Fire underpass closure directs fire truck routes
Fire Chief C W Brennan said left hand pitch arrangements are set for use of the Third Street underpass during cleaning and repairs with some delay during work hours. The underpass will be closed to traffic approximately 8:30 am to 4 pm for about 12 days starting Tuesday, with Main blocked by the closure and east west routes Walnut and Jith as alternates. Police direct traffic on Main at several streets during peaks, and the practice will continue until reopening.
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Third Street
C. W. Brennan
Brennan
Main
Santa Fe and Forest
Walnut
Jith
Grant
Lincoln
Highland
Roberts Heads Friends University President in Wichita
Dr. Lowell B. Roberts was named president of Friends University in Wichita as reported by Paul R. Brown, president of the university’s board of directors.
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Wichita
Lowell BE. Roberts
Friends University
Paul R. Brown
Quaker School
Cool Weather Lingers Across Kansas With Scattered Showers
Forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Eastern Kansas received rainfall with Atchison reporting 1.80 inches and other towns ranging from under 1 inch to about 2.5 inches. Highs yesterday ranged from 82 in Topeka to 94 in Garden City. midweek readings expected from 75 to 85.
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Topeka
Kansas
Atchison
Centralia
Axtell
Holton
Valley Falls
Tonganoxie
Tescott
Almo
Cottonwood Falls
Thayer
Fredonia
ElDorado
de Graff
Kingman
Neosho Rapids
Walnut
St. John
Larned
la Crosse
Pratt
Trousdale
Arkansas City
Augusta
Winfield
Eureka
Independence
Florence
Altamont
Collyer
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Four Traffic Accidents Reported to Police
Four non injury traffic accidents were reported to police yesterday. Vehicles involved include a City Manager R. J. Hayes operated Plymouth and Verda Franklin's 1947 Chevrolet at 12th and Garfield. Other collisions included Richard W. Moran's 1950 Ford with Theo Wilson's 1947 Chevrolet at Fourth and Highland. Betty Ann Smith's 1952 Ford collided with Betty B. Frevert's 1956 Chevrolet at Ash and Lafayette. Donna Mallory's 1950 Pontiac backed into James M. Miller's 1941 Ford at 33 W. Main.
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R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Verda Franklin
E. Main
12Th
Garfield
Richard W. Moran
Earlton
Theo Wilson
Buffalo
Fourth
Highland
Moran
Ford
Chevrolet
Donna Mallory
James M. Miller
Edith
Mallory
Pontiac
Miller
Pizzas Champion Wins in Zanesville Contest
A 240 pound retired glass worker from Zanesville won the pizza pie eating championship of south eastern Ohio after polishing off five 14 inch pepperoni pizzas. John Scarpella claimed $25 and his share of the pizzas in the contest conducted by the Sons of Italy.
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Zanesville
Ohio
John Scarpella
Sons of Italy
New Farm Home Erected in Two Days on Sailors Farm
A prefabricated three bedroom house on the William A Sailors farm 13 miles east of Chanute was completed today after a start yesterday. Don Sailors and wife will move in tomorrow with seven workers finishing the interior under a tight schedule. The one story dwelling includes living and dining areas an L shaped layout a small kitchen bath and a large garage.
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William A. Sailors
Chanute
Sailors
Don Sailors
4-H Livestock Show Scheduled After Anthrax Threat
Erie county fair junior division livestock show will be held tomorrow and Sunday after earlier postponement due to an anthrax threat. Entries must be on grounds by 9 a.m. tomorrow and will stay on exhibit Sunday. The fat stock sale is set for Monday at 8 p.m.
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Erie
Window Cleaner Rescued From 12th Floor Window
Melvon Howell a 36 year old Brooklyn man dangled from a rear courtyard window at 218 West 40th Street for about 15 minutes before police and firemen rescued him. He was semiconscious taken to St. Clare's Hospital for treatment for shock after the anchor hook pulled from the masonry leaving him hanging by a safety strap.
