Side Swipes and City Plans Mark Ottawa Chronicle
Claude Webb of Rockwood Acres browsed downtown hardware stores after his wife damaged a rake handle. A reader proposed a driving slogan milk and be alive. Ottawa Chamber plans a May event to honor flood control bond victory with a general business meeting next Tuesday. Three ownerless cows and a calf roam near Franklin Anderson county line for two weeks. undersheriff and sheriff investigate. Three Bishop brothers Charles Jimmy and Larry, sons of Allen and Mrs. Bishop, underwent tonsilectomies at Ransom Memorial Hospital.
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Claude Webb
Rockwood Acres
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Franklin
Anderson County
Richmond
Dean Driscoll
Sam Geer
Driscoll
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Charles
Jimmy
Larry Bishop
Allen Bishop
S. Poplar
Henning Heads Legion Post Elects New Leaders
Dr. J. R. Henning was elected commander of the local American Legion post. New officers include Lloyd Stafford as first vice commander and Ray Howell as second vice commander. Delegates and alternates to the district convention were chosen. the event will be in Iola April 14 and 15 with George Medlock of Ottawa seeking the junior commander post.
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J. R. Henning
American Legion
John Gere
Iola
George Medlock
Ottawa
Gere
Allen
Medlock
Howell
Hub Brill
Stafford
Henning
Art Jones
Paul Hughes
Warren Wesen
Harold Hensic
30 Rescued In Wichita Fire
Nearly 30 persons were led or carried from their apartments when fire struck two oldest Wichita buildings in the business district. Patrolman Harley Puckett alerted the dispatcher and woke occupants. Firefighters and Civil Defense Corps eased control. damage about 40,000 dollars. Buildings dated 1895 and 1898. ground-floor stores suffered heavy smoke and water damage.
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Wichita
Harley Puckett
Civil Defense Corps
Elgin Wood
To Hold Hearings On Flood Projects
Washington The House Public Works Committee will begin hearings May 1 on about 100 flood control and navigation projects across the country. Approved projects will be in an omnibus authorization bill requiring House and Senate passage. A project must be authorized before funding can be approved. The committee will study projects the Army Engineers deem economically feasible with higher annual benefits than costs.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Army Engineers
Telephone Co. Eyes Dial System for Ottawa
South western Bell plans a dial telephone central for Ottawa with a new office and technical housing on Park and Main. The Trout property owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Trout, may be rezoned from apartment to general business. A plan to build an attractive central plant could bring dial service within five years pending planning commission review.
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Ottawa
B. W. Kelsey
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kelsey
Luther Steivens
Park and Main
W. O. Trout
Stevens
Trouts
Main Street
Park Street
Hickory Street
Seventh Street
Trout
William Bowers
Ottawa Planning Commission
Conference in Rome To Open UN Middle East Peace Drive
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold announced launching a Middle East peace mission with a Rome conference of UN Palestine experts. He will then meet Burns and Labouisse before visiting Beirut and basing trips in Israel, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. He cautioned on a one month deadline and potential for only a progress report.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle Eastern
Rome
E. L. M. Burns
U.N. Palestine
Henry R. Labouisse
U. N. Relief and Works Agency
Mideast
Hammarskjold
U. N. Security Council
Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Council
U.S
Middle East
Palestine
Drop Feed To Trapped Horse In Colorado Snow
In Gunnison Colorado a horse named Elijah survives on bale drops from a plane after being trapped by deep snow at about 13 000 feet between Mt Harvard and Mt Yale. Fliers monitor the animal twice weekly. costs are borne by Mayor Ben Jorgensen who estimates about 144 dollars spent so far with possible June arrival to lower elevations. A second horse disappeared on the initial flight and may have died. ownership of the survivor is unknown.
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Gunnison
Colo
Colorado
Wallace Powell
Elijah
Powell
Ben Jorgensen
Flat TV tube developed in Britain by NRDC
Britain's National Research Development Corp announces a flat television tube developed by Dr. Dennis Gabor. The 21 inch square by 5 inch deep tube is claimed cheaper to manufacture and superior for color television under government sponsorship.
