Wichita Boy Alleges Beatings at State Industrial School
An 11 year old Wichita boy testified that inmates beat and chased him at the Topeka state boys industrial school. Police report he suffered scars from assaults with broken houses and knives. Officials call the boy a constant complainer while acknowledging a high runaway rate. lawmakers and experts urge study and improved supervision and facilities to rehabilitate youths.
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Topeka
Jerry O'Neal
O’neal
O. K
Dale Isaacs
O'Neal
Isaacs
S. R. Purdue
George Jackson
Jury Called In Paola For February Grand Jury
A 15 member Miami county grand jury was summoned for February 7 as the February term of district court opens in Paola. Petition organizers Leonard Oyster and Warren Bearly led the move, aiming at investigating alleged irregularities in Miami county offices, though no specific offices were named. The panel includes S. P. Russell Frank Knepp Elmer Slyter Robert Overbeck Albert Johnson F E Massey Lester Hauldren Wendell Phillips Herbert Fickel Clarence Low C W Argo Leonard Bauer Louisburg Harry E Funk Jr Osawatomie Raymond Eichorn and R F Minden.
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Kas
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Leonard Oyster
Warren Bearly
Here
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Fisher
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Bearly
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Frank Knepp
Elmer Slyter
Robert Overbeck
Albert Johnson
F. E. Massey
Lester Hauldren
Wendell Phillips
Herbert Fickel
Paola City
Clarence Low
C. W. Argo
Fontana
Leonard Bauer
Louisburg
Harry E. Funk, Jr
Osawatomie City
Raymond Eichorn
Osawatomie
R. F. Minden
la Cygne
Record Death Toll in Miami County
Miami county Paola Kansas reports nine traffic fatalities in 1954, a rise from five in 1953 and four in 1952. Of the nine deaths, one involved two cars on US 69 near Louisburg, and seven occurred on secondary roads with two on major highways. The deadliest incident was a train car crash at the MKT crossing southwest of Paola killing Mrs. Eugene Willis and her two children. Patrols logged 162 wrecks in 1954. the sheriff’s office 65.
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Kas
Miami County
Louisburg
Ross Powers
Monett
Eugene Willis
Fred Coon l
Tom Piyonka
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