Community shelter barn project hosted by Ruhamah women
Women from Ruhamah community gathered at the Brewer home on November 28 to help build a shelter barn and chop wood. They provided food at the church and served dinner for the men, with many local residents listed as contributors. Also noted are local ads, a police report of three thefts, and various service notices and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhamah
Nina Brewer
Grace Brewer
Jim Seymour
R. B. Shoemaker
LeRoy Pearson
Judy
Joyce
Linda
Dale
Calvin
Ben Haney
Dean Hamilton
Joe Spratt
Billy Joe
Carl Bloomer
Ralph Bloomer
Eddie
Ralph Haney
Paul
Howard Spratt
John
Fannie Seymour
Robert McGilvary
Clyde Peters
Fred Haney
Bert Detwiler
Charles Schultz
Noyes Battee
Earl Bruner
Keith Davidson
Winston McGee
Whalen Surrenders in $20,000 Hutchinson Robbery
Earl Edward Whalen 24 of Kansas City Kansas gave himself up to Sheriff Calvin Sheppard after a Nov 12 robbery at a South Hutchinson food store. Frank Comley 80 of Kansas City was arrested in Kansas City Missouri on a concealed weapon charge. Ex tradition proceedings begun. Store watchman Ed Schroeder identified both suspects as two of three men who held up the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Earl Edward Whalen
Kansas City
Calvin Sheppard
South Hutchinson
Whalen
Frank Comley
Comley
Ed Schroeder
Smart Bandits In Jewel Theft
Two young bandits robbed a wholesale jewel office on the 12th floor stealing diamonds valued at 80 000 to 90 000 dollars. One wore a police disguise and bound Manes Topper and his wife Sadie before fleeing with a briefcase of gems. Police say the pair knew the office and building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Manes Topper
Topper
Sadie
James McGauley
40 & 8 And Legion Might Go To Court
Indianapolis AP report says a court clash looms between the 40 and 8 and the American Legion over demands for an all white organization. Legion commander McKneally asks Judge Advocate Greeg to test the racial restriction in the 40 and 8 constitution. John Hobble notes the clause is legal and only a 40 and 8 convention can change it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fun Making Auxiliary
American Legion
Martin B. McKneally
Legion
Ralph Greeg
John M. Hobble
Liberal
Kan
Renfro Heads Ottawa Lodge No 18
Gordon M. Renfro elected worshipful master of Ottawa Lodge No. 18 A F and A M at annual lodge election at Masonic temple last night Loren A Ames retires and joins the board of trustees for three years Gerald B Harford Myron Steere John W Taylor Sidney O Morris among officers elected appointive chiefs Louis Dale George Ledom Eldon Rader Raymond Smith Chris P Johnson The Masonic Temple Association named Ollie R Norman five year term and Luther A Stevens three years Stevens fills late Charles W Watts unexpired term Other board members Harry Cartzdamner Melvin L Sellers Sidney O Morris Installation December 15 after annual dinner by E Glenn Robinson Gridley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon M. Renfro
Ottawa Lodge No
A. F
A.M
Masonic Temple
Loren A. Ames
Board of Trustees
Gerald B. Harford
Myron §. Steere
John W. Taylor
Sidney O. Morris
Louis Dale
George A. Ledom
Eldon Rader
Raymond Smith
Chris P. Johnson
Tyler
Masonic Temple Association
Ollie R. Norman
Luther A. Stevens
Stevens
Charles W. Watts
Harry Cartzdamner
KC Livestock Market Report From Kansas City
Kansas City AP reports cattle numbers 2,800 and calves 250 with steady to firm across classes. Slaughter steers 22.00 to 27.50, heifers 19.00 to 26.00, cows 14.00 to 16.00, bulls 17.50 to 18.50, stocker and feeder steers under 800 lbs 20.00 to 22.80. Hogs 3,200. barrows and gilts 12.25 to 65, sow prices 9.50 to 10.50. Sheep 300. slaughter lambs steady to strong, ewe and feeder lambs unchanged, mixed good to choice lambs 17.00 to 17.75, shorn ewes 3.00 to 4.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Attempted suicide during murder case in Missouri
Mrs Betty Lou Moore 29 broke a jail window and slashed wrists with glass Tuesday in Harrisonville while funeral services for her husband Charles Moore 25 and their two children were held in Osceola She was restrained by sheriff’s wife and jail matron and later sedated She had earlier visited the bodies at a funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Betty Lou Moore
John Steplen
Charles Moore
Osceola
Moore
Benneta
Natalie Patterson
Steplen
Driving Limit Bill Seeks Teens Off Roads at Night
Boston AP reports a Massachusetts bill to ban drivers under 18 from highways between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. The proposal targets late night student and teen driving to curb risks on state roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
McElroy Says U S Missile Lag Offset by Other Power
