Sells Williamsburg Firm After 37 Years
George W. Turrell of Williamsburg sold the Turrell Lumber Co to Lebo Grain and Elevator Co, ending 37 years of family run business. The yard will operate as Williamsburg Lumber Co with L. T. Pattie remaining as manager. Turrell plans more time on his farm while Pattie reflects on decades partnering since 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Turrell
Williamsburg
Turrell
J. H. Turrell
Harris
Anderson County
H. A. Smith
George
Turrell Lumber Co
Lebo Grain and Elevator Co
Lebo
Williamsburg Lumber Co
Turrells
L. T. Pattie
Grace
Mabel Harlen
Pattie
Yard
Side Swipes Nominated for Air Force Academy 1960
Thorpe Ellsworth Nolan of Ottawa High School is among 11 young men named by Rep. Newell George for the Air Force Academy selection. The competitive method ranks candidates by merit through examinations, with the highest scorer designated principal and others as alternates. In Detroit a suspect fled with a package of meat after shoplifter’s list advised to obtain all the meat free, seen by a store manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell George
Air Force Academy
Thorpe Ellsworth Nolan
N. Locust
Ottawa
Rep
George
Air Force
Detroit
James Jenna
Weather Forecast for County General
Generally fair this afternoon and night with warmer conditions. Sunday will be largely sunny with highs in the 50s. Overnight low temperatures settle in the mid 20s to mid 30s.
House Action Expected On Civil Rights Bill
Washington AP report says the House Rules Committee may release the civil rights bill for House action via a discharge petition if stalled. The move could alter debate timing and procedures, with a Senate debate likely mid February. ChairmanHoward W. Smith and most Southern members oppose the measure. The bill would make it a federal crime to oppose court ordered school integration and require local officials to preserve and display voting records to federal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Congress
Asian Flu Loses Punch
Washington AP Public Health Service doctors say Asian flu has struck 20 or more states this winter but appears to be losing its punch. They predict that by next month flu like illnesses will be largely past for the year. Outbreaks may continue in other communities, and vaccination is advised. Evidence suggests the rate is tapering off with no widespread epidemic like 1957 yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public
Public Health Service
Prospective Governors Silent as Race Shows No Clear Fronts
Kansas political scene shifts little as Sen. Paul Wunsch Rep. Wint Smith and Gale Moss hold discussions but offer no formal bids. John Anderson and Rep. William Addington already declared, with Huck Boyd weighing a run. Wunsch hints informal move while delay ends Feb. 12 budget session.
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Topeka
Paul Wunsch
Wint Smith
Gale Moss
Wunsch
Julian Zimmerman
Federal Housing Administration
McDill
Huck) Boyd
Phillipsburg
John Anderson
Rep
William Addington
Elkhart
Boyd
Board of Regents
Edward Arn
Zimmerman
Moss
Arn
Kansas Turnpike
Hear Of Need For Dignified Man Hear Of Need For Dignified Man
Senator Hugh Scott urged Kansas Republicans to support the Nixon candidacy at the Kansas Day banquet in Topeka marking Kansas statehood anniversary. He argued the 1960 race pits quips and quackery against a dignified presentation by the best qualified man in the nation and criticized Democratic hopefuls as champions of second class leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Hugh Scott
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Scott
Nixon
United States
Williamsburg and Pomona Set for Franklin County Crown
Williamsburg and Pomona, undefeated in tournament play, meet for the Franklin County League Tournament championship at Wilson Field House tonight at 9. Other games: Lane vs Appanoose at 5, Princeton vs Richmond at 6:15, and Lane B vs Williamsburg B at 7:30.
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Williamsburg
Pomona
Wilson Field House
Lane
Appanoose
Princeton
Richmond
Airman Survives 72 Hours in Little Capsule Test
Buffalo AP report details airman J C Barwise emerging from a survival capsule after 72 hours afloat on Lake Erie. The 34 year old from Bovey Minnesota described leg cramps and a water leak while the capsule remained watertight and tied to a Coast Guard ship. He said he would do it again but not tomorrow.
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Buffalo
N.Y
J.C. Bruce Barwise
Lake Erie
Barwise
Mewsmen
Bovey
Minn
Coast Guard
Held For Questioning In Lawrence Murder
A 33 year old man identifying as Edward J. Doolan was held for questioning in the slaying of Maud Smith, 66, whose body was found beaten in the basement of her home near the Kaw River. Doolan, who roomed at the Smith residence for three weeks, was last seen in Lawrence Tuesday, according to police and coroner Dr Byron Walters.
