Just Of Mes in Private Eye Sam Spade teased by a caller
A Kansas City private investigator known as Sam Spade was questioned by a caller using the alias Mrs Smith about his office hours. He denied guilt, guessed it may be a joke, and noted his firm Gabriel Invstant Co stands for investment company as a possible misreading. Cuff Stuff: Scott City dairy co op closes. Ralph Gardiner to handle milk for Scott area producers and sell more milk in Scott. Joe Weddle visited Kansas City to see the Athletics. his family learned of mutual visits on return from Michigan. Jay Crook named circulation manager at The Telegram replacing Calvin Rowan. Jack Christie to attend college. Carruth and Topeka State Journal reference two Western Kansans mildly praising Elliott Roosevelt ranching, noting Lester McCoy and Frank Luther.
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Conrad Gabriel
Sam Spade
Gabriel
Mrs. Smith
Gabriel Invstant Co
Kansas City
Scott City
Ralph Gardiner
Garden City
Scott Area
Oakley
Scott Capital
Joe Weddle
Athletics
Michigan
Joe
Jay Crook
Calvin Rowan
Jay
Renick’s
Jack Christie
Jace
A. J. Carruth
Topeka State Journal
Frank Luther
Cimarron
Woman with no driving experience causes hospital crash
In Kansas City a taxi passenger Maxine Bruce, 26, who said she never drove an automobile, released the emergency brake and pressed the accelerator while the cab was stationary. The cab struck and injured Sam Russell, 28, and David Williams, 21, then hit another car and Jessie Oliver, 33, all hospitalized. Bruce faced a charge of careless driving.
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Kansas City
Maxine Bruce
Miss Bruce
Sam Russell
David Williams
Jessie Oliver
Rape Suspect in Innocent Plea in Kansas City Case
John Francis Hill, 22, pleaded innocent to raping Edna Marie Bowdre, 19, of Kansas City Kansas. He was arrested at a Nevada Missouri farmhouse after a 14 hour trip from Kansas City, during which Bowdre says he held her prisoner and raped her. She also claimed he told officers he killed Mrs Wilma Allen, but authorities doubt Hill's involvement in that case.
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Kansas City
Kas
John Francis Hill
Edna Marie Bowdre
Hill
Nevada
Miss Bowdie
Will
Wilma Allen
Allen
Police Locate Stolen Guns
London police raided an empty shop in Caledonian Road King Cross and seized many guns and ammunition believed stolen from an Army depot by the IRA. Bren guns and rifles were found boxed for transport. twelve armed Scotland Yard detectives conducted a twelve hour search amid heightened security by the War Office to curb smuggling to Ireland.
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London i
London
Caledonian Road
King Cross
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Aberfield
Berkshire
Reading
Scotland Yard
British War Office
Exis
England
Ireland
Only Half Apply For Licenses In Finney County
An estimated half of Finney county drivers have not yet obtained new state licenses. At Mayo's store license headquarters 4000 of about 8000 drivers have purchased permits. All Kansas licenses expired July 1 under birth date system. renew by Jan 1 1956 to avoid new examinations.
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Finney County
Mayo
Kansas
Hiatt Firing To High Court
The Kansas Supreme Court hears the appeal over Eugene Hiatt s dismissal by state administrator Marlin Kiger. Hiatt seeks advancement of his appeal and a timely defense, while Kiger must provide specific reasons for Hiatt s firing. The case follows a Shawnee County District Court order and a pending Civil Service Board hearing.
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Topeka
Eugene Hiatts
State Purchasings
Kansas Supreme Court
Marlin Kiger
State Department of Administration
Shawnee County
Hiatt
Kiger
Barton Griffith
High Court
Civil Service Board
Supreme Court
State Civil Service Board
Fred Hall
Morrow
Civil ‘Service Board
Hall
James D. Gilmore
Independence
Harold P. Trusier
Emporia
Tuttle Creek Bids Set for September Opening
Army Engineers set September 20 as the bid opening date for the first contract resuming work on the Tuttle Creek Dam in Kansas. The contract covers outlet works stage two on the Blue River north of Manhattan, including excavation, concrete, and conduit work. Congress appropriated 74 million dollars to resume flood control, with land flowage easements to be paid to landowners varying by flood frequency.
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Kansas City
Army Engineers
Tuttle Creek
Blue River
Manhattan
Congress
Col. E. C. Adams
Freeport Bank Vault Robbed Early Sunday
Burglars broke through a wall at Freeport State Bank vault over the weekend and fled with an undetermined amount of loot. Six safety deposit boxes were emptied and some coins were taken from the vault.
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Freeport, Kas
Freeport State Bank
High Wind Damages Pueblo Memorial Airport
Pueblo Memorial Airport suffered damage from a thunderstorm with high winds. City aviation director Jack C. Keeler estimated losses between 25 000 and 40 000 dollars.
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Pueblo Memorial Airport
Pueblo
Colo
Jack C. Keeler
City Aviation
Kansas Water Board Observes Missouri River Flight
Six members of the Kansas Water Resources Board toured the Missouri River by air from Atchison to Fort Randall Dam in South Dakota with Army Engineers. Brigadier General Potter noted the river now forms five large lakes holding 17 million acre feet, rising to 72 million after Gavins Point Dam. He said a 1952 flood could be contained within the river’s banks.