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London
Britain
National Research Development Corp
Corporation
Dennis Gabor
Loot By Armed Men Hits Willys Federal Credit Union
In Toledo Ohio two masked men robbed the Willys Federal Credit Union treasurer of 50000 in cash in a parking lot at the auto plant. Andrew Jones 67 described the getaway car as a late model vehicle after a man in a black mask forced him to a ravine and took the money. Police broadcast a suspect description and officials said the funds are insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Willys Federal Credit Union
Andrew Jones
Toledo Trust Co
Jones
Willys Motor Co
Boy Convicted Of Murder Charge In Scout Slaying
In Wheeling West Virginia 14 year old Tommy Williams Jr was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of 9 year old Cub Scout David Powell. The jury recommended mercy and a life sentence. Defense moves to set verdict aside as judge schedules a new trial hearing for April 11.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Williams Jr
David Powell
William Callahan
David A. McKee
Intermediate Court
Young Tommy
Paul Williams
Firms Picked to Build Final Stage Rocket for Satellite
Washington California and Maryland firms were named to construct the final stage rocket for a U S satellite mission. The payload is yet to be assigned to a manufacturer in project Vanguard, with a target to launch within two years. The contract for the final rocket went to the Grand Central Rocket Co Redlands California and the Allegany Ballistic Laboratory Cumberland Maryland.
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Washington
California
Maryland
U.S
Project Vanguard
Grand Central Rocket Co
Redlands
Calif
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory
Cumberland
Three Minutes Of Silence For A Nickel
In Boulder Colorado a University student memorial event plans three minutes of silence in the Student Memorial Center. Anyone with a nickel can trigger the juke box to play an almost blank record introducing a quiet period funded by a Harold L. Ross Memorial Fund grant.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado University
Student Memorial Center
Harold L. Ross
New Yorker Magazine
New York Central Railroad
Grand Central Station
Open Bids On Road Work In Several Kansas Counties
Highway construction bids are due in Chanute on April 19 for multiple state projects across Franklin Coffey Anderson and Miami counties. Plans include grading surfacing and culvert work on county roads near Lane Williamsburg and Waverly, plus bituminous sealing along K-31 and K-57 and graded routes from Paola to Louisburg with US 69 connections.
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Chanute
Franklin County
Lane
Williamsburg
Anderson County
Harris
Coffey County
Greenwood
Gridley
Waverly
Miami County
Paola
Louisburg
Rotary Pancake Day at Masonic Temple
Rotary Pancake Day scheduled for Friday April 6 at the Masonic Temple from 11 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. Contact Prompt TV Service at phone 1736M for details.
Old Mine Detector Helps Find Abandoned Oil Test Near McPherson
Arkansas City geologist Robert Jones spearheaded testing of the G. J. Krehbiel No. 1 wildcat near McPherson. Using an old World War II mine detector to locate the buried surface pipe, Trans-Era Petroleum reopened the old hole to 3,600 feet. A 5 1/2 inch casing was set and cemented as drilling continues to evaluate a potential commercial oil show in the Simpson sand formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcpherson
Texas & Pacific Coal & Oil Co
Robert Jones
Arkansas City
Jones
Trans-Era Petroleum, Inc
Russell, Kas
Simson
To District Music Contest At Ottawa High School
Ottawa high school students will attend the district music festival in Lawrence tomorrow and Saturday. Friday participants include Kathy Archer Pat sy Richardson piano Charlene Wells viola Judy Jamison violin and Carolyn Christie string bags. Saturday entrants cover vocal solos Pat Stevens Judy Stevens Katie Chisman and Sally Liggett vocal quartet Meredith and Morgan Williams french horn Pat Lister Larry Bancroft clarinet David Sutherland bassoon Kathy Archer and Gary Hornbuckle French horn quartet Jolene Brink flute Gary Burke Jim Shelden and Warren Bruner trombone Jim Shelden Warren Bruner and Shelden Meats trombone trio Hal Crawford Ronnie Small Mary Pieckenpaugh and Ted Coons cornet.
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Ottawa High School
Lawrence
Emporia
Kathy Archer
Patsy Richardson
Charlene Wells
Judy Jamison
Carolyn Christie
Bill Coltrane
Dave Cox
Jerry Wallace
Pat Burgess
Pat Stevens
Judy Stevens
Katie Chisman
Sally Liggett
Meredith
Morgan Williams
Pat Lister
Larry Bancroft
David Sutherland
Gary Hornbuckle
Jolene Brink
Gary Burke
Jim Shelden
Warren Bruner
Shelden Meats
Hal Crawford
Ronnie Small
Mary Pieckenpaugh
Ted Coons
Rotary Pancake Day at Masonic Temple
Rotary Pancake Day scheduled Friday April 6 at the Masonic Temple with service times from 1 to 1 30 p m and 5 to 7 p m. The event listing includes a reference code 102 c 1f.
