Ottawa Board Reviews New High School Site Options
The Ottawa School Board held a closed session with a citizens committee to discuss potential locations for a new high school and will study property costs. The meeting addressed Good Friday school hours, release-time religious education, district boundary needs, and petitions for properties to join District 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottatawa
Citizens Committee
Henry Parker
M. Todd Macdonald
Macdonald
Topeka
Parker
Cecil Elliott
Don Shade
Howard Larson
Myrna Lee Lesson
Ottawa School Board
Miss Lesson
April Court Term Opens for District Court Session
The April term of District Court opened with docket calls and case settings. Judge Floyd Coffman reduced Sheri Coons plea to petty larceny and sentenced 90 days jail with parole. other cases included dismissals, continued trials, and divorces. The board discussed water pressure, school repairs, and teacher appointments as term actions began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Beller
Pauline. Duyk
Duyk
Illinois
Parker
Bill Barker
Barker
Sheri Coens
Floyd Coffman
Tar
Lynn C. Fouts
Harper L. Wharton
Howard Benson
Benson
Coffman
O’ Coffman
Ina’ Mae
George Hopkins
Kenneth Vern Coons
Sheri Kolene Coons
Tolleen Morse
Duane Morse
Olly Strahan Basile
Oscar Basile
Livingston
Charles D. Crowder
Star Grain & Situation, Lumber Company
Warren E. Milton
Myrna Lee
Neil Bullock
Eugene Field School
Carlie Channon
Traffic Toll Reported by State Records in Topeka
Traffic fatalities for the past 24 hours total three, with year to date figures showing 1957 at 118 and 1956 at 151. Data from the State Accident Records Section summarizes statewide fatalities for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Meade hailed for charity after Meade snowbound train
Mrs. J. E. Defenbaugh of Ottawa relays that 252 passengers stranded aboard the Golden State Limited in Meade donated 712 dollars to the local hospital. The Rock Island Railway added 2000 dollars to the fund and 1000 dollars to the Meade Chapter Red Cross, with Meade people praised for kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Defenbaugh
Ottawa
Meade
Kas
Meade Hospital
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
American Red Cross
Soldier Faces Death By Hanging At Leavenworth
Ernest Ransom, 26, Garysburg NC, convicted of murder and rape in Korea, faces execution by hanging at the U S Disciplinary Barracks Leavenworth after a midnight date. Trial occurred in Inchon Korea before a general court martial while with the 9338rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Ernest AL
Ransom
U. S
Lester Ransom
Garysburg
N. C
Inchon
Korea
9338Rd
All Eyes On Texas Election
Texans vote in a special election to fill interim Sen. William A. Blakley seat. Seventeen Democrats and two Republicans compete for the term expiring January 1959, with no runoff and Democrat control at stake. Voter turnout预计 around 700,000 to 900,000 as observers anticipate a tight race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
U.S
Senate
William A. Blakley
Dtex
Allan Shivers
Price Daniels
D-Tex
Blakley
Investigate Crash of B25 near Dickson Tennessee
Investigators from Sewart Air Force Base examine wreckage of a Langley Field B25 crash near Dickson Tennessee. Six killed and four survived after the World War II bomber plunged from about 8000 feet en route to Memphis for a supply conference. Survivors included three civilians. cause remains undetermined as of late last night.
Suez salvage team rights sunken Abu Kir underwater
The U N salvage crew started righting the explosion laden frigate Abu Kir on its keel. This move marks the final and most perilous phase of the Suez Canal clearance operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
U. N
Abu‘Kir
Suez Canal
McClellan Cleared Reuther and Four Officials
Senator McClellan said the rackets panel found nothing to indicate impropriety by Walter Reuther and three other labor officials in dealings with Nathan Shefferman. He noted Shefferman had named Reuther and others in discount purchases but released the report to be fair after their names were publicly injected into hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
wWi
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Walter Reuther
Nathan Shefferman
Senate
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Shefferman
Chicago
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Sooner Farmer Tired Of Uninvited Visitors
Braman Oklahoma Amos reported warning signs and his farm swarmed by uninvited guests from outside states. Switzer appeals to Kansas and Oklahoma for help as the nearby turnpike extension attracts motorists who ignore fences and cause cattle escapes, prompting locking gates and calls for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braman
Okla
Amos
Switzer
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sixjself
Sell
Dulles Awaits Suez Solution
Secretary of State Dulles said he expects to know in 24 to 48 hours if there is a serious prospect for a satisfactory settlement with Egypt on Suez Canal operation. He urged greater voice for canal users and proposed counter ideas to Cairo to secure Egypt’s commitment to any plan. The U.S. reply was sent to Cairo Sunday, and Dulles warned he does not yet know if Egypt will accept the charges or reach negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Egypt
Suez Canal
Tigypt
Cairo
U.S
Local singers featured in Ottawa concert benefit
June Powell faces grounds of gross neglect of duty in News Briefs. Mamie Jackson seeks annulment from Benton Jackson in Ottawa during a SPEBSQSA concert in the Ottawa High School auditorium. Groups include Debonaires Iola and Rotachords Ottawa with local singers named. Junior class Ottawa High School sells tickets to fund the Junior Senior banquet. Reverend Fredrikson speaks to Ottawa Junior High Assembly. Liberty clinic and Well-Child program noted. Family visits plus News Briefs about Livengood relatives in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Lawrence