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Herington
Kan
Edward J. Doolan
Lawrence
Maud Smith
Kaw River
Byron Walters
Doolan
Smith
General MacArthur Admitted To Hospital
General Douglas MacArthur, who turned 80 last Tuesday, is at Lenox Hill Hospital for examination of a urological condition. Col. Gordon Barclay said there is nothing alarming about his condition. Dr. George W. Slaughter examined him at his Waldorf Towers apartment and advised medical observation and study.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Lenox Hill Hospital
Gen. MacArthur
Gordon Barclay
Army Public Information Officer
George W. Slaughter
MacArthur
Waldorf Towers
Paris Army seals off insurgent camps in Algiers
Paris AP report says French army paratroops under Brig. Gen. Jean Gracieux began sealing off insurgent encampments in Algiers in midafternoon. Territorial troops were ordered to report to headquarters to be placed under army command as barricades and stockpiled weapons were targeted. Insurgent leaders Pierre Lagaillarde and Joseph Ortiz may face a test of strength amid De Gaulle's sobering Friday address.
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Paris
Algiers
Jean Gracieux
Pierre Lagaillarde
Joseph Ortiz
Charles de Gaulle
de' Gaulle
Flu Outbreaks Continue Across States
Public Health Service reports localized influenza outbreaks persist with no major weekly change. Asian flu confirmed in 14 states and the District of Columbia with a single Type B isolation in Louisiana. Deaths from influenza and pneumonia rise about 10 percent in 108 large cities, led by Pittsburgh Detroit Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Washington
Public Health Service
District of Columbia
Louisiana
W. J. Mogabgab
Tulane University
New Orleans
California
Ohio
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Missouri
Michigan
Iowa
Texas
Hawaii
Kansas
Minnesota
Colorado
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Los Angeles
San Diego
The
Health Service
Another Chessman Plea Rejected by Court
Daryl Chessman, 38, whose eighth death date at San Quentin neared, filed a last appeal after U.S. District Judge Louis E. Goodman denied his petition for release. The case moves to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as Chessman seeks to escape the gas chamber slated for Feb. 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin
U.S. 9Th Court of Appeals
Los Angeles
U.S
Louis E. Goodman
Chessman
Iranian Teacher Observes U S Education Methods
Mohammed Mehdi Adjang, a 33 year old Iranian English teacher at Farrokhi School in Abadan, arrives by bus from Topeka for a two week visit to observe American educational practices. He will attend an 18 day orientation in Washington, study at the University of Texas in Austin, and then move to Topeka and Ottawa before returning to Iran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammed Mehdi Adjang
Abadan
Iran
Ottawa High School
P. K. Worley
Adjang
Jack Fenton
Washington
America
Farrokhi School
Abadar
Topeka
Austin
University of Texas
Ottawa
Farrokhi
Tran
Hollywood
Persia
Far‘Tokhi
Probe Nazi Clubs In Kansas City
Wage talks between the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen and the railroads are sent to the National Mediation Board after deadlock on pay. A 14 percent hike is sought, but viewed as negotiable. In Kansas City, police probe Nazi clubs at Southeast and East High tied to a synagogue bombing. Juvenile members signed statements admitting swastikas on Jewish buildings, with officers citing varied club activities and anti Jewish aims.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Firemen
National Mediation Board
Washington
Leverett Edwards
Brotherhood
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Kehilath Israel
Southeast High
East High
der Tuehrer
Missouri
National Socialist German Workers Party
Reich Nordic Youth Club
East
Boy Scouts
Dallas naturopath case widens with seized package
FBI agents picked up a mysterious package at Phoenix Airport and handed to two agents by an airline captain, as the probe into Robert Vernon Spears and the November airliner crash widens. The investigation, linked to a possible bomb, follows Spears arrest in Phoenix on January 20 for interstate transportation of a stolen car.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Robert Vernon Spears
FBI
Dallas
Phoenix
Spears
Gulf of Mexico
William Allen Taylor
Tampa
Fla
Joint Band Concert Brings Ottawa and Highland Park Union
Ottawa High School and Highland Park High joined for the fifth annual concert in Topeka. The combined bands totaled 123 members with Burton Harvey praising the program and Ottawa students, as the bands performed 10 numbers under Harvey and Loren Matthews.
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Ottawa
Highland Park High
Topeka
Highland Park
Burton Harvey
Harvey
Loren Matthews
Ottawa Musi
Organize Club For Symington In Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County Democrats have formed a Symington for President Club. John W. Breidenthal banker serves as chairman and Harold Harding former county attorney as vice chairman. Breidenthal cited Missouri Senator Symington's experience in government and industry and his strong record on labor issues.
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Kansas City. Kan
Wyandotte County
John W. Breidenthal
Harld Harding
Breidenthal
Missouri
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Mabel
Telephone
Lamb
Kingman
General MacArthur
By Jack Fenton
University of Tehran
Hisj
Tehran
Ministry of Edu
Cation
Surayya
Shah
Symington
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