Side Swipes In The Day's News
Rev Wayne Caldwell ill with mumps delivers Palm Sunday sermon from bed via church public address system and wins second place in the March AP contest in Kansas City. Ottawa Rotarians serve pancakes and provisions to locals as a club project. Ottawa University leaders Dr Andrew B Martin and Dr Charles W Southard, both Rotarians, discuss pancake ticket sales. A poetry contest draws 400 entries from across the nation with winners named. Ottawa Air Scouts depart for Columbia Missouri to visit a CAA weather station, with several pilots and scouts flying two hours to Columbia and returning Sunday morning.
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Wayne Caldwell
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Associated Press
Kansas City
The
Herald
Ottawa University
Andrew B. Martin
Charles W. Southard
Dr. Martin
Dr. Southard
Kansas
G. H. Marshall
Ottawa
Charles Cyrus, Marshall
New York
National Life Conservation Society
Marshall
Florence B. Jacobs
Skowhegan
Arcadia ‘National Park
Roland E. Hartley
Santa Fe
N. Mex
Our National Parks
Charles B. Shaw
Swarthmore
Ottawa Air
CAA
Columbia
Marvin Bond
Don White
Dr. L. N. Speer
Chuck le
Larry Ogg
George Kramer
Jim Shelden
Gene Farr
Don Knight
Jim Burlingham
Jim Price
Jess Cullison
White
Ottawa Air Scout
Drunk driving case delayed over superstition
Reece E. Baldwin pleaded with Municipal Judge Lyman B. Sutter to postpone his drunken driving case until April 13. The judge retorted and the case was continued until April 12 after Baldwin cited unlucky 13. Baldwin cited personal ties to the date about marriage, separation, and divorce.
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Long Bhach
Calif
Reece E. Baldwin
Lyman B. Sutter
Baldwin
Columnist May Regain Sight After Acid Attack
New York labor columnist Victor Riesel may recover his sight after a sulphuric acid attack at 3 a.m. Thursday. Doctors at St. Clare's Hospital report he has a good chance, while a patrolman’s mistaken arrest of a possible suspect delayed the investigation. Rewards for the attacker top $33,000, including $1,000 from Local 138, International Union of Operating Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victor Riese
Girolamo Bonaccolto
St. Clare’s Hospital
Riesel
W. Silst St
Local 138
International Union of Operating Engineers
Kansas State College Dean Named Deputy Budget Director
Arnold R. Jones, 51, Kansas State College dean of financial administration, was appointed deputy director of the Budget Bureau by President Eisenhower. He succeeds Percival F. Brundage, with Jones taking a leave of absence from K State as staff carry on. Jones previously organized Kansas fiscal affairs 1951 53 and has held roles from state comptroller to assistant budget director.
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Washington
Arnold R. Jones
Kansas State College
Budget Bureau
Eisenhower
Jones
Percival F. Brundage
James A. McCain
Kansas
K-State
State Corporation Commission
K-State Air Force
Joe Jobs
Vv. Garcia
San Antonio
Tex
County Foreclosure Seeks Back Taxes in Franklin County
Franklin county files a district court foreclosure seeking over 6000 dollars in delinquent taxes from 140 defendants across 36 properties with total assessed value around 30870 dollars. Sheriff’s sale planned this summer. owners may redeem by paying back taxes penalties and filing costs.
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Franklin County
Don Whiteoon
Prison Term For Shooting Rival in Illinois Firm Office
Grundy County health nurse Ruth Leyes Olson, 54, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Robert E. Larkin to 13 to 14 years for assault with intent to murder Miss Elsa Kussler, 43. The Jan. 14 shooting occurred in the law office of S. J. Holderman, chairman of the Illinois State Industrial Commission, where Kussler was his secretary. Olson said she fought for Holderman’s affection. Holderman denied any romantic interest.
