Salome Named Topeka Warily Amid Admin Rumors
Topeka sources report Salome named for an executive role in Governor Docking's administration. Docking hints a confirmed appointment for a state position soon after inauguration January 14. Rumors link William Murphy, Arthur Nevins, and Dana Cain to liquor control and highway posts, with Salome’s exact job unclear.
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William Murphy
Wichita
Docking
Arthur Nevins
Dodge Docking
Kansan
jCity
Fort Ws
Dana
Cain
Topeka
Salome
Missionaries to Myasaland Speak at Faith Tabernacle
The Rev. and Mrs. Ernest G. Jones, missionaries to East Africa, will speak at Faith Tabernacle of the Church of God tonight at 7:30 p.m. They will also present a film on missionary work in East Africa. Lawrence E. Lehmann, local representative for Brotherhood Mutual Life Insurance Co., is being honored for leadership in business after meeting Leaders Club qualifications.
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Ernest G. Jones
Myasaland
East Africa
Faith Tabernacle
Church of God
Lawrence E. Lehmann
Brotherhood Mutual Life Insurance Co
Lehmann
Israel Opens Southern Base at Gulf of Aqaba
Israel officially opened a naval base at Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba, enabling the navy to operate in two seas for the first time. The Miznak frigate arrived to inaugurate the base, which guards the southern sea route to the Red Sea amid past Egyptian gun positions and Sinai operations.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Gulf of Aquaba
Eilat
Miznak
Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea
Gulf
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Sharm el Sheikh
Solomon’s Bay
Gulf of
Aquaba
Tira Islands
Haifa
Mediterranean
Planes to Aid Kansas Traffic Patrol this New Year
National Guard planes will assist the State Highway Patrol over the long New Year weekend to reduce traffic fatalities. Col Tom Glasscock said the joint effort mirrors the Christmas weekend result, with patrolmen and pilots monitoring highways, radioing patrol cars, and targeting congested spots. Twenty people died on Kansas highways during the four-day Christmas holiday.
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Topeka
National Guard
Tom Glasscock
Pattrol
Kansas
Glasscock
Hoover to Attend Eisenhower Inauguration. Truman Declines
Washington reports former President Herbert Hoover will attend the January 21 inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol. Senator Bridges announced that Harry S. Truman, a Democratic president from 1945 to 1953, declined the trip. Also slated to participate are singers Marian Anderson and Brian Sullivan, who will perform the Star Spangled Banner and America.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Sen
Bridges
Congressional
Hoover
Capitol
Truman
Marian Anderson
Brian Sullivan
Miss Anderson
Sullivan
America
Clearing Suez canal indeadlock shows Nasser demands
U N General Assembly backed a cease fire and urged steps to reopen the canal while Egypt under Nasser presses for one demand at a time. The Suez Canal remains largely closed two months after the Egyptian campaign ended, with salvage work stalled by political conditions and uncertain international backing.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
United NASA
Egypt
U.N
Nasser
United States
Russia
Suez Canal
Nasser Willl
Raymond A. Wheeler
Apfs
Cate
Cairo
Whesler
Mahmound Yanes
Canal Authority
Suez
Hammarskjold
Canal
Indicted in Oil Map Theft
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh charged four men with conspiring to transport geologic maps stolen from Gulf Oil. Defendants include Qdie Seagraves, Irving Milner, Emanuel Lester, and Edward Liberman. Bench warrants issued for their arrest. indictments reference interstate handling of maps valued at over five thousand dollars, with potential value stated as over a million dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corg
Qdie Seagraves
Houston
Tex
New York
Irving Milner
Emanuel Lester
Kown
Emanuel Liberman
Edward Liberman
Bronx
N. Y
Orange
Texas
Smith
Leivia
Leivie
Gulf Oil
Cory
Nehru Heads Home From Europe Flight
Prime Minister Nehru flew from Europe toward New Delhi today en route home. He will confer with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. A spokesman said Nehru did not plan to meet Egyptian President Nasser. Speculation had suggested such a meeting during the trip.
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London
Nehru
India
Dusseldor
Konrad Adenauer
Nasser
New Welhi
College Students Cant Spel Gud Spelling Study Says
Dr Kenneth B M Crooks zoology professor at Fort Valley State College Georgia reports 100 to 100 college students repeatedly misspell common words and fail to read or write at expected levels. He cites lack of drill in writing and spelling over 26 years, plus reliance on slogans and poor signs, as probable causes and notes teachers often deem spelling instruction beneath dignity.
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New York
Skeeter
Kenneth B. M. Crooks
Zool[ogy
Fort Valley State College
Georgia
American Assn
the Advancement of Science
Crooks
California Has Dreuth Too Ends Drought Threat Across State
California faces a drought threat as floods a year ago gave way to parched conditions. San Diego County councils urge rain, hay prices soar as grass fails, and Texas drought shipments pull hay from California. Red Bluff reports its worst drought in 80 years while officials note reservoirs remain full but inaccessible to hard-hit areas.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
San Diego County
Texas
Red Bluff
Puzzle in Origin Of Tombstone Finds 17th Century Name
A tombstone labeled Simon Ailstock dated 1633 1889 was found beside a highway in Wal goa County along with a marker titled origin of tombstone clues suggesting a historical link to Goodland 7 A tombstone discovery near the road in Wal goa County.
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Tombstone
Goodland
Simon Ailstock
Walgoa
Death of One Year Old William Mitchell Smith
William Mitchell Smith aged one died suddenly at home on Burnside Drive from influenza complications. Police delivered an emergency respirator but he had stopped breathing on arrival. Born July 25, 1958 in Garden City, he is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William R Smith and grandparents Mr and Mrs W A Smith and Mrs J W Waletier of Garden City. Funeral arrangements are pending with Phillipa Funeral Home.
