Eisenhower Faces Question Of Re signing Nixon As Successor
Editorial notes Ike’s surprise at being asked about resigning and passing the presidency to Richard Nixon. Rumors of stepping down swirl after his heart attack and a persistent cough. The piece argues his promise to serve a full second term remains sincere despite calls for a mechanism to determine when a president should cease to serve.
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Eisenhower
Richard
Ike
Mickey Rooney
Francis
Universal-International
Rooney
Hillcrest Drive-In
Ottawa stories from distant past era
Auld Lang Syne notes reflect 25 years ago with Edmund Lister elected mayor of Ottawa and Roy Churchill as Ottawa Rotary Club president. A cafe fire at Centropolis, run by Jack Likes, is recalled along with Earl Gilliland’s county corn planting honors and a Bloody Butcher variety. A birth is recorded for Ellis and wife near Princeton. 50 years ago a wheel failed on a Harker wagon on Ottawa Main Street, two men unharmed. W P and Oscar Felix bought a new automobile in Kansas City and delayed night return. Green wheat pests in Franklin county and Santa Fe signal-keeper Fred Priest’s eye injury are mentioned.
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Edmund Lister
Ottawa
Roy Churchill
Harker
W. P
Oscar Felix
Kansas City
Franklin County
Fred Priest
Santa Fe
Mother fondly boasts three children ruin furniture in playful antics
In a humorous home scene a mother explains how her three children have worn and damaged the furniture, from nicks in a table leg to a torn easy chair. She jokes about the kids’ athletic play on the furniture and hints they may buy new pieces once they decide about further children.
This and That Red Refuge
A collection of light civic and cultural observations touching politics advertising road travel and sports. The snippets reference the Fifth Amendment backers of communism slogans in barbecue attire and the idea of motor fuel branding while noting a public bodies ethics rule and AT&T shareholdings. A joke about a fat friend and a shift to a tentless sports era closes with a quip on baseball standings.
Financial responsibility law shifts costs after crashes
In Kansas a new law requires drivers involved in accidents to show they can pay potential judgments. If unable, their licenses and vehicle registrations may be suspended. The measure improves recovery for victims and pressures noninsured motorists, but critics say responsibility should be proven at registration, not after a crash.
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Kansas
Television Programs Schedule Update Causes Changes
Last minute program changes create uncertainty in accurate listing for Saturday April 6 across Channel 4 5 Channel 9 13 NBC CBS ABC and local stations WDAF KCMO WDAYF showing a mix of dramas news talk and entertainment from 8:00 PM to 12:30 AM including Paris Pct Bengal Lancers Roy Rogers People Perry Come Wash Review Wrestling Air Power Buccaneers Twenty-One Montgomery TRA News Movie and Grand Ole Opry listings, with Jamboree and Jazz segments noted.
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WDAF
KCMO
Grand-Ole Opry
Pickworth
WDAYF
Caesar Gale Storm
Caesar Jeannie
Frontier
the Answer
Christian Science U.N
Profitiers of
Air Power
Circus Boy
Steve Allen
Ed Sullivan
Ted Mack
Bob Hope Hitchcock
My Line Riley
David Niven
Garry Moore Christophers
Godfrey Godfrey
Godfrey
Orid
Miss Brooks
Bob Crosby
Jim Pierson
Margie Margie
Dr. N. Ventor
Laurel and Hardy
King Cole
Robin Hood
Superman
Sir Lancelot Burns- Allen
Ozark Jubilee
Firestone Scouts
Wells-Fargo
Lucy Bishop Sheena Lucy
Bride Welk Bride
Montgomery
Welk
RFD
Action Theatre
Studio One
Susie State Trooper
Talent Sportsman News Hitchcock
Theatre Playhouseews
Tonight
Radio listings and show lineup for KCMO and affiliates
A partial schedule page lists radio programs for Sunday and Monday across KCMO WDAF KTJO FM and KMN stations. Included acts include Jack Benny Brooks Miller Philhar monic Sharan Catholic Hour News and Sports and Amos ’n’ Andy with music and disc jockey segments.
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WDAF
KCMO
Jack Benny
Ees Brooks
Mitch Miller
Kcmo—Philharmoniec
SO Sharan
Bob Sanders
Morgan Beatty
Lewis
Ktjo-Fm
Amos 'N
Andy
Kcmo—Sutherland
KCMN
World Tonight
Employment In U S Is Higher
Washington reported that almost a quarter million people who were out of work in February found jobs in March boosting total U S employment to about 64 million. Secretary Weeks previewed Census data noting the March figure is a record for the month and about 1 million higher than a year ago.
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U.S
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Census Bureau
Tolls On Turnpike Continue To Grow
Tolls collected on the Kansas Turnpike rose for the second straight month in March. March gross tolls totaled $277,925.60 with an average of $8,965.34 per day, while February tolls were $225,687.72 at $8,060.26 daily. Since the Oct. 25 opening, tolls total $1,335,216.36 over 158 operating days, not including food and gasoline revenues or charge account tolls billed monthly.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
Gale Moss
Moss
Rep Immel Heads Efficiency Board Election
TOPEKA Sen Howard Immel has been elected to lead the efficiency board, with Immel named as the board's head and Relola noted in the report. The designation reflects a shift in leadership aimed at streamlining agency operations and improving governance.
