Deaths James A. Smith in Scott City
James A. Smith, 70, died yesterday at his home in Scott City. Born July 28, 1892 in Berton County, he moved to Scott County at age nine and worked as a farm and ranch hand. Survived by five sisters Helen Smith Annabelle Smith Alta House Bertha Fivecoat and a brother Hubert Smith. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Weinmann Funeral Home with Rev Kenneth Owen. Burial in Scott County Cemetery.
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Scott City
James A. Smith
Berton County
Scott County
Helen Smith
Annabelle Smith
Chicago
Alta House
Denver
Colo
Bertha Fivecoat
Austin
Hubert, Smith
Sunnyside
Wash
Weinmann
Kenneth Owen
Scott County Cemetery
Funeral for Elizabeth Nightengale in Sublette Mennonite Church
Mrs. Elizabeth Nightengale 75 of rural Sublette dies Monday in Sublette hospital. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Salemi Mennonite Church officiated by Revs. Albert Unruh and Orlan Wedel. Burial in Salem Cemetery. Visitation at Phillips White Funeral Home in Garden City until services.
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Sublette
Elizabeth Nightengale
Salemi Mennonite Church
Albert Unruh
Orlan Wedel
Salem Cemetery
Burnett Couple Dies in Missouri Car Crash
Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Burnett both died Monday in Stella Hospital Rocky Comfort Missouri after a car crash last Friday. They were the only occupants. Surviving relatives include Mrs. L C Laughlin of 302 Washington and three Brandsons Avon Carl and Eul Burnett of Garden City. They had lived in Santana about ten years. Burnett worked at the Carbon Black Plant. Funeral is Friday at 1 p.m. at Rocky Comfort Methodist Church. Burial at Roller Cemetery near Powell, Missouri.
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Napoleon Burnett
Garden Cilians
Stella Hospital
Rocky Comfort
Burnett
L. C. Laughlin
Washington
Brandsons
Avon
Carl
Eul Burnett
Garden City
Burnetts
Satanta
Carbon Black
Methodist Church
Roller
Powell, Mo
Mrs Lola Brady Richards Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Lola Brady Richards, 31, former Garden City resident, died today at Kansas City hospital after a brief illness. She leaves a widower, a brother Jarvis Brady of Garden City, and three sisters Doris McAdams of Kansas City Missouri, Leland Crist of Holcomb, and Jerome Stonehocker of Garden City. Funeral arrangements are set at Pitts Funeral Home Bolivar Missouri with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Bolivar.
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Joe Richards
Garden City
Kansas City Hospital
Lola Brachy
Kansas City
Kan
Jarvis Brady
Doris McAdams
Leland Crist
Holcomb
Jerome Stonehocker
Pitts Funeral Home
Bolivar, Mo
Greenwood Cemetery
Convicted Murderer Bloomer Seeks Sentence Appeal in Kansas
TOPERA AP reports 20 year old transient Harry Jack Bloomer convicted of killing Wa Keeney marshal Al Claycamp and wounding Trego County Sheriff Ent McAfee. The case arose after Bloomer and a 17 year old runaway from Wilsonville Neb were picked up by officers.
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Bloomer
Wilsonville, Neb
Dodge City approves 1.5 million bond issue
Dodge City Kansas voters approved a 1.5 million bond issue in a special election 1 448 to 1 014 to fund school facilities. The plan doubles the size of the senior high school adds six classrooms at the northwest elementary school and builds a bus garage for the district.
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Di,dge City
Kan
Dodge City
Three miners feared dead in Freeman No. 5 mine fire
A blaze at Freeman No. 5 mine near Benton Illinois forced evacuation of most of the 70 workers as smoke injuries sent four to hospital. Three miners fighting the fire were missing and presumed dead while 24 rescue workers erected barriers to cut air flow. The mine began production in 1961 and employs about 250 in the city of 7000.
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Benton, Ill
Illinois
Freeman Coal Co
Navy Patrol Plane Missing
A Navy antisubmarine patrol plane with 14 crewmen aboard is missing at sea. The P3A Orion from Patuxent River NAS last contacted at 2 48 am while 225 miles southeast of New York City during a training exercise. Fuel would have run out at 9 40 am and an extensive search began after 5 am.
