Confession Ties Man to Two Plainfield Murders
Joseph Maxey admitted killing Mrs. Elliott C. Ewell by running her down with a Cadillac. Lorelle Parks confessed to strangling Mrs. Robert Tyson after raping her. Both suspects faced preliminary hearings in Plainfield Municipal Court as detectives pressed forward with the case. A memorial service for the victims drew about 300 attendees at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield.
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Lifts Begins at Forty Husband Simmers Necklace Stays in
A reader laments a golden anniversary gift kept locked in a bank safe. The columnist advises securing insurance and suggests the spouse wear the necklace at home, noting how valuables sit unused in vaults. The piece also references a cross country retirement trip and a widower seeking cosmetic surgery.
Ceremonies End For Boy Scouts
Fort Scott Kansas AP Boy Scouts of the McKan Area Council returned home Sunday after ceremonies at their encampment in Fort Scott. They hiked 35 miles along the old military road from east of Pittsburg Friday and Saturday. Adjutant General Joe Nickell of Kansas told 662 scouts from 25 Kansas and Missouri cities that international tension will persist for years and that sacrifice will be needed. Nickell received the council's first Kansas Centennial patch.
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