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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1958
Page
1
Humboldt readies for a 2 p m Saturday Biblesta parade featuring 42 units including 23 Bible Story floats six miscellaneous entries eight bands and five banners. Prizes total 75 with judges from area papers and floats range from Adam and Eve to The Good Samaritan.
Mud from recent rains disrupts travel for school children en route to Alcott. Temporary plank crossings across Grant and Forest intersections and a future crossing on Washington Avenue are arranged to serve northern Cherry residents as grading on K-39 progresses.
Police identified the shooter as liquor store operator Anthony Lagusa who fired on Donald L. Penny during an attempted holdup at 2218 Vine Street in Kansas City. Penny, 27, of 1318 East 27th, Kansas City, was wounded and died on scene after Lagusa fired multiple rounds.
Police report two minor collisions. At Elm and Highland about 8 45 a m Howard E Webb right front bumper of his 1953 Chevrolet collided with Gladys Kepley s 1955 Mercury right rear. A second incident at 101 W Main about 7 15 last night involved Zelda J Anderson s 1942 Plymouth hitting a parked 1950 Ford.
Kansas accident records show 1 fatality in last 24 hours and 375 to date in 1958, compared with 288 for the same period in 1957. An accident previously reported is not new.
Chanute Public Schools report final enrollment 2485, up 20 from last year with three schools down and five up. Hutton School leads gains at 379, Junior High to 530, Alcott 243, Lincoln 106, Senior High 503, Roosevelt down 20 to 72, Murray Hill 464, Junior College 188. Boys 1309 girls 1176. Sixth grade largest class 218. Junior College Sophomore 73. Kindergarten 193.
A sudden cloudburst drenched Odessa Texas dumping 1.67 inches in one hour flooding streets and low areas. About 10 cars of a Texas and Pacific freight derailed at a track washout two miles west. Water reached six feet in the city’s low spots and entered several businesses. Rain fell up to 5.90 inches across West Texas including Paint Creek in Haskell County.
William FE Trickett of Paola Kansas dies at Trinity Lutheran Hospital after a heart attack. He retired a year ago after serving twenty years as a field representative for the Kansas Tax Department.
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Dale Fairchild of the Chamber of Commerce retail committee announced a community drive to fund new Christmas street decorations. The plan favors durable plastic garland tree silhouettes, 5 or 11 feet tall on 52 foot bases, to adorn five Main Street intersections. The goal is 20 trees plus existing light streamers, with merchants asked to donate 50 cents per front foot and the public to contribute via store containers. The project aims to raise 1500 dollars and enhance the district’s Christmas appearance.
Dr. Andrew C. Ivy a leading proponent of the cancer drug Krebiozen is taking self prescribed doses to treat a lesion he calls precancerous. The University of Illinois physiologist 65 says the substance has shown promise in cancer patients despite the AMA stating it has no proven value since its 1951 introduction.
Gov. Faubus announced the date change for Little Rock school integration to September 27 amid tension surrounding the schools reopening. Demonstrations at Hall City School did not materialize as guards cleared a small sit down effort. Central High remained tense with paratroop escorts and out of state plates visible as parents sought entry for teens.
A duties of citizenship program will be held in the Methodist church basement at 9 30 a m on Wednesday. Principal speaker is Mrs Mary Allen of Lawrence a state board member and former legislative chairman of the League of Women Voters. Also addressing are Robert Briley and John Sherman Jr Chanute lawyers. Open to men and women of all denominations.
Four persons were killed in a crash near Wadena Minnesota when a speeding car left U.S. 10, jumped a spur track, and collided with a Northern Pacific train traveling 70 mph. The group included an airman and a civilian electronics expert from the Wadena Air Force radar base and two local women.
Detroit AP United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther said the union will strike Ford Motor Company on Wednesday if a contract settlement is not reached. He noted the strike deadline stands and Ford proposals mirror GM and Chrysler in wages pensions unemployment benefits and cost of living adjustments with minor plant-siting differences.
William C. Salome director of the State Department of Administration called the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital one of the finest and most modern in the United States during a Chanute visit. He toured with four department officials and planned to inspect Parsons and Winfield facilities next, noting ongoing work and minor issues.
Iola Kansas Fire Chief Ray Chard celebrated his 25th anniversary with the Lola department this week. The milestone highlights decades of service and leadership within the local fire service.
Heavy rains pelted southern and western Kansas with up to nearly three inches in 48 hours. Rainfall boosts the 1959 wheat crop prospects as seeding resumes in the coming weeks. Cities reporting totals include Atlanta Oswego Parsons Coffeyville Winfield and more.
The General Assembly opens its 13th regular session amid a tough agenda led by Formosa. The body anticipates a fight over electing a new Assembly president with two Arab foreign ministers, Charles Malik of Lebanon and Ahmed Mohammed Mahgoub of Sudan, claiming enough support for a majority.
In Elizabeth New Jersey divers recovered 21 bodies from a commuter train that plunged into Newark Bay after crossing an open drawbridge. Some 40 people are believed dead and 35 injured as search crews continue to lift remaining coaches amid strong tides and uncertain causes.
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