Historic Landmark at Fort Scott Comes Down
Fort Scott in southeast Kansas begins razing the four story Goodlander Hotel once a city landmark since 1887. A local investor group, formed to save the site for a modern downtown hotel, secured the property and adjacent areas including a two story building. Demolition contract set at 3,925 with plans for a 100 foot parking lot financed by a revenue bond backed by meter receipts.
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Fort Scott
Kansas
Teddy Roosevelt
William Jenning Bryan
John L. Sulivan
Phineas P. Barnum
John Ringling
Forma
Fort Scot Investment Co., Inc
G. W. Marble
Fort Scott Tribune
John C. Gross
John Diehl
Douglas Hudson
T. L. Thogmartin
Harold Calhoun
Topeka
Isue
Infant Dies As Fire Destroys Kansas City Homes
A fire in the 2000 block of Water Street, Kansas City Kansas, claimed the life of infant Joseph Lee Trailer, month old son of Mrs. Joseph Calhoun. Calhoun, who got her daughter from a bedroom window, could not reach her son. The blaze, starting in the Calhoun kitchen, spread on gusts up to 20 mph, destroying two homes and damaging three more, including the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Carson.
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Kansas City
Kan
Joseph Lee
Water Street
Joseph
Joseph Calhoun
GOP aims to raise 3.65 million for 1958 campaign
The Republican National Finance Committee set a 3.65 million dollar goal for the 1958 congressional race. Chairman Charles S. Thomas said enthusiasm grew at an all day session for large turnouts at unified Republican dinners nationwide. Rep Richard Simpson urged aggressive candidates backed by strong organization and funds to win about 230 House seats and govern with party principles.
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GOP
National Finance Committee
Congress
Charles S. Thomas
Secretary of the Navy
United Republican
Eisenhower
Chicago
International Amphitheater
Richard Simpson
Pennsylvania
Simpson
Urge Buying Of Farm Products
Washington The American Farm Bureau Federation urges Christmas shoppers to buy farm products as ideal presents. The December issue of Nation's Agriculture lists canned or whole hams baskets of fruits frozen or canned produce dressed poultry cotton gloves cigars wool socks a sweater assorted cheeses a bag of nuts cider or potatoes. Purchases of farm products will have less inflationary effect than any other type of buying.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Nation's Agriculture
Bureau
Rescue Teams Persist After London Train Wreck Toll Climbs
Rescue workers pulled another body from the wreckage in southeast London as the death toll rose to 93. Salvage teams say at least five more bodies may remain among the shattered sections of two coaches under a collapsed viaduct, with 110 people seriously injured and 67 lightly hurt in the Wednesday night crash of two commuter trains.
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London
Mantle welcomes third son to the Mantle family
Mickey Mantle and his wife welcomed a healthy 7 pound 12 ounce baby boy yesterday at Freeman Hospital. The child, unnamed at present, joins brothers Mickey Jr. aged 4 and David aged 2. The Mantles reside in Commerce Oklahoma.
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Joplin
Mickey Mantle
Freeman Hospital
Soundings Show Polar Snow Depth at the Pole
Seismic tests at the South Pole by Rev. Daniel Linehan and a Navy crew indicate 8297 feet of ice and snow over solid rock with the pole rising 903 feet above sea level. Explosives in a 600 foot line bounced waves to recorders to probe buried rock, testing whether Antarctica may be islands bridged by ice or a continent. Further tests planned to map size and height of buried land.
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South Pole
Daniel Linehan
Boston College
Navy
Father Linehan
Antarctic
Antarctica
Ottawa Debate Team Heads to Fort Collins Meet
An Ottawa University senior debate team with Marvin Bond will fly to Fort Collins Colorado for the Colorado State Invitational Forensic Tournament on Saturday. Team members include Jerry Watts of Omaha Neb and Clausie Smith of Garnett. They depart this afternoon in Bond's plane and return Sunday. FC Chambers from Fort Collins accompanies the group for two debate rounds and two discussion rounds.
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Ottawa University
Marvin Bond
Ft. Collins
Colo
Jerry Watts
Omaha
Neb
Clausie Smith
Garnett
Bond
Bob Chambers
Tournament Announces Team Score Based Result
The event will determine the winner by a team score across rounds. Officials note the final standings will reflect cumulative performance and scoring balance among participants.
Crawls Into Wrong Car For His Nap in Columbus
In Columbus Mississippi Arthur Hicks crawled into a parked car on the police lot to sleep off drinking. The car belonged to janitor Mike Hill and Hicks was charged with public drunkenness by police.
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Columbus
Miss
Arthur Hicks
Police Department
Mike Hill
Hill
Hicks
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