Vandals terrorize Garnett streets and landmarks
Garnett offers a 25 dollar reward for information leading to capture of vandals damaging city property. incidents include street light switches torn, stadium lights destroyed, light reflectors damaged, porch boxes toppled, shrubbery broken, and porch furniture overturned. An old Wellsville rock house known as the John Pettibone home has been torn down. Max Wiseman's family now lives nearby in a new house built behind the former site. The rock walls were 24 inches thick and the structure used large split logs for floor supports.
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Garnett
Oit
Wellsville
John Pettibone
Max Wiseman
Wisemans
Wiseman
Flood Gathering To Hear Docking In Emporia
Gov George Docking to speak at a flood control and conservation meeting at Emporia Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday March 13 at 1 p m Sponsored by the Missouri Arkansas Basins Flood Control and Conservation Association the event will cover river valleys in southeast and central east Kansas including Marais des Cygnes Neosho Cottonwood Verdigris Marmaton and Walnut Ottawans will caravan from Hickory street at 11 a m and return by 3 p m to vote in the Ottawa city primary nine city candidates appear on the ballot for finance and education with three commissions to be chosen and a portion to be decided in the April 2 general election polls open 8 a m close 6 p m with several registration periods ahead of the April 2 vote
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George Docking
Emporia Municipal Auditorium
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho-Cottonwood
Verdigris
Marmaton
Walnut
Hickory Street
Ottawa
Pomona
Quenemo
Melvern
Emporia
Congress
Con
Gress
Docking
District Army Engineers
Kansas City
Tulsa
Oklo
Commissioner of Finance and Revenue
Board of Education
A.C. Richeson
Emile J. Barnes
Howard Duncan
Fred Kaiser
W. D. Bemmels
Marvin Durbin
Lowell Fouts
Ralph M. Crawford
John N. Thornburg
Herald
Lincoln School
Dennis ‘Auto Co
Library
College Ik Pet
City Hall
Pet
Federated Church
Eugene Field School
Kansas Loan Co
Showers Possible Across Kansas This Weekend
The weather bureau reports a chance of thunderstorms and moisture in western and central Kansas tomorrow, possibly reaching the east by tomorrow night. Warm moist air from the south may cause blowing dust in south central areas, with temperatures climbing into the upper 60s and low 70s.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Washington
Mitchell
Ottawa
Congress
Ottawa U Students Exhibit At Mammel Art Center
Ottawa University students present the first student art exhibit in Mammel Art Center gallery from March 18 to 28. Prof Tom Flowers directs the preparation of drawings paintings and designs by regular and night school students. Open daily to the public except Sundays with evening hours 7 to 9 Monday through Friday. The exhibit showcases progress in drawing and painting across university and community courses.
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Ottawa University
Mammel Art Center
Tom Flowers
New Easter Styles For Men Emphasize Dressier Neater Look
Kent Thomas reports from Ottawa on spring fashion trends for men. Dress shirts favor short collars and button-down variety, suits slim with three buttons, and lighter coats in navy or gray. Casual wear shifts to lighter sport coats with stripes or plaids, while double breasted suits fade from popularity.
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Kent Thomas
K. U
Ottawa
Milk Price War Hits Kansas City Markets Across Area
A 1-cent cut in half gallon milk prices spread through Kansas City and surrounding areas. Stores led with 39 to 29 cents half gallons, while home delivery fell from 44 to 34 cents. Some outlets offered gallon milk for 68 cents or less for customers with own containers. A dairy official said yesterday’s move aimed to meet gallon pricing and that cuts likely hold until higher gallon prices. Platte County markets advertised 4 half gallons for 5 cents with a $2 grocery purchase. Snagging Equipment Brown Hardware Lamb Ambulance-Phone 340.
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Kansas City
Dairies
Kas
Platte County
Deadline For Beck To Show At Hearing
Senate rackets probes set a 24 hour deadline for Teamsters president Dave Beck to turn over his 1949 55 personal financial records. If not received voluntarily, subpoena action will be pursued after hearings resume Tuesday. The committee has discussed payments to Nathan Schefferman by Beck and Frank Brewster from 1951 52 totaling over 14000 dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Beck
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Nathan W. Shiefferman
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Frank Brewster
Brewster
Pey Schefferman
Farmers Extend Deadline for Conservation Contracts
Franklin county farmers have until April 15 to sign conservation reserve contracts for this year announced by Russell Wray chair of the county agricultural stabilization and conservation committee. The initial March 15 closing date was extended after 12 local farmers signed contracts up to March 11 for gross practices totaling 6436 dollars and 80 cents.
