Alumni Send Birthday Telegram to Dr W A Elliott
Richmond brief notes former Bullard pupil inquiries from W C Zimmerman of San Diego asking locals to write. Also a telegram from Ottawa University alumni group congratulates Dr W A Elliott on turning 85, signed by Hattie Price of Pasadena. The paper reschedules inside pages and invites shorter letters on the dog garden issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McCrea
Richmond
Bullard School
W. C. Zimmerman
San Diego
Calif
Zimmerman
Bulchard
Soria Drive
San Diego 15
W. A. Elliott
S. Mulberry
First Baptist Church
Ottawa University
Dr. Elliott
Hattie Price
Pasadena
S. E. Price
Miss Price
California
Long Beach
Elliott
Herald
Students Visit Ottawa Businesses on City Trip
Lane High School pupils and teacher Mrs. Jean Sathers toured Ottawa yesterday visiting multiple local firms. The group included Donna Cole Mary Cunningham Helen Winters Barbara Long Alberta Best Dorothy Demmitt Nancy Barrett Joyce Burke Berniece Byers Norman Gentry Hazel Weatherbie Linda Whitaker Betty Jones Leora Fuller Larry Lombard Harold Castleberry Donald Hieber Joy Brownlee Bruce Landers Dean Register Wilbur Kennedy. Also noted a fact that there are about 2,500 known species of lizard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane High School
Jean Sathers
Ottawa
Donna Cole
Mary Cunningham
Helen Winters
Barbara Long
Alberta Best
Dorothy Demmitt
Nancy Barrett
Joyce Burke
Berniece Byers
Norman Gentry
Hazel Weatherbie
Linda Whitaker
Betty Jones
Leora Fuller
Larry Lombard
Harold Castleberry
Donald Hieber
Joy Brownlee
Bruce Landers
Dean Register
Wilbur Kennedy
State Grants Rate Hike For Kansas City Power & Light
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a 490000 annual rate increase for Kansas City Power and Light Co. The hike to 5 percent return applies April 29 to about 47000 customers in Johnson Wyandotte Miami Osage Linn Franklin Douglas Leavenworth Bourbon and Allen Counties. Paola is the largest outside Johnson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City Power and Light Co
State Corporation Commission
Johnson
Wyandotte
Miami
Osage
Linn
Franklin
Douglas
Leavenworth
Bourbon
Allen
Kansas City
Johnson County
This County
Paola
Commission
Eisenhower requests 3.5 billion to fight communism
President Eisenhower asked Congress for three and a half billion dollars to combat communism worldwide. Most funds would address immediate threats to world security and stability centered in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Eisenhower
Congress
Asia
Hearing Set On Theft Charge In Ottawa Case
Wendell Rings of Burlington, charged with petty larceny, appeared in county court and pleaded not guilty. A preliminary hearing on a grand larceny count was scheduled for Monday. bond set at 1500 and he was committed in default. Donald White was appointed to represent Rings. Rings also received five days in jail for an unregistered motor vehicle, cited by Patrolman Art Jensen. The related defendant, Harry S. Neal, will have a preliminary hearing on the grand theft charge Friday. William Bowers appointed to represent Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Rings
Burlington
Ottawa
Rings
Donald White
Milo Harris
Art Jensen
Harry S. Neal
William Bowers
Neal
Release Boy Who Killed Stepfather
A 16 year old boy who admitted he shot and killed his stepfather Sunday has been released from custody by Shawnee County authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Sunday
Shawnee County
Scientist labels smog as greatest lung cancer cause
Pasadena report cites Dr. Paul Kotin of USC pathology stating smog is the leading single cause of lung cancer. He describes a four year, animal-based program funded by the Public Health Service linking oxidized hydrocarbons in auto exhaust and fuel vapors to tumor development, with no lasting ill effects observed in survived animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Paul Kotin
University of Southern California
National Air Pollution
U.S. Public Health Service
Kotin
USC Medical School
Los Angeles County General Hospital
State Show Of Holstein Cattle Here
