Deaths and uncrals Mrs Bertha Legg dies at 86
Mrs Bertha Karlene Legg longtime Finney county resident died yesterday in a local nursing home She was 86 She was born in Germany February 18 1870 and had lived here 42 years Surviving are a son Charles of Kimberly Idaho a daughter Mrs Clarrabell Korenig of Garden City five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Funeral rites will be at 1030 Saturday morning at the Church of the Brethren Rev A L Patrick will be in charge Interment will be in Valley View Cemetery
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Bertha Karlene Legg
Finney County
Rick
Valley View ‘Cemetery
Cypriots riots erupt after killing of Turkish sergeant
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriots rioted in revenge for the police sergeant's death. Bullets fired from a taxi window into a Greek shopping center as youth bands stoned Greek Cypriots shops. British troops used tear gas and barbed wire to separate Greek and Turkish zones after tension surged. EOKA blamed for the Polis killing last night near Nicosia.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
EOKA
Greece
Polis
Now Woman Can Live Only With Her Pets
DENVER It was not only that Frederick J Betts had to share his home with 11 chinchillas a parrot a cat a dog and three large bowls of tropical fish He told a District Court jury in seeking a divorce that his wife Anania reminded him repeatedly that she preferred the animals to him The jury agreed this was extreme and repeated cruelty and granted Betts a divorce.
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Denver
Frederick J. Betts
Anania
Betts
Catholic Church Reports 998,315 Increase in U S Members
New York NY The 1956 Roman Catholic directory lists total church membership at 7 1 7 0 1 in the 48 states Alaska and Hawaii an increase of 998 315 over 1955 figures with 33 Dillon Members noted in one line of the report.
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New York
Acu
Hawaii
Church Plans Final Work for New Methodist Building
The First Methodist congregation met in the sanctuary of the partly completed church at Main and Kansas to review progress and finances. The building's value is $325,000 with $175,000 needed to complete for occupancy. A five year loan may be pursued after year’s start. major contracts are let with mill work and finish to come. A June drive aims for $50,000 to cover loan payments, directed by Dr. Virgil E. Turner.
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Specie Terye Sailcea
Firsts Methodist Church
Main
Kansas
Herb Clutter
Broadhurst Foundation
Clutter
Ed Hooper
Virgil E. Turner
Board of Missions
Choraliers Chorus
JL. D. Williamson
Fielding Hands
Howard Blanchard
New Post Office for Lindon Being Planned
The Post Office Department accepts the offer of John and Wilda Nicolay to lease property for a new Lindon Kansas post office quarters. Thomas J. Gay, regional real estate manager, said the new quarters will be occupied about October 1.
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Lindon
Wichita Lm
Post Office Department
John and
Wilda Nicolay
Kas
Thomas J. Gay
Labor Leader Miffed Again
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration faced backlash after an offhand remark about Detroit auto workers. White House aide Howard Pyle apologized for suggesting the “right to suffer” is part of a free economy, while labor leader Walter Reuther protested to President Eisenhower saying the comment echoed past calumnies.
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Washington
Eisenhower Administration
Detroit
White House
Howard Pyle
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Hisenhower
Pyle
Wilson
Stubborn Heifer Found In Culvert After Weight Loss
CENTER Oklahoma. Farmer Wilbur Hooser's 600 pound heifer vanished for three days. A search party located her in a roadway culvert at the Hooser farm. The animal entered the culvert and, blocked by rubble, could not back out. Hooser coaxed it free and discovered she had shed about 200 pounds in captivity.
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Okla
Wilbur Hooser
Hooser
Houser
Kansas Power Firm Has Highest Net Income
Kansas Gas and Electric Co. reports 1955 operating revenues and net income as the highest in its history. Directors declare regular dividends on preferred stock and a 30 cent dividend per share on common stock.
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Wichita WI
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
GI Bill of Rights Sparks Large Home Ownership Boom
Wichita officials summarize 12 years of GI Bill effects across 95 Kansas counties. Loans funded homes and farms, business ventures, and training programs. veterans’ earnings rose sharply, with substantial tax contributions. The bill’s educational provisions are projected to be paid off within 12 years. Notable counts include 43,710 home loans and 1,559 farm loans issued.
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Wichita
KE. J. Klag
Veterans Administration
Kansas
American Legion
Gil
Living Costs Rise Slightly in April Nationwide
Washington reports a 0.2 percent rise in the April living costs index, triggering a one cent an hour wage boost for about a million workers with unions tied to the index. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes higher food costs while foreseeing possible summer price shifts and no clear decline before fall.
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Washington
Auto
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Labor Statistics
Comedians Form Grapefruit Ranch Venture in California
Comedians Jack Benny and George Burns joined Leonard Firestone of the Firestone tire concern to raise grapefruit. The three partners each commit 20000 dollars for a limited partnership to operate a grapefruit ranch in the Indio area yesterday.
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Riverside
Calif
Jack Benny
George Burns
Leonard K. Firestone
Indio
Tax Fixing Trial Delayed by Illness of Defendant
In St Louis the tax fixing case against two high officials of the Rum an administration paused after a third defendant, Irving Sachs backer Harry Schwimmer, fell ill after testifying. Schwimmer, facing a heart ailment, was rushed to hospital with an anginal attack affecting the coronary vessels.