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Norfolk, Va
Patuxent River
Naval Air Station
Patuxent
New York City
Naval
Admissions At St Catherine Hospital Listing Names
Today in Minnesota hospitals admissions list includes Jeffrey Garner at St Catherine on 216 Penn Avenue Mrs Toble Schultz Ingalls Mrs Alvis Cleere 1803 Chester Zeld Mrs Vernon Heim Scott City Mrs Martha Cooper 206 North 6th iss Vernon Widows 901 North 8th James Jones 608 North 2nd Mrs Charles Claar Deerfield Georgina Rojas 211 South 12th Mrs Ronald Goodman 901 Jenny
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St. Catherine
Jeffrey Garner
Penn
Toble Schultz
Ingalls
Alvis Cleere
Chester- Zeld
Vernon Heim
Scott City
Martha Cooper
Iss
Vernon
James Jones
Charles Claar
Deerfield
Georgina Rojas
Ronald Goodman
Jenny
Telegram notes Kansas officials and education changes
Doloral Hope elected treasurer of the Kansas Newspaper Women’s Association at a Topeka meeting. New president is Mrs George Marble Fr Scott. other officers Maysel McLemore Eureka and Donna Hobbs Topeka. Al Hinkle Garden City named to 3 year KOMA board term. Also: Outstanding Student Day invites for Fort Hays State, fourth class postmaster exam at Modoc, Roy Barber Garden City seeks private carrier permit, Gerald Franklin to Goodland as superintendent, Norval Gray re employed Rexford superintendent, stamp machine at Garden City Post Office remodeled to dispense 5 cent stamps.
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Doloral Hope
Kansas
Women’s Association
Topeka
George Marble
Scott
Maysel McLemore
Eureka
Donna Hobbs
al Hinkle
Hinkle Oil Co
Garden City
Kansas Oil Men's Assa
KOMA
Wichita
Kansas Oil
Mississippi
Jim Kifer
Scott City
Fort Haya
Kansas State College
Fort Hays State
Local Dismissals Births and Real Estate Notices
Garden City listings show dismissals at several addresses including St Catherine and Leopold areas. Births reported at St Catherine and Ingalls with three newborns from Vernon Widows Tobie Schultz and Ronald Goodman. Legal notices cover Weed Sunset Memorial Gardens Inc to Kenneth C Powell and a warranty deed for Ned Swingle to Ted Crist with specified blocks in Heights Addition.
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Weed
Sunset Memorial Gardens, Inc
Kenneth C. Powell
Ned Swingle
Ted E. Crist
Heights
Courts COUNTY and DISTRICT notices of fines and quiet title
Court entries list insufficient funds checks totaling $5 and $6.75 costs for Lawrence Downtain and $1 and $8.75 costs for Peta Mitschler plus $20 and $6.75 costs for Larry Davis. Speeding fines of $10 and $5 costs for Herman Rudy Dennis Petrus Jack McVicker and Philip Wiebe. District case Clint Jacobs et al vs John Welch et al for quiet title. Police bonds posted for Henmengilda Rayas for running a red light at Rt 1 with $10 penalty.
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Lawrence Downtain
Jones
Peta Mitschler
Lincoln Road
Larry Davis
N. Sth
F'ned — Herman M. Rudy
Syracuse
Dennis Petrus
Pershing
Jack McVicker
Eminence Rt
Philip Wiebe
Summit
Clint
Ned Jacobs
John Welch
Henmengilda Mary Rayas
Rt. 1
Traffic County Accident Near US82 Causes Extensive Damage
A Tuesday crash on US82 three miles south of county line at 11710 a.m. involved cars driven by Melvin M of Silvey Scott City and Rose M Kells of Satanta. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage in the collision.
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Melvin M
Silvey
Scott City
Rose M. Kells
Satanta
Water Well Levels In West Show Decline
LAWRENCE Kansas AP Water levels fell in most western Kansas wells during 1961 while rising in central and eastern parts after a year of higher rainfall. The State Geological Survey analyzed 873 wells across 78 counties and attributed western declines to irrigation pumping. Municipal supplies in the region rely on groundwater.
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Lawrence, Kan
Kansas
State Geological Survey
Airman Gerald Anderson Freed After Months Confinement
Airman Gerald Anderson was released from confinement at Mountain Home Air Force Base after about ten months, amid a murder case involving neighbors Nancy Johnson and her son Danny. A rival confession by Theo Dickie led to Anderson’s return to duty while charges were dismissed by Lt Gen Archie Olds Jr. The Air Force sought trial, and Anderson expressed a wish for an early discharge.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Gerald. Anderson
Air Force
Anderson
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Office of Special Investigation
Nancy J. Johnson
Danny
Johnsons
Andersons
Johnson
Theodora Thomas Dickie
Boise
Dickie
Archie J. Olds Jr
15Th Air Force
March Air Base
Calif
Jet Bomber Wreck Sighted Near Santa Fe
Burning wreckage of what was believed to be an Air Force B52 jet bomber was sighted on a Sangre de Cristo ridge about 45 miles northeast of Santa Fe New Mexico. Air Force and state police rushed to the site. An Air Force spokesman said a B32 crew would vary from six to nine men. Kirtland Air Force Base said no planes from its unit were missing.
