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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1957
Page
1
The Williamsburg High senior class presents the three act comedy Handy Man in the school auditorium on Tuesday April 23 at 6 p.m. Seventeen of the 22 seniors participate under director Miss Floribel Lancaster with class sponsors Miss Lancaster and Walt Moore.
Funeral notices honor Walter McDowell 63 near Osawatomie with burial in Osawatomie cemetery after dying April 14 in St Marys Hospital. Also listed are infant Susan Linna Willhite deaths, Harry F. Smiley death in Ottawa, and Ollie J. Plake formerly of Ottawa dying in Alva Oklahoma. Survivors, service dates, and burial details are noted for each.
Admitted Carolyn Wadkins 822 Hamblin Mrs Denia Mundy 418 W 1st Friday. Mrs Lennie Everett 803 8 Main Mrs Dale Strider RFD 2 Lawrence today. Births Maurice Green Wellsville daughter born Friday weight 8 lb 14 42 Mr and Mrs James Robinson 7518 Locust son born today weight 8 lb 2% oz. Mr and Mrs Earl Medlin Hantoul son born today weight 7 lb 202. Dismissed Mrs Floyd Minnick 204 E 14th Miss Bertha Richards RFD 2 Friday. Effie Griffin Cedar House Mrs Leroy Slilderbrandt and baby daughter 811 1 1th Mrs Glen Wilhite RFD 2 Wells ville Jim Cannady Princeton today.
Two funeral notices record deaths on April 15 and services held at McVey-Dengel Mortuary with Rev. M Todd Macdonald and Rev. Walter Jackson officiating. Pallbearers include Robert Lantis Aubry Morrison A C Heigele Lyle Dykstra Warner Lutz Cecil Kapp and others. Burial in Hope Cemetery with hymns sung by Wilma Sheeder and Roberta Wash and Elsie Arthur.
Karachi government spokesman denied reports that Iranian bandit leader Dadshah attacked Turbat jail and freed his brother Ahmad Shah and gang members. Dadshah and others remain at large after the ambush that killed three Americans last month in southeast Iran.
Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi announced plans to visit India and Nationalist China before traveling to the United States in June. The announcements outlined the schedule as Tokyo aims to strengthen regional ties and discuss postwar security with allied nations.
Charles Widner of Salina was killed in a wreck northeast of Colby as a heavy dust storm reduced visibility. His car was rammed from the rear by a heavy truck while Widner, a cigar salesman, was stopped or moving slowly.
The government resumes Monday its bid to prove a 20 defendant conspiracy to violate federal liquor laws in dry Oklahoma. Among the accused are Tulsa Police Commissioner Jones, suspended Police Chief Livingston, and Tulsa Tribune reporter Bulloch. A police officer testified he was ordered to back off bootleggers and a whisky peddler described a meeting where payoffs were divided. Patrolman Carter said he was told to leave bootleggers alone and was transferred the next day. Bootlegger John Edwards described a protection scheme sharing seven ways with Jones Livingston and Bulloch.
Two jet planes over a water tower construction site near Egligny and Chatenay sur Seine were blamed for a scaffolding collapse. Six workmen were thrown to the ground from about 130 feet, suffering minor injuries as the upper scaffold section tumbled during the jets’ passage.
The women of the Christian Church will hold an Easter food sale Saturday at Brooks Cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Denker and Terry of Pomona visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Art Morris. Nora Witt returned home Friday after a week at the Bronson home in Dodge City. Mrs. Bob Knight called on Mr.
Washington reports the Air Force has ordered clearance of all "national impact" missile accident news by its information office. Commanders on bases are to withhold weapon type or name details and seek Air Force headquarters approval by telephone before public statements, amid revision of an accident information directive. Meanwhile, local items note social visits, church events, and family announcements in Princeton and Ottawa areas.
The South Korean ambassador said the United States has decided to equip allied forces in Korea with modern weapons in response to North Korea's growing Communist armed strength. Ambassador You Chan Yang said he was informed of the decision by U.S. officials.
Cairo University reports 25 persons drowned when a bus overturned into a canal near Damanhur yesterday. Eight bodies have been recovered so far. Damanhur is about 63 miles northwest of Cairo.
Binghamton news reports that Woodrow Matthews died after a pre dawn gas explosion. He allegedly admitted on his deathbed that he attempted to kill himself after learning his wife Ella and children Alma and Carl were dead. Coroner said Alma faced nude-photo scandal.
Manhattan College cautions that winter oats are unsuitable in this area as trials show they winter kill easily and perform poorly. The notice emphasizes non-recommendation for planting oats in cold season.
Oklahoma City area child with a rare pain insensitivity cries when spanked, doctors say. Dr Louis Jolyon West of Oklahoma University Medical School cites the case to argue spanking cannot be justified as necessary or desirable. He notes the girl has average intelligence and must be taught to avoid hazards.
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