Accident damages three cars on West Main
Three motor cars sustained damage after a collision at 811 West Main at about 3 50 p m yesterday. Gary Lee Bridges was cited for reckless driving after his car struck a line of vehicles causing damage to the Barnes and Smith cars. A D Toland will observe his 85th birthday September 23 and recalled moving to Chanute 62 years ago with a long history in shoemaking and local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Main
Gary Lee Bridges
N. Steuben
S. E. Barnes
R. J
Mary C. Smith
S. Highland
Barnes
Smith
A. D. Toland
Chanute
N. Lafayette
Toland
First National Bank
Ralph
Weekend Kansas Forecast Promises Warm Sunday
Forecasters predict fair conditions across Kansas with gradually rising temperatures through Sunday. Lows tonight mostly in the 50s to near 60, highs Sunday in the 80s, with Topeka at 72 yesterday and Garden City at 78.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Dodge City
Manhattan
Typhoon Emma devastates Okinawa and heads toward Asia
Typhoon Emma raged with 140 mph winds sweeping Okinawa causing major damage to U.S. Army headquarters and prompting warnings toward Japan, Korea, and China. One death reported by electrocutio n. Soviet renamed its peace prize Lenin prizes replacing Stalin after new branding. SEATO advisers in Baguso wrap six day talks pledging unity against Communist aggression.
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Fort Buckner
Okinawa
Emma
Japan
Korea
Red China
U.S. Army
Moscow
Stalin
Baguso
Philippines
SEATO
New Elementary School Crumples in Illinois
Springfield reports a newly built $190000 elementary school addition in Donnelsville collapsed after an explosion. Four days after opening, 62 year old teacher Emma Blackburn was inside alone when walls and roof gave way. She sustained rib and wrist fractures and was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Donnelsville
Emma Blackburn
Mrs Granieri and relatives depart after visit
Mrs. Helen Granieri and her son Charles together with Loretta Torona from Phoenix Arizona left Thursday for home after a week visiting Mrs Granieri's mother Mrs C S Swain of 426 South Evergreen.
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Helen Granieri
Charles
Loretta Torona
Phoenix
Ariz
Granieri
C. S. Swain
S. Evergreen
Irishman Captures Flaming Red Flying Saucer
Thomas J. Hutchinson of County Derry swore to police he captured a bright red egg shaped flying saucer described as 3 feet tall and 18 inches wide. It spun and leaped from his grip before vanishing into rain clouds after officers consulted RAF limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moneymore
Northern Ireland
Thomas J. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Derry
Maud
Loup
Royal Air Force Station
Aldergrove
RAF
Chanute highway projects receive unopposed public hearing
Public hearing on Chanute US 169 and K39 improvements and a Wellsville K33 overpass drew about 40 attendees under the 1956 federal aid act. No protests were voiced, with questions limited to right of way allocation. Plans include relocating K39 to US 59 169 and widening US 169 on South Santa Fe.
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Chanute
State Highway Commission
South
Santa Fe
Wellsville
Franklin County
Glenn Sutton
Fourth Division
H. O. Reed
C. G. Gates
Design Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Chamber of Commerce
Beach Street
Plummer
Cherry
North Santa
South Santa Fe
Road Letting Planned for Sept 21 Across Kansas
Bids set to be opened at 9 a.m. in the fourth division highway office for seven southeast and eastern Kansas road projects not in Chanute. Projects span Labette Bourbon Elk Leavenworth counties with bridge widening, grading, surfacing, culverts, and a US69 bridge upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Highway Commission
Chanute
Labette
Parsons
Edna
Bourbon
Elk
Three Men Die In Flaming Car Near St Joseph
Three men died when their northbound car crashed into a second vehicle on U S 59 five miles south of St Joseph. The victims identified by the state patrol were Robert Schwamp 21 Robert Jenkins 38 and David Lee Russell 48 all residents of St Joseph. The second car driven by John Angsten 35 of Salina Kansas escaped injury.
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ST. Joseph
U.S. 59
Here
State Highway Patrol
Robert Schwamp
Robert Jenkins
David Lee Russell
John Angsten
Salina
Kan
Rural Community Meeting At Rural School
Rural residents will gather Tuesday night at 8 in the Rural School. A program is planned, officers will be elected, and water will be served.
Stray dog and cat drive widens after rabies case
Police Chief Tom Morehead said the campaign against strays continues. A. E. Clark reported 17 dogs and 28 cats picked up in the past week. A rabies finding in a cat from 25 W. 3rd spurred the effort. First anti rabies shots were given by Dr. J. D. Gough. A cat that scratched Mrs. Holman and a rabid dog are held under observation.
