New Dial Phone System Will Replace Greeley Switchboard
Greeley prepares to switch from a local manual switchboard to a dial system in 1957. The change, led by Mrs. Helen Lalman and Max Nisely, follows Richmond’s rollout and will affect longtime operators like Agnes Sundeland and Kay Blackmore. Townsfolk value the office as a key information hub and worry about higher rates. Greeley, founded 1856 and the oldest in Anderson County, marks a centennial celebration with plans from the local VFW and auxiliaries through 1957.
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Max Nisely
Agnes Sunderland
Kay Blackmore
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Richmond
Raymond E. Carter
Lenexa
Lane
Parker
Centerville
Maybbe
Ladies’ Society
Rebekahs
Salman
Igto
Mary Hunt Hewitt
Anne Hunt Ralston
Anderson County
V.F.W
Whooping Cranes Urged Safe Passage During Migration
The Fish and Wildlife Service urges the public not to shoot the endangered Whooping Cranes as they migrate toward Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The birds travel 2000 miles from Canada, through North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma with major stopovers along the Platte River.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Department of the Interior
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Coal Homa
Platte River
Canada
Showers Possible in Southeast Kansas This Weekend
The weather bureau warned of a chance for showers over southeast Kansas late tonight or Sunday. Ottawa reported a high of 4 degrees yesterday and a low of 53 this morning.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Ottawa
Farm Prices Drop Again Amid Market Stabilizing Hopes
Washington reports average farm prices fell for a third straight month though an Agriculture Department official expected a rebound. The mid August to mid September dip was about half a percent, with expenses down roughly a third of a percent, keeping pace with lower prices received.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Morse
Bus overturns in Lancaster injuring group from New Jersey
Eighteen women and one man, descendants of Miles Standish, were injured when a bus carrying a New Jersey tour group overturned near Martha Graham in Ephrata last night. One person is listed as seriously hurt. the others were treated for injuries.
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Lancaster
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Martha Graham
Ephrata
Miles Standish
Somoza Dies After Assassin's Shot In Panama Zone
Nicaragua’s 60 year old strongman Anastasio Somoza Debayle died from assassin’s bullets at Gorgas Hospital in the Panama Canal Zone after an operation. His son Luis, 34, becomes acting president. Congress designated him after his death. Somoza lived 20 years as ruler, flown from Panama to Managua for burial.
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Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Eisenhower
U.S
Gorgas
Panama Canal Zone
Somoza
Luis
Congress
Antonio Gonzalez Revilla
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
Washington
Managua
Canal Zone
William Potter
Expect 125 for Zone School Ottawa Monday
Attendance of about 125 is expected for the zone school in Ottawa on Monday and Tuesday October 8 and 9. Registrations come from 11 towns and 11 counties. Speakers include Baccntea and C O Wright. Garfield building hosts sessions. Lincoln hosts Monday noon dinner. sessions conclude Tuesday before noon.
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Ottawa
Peanulong
Garfield Building
Lincoln
C. O. Wright
Kansas State Teachers Association
State Teachers Association
National Education Association
Kansas
Game Season To Open On Schedule
Colorado game officials confirmed the 1956 big game hunting season will open as scheduled despite extreme fire threats in forests. Assistant director John D. Hart said the department remains vigilant amid tinder dry conditions across the state’s forests and national encroachment.
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Denver
Colorado Game and Fish Department
John D. Hart
Shorter Week Drive by United Rubber Workers
The United Rubber Workers push for a 30 hour week amid a union convention. Forest service plans to extend hunting season openings in Colorado with dates set for October. Union leaders warn against abandoning gains while seeking shorter workweeks for 50,000 Akron members and others across 1312 million acres.
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Cya Ens
Forest Service
Akron National Forests
Colorado
East
Grass Fire Destroys Homes and Barns Near Shamrock
A large grass fire east of Shamrock Oklahoma destroyed five homes and five barns as it spread over about two square miles before firefighters, numbering over 250 from neighboring towns, brought it under control. The blaze started half a mile south of Shamrock and burned through a swath along the east edge of the lawn.
