Happenings From the Census and Fourth of July Fun
Local notes recount a playful census dispute over who heads the household as the head winner remains unnamed. Finnup Park hosts a planned Fourth of July water show with Jaycees and Explorer Scouts assisting, while the pool closes for draining and refilling. Auroras near Kalvesta are seen Sunday night. Weather forecasters mispredicted rain, but the almanac alignment kept spirits high.
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C. M. Burch
Deerfield
Finnup Park
Favorite Sons To Merge in Showdown
Four state governors at the 52nd annual governors conference discussed ways to keep the Democratic convention open and not merely a Kennedy showcase. Governors Meyner of New Jersey Brown of California Loveless of Kansas and Docking of Kansas urged deliberation and a chance for other candidates, asserting their bloc could deny Kennedy on the first ballot if states align as favorite sons. They stressed they are not against Kennedy but want debate and choices at Los Angeles conventions next month.
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Glacier National Park
Mant
John F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
Herschel C. Loveless
Town
George Docking
Kansas
Meyner
Loveless
House
Senate
West Ends Collapsed Arms Meet Ends in Geneva
Western powers formally ended the collapsed disarmament conference in Geneva as the Soviet bloc walked out led by Valerian Zorin. Western delegates sent all records to the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly while Naszkowski asserted actions after his departure were illegal. U.N. members expect renewed East West charges at the 1960 General Assembly.
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Geneva
U.N. Security Council
General Assembly
Valerian Zorin
Marian Naszkowski
David Ormsby-Gore
Zorin
Briish
Naszkowski
U. N. Secreariat
Soviet Union
U.N
Telegram appoints Cheryl Walker as new staff editor
Cheryl Walker, wife of Harold P. Walker, becomes the Telegrams new women's page editor. A native Kansan, she recently moved from Anaconda Montana where her husband bought Southwest Home Improvement Co. at 108 W Pine. Walker formerly reported for the Miltonvale Record and taught in Kansas. Their family includes three daughters and a son.
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the Telegram
Cheryl Walker
Harold P. Walker
Anaconda
Southwest Home Improvement Co
W. Pine
Miltonvale
Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Walkers
Diane
Eastern Montana College of Education
Billings
Frank Hoffman II
Clayton
Montana State
Bozeman
Harlingen
Tex
Wanda Ruth
Cherie Jo
Mr. Walker
C. D. Walker
Garden Loss Gun Garden ty still laughing at the pidgle
A quirky, fragmented note mentions a joke about cows and ducks. It plays on milk and quackers, with an accidental focus on garden mishaps and a playful pun. No clear events or named organizations are provided.
Hutchonian Dies in Crash Near Alamota
Lisle Leigh Kempton 46 of Hutchinson was killed when his wheat truck collided head on with Alvin Wayne Hampson 26 near Alamota Kansas. Hampson survived after being ejected and pinned. both were alone and no witnesses found.
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Alamoda
Hampson
Kempton
Johnny West
Alamota
Flood tragedy near Little Rock claims Branscum children
Sgt Branscum, his wife Motoko, and three sons rode into a flash flood on Highway 65 near Little Rock. He saved Motoko and three sons but Marilyn eight, died in the car swept away. Daniel Ray five and Gray two are still missing as search continues.
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Little Rock, Ark
Roy Branscum
Branscum
Motoko
Carl
Highway 65
Here
Marilyn
Daniel Ray
Gray
New Orleans
Roxie Branscum
Harness
Ark
Harvest Topping Expectations in Area Wheat Run
Grainman Carl Christensen reports a miracle harvest as area wheat yields surge. Elevators at Pierceville and Charleston set records with tens of thousands of bushels and capacity concerns persist as storage is sought. Farmers across Charleston and Pierceville report yields from 26 to 49 bushels per acre with moisture around 12 to 14 percent and test weights near 62 pounds.