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy, retiring, warned the U S will lag in intercontinental missiles for three years but argued air power and new weapons offset the gap. He cited airborne alert funding, the Hound Dog missile extending bomber effectiveness, and the Polaris unmanned submarine based missile ready next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Neil H. McElroy
Secretary of Defense
United States
McElroy
White House
Congress
Navy
16 Year Old Brooklyn Boy Fires On Mother
A 16 year old Brooklyn boy shot his mother after an argument about his hot rod clothing. Marie Murphy, 39, told officers she was shot multiple times and rushed to hospital in critical condition with three wounds from a .22 caliber rifle. The boy remains at large with his stepfather, John Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Marie Murphy
John Mur
Hospital Notes Admits Several Local Residents
Admitted patients include Mrs. Ben F. Printy of 728 N Mulberry and Mrs. J S Good of 717 S Main along with Mrs. Glenn Simmons 815 Olive Mrs. Wilbur Kennedy Osa Watomie and Jerry Dean Hollingsworth 804 Ash. Dismissals include Mrs. Dean Rice and baby son Melvern Mrs. Grace Warner 723 W 6th Mrs. Wallace McNees Randell O Nea l Pea body John Doudna 201 N Oak Walter Willis and Mrs Homer Rule 310 W 15th Mrs. Carol Reed RFD 1 Pomona A R Carpenter RFD 2 Wellsville and Mrs Paul Worley and baby son 317 S Hickory Mrs Robert M Soph 724 S Hickory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Printy
N. Mulberry
J. S. Good
S. Main
Glenn Simmons
Olive
Wilbur Kennedy
Osawatomie
Jerry Dean Hollingsworth
Ash
Dean Rice
Melvern
Grace Warner
W. 6Th
Wallace McNees
Randell O'Neal
Peabody
John Doudna
N. Oak
Walter Willis
Homer Rule
W. 15Th
Carol Reed
Pomona
A. R. Carpenter
Wellsville
Paul Worley
S. Hickory
Robert M. Soph
Loday
Liberal man charged with blackmail over nude photos
Damon Smith 27 is charged with blackmailing a 21 year old into sexual relations after allegedly taking portraits and nude pictures last August to sell to a modeling or art magazine. He faces a 1000 dollar bond and a preliminary hearing December 21. Smith, a former Liberal police officer and Army veteran, helped run a Liberal grocery with his father. The girl’s identity remains undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal
Kan
Damon Smith
Smith
Grover Bryan
Boy and mother argue over clothing choice
A mother and her son named Robert argued repeatedly about the boy wearing black zipper jackets and chino pants, highlighting a clash over style and authority in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
America urged to boost efficiency for free world
Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell told the Investment Bankers Association that both labor and management must move faster to raise productivity. He warned against drastic shifts and urged settlements through gradual changes, noting foreign competition grows as US industry must become more efficient and less costly. He cautioned against both sides clinging to old practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bal Harbour
Fla
Ap) Ae
James P
America
Notowly
Mitchell
Investment Bankers Assn
Adenauer De Gaulle In Intimate Talks In Paris
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and French President Charles de Gaulle met privately with only an interpreter present to discuss Western diplomacy ahead of the East West summit. French headlines celebrated postwar friendship and the close ties between the two leaders on Adenauer's second day visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Adenauer
West Germany
France
Five Cuban ex-pilots held on explosives flight charge
Five Cubans, including two ex Batista air force pilots Osvaldo Piedra and Jose Hernandez, are held on $2,500 bond each in Miami on a federal charge of attempting to fly explosives out of the United States. Custom agents arrested them before takeoff. Hearing set for December 18. Also named Manuel Revuelta, Manuel Blanco, and Miguel A. Jorasco, all of Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Fulgencio Batista
United States
Osvaldo Piedra
Jose Hernandez
Batista
Manuel Revuelta
Manuel Blanco
Miguel A. Jorasco
Ike Aims of 11 Nation Peace Tour
President Eisenhower outlined goals for a 11 nation tour to present the United States as a constructive partner in seeking peace with justice. He spoke of discussions with India and Nehru on border tensions with Red China and stressed nonaggression while stressing the U.S. will not seek territory. He noted his health allows the 22 000 mile journey and indicated Japan's Kishi may visit the U.S. next January to discuss the mutual defense pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Nehru
India
Red China
Pakistan
Kishi
Japan
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
North Africa
U.S
Go To Jail If He Refuses to Name Speakers