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William Mitchell Smith
William R. Smith
Burnside Drive
Garden City
W. A. Smith
J. W. Wale It
Winter Warm Spell Hits Kansas Cities
Topeka reports springlike weather with temperatures in the 50s to 60s across western and central Kansas. Highs yesterday ranged from 54 at Wamego to 63 at Dodge City, with 60 to 65 expected today. Normal highs are around 40. The Weather Bureau notes the mild trend should continue with little moisture expected, while overnight lows varied from 26 at Garden City to 35 at Topeka.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wamego
Dodge City
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Former Hays Printer And Columnist Dies
Claude M. Older aged 77, former Hays Daily News employee and columnist, died Christmas morning at his daughter Frances’ home in San Leandro, California. Born in Columbus Kansas, Older began on the Columbus Advocate and later served as a linotype operator at Chanute Tribune and Lyons Daily News before moving to Oklahoma papers. Sheriff Frank Walker noted no evidence linked to a vehicle in a cemetery stone incident connected to his “You Tell ’em” effort, which drew wide attention in the Kansas area.
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Hays
Claude M. Older
Hays Daily News
Older
Erve Frances
San Leandro
Calif
Frank Walker
Sitch
Columbus
Kas
Columbua ‘Advocate
Chanute Tribune
Lyons Daily News
Oklahoma
Grain futures and market notes from the local market
The Marketpage reports fluctuating wheat and grain futures with mixed activity in Chicago and Kansas City. Officials discuss refugee processing context at Camp Kilmer and emphasize security while noting drought driven gains and cautious buying in the wheat complex.
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Garden City
Goffe & Carkener, Inc
Kansas City
Washington
Jaly
Lindh Produce Co
Chicago
Camp Kilmer
Jagger's Large
N. J
Mel Suly
Hera
Cen Cmenamenne
Pata
Hutchinson
Omaha
Amarillo
Salina
Ggge C's
Chicago Wheat
Kansas City Livestock and New York Stock Market Roundup
Kansas City livestock prices show calves and fed steers mostly steady with various cow categories and hogs active but mixed. Sheep slaughter lambs also reported with modest gains. In New York, stock prices firm to strong with wooled slaughter and utility issues higher. Trading active on news developments and Suez Canal clearance improving. Gulf Oil up about 2 while Texas Co. gains slightly as market turnover nears 2.2 million shares.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City i
USDA
U. S
New York
Gulf Oil
Texas Co
Suez Canal
Hospital Admittances and Discharges in Garden City
Today in Garden City lists health notices with admitted patients including I J Oeding Edna Mae Friesen Tommy Kokgal James Deaver Rose Olmsted Mrs Lloyd Dellet Mrs Fred Wolfe and others. It also notes Tommy Kokgal's discharge and provides police briefs county deeds oil leases and marriage licenses involving Garden City residents and nearby towns.
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I. J. Oeding
Edna Mae Friesen
Tommy Koksal
Evans
James Deaver
Rose M. Olmsted
Old Manor
Lloyd Dellet
el Rancho Court
Fred Wolfe
Ness’ City
Tommy Kokgal
Cecil Johnson
Sieeding
Andrew R. Hummer
Charles L. Finke
Selly, Cole and Hurst
John’s
Garden City
C. EL Mackey
L. R
Mackey
C. BH
Frances Hamlin
E. C. Porter
Richard L. Stone
Porter
Frank J. Loomis
Walter Linn J Wilson
Kenneth Andrew Bauer
Hobby Hoover
Mt. Vernon
Texas
Eleanor Bond
Ingalls
Richard Woodard
Theresa Leiker
Planning for Inaugural Trip Abilene Kansans urged to apply
Abilene editor Henry B. Jameson of the Kansas National Inaugural Committee urged Kansans to file applications now to ride a special train to President Eisenhower's inauguration next month. A minimum of 125 travelers is needed, with fewer than 25 applications received so far. Accommodations include transport, hotel stays, and inaugural events. Contact Wilbur Leonard in Topeka. Tickets are limited and cannot be held after January 1.
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Abilene
Einsehower
Henry B. Jameson
Kansas National
Jameson
Wilbur Leonard
GOP Committee
Topeka
Kansas
Louisville youth found dead after Russian roulette play
Edward Laws, 14, was found dead in his home in Louisville after apparently trying Russian roulette. A revolver lay nearby. Police say the youth may have attempted the game after hearing of a similar case in Corbin, Kentucky during Christmas.
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Louisville
Edward Laws
Broad
Kew
Lucky
Corbin
Two Deaths in Sumner County Are Personal Crises
Two young Sumner County men died in separate shootings, coroner says both wounds are self inflicted. David Edward Largon, 31, Argo mia farmer, found dead at his brother Calbert’s home east of Caldwell. Donald Lee Turner, 26, Belle Plaine, died in a drive-in house trailer. Turner had been a long-time patient at the Veterans Hospital in Topeka and home for Christmas. Both cases listed as self-inflicted with a .22 caliber pistol. Largon reportedly despondent over ill health.
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Wellington
Sumner County
David Edward Largon
Calbert
Caldwell
Donald Lee Turner
Belle Plaine
Y.E . Parkhurst
Oklahoma Oil Output Increase Advised
Oklahoma City reports a proposed rise in state oil output by about 15 000 barrels per day. Massena B. Murray conservation director urged setting January’s allowable at 620 000 barrels daily, up from 605 000 this month. Oil men warned the rise is temporary due to the Middle East crisis and urged readiness to cut back once the Suez Canal is open and pipelines repaired.
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Ina
America
Kilmer
Austria
Winnipeg
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Massena B. Murray
Murray
Middle East
Suez Canal
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