Holstein breeders of Kansas gather in Ottawa on April 29 and 30 for the ninth annual Kansas Holstein-Friesian Association show. The event marks the association's first Ottawa state show with arrangements led by Martin Dickinson and a Chamber of Commerce committee. Cattle arrive April 28 and the all-state show is set for April 30 at the Franklin County Fair Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ottawa
Kansas Holstein-Friesian Association
Martin Dickinson
Homewood
Art Jensen
Olathe
Grover Meyer
Basher
Franklin County Fair Grounds
West Seventeenth Street
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Auditorium
Peg Carr
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Russell Shipps
Allen Hetts
Ft. Atkinson
Wisc
Dickinson
Holstein Association
Wabaunsee
Shawnee
Douglas, Johnson
Lyon
Osage
Osawatomie
Ayrshire
Caldwell
McPherson
Erie
Hutchinson
Guernsey
Horton
Independence
Salina
Larned
Newton
Herington
Colby
Weather forecast and past records from the day
Mostly fair this afternoon and tonight with cooler readings. Thursday will be fair to the west and north and partly cloudy in the southeast. Lows tonight 35 to 40 northwest to the 40s southeast, highs Thursday 68 to 75. Yesterday’s high 80 at 1:25 pm, low today 50. hourly temps show readings from morning 60s to 70s and a late-evening 72. Record highs 94 in 1902 and record lows 25 in 1910/1953. river at .89 foot. Sky yesterday mostly cloudy and precipitation .23. Wind yesterday SW strong.
Social Security Talk At VFW Hall Tonight
Public meeting at the VFW hall north of Ottawa on US 59 will focus on Social Security topics including veterans coverage and new rules for farmers and farm laborers. Rich ard Nitschke, field representative from the Social Security Administration in Kansas City, will answer questions. The event is sponsored by the VFW as a public service project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Ottawa
US 59
Richard Nitschke
Kansas City
Kas
Social Security Administration
Nitschke
First Baptist Church Sale Seeks Donations for White Elephant
Friendship class requests clothing housewares furniture or any items for a White Elephant sale with free pickup offered. Donors may contact A4 c lt and specify Php 72 or 1854 as reference. Proceeds support church programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church Friendship Class
Ottawa Weather Sparks Dust and Tornado Reports
Rain totaled .23 of an inch in Ottawa as storms moved through Kansas. Eastern areas saw moderate precipitation while the west stirred dust. winds hit 70 mph at points and light hail was reported. Unconfirmed tornado funnel reports west of Topeka. High 80 yesterday, low 40 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Colorado
South Dakota
Wyoming
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Topeka names Neil L. Toedman revenue director
Yates Center businessman Neil L. Toedman, 53, was named director of revenue for the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation on Gov. Fred Hall's recommendation. He will earn $9,000 a year and succeeds Wilbur Leonard who has served as acting director. Toedman heads the Neil L. Toedman Insurance Agency with offices in Yates Center, Topeka and Kansas City and publishes the Mid-West Truckman. Hall noted Dr. Leonard Axe plans to return to KU as dean of the School of Business, with a search for a successor underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Neil L. Toedman
Yates Center
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Fred Hall
Toedman
Wilbur Leonard
State Republican Committee
Wallace Buck
Federal Smalls Business Administration
Neil L. Toedman Insurance Agency
Kansas City
Kas
Mid- West Truckman
Office of Defense Transportation
Hall
Teedman
Leonard Axe
State Department of Administration
University of Kansas School of Business
Axe
Department of Administration
Bank Robber Evades Police in Centerville Heist
A masked man robbed Bendena State Bank at about 8 a.m. during a vault opening, stealing around 2100 dollars in cash and coins, then fled in a car after holding cashier W Hi Myers and bookkeeper Amve Holzhey at gunpoint. Police tracked a Nash car through several towns but the suspect eluded capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendena
