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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1956
Page
1
Postmaster Leif R. Nelson announced the end of the old fashioned dip pen era at the post office. A shipment of green ball point pens marked Property of U S Post Office is now available to patrons and will be attached to lobby counters to deter souvenir theft and misplacement.
Eleven year old Janice Cory of Chula Vista was severely scalped when her long hair drew into a dough mixing machine at a San Diego bakery. Surgeons successfully grafted the scalp in a three hour operation, with officials noting only a small chance the graft will hold.
Editor Marion Ridings of the Advocate Hamiltonian attended a Hamilton city council session after being allowed to stay until adjournment. The previous Tuesday Mayor Spanswick had ordered Ridings and others from the room before the meeting began. Ridings said he will pursue whether the public can be barred from council meetings.
A committee backing Gen Douglas MacArthur says it has collected 50 000 signatures urging the Republican party to nominate him for the U S Senate in New York.
M. Sgt. Louis G. McNeilly of the 26th Infantry says a 1933 discovery inside a Colt Peacemaker grip shows a Colorado ranch map with four landmarks and a marked X for gold. The map dated March 18, 1894, points to a buried treasure. he plans a week-long trip with his wife to search.
In Philadelphia a man named George William Reed, 57, climbed a piling in the Schuylkill River to breathe air. About 30 rescuers used tug boat, poles, ladders and ropes for an hour and a half before pulling him to safety. One officer was hospitalized after being kicked.
The Agriculture Department announced the purchase of 4,960,000 pounds of wheat flour for export to Bolivia.
Braemar Scotland. Wrestler John Bland qualified as the most embarrassed man in Britain yesterday when he lost his kilt in front of Queen Elizabeth II and four royal family members. The Queen laughed and other royals reacted with smiles as Bland retrieved his kilt.
Topeka reports rising temperatures with highs in the 80s to near 90 across the state. Minimums tonight mainly 50 to 60, with record lows noted in Hays and Topeka for the date. Forecasters expect generally fair weather through Saturday and temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal in western areas.
35 jurors were drawn for the October term of the Neosho County District Court in Erie. The roster lists 18 Chanute addresses and includes names from Chanute Humboldt Galesburg St Paul Thayer and Parsons rural areas plus others. The opening term date is October 10 and the jury selection was conducted by court clerk Mamie Hayes.
The American Legion launches a nationwide crusade against communism after Vice President Nixon warns of its threat to freedom and Wilbur C. Daniel is elected national Commander. Daniel, 42, Navy veteran from Danville Virginia, succeeds to lead the 2.8 million member group as Nixon voices the ongoing struggle against world communism.
The 45th Thayer Homecoming and Picnic closes tonight with a 7:30 amateur program the final feature after a Wednesday start. Premiums totaling about 300 dollars will be paid for farm garden and domestic art exhibits at the park bandstand. The old fiddlers contest was rained out opening night.
Justice Sherman Minton announced his retirement set for October 15 due to a circulatory condition in his legs. Appointed by Truman, he joined the Supreme Court on October 12, 1949 and will retire with full pay of $35,000 a year.
A man found near a parked 1956 Cadillac north of Topeka said he had ridden in the trunk for a long time. He could not identify himself and showed tape bindings. The Arizona tagged car, rented in Los Angeles to Dudley David Dooley of West Los Angeles, bore the name David Dooley on a license.
The attending physician reports Dr. S. G. Ashley remains in critical condition after a stroke last Friday. He is hospitalized at Neosho Memorial Hospital and doctors continue to monitor his status.
West Germany sent a formal note to Russia urging prompt negotiations to unite divided Germany through free elections. Ambassador Heinz Krekeler met with Secretary of State Dulles and praised U.S. support for a single democratic Germany. The note, delivered to Russia with Britain and France, calls for speedy discussions and emphasizes a five power process under a four power obligation.
Kansas patrol reports Topeka jail escapee Carl Lewis 23 of Kansas City ditched a Lawrence automobile salesman after agreeing to trade a Packard for a 1956 Ford Victoria and driving to Kansas City to secure funds. Lewis, a serial escapee, fled Shawnee County Jail last Aug and has prior escapes and a stolen car record.
Evan Griffith of Manhattan, a banker and manager for Harry Woodring, was appointed state finance chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party during the campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
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In Sturgis Kentucky officials prepared for possible martial law as nine black students avoided classes amid threats. National Guard and State Police said papers exist but action would be a last resort. Rumors of job loss and economic pressure were reported by parents to the FBI. A Clinton Tennessee piece notes vigilante police reorganized as National Guard withdraws to curb mob demonstrations against school integration.
Wilson County Clerk Burris Lurber and Township Trustee Wallace Moffatt boosted Buffalo area revenues by assessing F Freete Co machinery used on a highway relocation. The Freeto Co protested to seek a lower value, but the State Commission upheld the original 121000 valuation, increasing district funds.
Dr. J. D. Gough the county health officer said no polio cases have been reported in Neosho County this year. He noted the usual peak period has produced no known cases and compared with six last year and higher counts in prior years.
Judge Robert M. Brown ordered six months in jail and placed five Topeka teenagers on probation after they pled guilty to malicious destruction of property tied to a vacant house fire. Arson charges were reduced at the owner’s request after full restitution was made.
Two low intensity earthquakes rattled Knoxville and surrounding areas across east Tennessee and western North Carolina causing dishes to shake and residents to spill from closets. No injuries or major damage reported though some stood in streets as downtown buildings swayed. The quakes occurred at 8 37 a m and 13 minutes later. Knoxville area residents described the tremors as mild and unusual.
Topeka Kansas daily tally shows 3 fatalities in the last 24 hours with year to date total reaching 427. The period compares to 379 for the same span in 1955 and includes two earlier deaths not previously reported.
Humboldt prepares for a October 9 bond election to finance a community building and an adjoining swimming pool. Estimated costs total about 202,000 with a $73,000 pool and a $129,000 building. City council accepted plans and will hire Pascal P. Paddock to engineer if funds pass.
San Antonio authorities told Mary Zichterman Brown and Ollie Brown Jr. to leave Texas because their mixed marriage is illegal here. The grand jury declined action after District Attorney Hubert Green presented the case.
A pet cat attacked Mrs. W. W. Holman of 231 S. Allen after a street fight with another cat. She was scratched and deeply bitten on a leg, treated by a physician. The rabies scare prompts police to hold the Holman cat at the city pound under observation. A dog at 25 W. Third, bitten by the rabid cat, is also under 10 day observation. A boy on Junior High grounds was reportedly bitten and scratched by a cat, unconfirmed by police.
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