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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1956

Page

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Kiwanis talk and Topeka Lawrence trip for Ottawa students

Ot- Kiwanis club heard a talk on high fidelity reproduction of sound. A student group from Ottawa with teachers visited Topeka and Lawrence including the Dyche Museum and state capitol, ending with a picnic at Gage Park and a science roast.

W. D. Bomttawa Ot- Kiwanis Club Jer‘Barnett Kansas City, Mo Topeka Greenell School Ottawa Lawrence Susan Saling James

Deaths Mrs Mary Alice Fouts, longtime Fouts community resident

Mrs. Mary Alice Fouts of route 1 died today at 8 a m at her home near Highland cemetery age past 90. Born December 30, 1857 in Vinton County Ohio she moved to the Fouts community in 1880 and married Charles E. Fouts in 1878. She attended Elm Grove Methodist church and was the eldest of 11 siblings. Survived by daughter Stella Fouts six grandchildren 18 great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 2 p m at Life on Funeral Chapel with W B DeVilbiss officiating burial in Highland Cemetery.

Mary Alice Fouts Route 1 Highland Cemetery Vinton County Ohio Fouts Charles E. Fouts Lena! Fouts Boise Ida Life On Funeral Chapel W. B. DeVilbiss Highland Sematerys

Hospital Notes Admits List From City Addresses

Hospital notes show admissions and discharges including Robert H. Jones 817 S Cherry Charles Brandon 128 Maple Mrs Glenn English 210 Powhattan Ted North 1015 Cypress Meredith Mavity 418 S Mulberry Mrs Ernest Thompson 51L Maple Judy Pope 819 S Mulberry William L Osburn 815 Princeton Mrs Wiley Broers route 2 Wellsville Mrs Cora Burney 1224 Hickory infant daughter Joe Toumberlin 188 N Oak Elizabeth Briles route 2 today

Robert H. Jones S. Cherry Charles Brandon Glenn English Powhattan Ted North Meredith Mavity Ernest Thompson Francis Russell Judy Pope William L. Osburn Princeton Wiley Broers Wellsville Cora' Burney Hickory Joe Toumberlin N. Oak Elizabeth Briles

Committee OKs Highway Funds Votes for 51.4 Billion Bill

Washington The House Public Works Committee approved a 51.4 billion highway bill by a 16 to 2 vote and endorsed 1.8 billion in new highway user taxes over 16 years. The plan raises the federal gasoline tax from 2 to 3 cents per gallon and seeks House action next Thursday and Friday.

Washington House Public Works Committee House

World Wide News Briefs

Brief world notes cover notable events from politics, science, and culture. Highlights include developments in diplomacy, economic indicators, and notable public statements from leaders, with a focus on timely, factual updates across regions.

Nasser To Meet Arab Sovereigns In Jidda Conference

Egypt’s Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser heads to Jidda for talks with King Saud of Saudi Arabia and Imam Ahmed of Yemen. The meeting comes as UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold pursues Palestine border talks and monitors cease fire violations on the Israeli Egyptian frontier.

Jerusalem Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser Jidda King Saud Saudi Arabia Imam Ahmed Yemen Middle East Mecca U.N Dag Hammarskjold Palestine Beirut Lebanon U. N Old Grind Gaza Strip Deir el Ballah

Son Waited for Mom at Bridge Rescue in Indiana

In Kirklin Indiana Mrs William H Evans worried when 10 year old Harry did not return by 4 am She searched rural roads and found his overturned car in a dry creek bed beneath a bridge with fresh skid marks He survived after seven hours trapped and told his mother I knew you'd come but it took you long.

Kirklin Ind William H. Evans Harry

Salina Student Heads KU Group

A Salina student was elected president of the University of Kansas All-Student Council for the 1956-57 year. Jim Schultz, a KU sophomore from Salina, will succeed George Sheldon. Wichita sophomore Sandra James was elected vice president. Installations set for April 24.

Lawrence W Salina University of Kansas Jim Schultz George Sheldon Sheldon Sandra James Wichita Richard Billings Russell Dave Whalen Overland Park Don Dunaway Mission

Five Killed In Gunfight In Santiago Cuba

Five persons died today from wounds suffered in a gunfight here last night between students, national police and soldiers. An army statement charged a revolutionary attempt against Gen. Fulgencio Batista's government. Two of the dead were students, two police and one soldier. Student disorders were spreading to other parts of Cuba.

Santiago Cuba Fulgencio Batista

Local Markets Crash Helmets For Police

A Kansas man was killed and two others injured when an automobile overturned twenty miles north of Fort Sumner on U S 84. Glenn Floyd Watson, 38, Garden City, Kansas, died in the crash. Floyd Miles, a state policeman, and Gilbert Green, 37, Garden City, and Wayne Boyd, Muskogee, Oklahoma, were injured. Green suffered broken ribs and internal injuries, Boyd had possible internal injuries, all admitted to a Fort Sumner hospital.

Fort Sumner Nlm Kansan U.S Glenn Floyd Watson Garden City Kas Floyd Miles Gilbert Green Garden City Wayne Boyd Muskogee Okla Green Boyd

Woman Dies While Decorating Graves at Laurel Grove Cemetery

A 74-year-old woman, Minnie Henry of Paterson, collapsed and died yesterday while placing flowers on a family grave at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Totowa New Jersey. She will be buried in the same plot she was decorating.

Totowa N.J Laurel Grove Minnie Henry Paterson

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