Kan
Bendena State Bank
Amve Holzhey
W. Hi. Myers
Myers
Miss Haoalzhey
Elaine Myers
Qne
Charles Clary
Doniphan County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Woto
Nash
Centerville
Garnett
Linn County
Duwo
LeLoup
Bill Gray
Pleasanton
J. B. Warren
Warrens
Parker
Warren
Garnett Hospital
Art Jensen
Les Stallings
Bill Boucek
Bob Conner
Logan
Main
Powhattan
Hickory
Fickory
King
Conner
Buucek
Sand Creek
Jensen
Stallinus
Dean Driscoll
Jay Brown
FBI
Wears
PBL
Wellsville
FBE
Dust From Colorado Storm Slows Across Four States
Dust from a Colorado storm spread over Texas Oklahoma Kansas and western Missouri as winds eased. Showers fell in the north while Denver reported top soil driven to 30,000 feet. Visibilities varied from one to six miles across several cities with damaging gusts and scattered rain in northern states and West Central Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalhart
Tex
Colorado
Denver
la Junta
Colo
Pueblo
Weather Bureau
Ponca City
Okla
Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Kanute
Salina
Topeka
Big Bend
Texas
Lone Star State
West Central
Burg Seniors To Present Play Headed For Eden
Williamsburg high school senior class presents the three act comedy drama Headed for Eden Friday night in the school auditorium. Miss Floribel Lancaster directs with 17 students in speaking roles including Jean Blankenbeker Marvin Bischoff Chester Fredricks Marlene Kerbs Duane Randel Beverly Reeves Ann Reh Shirley Schoonover Merle Shaffer Bob Sutherland Cheryl Thornbrugh Ken Thornbrugh Jan Ware Krista Belle Weigand Margaret Wmith and Mary Weigand Pat for Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg High School
Eden
Floribel Lancaster
Jean Blankenbeker
Marvin Bischoff
Chester Fredricks
Marlene Kerbs
Duane Randel
Beverly Reeves
Ann Reh
Shirley Schoonover
Merle Shaffer
Bob Sutherland
Cheryl Thornbrugh
Ken Thornbrugh
Jan Ware
Krista Belle Weigand
Margaret Wmith
Weigand
Mary Weigand
Pat
Showdee By Saddle Club Holds June Showdemo Event
The Ottawa Saddle Club announces its largest Showdeo to date, set for June 5. The club recently joined the Kansas Western Horsemen's Association and expects entries from Salina Wichita and Hutchinson plus other areas. Twelve events are planned for children and adults with trick roping by Lou Stratton featured. Ponies from Charlie Marsh and Mrs A F Stephenson will appear. Ottawa will host the show at the East Wilson street grounds with merchants asked to sponsor events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Charlie Marsh
Kansas City
A. F. Stephenson
Ottawa University to mark 90th anniversary with banquet
Ottawa University plans a 90th anniversary celebration next week starting with a 6 PM banquet in the University Commons, with Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy of the University of Kansas speaking. An 8 PM open house will follow for the public, featuring displays from all university departments and refreshments in the Women’s Residence hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Franklin D. Murphy
University of Kansas
Rexer Berndt
Berndt
B. Smith Haworth
Six Pomona High Seniors to Graduate in May
Six Pomona High school seniors will have commencement on May 6 in the high school auditorium. Nelson P. Horn, president of Baker University, will speak. Graduates are Sharon Miller Kenneth Norton Marlene Parks Richard Richardson and Gary Stoneking. Baccalaureate services are May 8 at Pomona Assembly of God Church with Hey P Ratzluff presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona High School
Nelson P. Horn
Baker University
Pomona
Sharon Miller
Kenneth Norton
Marlene Parks
Richard Richardson
Gary Stoneking
Pomona Assembly of God Church
Hey
P. Ratzluff
Also Mentioned on This Page
Franklin County
William S. Bowers
George Davis
Josephyne Davis
Phillips
Minnick’s
Kansas City Power & Light
C. D. Lyman
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Otawa
Will
Herald Office
Bob Leonard
Army Fatigue Herald News
Saddle Club
Army Mothers
Lamb Ambulance
Pomona High
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!