First Wheat Entries Reach Argonia and Conway Springs
The Argonia Argosy reports Mrs. Lawrence Hemberger delivered the first 1963 wheat load to the Argonia Co-op on Tuesday. It tested 13-92 and weighed 60 pounds. The Conway Springs Star notes Harold Burford brought in the first local wheat to Gerretson Grain Co, No. 1 wheat, testing 14.30. The Argosy also mentions VFW gratitude for the flag fund contributions and several local travel, school, and scholarship items across Argonia, Conway Springs, Belle Plaine, Oxford, and South Haven.
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Argonia Argosy
Lawrence Hemberger
Argonia Co-op
Conway Springs
Harold Burford
Gerretson Grain Co
St. Anthony CYO Car Wash Cancelled and Local Events Listed
June 1 1963 notes show a canceled St. Anthony CYO car wash. Upcoming events include St. Rose Mexican Supper tomorrow night and Elk and American Legion activities next week. Caddies urged to Kansas Press Association golf, health department TB skin tests for food handlers 8 am to 12 noon, birthdays and anniversaries listed, and public safety contact numbers provided.
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Venus
Mars
St. Anthony
Health Department
Harold Sturgis
Marilyn Baumgartner
Clairene Ison
E. G. Leach
Virgil Turner
L. A. Stephenson
Lyle Dilley
Bob Ewing
Fred McCoy
L. A. Brown
E. C. Stuckey
Marcelino and
Marcello Corneii
Mary Ann Byler
Earl R. Fry
Edward Heckes
Floyd Wade
Jim Hudson
Florida A&M Student Leaders Call For Protests
Florida A&M student leaders urged continued antisegregation demonstrations as 22 African Americans and a white student faced contempt hearings. Judge Ben Willis had barred protests before the city’s two white theaters, spurring mass arrests and scattered picketing amid tense citywide civil rights actions.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida A&m University
Ben Willis
Harold D. Taylor
Florida State University
Walter dies at 69 after leukemia battle
Representative Francis E. Walter a Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania died in Georgetown University Hospital at 6 p.m. EDT after a period in a coma. The 69 year old lawmaker had been confined to hospital for several weeks with leukemia, a form of blood cancer.
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Washington (Ap
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Georgetown University Hospital
Wellington Area Weather Outlook
Considerable cloudiness in the Wellington area on Saturday with partial clearing Saturday night. Temperatures rise to 80 to 85 during the day and drop to the mid 60s Saturday night.
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Wellington
Argentine general strike cripples industry and transit
A 24 hour general strike called by Peronist labor unions halted rail and port traffic, grounded buses and trucks, and closed factories across Argentina. The CGT, backing unemployment protests, kept essential services running while officials watched for anti-Peronist military action and possible coups ahead of the July 7 election.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
General Confederation of Labor
Juan D. Peron
CGT
Peron
Jose Maria Guido
Wichita among the Nation's Most Mobile Cities
A Census Bureau survey tied to the 1960 census ranks Wichita as highly mobile with 56.3 percent of residents aged five and older moving between 1955 and 1960. San Diego led at 67.1 percent, while Philadelphia showed the least movement with 59 percent not changing homes.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Wichita
San Diego
Phoenix
Norfolk
Columbus
el Paso
Dallas
Philadelphia
Farmer Questions Visitor on Walk Speed
A vacationer strolling from a remote New England farm asks the farmer how long to reach town. The farmer halts, pondering, then returns with a counter question about the visitor’s walking speed. The exchange captures a quiet rural moment.
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New England
Vatican sees no hope for Pope's recovery
Vatican reports Pope John XXIII aged 81 in a coma with no hope of recovery. He briefly regained consciousness to bless relatives and prelates, but Vatican Radio stated all human hope of a comeback was excluded. The pope's pulse remained strong despite the prolonged crisis and breathing difficulties.
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Angelo Dell'Acqua
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British labor leader urges U S to slow nuclear navy drive
Patrick Gordon Walker, a potential future British foreign minister, urges President Kennedy to slow the push for a multinational nuclear navy with Britain, West Germany, and allies. He cites Labour opposition to the plan and British naval doubts, as US aims to treaty the project for a 200 Polaris missile force aboard ships with broad NATO participation.
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Ack
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Robert S. McNamara
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Canada
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Belgium
Netherlands
Harold Macmillan
West Germany Wins Final Approval for France Reconciliation Treaty
West Germany's Bundestag approved the January France Germany reconciliation treaty aimed at ending centuries of hostility. The Bundesrat backing clears the path for July implementation with unanimous cross party support after a preamble safeguards NATO Common Market and other alliances. Chancellor Adenauer, aged 87, retires in the fall after a 14 year push for reconciliation.
