KU Students Aid Segregation Break At Negro College
A group of University of Kansas students and a Presbyterian minister spend two weeks at Mary Holmes Junior College in West Point Mississippi a Negro school supported by the Presbyterian church They labor without pay study racial relations and mingle with Negro faculty and students Their seminars include talks by local white leaders and a Negro doctor with patients of both races The trip aims to expose students to Presbyterian work and foster understanding before traveling to other missions in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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West Point, Miss
University of Kansas
Mary Holmes Junior College
Th Presbyterian Church
John Patton
Th Presbyterian
Kansas University
West Point
Patty Jo Ellis
Kansas
Nancy Petersen
Mary McCoy
Robert MacLarlane
Don Fisher
Lawrence
Clay
Starkville, Miss
Patton
Presbyterian
Kentucky
Tennessee
Beverage Firm Under Expansion
Shurtz Meeker Beverages Inc. now operates under a shorter name and expands its activities. President George L. Meeker says part of the West Fulton building will be used for contract storage while production of Shasta and Can a Pop continues. The canning work runs mainly on night shifts.
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Shurtz-Meeker Beverages Inc
George L. Meeker
West Fulton
Meeker
KE. J. Shurtz
Shurtz-Meeker
Eeker Inc
Ethan Crystal Sugar Co
den- F
Catholic Leaders Warn Belgians Against Voting Liberal Or Socialist
In Brussels Cardinal Joseph Van Roey urged Belgian Catholics to abstain from voting for the Liberal or Socialist parties in general elections. He called nonvoting a duty fulfilled but said voting Liberal or Socialist would be gravely illicit, accusing the government of thwarting Catholic influence in Belgium. Similar warnings had come from West German bishops amid rising Catholic concern over clerical politics.
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Brussels
Belgium
Joséph Cardinal van Roey
West Europe
Bish
West Germany
Cardinal van Roey
Hugoton Man Hubbard Improves After Heart Attack
W F Hubbard a sergeant at arms in the Kansas House who has served seven terms from the 124th District Hugoton was reported improving today after a heart attack last week. Attendants at Haskell County Hospital in Sublette say his condition remains serious. Hubbard is a former editor and publisher of the Hugoton Hermes.
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Hugoton
W. F. Hubbard
Kansas House of Representatives
Haskell
Billy Graham Crusade Drains Madison Avenue Taverns
New York reporters note empty bars around Madison Square Garden as Billy Graham’s nightly sermons draw 17 000 in attendance and 441 forward prayers, boosting church enrollments while local tavern staff face layoffs. Local merchants report fewer patronages except on fight or hockey nights.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham
Joseph Crotty
Graham
Victor Scimeca
Sth Avenue
Frank Goldner
Goldner
Jesus Christ
Christ
Rothfelder No. 1 oil well tests near Scott City Scarcity area
Imperial Oil's Rothfelder No. 1 wildcat south of Scott City near the Finney county line produced oil from two Morrow sand perforations at 4,684 to 4,686 feet and 4,690 to 4,694 feet. It yielded 28 barrels of oil and 19 barrels of water in 24 hours. State evaluation pending. First Morrow production in Scott county, nearby wells are Mississippian.
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Scott City
Finney County
Imperial Oil
Rothfelder No
Csw
Wildcat
Morrow
Scott County
Headlight Check Leads to Tautology Confusion
Oklahoma Highway Trooper Charles R. Rich stopped a motorist east of Oklahoma City to inspect a headlight issue. Rich requested the driver’s license and found the name on the license matched his own.
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Edmond. Okla
Oklahoma Highway
Charles R. Rich
Oklahoma City
Rich
Two American Jesuits Freed by Communist China After Four Years
Two American Jesuit priests Fathers Charles J. McCarthy and John Alexander Houle were released from Shanghai after four years in captivity and house arrest. They planned to travel to Hong Kong within about ten days. At least six Americans remained in custody in China, with a high of 55 detained in 1951. McCarthy said Houle is in better health though Houle has a back ailment.
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Hong Kong
China
Charles J. McCarthy
San Francisco
John Alexander Houle
Glendale
Calif
Shanghai
Father McCarthy
Father Houle
Communist China
Peiping-Tientsin
John P. Wagner
Pittsburgh
Joseph P McCormack
Ossining
N.Y
Hugh F. Redmond
Yonkers
Redmond
Drug rumors lift NY stocks amid blunted cancer hopes
Rumors of a new anticancer steroid boosted Olin Mathieson and Squibb shares to a 1957 high on the New York Stock Exchange. Companies said the compound is in its infancy clinically and not a cure, describing it as a palliative under study at Jackson Memorial Hospital and by the National Cancer Institute with inconclusive results to date.
