Dighton News Highlights Local Vacations And Officials
Dighton residents and visitors are noted on vacations with Akers, Mumma, Laurence, and others traveling to Colorado and Nebraska. Local gatherings include a church conference trip, a Baptist Men’s Day event, and a fair visit. Construction begins on a Farmers Elevator addition in Dighton while families relocate to Montana and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Christy
P. L. Johnson
Missouri
New Jersey
Louis Volpe
Patterson
N.J
William Thomas
William Berger
Wanda
Wesley
Mae Berger
Columbus
Neb
Farmers Elevator
Dighton
Chalmers and Borton
Hutchinson
Paul Shull
Great Falls
Mont
William Shull
Shull
Horton
Keith
Lloyd Wells
Montana
Wells
Ben Jackson
Fred Append i
Roland Neiswander
Kansas City
Don Munson
Omaha
Letilda Schmalzried
Lawrence
Marvin Schmalzried
Hartford
Conn
Ransom Bill Is FBI Clue in Greenlease Case
FBI pins hope on the Minot $20 bill found earlier this month as a potential lead in the Greenlease ransom mystery. Agents expanded operations in Minot, tracing movements of suspects linked to the 1953 Kansas City kidnapping and ransom of Bobby Greenlease. The long-vanished $600,000 stemmed from packets Hall admitted taking from the ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marg Anion Bramatin
State of
Kansas
Margaret Braun
Keller Herbert J. Braun
Margaret Beam
Circle P. Daniel
West Pine Street
Garden City
City of
Garden Ci Kan
ST. Louis
FBI
Minot
N. D
Federal
Roger Lind
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Petoskey
Mich
Petersburg
Ind
Detroit
Hall
Landowner Accepts Low Offer After Condemnation Ruling
Lyon County landowner Laurence D Guile rejected initial offers from Kansas Turnpike Authority and pursued a court award. Appraisers valued the 2.55 acre tract with ponds at 1755 dollars but Guile agreed to take 900 dollars after contacting the ETA, and the condemnation case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topera
Lyon County
Kansas Turnpike Authority
KTA
Turnpike Authority
Louis Stroup
Laurence D. Guile
Guile
Stroup
ETA
Factory Explosion Hits Emporia Battery Plant
An explosion caused about 20000 dollars in damage at the Globe Union Battery Co. plant in Emporia. No injuries were reported. Plant manager James Karolik said the blast likely started from a gas leak in a battery charger. The plant, employing 65 people, will resume production with no stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Globe Union Battery Co
James Karolik
State Will Give Merit Exams for Cashier Posts
Walter F. Kuiken state personnel director announced a merit examination for cashier positions. The test includes a written phase and a rating of training and experience with salaries from 173 to 220 dollars. Applications due by Sept. 18 via the Personnel Division or State Employment Service offices in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Kuiken
Topeka
Kuiken
State Department of Administration
Harrison
State Employment Service
Dighton News LCHS Class Holds Reunion
Dighton notes show LCHS class of 1930 holding silver anniversary at the Legion hall with 10 attendees and family. visits by local residents include Yousey Uppendahl and Reilschneider families. Rodeo queen Nila Fagerquist. births and hospital visits noted. ministers to lead service as World Convention events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dighton
John Yousey
Johnny Lée
Lloyd Speer
Don Uppendahl
Don
Otto Uppendahl
Oregon
Jerry Riefschneider
Henry Reilschneider
Scott County Hospital
Jay Eaton
St. Catherine Hospital
Ann Buchannan
United Telephone Co
Colorado Springs
Colo
Burlin Goodman
Wichita
Elmer Lawrence