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Wilhelm Kaisen
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Common Market
Caldwell Widow Dies After Heart Attack at 81
Mrs Henry Eccles aged 81 of Caldwell died Thursday night after a heart attack. Born March 19, 1882 in Kansas she moved from Renfrew Oklahoma to Caldwell in 1925. Survived by two step-daughters and a stepson. Funeral Monday at 2 pm Central Christian Church Caldwell with Rev Lewis Fowler and Rev Hal Moran officiating. Schaeffer Mortuary in charge.
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Henry
Myrtle) Eccles
Renfrew
Okla
Kansas
Central Christian Church
Lewis Fowler
Hal Moran
Winfield
Schaeffer Mortuary
Longest shortest highways in Kansas revealed in county
Kansas highway study lists 244 marked routes from 880 feet to 480 miles, totaling 12 345 miles with US 160 as the longest at 480 miles and K 210 noted as the shortest at 0.167 mile spur from US 160 to Argonia Sumner County. The mileage log shows 9 823 miles excluding duplicates, within the 10 000 mile statutory limit.
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Missouri Line
Argonia
Sumner County
Weekend rail talks planned
Washington AP reports weekend sessions in the railroad work rules dispute with no clear path to a settlement. A nationwide strike could start after June 12 if talks fail. Railroads seek 40,000 firemen removed from freight and yard trains as a key issue. Negotiations resumed May 20 after a presidential emergency board report.
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Washington
Edward Brugada Jr Dies in Wyoming Military Death
Sgt. E J Brugada Jr 52 USAF died Wednesday at Cheyenne Wyoming attached to Ft Francis E Warren 565th Strategic Missile Sqn A former Wellington resident he attended local schools Survivors include widow Dricella son Raymond daughter Josephine Brugada two brothers Paul Brugada Fortuno Brugada sister Mrs Frances Reyes two half sisters Mickey Gonzales Mary Torrez one grandchild Funeral arrangements pending with Frank Funeral Home
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E. J. Brugada Jr
USAF
Cheyennee
Wyo
Ft. Francis E
South Haven Man Found Dead in Cabin
Floyd L. Gotschall, 75, of South Haven, was found dead Friday in his owned cabin. Coroner J. Roy Holder and Undersheriff Jerry Wiley ruled a heart attack as the cause, likely since Wednesday. Survived by sister Minnie Hazlett of Garden City Kane and brother Fred of Salina. body to Holder Funeral Home with arrangements to be announced.
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South Haven
Ed Dunlap
J. Roy Holder
Jerry Wiley
Gotschall
Minnie Hazlett
Garden City
Kane
Fred
Salina
Holder Funeral Home
Rusk warns West must stay alert on China and Soviet split
Secretary of State Dean Rusk cautions that friction between the Soviet Union and Communist China could deepen the cold war. He argues unity in Western Europe and growing Sino-Soviet conflict favor the West, while noting U.S. ally tensions and issues from poultry exports to NATO nuclear arms.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
China
Rusk
Nation's Business
Europe
United States
U.S
NATO
Argonia Bears Severe Wheat Loss After Hail Storm
Reports from Argonia describe a Wednesday hail storm that damaged wheat by 10 to 100 percent. Golf ball sized hail covered a two mile wide swath from eight miles north to two miles south, while winds battered the town and rainfall measured 1 inch Friday morning.
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Argonia
Kansas employment rises to 773100 in April
Kansas total employment reached 773100 in April, per the State Employment Security Division. Agricultural jobs fell 900 from March and 4600 from a year earlier, while April agricultural employment stood at 98000. Manufacturing declined about 5000 year over year, with a 400 monthly rise in total to 112900 driven by gains in construction, trade, finance, insurance, real estate, services and government.
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Topeka
Kansas
State
Local Scout Plans Five Week Far East Cruise
Eight Explorer Scouts from Wichita area are chosen for a five week Far East cruise this summer. Ste Livengood son of Rev and Mrs Vern Livengood Wellington will depart from San Francisco July 15 aboard the troop carrier USS Gen William Mitchell. Steve is a Wellington high school student and Daily News carrier who earned trip spending money through his newspaper route.
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Wichita
Far East
Ste Livengood
Vern Livengood
Wellington
San Francisco
William Mitchell
Steve
Wide Open Letter to Patrick Walker in London
A coded political note to Labour Party leader Patrick G Walker in London discusses slowing JFK indicating a wary stance amid Cold War era tensions. The letter reads as a personal missive shaping casual political discourse between allies.
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