about 3.8 million shares, with most key stocks down fractionally to a point and a few issue groups moving more sharply. Major steel shares drifted lower but steadied late, while U S government bonds continued to slip.

New York U.S

Apalachin Gathering Host Joseph Barbara Sr Dies

Joseph Barbara Sr., host of the Apalachin gathering that drew about sixty people at his estate two years ago, has died of a heart attack. The death follows the controversial event and the notable attendees associated with the Apalachin meeting.

Joseph Barbara Sr

Buff alo Briefs Skip Across State ties and Travels

Buffalo Kansas notes George Pierce, Mrs Charles Ward called to Olympia Washington by mother Georgia rk. Dr and Mrs Herbert Rollow return from East trip visiting Cooper Rollow and family in Chicago plus other relatives in Rochester Schenectady Kansas City. Eaton high school band instructor Charles Laurence Childers Jr earns I rating at Boulder homecoming. Eaton band placed 89th in formation and ordered new uniforms in June but arrival late. Childers is Chanute High School and Kansas University graduate.

Herbert Rollow Cooper Rollow Chicago Frank Butler Rochester N. Y Stannard Butler Schenectady Alfred Finch Kansas City Saranac Lake Lake Placid Adirondacks Plymouth Cape Cod Mass Sturbridge Village Charles Laurence Childers Jr C. L. Childers S. Evergreen Eaton, Colo Boulder Colo Eaton Childers Chanute High School Kansas University Lawrence

Supreme Court Refuses Speed In Taft-Hartley Order

The Supreme Court refused to hasten a Taft-Hartley back-to-work injunction case for the United Steelworkers as the 107-day steel strike continued. Justice Department asked for a noon deadline. the court denied. Union to file appeal by Friday with briefing due Monday. ruling expected mid next week. Negotiations resume today in Pittsburgh with FMCS watching. a joint bargaining conference could be called if no progress by Monday.

Washington Supreme Court United Steelworkers Taft-Hartley Justice Department Philadelphia Arthur J.goldberg Pittsburgh Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Eisenhower

Steel strike widens with half million workers out

The article notes six days remain to appeal to the highest court as about 500000 steelworkers strike against 96 companies with 250000 more in related industries idle. The dispute centers on wage increases and industry demands for greater control over local conditions to cut costs. Prestrike wages averaged $3.11 an hour.

Fires in 1958 Fatal to 11500

Nearly two million fires caused 11,500 deaths and 14 billion dollars in losses in 1958 as the National Fire Protection Association reports. Despite a slight drop in total losses from 1957, more American homes burned than ever before, with 558,000 dwellings destroyed or damaged. Defective heating and cooking equipment and careless smoking were the main causes.

Boston United States National Fire Protection Assn

Nobel Prize Judges Named by Swedish Academy Panel

The panel determining Nobel Prize winners includes the Swedish Academy the Swedish Academy of Science the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and five members of the Norwegian Parliament.

Swedish Academy Swedish Academy of Scientist Carolina Medical Institute Stockholm

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