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Immel
Topeka
Howard Immel
Relola
Lawmakers form efficiency committee names and roles
The chairmanship of the Legislative Efficiency and Economy Committee is noted as created by the 1957 Legislature with Rep. William Mitchell of Hutchinson elected vice chairman. The seven member panel includes five Republicans and two Democrats and will convene on April 29.
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Legislative
William Mitchell
R-Hutchinson
Secretary Seaton Undergoes Surgery
Washington Interior Secretary Seaton had two hour surgery Friday for a basic ailment that had incapacitated him since February. Postoperative reports said his condition was good and surgeons predicted a full recovery after a relatively short convalescence. The operation revealed a protruding cartilage in the lower spine pressing on the sciatic nerves into his leg.
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Washington
Seaton
Interior Department
Town Crier Wanted in Provincetown for $600 Salary
Provincetown seeks a man with a powerful voice and local history knowledge for a town crier post billed as the nation’s only of its kind. The town previously rejected a raise from $600. applications are open through April 21.
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Provincetown
Arthur Snader
Snader
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and masthead data
The Ottawa Herald lists its publication details and subscription rates. Editors and publisher are named, with pricing for trade area and outside trade area including monthly, quarterly, half yearly, and yearly options.
Flip Of Coin Decides Abilene Board Winner
In Abilene a coin flip decided the winner of the school board race as Robert Whitworth and Mrs. Gilbert W. Carl tied with 566 votes each after Tuesday’s election. The official canvass confirmed the result and the coin toss settled the tie.
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Abilene
Robert Whitworth
Gilbert W. Carl
Minor Decision Push to Marriage in Old Advice Column
Lola G seeks marriage date from Randolph using a sales tactic called the minor decision. The piece likens pressuring a reluctant suitor to closing a sale, advising staged dates and a casual proposal to secure an October wedding and elope if needed.
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O. K
Jon Bachelors
Lola
Randolph
Mary
Lions dinner meeting hosts and upcoming officer vote
Twenty six attended the Lions dinner at O Meara s Cafe with John Green Garnett guest speaker an nominating committee to submit officers for next year. April 11 guest day at the high school for eighth graders was announced by Wm A Vanek. Mrs Lon Mishler returned from Tulare Calif visit.
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O’mara’s
John Green
Garnett
Kansas Turnpike
Richmond Hdu
Clive Bastin
Loren Snider
Fred Kuiken
Bastin
Mmes
Oma Roberts
A. C. Crozier
Ray McLees
Harry Horstick
Cecil Vining
Amos Lyon
Hardin Watkins
Charley Dunbar
W. K. McCall
Crozier
Mines
Charles Edwards
Alfred Sigler
Affternoon
J. L. DeGarmo
Merritt MacDonald
Powers of
Gene O'Mara
Wilbur Duffey
Jerry Milchelt
Virgil Smith
Robert Lickteig
George Dietrich
Frank Dietrich
Louis Monroe
Orie Higdon
Lon Mishler
Louis Riebe
Art Boyer
Wm. Vanek
Joe Wittman
George Atchison
Floyd Brock
Willard Collins
Bob Crick
Albert Dunbar
Allen DeGarmo
Edwin Horstick
Herb McClure
Ralph McCrea
Cecil Orr
Harold Robertson
McCrea
Wm. A. Vanek
Richmond
John Wilcox
Tulare
Calif
Paola residents receive surprise gas refund checks
Cash refund checks lately distributed in Paola surprised several residents who misread a new form as monthly statements, tearing off the right end and mailing the slips with their checks for the stated amounts.
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Paola
Quieting Title Suit in Ottawa Real Estate Case
Maye Halloren and Claire Halloren Becker file in Franklin County District Court to quiet title to Lots 9 and 11, Block 12, University Addition, Ottawa Kansas. Defendants named include Annie Egidius and multiple Porter and Egidius heirs, unknown spouses and guardians. Plaintiffs seek judgment of ownership and to bar any adverse claims. answer due by May 6, 1957. Basil W. Kelsey and Winton A. Winter listed as attorneys.
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District Court
Franklin County
Kansas
Maye Halloren
Claire Halloren Becker
Plaintiffs
Annie M. Egidius
Emil Krause
Anna, M. Egidius
Laura Egidius
Reinhold Richard Egidius
Elizabeth Laura Egidius
Friedrich Wilhelm Wgidius
J. W. Porter
Augusta Porter
Edythe F. Clay
John Wesley Porter
George Porter
Glyndon Porter
State of
University
Ottawa
City of
Basil W. Kelsey
Winton A. Winter
Eugene F. Adams, Jr
Mary Sue Adams
Chas, C. Smith
Ines F. Smith
Ottawa Building and Loan Association
Costa
Smith Subdivision
Winton A
Winter
Mayswood
Maude B. Keezel
George R. Keezel
Bowers
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