Golf Start For Cyclones
Ottawa High school golf coach John Giger has the 1955 OHL team training in spring weather with players Jai Henning Roger Casida Bud Gollis Gail Griffin and Mike Reardon. The Cyclones placed second last week at Highland Park where High land Park won. Other entrants included Atchison Leavenworth Salina Manhattan Topeka. Ottawa will compete in an invitational at Highland Park on April 22 with Atchison Leavenworth and other NE Kansas loop schools. The NEKL meet occurs here on May 6 with Leavenworth hosting April 29 loop events.
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John Giger
Ottawa High School
Giger
Jai Henning
Roger Casida
Bud Gollis
Gail Griffin
Mike Reardon
OHL
Cyclones
Highland Park
Atchison and Leavenworth
Ottawa
Salina
Manhattan
Topeka
Atchison
Leavenworth
Atchisan
Kansas Loop
Bowling Scores Ladies League District Meet Highlights
Reading of bowling scores shows multiple high games and series across clubs. Standout performances include Christy with 443, Wenthe with 482, Mack posting 525, and Cheney achieving 898 in a series across several teams such as Bond s, Lea s, and Keefer s.
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Ladies League Building Loan
Gilmore
Bundy
Towner's
Strickland
Christy
Bond's
Ransom
Lea's
Smay
Wenthe
Brown's
Wolgast
Meador
Jtywood
Brunswick Seagle Douglas
Faligh
Oestretcher
Brown
Bulldex
Burgoon
Welborn’s
Keefer
Keefer's, 1 Wigh 10--30-7", Keefer, 109.#2, Waymire’s, 2 High 10--Heckman
Mack
Cheney
Title Bout On June 10 Between Demarco and Basilio
New York welterweight champion Tony Demarco has signed to defend his crown against Carmelo Basilio in Syracuse on June 10. Demarco, 23, said he would meet Basilio if he won and spoke after signing before Julius Helfand, chairman of the state athletic commission. He cited his Boston victory over Johnny Saxon as his best form.
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New York
Tony Demarco
Carmen Basilio
Syracuse
N. Y
Basilio
Julius Helfand
State Athletic Commission
Helfand
Prison Release For Bucky Harris At Prison Game
Detroit Tigers beat Atlanta Crackers 10 4 in a game played inside prison walls with manager Bucky Harris mock released from federal prison. Convicts enjoyed a half holiday as Ferris Fain and Fred Hatfield homered and Ray Boone tumbled into a guard amid muddy field. Bob Thorpe named prep athlete of the year for southern California in 1952.
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Atlanta
Bucky Harris
Detroit Tigers
Atlanta Crackers
Detroit
Harris
Ferris Fain
Fred Hatfield
Ray Boone
Bob Thorpe
Chicago Cubs
Southern California
Ottawa University falls as Baker teams sweep tennis and golf
Baker University dominated Ottawa University in golf 10 to 2 and in tennis 9 to 0 on Ottawa soil. Don Parker earned medalist honors in golf with a 2 under par 18. Baker's Stan Werner and Don Kukuk led tight wins over Ottawa players including Marvin Roush and John D Aboy. In a separate item, Gus Zernial is heating spring with 13 hits in eight games for Kansas City A's, as Athletics plan to face Winston-Salem with Ceccarelli and Van Brabant pitching.
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Ottawa University
Baker University
Baker
Don Parker
Ron Jurenka
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Fredrikson
Ted Thompson
Ottawa
Wildcats
Ottawans
Braves
John D’abor
Stan Werner
Marvin Roush
Don Kukuk
Idean Friesen
Dick Mage
John D'Aboy
Swede Malm
Winston-Salem
N. C
Gus Zernial
Kansas City A
Hie
Athletics
Columbia
Zernial
Ozzie van Brabant
Art Ceccarelli
A's owner vows bid for winning team with trades or new players
Kansas City Athletics owner Arnold Johnson pledged to pay for new players or make trades to build a winning team and contends the club could be a contender in three years. He spoke at a dinner honoring contributors who moved the A’s from Philadelphia. Guests included Harry S. Truman, William Harridge, and Frank Baker.
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Kansas City
Arnold Johnson
Kansas City Athletics
Athletics
Philadelhia
Harry S. Truman
Truman
William Warridge
Frank
Baker
Jimmy Fox
The
Rip Collins
St. Louis
Cardinal
Victor E. Anderson
Nebraska
Ralph [Mmel
Wisconsin
Joe BE. Brown
Recreation At Cedar Bluff Dam In Kansas
Secretary of the Interior McKay announced the Reclamation Bureau will transfer administration and development of Cedar Bluff reservoir recreation to a state agency. An initial 10 year agreement with the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission covers development of the site near Ellis Kansas.
