QU Basketball Prospects Lure Tall Recruit to Ottawa
Ottawa residents report Kenneth Leatherman a 7 footer from Marionville MO visiting Ottawa University and exploring enrollment after being spotted by coach Bill Frear in Wichita. Leatherman 22 worked at a service station in Tulsa but favors OU citing friendly locals and a hope for acceptance. He lists height around 7-1 and started as a general helper at Ottawa Steel Corp. before finalizing his decision.
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Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kenneth
Leatherman
Marionville
Tulsa University
Wichita
Bill Frear
Frear
Ottawa Steel Corp
Easter Service Drifts Without Minister in Cherryvale
About 250 people gathered at the First Baptist Church in Cherryvale Kansas for Easter services but the scheduled guest minister Rev Clarence Worthington of Turner was absent. A deacon led the service as the minister could not be reached after staying in Cherryvale overnight. Worthington said he forgot the church name and returned to Turner after trying several Cherryvale churches. Cherryvale has roughly 4000 residents. A second note from Philadelphia reports a Cruelty to Animals society center receiving a request for a gift wrapped kitten as an Easter present from a woman seeking a just so kitten.
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Cherryvale
Kas. U
First ‘Baptist Church
Clarence Worthington
Turner, Kas
Don Walker
Moline
Irvin Axthelm
Worthington
Turner
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Record of April rainfall and flood notes across Kansas
Rain in Ottawa area makes April the wettest since 1951 with 4.40 inches so far and potential to surpass 1947's 4.82 inches. Upstream sites report 6.6 feet at Quenemo, 1.08 inches at Quenemo, and other totals. Tornado damage reported near Pratt and Clay Center. Odd notes include a discarded car note in Scranton and a marriage by newspaper ad in Binghamton. Coyote ear bounty rises with 13 pairs turned in in Franklin County.
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Ottawa
Quenemo
Melvern
Lyndon
Rantoul
Franklin County
Bruce Spears
J. A. Fields
Duane Montague
Pomona
W. J. Wellon
Birch
Logan Sanford Named KBI Chief in Kansas
Logan Sanford of Saint John was appointed director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation by Attorney General John Anderson Jr. Sanford, a KBI agent since 1948 and former Stafford County sheriff, succeeds acting director Will Johns who returns to the attorney general’s office as an investigator in Topeka.
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Topeka
Logan Sanford
St. John
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
John Anderson, Jr
Sanford
KBYI
Stafford County
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy
Will Johns
Peka
Anderson
Johns
Weather outlook for Kansas with showers and storms
Partly cloudy in west with showers and thunderstorms in the east this afternoon and tonight. Cooler tonight in the west and central areas with extreme northwest near 30s and east near 50s. Wednesday highs range from the 60s west to 70s east. Tornado damage noted on several farms with destroyed small buildings fences twisted barns and a silo wrecked. Rainfall totals yesterday and last night include Emporia 2.14 inches Burrton 2.58 inches and other towns reporting varying amounts. shower activity fading but a chance of storms in eastern Kansas later today and tonight. No moisture expected tomorrow.
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Kansas
Emporia
Weather Bureau
Junction City
Great Bend
Lyons
Ellinwood
St. John
Stafford
McPherson
Wellington
el Dorado
Anthony
Arkansas City
Oswego
Council Grove
Elmdale
Winfield
Concordia
Dodge City
Larned
Atchison
Coffeyville
Augusta
Garnett
Topeka
Newton
Hutchinson
Herington
Wichita
Texas Floods and Tornado Threat Prompt Large Evacuations
Heavy rains from squall lines drenched eastern Texas and neighboring states. About 600 people evacuated in Waco as up to 6 inches fell in four hours, flooding homes and streets. rivers rose, highways blocked, and boats deployed for rescues.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Waco
Weather Bureau
Trafffic
Fort i
Baptist Ministers Hold Annual Retreat on Ottawa Campus
Kansas Baptist ministers hold their annual retreat on the Ottawa University campus with sessions yesterday and today. More than 60 attended the first evening meeting. additional speakers include Rev. Howard Sorenson, Rev. John Hooge, Rev. Herman Van Arsdale, Dr. Charles Carmin, Dr. Alphin Conrad, Rev. Owen Miller, Rev. Roger Fredrikson, Rev. Arthur Sisiken, and officials from the Kansas Baptist convention. A convention dinner and rotating appointments were announced with toastmaster Keith Coffeyville figures assisting.
