Patrolman Dropped After Threat to Drag Violator Downtown
Kansas City reports Patrolman George E. Downie was dismissed after threatening to drag a woman traffic violator downtown with a patrol wagon when keys were impounded. Judge Holland dismissed reckless driving and resisting arrest charges and apologized for the officer’s conduct. Otto Higgins, police director, said the court apology marked the end of Downie’s value to the department.
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Kansas City
UPI
Arthur G. Black
Thomas W. Holland
George E. Downie
Otto P. Higgins
Downie
Red Cross Drive Starts in Tonganoxie Under Local Chairman
The annual Red Cross drive begins in Tonganoxie with Mrs. Lee Freeman as local chairwoman and a listed slate of volunteers. County Red Cross chair Mrs. Othal Wiley names county committees and plans a first aid school in Tonganoxie. A peace program was held at Friends church last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Deaton observed the event.
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Red Cross
Tonganoxie
Lee Freeman
Honey Geib
Owl Bridge Club
George Baker
Dean Ratliff
R.F. Logan
Kansas City
Thanksgiving and Birthday Celebrations in Tonganoxie Area
A social notice details a Sunday gathering for 26 guests in honor of Jerry Deaton Mrs Leonard Deaton and Earl Farrell with a combined Thanksgiving and birthday meal. It mentions a Girl Scouts meeting a photography demonstration and notes a driver O B Dutton injury in a Pratt Kansas accident along with several local updates on residents and events in Tonganoxie and nearby towns.
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Jerry Deaton
Leonard Deaton
Earl Farrell
Richard
George, Farrell
Kansas City
Charles Endress
Othel Marie
Independence
Walter Gould
Paola
Kan
Melford
Fred Needham
Fred Farrell
Bob
Harold
M. G. Farrell
Zola
James Farrell
James Deaton
Leonard Hazen
New England
Our Fair
Annabel Holloway
Missouri
O. B. Dutton
W. S. Bowers
Tonganoxie
Pratt
O. B
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