Unemployment In Kansas Steady On Plateau
Topeka reports Kansas unemployment has held steady at a higher level than a year ago. About 21 000 weeks of unemployment have averaged for four weeks, with insured unemployment around 5.7 percent of the labor force. Initial claims rose slightly to 2 844 for the week ended March 15, 1958, due to bad weather. Total unemployment, including uninsured, estimated at 43 000 in mid January, expected higher in February and March. Morrison cautions weather could improve the picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
John Morrison
State
Kansans
Morrison
Kansas City
Navy Tracks Unidentified Object Off Northern California Coast
Navy destroyers and planes hunted an unidentified underwater object during maneuvers off the California coast. Search results were negative. Western Sea Frontier announced the contact occurred Friday and the Navy noted ongoing actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Bodega Bay
San Francisco
San Diego
California
Western Sea Frontier
Bank Robbery in Mannford by Masked Pair
Creek County and Oklahoma Highway Patrol search two handkerchief masked gunmen who robbed Mannford State Bank of 2132 dollars yesterday. They fled in a stolen car abandoned near Keystone seven miles east. Bank President C. E. Wininger said the men entered at 2 p.m. and forced staff and customers to the floor. One robber addressed his partner as Jack. only a portion of a time vault containing around ten thousand dollars was taken. The heist lasted about two minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannford
Okla
Creek County
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Keystone
Here
C. E. Wininger
Wininger
Winiger
Jack
Two Boys Hurt By Homemade Rocket In Russell KS
Two 14 year olds Dennis Ivan and Roger Shephard were injured when a homemade rocket exploded before takeoff in Russell Kansas. A third boy, Larry Campbell aged 15, watched from behind a tree and was not hurt. The rocket contained a discarded bicycle pump seven books of matches and gun powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Kas
Dennis Ivan
Roger Shephard
Larry Campbell
Bond Issue Defeated in Hays W A Home for Aged Vote
In Ellis County yesterday a $470000 bond proposal for a home for the aged was defeated by a vote of 1919 to 1681, reflecting current fiscal sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays W
Ellis County
Dear Ann Letters on Marriage and Morals
A reader blends personal misfortune with legal battles over fatherhood and marriage. Ann Landers counsels that reputations shape consequences, notes the high price of morals, and criticizes one reader for blaming luck. A reader asks about common law marriage and fortune telling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Fragmentary wartime note mocks soldiers and discipline
A cryptic, informal message criticizes military life and orders, joking about AWOL status and rifle cleaning, suggesting a casual attitude toward duty and responsibility within a patchy wartime communication.
Four Hepatitis Cases Reported
Four new hepatitis cases were reported in Wyandotte County, boosting the total to 20 since January. Dr. Donald Wilcox said ten schools are affected, with cases at Lindbergh, Lindberthh, and Muncie. A preschool child died, as Vicky Lynn Cox, 5, Kansas City Kansas, passed away Monday at KU Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Kan
Wyandotte
Donald Wilcox
Muncie
Lindberthh
Wilcox
Lindbergh School
Vicky Lynn Cox
Kansas City
Kas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Explosion Rips Kansas City Building Project
Kansas City police investigate a blast at a construction site near 48th and Troost. The explosion caused minor damage due to location of the charges and threw a beam twenty feet, tearing a chunk from it and hurled it a full city block. No injuries were reported. the contractor offered no explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Also Mentioned on This Page
FC-57
Lawson
H. P
Harry Smith
Richardson's Shoe Store
Richardson ’S
Black Patent
Richardsons
Montgomery Clift
Elizabeth Taylor
Raintree County
M-G-M
Eva Marie Saint
Ann Landers
Ann
J.W.S.B
KODAK
John G. Kaiser
Rexall
Pho
Khari Sam
AL Williams Insurance and Real Estate Agency
S. Manin St
Williams Agency
Rios
The
Ottawa Herald
48Th and
Troost
Hyer
Waldo Shof
S. Main
Davis
Davis Paint Store
Westinghouse
Milt
My Financial
Peoples National
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!