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Topeka
Missouri River
Kansas Water Resources Board
Fiew
Army Engineers
Atchison
Ft. Randall
South Dakota
Sioux City
Iowa
W. E. Potter
Omaha
Missouri
Rivier Division
Upper
Great Lakes
Gavins Point
Potter
Kansas City
Water Resources Board
Hall
Two Killed in Cycle Crash Near Wichita
Kash Orville Dwayne Pelton twenty two from Wichita and Dewey Clay White eighteen from Sharon died in a motorcycle crash near here yesterday. Officers said the cycle struck a bridge railing at high speed and the riders were killed.
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Harper, Kash — Orville
Dwayne Pelton
Wichita
Dewey Clay White
Sharon
Here
New Jet Plane Is Set For Tests At Air Base
The world’s first all jet vertical takeoff plane is ready for testing. It was taken yesterday by truck from the Ryan Aeronautical Co. to Edwards Air Force Base for the tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Ryan Aeronautical Co
Edwards Air Force Base
Kansas City seeks sane killer in Wilma Allen case
Police pursue a likely rational attacker after the disappearance and murder of Wilma Allen. Doctors say the motive was not sexual and the killer would be calm, planful, and capable of disposing evidence. A $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.
Local Boy Held For Car Theft
Lakin Garden City youth Robert Dean Busby 18 faces district court after waiving preliminary hearing on a car theft charge from Lakin Motor Co. Accomplice Robert Lee Kerns 19 of Fresno Calif remains jailed on $4,000 bond. Both reportedly AWOL from Ft Leonard Wood and involved with Kay Ayers 14 of Lakin in taking the car July 28 and driving to Las Vegas before parting ways. Kerns later returned to Lakin California authorities.
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Lakin
Garden City
Robert Dean Busby
Lakin Motor Company
Busby
Robert Lee Kerns
Fresno
Calif
Kearny County
Tom Cole
Ft. Leonard Wood
Cole
Garden Citian
Kerns
Kay Ayers
Las Vegas
Nev
California
Il. T. Ray
Boy Survives Antenna Piercing of Heart in Fall
In Fort Wayne Indiana a 13 year old boy Larry Latourette pulled a broken car radio antenna from his chest after a bicycle fall. The antenna penetrated three inches into his heart and he remained in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
St. Joseph's Hospital
Larry Latourette
Finney Farmer Makes First German Visit Since 1941
Max Engler a 67 year old Finney County farmer left Garden City to reunite with his brothers and sister in Kondringen Germany after 45 years. The trip aims to see Herman Hugo Emma and Louise and includes travel to Freiburg and Lahy and a tour of bombed war sites. He plans a month in Germany with a side visit to Switzerland.
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John Frazier
Max Engler
Finney County
Max
Herman
Kondringen
Garden City
Ronald
Nerman
Duane
Max, Jr
Jim Wheatly
Wheatly
Kansas
Texas
California
New York
Frankfurt
Kansas City
Boodby
Germany
Switzerland
Freiburg
Lahy
Hugo
Emma
Louise
Kansas polio cases lag 1954 pace in 1955 report
The State Board of Health reports 99 polio cases through August 13, far below 251 by the same date in 1954. Only 12 cases were listed for the state last week, and one case was removed from the prior total of 88.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Health
Chuckle: Washington on Stamp Proves No Lick Till Turned
A quip notes George Washington was never licked in life until he appeared on a postage stamp, and only when his back faced outward.
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George Washington
Annual Picnic Fireworks At Finney Haskell Reunion
Old settlers from Finney and Haskell counties prepare for a two day annual Old Settlers picnic and reunion at the Earl Owston Farm. About 200 residents are expected each day with horse races bicycle races and other entertainment. A large basket dinner is planned with a concession stand by the Wide Awake 4-H club. Events start at 10 am with races and musical numbers to follow as organizers complete stage and tent preparations.
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Finney
Haskell
Earl Owston
Finney County
US 83
Gareden City
J. T.lear
Dantesi
Warkmen
Owston Farm
Light Showers Soak Garden City Area Again
Light and widely scattered showers moved over the Garden City area last night bringing moisture totals to a trace at the city light and water plant. At the experiment station northeast of the city about .04 inch was recorded, bringing the two-day total to one tenth inch. Overnight low cooled to 65 as showers brought cooler air.
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Garden City
City
Experiment Station
CAA
Weather Summary From U S Weather Bureau Harewn Ihoun
The brief weather update from the U S Weather Bureau Harewn Ihoun notes current conditions and outlook. It provides location context and short-term expectations for temperatures precipitation and wind.
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U.S
New Hurricane Diane Threatens Carolina Coast
Hurricane Diane weakened slightly but remains dangerous as it nears the Carolinas. Alerts extend from Fernandina to Virginia Capes while a possible northward turn keeps watch north of Wilmington. Marines and volunteers rush to build sand barriers after Connie’s floods and prior storms caused heavy beach damage and casualties.
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Charleston
N. C
Carolina
Wilmington
Virginia Capes
Fernanding
Weather Bureau
Myrtle Beach F. C
North Carolina
Connie
Hazel
South Carolina
Canada
Missing Kansas boy visiting relatives in Atchison
William Haupt, 15, son of Mr and Mrs William H Haupt of Los Angeles, was reported missing in Atchison after last being seen Saturday near Monrovia Kansas about 1 mile west of town. Friends recall he said he planned to go to New Orleans.
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Kansas
Atchison Ia
Los Angeles
William Aa. Haupt
iMr
William H Haupt
Wis
Monrovia
Kas
Here
New Orleans
Ashland civic leader dies at his home
Charles A. Wallingford, a 33 year old Ashland civic leader active for 35 years, died at his home yesterday. Jaycee Baseball Punite-Laruud-3515 234-1¢
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Ashland
Charles A. Wallingford
Laruud
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