Cowboys Hall of Fame push draws Kansas support
A Dodge City Globe letter urges all Kansans to back a Kansas site for the Cowboy Hall of Fame modeled on Cooperstown. Membership pledges, from one dollar to one thousand, fund a national drive with many small gifts preferred over large sums from out of state interests.
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Dodge City Globe
Cowboy Hall of Fame
Kansas
Hall of Fame For Cowboys
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N. C
Oklahoma
Colorado
Dodge City
Kas
Bank Forum Here April 6
Ottawa bankers host to 13 counties for Bank Sales Forums in Kansas on April 6. Kansas State Bank president Robert S. Hill oversees arrangements with George Lister assisting. Other speakers include Barritt S. Mills of Tulsa and W. C. Hartley of Kansas City plus John McNay of Topeka as Group 2 chair for Franklin County.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert S. Hill
Kansas State Bank
George Lister
Peoples National
Jim Chandler
First National
Ww. E. Hegberg
Glen Hayward
State Bank of
Kansas Bankers Association
Barritt S. Mills
Tulsa
Okla
W. C. Hartley
Kansas City
Kas
Bank Personnel Commission For
John McNay
Topeka
Franklin County
Full Support To Dodge City Bids Hall of Fame Site
The Kansas Legislature pledges full support for Dodge City in its bid to host the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Museum. Gray Graham of the Kansas committee says every senator and representative has promised personal financial backing as Dodge City competes with Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs for the national shrine. The National Cowboy Association selection committee will choose on April 15.
Ottawa High Students Shine in State Tests
Ottawa High School seniors from the class of 1955 scored highly on the Kansas Senior Comprehensive Examinations taken about two weeks earlier. 65.6 percent were above the AA average, 19.5 percent in the upper 10 percent, with English and Social Science also showing strong above-average results. Names of top seniors are listed. tests were prepared by Emporia State College for 484 Kansas high schools across AA A and B classes.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Gv Bunyan
Donald Cain
Nadine Alahaugh
Emory Corbett
Richard Duncan
J. P. Feighner
Squire Foster
Kent Granger
Vernon Hay
Charles Henning
Ilo Henning
Mary Ivey
Fred Kaiser
Hazel
Marks
Valera Niehaus
Margaret Pahlman
Jean Park
Jerry Patton
Ravenna Peterson
Verlene Platter
Sylvia Salh
Doug Scott
Don Sexton
Emporia State College
Explosion Kills Woman At Salina
A Salina Kansas house explosion killed Mrs. Everett A. Holloway and seriously burned her husband and two children Lou Ann 16 and Patty 3. Four relatives were treated for injuries at Asbury hospital after the blast hurled Holloway and others into the street and crushed them in the wreckage.
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Salina
Kas
Everett A. Hol- Hawa
Asbury Hospital
Dren
Lou Ann
Patty
Holloway
Ottawa
Bruce Studebaker
Elbert Swank
Franklin Co Pupils to Make Excursion to Colorado
Franklin county school children will take a student educational tour to Denver on a special Santa Fe train April 21 to 23. Reservations show 19 adults and 53 children. buses will provide local sightseeing.
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Franklin County
Denver
Santa Fe Railroad
C. Christerson
Santa Fe
Independence
Cherryvale
Chanute
Iola
Garnett
Ottawa
New York
U.S. Rubber Co
Maude Eneichen
Colorado
Senate Approves German Rearmament Pacts
The Senate approved the German rearmament treaties by a 76 to 2 vote, with Langer and Malone voting no. The pacts allow West Germany to join NATO and form a 12 division army, signaling a major step in Western unity and Cold War strategy.
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Washington
Senate
Sens
Langer
Malone
Dulles
Republic of West Germany
North Atlanta Treaty Organization
East Germany
Soviet Union
France
Germany
U.S
Russia
Sen
George
D-Ga
George, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee
Violent Earthquakes Hit Southern Philippine Islands
Violent quakes rocked Mindanao and nearby islands causing hundreds of deaths and massive destruction. The Philippine News Service reported at least 164 confirmed dead in Lanao and Misamis provinces, with 1 million dollars in Ozamis damage and 2,000 homeless. Ep center near Ozamis Dipolog rated 4 on a 6-point scale. Government relief mobilized as towns faced collapsed buildings and fires.
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Iligan City
Mindanao
Philippines
Philippine
Manila
Philiippines
Philippine News Service
Tugaya
Lanao
PNS
Dispatch
Indi
Mindanag
Cebu
Panay
Negros
Samar
Bohol
Leyte
Higan
Sligan
Ozamis City
Misamis
Manila Times
Ozamis
Weather Bureau
Occidental
Tigan
Lana Covince
Dipolog City
Zamboanga
Diplago
Noman Catholic
Spain
Legislature Near End Of 1955 Kansas Session
In Topeka the 1955 Kansas general session nears a finish with many bills in conference and a midnight deadline for action retained by both chambers. Senate and House approve continued federal aid for soil and water projects and consider a constitutional amendment taxing cars at license time. A so called nose wiping bill to raise school entry age was killed in the Senate.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senaterand House
Brancs
Senate
House
Congress
Turtle Creek Dam
Blue River Valley
Weather forecast notes cloudiness and variable rain
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with occasional light rain in extreme east and south central areas, clearing west. Partly cloudy east tonight and Saturday, cooler tonight, warmer west near 40 east. High Saturday in the 40s. Yesterday’s high 72, low 50 this morning. River stage 1.38 feet. Record highs and lows for this date noted.