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Tom Morehead
A. E. Clark
Kansas State Board of Health Laboratory
Topeka
J. D. Gough
W. W. Holman
S. Allen
Morehead
Train wreck injures 37 near Warsaw Pennsylvania Railroad Trail Blazer
The Trail Blazer derailed near Warsaw Indiana injuring 37 people with no fatalities reported. Seventeen treated and released, 13 still in hospital, others treated at the scene. A defective journal on a wheel caused the crash and nine cars left the rails, blocking both main lines and prompting rerouted trains and bus transfers to Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
New York
McDonald Hospital
Murphy Medical Center
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Plymouth
Election Called Off On Earning Tax In Kansas City
Kansas City voters will not vote on a proposed earning tax of one half of one percent on November 6. The City Council, after reviewing its chances, canceled the election. The proposal faced opposition from labor groups, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Real Estate Board. Mayor Bartle said a revised tax plan will be prepared for a vote in winter or next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Board
H. R. Bartle
Violinist Rubinoff Divorce Granted in L A Court
Ma trice Rubinoff, 42, won a divorce from violinist David Rubinoff, 59, in Los Angeles court. She retains business manager role and booking duties, receives title to the couple’s $150000 home and $450 monthly child support for their son Rubin, 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
David Rubinoff
Thayer Picnic Draws 3000 For Homecoming Events
About 3,000 people attended the Thayer homecoming and picnic closing activities. The event included a pig auction, premium distributions, amateur hour at the park bandstand, a second rodeo session, and a frozen park sale that raised 140 dollars for the Lucky Clover 4H Club. Auctioneers Galen Morley and Neal McCoy led the sale. Premiums totaled about 300 dollars for farm garden and domestic science exhibits. Rodeo winners earned cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thayer
Timeat
Galen Morley
Neal McCoy
Expansion Of Industry In Midwest Conference Urges Prepared Sites
Dr Charles N Kimball president of the Midwest Research Institute told about 200 civic leaders at a conference that industry expansion will bring new product ideas and require different site types. Winthrop Rockefeller urged communities to hire professional experts to craft industrial programs and warned against approaching industry without suitable water supply industrial area roads and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Midwest
Charles N. Kimball
Midwest Research Institute
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Little Rock
Rockefeller
Dooley Admits Trunk Ride a Hoax in Topeka Case
Sheriff Allen Engler said Dudley David Dooley of West Los Angeles confessed the trunk ride tale was a hoax. Dooley claimed he would be taken to Arizona on bad check charges after being bound with tape and forced to ride in the trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Allen Engler
Dudley David Dooley
West Los Angeles
Calif
Arizona
Dooley
Doaley
Thayer High School basketball star Robert Baty killed in two car crash
Robert Baty 18 of rural Galesburg died at Mercy Hospital Parsons after a two car collision two miles south of Galesburg at 6 15 p m yesterday. Four others injured including Charles Haviland 16 and Roy Johnson and his son Frank plus Henry Hapner of Parsons. Baty a Thayer High School graduate was president of his senior class and Student Council and played guard on the basketball team. Funeral service planned in Thayer School Auditorium.
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Galesburg
Robert Baty
Mercy Hospital
Parsons
Lee Montgomery
Charles Haviland
Thayer
Roy Johnson
Frank
Henry Hapner
Baty
L. D. Baty
Thayer High School
Montgomery
Haviland
Johnsons
Parsons Hospital
Methodist Church
American Legion of
Radcliff Silo Co
Topeka
James L. Baty
Camp Campbell
Calvin Baty
Vivian Brown
Portland
Ore
Faye Hale
Springfield
Dora Huggins
Long Lane
Engel Funeral Home
Thayer School Auditorium
City School Enrollments Increase to 2328 Pupils
Total city school enrollment reached 2328, 42 fewer than Sept 15 last year. Kindergarten stands at 179, elementary 1203, Royster Junior High 528, Senior High 427, and Junior College 170, with 1955 first semester total 195. Additional increases expected, officials say.