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New York
Melvon Howell
Brooklyn
St. Clare’s Hospital
West 40Th St
Kennedy to Speak at Topeka Democratic Dinner
Senator John Kennedy has accepted an invitation to be the main speaker at a fundraising dinner for the 1st district Democrats in Topeka on November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
John Kennedy
D-Mass
Five Die In Utah Car Truck Crash Near Ogden
Five men riding in a hardtop sedan were killed when their car plowed under the front of a oncoming truck trailer rig on U S Highway 91 seven miles north of Ogden Utah. The truck driver survived with minor injuries and the bodies were taken to Brigham City.
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Willard
Utah
Brigham City
Ogden
Tewayne Woodland
L. E. Butterfield
Salt Lake City
Lloyd Price
Salt Lake
Butterfield
Woodland
Big Increase In State Workers Past 15 Years
Topeka figures from the State Finance Council show state employment rising from 8 600 in 1942 to 22 500 in 1957 with classifications up across education hospitals penal institutions and the highway department. The council notes payrolls and asks for pay scale reviews while approving an emergency 184 619 allocation to Kansas State College labs and teaching facilities damaged by a recent fire.
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Topeka
State Finance Council
Council
Board of Regents
State Highway Department
Classified Service
Finance Council
George Docking
Kansas
Kansas State College
Wilson Transferred and Chambers Promoted at Myers Co
Charles Wilson former Myers Motor Supply manager at this city will move to Coffeyville where he is named manager of the Myers Motor Supply Co. There, John Chambers, longtime assistant manager, is promoted to manager. The Wilson family plans to relocate about Oct. 1 and has not chosen a Coffeyville home yet.
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Charles Wilson
W. Third
Myers Motor Supply Co
Coffeyville
Air Force
Myers Company
Traffic Fatalities Reported In 1957 Topeka
Topeka Kansas reports fatalities from state accident records. In the last 24 hours two times and to date in 1957 there are 349. The same period in 1950 shows 434. One previously unreported fatality noted. Warning to watch for school children crossing in school zones. Chief of Police, lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Trunk Case Bandit Faces Robbery Charge
James Richard Esson aged 35 will stand trial in Circuit Court on October 21 for robbing Airman Carl Wagner of Salina Kansas. Esson an escaped Ohio convict was captured August 16 after a patrolman saw a hand protruding from a car trunk. He admitted robbing and beating Wagner and locking him and his wife in the trunk after riding with them near Kingdom City. Esson pleaded innocent at arraignment. He escaped in May 1956 while serving a life term for an Ohio murder.
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Lexington
James Richard Esson
Carl A. Wagner
Salina
Kan
Esson
Ohio
Kansas City
Wagner
Kingdom City
Mo Esson
New Postmaster For El Dorado
Glenn Tarant takes over as El Dorado postmaster on September 20 after Senate confirmation of his nomination. Tarant, former Butler County sheriff, begins duties as the city’s postal head.
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el Dorado
Glenn
Tarrant
Butler County
Senate
Atomic Blast- Test to Study Earth's Core
Professor Frank Press of California Institute of Technology says an underground A-bomb test by the Atomic Energy Commission will occur at 5 am CST September 14 in Nevada. The goal is to record travel times of shock waves to reveal Earth's interior structure and core properties. A Cal Tech team will monitor waves from the Sierra Nevada, seeking whether mountains float on mantle or rest on crust.
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Toronto
United States
Frank Press
California
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Press
California Institute of Technology
K. E. Bullen
Australia
Washington
London
Moscow
AEC
National Academy of Sciences
Earth
Cal Tech
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Amateur Hour Caps Thayer Homecoming Fair
Attendance is rising as Thayer hosts its 46th annual Homecoming Picnic and Fair with today’s events featuring the 7 p m Amateur Hour. About 500 attended yesterday’s rodeo and exhibits drew visitors from out of state including Maine and Washington. Watermelons led displays while corn entries were the most numerous. tallest corn stood at 12 feet grown by L. W. Thurman. Sealing is available for about 200 and Ira O Hague Jr of Santa Clara is among over 150 out of town visitors.
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Thayer
Earnest Harms
Ira O. Hague Jr
Santa Clara
Calif
Maine
Washington
L. W. Thurman
Family Refuses $400,000 to Move from Lexington Ave Pharmacy
The Michels family clings to their ground floor pharmacy at 620 Lexington Ave despite a 75 story Astor Plaza project rising around them. Vincent Astor negotiators offered $400,000 after five years of attempts to buy the building. The Michels, led by Mr and Mrs Jacob Michels and their son Myron, insist on staying in the neighborhood.