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Illinois State Industrial Commission
Miss Kussler
Nine Horses Burn To Death In Kansas Barn Fire
A morning blaze in Overland Park destroyed two barns and damaged a third, burning nine horses including six Tennessee walking horses and two thoroughbreds. Loss exceeds 15 thousand dollars, with owner Co. C. Floyd valuing the animals as worth a fortune. Louis Breyfogle of Breyfogle Development Co. owns the property and set logs at over 75 thousand dollars.
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Overland Park, Kas
Co. C. Floyd
Louis Breyfogle
Breyfogle
French Troops Battle Rebels in Algeria Mountains
French forces pressed rebels in the Nementecha Mountains 100 miles south of Constantine as helicopters brought up reinforcements in a three day fight. Initial reports cited 25 to 30 French troops killed amid rugged terrain and entrenched positions.
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Algiers
Algeria
Nementecha
Constantine
Kefauver and Stevenson Clash In New Jersey Tour
Sen Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson traded harsh words during Kefauver s five day New Jersey tour Stevenson accused Kefauver of mudslinging Kefauver fired back saying Stevenson talks nonsense Kefauver held a Paterson press conference as the Democratic presidential contest heated up Kefauver described his first day on the tour as a success visiting cities industrial areas colleges and farming regions in South Jersey
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Mount Holly
N.d
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
New Jersey
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Florida
Kefauver
Paterson
Hammarskjold Heads For Middle East On Crisis Mission
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold departed London after a 75 minute talks with Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd en route to Rome for a month long mission to ease Israeli Egyptian tensions. Fresh Gaza fighting and higher casualties marked the start of the U N effort, with both sides reporting deaths and calls for a cease fire.
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London
U. N
Dag Hammarskold
Morehan
Seretary Selwyn Lloyd
Rome
Middle Eest
Gaza
Trammarskold
New York
Lloyd
Gaon
Amino
Hammarskold
Israel
Egypt
J. M. Burns
Palestine
New Atlantice
Hammarskjold
Hammarskkjjold
U. N. Security Council
United States
Middle East
Polien
Gaza Strip
E. L. M. Burns
U.N
Calls For End To Missile Rivalry
ROCHESTER N Y Senator Clinton P Anderson chairing the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy urged an end to the U S Soviet missile race at the sixth annual high energy nuclear physics conference at the University of Rochester. He told about 200 scientists that costly weapons work should be set aside if the weapon is never used and urged halting the total arms race.
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Rochester
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
United States
Russia
Anderson
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
University of Rochester
Spain Releases Hold On Morocco
Spain ended its 44 year protectorate over Morocco and proclaimed full independence for the North African territory. The action, paired with a French declaration for French Morocco, leaves Tangier as the only international zone. Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef approved the accords after 13 hours of talks by 11 ministers. Generalissimo Francisco Franco helped shape the broad terms.
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Madrid
Spain
Morocco
Tangier
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Francisco Franco
Ministers to Trade Pulpits In Nationwide Services
More than 400 ministers from Congregational and Evangelical and Reformed churches will exchange pulpits in a nationwide worship service tomorrow. The event aims to unify Protestant denominations across the country in a shared observance.
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New York
Congregational
Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Harriman Signs Tax Cut Bill for 1955 Income
Albany New York Governor Averell Harriman approved a bill reducing the state tax on 1955 personal incomes by 40 million dollars. The move surprised given his earlier criticism of the Republican measure as favoring upper brackets.