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Kansas Baptist Ministers Retreat
Ottawa University
W. G. Bender
Chanute
Eddie Bender
Q. U
Sam Beckwith
Peabody
Robert R. Wheatley
Osawatomie
Alvin Cassens
Howard
Kansas Baptist
Rov L. Cyrl Pittsburg
The
Ministers Organization
Howard Sorenson
Wichita
John Hooge
Fort Scott
Wellsville
Herman W. van Arsdale
Leon
Charles Carmin
New York
Ministers’ Council
Alphin Conrad
Béthel Seminary
Minneapolis
Owen Miller
Hammond
iInd
Roger Fredrikson
Ottawa
Arthur Sisiken
Satopeka
George Lina
William Keucher
Docking
Kansas Qoambinn
Eisenhower to Hold Conference on Union Crackdown
President Eisenhower called Labor Secretary Mitchell to a Thursday meeting in Augusta Ga to discuss possible legislation addressing union activities highlighted by the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee. Hagerty confirmed the plan as White House press secretary.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Labor
Mitchell
Senate
White House
James C. Hagerty
Congress
U.S
London
Pomona School Patrons Talk Of New Building
The report notes Pomona school patrons discussing plans for a new building. Community meetings focus on capacity, funding, and anticipated impacts on students and staff. The article frames local sentiment toward expansion and improvements.
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Pomona School
School reports no debt and year valuation near two million
Scott stated this morning that the school has no outstanding indebtedness. The district’s valuation for the past year was 1,896,727. The school serves 123 pupils with live teachers covering all eight primary grades. Tomorrow’s meeting is open to all district patrons.
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Scott
City Terms Expire May 1 In Town Commission Appointments
City terms expire May 1 for most appointive positions including city clerk treasurer attorney engineer chief of police fire chief police judge dairy inspector superintendent of water and light building plumbing electric inspectors and several boards. Appointments will be made by the board of city commissioners at the commission meeting Wednesday May 1.
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Highland and Hope Cemetery
Memorial Auditorium
Recreation Board
Planning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Board of Plumbing Examiners
Airport Board
Board of City Commissioners
Commission
Witness Tells Of Liquor Fix In Tulsa Trial
A federal liquor conspiracy trial witness testified he collected money from bootleggers and handed it to defendant Martin Edwards as part of a police protection fix. He said he initially discussed payments with John Bill Edwards, then paid Edwards and other whiskey dealers. Bill Edwards, once the liquor overlord, testified he was eased out by his brother. The first witness, J. D. Pitts, gave testimony contradicting his grand jury statement, prompting a judge to consider perjury charges.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bob Massey
John Bill Edwards
Massey
Martin Edwards
Bill
Bill Edwards
J. D
Red) Pitts
Living Costs Edge Upward in March
The government reported March living costs rose two tenths of one percent, the seventh straight record high. A slight food price decline was offset by gains in all other major consumer groups, boosting wages for about 1.4 million workers tied to the index and lifting annual payroll by roughly 75 million dollars.
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Washington
Labor Department
Animal Hospital Hit By Explosion Near Salina
An explosion wrecked a veterinary clinic three miles south of Salina on U S 81 early today injuring owner Dr Charles Olson burned on face arms and chest. Eight dogs and three cats escaped injury. Gas from a broken service line to a nearby restaurant fed the blast, causing about 10000 damage to the hospital.
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Salina
U. S. 81
Charles Olson
Olson
R. RB. Shideler
Kansas Power and Light Co
Dulles urges UN to settle Suez dispute quickly
Secretary Dulles urged taking the Suez Canal issue to the UN Security Council at once possibly tomorrow evening or Thursday. He said the United States has no objection to American ships passing the canal but tolls should be paid under protest and did not forecast Egypt’s response to the council’s formula.
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Washington
Dulles
Suez Canal
U.N. Security Council
Tomore
United States
Egypt
Suez
Security Council
Cairo
U.S
Russian Ad Draws Protest in Kansas Newspaper
Liquor control director William Murphy criticized a Missouri liquor store ad appearing in a Kansas paper. The ad urged early shopping before a legal change, claiming Missouri prices and a toll-bridge crossing would save money for customers, sparking regulatory concern and protest.
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Topeka
Kansas
Missouri
Willian Murphy
Murphy
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