Mamie T. Jackson
Thelasking
Ottawa
Spebsqsa
Benton Jackson
Jackson
Iawa High School
Alahoma
Debonaires
Iola
Sel
Pittsburg
Otto-Matics
Otiriage
Tawa
Douglas
Ralph Emerson
Floyd
Smith
Harry Lennard
Lewis Irwin
al Williams
4 H Assistant In Kansas Resigning
Manhattan Kansas Mary Elsie Border assistant state 4 H club leader at Kansas State College has resigned to become a home economist with the International Cooperation Administration. She departs for Washington DC and Ankara Turkey this week. In 1953 and 1954 she worked in Pakistan in the Point Four program of the Foreign Operations Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kas
Mary Elsie Border
Kansas State College
International Cooperation Administration
Washington
D.C
Ankara
Turkey
Missionary Levi Troyer to Speak at Wesleyan Church
Rev Levi Troyer on furlough from La Gonave Haiti will address Wesleyan Methodist Church at 515 North Main on Wednesday April 3 at 730 pm. Sponsored by the churches Woman's Home Missionary Society. attendance expected to include community members and church supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Troyer
la Gonave
Haiti
Wesleyan Methodist Church
N. Main
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Church
Nellie M Hough burial and funeral services noted
Funeral services for Nellie M Hough 56 former Ottawan were held in Chicago where Norris Burke attends a National Principals Association meeting. Rev William L Luce officiated with Lloyd Beaton Post No 228 American Legion conducting graveside rites. over 400 attendees. burial in Worden cemetery. Survivors include husband Marle Hough two children Robert Hough and Mrs O K Coble. siblings and extended family listed. Gentry guilty plea for following too close in a truck. fined $10 and costs. Frank E Powell seeks divorce from Marle Hough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Certoon
William Green
L. A. Reedler
Arlie Heffner
Charles Ingle
Harry McNees
George Florance
Donald Rappard
Fred Breithaupt
Dudley Gilliland
Lloyd Beaton
American Legion
Baldwin
Worden
Nellie M. Hough
Nellie
Norris Burke
jr_ Hough
Ottawan
Chicago
Burke
Houston
Tex
N|tional Principals Association
A. m
McVey-Dengel Mar
William L. Luce
Robert Linn Gentry
Council Grove
Milo Harris
Gentry
Highway Patrol
Deaths FRANK W. RICHESON 89 to be buried in Williamsburg
Frank W. Richeson 89 retired Williamsburg dairy farmer died at Ransom Memorial Hospital after a week long illness. Born June 27 1867 in La Fayette Ind he lived in Williamsburg since 1915 moving from Oklahoma. Survivors include three children A C Richeson Port Orchard Wash Mrs Floyd McCurdy Williamsburg and Jess A Richeson Ottawa. Funeral at Williamsburg Methodist Church tomorrow at 2 pm with Rev Nevell W Razak officiating Burial in Mt Hope Cemetery Friends may call at McVey Dengel Mortuary until 10 am tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Richeson
Williamsburg
Ransom Memorial Hospital
LaFayette
Ind
Oklahoma
Nancy Cunningham
Sedan
Kas
Floyd McCurdy
A. C. Richeson
Ottawa
Jess A. Richeson
Port Orchard
Wash
Williamsburg Methodist
Nevell W. Razak
Mt. Hope Cemetery
McVey-Dengel
Berserk Mother Kills Children in Washington Indiana
Dorcas Shrock 34, under treatment for mood issues, killed her two daughters Marilyn 3% months and Brenda Arlene 7. The father Paul Shrock found the bodies at 11:15 p.m. The mother surrendered at a police station at midnight and coroner said temporary insanity likely. The baby smothered with a pillow and the older girl strangled with rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Paul Shrock
Daviess County Hospital
Marilyn
Brenda Arlene
Dorcas Shrock
H. O. Norton
Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals Listed
Hospital notes show admissions for Earl Adams of Princeton Marion Barnes of Paola Henry Baker at 835 Princeton and Mrs Mary Anthony at 804 Tremont plus Mrs Maude Richardson of Waverly Wil liam Burgoon Josie M Hall 407 W 8th today. Dismissals include Mrs Harry Carlzhamer 899 S Main Earl Adams Princeton Mrs Gotthard Beer 1204 N Cherry and Mrs Katie Dwyer Edgerton today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Adams
Princeton
Marion Barnes
Harry Carlzhamer
S. Main
Gotthard Beer
Cherry
Katie Dwyer
Edgerton
Four Die In Fire Rages Through Catbalogan Samar
A catastrophic blaze in Catbalogan, capital of Samar province, killed at least four people, left several missing, and injured many after burning for eight hours. Fire officials said the blaze started today and swept densely built streets, with rescuers searching collapsed structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Catbalogan
Samar
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Ministerial Alliance
Willard Lister
District 12
Lister
New Hope School
T. J. Orrender
Garfield School
Rubwe Company
Steve Ralph
Swing Kings
Ralph
First Baptist Church
All Eyes
Texas
Suez
Oklahoma-Kansas
Blackwell
Wellington
Kan
Laviee
Roger Fredrikson
Build- Liberty
Fairmount
William Jew Hdu
College
Floyd M. Livengood
la Mesa
Calif
Mille E. Livengood
Bernice Livengood
Willow
C. E. Clark
Kansas City
Ray Livengood
McVe - Dengel
U Mortuary
Louis H. Dengel
Hawkins Grange
Elm
Charley Elm
Hawkins School
Fred Kissinger
Robin Lof
Jay Ellis
Centropolis
Bernard Briggs
Howard Meyers
Frank E. Powell
Marle Hough
Robert Hough
0. K. Coble
Harry Bolzery
Goldie Frazier
Gertrude Rogers
Alhambra
Flossie Clark
Miami
Ariz
Ings
Ing
Inter
First National Bank
State Bank Bldg
S.W. Cor
8Rd & Main
Franklin County
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Glenn F. Layton
Wellsville
Elizabeth Nichols
Dean Berlin
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