Buffalo statue carved by Pete Felten near Hays
Pete Felten carved an 18 ton buffalo statue from Indiana limestone beside U S 40 near Hays for the Fort Hays Historical Society. The seven foot sculpture rests on an eight foot base and will be dedicated during Hays centennial celebrations next year. Felten, a native of Hays, works in stone and plans a tiger sculpture for Clay County Community High School after completing the buffalo project.
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U. S. 40
Felton
Fort Hays
Buffalo
the Historical Society
Buffalo Bill
Clay County
Clay Center
Woman Runs 400 Acre Kansas Farm With Hands On Skill
Cheyenne Kansas AP reports Amelya Tanner a 60 year old widow now farms her 400 acre tract near Sedgwick County. She designs clothes makes jewelry shapes clay paints refinishes a piano and handles heavy farm tasks driving tractor drilling wheat and aiding harvest. She oversees the operation after her husband’s death and says she wears gloves to protect her hands for both heavy work and homemaking crafts.
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Sedgwick County
Tanner
Wichita
New Opportunities for Engineers in Nearby Kansas City
Bendix Kansas City supervisor Mr. R. E. Cox says engineers can stay local for top salaries and career growth. Electrical chemical mechanical and industrial engineers are encouraged to write Box 303 NY3 KC MO 64131 to pursue opportunities with the prime AEC contractor and equal opportunity employer.
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R. E. Cox
Bendix
Kansas City
Kansas
Cox
AEC
Weekend Accidents Reported Across City
Police logged multiple weekend vehicle incidents. Ronnie Smith reported his 1959 Ford was moved from 309 E Main and returned damaged with missing change noted. Marvin Knapp said his 1961 Chevrolet sustained left front damage while parked, likely from Smith’s car.
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Ronnie Smith
R. I
E. Main
Smith
Marvin Knapp
S. Malcolm
Knapp
Bill Heddon
Chanute
Central
Main
1St
Bud Adams
S. Grant
Marsha Campbell
Main and
Highland
Lion Escapes Cage in Mesa Area
A 140 pound female lion escaped from a chain link cage in Mesa Sunday night and roamed a residential area eight blocks away before police and the owner recaptured it. The lion mauled a chihuahua and bit a man’s fingers. the animal was impounded.
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Mesa, Ariz
Mesa
J.D. Hedgpeth
Michael Fair
Cursing of Pope Brings Jail Term
In Rome a 49 year old man Ettore Persico was convicted of cursing Pope Paul VI after a papal motorcade delayed him. He received eight months in jail, suspended. Persico said he acted in anger because the motorcade held up his travel to seek new work.
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Rome
Paul VI
Ettore Persico
Halloween money saved for dog’s broken leg party
In Muncie Indiana three boys Doyle and Danny Sylvester and neighbor Charles King earned 4.50 for a Halloween party by collecting bottles. A mongrel with a broken leg got a cast from a veterinarian and the boys paid the bill, still owing 8.50, after their parents funded the party as a good deed.
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Muncie, Ind
Muncie
Doyle Sylvester
Danny
Charles King
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