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Falm
Cheney Named Highway Commissioner From Fourth Division
Ottawa businessman J R Cheney was announced today by Gov Fred Hall as state highway commissioner for the fourth division. He fills a seat formerly held by Roy Cox and joins Elmer Fr Anderson and William Addington on the three-new-appointee board. Cheney, a longtime Republican booster and former Ottawa mayor, operates Cheney Supermarket Cheney Farm Market and Cheney Bakery. He has run grocery and bakery operations since 1937 and is a Washburn University School of Law graduate. His home is 623 Elm Ottawa.
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J. R. Cheney
Ottawa
Fred Hall
Cheney
Highway Commission
Elmer Fr. Anderson
Hope
William Addington
Elkhart
Roy Cox
Ioja
Anderson
Mel Cowan
Junction City
Addington
Lester MacDonald
Santanta
Harold K. Snider
Lawrence
Charle i Ashing
Downs
Kirke W. Dale
Arkansas City
Cox
E. R. Caskey
Pittsburg
Franklin
Miami
Coffey
Linn
Greenwood
Woodson
Allen
Bourbon
Wik
Wilson
Neosho
Crawford
Chautauqua
Labette
Montgomery
Cherokee
Cheney Farm Market
Washburn University School of Law
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Elm
Right to Work Laws See Limited Spread This Year
Chicago reports shows attempts to expand right to work across 11 states with limited success. Utah adopts the measure, bringing the tally to 18 states with a union shop ban. Kansas veto override fails while moves to revoke or amend existing bans surface in several states. An Iowa effort to repeal the union shop ban from its 1947 act seems unlikely.
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Utah
Kansas
Fred Haall
Associated Press
Mit
Arizona
Arkansas
Alabama
Florida
Cgeorgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Nebraska
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Rain and snow mark April in Ottawa and Kansas
Weather notes show Ottawa area received .31 inch by noon with a snowy March 21 spring start. March total 1.61 inches moisture and 12 inches of snow from two storms. Southwest Kansas and central counties saw one inch rains. forecast cool nights, warmer days, and a 60s high in eastern areas. Some experts predict half of new power plant capacity by 1976 to be nuclear.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Suis
Vicinity
Garden City
Scotti City
Cedar Bluff Dam
McCracken
Burdett
Hutchinson
Ellsworth
Council Grove
Empor
Right to Work Amendment Move In Topeka Legislature
An eleventh hour effort in the Kansas Legislature aimed to bypass Gay and place the right to work issue on the 1953 general election ballot. A constitutional amendment proposing the right to work in the state bill of rights was introduced by the Industrial Development Committee. If two thirds of both chambers approve, the amendment would go on the deal ballot and would not require Governor's signature.
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Gay
Fred Hall
House
Industrial Development Committee
Senate
Annexation Ruling Extends City Boundaries to Two Areas
The district court authorized Ottawa to annex two disputed areas after more than two years of controversy. Judge A K Stavely ruled for the city following the supreme court guidance. City attorney Douglas Gleason said an ordinance to extend the city limits will likely be introduced on first reading next week.
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A. K. Stavely
Lynde
Supreme Court
Ottawa
Douglas Gleason
Dust Storm Subsiding Across Southwest States
Waning winds promise relief as dust storms ease over Texas Colorado New Mexico Wyoming and Kansas. Blown dust shifts toward the Gulf of Mexico while snow and rain mingle with remaining haze.
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Dalhart
Texoe
Southwest
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Kansas
Ward
Gulf of Mexico
Senate Confirms Hall Appointments in Topeka
The Senate confirmed two major appointments by Hall last night without discussion. Maj. Gen. Jognickel of Topeka was named adjutant general and Martin M. Kiger of Washington was named chief grain inspector.
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Topnka
Guy. Hall
Sena
Jognickel
Topeka
Martin M. Kiger
Washington
Good rainfall in dry areas brings relief across Southwest
Dust storms shifted across the Southwest while some regions received beneficial rain. The weather pattern eased in spots as rivers and crops hoped for steady moisture amid ongoing aridity. Officials urged caution as soil remained parched in several counties.
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John Schick
U. S. Coasteo Air Station
Elizabeth City
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Schick
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Herald
Leonard
Ottawa High
Franklin Co
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Christerson
Herald Office
West Germany
U. S
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Bureau of Reclamation and Agriculture Department
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Kansas Wheat Country
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Hill City
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