Cantata replay and Relays draw Ottawa crowds
A Good Friday cantata replay at Dr. Brockway’s home features a tape of The Seven Last Words with recordings of last year’s performance. Ottawa University hosts relays with over 1,000 high school students in ideal weather. Townsends staff celebrate birthday cakes for coworker Mrs. Charles Rhoads as seven colleagues bring cakes on her birthday eve.
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W. D. Rummels
Ottawa University
Brockway
Ottawa
Charles Rhoads
Townsends
Methodlist
Martin Brockway
Erated
Matthew Crailfoyle
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Church
Guitovle
Jesus
Wese
Fagles Lodge
Lodge
Forest Park
Paola
Usawatomie
Williamsburg
Baldwin
Garnett
On Trial For Baby's Death In Kansas Child Poisoning Case
In El Dorado Kansas the prosecution rested in a first degree murder trial of Warren Applegate 33 Mulvane accused of poisoning his 16 month old daughter Dana Larsine. The defense said it would take two or three days. Dana died after drinking pop Oct 26 exhumed two months later at Sparta Missouri where traces of poison were found. The case unfolds in Butler County District Court.
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EL Dorado
Kas
Warren Applegate
Mulvane
Applegate
Dana Larsine
Douglass
Sparta
Project Traft
Sige
Opal
Butler County
Await Talk By Stevenson On Far Eastern Policy
Washington Democrats seek foreign policy contrast between Adlai Stevenson and Eisenhower as Stevenson addresses the Far Eastern situation in a Monday radio talk. Two networks will air the address nationwide without charge. Blair said Stevenson prefers policy clarity over party politics. he did not seek party leadership clearance.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
Chicago
Willian McCormick Blair
U. S
Mar
Blair
Democratic Party
Formosa Strait
Ottawa declares April 18 23 annual city Clean-up Week
Mayor W. W. Robe proclaims April 18 to 23 as Fire Prevention and Clean-Up Week in Ottawa urging residents to tidy premises to reduce fire hazards. City wagons will collect noncombustibles. rubbish is main target though clean homes reduce fire risk per Fire Chief Harry Gilliland.
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W. W. Robe
Ottawa
Harry Gilliland
Gilliland
Nebraska Publisher Killed in Collision
PHILIPSBURG Kas Mrs Lela Sapp co publisher of the Osceola Neb Record was killed last night in a semitrailer collisionen route to Phillipsburg for Easter visit with friends Her husband Perry Sapp suffered minor injuries They were about 49 years old The crash occurred south of Lebanon 40 miles east of Phillipsburg The body was taken to Smith Center Funeral services planned in Osceola
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Kas
Lela Sapp
Osceola
Neb
Record
Perry Sapp
Agra
Star
Sapp
McDill Boyd
iPhillipsburg Review
Sapps
Lebanon
Britain asserts no justification for abrogating 1942 treaty
London officials deny Russia has grounds to end the 1942 British Soviet friendship pact. Article notes firm stance amid diplomatic strains. For sale item and local notices appear in the Herald office bundle.
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London
Britain
Earthquake Shakes St Louis Area Early Today
A strong local earthquake struck metropolitan St Louis and nearby counties at 7 01 A M spreading east and south with minor damage. Four reports of cracked walls in homes came from St Louis County while dishes rattled and coffee spilled. Dr Ross R Heinrich of St Louis University described the tremor as intense 4 to 5 on a scale to 8.
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St. Louis University
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Ross R. Heinrich
Soviet seeks annulment of World War II treaties with Britain and France
The Soviet Council of Ministers urged Parliament to annul the British Russian and French Russian wartime treaties in response to Britain and France ratifying the Paris agreements to remilitarize Western Germany. The government said the pacts threaten Russia and cited violations of the British Soviet treaty obligations. A Supreme Soviet annulment proposal was submitted, with diplomats noting a possible special session for impact.
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Soviet Council of Ministers
Russia
France
Britain
Paris
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Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Essa
Great Britain
Germany
Council of Ministers
Presidium
Fines Paid in County Court by Three Drivers
Three men paid fines in county court today after Highway Patrolmen Art Jensen and Bob County arrested them. A C Shirley of Ottawa fined 15 dollars plus costs for operating a motor vehicle with suspended license. Chester Nicholson of Hutchinson fined 15 dollars plus costs for speeding and no valid license. E E Pope of Topeka fined 10 dollars plus costs for passing in a no passing zone.
