Socialeties Harvesters of Westminster host busy breakfast meeting
The Harvesters of Westminster and other groups met at United Presbyterian Church for a Sun breakfast and talks on flood control. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and Mills Pet, with Norma Stewart named general program head. Hosts Mrs Hamer and Pettit presided as plans for October events and installations were announced.
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United Presbyterian Church
Lee
Cate Day
Lamar Phillips
Mills
Cliffitt
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Hamer
Dinner Honors Three at Reeder Family Event
Dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Reeder honored their daughter Mrs. Tom Stromgren of Solomon formerly Sally Reeder and included Reeder relatives W. S. Sutton and Elmer Sutton of Princeton whose birthdays fall on Oct 4. Attendees included numerous Reeder, Sutton, Burroughs, Gorton, Hollon, Johnson, Gragg and other family members and friends from Princeton Solomon Williamsburg Ottawa Otawa with visits from Mrs Don Burroughs.
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Elmer Sutton
W. S. Sutton
Princeton
Tom Stromgren
Solomon
Harvey Reeder
Tom Stramgren
Sally Reeder
Kelli Sue
Dale Reeder
Allan
Jim Hollon
Jimmy
Pamela
Bill Burgoon
Clyde Gorton
Kevin
Jimmy Reeder
W. K. Burroughs
Howard Burroughs
Williamsburg
Harry Johnson
Juanita Gragg
Larry K
Ottawa
Don Burroughs
Otawa
New York Hotel Boom Seen Amid City Growth
New York leads a nationwide hotel surge as office building expands downtown and corporate travel rises. The American Hotel Association warns existing hotels will spend more than 265 million dollars in 1959 on modernization while motels and motor hotels capture competition. Loew’s plans a 50 story West Side hotel and a 21 story East Side project, aiming to crown the city's skyline as the Waldorf Astoria remains the tallest historic landmark.
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New York
New York City
American Hotel Assn
Manhattan Island
Loew's Theaters Inc
Manhattan
World Series host days and Manhattan skyline growth
Since 1947 New York hosted World Series days and Manhattan has added 125 major office buildings to its skyline. With ongoing construction and plans at the Department of Buildings the total will reach 147 with 51,30,000 square feet of rentable space.
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New York
Manhatan
Department of Buildngs
Ballots Missing After Riley County August Primary
Riley County ballots from the August primary are missing though law requires keeping them six months. County Attorney John Stites will investigate and says disposal may be a procedural mistake rather than illegality. Farmer C J Jiggs Carlson found two envelopes with 42 used and 158 unused ballots on his farm east of Manhattan.
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Manhattan
Kas
Riley County
Kansas
KMAN
John Stites
C. J
Jiggs) Carlson
Carlson
Poilawatomie Coun
Odd ems Are Found When Checking Mail
A collection of quirky tidbits and notes from diverse topics. It includes statistics on blood transfusions, dentist fees, and worker shifts, plus misc facts about celebrities, travel costs, and a stamp value. The piece features scattered anecdotes and observations without a single cohesive focus.
Interstate truck lines and Commerce Commission control
A brief note highlights how legislation on interstate truck lines funnels money to and from the Interstate Commerce Commission, which administers federal laws affecting the large trucking industry.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Flames Destroy School At Taft Oklahoma Fire Burns School
Taft Oklahoma firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed an elementary school adjoining an older building. Superintendent R L Hudson said the structure was unoccupied when the fire broke out around 9 45 p m. Damage estimated between 50 000 and 60 000.
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Taft, Okla
Andrew
Taft
Schoeppel
Senate
Ralph Jackson
Muskogee
Haskell
U. S. Steel
R. L. .Hudson
Traffic Toll Topeka Traffic Query Review
AP reports Kansas traffic data showing a 64 hour period ending at 9 AM in June 1960 with comparisons to a 365 day period and 168 similar intervals.
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Topeka
Kansas
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