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ST. Louis
Ruman
Harry S. Schwimmer
Irving Sachs
Schwimmer
No Drinking Control For High School Seniors
Horace Greeley High School seniors abandon plans to serve limited alcohol at the June 25 prom after criticism from clergy and others. The class voted 70 to reject the proposal, keeping the event alcohol free for patrons.
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Chappaqua
N. Y
Horace Greeley High School
New York
Bill Sets Federal Pay For Businesses Losses
Rep Avery introduces a bill to reimburse business losses from land taken for the Turtle Creek Reservoir. The government would pay owners based on estimated net income for 1955 and 1956, in addition to any other authorized compensation.
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Federal
Washington
Turtle Creek
Rep
Avery
R-Kas
Wilson faces Senate probe over thought control remarks
Sen. Jackson of Washington urged a Senate subcommittee to examine if Defense Secretary Wilson is attempting thought control amid feuding between Army Navy and Air Force over rival missile programs and defense missions. Eisenhower warned against service rivalries while Symington broadens an Armed Services inquiry.
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Washington
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Wilson
Administration
Army
Air Force
Navy
Armed Services Subcommittee
Symington
D Mo
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Chiefs of Staff May Visit Soviet
Washington said today a visit by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Soviet Union would not be surprising if invited. The acting press secretary initially denied an invitation, then said informal discussions about high officials visiting Russia have occurred since the Geneva conference, but he would not identify involved officials. Also reports Kansas City livestock prices: cattle steady to higher, hogs lower, lambs up slightly as markets show mixed changes across categories.
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Washington
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
Thim
Murray Snyder
Snyder
Russia
Market roundup Wichita cattle hogs and sheep prices
USDA market report from Wichita shows cattle prices steady overall with varied grades and weights. Calves around 800 pounds, heifers at 18.25, cows 10.50 to 12.00, canners 8.50 to 10.00, good 18.00 to 20.00, stock steer calves 18.00. Hogs slow with barrows and gilts 25 down, sows 25 down, mixed lots 200-240 pounds 17.00 to 25.00, 250-300 pounds around 15.75 to 16.50, sows 12.75 to 15.50. Sheep slaughter classes steady with lambs 24.00 to 50.00, good and choice 22.00 to 24.00, old crop lambs 19.00, elves 2.00 to 4.00.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City Ch
USDA
U. S
Wichita
Market Quiet in Chicago Grain Trade
In a subdued session grains drifted as wheat faced selling pressure and closed down slightly. New crop movement grew in the Southwest with Enid Oklahoma shipping 108 cars and Fort Worth 78, while corn oats and rye showed mixed moves and soybeans rose modestly. Open interest and weekly totals are noted along with Kansas City bids for various grain types and prices across multiple grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ocal Produce Market
Lindh Produce Co
New. York
Allied
Nee - Am Tel&Tel
Atchison Dim Roosters
Cenkeas
Dow Chem
Jos ‘du Pont
B. C. Christopher & Co
Eagle P
Kansas City
Ford
Gen Motors
Pdra
Chicago
M&m
Mont Ward
NY Central
Ohio
Penney, JC
RCA Ichigo
Hutchinson
Wich- Reyn Met
Ita
Omaha
Enid
Salina
Trans Air
Man AL UN Pac
US Steel
Board of Trade
Okla
Fort Worth
Hospital Admittances and Birth at St Catherine
In Garden City today hospital admittances list Jn Elsey Bruce Elsey Jane Eikenberry Kenneth Yardley Scott Ott Ss wily Charles Metz with addresses in Parkwood and North Sixth. Births at St Catherine reported a 6 lb 15 oz girl born to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Yardley of Scott City at 6 12 pm Wednesday. Police briefs note theft of tail lights exhaust pipe extension from a car at 309 i ath. County briefs include several divorces and a stop sign violation. Deeds and oil leases including Kansas Natural Gas Inc filings across multiple townships.
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John Elsey
Parkwood
Bruce Elsey
Jane Eikenberry
North Sixth
Kenneth Yardley
Scott Ott
Ss Wily
Charles Metz
West
Kansas
Nick Falke
Wheatland Trailer Court
Dale Ward
Hutchinson
Victor Jennings
Rebecca Jennings
Douglass Thiessen
Cathy Ellen Small
Holcomb
Deandra Ho
St. Catherine
Scott City
William N Malsien
I. Ath
Curtis M. Green
Johnnie Mae Green
Henry Stegman
Doris C. Stegman
Rue
Rue Claudine Brungartt
Gilbert Brungardt
Albert Cumbie
Troy Payne
Erasmo Gonzalez
Kenneth Gray
J. H. Beach
Elliott Spratt
Elliott Spratt Et al
Kansas Natural Gas Inc
Out-of-Date Transfer Leads to His Arrest
CHICAGO Thomas A Harris 29 a State Street bus driver called police yesterday when an elderly man handed him a transfer which Harris said was out-of date Therien charged with disorderly conduct and using a scheme or device to perpetrate a fraud was jailed when he refused to put up 25 bond.
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Chicago
Thomas A. Harris
Harris
Therien
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Bertha Legg
Catholic Church
Kansas Power Firm
Soviet
Wichita Livestock
Venmore
America
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Uswans
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Wathes
Sears
Mala
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