Local Garden Club Attends Mid-East District Meet In Emporia
Iola Garden Club members C Ora Smith Ethel Strong Florence Strong Henry Reeve and Anna Bean attended the Mid-East district Federated Garden Clubs meeting in Emporia. Ten Neo sho Allen County Licensed Practical Nurses attended the Kansas convention in Topeka with Lydia Thomas elected to the State Board and Vollet Fowler named state chaplain. E T Swanson of Minneapolis died after a long illness. military services were held and Mrs Swanson the former Bessie Everett of Iola attended local schools.
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C. Ora Smith
Ethel and
Florence Strong
Henry Reeve
Anna Bean
Mid-east
Federated Garden Clubs
Emporia
Iola Garden Club
Neosho-Allen County
Chapter of
Licensed Practical Nurses
Kansas Federation of Licensed Practical Nurse
Topeka
Tola
Vivian Manness
Minnie Umholtz
Rose Vogt
Lydia Thomas
KFLPH
Vollet Fowler
Elk City
the Nations
Lpns
Fay Goodner
E. T. Swanson
Minneapolis
Minn
Swanson
Bessie Everett
Iola
Student Senate Chooses Dickson for Kan sas State Teachers College
Richard P. Dickson son of Mr and Mrs J D Dickson of Col ony is appointed to represent the social science department on the Student Senate at Kansas State Teachers College Emporia. Dickson is a junior majoring in pre law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pegee
J., D. Dickson
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Dickson
KSTC
Robert Carl Keyser
John Keyser
Iola
San Diego
Mrs Perry Hanson Returns From Rochester Guest Speaking
Mrs Perry Hanson, guest speaker at the Sheldon Jackson Spring Presbyterial comprising southern Minnesota, returns from Rochester Minnesota where she visited her niece Mrs R W Actor. The note mentions schedule details and social visits including Missouri and Kansas City connections.
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Perry Hanson
Rochester
Minn
R. W. Actor
Hanson
Minnesota
Local Residents Send Thanks and Updates From Iola
Thank you notes extend to Drs Carney Corpolongo and nursing staff for stay care and Rey Brown for visits. Fellow residents share condolences for a death in Pendleton and funeral plans. Robert Keyser earns MS in electronic engineering, joins Gulf Atomics, to transfer to Albuquerque. Sing Out Iola rehearsal and upcoming show announced.
Trust Busters Move Against Giant ITT
Nixon administration trust busters file a second suit in two weeks aiming to halt conglomerate mergers by challenging the giant International Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Washington.
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Washington
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Masons to honor late member Donley A Burtnett
The Masons will observe a memorial for Donley A. Burtnett at the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. A 6:30 dinner by the Beauceants precedes degrees for a large class. attendance records praise Burtnett by frequent name appearances over 50 years. The event is tied to the York Rite branch. Iola Council No 8 serves Southeast Kansas.
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Donley A. Burtnett
Masonic Temple
Masons
Don Burtnett
Wesley United Methodist Church
York Rite Macons
Iola Council No
Kansas
Burlington
LaHarpe
Bronson
Yates Center
LeRoy
Neosho Falls
Humboldt
Chanute
Moran
Fort Scott
Myron H. Cushman
Topeka
Ramp Festival Draws 6000 to Kineauvista Hill
In Cosby Tennessee an estimated 6,000 people joined the Ramp Festival on Kineauvista Hill. Attendees enjoyed barbecued chicken and beef, sassafras tea, cornbread and ramps in various preparations while listening to country stars Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann. Tennessee Republicans Sen. Howard Baker and Rep. James Quillen were among the attendees.
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Kineauvista Hill
Grand Ole Opry
Archie Campbell
Lorene Mann
Sen
Howard H. Baker
Rep
James Quillen
Tennessee
Bear Escapes Cage At Ross Park Zoo Then Tranquilized
A large black bear climbs out of the bear house at Ross Park zoo in Binghamton New York travels about 200 yards to a tree and climbs 30 feet up where it stays for an hour while 200 workers attempt to bring it down. Binghamton County dog warden B W Gilbert finally coaxes the bear from the perch with a tranquilizer dart.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Ross Park Zoo
B. W. Gilbert
Broom County
May Senior Citizens Month Proclaimed Nationwide and in Kansas
President Richard M. Nixon designated May as Senior Citizens Month in a proclamation. Governor Robert B. Docking likewise proclaimed May as Senior Citizens Month in Kansas, calling it a time to meet the challenge of the later years. Docking noted Kansas ranks fifth in seniors 65 and over and framed the growing older population as an opportunity to enrich statewide life.
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Richard M. Nixon
Robert B. Docking
Kansas
Docking
State Readings Kansas City 24 Hour Weather
State readings from Kansas City report the 24 hour period ending at 6 a.m. with recorded high and low temperatures and total precipitation. The bulletin lists weather figures for multiple locations, including notable boundary values and comparisons to prior averages.
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Kansas City
Breakthrough Seen in Hiring NY Negroes in Construction
A New York city official says a major breakthrough is near in placing Black and Puerto Rican workers in the white dominated construction industry. Under a June prototype in a Brooklyn housing project, one minority on the job trainee is planned for each four journeymen, with hopes to expand citywide.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cyril D. Tyson
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Trust Busters
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