Moisture Totals 1.03 Inches In Ottawa Area
A noon observation notes 1.03 inches of moisture from rain and snow in Ottawa, the largest since January 29. Meteorologist John P. Kelsey recorded about 2 inches of snow in the recent storm and widespread moisture across eastern Kansas with varying totals in towns from Moran to Emporia. Three inches of snow were on the ground in Emporia this morning as southern plains bust storms eased.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Kelsey
Kansas
Moran
Great Bend
Sedan
LaCygne
Tonganoxie
Leho
Osage City
Lyndon
Trading Post
Burlington
Chanute
Gridey
Toronto
Fredonia
Madison
Pittsburg
Garnett
Quenemo
Virgil
Wakarusa
Oswego
Longton
Paola
Fort Scott
Hutchinson
Erie
Worden
Junction City
Waverly
Lawrence
Ureka
Reading
Olathe
Topeka
Emporia
Southern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Start Drive For Cancer Fund In Franklin County
The Franklin county Cancer Fund drive starts in Ottawa later this week with a county quota of 3354.27 dollars. Canvassers may pick up supplies tomorrow at the Youth Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April is the designated month, and rural townships have already begun. Scholarships of 400 dollars each have been awarded to nurses Virginia Hoyt Evelyn Sayler and Carmen Gretencord. Ottawa helpers include many named volunteers and numerous rural workers will join later this month to support cancer research and public information efforts.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Marie Harding
Virginia Hoyt
Homewood
Evelyn Sayler
Wellsville
Carmen Gretencord
Richmond
Allen Reed
Freda Kissinger
Mattie Gingrich
Owen O. Ogle
A. W. Turner
W. C Yokum
Earl Mendell
A. E. Ford
Fred Fockele
R. OO. Harder
C. A. Nearmyer
Jerome A. Minnick
C. F. Zielsdorf
Roy Churchill
J. M. Warnock
QO. L. FE. Haff
John Wallace
Ethel Watkins
C. Bechtle
Blaine Phillips
C. W. Bollweg
Henry Colby
Glenn Ainsworth
Glen Sinclair
W. G. Tulloss
W. A. Schnoke
Howard Ogg
R. D. Spears
Helen Strickler
John Martin
M. W. Holmes
C. R. Campbell
Robert Duffield
D. C. Whitacre
Dudley Gibson
Ralph Killough
George Sherman
Ben Parks
Howard Doman
J. B. Muecke
Courtney Ogg
R. E. Epps
Owen Fowler
0. C. Curby
Leroy Childs
Charles Stephens
Thomas O'Dea
West Franklin
G. G. Eversmeyer
Harrison
Roy Gerhard
Hays
Elmina Hurley
E. S. Bush
Lincoln
Neta Lloyd
Princeton
Dewey McClay
Peoria
Howard Tucker
Clint LaFollette
E. M. Henderson
Irwin Heth
Williamsburg
Harding
Light Voting In Illinois Primary Sees Sparse Turnout
In Illinois the early voting was light with few clashes between candidates and rain helping suppress turnout. Ballots featured presidential preference tests for Eisenhower and former Governor Adlai E. Stevenson, his 1952 Democratic opponent.
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Chicago
Illinois
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Snowbound Horse May Be Woman Hater
A snowbound horse on a 12800 foot ridge in the Collegiate Range west of Buena Vista Colorado may be the Turners packhorse Bugs. The horse Elijah now stranded is said to hate cars and women in skirts and could be Bugs, a horse with a history of wandering off with other horses. Private pilots and rescuers plan to airlift hay and await weather to bring him down.
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Buena Vista
Colo
Elijah
Bugs
Collegiate Mountain Range
Here
Bill Turner
Turners
Gordon Warren
Wallace Powell
Gunnison
Mike Sullivan
Denver
May 4 5 Victory Event slated for Ottawa flood drive
About 25 Ottawa businessmen met at the North American hotel to plan a two day victory fair May 4 and 5. Merchants will offer special bargains to share profits with customers rather than the river and display heavy equipment used in big river projects. Planning remains tentative with future meetings and hotel officials to cover meters with sacks bearing a slogan.
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Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa High Seniors Shine In State Scholarship Tests
Ottawa High School reported strong results from the Imperial State College scholarship exam. Forty senior Kent City names listed high performers, with eight Ottawa seniors in the 99th percentile and twenty seven in the top ten percent, including Ruth Bemmels and Gary Burgess.
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Ottawa High
Ottawa
Leroy Hood
OHS
Imperial State College
Ottaway
Ruth Bemmels
Gary Burgess
Jarrett Clinton
Gary Fredricks
Ernie Shaffer
Marilyn Henning
Marvin Wilson
Larry McArthur
Kansas
Pat Barr
Ted Brill
Bob Bundy
Ed Calkins
Dave Cox
Kay Crites
Larry Day
Jim Green
Joe Harkins
Delores Hubbard
Paula Ivey
Elisabeth Keller
George Kramer
Sharon Ligon
Bob Luce
Carol Martin
Marilyn Mack
Larry Ogg
Larry Pearson
Lochiel Platter
Dale Pratt
Rodney
Bond Forfeiture Case In Court
A pre trial conference in a district court bonded forfeiture action was held before Judge Floyd H Coffman. Juan Martinez of Ottawa faces a $500 bond claim by the state. Martinez claims he delivered Donald Price of Ottawa to the sheriff and bears no further liability. Price, charged with child desertion, fled in September 1955 and was later apprehended in Ottawa. He was sent to the state hospital at Osawatomie for observation and remains there. The judge ruled the matter not a jury issue and a hearing on Martinez motion is set for Friday morning.