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Royster
Tax Exemption Granted for Teachers Association Building
TOPEKA The state Tax Commission ruled on appeal that the new $500,000 Kansas State Teachers Assn. building shall not be taxed by Shawnee County. The commission said the building is tax free because it is used for educational purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Tax Commission
Kansas State Teachers Assn
Shawnee County
Moon landings imagined by American rocket expert
An American rocket expert told a British audience that man will land on the moon before the end of the century. F C Durant Ill predicted spaceflight within ten years and lunar landings within twenty five. He spoke at the British Inter planetary Society and cited roles with U S defense consulting and the International Astronautical Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Interplanetary Society
F. C. Durant Ill
United States Defense Department
Durant
International Astronautcal Federation
Naval Air Rocket Test Station
Dover
N.J
Earth
Moon
Miss America Title Decision Is Tonight in Atlantic City
Five finalists vie for the Miss America crown in Atlantic City with ABC TV coverage from 8:30 to 10 p.m. CST. Contenders include Diane Knotek, Barbara Banks, Anne Arian, and others from Nebraska, Arkansas, Alabama, Illinois, Hawaii, California, and more, all earning a chance at a $50,000 prize and a year of travel. Sharon Kay Ritchie of Denver will crown the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Banks
Arkansas
Jere Wright
Hawaii
Atlantic City
N. J
Miss Banks
Miss Wright
N.J
Abc-Tv
Midwest
Far West
South
Nebraska
Diane Knotek
Lincoln
Conway
Alabama
Anne Arian
Birmingham
Chicago
Sandra Stuart
Honolulu
California
Joan Beckett
Sacramento
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Denver
Cole
Washington
D.C
Canada
Schools Closed as Racial Tension Quieted in Kentucky
FBI agents arrived as Kentucky National Guard units were recalled to Camp Breckinridge in response to threats in Sturgis and Clay. Nine Negro students planned to return to Sturgis High, while 15 local residents vowed to resist integration in Clay. The governor prepared to use martial law if needed and the NAACP planned a meeting to monitor potential trouble.
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Sturgis
FBI
Kentucky
Clay
Sturgis High
National Guard
Camp Breckinridge
Don Sturgill
Public Safety
A. B. Chandler
Adjutant General of
the National Guard
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Western Horsemen Fall Championship in Erie Set for Oct 7
The Southeast Kansas Western Horsemen’s Association will host its fall championship show at the Saddle Club grounds in Erie on October 7. The event awards points from member clubs, includes junior and senior divisions in barrel racing pole bending calf roping and more, and features a queen contest and drill team. Finalists come from Erie Parsons Edna Coffeyville Independence Iola Altamont Longton Garnett Neodesha Cherryvale Burlington Yates Center with Coffeyville and Iola fielding two clubs each.
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Erie
Kansas
Western Horsemen's Assn
Saddle Club
Parsons
Edna
Coffeyville
Independence
Iola
Altamont
Longton
Garnett
Neodesha
Cherryvale
Burlington
Yates Center
Adlai Seeks Prosperity Beyond Peace Policy
Adlai E. Stevenson said the 1956 issues are about how to achieve peace and prosperity, not merely keeping them. He spoke at a Springfield homecoming, challenging the GOP theme and stressing more must be done. The Democratic campaign launches with a $50 per plate fund-raiser in Harrisburg, where he will make the first TV campaign speech bought nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
America
Harrisburg
KU Fraternities Pledge Two Men From Lawrence
Jan L Hotman of 301 N Western pledges Lambda Chi Alpha and David Patton of 114 N La Fayette pledges Sigma Nu at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan L. Hotman
N. Western
Lambda Chi Alpha
David Patton
N. Lafayette
Sigma
Wichita Plans 44.1 Million Water Bond Vote
The Wichita City Commission will ask voters in the November 6 election to approve a 44.1 million revenue bond to expand the water system. The plan includes possibly acquiring the Wichita Water Co and building a reservoir on the Ninjescah River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Wichita Water Co
Ninjnescah River
Father Refuses To Identify Baby's Body
In New Haven Connecticut Steph en Ruotolo declines to attend services for Cynthia the six weeks old girl found dead in a plastic sack in Lake Whitney after being kidnapped from a Sears Roebuck store in Hamden. Coroner James J Corrigan confirms the body is Cynthia despite Ruotolo's denial aided by positive identifications from family medical staff and a nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Stephen Ruotolo
Lake Whitney
Ruotolo
Cynthia
Sears Roebuck
Hamden
James J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Ruotolos
Eleanor Rutolo
Anna Monte
More Talks With Nasser
A Menzies mission spokesman said discussions with President Nasser on Suez are still under way and have not reached final stages. He noted five-nation delegates met for two hours and will meet again before seeing Nasser, with the next meeting likely tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Menzies Mission
Nasser
Suez
Noel Deschamps
Deschamps
Doctor Ashley improves after stroke at Neosho Memorial
Dr. Ashley patient at Neosho Memorial Hospital shows much improvement after a stroke on Aug 31 and is considered off the critical list by the attending physician. For Tribune delivery issues, call your carrier or 700 after 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam G. Ashley
Ashley
Neosho Memorial Hospital
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