Sharpless brother dies. Richmond area notes
Nate Sharpless learned his brother Arthur Sharpless died in a Topeka hospital after weeks as a patient. Survivors include his widow, two sons Nie land of Topeka and Charley at home, two grandsons, two brothers Sam and Frank Sharpless, and a sister Miss Edith Sharpless of rural Osage City. Nate attended funeral in Osage. Also reported: about fifty at a Family Night potluck, Lions Club meeting planning March of Dimes Porch Light Drive, a February 3 Garnett Club dinner, Mr and Mrs Ivan McLees returned from a Texas vacation, St Therese Pinochle Club with fourteen members, Mt Carmen Club postponed, Valentine exchange planned, Lawrence Tice sold farm land, George Morford in Topeka hospital, Ed Morford visiting Prairie Village, Margaret Wiard of Kansas City visiting Milcfelt, Friendly Circle quill meeting.
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Nate Sharpless
Arthur Sharpless
Scranton
Topeka
Nieland
Charley
Sam
Frank Sharpless
Edith Sharpless
Osage City
Nate
Osage
John Yerkes
Prairie Village
Margaret Wiard
Kansas City
Joe Milcfelt
Friendly Circle
Docking's Highway Tax Gains Support
Leavenworth county legislators were told the board of county commissioners unanimously approved backing Gov. George Docking's highway use tax. The decision was reached at a Saturday meeting amid broader support for the measure.
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Leavenworth
East Leavenworth
Board of County Commissioners
George Docking
Oil Heiress and Heir to Havana Married in New York
Oil heir Richard Cox Cowell and Gail Whitney, 19, wed in New York on Saturday and honeymoon in Canada. The couple had reversed a prior engagement announcement ten days earlier. Whitney, daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, faced fear about the marriage before agreeing to wed Dick Cowell.
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New York
Richard Cox Cowell
Gail Whitney
Canada
Cowells
Miss Whitney
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Sonny) Whitney
Carson
Whitney Marries Mary Hosford in City Nev Ceremony
City, Nev., Friday. Whitney married Mary Hosford, 32, a former Arizona socialite, a few hours after he had divorced Mrs. Eleanor Searle Whitney.
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City
Nev
Whitney
Mary Hosford
Arizona
Eleanor Searle Whitney
Salina Wins In Class AA Debate Title
Salina secured the Class AA district finals in Hays Kansas with Russell finishing second. Ulyses won Class A and St John finished second. The four teams advance to the state finals February 1 in Manhattan.
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Salina
Hays
Kas
Russell
Ulyses
St. John
Manhattan
Pillowslip Leads To Arrests In Wellington Robbery
A discarded pillowslip used as a mask tied to a $2,700 heist at the Dillon Food Market in Wellington, Kansas, led to the arrest of Louis W. Simon Jr. and Floyd A. Berger. Simon was nabbed near Pratt and Berger in Hutchinson. the case involved the store manager Jack Brush and his mother being held hostage before the loot was taken.
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Wellington
Kas
Pratt
Kan
Louis W. Simon Jr
Conway Springs
Hutchinson
Floyd A. Berger
Dillon
Jack Brush
Brush
British Heiress Tessa Kennedy Seeks Havana Wedding Privacy
Gail Whitney reports runaway British heiress Tessa Kennedy and sailor Dominic Elwes in Havana with Havana friends shielding them from newsmen. They arrived from Curacao by plane and were whisked to an undisclosed Havana location after British court orders barred their English marriage without consent. Elwes is 26, son of Simon Elwes, society painter.
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Havana
Tessa Kennedy
Dominic Elwes
Britain
Curacao
Tessa
England
Scotland
Elwes
Simon Elwes
New York
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Richmond Area
All Church
Annex
Lions Club
March of Dimes Porch
Garnett Club
Ivan McLees
South
Brownsville
Texas
Frances McGrath
Chris Mersman
St. Therese
Fred Wies
George Hart
Ernest van Wie
Joe Milchelt
Bruce Carr
Cavallis, Ore
Mt. Carmen
Chris Wolkens
Lawrence Tice
George Morford
Topeka Veterans Hospital
Mrs
Ed Morford
Stephen P. Egenfritz
Harriet E. Glaze
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Indiana
Docking
Bob Dean
Dean
Franklin County Soil Conservation District
Mr Dean
Ter
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa
Pomona
AL Tucker
Willard Johnson
Franklin County Soil District
N. Main
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