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New York Stock Exchange
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
E. R. Squibb & Sons
Jackson Memorial Hospital
University of Miami Medical School
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
Sloan Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
New York
Miami Herald
University of Miami
Hospital Admittances and Discharges in Garden City
Daily notices list HOSPITAL ADMITTANCES including Marianne Miller Carla Smith Mary Katherine Vanderree Mabel Neill Phillip O'Brien Ralph Hinkle Howard Orr Mrs Frey Yolanda Gloria Jean Lucin Mesa Preston Blake Scott. HOSPITAL DISCHARGES include James King and baby boy John Herrera and others. BIRTHS report a 5 lb 15 oz daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson at St Catherine at 1 41 am. POLICE BRIEFS cover a minor accident at 6th and Maple with damages of 35 and 10. bonds forfeited for various offenses. police court a stop sign violation fine. real estate and district court actions noted.
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Marianne Miller
Deerfield
Carla Smith
Burnside Drive
Mary Katherine Vanderree
Pierceville
Mabel Neill
Phillip O’brien
Garden City
Ralph W. Hinkle
Center
Howard K. Orr
John Frey
Satanta Yolanda
Gloria Jean
Lucinda Jo Mesa
Jones
Preston Blake Scott
St. Catherine
George Robinson
Ulysses
Fort Hays enrolls Juanita DeCamp. legal firms withdraw in multimillion suit
Juanita DeCamp, daughter of Willard and 711 Evans, enters as a junior for Fort Hays summer session. Calihan Green Hopkins Calihan withdraws as counsel for Richard Harper in a 151542 suit against Emil and Salyer, filed May 29 for injuries at the Salyers' private pool two years ago. Continental Airlines earns National Safety Council top citation for 1956 without fatalities. Warren Hotel crews install lobby antenna to feed one TV set. Louis Rodwell, deputy regional Boy Scout executive, shows improvement after a heart attack. he previously led the Santa Fe Trail Council in Garden City.
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Juanita DeCamp
Willard DeCamp
Evans
Fort Hays State College
Calihan, Green, Hopkins & Calihan
Emil Salyer
Richard Harper
Hugoton
Wichita
Salyers
Scome
Louis E. Rodwell
Kansas City
Rodwell
Santa Fe Trail Council
Garden City
State sales tax residue mailed to county treasurers
The 12.5 million dollars in state sales tax residue due will be mailed to county treasurers within the next few days. The notice outlines distribution and collection timing for local jurisdictions.
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Topeka
Market data snapshot from Kansas City commodities and cattle prices
July grain and livestock figures across Kansas City markets show high and low quotes for wheat, corn, soybeans, oats, and eggs. Cattle and hog prices in USDA reports indicate moderate activity with slaughter steers 21.50 to 23.00 and hogs 19.00 to 20.25 for various weights, alongside limited lamb trade at 20.00 to 22.0.
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Votte & Carkener, Inc
Kansas City
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
USDA
U. S
Wheat Corners Rally After Rain Stimulus on Market
Wheat futures rose on the Chicago Board of Trade amid heavy rainfall in winter wheat regions and high winds in Kansas. Rye stayed firm while soybeans showed limited strength. old and new style wheat hovered around the $2.00 per bushel area with July contracts near $2.03. Open interest and weekly futures purchases were noted as the market absorbed gains and late profit taking.
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Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Suit Filed Over Car Accident Damages in Holcomb Case
Nelson Schwartz of Dighton sues Juan Valdez in district court for 924.55 to repair a car driven by Mrs. Schwartz in an August 12 crash near Holcomb. The suit seeks compensation for damages to the vehicle.
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Ralph Haflich
Horace C. Henry
Holmes
Garden City
Orville V. Nanninga
Midwest Investment Co., Inc
Nanninga
Menke
Horde
Walter J. Arnold
L. J. Heinemann Et Ax
Nelson Schwartz
Dighton
Juan Valdez
Schwartz
Holcomb
Market slips after three days of new highs
New York stocks eased late in trading after a three day advance to record highs. Volume was about 2.1 million shares as several leaders declined while some gainers appeared. Olin Mathieson fell 3 points on delayed opening linked to Squibb rumor. Kansas City grain prices moved with mixed results and Dr. M P Reeve from Garden City was named to the State Board of Veterinary Examiners by Gov. Docking.
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New York
Olin Mathieson
J E. R. Squibb
Squibb
Reeve
State
M. P. Reeve
Garden City
Wags
State Board of Veterinary Examiners
George Docking
Olin W. Morris
Parsons
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Avern
Oil and Gas
Communist
McCarthy
Wagner
James King
W. 1St
John Herrera
Taylor
Phillip Lee Plumb
Lakin
Ellis Marey
F. Maple
Alfredo Garcia
Donald Huelskamp
Ulys
Brenda Joyce Smith
Emerson
Larry Joseph Wasinger
Leonard L. Tusing
6Th
Maple
Tusing
Wasinger
Frank G. West
Emil William Salyer
N. Main
Lupe Bermudez Alcaraz
Continental Airlines
National Safety Council
Warren
Tom Mahar
Hutchinson
Omaha
Amarillo
Enid
Salina
Ft. Worth
Lindh Produce Co
Isda
Amee
Ran
Prey
Fankhauser Drug
Standard
Pete's Standard Service
Stevens and
Pine
Garden City, Kansas
Lucas & Son Standard Service
N. Maiin
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