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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1956
Page
1
The Chanute police headquarters monthly accident report for August details twenty two motor vehicle crashes, daylight and night incidents, drivers by age, injuries, an under the influence arrest, and a driverless car causing property damage. Fire loss for eight months totals about 10693 with 122 alarms and 16 runs in August. A wandering white steer near the city draws police notice.
Dr. Herman Feifel of the VA mental hygiene clinic in Los Angeles urged more research on death attitudes at the American Psychological Association convention. He described studies with about 200 subjects including mentally ill patients, physically ill World War I veterans, and groups of Korean War veterans and professionals, arguing death meaning influences life conduct.
Prices received by farmers fell 3 percent from mid July to mid August, the sharpest drop since June 1954. Despite the dip, the overall index remains about 2 percent higher than a year earlier as cattle hogs milk and wheat rose while potatoes vegetables and fruit declined.
McPHERSON The Kansas War Dads and its auxiliary open their state convention here tonight. E. G. Capelle national president of the War Dads and Mrs. Roy Ackman national president of the auxiliary will be featured speakers during the convention which ends Monday.
In Sheffield England Jill West 18 married Egyptian doctor Shawkat Abdel-Kader Ismail 31 despite objections over the canal dispute. The couple wed with Jill’s parents absent and plan a two week English honeymoon before returning to Egypt. The groom vows to mend the rift with the family before departure.
MFA Oil Co of Columbia seeks cancellation of a water flood order near Chanute citing damage to its lease. The Kansas Corporation Commission heard testimony in Wichita but did not rule and will resume hearing later with Property Management’s testimony.
The White House announced President Eisenhower will formally offer Adlai Stevenson intelligence reports on foreign affairs. Press secretary James Hagerty said the offer could come next week, noting Stevenson had welcomed such an offer earlier.
A passenger car and a Rock Island Texas Rocket train collided at a crossing northeast of Wichita. Three people died: George Henderson 22 his wife Donna 20 and their young daughter Sherry. Henderson was believed assigned to Smoky Hill AFB Salina. The car was hurled 20 feet into a ditch as the eastbound train continued. Mrs Henderson had lived in Springfield Missouri. her parents live in Branson.
Gov. Goodwin Knight led a motorcade across the new San Rafael Richmond bridge marking the end of 41 years of ferry service across the San Pablo Strait. The four mile steel span cost 68 million dollars, ranks second in length among high level spans, and charges 75 cents toll per auto.
Neosho County Teachers Institute awarded 25 year service certificates and pins to 10 educators including Mrs. Stevens. Recipients taught in Eric Pratt Grant High North Valley Stark Galesburg St Paul and Thayer areas. 80 of 107 teachers attended the three day event with many visiting teachers from multiple counties.
A Marshall Missouri pedestrian Wanda Pazlar 31 of Kansas City was struck and killed by a car driven by Raymond Boland 22 of Malta Bend as she stepped from behind a parked vehicle near the roadside. She leaves husband John Pazlar and daughter Virginia 14.
Police department advisory urges drivers to slow down and watch for children crossing streets in school zones after September 3. The notice emphasizes pedestrian safety near schools and adherence to posted speed limits.
Weather bureau forecasts fair and warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight with a Sunday high near 65. A cooling surge is seen Monday evening after a warming trend begins tomorrow. Morning lows ranged from the 40s north to the 50s south with Kansas City at 57 and Cha nute, Pittsburg, Salina reporting 80. Wichita reached 78 while Goodland saw 42.
Series of blasts struck the Episkopi cantonment of the Middle East command. A gasoline bomb caused a fire later put out. A sergeants mess was destroyed and two officers mess roofs damaged. Unexploded bombs were found amid strict security.
Joyce Sanders a 19 year old Miami Oklahoma girl died from injuries sustained in a Tuesday night automobile accident at Baxter Springs Kansas. The car she drove went out of control after another vehicle turned left in front of her. She wandered 150 yards into a field and was found unconscious 30 minutes after the crash. Her parents Mr and Mrs C E Sanders rode with her and Mrs Sanders remained hospitalized here with injuries.
The United States and Red China paused from name calling after the Aug. 22 downing of a Navy P4M Mercator, with both sides stressing diplomatic channels and a possible naval error while the United States plans to seek damages through channels since it does not recognize the Red regime.
A four engine Air Force weather B50 crashed on a tiny Susitna River island 50 miles northwest of Anchorage. Ten crew members were killed and the remaining crewman was believed dead. The wreckage was found on the mud bank with names withheld. An Air Force spokesman ruled out an emergency landing theory, noting a downward crash from above. The plane originated from Ellsworth Air Force Base near Fairbanks.
Most business houses in Cha nute will be closed Monday for Labor Day. City and county offices and state and federal offices will close. The post office will operate Sunday service with no city or rural mail deliveries. The Tribune and public library will be closed.
The Associated Press reports Labor Day weekend traffic deaths rose to 42 by Monday morning with 35 road fatalities, two drownings, and five other causes. The National Safety Council estimates 480 Americans could die in traffic during the holiday period, notes a prior AP tally and contrasts with earlier counts. State tallies list Kansas 200, Missouri 400, Oklahoma 190.
In Oklahoma City two pedestrians were injured last night when a car crashed into a crowd after the driver left a tavern. George W. Franklin, 30, was arrested on a drunk driving complaint. Geraldine Heath, 33, is in critical condition with possible leg amputation. Jerome Smith, 25, suffered cuts and bruises.
The municipal swimming pool will close Sept. 9, says manager Keith Maring. School officials asked to use the facility for PE periods next week, and a decision to stay open was made. In prior years the pool closed on Labor Day.
Thousands of French troops boarded ships for the Mediterranean and Cairo prepared for talks between Egyptian President Nasser and a five nation committee led by Australia’s Prime Minister Robert Menzies. The committee, including Australia, the United States, Sweden, Iran, and Ethiopia, aims to press a Western backed plan for an international canal board linked to the United Nations with Egypt as a member.
Police hunt for suspect, weapon, and motive in the knife killing of 26 year old Pleiades Fieldgrove found in the courtyard of her Greenwich Village apartment. She moved from Brooklyn to the Village a month earlier and worked as a clerk for an iron pipe firm. She was stabbed in the left chest and left behind ballet slippers and a girdle. authorities note a possible rape, no struggle observed.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon resumed his vigil at his gravely ill father in Whittier California after flying from Washington D C. The elder Nixon, 77, showed a slight improvement but Dr I N Kraushaar warned he could die at any instant.
A mob of about 1 000 in Clinton clashed with police during integration tensions. Cars were rocked and opened, with threats of dynamite. no injuries were reported. Sheriff Glad Woodward took office and urged calm as police and National Guard were discussed. In Mansfield Texas a mob barred Negro enrollment at Mansfield High prompting Rangers to assist with orders to transfer disruptive students.
A fall crop tour will begin at 8 30 a m from the Erie courthouse and run to noon Wednesday. Mahlon Morley, county agricultural agent, announced the event with Gene Cleavinger of Kansas State College joining as advisor. Stops cover corn, sorghum and soybean plots near Erie and Shaw and irrigation at Taylor Brothers farm southeast of Chanute.
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