Engineers Outline Plans For River Through City
Engineers outline a plan to reroute a river through Ottawa to aid a family, the Bones, who moved here after a breakdown near Locust and Wilson. The family, with six children, found shelter with Juan Martinez and later in his Second and Willow residence, aided by Red Cross clothing and food rations. Leon Bone, diabetic, has improved since arrival, and Mrs Bone hopes husband can find work to buy a heater and gas. the oldest girl plans to start school next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Martinez
Locust and Wilson
Martinez
Bone
Second and
Willow
The
Red Cross
Leon
St. Louis
Colorado
Ottawa
Martinez’ House
Ottawa flood plan aims to widen river and condemn right of way
Army Engineers move toward construction of flood protection for Ottawa with a planned river widening from Main Street downstream, requiring city condemnation of right of way and bridge modifications. Cost coverage assigns Ottawa most expenses, with federal aid for railroad work and ongoing public input on Locust Street and pool changes.
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Ottawa
Army Engineers
Main Street
Tom Gleason
Douglas Gleason
Santa Fe Railroad
Locust Street
Forest Park
Poole
Locust
Bennett Creamery
Pomona
Melvern
Col. E. C. Adams
George Feil
H. E. Bradford
J. M. McCann
Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
Kenneth ‘Andrews
Ivan Brown
Howard Duncan
A. J. Jefferis
George Ledom
Don Capper
Harry Bond
Kirkwood Associates Engineering
Itm: City
Rod Cupp
Radition Kofo
Ottawa University drops golf for spring term
A small Ottawa University golf squad will not compete this spring after athletic director Dick Peters canceled club arrangements at Country Club. The move followed a request to excuse players from gym class, while a social survey project by William Myers’ class in Ottawa area media uses proceeds under study. Jane Grey led the honors project with 23 others assisting. In another note, a hot rod parked a car without a license plate in the business district, wheels to curb, prompting speculation on intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Dick Peters
William Myers
Ottawa
Jane Grey
Waukesha
Wis
Legislature Turns To Other Revenue Means
TOPEKA AP Republicans finalize a revenue package to raise about 22 million dollars. The plan envisions 19 million in new taxes and transfers plus 3 million from general fund surpluses, plus cutting elementary school aid from 17.2 million to 8.6 million. A Senate bill routing over 50 million in sales tax funds passed 26 to 7, with 5 Democrats and 2 Republicans opposing to protect elementary aid. Gov Docking vetoed a separateSales tax bill, sustaining the veto. Docking claims threats against House members over the veto and notes other tax options to balance the budget. he questions need for a special session.
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Senate
House
George Docking
Docking
Topeka
Weather summary and United Cemetery annual meeting
Partly cloudy west this afternoon and tonight with diminishing clouds east and possible snow flurries. Cooler southeast warmer extreme west this afternoon and northwest tonight. Saturday partly cloudy east and south with occasional rain northwest. Low tonight 30 to 35, high Saturday 40s northwest to 50s east and south. Annual meeting of United Cemetery District at Centropolis Schoolhouse April 9 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
United Cemetery
Centropolis Scholhouse
Youth Correction Center Proposed for Eastern Midwest or Arkansas
United States Prison Director James V. Bennett told Congress a new youth correction center with capacity for 600 inmates is proposed in the budget at 1.7 million dollars. Location options include eastern Nebraska eastern Kansas or Arkansas after studies by the prison administration.
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Washington
U.S
James V. Bennett
Congress
Nebraska
Kansas
Arkansas
Bennett
Ashland
Four Cases Filed in Busy District Court Day
District Court heard six cases and filed four more including mortgage foreclosure against C C Smith Son Construction Co by Ottawa Building and Loan Co with six months to pay sale price costs and interest. Demurrer overruled in Star Brain and Lumber Co. v Warren Milton with five days to answer. trial set for April 18. Quiet title granted in Kennison et al v Allison et al and Hegle et al v Sherman et al. Donna Mae Bulmer granted divorce from Robert Bulmer with mother granted custody and father visitation. New filings include two appeals from US50 bypass condemnation awards of 8023.50 to Howell and 1000 to Anderson, partition petition by Hazel Fern Shaw executrix, and divorce petition by Phillip Merrill Youngman against Ingegerd Elisabet Nyman von Feilitz Youngman for extreme cruelty and neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Coffman
Ottawa Building and Loan Company
C. C. Smith and Son Construction Co
Coffman
Star Brain and Lumber Co
Warren E. Milton
Milton
Russel W. Kennison
William Allison
Maurice A. Hegle
Henry Sherman
Donna Mae Bulmer
Robert W. Bulmer
Paul Howell
A. L. R. Anderson
Hazel Fern Shaw
American Cox
Hazel Shaw
Phillip Merrill Youngman
Ingegerd
Elisabet Nyman
Von
Feilitz Youngman
Six Die After Gasoline Bomb Fire At Los Angeles Bar
In south central Los Angeles a makeshift gasoline bomb set a quiet bar ablaze killing six people at the scene and injuring five or more. Police say three men ejected earlier threw the liquid and a match. two witnesses describe gunfire as the trio fled. A wounded woman identified as Jacqueline McInnes died at the hospital.
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Los Angeles
Mecca
Asst
R. A. Williams
Vernon Waggy
Miguel Martinez
Martinez
Art Hartner
Juanita
Hartner
Jacqueline McInnes
Georgia Street Receiving Hospital
Wichita Woman Named President of WSCS Chapter
CLAY CENTER Mrs Henry V Gott of Wichita is elected president of the Women’s Society of Christian Service in the Central Kansas Methodist Conference. Officers also chosen include recording secretary Mrs W E Orth Sublette secretary of Christian social relations Mrs Wendell A McMinimy Ashland secretary of missionary service Ethel Calkins Abilene and secretary of missionary personnel Mary Kesler Wichita.
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Clay Center
Henry V. Gott
Wichita
Women's Society of Christian Service
Central Kansas Methodist Conference
W. E. Orth
Sublette
Wendell A. McMinimy
Ashland
Missionary Service
Ethel Calkins
Abilene
Mary Kesler
River Drops As Snow Falls Here
The Marais des Cygnes river fell from 17.9 feet yesterday afternoon to below 14 feet by noon today. Ottawa saw snow on jonquils with a stiff north wind and a low of 31 degrees. The rain earlier cleaned debris and freshened water supply for summer. Lamb insured time payment plan.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Delegates Arrive for Ottawa University Conference
Delegates to the Conference on the Ministry arrive on the Ottawa University Campus for an evening meeting. About 80 attendees are expected as leaders convene this afternoon to begin discussions.
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Ottawa University
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Wyoming
Missouri
Assive A
U. S. Army
By Lamar Phillips
Skelly
House Armed Services
California
Larry Fenton
WSCS
Wichita Woman
Lamb
Claude
Cochran
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