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Russell Wray
Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Franklin County
Traffic Deaths in State Record Updates
State Accident Records lists 93 traffic fatalities to date in 1957, updating the 24 hour total to one. The latest figures show 125 deaths for the same period in 1956, reflecting year over year change in fatalities.
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Lupeka
Kansas
Navy Blimp Sets Endurance Record At Sea
A Navy blimp, the PG-2, landed at Boca Chica Naval Air Station after 1 day and 12 minutes aloft. Cmdr Jack R Hung said the voyage proved airships can patrol offshore and warn of enemy aircraft. The crew received commendations for the remarkable endurance and navigation across the Atlantic and back to Florida.
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Key West
Fla
Boca
Adm
Frederick N. Rivette
Atlantic
Portugal
North Africa
Florida
Jack R. Hung
Navy
Arleigh
Burke
Naval Operations
Egypt moves forces toward Gaza border amid UNEF withdrawal
Cairo reports indicate 600 to 700 Egyptian troops moved into Et Arish to defend the Sinai coast near the Gaza Strip, with UNEF to be restricted to the Gaza border. Al Gumburriya claimed two points in Gaza would be occupied, while Egypt says edge of strip will be restored to pre war conditions.
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Cairo
Et Arish
United Nations Emergency Force
Gaza Strip
al Gumburriya
Strip
UNEF
EV Arish
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Gaza
U.N
al Gunthurriya
Sky Lighted By Giant Meteor Appears Over Southeast
An Asian meteor lit the southwestern and southeastern nation, seen from Texas to Missouri as it flashed after 11 pm EST. Reports of fragments reaching earth were unconfirmed. observers in Louisiana and nearby states described daytime brightness and flaming trails. Fort Worth amateur Oscar Monnig said bearings suggest a Gulf of Mexico impact south of New Orleans. Tulane astronomer Dr. J F Thomson called it an unusually bright, large meteor, with most burning up earlier.
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New Orleans
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Missouri
Oscar Monnig
Fort Worth
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
J. F. Thomson
Tulane University
Proposed 2 Percent Kansas Advertising Tax
Rep Tony Schartz says a two percent sales tax on all Kansas advertising would raise between five and six million dollars. He spoke yesterday in support of the LOPEKA measure.
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Lopeka
Kansas
Tony Schartz
Great Bend
Revenue Rises as Turnpike Tolls and Receipts Climb
Kansas Turnpike revenue increased last month as tolls rose to 225 964 with overall receipts reaching 260 772. Gale Moss, turnpike general manager, said February tolls averaged 8 060 per day, about 900 higher than January. Restaurant, filling station, and miscellaneous income boosted totals above January's level.
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Wichita Wi
Kansas Turnpike
Gale Moss
Turnpike
Kansas House Holds First Saturday Session Amid Backlog
The Kansas House met its first Saturday session as it works through a large bill backlog ahead of next Wednesday’s deadline. The Senate approved 28 bills and introduced 26. changes included a proposed pay increase for district judges and limits on automobile licensing fees, with other measures touching ambulance representation bans and a study of unified school districts. Senate leadership signaled potential appointee confirmations on March 21.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Arkansas River
House Water Resources Committee
Ways and Means
George Docking
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Legislative Council
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Docking
Murray Hodges
Clathe
Lou M. Bryant
Arkansas City
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
James W. Lowry
Atchison
Vona Crist
Garden City
State Civil Service Commission
Lebo Man Killed in Highway Crash East of Lebo
Harris Glen, 50, of Lebo was killed early today when his car left the highway eight miles east of Lebo and overturned in a ditch. Sheriff Delbert Helmer of Burlington said Harris was alone in the vehicle.
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Leho
Kas
Glen BE
Harris
Lebo
Delbert Helmer
Burslington
Hare Jtis
Weather forecast previews warm景 and dust in central areas
Fair and warmer east, partly cloudy and warmer west. Central today sees blowing dust. Tonight partly cloudy and warmer. Sunday cloudy and mild with scattered thundershowers in west and central. Tonight low 40s to 50, Sunday high 65 to 70. Historical highs and lows noted for date.
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Lowell Gish
Jan Newfield
Dixie Wollam
Gish
Chuck Langdon
0. U
Lamb Ambilance
Errett Scrivner
Capital
William Myers
New York
United Nations
Prof. Myers
Donna Chiles
Mary Ponton
Shirley Benson
Sandra Schoeninger
Colleen Walker
Rep. Scrigner
Don Pemberton
Stanley Simpson
Bama
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