Local notices widen streets and plan carnival
City planning commission recommends opening 16th street from Main to Cedar to 50 feet and Hickory from 15th to 16th to 60 feet. First Baptist plans to widen church sidewalk across terrace. Junior Chamber plans a May carnival with use of parking lot near the Marais des Cygnes river, contingent on customary site fee. Other items include insufficient funds case, foreclosure petition, parking citations, birth, enlistment, travel, violet show, legal matters, and local society notes.
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Hospital Notes Admit and Discharges
Admitted Terry Rhinehart at 635 N Poplar and Mrs Katie M Dwyer of Edgerton today. Dismissed Becky Brenner of 808 Hamblin and Mrs Alvin Dehn and baby son of 1103 N Cedar and Mrs Paul Morgan and baby son of 1121 N Main today.
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Terry Rhinehart
N. Poplar
Katie M. Dwyer
Edgerton
Becky Brenner
Hamblin
Alvin Dehn
N. Cedar
Paul Morgan
N. Main
No Opposition In Lyndon Election
The Lyndon city election on Tuesday April 2 appears settled with no opposition to the Citizens ticket headed by Mayor Keith Dusenbury and councilmen Ed Miller George Nelson Virgil Freid John Colvin Keith Williams and police judge Ernest Calkins.
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Lyndon
Lyndon City
Citizens
Keith Dusenbury
Ed Miller
George Nelson
Virgil Freid
John Colvin
Keith Williams
Ernest Calkins
House To Act On Business Tax Extension Vote
The House was expected to accept a Senate amendment to extend three billion dollars of annual business taxes for 15 months to July 1, 1958. The administration approved the 15 month provision, preferring it to the one year previously passed.
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H Bomb Tests Taken to U N Disarmament Panel
London reports the issue of ending H-bomb tests was presented to the United Nations disarmament subcommittee. Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin urged placing it at the top of the agenda at a closed meeting. Western members agreed reluctantly.
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U. N. Disarmament
Valerian Zorin
Kremlin
Deaths Attend Lane Mission Church and Quenemo
Mrs Ida M Baffrey 70 of route 1 Lane died at Stormont Vail hospital Topeka. Funeral at Lane Methodist church Saturday 2 pm Rev William I Hastie Osawatomie officiating. Burial Lane cemetery body at Eddy Funeral home Osawatomie after 2 pm Friday. Miss Margaret Dowd 70 of Quenemo died Tuesday at niece Mrs Charlotte Hagadorn Osawatomie home. Funeral Quenemo Federated church Friday 2 pm Rev H R Lenhart officiating. Burial Quenemo cemetery body at Eddy Funeral Home Osawatomie. Funeral services for Mrs Harvey S Owen died yesterday at daughter Mrs Dean Guy West 19th to be held Lamb Funeral Home tomorrow 2 pm Rev William R Weber officiating. Burial Princeton cemetery. Surviving daughter, Wanda Mae Guy, one brother Charles Wemmer Ottawa, three sisters Mrs Joe Smith Princeton, Mrs Don Pickenpaugh Williamsburg, Mrs Henry Herring Ozawkie Kas., and many nieces and nephews.
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Lane Cemetery
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Quenemo
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Owen
Dean Guy
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Princeton Cemetery
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Charles Wemmer
Ottawa
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Princeton
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Williamsburg
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Ozankie, Kas
Greyhound and Rabbit Races Set for Sunday at Lyndon
Greyhound and rabbit races will be held here Sunday after a weather postponement last Sunday. Many of the area’s fastest greyhounds are expected to participate.
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Lyndon
Osage County Spelling Contest Winner Heads to Topeka
The Lyndon high school hosts a spelling contest Saturday at 9 am with Osage county winner advancing to the Topeka Daily Capital contest. The Topeka winner qualifies for the national contest. First prize is a $25 savings bond.
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Lyndon
Osage County
Lyndon High School
Topeka
Explosions in Mexico City Fireworks Plant Kill Dozens
Rescue crews comb rubble after two blasts at a Mexico City fireworks factory and adjoining warehouse. Police seek owner Antonio Joyas Chavez as officials report 100 hospitalizations and at least 11 bodies recovered, including four firefighters. The disaster damaged nearby airport facilities and caused a crater 100 by 30 feet.
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Mexico City
Antonio Joyas Chavez
Kerosene Lamps Scarce These Days In Hays
Fi delis Kreutzer of Victoria, without electricity during a big snowstorm, sought an old-fashioned kerosene lamp. He had to buy the lamp in pieces at four different stores, securing base, crown, chimney, and wick from separate shops.
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Hays
Fidelis Kreutzer
Victoria
Two City Tickets For Quenemo Vote
Lyndon Special reports two parties filed tickets for Quenemo’s April 2 election. Progressive ticket lists Vernon F. Gragg as mayor with Harley Cromwell Cecil Neill Roy H. Sellens Paul F. Smith Max L. Hughes and Paul W. Laubach as councilmen and police judge. Peoples Party tickets names John L. Logan as mayor and S. Cecil H. Bryan L. Stadel C. W. Wantland Alfred Meiers as councilmen.
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Quenemo
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Vernon F. Gragg
Harley Cromwell
Cecil Neill
Roy H. Sellens
Paul F. Smith
Max L. Hughes
Paul W. Laubach
Peoples Party
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S. Cecil
H. Bryan
L. Stadel
C. W. Wantland
Alfred Meiers
Forests Cover Nearly Half of New York State
Forests blanket almost fifteen million of New York’s thirty million acres, forming the backbone of the state’s timber, wildlife habitat, and recreation sectors. Local officials note sustainable management is key to long term health.
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New York State
Criticizes Docking For Veto Threats
Topeka. Gov George Docking faces criticism from Rep Marion Mathews chair of the House Assessment and Taxation Committee for threatening a veto to influence lawmakers. Mathews alleges Docking’s proposed budget is over 20 million dollars above any prior Kansas Legislature plan and labels it austere. The row underscores tensions over revenue bills and potential special sessions.
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Docking
Kansas
Local Market Grain and Produce Prices Line List
Local market prices show Wheat at 207, Barley 1.00, Soybeans 2.20, Rye 0.80, White Corn 1.25, Yellow Corn 1.28, Shelled Yellow Corn 1.25, Oats 0.60, Milo 2.10 per hundred pounds, Butterfat 0.53 or 0.50 or 0.47, Straight Run Eggs 0.20, Graded Eggs 0.26 to 0.23, Heavy Hogs 0.08, Light Hens 0.08. Also includes stock line urging investment in U S Savings Bonds.
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