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Shamrock
Okla
Lawn
Volunteers Wanted for Boy Scout Work in Douglas County
Myron Steere, newly elected district chairman of the Douglas Franklin county district, calls for able adults to serve as scoutmasters and on troop committees. With only four troops in Franklin county and Ottawa hosting all, urgent help is needed to prevent lapse. New troops may form in Wellsville and Pomona, while Ottawa Cub, Girl Scout leaders are also sought.
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Myron Steere
Douglas-Franklin County
Tally
Steere
Franklin County
Ottawa
Douglas County
Wellsville
Pomona
Farmhouse Fire Is Extinguished Near Richmond
A farmhouse fire at Conrad Hermreck’s rural home west of Richmond was fought by about 100 neighbors and a privately owned fire outfit. The blaze began in the summer kitchen and was brought under control after Charles Edwards supplied a tractor-powered water tank and 100 feet of hose, preventing further damage. The equipment is recommended for all rural homes.
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Conrad Hermreck
Richmond
Charles Edwards
Edwards
Prairie Fire Burns Flint Hills Pasture
Fires driven by strong winds hit drought ravaged Kansas and Missouri. the largest blaze burned about nine square miles of Flint Hills pasture north of Emporia, forcing 200 to 300 cattle to be moved. Firefighters from three communities and National Guard assistance halted the flames after several hours. A second fire near Circleville and another near Platte City destroyed buildings and acres of cropland as backfires contained spread.
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Kansas
Missouri
Flint Hills
Holton
National Guard
Circleville
Americus
Cottonwood Falls
Council Grove
Eskridge
Platte City
Curtis Keller
Fine And Jail In Morals Case At Forbes Base
Mrs. Margaret Youngman received a 30 day jail term and $30 fine for contributing to the delinquency of her 15 year old daughter. Adultery charge was dismissed by Juvenile Judge Milo Harris. The case stemmed from a weekend party involving five airmen from Forbes base at Topeka. Mrs. Jean Chester, another involved woman, had been paroled earlier.
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Margaret Youngman
Milo Harris
Jean Chester
Youngman
Boeing founder dies aboard yacht before 75th birthday
SEATTLE William E Boeing Sr, founder of the Pacific Aero Products Co in 1916, died yesterday of a heart attack aboard his yacht two days before his 75th birthday. The Boeing empire grew from early seaplanes to the B29 and the postwar 707, with a Wichita plant also noted.
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Seattle
William E. Boeing Sr
Boeing
Pacific Aero Products Co
Boeing Airplane Co
Wichita
Death Plea Reverses 24 Years On Death Row
Gilbert F. Collie once known as Gorilla Man asks California Supreme Court to overturn a life term and return to the death penalty by hanging. Convicted in San Bernardino County in 1932 for murdering two men, he was sentenced to hang but commuted to life imprisonment by Gov. Rolph with a no parole bond. The court had ruled it cannot undo the governor's order.
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Collie
San Bernardino County
California
Mendocino State Hospital
James Rolph Jr
Supreme Court
Rolph
Princess Margaret arrives in Port Louis for Africa tour
Britain’s Princess Margaret lands in Port Louis aboard the royal yacht Britannia for a month long tour of Britain’s African territories. She sails to Mauritius during her embarkation and will visit multiple colonies on the voyage as part of royal duties.
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Mauritius
Britain
Princess Margaret
Port Louis Harbor
Britannia
U.S. Mired in Uncertainty Over Suez Strategy
Washington officials express unease at lack of solid information as Britain and France map moves at the United Nations over the Suez crisis. State Department kept in the dark for five days while leaders discuss next steps and possible compromises.
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Washington
Egypt
Dulles
Lorton
Palestine Factor in Suez Canal Navigation Debate
UN Secretary General Hammarskjold says freedom of navigation for Israeli ships could ease the Palestine dispute and urges strict ceasefire compliance. The Security Council plans a debate on Egypt’s July 26 canal nationalization and international control efforts as SCUA preparations begin in London. Western shippers suspend mass diversions while canal traffic trends toward normal, with 21 ships reported in transit.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Palestine
Suez Canal
Hammarskjold
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Egypt
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Syria
Security Council
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Suez
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France
London
Suez Canal Users Assn
SCUA
Nasser
Cape of Good Hope
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