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Floyd H. Coffman
Juan Martinez
Ottawa
Martinez
Donald Price
Price
Boad
Osawatomie
Coffman
March Moisture Deficit Hits Kansas Weather Report
The Weather Bureau reported March featured generally mild temperatures with below normal precipitation across Kansas. Moisture shortfall persisted nationwide, with March weather characterized by warmth and limited rainfall in the region.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
March To Teach Discipline Led Recruits Tragedy
At Parris Island a Marine sergeant said he ordered a night march to teach discipline for 75 recruits in a tidal river incident in which five drowned and a sixth remained missing. Lt. Col. statements indicate the march was unscheduled and authority for it was not given. The inquiry began as survivors recounted cold water and panic while three named recruits were identified among the victims and one man remained missing.
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Parris Island
8.C
Matthew C. McKeon
Worcester
Mass
Jeremiah Collins
Newark
N.Y
Randolph Pate
Marine Corps
McKeon
Pate
Joseph C. Burger
Donald Francis O'Shea
Brooklyn
Charles Francis Reilly
Clyde
N.y.andria
Leroy Thompson
Norman Alfred Wood
Bay Shore
Thomas Curtis, Flardeman
Vidalia
Eisenhower Urges Congress To Boost Military Careers
President Eisenhower, from Augusta, calls for fast congressional approval of a six point plan to attract more youth to military careers. He cites survivor benefits, dependents medical care, regular officer strength, incentives for medical staff, better housing, and continued retirement of temporary commission grades to strengthen armed forces.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
U. S
Nixon
House
Rayburn
Congress
Defense
Wilson
Wisenhower
Senate
Army
Air Force
Watson
UN Secretary General travels Cairo amid rising Mid East violence
Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Cairo on a peace mission as Arab Israeli clashes continued. He met Israeli officials in Tel Aviv, then proceeded to Cairo to confer with Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser. Syrian and Egyptian statements reported cross border incidents with casualties if any, while Jordanian King Hussein and Syrian President Kawaily signaled joint action to defend Arab territories. Mig jets flew over Cairo as army chief Gen Wakim Amer addressed 400 cadets vowing to erase any attack.
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Treanin
Bseaelum
Dag Hannavadskiold
Balestier
Israel
Cairo
Hamimarskioll
Ayis
Lydda
WM. le M. Burns
Tvo
Baris
USN
Tel Aviv
Tineh
Gamal Abdel Nasser
el Zawiah
U.N
Gaza
Deir EL Badah
Egypt
Damascus
Mammarskold
Wassein
Jordan
Syria
Palestine
Shukri Kuwaily
Alxdel Wakim Amer
Arrested After Tavern Brawl In Russell
A Russell man, Robert Raymond Stockwell, was jailed after a tavern brawl on South Main. He fought police, pleaded guilty in police court, and received a 90 day sentence. Stockwell is on parole from the Lansing state prison for destroying city property in Russell.
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Russell
Robert Raymond Stockwell
South Main
Stockwell
Myron
Steerer
Lansing
Ottawa Man Identified In Stolen Rifle Sale Case
Ottawa man John McQueen, 65, was named as the seller of a rifle allegedly stolen from the Albright Case on Mulberry. The rifle was found at a local second hand store after McQueen reportedly sold it for 10 dollars. McQueen pled guilty to drunkenness in county court, with other charges pending. He was fined 25 dollars and costs, but unpaid, and remains in custody awaiting trial on the remaining counts.
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John McQueen
Mulberry
Albright
Ottawa
McQueen
Middle East tensions loom as U S weighs troops
Secretary of State Dulles and lawmakers discussed Middle East risks and possible U S troop action. House GOP leader Martin said no request and no authority to send forces at present. Egyptian groups in Palestine are mentioned amid regional concerns. Kansas added 80 manufacturing plants in 1955, with auto plants expanding. overall factory growth mirrors postwar expansion.
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Washington
Dulles
Congressions
Middle East
House Gop
Martin
Mass
U.S
Palesti
Kansas
Ottawa Librarians Plan For Southeast District Meeting
Ottawans attending the Southeast district library meeting in Ft. Scott include city librarian Miss Nell Barnaby treasurer Miss Lola Sloan and board member Miss June Stephenson along with Ottawa university librarian Bill Hutchinson They will discuss next years conference hosting Ottawa Miss Barnaby to speak on the A L A Library Community program Also present will be Miss Dean Lingle of Topeka and Miss Zelia Lamb of French Kansas Extension Library Ambulance contact 389
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Ft. Scott
Nell Barnaby
Lola Sloan
June Stephenson
City Library Board
Bill Hutchinson
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Barnaby
A.L. A
Hollywood
Fla
Littleleet
Kansas
Jack Little
Pilot
Dean
al Lingle
Topeka
Zelia
Investi
Libra
Lamb Ambulance
Tr Gators
Eisenhower plans to ask Congress for troop authority
President Eisenhower is expected to request congressional authority to use U.S. troops in the Middle East if the United Nations acts to quell aggression. A White House statement, approved by Eisenhower and Dulles, vows U.S. support for UN peace efforts and Middle East missions led by Dag Hammarskjold.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Congress
U.S
Middle East
United Nations
Washington
James
Hagerty
Whiter House
Dulles
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
White House
U.N. Security Council
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Mid-East
Dag Holmmaarskiold
Beersheba
Gaza Strip
Jerusalem
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