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Washington
Reclamation Bureau
Cedar Bluff
Mansas
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
Bureau
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Ellis
Kas
Henery Wins Refuge Waterfowl Reservoir Contract
The Forestry Fish and Game Commission awards the Unit B Marais des Cygnes reservoir contract in Linn County to Harry Henery Inc of Ottawa for 51,723.20, the lowest bid after corrections. The 436 acre reservoir on the east bank of the river near Bolcourt and Trading Post will include a 3100 foot dike and is slated for completion by September 1, 1955, expected to boost eastern Kansas fishing and migratory bird flights.
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Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Mardis Des Cygnes
Linn County
Harry Henery, Inc
Ottawa
Department of Administration
Topeka
Kenneth McNabb
Pleasanton
Henery
Marais Des Cygnes River
Bolcourt
Trading Post
Dave Leahy
Fish Land Game Commission
Marais Des Cygnes
Commission
Kansas
Two Killed On Highway K96 Reporter Details
A car truck collision on K93, four miles east of Scott City, Kansas, last night killed Mrs. Pearl Laverne Lee, 27, and her 3-year-old son William, with her husband William See of rural Scott City. Truck driver William Warren Best of Pueblo Sabie was in serious condition at Scott County Hospital. Trooper Karl Maudlin noted the left side of the See car was torn away.
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Scott City
Kas
Pearl Laverne Lee
William
William See
William Warren Best
Pueblo Sabie
Scott County
Karl Maudlin
Three Fired as Security Risks in State Department
Washington report says only three of 11,282 state employees were fired as security risks in 1954. Two faced accusations of Communist party ties. Dennis A. Flinn, security director, told the House Appropriations Committee in secret testimony that 104 employees had been fired for sex perversion. R. W. Scott McLeod said field investigations are complete to update security records.
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Washington
State Department
Dennis A. Flinn
House Appropriations Committee
Flinn
R. W. Scott McLeod
Eisenhower switches voting residence to Pennsylvania
President Eisenhower has changed his voting residence from New York to Pennsylvania, where he owns a Gettysburg area farm in Adams County. Francis Worley, a Pennsylvania state representative, plans to introduce a resolution welcoming him as a resident of Adams County. Hagerty said the President became a Pennsylvania resident last month after staying at the farm overnight.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Pennsylvania
Francis Woriey
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Adams County
Gettysburg
Worley
White House
James
Hagerty
Esterday
Groundbreaking Date Set for Truman Library in Independence
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Truman Library are scheduled for May 8 in Independence. The library will house former President Harry S Truman official papers on his 1st birthday anniversary.
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Independence
Truman
Lansing Son of Savoldi Excels in Michigan Decathlon
Lansing offers a glimpse of Olympic potential as a decathlon prospect for 1956. He is the son of Joe Savoldi, a former professional wrestler and Notre Dame fullback from about 25 years earlier.
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Lansing
Joe Savoldi
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Opium Ring Is Smashed in Middle East Smuggling Ring
Lebanese customs officers with the U S Bureau of Narcotics and police from Syria Turkey Italy France and Egypt report a multimillion dollar opium and morphine smuggling ring smashed Seizures include 500 pounds opium 48 pounds morphine base six arrests and confessions tracing 1089 pounds opium and 24 pounds morphine base bound for Europe and America A Lebanese man named king of the ring remains at large warrant issued A Jaguar sports car used by smugglers was seized as a key weapon.
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ROMEM
U.S
Bureau of Narcotics ‘and Police
Syria
Turkey
Italy
France
Egypt
Europe
America
Middle East
Kansans Seek Budget Funds for Local Flood Projects
Sen. Carlson and Rep. Avery urge Budget Bureau officials to provide planning funds for flood protection work in Manhattan Topeka and Marysville Kansas. They report assurance that the request will be considered in the next federal budget.
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Washington i
Manhattan
Topeka
Marysville
Kan
Sen
Carlson
Rep
Avery
Kansas
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Ottawa Herald Sports
Cedar Bluff Dam
Nuzman Lumber
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Nuiman's
Critea Body Shop
N.main Tel
Ui Ith
New Montclairs
Mercury
Sun Valley
Montclair
Bal Bullicds
EMBU
Tetwiler Motor CO
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