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Carl Christensen
Pierceville
Pierceville Grainman
Christensen
Garden City Co-op
Charleston
George Murray
B.E
E.C. Davie Wheat
Marcus Meng
Robert Maxwell
Harold Hoskinson
Lyle Croas
Harold Kleysteuber
Wichita
Kleysteuber
Darrell "Morrow
Charlastod
Ike Casts Doubt on Any New Foreign Trips
Washington AP report notes Congress reaction to President Eisenhower saying further foreign tours in his final seven months are unlikely. He defended past diplomacy, cited Tokyo events, and hailed Japan’s security pact as a victory for the free world. Senators and representatives offered mixed but generally supportive views.
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Ike
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Japan
Tokyo
United States
America
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
John Sparkman
Dala
Plan Hearings on Medical Care Bill
The Senate Finance Committee plans two days of public hearings on the House bill for limited medical care for the aged with Secretary Flemming opening witness. Witnesses limited to 10 minutes. hearings set for Wednesday and Thursday.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
Arthur S. Flemming
Flemming
Accident ruled in ENCO worker Eugene Conjurske death
A coroner's jury ruled the fatal shooting of 36 year old Eugene Conjurske accidental. He was found dead at the ENCO transmitter where he worked as an engineer after firing a .22 revolver into his right chest while cleaning it. The body lay about 30 feet from the scene. Jury members were B. E. Adamson Walter B. Web er Hubert Piland Thomas Cross Tony Mesa and Charley HE. Services for the victim are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Valley View Cemetery.
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Eugene Conjurske
Conjurske
ENCO
B. E. Adamson
Walter
Walter 8. Weber, Hubert Piland, Thomas Cross
Tony Mesa
Charley HE
Valley View Cemetery
Man Shoots Wife Then Kills Self in Wichita Yard
Wichita police said 48 year old James Kitchen shot his wife Nellie, 43, in the head, hip and leg before turning the revolver on himself in the backyard of their home during a Sunday argument. Nellie Kitchen was reported in good condition at a hospital.
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Wichita
James Kitchen
Nellie
Kitchen
Tornadoes Strike NE Colorado Killing Two Men Near Holyoke
Two deadly tornadoes tore through northeastern Colorado near Holyoke with two motorists killed on Highway 51 and rural roads. Injuries included a 15 year old Amherst boy and a 27 year old Amherst woman. Names identified are Alan Baxter of Topeka and Marvin Cox of near Holyoke.
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Holyoke
Colo
Colorado
Colorado Highway 51
Alan Baxter
Crowe
Topeka
Kan
Marvin W. Cox
Nebraska and
Kansas State Line
Michael Bauer
Amherst
Wallace Voight
Cox
Huck Boyd Rouses Kansas Parole Critique
Huck Boyd, seeking the Republican governor nomination, urged Gov. Docking to appoint an executive director under Civil Service for the Board of Probation and Parole. Citing a Shawnee District Court ruling, he said the governor lacks authority to issue paroles and pledged GOP unity to tackle the parole record.
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Topeka
McDill Huck Boyd
George Docking
Civil Service
Board of Probaition and Parole
Shawnee District Court
Boyd
Shawnee
Wheat Cutting Nears Nebraska
In Kansas the wheat harvest could reach the Nebraska line by weekend if favorable weather holds. R B Gilkigan reports rapid opening in the south, with Kingman County 85 percent cut and Steward, Comanche and Martin counties near that level. Moisture still slows cutting in McPherson, Lyons and Hutchinson areas. Test cuts begin in Stockton, Hill City, Phillipsburg, Concordia, Beloit and Godl and Goodland areas where barley harvest is nearly finished.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas State Employment Service
R. B. Gilkigan
14Th
Daily Bulletin
Harvest Labor Control Office
Kingman County
Steward
Comanche
Martin
Gilkison
McPherson
Lyons
Hutchinson
Stockton
Hill City
Phillipsburg
Concordia
Beloit
Goodland
George Carpenter Loses Teeth in Heat Escape
George Carpenter of 2101 N Main drove to cool off from extreme heat yesterday. A bridgework set of six gold teeth fell from his mouth as he stuck his head out the car window near West V850. He stopped, searched for hours with a large crew of mounted and plain vehicles, but the missing teeth were not recovered. He fears the cost and the loss after 20 years of wearing them.
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George Carpenter
N. Main
Carpenter
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Russell
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Hutchonian
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilnois
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