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Masonic Temple
Free After Serving 16 Years For Crime He Didn't Commit
Rock Island Illinois A man freed after 16 years in prison is exonerated in Rock Island County Circuit Court Judge Leonard E Telleen vacated the one to life sentence of Roy E Eaton 52 after State s Attorney Bernard J Moran presented a signed statement from a paroled convict admitting complicity in the 1938 robbery Eaton was convicted of Eaton had maintained innocence saying he was in Lordsburg New Mexico at the time Two lie detector tests supported the informant s honesty Moran said no action would be taken against the paroled man Burrall while the district attorney seeks trial for John B Davis Davis would face the indictment after federal release Eaton expressed joy calling it the happiest day of his life.
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Rock Island
Roy E. Eaton
Circuit
Leonard E. Telleen
State
Bernard J. Moran
Eaton
Stateville (Jr
James L. Crooks
Louis G. Burrall
Davenport
Iiowa
Post Office
Lordsburg
N. M
Moran
Burrall
John B. Davis
Davis
Rock Island County Grand Jury
Court Determines Priority Of Liens
Priority on seven Ottawa homes was decided by Judge Floyd H. Coffman in district court. The Ottawa Building & Loan Association earned first priority on three houses, while contractors and suppliers who supplied labor and materials claimed initial liens on the remaining four. More than 100000 dollars in total claims existed, and sheriff sale will follow after judgments. Nine lawyers participated as motions for a new trial can be filed within three days.
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Ottawa
Floyd H. Coffan
Coffman
Ottawa Building & Loan Association
Joan Association
Astern Kansaga Development Company
C. O. Smith & Son
Keefer
Star Grain & Lumber Company
Hubbard Lumber Company
Lester Davis
Wiggins Electric
Lehigh & Hayes
Loan Association
Poplar
Martin Strafuss
R. L. Warkenstin
District Court
Kansas Weather Sees Moisture From New Storm System
A new storm system may bring needed moisture to Kansas tonight and tomorrow with a temperature drop in much of the state. The weather bureau forecasts increasing cloudiness tonight with showers and thunderstorms in the south central and possible snow or rain in the extreme northwest. Friday remains mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the extreme east and possible snow in the northwest and north central.
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South Central
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
P. N. Mland
North Central
Goodland
Chanute
Hutchinson
Pittsburg
City Purchases New Fire Hose
Ottawa city commissioners approved buying 500 feet of new fire hose and 200 feet of sewer hose from Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Co. Chicago for 828.75 and 324.00 respectively. Fire hose will serve the fire department for about 15 years before transfer to street or other uses, while sewer hose features a hard outer surface for sewer line work.
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Ottawa
Chicago
Harry Gilliland
Gilliland
Ivan Brown
Flash Bombs Trigger Violent Florida Explosion
In St Petersburg Florida two photoflash bombs dropped from a high altitude by a jet bomber exploded unexpectedly shaking buildings along 70 miles of the west coast. Coast Guard officials said the double blast was unscheduled and caused hundreds of inquiries from shocked residents. Cmdr Wallace Hancock of Coast Guard Air Station confirmed the bombs came from a B47 from Lockbourne Air Force Base Ohio over a Gulf of Mexico range about ten miles west of Sarasota. The Air Force Flight Service at Maxwell ARB Montgomery Alabama provided the information. Neither Coast Guard nor Air Force units were notified of the bombing run prior to execution.
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St, Petersburg
Fla.Ave
Florida West Coast
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Wallace Hancock
Coast Guard Air Station
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Ohio
Sarasota
Gulf of Mexico
Hancock
Air Force Flight Service
Maxwell Arb
Montgomery
Ala
Air Force
Hanecock
Shoe price increases announced by International Shoe Co
International Shoe Co, the largest shoe manufacturer, announced fall season price increases across most lines. Children’s shoes rise 50 cents per pair, and men’s and women’s styles see increases from 50 cents to 1 dollar per pair. Lamb Ambulance, Phone 380.
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ST. Louis
International Shoe Co
Lamb Ambulance
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the Masonic Temple
Lake of the Ozarks
Cecil Stecher Jr
Baldwin
Stecher
Bob Leonard
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