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Santa FE
N.M
Air Force
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
New Mexico
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Stolen Items Reported From Farm Shed
Joe Plett of Imperial Rt reported to the Finney County sheriff’s office Tuesday that a tool shed was broken into and several items missing. Items listed include two wrenches, four gas cans, 22 quarts of oil, five gallons of gasoline, and various other containers.
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Finney County Sheriff's Office
Joe Plett
Imperial Rt
British Rejection Rocks Common Market Bid
Britain’s bid to join the European Common Market fails after De Gaulle vetos the plan. Prime Minister Macmillan faces Labor attacks amid 800,000 unemployed and a stagnating economy. Britain pursues alternatives with Commonwealth partners while the five EEC states cancel a finance ministers meeting to avoid French criticism of American business practices.
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London
Britain
Atlantic Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
Brussels
Europe
Hardld Macmillan
Labor Party
Be Gaulle
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Edward Heath
Five
de Gaulle
Paris
United States
Washington
Senate Foreigh Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Atlantic
U.S
Doctor's Life in Governor's Hands
Ohio parole officials weighed clemency for convicted wife slayer Dr Samuel Sheppard 29. The Pardon and Parole Commission promised a speedy recommendation to Gov James Rhodes possibly by week’s end. The Bay Village doctor was convicted eight years ago in the bludgeoning death of his pregnant wife Marilyn. The hearing featured Ariane Tebbenjohans of Düsseldorf whose desire to marry Sheppard was disclosed. Sheppard teaches medical subjects at Marion Correctional Institution and maintains his innocence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
James A. Rhodes
Pardon and Parole Commission
Rhodes
Bay Village
Marilyn
Sheppard
Ariane Tebbenjohans
Dusseldorf
West Germany
Correction
Maury C. Koblentz
IF. Lee Bailey
Boston
Mass
Marion Correctional Institution
Industrials Decline As Steel Leads Market Drop
NEW YORK AP Steels led a broad drop in industrials as the stock market eased this afternoon. US Steel fell over a point on news that Big Steel’s 1962 profits were the lowest in 10 years, dampening sentiment across steel shares and other industrials. The Dow Jones average at noon was 681.09, down 2.64.
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New York
Steel
Big Steel
Britain
Associated Press
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
Armco
Youngstown Sheet
Republic Steel
Stidebaker
Alcoa
Texas Gulf
Socony Mobil
Gulf Oil
Amerada
Texaco
IBM
Polaroid
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Telephone mix ups prompt song and dance in Bessemer City
In Bessemer City North Carolina Blandine Lovelace fought confusing numbers when MA9-2152, then MAS-2436, and MAS-2463 failed to stop calls for Dr R L Cochcroft and Dr Robert Moore. People kept dialing the wrong person. The problem persisted despite changes.
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Bessemer City
N.C
Blandine B. Lovelace
R. L. Cochcroft
Kansas Traffic Log Topeka Chronicle 1963
Kansas traffic death log reports incidents within 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Wednesday for January 20, 1963. Provides summary of fatalities, locations, and brief details from Topeka area traffic records for the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City cattle and hogs market summary
Fat cattle receipts 665 head with steers 24.00 to 25.25, heifers 24.75 to 25.30, standard and good 21.00 to 24.50, cows 11.00 to 16.00. caw market steady to 25 cents higher. Kansas City forward: cattle 1,500, calves 50, steers 24.85 to 25.50, 950 to 1,150 lb heifers 25.50, cows 14.50 to 16.00, hogs 3,500 steady to 25 lower, barrows 15.50 to 16.75, sows 13.50 to 14.25.
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Kansas City
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Modoc
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Roy Barber
State Corporation Commission
Gerald Franklin
Goodland
Norval Gray
Deerfield Rural High School
Rexford
Agnes Riggs
Spencer
Leoool
Frank F. Miller
Marienthal
Gary Hagen
Ralph Belknap
Glen Daniels
Herman Ehmke
Dighton
Roy F. Mowry
Jones Ave
Betty Delepine
Ronald Frick
Evans
Leopold
Charles ©. Smith
Legals
Courts County
Monwealth
European Free ‘Trade Association
Kansas City Livestock
Boas
Iam Mutual
Incorp
Inv
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Mutual
Arthur Goetz Duckle
Nancy Miller
C. L. Farquharson
Clarence Wedel
Irene Gongales
William Lake A. Lands
R. W. Rowland
Helen Sparks
Gchories Hancock Albert Knoll
Gilbert van Dalak
Anselme Torres
Bowman Mar Goler
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