Willard Uphaus a New Haven lecturer said he will go to jail rather than reveal guest speakers at his World Fellowship Center in Conway for 1954 and 1955. He has repeatedly refused Attorney General Louis C. Wyman's inquiries, risking a life sentence per his view of conscience and religious duty. The case, supported by church and reform figures, remains before the New Hampshire court system with public opinion seen as a potential factor. He faces trial December 14 unless he purges himself by naming the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.H
New Haven
Uphaus
Louis C. Wyman
New Hampshire Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Hartford
Conn
Wyman
Wesley Powell
John Wesley Lord
Boston
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
St Joe Firm To Get Federal Irrigation Contract
Washington AP reports Bushman Construction Co of St Joseph Missouri won a 604784 dollar Interior Department contract to build the Osborne canal and related works delivering irrigation water to 8500 acres behind Webster Dam on the South Fork Solomon River. The project includes Woodston diversion dam 33 mile Osborne canal and 30 miles of laterals in Rocks and Osborne counties with bids 432665 for canal work and 172119 for laterals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Osborne Canal
Webster Dam
Kansas
Bushman Construction Co
St. Joseph
Interior Department
Solomon River
Woodston
Osborne
Rocks
Osborne Counties
Bushman
Britain Rejects Cuba Jet Request Over Caribbean Tension
London, RP — Britain refused Cuba’s request for 15 Hawker hunter jet planes until Caribbean tensions ease. Lord Lansdowne said the decision could be reconsidered if the situation improves, following Cuba’s earlier offer to trade 15 piston engine Sea Furies for the jets from Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Cuba
Caribbean
Lord Lansdowne
House of Lords
Fulgencio Batista
Farmers Press Steel Work Rules Clash Publicly
W S Boone Kansas Farm Bureau president urged the steel industry and United Steel Workers to publish a public, detailed statement on contested work rules in the steel strike. He asked for exact details to inform the public and emphasized safety and efficiency, noting farmers’ concern for hazardous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
W. S. Boone
Kansas Farm Bureau
Steel Industry and Steel Workers Union
David McDonald
United Steel Workers of America
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel
Boone
Kansas
Spencer Gift to Baker U Builds Quayle Library Wing
Spencer Foundation directors on recommendation of Mr and Mrs Kenneth A Spencer announce plans to build a room for Bishop Quayle Bible collection with Baker University's new library. The project includes a bust gift, a 25 000 dollar Kresge Foundation grant, and a meditation chapel. The 1961 completion condition is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Foundation
Kenneth A. Spencer
Kansas City
Bishop Quayle
Baker University
Quayle
Baker
William J. Scarborough
Spencer
W. A. Quayle
David Mackie
Wilson and Company
Salina
Scarborough
Maurice /Markham
van Nuys
Calif
Elden Tefft
K.A
Allen Wikgren
University of Chicago
Murray A. Ross
Newton
Everett R. Filley
Filley
Houston
Tex
Kresge Foundation
Detroit
Farmers Win First Round In Oil Waste Suit
In Wichita AP report 144 Butler County farmers win initial round against 13 oil firms. U S District Judge Delmas C Hill finds general liability for property damage and crop losses from sludge and salt in disposal pits wells and pipelines along the Walnut and Whitewater rivers. Rulings on injunctions punitive damages and exact damages are deferred. Evidence proceeds on a tract by tract basis with trials likely into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Butler County
U. S. Dist
Delmas C. Hill
Hill
Notice of Hearing in the Estate of C. E. Bethell
In Franklin County Kansas probate court Jennie Q Bethell executrix seeks final settlement of the will of Dr E Bethell deceased. The petition asks for approval of executrix acts proceedings and accounts, attorneys' fees, and determination of heirs devisees and legatees and their shares. Defenses must be filed by December 19 1959 at 10 am in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Kansas
Franklin County
C. E. Bethell
Jennie QO. Bethell
Dr. E. Bethell
Ottawa
Minnie E. Sowers
George W. Sowers
George W. Slowers
Bowers & Bowers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wright
Bake Sale — Gas Service Co
Fri
Santa's Helpers
Douglas Farrell
S. Oak
Fred Blackburn
East Dorm OA
Richard Bechtle
S. Ash
Ellis
Cecil Spratt
Kansas Industries For
Adv
Renfro
KC Livestock
Jim Alexander
Jay Saner
Bob Bowline
Lions Club
Briscoe Drug Store
U. S
Allegheny Airlines
Mountain
Williamsburg
de Gaulle
Ike
St. Joe
Joe
Tolwner
Dependable Ambulance Service
A, K
ANSAS
Lamb Guneral Home
Baker U
Legals
Jennie C. Bethell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!