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New York
Michels
Lexington Ave
Vincent Astor
Astor Plaza
Jacob Michels
Myron
Two Drivers Arrested After Highway Accident Near Chanute
A two car crash on K39 east of Chanute at about 6 30 a m led to charges for both drivers. Chet Maninger 1205 S Garfield arrested for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene. Clyde R Leonard of Parsons cited for passing at an intersection. He was driving a 1957 Ford owned by an agency. Maninger jailed pending hearing. Damages estimated at 300 for the Ford and 100 for the Plymouth. Both cars westbound when Muninger swerved while Leonard began to pass. Leonard’s car skidded about 215 feet and struck a concrete water gate culvert. Hearings set in Erie justice court.
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Chanute
Highway Patrol
Chet Maninger
S. Garfield
R. L. White
Clyde R. Leonard
Parsons
Justice of the Peace
Erie
White
Maninger
Leonard
Cleveland
Muninger
Plymouth
Benny Muninger
Lafayette
Polio Cases Reported in Week Decline from 1952 Peak
The Public Health Service reported 276 polio cases in the past week, well below the 888 cases the same week last year and far under the 3,500 cases in the comparable week of 1952, the record year. The 1952-56 median stands at 2,205 cases.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
District Scouts Camporee Opens With 250 Expected At City Park
The two day event begins with Methodist Troop 3 setting up tents at City Park. Mayor Harold Williams will welcome Boy Scouts from Humboldt Iola Yates Center Toronto and six local troops at 7 30 p m. Tents must be up by 1 30 p m tomorrow with competitions to follow. A court of honor will cap the campfire program. Rev Judd Jones will lead Sunday church service. Observers named include Ralph Freeman and Bill Young. Camporee directors are Dale Steinman and James Cooper.
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Methodist Scout
City Park
Harold Williams
Humboldt
Iola
Yates Center
Toronto
Judd Jones
First Methodist Church
Ralph Freeman
Bill Young
S. Steuben
Dale Steinman
James Cooper
Battered B 25 Lands Safely at Forbes AFB
A B 25 assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base was battered by a hail storm northwest of Topeka and landed safely at Forbes AFB last night. The hail destroyed most of the glass nose panels, broke running lights, and dented the engine cowling and wing leading edges. The unidentifed pilot suffered facial scratches.
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Topekap
Forbes Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base
Topeka
Yates Center Demo Assistant Appointed Administrative Aide
Maurice T. Martin 43 of Yates Center a Democrat has been named administrative assistant to Lynn Brodrick state highway director in Topeka. He has 17 years with the U S Internal Revenue Service at Wichita where Brodrick previously led the office. Martin will be paid 647 dollars a month.
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Topeka
Yates
Maurice T. Martin
Lynn Brodrick
Martin
U.S. Internal Revenue Office
Wichita
Brodrick
Katy Train Removal Protested by Sedalia
Sedalia Missouri chamber of commerce files a protest against the removal of the Missouri-Kansas & Texas Katy passenger trains through Sedalia from St. Louis to Parsons Kansas. The Katy requests PSC permission to drop the trains.
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Sedalia
Fall Festival Queen Contest Plans and Schedule
The Fall Festival opens with a Sept 26 Variety Show at Memorial Auditorium where the queen selection will occur. Entries close Sept 21. The winner earns an expense paid trip to Kansas City for the American Royal contest.
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Betty Butler
Memorial Auditorium
Butler
Kansas City
New City
Memorial Building
Chamber of
Masonic Temple
Thompson
Premier Chou En Lai meets American visitors in Peiping
Reuters reports Chou En Lai mingled with 41 young Americans at a Peiping reception. Americans sought autographs photos and answers as the Chinese premier joked and spoke with guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chou Enlai
Red
China
Peiping
Reuters
Chou
Housing Base Plan For Forbes AFB Faces Military Review
Topeka reports a housing base plan using Sunflower Village to ease Forbes Air Force Base housing shortage awaits action by military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Forbes Air Force Base
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Bill Thornton
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J. S. Burt
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