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Albany
N.Y
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Farm Bill Not Acceptable To Benson In Present Farm
Motions for a new fiat in a lengthy foreclosure action were filed in district court here today. The Ottawa Building and Loan Association seeks new trial findings of fact and law, plus modifications of can elision of lw. Three contractors and suppliers joined in separate new trial motions naming Virgil Wiggins Lester Davis and Carl B Fuller in two filings and Wigaving alone on a third. Priority disputes over seven Ottawa homes tied to four mortgages center on whether the association or contractors and suppliers hold initial priority on the properties. Judge Floyd W Coffman ruled the association should have first priority on three homes and the others on four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Building and Loan Associaion
Building and Loan Association
Virgil Wiggins
Lester Davis
Carl B. Fuller
Jon
Ottawa
Floyd WH. Coffsman
Othrer
Weather outlook and farm bill debates across capitals
Generally fair with a gusty wind this afternoon turning milder westward, tonight and Sunday fair with warmer east. Lows 30s north, 30s elsewhere, Sunday highs near 60s. Washington reports focus on the farm bill, Benson calls current form unacceptable, Eisenhower to meet leaders as Senate-House talks continue on a compromise including a one year price support restoration and soil bank provisions.
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Eisenhower
Benson
Senate
Sen
Elender
D-La
Rep
Cooley
Agriculture Committees
Congress
Ellender
Sens
Aiken
Bellogé
House of Senate
Administration Soil Bank
Demos May Be Losing Ground in Wisconsin Primary
Polls suggest Democrats trail in the Midwest, with 41.8 percent of Wisconsin primary votes versus 46.5 percent in 1954 general elections. If projected nationally, Democrats could lose three Wisconsin House seats but gain one Republican seat. Presidential primaries draw weak Democratic turnout, here 23.7 percent in 1952, rising this year amid a lack of competition. Lamb Ambulance, Phone 380.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Chilly Day For Relays Opens Ottawa Meet
Cold winds greet the 10th Ottawa Relays with preliminaries morning and finals slated for this afternoon. More than 109 schools and about 1,000 competitors entered as Shawnee Mission eyes a repeat in class AA. Orlis Cox of Ottawa HS directs, Dick Galdlove handles starter duties, with trophies from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and 7 percent individual medals to be awarded.
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Ottawa
Orlis Cox
Dick Galdlove
Washburn University
Itd
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Shawnee Mission
Kansas City
Clay Center
Haskell
Horton
Warmer Tomorrow Returns for Ottawa with 60s Forecast
Ottawa reported a morning low of 34 with bright sun but a brisk wind. The weather bureau forecasts a slow warm up into the 60s tomorrow. An ad offers a free family Evinrude boat ride via Brown's Hardware, with an incorrect yesterday ad number 104 NC 14.
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Corday
Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Brown
Blacktop project planned on Bill Hill road north of Baldwin
Douglas county commissioners announce a spring start for a slat ed blacktop resurfacing of about a mile and a half of the county road from Baldwin north toward Vinland. Long range plans include extending the road to Vinland with widened right of way for a modern two lane highway. The historic route once linked Lawrence to Ottawa and passed through Vinland Baldwin LeLoup and the Rupf farm area near Wilson street. 1955 Kansas had 337 telephone companies operating, with 724 000 telephones in service.
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Baldwin, Kas
Bill Hill
Here
Douglas County
Vinland
Baldwin
Big Will
Lawrence
Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas
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Don Hoglund
Washington, D. C
Association For Childhood Education
Andrew B. Schoeppel
Capitol Building
Doris S. Wyatt
Salina
Agnes Engstrand
Topeka
Elizabeth Haines
Hutchinson
Flossia Shepard
Bernice Studer
Wichita
M. Dorothy Craig
Wellington
Nora Ballard
Mission
Helen M. Sturgeon
Arvinda Jaituni
Barrida
India
Gladys Cummin
Louise Thompson
Dorothy Holland
Pauline Alley
Fern Fulton
Katharine Harris
Afraid of No
K-State Man
Jerusalem
Cairo
Damra
Mixed Armistice Commission
White House
Tere
Senate House Conference Committee
James €.tHngerty
Asst
Secretary of Agriculture
True D
Morse
Magerly
White Mouse
Henson
Hagerty
Ronson
Augusta
Lamb Ambulance
Prim
Animal Shelter
Bob Leonard
Blacktop
Vinland Road
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