Mother Tells of Expensive Gifts to Son in Court Battle
Chicago reports the testimony of Marion Thorne as she detailed lavish presents bought for her son Montgomery Ward Thorne during his upbringing. Gifts included an Army jeep at age seven, a $5,000 electric train, a $3,500 motor boat, two $250 motor scooters, and a $5,000 automobile. The ongoing dispute involves Maureen and Aleen Ragen, Thorne’s heirs in a fight over the $1.7 million estate after his death at age 20. Thorne’s death was ruled natural by a coroner’s jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montgomery Ward Thorne
Marion Thorne
St. Bernard
Denver
Washington
California
Thorne
Ragens
Maureen
Aleen Ragen
Plan To Fight Wind Erosion In Colorado Meeting PDF
In Lamar Colorado a coordinated plan to combat wind erosion on the high plains took shape after a day-long session attended by over 250 farmers and officials from six Colorado counties and neighboring Kansas. State agriculture commissioner Paul W Swisher said the meeting clarified the problem and the roles of agencies in prevention while Kansas official Paul W Griffith warned about immediate land disturbance and preparing for future windy events.
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Lamar
Colo. UA
High Plains
Colorado City
Paul W. Swisher
Colorado
Kansas
Paul W. Griffith
James E. Morrison
Colorado Extension Service
Griffith
Register Families Attend Kansas City Visit
Mr and Mrs Preston Register and Dean and Mr Charles Register visited Mrs Eva Morris who spent several days last week in Kansas City visiting Mrs Roland Petering and Sondra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Register
Dean
Charles Register
Eva Morris
Kansas City
Roland Petering
Sondra
Sunday dinner guests fill Lane family social page
Numerous Ottawa Paola and Kansas City residents visited Lane households during Sunday gatherings and weekend stays. Names include E F Brownlee C E Hay Jr J A Dimmitt W H Barrett Clyde Lile George Lile Ginger Brownlee Virginia Cindy Lavon Hettler and Betty Winslow with multiple family guests from Ottawa Osawatomie Parker Paola and Olathe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Brownlee
Donald Higdon
Virginia
Cindy
Ottawa
Jay Swogar
Osawatomie
C. F. Hettler
Cathy Jo
Glenna
W. L. Limblin
Danny
J. A. Dimmitt
Peggy
Dorothy
Kent Chavers
Lester Miller
Kansas City
C. E. Hay, Jr
Clarence Hoffman
James Hal Needham
Carl Jones
Lee Ellis
Emporia State Teachers College
Earl Ellis
Carol
Jerry Bast
Marvin Rowland
Beverly
Becky
Jess Brillhart
Betty Winslow
Belle
Ginger
Joy
Lavon. Hettler
Bill Hettler
W. H. Barrett
Clyde Life
Parker
Betty Jones
Gerald Troup
Paola
E. J. McVay
Grace Bently
Olathe
Jerry Best
Harl Ellis
Lee
J. D. Dimmitt
Clyde Lile
George Lile
Ginger Brownlee
Pipeline to supply jet fuel in Franco Spain announced
Madrid reports Uncle Sam will build a 600 mile, 40 million dollar jet fuel pipeline across Spain from Rota to Zaragoza to support five American air bases. A British firm secures a multi million contract for the piping with American contractors overseeing construction. In Tokyo Yoshida resumes reelection bid after being unseated. In Pusan nine Korean boys die when a grenade explodes while they play.