Fiie Guler
Kenneth Drees
Garden City
Bill Sharp
Colorado
Don Davis
Missouri Flats
Harold
Junior Breiz
Hoxie
Pete Bitel
LaVona
Estell van Pelt
Jay Fuller
Crum Finkenbinder
Devard
Clem Jones
Charles Brett
Oklahoma
The
Christian Church
Harry Curtis
Trento
Ont
World Convention of Churches of Christ
Nila Fagerquist
Delmar Mumma
Leopold Hospital
Wayne Karl
Enterprise
Herman Dum Jer
Arkansas
Edwin Shay
Shay
LCHS
Legion Hall
Lee Smith
Beulah Morgan
Beeler
Dale McMillan
Blanche Smith
Mary Major
Pendennis
Glen Ramsey
Manning
Roy Johnston
Denzel Honstead
Org Owens
Great Bend
Russel Roberts
Eda Pomtanke
Emporia
Steve Fuller
Ruth Troudt
Lyle Bindley
Ruby Herndon
Montezuma
Bernard Owen
Frank RK. Strickler
Elmer Ringa
W. B. Wise
Leteers
Claude Owen
St. Joseph
Basil Roark
Ruth Toodvine
Atchinson
Butler County Farmers Seek Drought Aid in Feed Relief
Butler County farmers appeal to the state drought committee for affordable livestock feed. County agent Eugene Payer will forward two petitions to the committee, arguing relief is needed to keep cattle operations viable in the drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Butler County
State Drought Committee
Eugene Payer
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DIAL
Kucoholics Anonymous
Gardendale Recreation Hall
P.O
Good Year Shoe Shop
West Laurel
Hoy's Sporting Goods
Aquarium
W. Laurel
Vern Campbell
Smith Land Company
Nightcrawlers
Rancho Motel
Schwinn World Traveler
Baldwin Aerosonic
Lester
Betsy Ross
Awili Finance
Garden City Transport Co
State Theatre
Rome
Bruce Auller
North Ith
Wewe
Telegram-State Theatre
Susan Hadley
R. A. Clark
E. Chestnut
J. E. Murdock
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Wgpntin UD
West Eas. Ave
Connie's Cafe
D. L. Metzler
Quentin
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Ramiseys
Johnson
Jhetters
Meade
Amherst
Breen
Hasler
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
East Central
Midway Cafe
Sanco Mfg. Co
Beverly Blvd
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Bigbee Motors, Inc
Ford and Mercury Dealers
Hugoton
Earl Bigbee
H. E. Forsythe
Real Estate
Alta Brown
Center Street
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Fulton St
Eas
Nice Yard
New High School
North
Std
Jesse Scott
E. Fulton
Walker
North 8Th
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Magnolia
North 1St
Tamston
St. John
North 4Th
Garden City Avenue
2Nd Street
Ban
N. Main
Joe A. Billinger
Daniel Auto Court
North First
North 6Th
Chester L. Garrison
Plains
Marienthal
Jeoftroy Plow
Joe Plett
John Deere
Austin
Fox
Syracuse
Coopers Hatchery
N. M
E. H. Tempel, Jr
Wiley
Roswell
New Mex
Columbia Enes
Montgomery Ward
Garden City, Kansas
Earl Brookover
Mountain Aire
WY. O. Ward Furniture
Warner Terrace
John's Motor Co
Glen Horner
Lubrication Engineers, Inc
Warren
Studebaker
Pontiac
10Th Street
Khlelong
Garnand
Legals
Daily Telegram
Finney County
Nellie C. Graham
Tate
Louis B. Lockwood
Gould & Gould Attorneys
Dance City
M. C. Schrader
Garden City Daily Telegram
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Fm P. Powers
Dighton News
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Peatlon
Mark Rae
Topeka JM
Ed Camp
Tom Gilassteeck
State Highway Patrol
Ransom Bill
Doris Lavonne Hadlock
Emporia State College
Meade Veterans of Foreign Wars
Miss Hadlock
Moses Hadlock
Emporia State
Meade V.F.W
Andy Clark
Masonry Prod. Co., Inc
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Crile Irrigation & Domesti
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Stormont Construction CO
Keller Bldg
LEE G Woolman Construction CO
John
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