Trip for Aid Fatal For Elderly Woman
In Marshall Minnesota an exhausted search for aid for her stricken brother ended in tragedy as Bertha Setering 65 died in a snow covered field in ten below weather. Her brother John 63 suffering a stroke was found on his farm yard and taken to hospital with paralysis. Authorities believe Bertha collapsed Thursday night while attempting to reach a neighbor after her brother’s stroke. Tracks in the snow indicate she collapsed and froze while making the journey. Sheriff Erwin L Johnson reported the pair faced severe exposure in the cold snap.
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Marshall
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Bertha Setering
John
Setering
Miss Seterling
Miss Setering
Erwin L. Johnson
Hendricks, Minn
New Social Security Coverage For Self-Employed Professions
Topeka Social Security manager John H. Cooter notes that since 1955 self-employed accountants architects funeral directors and professional engineers gained coverage under the Social Security Act. Individuals in these groups should obtain an account number and report net earnings up to 4200 annually for tax purposes. Applications for account cards and the booklet Your Social Security are available at the district office in Room 200 Federal Building.
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John H. Cooter
Topeka
Social Security Office
Cooter
Social Security District
Topeka Social Security Office
Federal Building
Defective Cylinder Blamed in Plane Crash
Washington reports the Civil Aeronautics Board cites a defective cylinder on an American Airlines Convair as the probable cause of the Ft Leonard Wood Missouri crash on August 4 that killed all 30 aboard. The faulty part was installed the day before, and inspectors relied on visual checks rather than instrument testing during overhaul. American Airlines took corrective action immediately.
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Washington
American Airlines
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Civil Aeronautics Board
State Leatherneck Unit Planned by Marines
The U S Marine Corps plans a January enlistment for a group named Kansas Leatherneck Squad. Men ages 17 to 28 may apply now. about January 15 they will depart for San Diego to train as a unit. Enlistment periods are three or four years with basic training of 10 weeks. Contact the Topeka Marine Recruiting Office for details.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Kansas
Woman in Leavenworth Sues Son Over Deed Mixup
Mrs. Miria McDowell files in District Court to declare a 1950 warranty deed null and void after alleging her son Wallace P. McDowell and Pearl T. McDowell acquired title without her consent. The deed, signed Sept 7 1950, transferred fee simple ownership to her son. she believed title would pass on her death and that she retained ownership until then. The deed was filed July 28, 1955, with the register of deeds and she only learned of the filing from a newspaper real estate column.
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Miria McDowell
Wallace P. McDowell
Pearl TI. McDowell
Monroe
Topeka
Register of Deeds
Kefauver Back on Coast for Series of Speeches
Senator Estes Kefauver resumed touring the West returning to San Francisco for nonpolitical talks and Hanukkah events. He previously spoke in San Jose at a Santa Clara County Democratic fundraiser criticizing the Eisenhower foreign policy.
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San Francisco
Estes Kefauver
Jewish National Fund Council
San Jose
Santa Clara County
Joseph and Jesus in carpenter lore and a hog price pledge
A mixed article notes Joseph the carpenter in biblical lore and cites his dream guided actions. It shifts to Washington where Secretary Benson says no change to the hog price support program, urging farmers to cut production next spring to align with demand.
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Angel of the Lord
Joseph
Egypt
G. K. Chesterton
Washington
Benson
Hickenlooper Proposal Encourages Farmers to Market Hogs
A proposal by Senator Hick enlooper of Alaska aims to reduce pork surplus by paying farmers premium prices for female hogs marketed within a set period rather than breeding them. The plan targets increased market supply and seeks to shift farming incentives to selling mature sows.
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Sen. Hickenlooper
Alowa
Hickenlooper
St Luke Youths Present Vesper Program Sunday Night
The Christian Youth Fellowship of St Luke AME Church will host a vesper program at 6 pm Sunday at the church located on 9th and N Y Streets. Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha sororities and Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternities will perform carols and selections. John Francisco K VU football player will give a talk titled What Christmas Means to Me.
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K. VU
Dedication Held for Proposed Cowboy Shrine
Ground dedication ceremonies were held Friday in Clayton New Mexico for the Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame to be built there Rex Nicholson California businessman and former Clayton cow boy led the ceremony and banquet Clayton Chamber of Commerce chairman Arthur Wimmell said visitors came from Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with telegrams of support. a later note mentions a recipe with almonds and nuts.
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N. M
Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
New Mexico
Rex Nicholson
California
Arthur Wimmell
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Oklahoma
Teiss
Maton
Berlin Porgy and Bess Electrifies Critics in West Berlin
An American company staged Porgy and Bess in West Berlin and drew praise from critics. Der Abend called Berlin electrified while Hacth-Depesche praised its fascinating effect in last night's performance of the Gershwin-Du Bose Howard folk opera.
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Berlin
West Berlin
der Abend
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