Lightning Strikes Hit Homes In Local Storm
Marshall Allen of 322 W 15th reported a garage blow by lightning with a one foot roof hole and a side entry hole while a strike at 418 S Sycamore damaged a phone line and loosened siding. Army Specialist 3-C William Van Winkle, 19, of Pomona, completed two weeks of field training with the 11th Airborne in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Allen
W. 15
Allen
Walter Skeeis
S. Sycamore
William van Winkle
Pomona
11Th Airborne Division
Hohenfels
Germany
van Winkle
Army
Kincaid Rural High School
Hospital Notes Dismissals and Birth Announcements
Dismissal of Mrs Liddie Martin. Birth notices for Mr and Mrs Walter V Coburn in Topeka and Mr and Mrs Alfred Roecker in Williamsburg a daughter 9 lb 5 oz today. Also births to Mr and Mrs Myron Kunard Edgerton 4 lb 10 oz. Miss Esther Kratz Pomona Friday. Edith Johnson 928 King Friday. Merritt Imel and infant daughter RFD 3. Ben M Seymour Topeka news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liddie Martin
Lane
Edith Johnson
King
Ben M. Seymour
Topeka
Merritt Imel
RFD
Esther Kratz
Pomona
Walter V. Coburn
Alfred J. Roecker
Williamsburg
Myron Kunard
Edgerton
Brass To See Jet Air Show
An armada of modern jet warplanes and vintage World War I aircraft gathered for a grand aerial parade at Andrews Air Force Base to honor Gen. Wathan Twining who leaves as chief of staff and becomes chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in August. The display, planned with wartime precision, drew invitations from officials, Congress, and diplomats including the Soviet ambassador Georgi Zerubin, signaling a show of force and alliance signaling on the 50th anniversary of the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Air Force
Wathan Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Air Force
Congress
Georgi Zerubin
Fast Bandits Take $23878 in Bank Robbery
In Kansas City two swift bandits escaped with 23878 from the Central Bank yesterday while 15 to 20 customers were unaware a holdup was occurring. A teller, Mrs. Howard G Daugherty, described the pistol threat and the theft of cash before the bandits fled in a car later abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Central Bank
Howard G. Daugherty
Tourist Council Pushes Reactivation of Park Authority
TOPEKA The tourist promotion council of the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce urges reactivating the Kansas Park Authority after its 1957 funding veto. It notes a 40 percent rise in out of state car travel 1952 1956 and warns the Kanopolis reservoir lease could be lost without new funding. The authority sought 214000 for initial non revenue facilities at Kanopolis as a pilot for a statewide park system.
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Topeka
Council
Henry B. Jameson
Abilene
Kansas
State Highway Department
Ernest Allen
National Park Service
Kanapolis
Army Engineers
Kanopolis
Allen
Lake Kanopolis
Governors Take Tour in North Carolina
A group of state governors led by Kansas’ George Decking ended a two day sightseeing and fishing visit to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. They were hosted by Gov Luther Hodges and flew to Hattera for a Gulf Stream fishing trip aboard cruisers after arriving from a governors conference in Williamsburg Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hysom
J. L. Hysom
Kansas City
First Methodist Church
Methodist
New York City
Nags Head
N. Co
George Decking
Kansas
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Gulf Stream
Hattera
Wiliamsburg
Baldness signal of masculine virility, says Edmonton doctor
Dr. Gilbert of Edmonton reports at the Canadian Medical Association meeting that middle aged men who go bald reflect hormonal balance rather than loss of virility. He notes humans are two-sexed in hormones and that excess male hormone raises body hair while thinning scalp hair. Women with high male hormone can be defeminized. obesity and underweight are rarely caused by gland disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
Ual. Gilbert
Canadian Medical Association
Hollywood
Dr. Gilbert
Racial Issue In Hoffa Trial
Washington witness John Dye Cheasty, a Brooklyn lawyer and star witness in the Hoffa bribery case, testifies about a segregated bus seating dispute in Tallahassee and a peaceful settlement with Negro bus workers. The defense raises race questions as the trial, with eight African American jurors, resumes after recess.
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Washington
James M. Hoffa
Edward Bennett Williams
John Dye Cheasty
Cheasty
Williams
Labout
Tallahassee
Fla
Brooklyn
Hoffa
Senate
FBI
Hyman I. Fisehbach
Miami
Painters Union Signs In KC
The painters union and employer associations in the Greater Kansas City area reach a three year contract ending a strike that began May 1. The deal includes a 17.2 cent per hour wage increase on July 1 and similar raises on April 1, 1958 and April 1, 1959, plus a 25 cent per hour premium for painters using rollers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Painters Union
Nickerson Trial Nearing Verdict in Huntsville Court Martial
The 10 man court martial of Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. in Huntsville Alabama nears verdict after testimony from Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris. Nickerson pleaded guilty to 15 counts of laxity in handling secret defense data and faces possible dismissal and up to 30 years in prison. Medaris testified on Nickersons capabilities as an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Army Ballistics Missile Agency
William G. Barry
John B. Medaris
Medaris
Nickerson
One Killed In Fort Scott Wreck
A car driven by Mrs. William B. Culp, 67, struck a bridge near Devon in Fort Scott. She was killed and her son Robert, 44, was critically injured and transported to Mercy Hospital where Mrs. Culp had been a nurse's aide.
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Fort Scott
William B. Culp
Robert
Mercy Hospital
Traffic Toll Totals From State Accident Records
State Accident Records Section reports traffic fatalities over the last 24 hours and year-to-date figures for 1957. Fatalities listed include totals for the current period, with a comparison to the same period in 1936 and broader counts for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
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Best Truck Lines, Inc
Merle Pan Truck Lines
Ottawa Corporation
Ottawa
Newfields
John Hysom
University of Kansas
Long Line
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
VFW
Pauline Duyk
Pawhuska
Okla
Tom Martin
W. Park
Champaign
Ill
Rene
C-T.f
J. W. Taylor
S. Main
Beloit
Rollie Wilson
Colorado Springs
Linda Wilson
Taylors
Wilsons
Fredrick DeLano
Melvern High
Ralph R. Grant
Emily O. Grant
Emporia State College
P. F. DeLano
Lyndon
Eagles Lodge
E. B. Enyart
Hickory
Westboro
Frank Chambers
Maryville
Lyle Enyart
Duane Enyart
Clathe
Jill Jefferis
A. J. Jefferis
K. U. Medical Center
Kas
United
Star Grain & Lumber Co
L. E. Daugharthy
California
Bradford
Clifford
Lee Enyart
Ed Hansen
Fullerton
J. F. Gass
Wellsville
Robert D. Chambers
Beech
Kansas University
Carolyn Christie
Larry Bancroft
David Sutherland
Fast Bandits
Louis H. Dengel
James L. Weis
Melvern High School
Emporia State Teachers College
Melvern Lions Club
P. B. Weis
Tourist Council
Park Authority
Governors
RADIO
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EEN Co
Guneral Home
The
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Moran
Ottawa Building & Loan
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Sound Securities
U.S
Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal
Rey Bad
RPL
Building&loan Association
Franklin County
Home Loan Bank
Albright Sewing Circle
Neil Bullock
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