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Madrid
Spain
Uncle Sam
Generalissimo Franco
iRota
Atlantic
Zaragoza
Reporter Poses as Red Army Officer in Pottstown
Norman Poirier of the Pottstown Mercury dressed as a Russian colonel to test access in Pottstown. He mingled with residents, shopped, and ordered vodka, with one woman mistaking him for a Chinese general during the Chinese New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
Norman Poirier
The
Pottstown Mercury
Jtown
Poitier
Belew, 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Captured Near Champaign
George Lester Belew 41 a listed FBI ten most wanted fugitive was seized at a motel near Champaign Illinois. He registered as Dr Clyde C Hoyt and was with a woman who identified herself as his wife Josephine Smith Hoyt 20. Her brother Robert Smith and wife of West Frankfort Illinois were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
George Lester Belew
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Champaign
Ill
FBI
Percy Wyly
Belew
John’s
Clyde C. Hoyt
Josephine Smith Hoyt
Roundup Continues After Guatemala Coup Aftermath
Guatemalan authorities expanded arrests targeting those accused of plotting against President Castillo Armas after the Aurora air base attack. The purge followed Mendoza sacking as civil guard head, with Lt Col Antonio Estrada Sanabria taking over. Exiled leaders seek asylum as Conzenza and others flee.
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Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Miguel Mendoza
Aurora
Jacobo Arbenzo Guzman
Arbenz
Castillo Armas
Mendoza
Castillo Armas’ Revolutionary Movement
Antonio Estrada Sanadria
President’s Liberation Army
Oscar
Rodolfo
Castillo Armas’ Air Force
Francisco Valdez Calderon
Francisco Conzenza
Italy
India Praises U S for Aid on Republic Day
New Delhi the Indian government lauded the United States and other friendly nations for economic and technical help as it published an official review of foreign aid ahead of Republic Day. The report notes a shift as surveys show more people stop maintaining written budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
United States
India
Serious and Hilarious Griddle Dinner Highlights
Kansas City Press Club hosted a Griddle Dinner featuring Sen. Stuart Symington Gov. Fred Hall artist Thomas Hart Benton AP columnist Hal Boyle and Arnold Johnson owner of the Kansas City Athletics. Panel questions skewed playful with some serious moments including Symington on military budget cuts. About 600 attendees received keepsakes while Hall joked about crossing a fence on the Turtle Creek Dam issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Press Club
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Kansas
Fred Hall
Thomas Hart Benton
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Arnold Johnson
Kansas City Athletics
Dolph Simons
Lawrence, Kas
Journal-World
Sen. Symington
Democratic Party
Hall
Turtle Creek
Gov. Hall
Benton
Johnson
Boyle
Missouri
Evacuation of Tachens Begins From Keelung Harbor
An old army landing ship brought the first 193 Tachens refugees to Keelung in northern Formosa. The group included widows, orphans, 83 children, and 18 wounded Nationalist soldiers from Yikiangshan. Two elderly men joined the group. The move signals a possible full withdrawal of 20,000 Nationalist troops from the Tachens under U.S. Seventh Fleet protection.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Keelung
Tachen Islands
LSM
Yikiangshan Island
Tachen
Hanyang
Loyang
U.S
Hilary F. Jones
Henson
Yikiangshan
7Th Fleet
Tachens
Noise Could Be Dangerous In Flight Experts Warn
Three aviation experts from the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory warn jet engine noise may be unbearable for passengers and potentially affect aircraft. In a paper to the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, NACA officials Edmund Callaghan Newell Sandlers and Warren North say jet transport will heighten noise challenges, risking public acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
ACA
Cleveland
Ohio
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences
NACA
Edmund E. Callaghan
Newell’ D. Sandlers
Warren J. North
Funeral rites for Mrs Mary E Pope held at McVey Dengel Mortuary
Funeral services for Mrs Mary E Pope who died Jan 21 were held at McVey Dengel Mortuary Sunday afternoon with Floyd Ford of the Jehovah Witness church officiating. Pallbearers included W H Christenson Kenneth Campbell Owen Followell Joseph U D Ross Cliff McGuffin and Earl Conner. Interment followed at Joy Hope cemetery Williamsburg. Union Chapter No 15 O E S and Army Mothers club members attended in groups.
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Oll
Army Mothers Club
Red Leader Quits Post in Soviet Trade Shakeup
Deputy Premier and long time foreign trade chief A I Mikoyan gives up the trade ministry at his request. Dmitri Pavov named to replace him as consumer goods emphasis shifts amid party debates on heavy industry. Pravda editorial aligns with heavy industry focus.
