Old Wichita Cowtown Lives Amid Air Age
Wichita Eagle reporter HAL CONRAD describes the 23 acre Cowtown on the Arkansas River as Wichita’s historic ruin turned living museum. Visitors tour Munger House Wyatt Earp's jail and a 19th century drug store while the city seeks funds for a permanent caretaker. Tours run Wednesdays and Saturdays as ramps of modern life fade into frontier days.
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Wichita’s Cowtown Revival Preserves 19th Century Structures
The piece recalls Wichita’s 1870s roots through a spindly hand car and an ancient box car. Historic Wichita, Inc. rebuilt the First Presbyterian Church site and moved it to a riverbank tract, sparking a historic village revival with Munger House, Santa Fe Depot twin, Earp’s jail, and planned replicas.
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Local Peoria Innes area social notes and visits
Mrs. Orpha Powell moves back to the Earl Ferris property with the Gardner Finches returning to Peoria. Sunday visits include the Evans, Finch, Slaven, and Slader families with multiple extended relatives. Mentions Kansas City and Ottawa connections, birthdays, and a pneumonia illness in Kansas City.
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Orpha Powell
Gardner Finch
Earl Ferris
Gardner Finches
Ottawa
Peoria
Maude Evans
Glenn Evans
G. C. Finch
Ray Evans
John Slaven
Dorothy Slader
Robert
Eudora
James Rachel
Kansas City
Mike Lovell
W. H. Rodgers
Rantoul
Bob Rodgers
Adell Dean and Sons
Vergil Dean
Shirley
Vergie
Great Bend
Ira Dean
Vergil Deans
St. Louis
Clarence Prager
Weaver Home
Fred Detwiler
Alta Conley
Stanton Cemetery
Richard Williams
Debra
Ernest Lawrance
Minnie Vanesdell
Williamsburg Area News Unit's June meeting covers activities
Williamsburg area notices detail the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 179 regular session Tuesday afternoon with 20 members present. Junior activities are highlighted for June, flags advanced, and Memorial Day and Flag Day plans noted. A large social and family event follows with many relatives listed and community updates throughout the day.
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Irwin Heth
Nella Kendall
May Ashcraft
Grace Pattie
Laura Fritts
Frances Williams
Minichie Farney
Louise Edgecomb
Donita McMillan
Kathryn Roberts
Sharon Bond
Shoplifter nabbed after alarm clock trick in downtown store
City detectives report a shoplifter slipped an alarm clock under his coat in a downtown Denver store. The alarm sounded near the door and a store detective collared him before he reached the exit.
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Chancellor Murphy Denies Kansas Governor Bid
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy of the University of Kansas stated to the Lawrence Journal World that he is not a candidate for governor in 1958. The denial follows reports of a Republican harmony meeting in Overland Park naming him as one of 11 possible contenders, with Murphy saying he is not a candidate now nor will he become one.
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KU Candidate Says He Would Not Seek Circumstances
The Ottawa Herald reports Murphy denying any political bid under any circumstance and emphasizing a commitment to strengthening the University of Kansas. He stresses that his priority is advancing KU for the benefit of Kansas and its future.
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