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Art ‘Jensen
Bob County
A. C. Shirley
Ottawa
Chester Nicholson
Hutchinson
E. E. Pope
Topeka
National Safety Council sees Easter traffic deaths similar to other Sundays
The National Safety Council says Easter Sunday traffic deaths should not exceed typical Sunday totals. The report notes no expected rise in fatalities compared with a normal Sunday and references color film for Easter from Q.K. Photo Service.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Jnation
Q.K
Weather forecast shows partly cloudy conditions and scattered showers
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Sunday with scattered light showers in extreme south tonight and in southeast Sunday. Temperatures vary with highs around 75 and lows near 40s. Record highs and lows set in past years noted. river stage near 0.9 feet this morning.
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Pitter
1956 Wheat Allotments for Nonproducing Farms
Farmers with no wheat planted in 1953 54 or 55 may apply for 1956 farm wheat acreage allotment. Written applications to the county ASC by May 15 require a full farming unit. Eligibility hinges on 50 percent or more of livelihood from the unit and no other farm interest. Forms available at the county ASC office.
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W. F. Lehew
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Lehew
Amerunnsugad
Easter Fires Keep German Texan Tradition Alive
Fredericksburg Texas villagers honor a two century old custom lighting Easter fires to mark peace with local Indians. Generations of families from the English German settlement preserve the ritual begun 108 years after the San Saba peace talks, tied to a tale of the Easter Rabbit cooking eggs.
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Texas
Fredericksburg
Tex
San Saba
Double Easter Services In Ottawa Churches
Ottawa churches plan two Easter services to handle crowds with services scheduled at First Methodist Trinity Methodist and First Christian. Sunrise service at Ottawa Country Club led by Rev. Jack Sweigart with special music from Ottawa High School chorus. Many churches plan sun services followed by breakfasts as Holy Week concludes.
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Othawa
AL First Methodist
Trinity Methodist
First Christian
Ottawa Youth Council
Ottawa Country
Alabama Governor refuses to call national guard in Birmingham strike
Governor James E. Folsom announced he would not use the state militia to break the Southern Bell Telephone strike in Birmingham Alabama but ordered highway patrol reinforcement in the area. He urged nonviolent peaceful picketing and pledged security to protect human lives including workers, responding to requests from Jefferson County Sheriff Holt McDowell and Bessemer Mayor Jap Bryant amid renewed strike violence.
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Atlanta
James E
Folsom
National ‘Guard
Southern Bell
Birmingham
Ala
Highway Patrol
Montgomery
Mild Weather Forecast For Kansas Weekend
Weekend weather for Kansas expected to be mild with light southeastern showers. Southwest Kansas saw morning showers with no measurable rainfall. Ottawa yesterday peaked at 68 with 36 this morning, and tomorrow's highs should reach 65 to 73. A Chicken Noodle Supper at Peoriz Church Kasemem is planned for April 12 at 6 p.m.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Peoriz Church
Kasemem
Atomic blast in Nevada marks 1955 test day kickoff
In Las Vegas a 300-foot Yucca Flat tower exploded an early atomic shot at 4:30 am as part of a test day. A second, larger detonation was planned from a 400-foot tower at Frenchman Flat later, with observers noting a bright flash and no strong shock wave. The event underscored tense preparations for the day’s nuclear sequence.
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Nev
Nevada Desert
Yucca
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Trai
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Theater One
Frenchman Flat
Californian Dies in Crash Near Canton Kansas
Buckley W. Killough, 40, of San Diego California, died in a traffic accident six miles north of Canton, early today. The crash involved a single vehicle and occurred on a rural highway. Emergency responders reported no other injuries.
State Farmer Degree To Three Franklin County Boys
Three Franklin county boys Emery Corbett Marrel Macy and Gerald Schneider will receive the State Farmer degree of Future Farmers of America at Manhattan on May 2 announced by S B Bergsma Ottawa High School vocational agriculture teacher The three were approved this week by the Kansas executive committee for Future Farmers of America.
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Franklin County
Future Farmers of America
Manhattan
S. 8. Bergsma
Ottawa High School
Emery Corbett
iMarrel Macy
Gerald Schneider
Corbett
Kenneth Corbett
Route 4
Macy
John Macy
Schneider
GB. Schneider
Kansas
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