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Moscow
A. I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Mikoyan
Soviet Communist Party
Supreme Soviet
Dmitri Pavov
New York
William L. Ryan
Associated Press
Ryan
Georgi Malenkoy
N. 8
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Sinews
Pravda
KC Man Killed in a Struggle
Roy Johns a 67 year old Kansas City Missouri financier company employee was shot and killed during a failed holdup attempt as he and fellow worker tried to disarm a bandit in an office confrontation. The bandit fled after leaping through a window as three bullets were fired.
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Kansas City
Kasia
Roy Johns
The
Kansas Finance Co
Johns
Robert Cowe
United States Faces Higher War Risk With Red China
The United States confronts a greater threat of war with China than since the Korean War. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles argue risking conflict may yield long term peace, as Congress questions commitments and Red China presses moves toward Formosa and the Tachens amid rising tensions.
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Washington
United States
China
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Far East
Congress
Red China
Formosa
Peiping
Yikiangshan
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
Tachen Islands
Tachens
Egypt Censured Over Attack On Israeli Post
The United Nations Mixed Armistice Commission censured Egypt for an armed attack it says was staged by 12 men on an Israeli post on January 21, causing one Israeli death and two injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Five Die As Charter Plane Crashes In Brazil
A chartered plane carrying a funeral party including a corpse crashed into a mountain near Belo Horizonte Brazil. The pilot and copilot plus three mourners died in the accident with no survivors.
Greeley From West For Visit (Helen Salman)
Greeley social roundup notes visitors from San Leandro El Dorado Ottawa and Garnett. Sherry Robbins death in Delaware Oklahoma two newborns January births at Garnett hospital Rockers son joining Fort Bliss. Wedding plans for Bernadean Setter Gene Rocker and Gene Kratzberg Joan Robertson dates set February 5 and January 31. Residents joining moves include Kimball Bellflower shifts and hospital updates at Trinity Lutheran St Joseph and KU Hospital.
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George Ramsey
San Leandro
Calif
Daisey Rhodes
el Dorado
Kas
Ramsey
Boyd Spencer
Elmer Cooper
Walter Wainland
Vic Morris
Ottawa
Jay
Leeta Stevenson
Mona Rice
Don Stevenson
Fulton, Kas
Martin Rockers
Swinsons
Timmie
Tommie
Garnett Hospital
Rockers
Armed Forces
Fort Bliss
Tex
Jack Sunderland
Alan Wayne
Robert
Bernadean Setter
Oscar Setter
Gene Rocker
Stella Oswald
Gene Kratz
Wayman
John Donahue
Greeley
Lars Peterson
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Everett Lee
St. Joseph Hospital
Glen Bodenhamer
University of Kansas
Teacher Hired to Read Bills in Arizona House
The Arizona House of Representatives hired Mrs. William G. Shupe of Phoenix as a reading reader for all bills. She is described as a speech counselor at a Mavenix charm school and a professional actress.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona House of Representatives
William G. Shupe
Phoenix
Mavenix
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Joy Brownlee
Atssut
Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Ichiro Hatoyama
Pusan
Korea
Red Army
Herald
U. S
Rotunda
Capitol
Washington, DC
Rity
Spot Tavern
N. Main
James Baughter
Chet Louderback
New’ Hope Baptist Church
Legals
Finan Sa
Ema
Ottawa Building & Loan Association
Pranklin
State of
Federal Home Loan Bank
Cererene
Tolat
Shaarem Oiesserers
F. R. Bennett
Dean Berlin
Mthay
Maxine Finch
Helen Salman
Imagine
UTE
Douglas Bros
First & Main
Ottawa Home Imp. CO
Walt Seeels
S. Cherry
John G. Kaiser Drug Store
Rexall Store
Nuzman Lumber
Nuzman
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