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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1956

Page

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Ottawa items mix performances, meetings and notices

Ottawa events include a senior high school concert titled The Inner Willy with Ottawa High School seniors, an Ottawa army open night at the 431 armory with a film program, and a Four States Quartet from Baker University at Pomona. Local notices cover found bicycle, minor vehicle crash, divorces, real estate suits, student council elections, Owl Society initiation, letter carriers meeting, and Wycoff school closure with one eighth grade graduate.

Ottawa Chamber Directors Meet Bond Victory Plan

The board of directors of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce will meet this evening at 7 30 in the chamber rooms. Committee chairmen will attend to discuss the flood bond victory celebration set for May 18 and 19.

Ottawa Agints Ottawa Chamber of Commerce

Local residents treated at KU Medical Center

Treatment notes list Roy Curtis of 114 S Maple as admitted yesterday with room 4 A 5. Dean Robison of Princeton underwent a mastoid operation Monday at KU Medical Center. he is Byron and Mrs Robison's son and is expected to return home to Princeton later this week.

Roy Snyder Guy McIntosh Kenneth Gentry Richard Hewitt Ernest Watkins William Storey John Elder Jay Milton Joe Taylor George Barnes Hutchinson Roy Curtis S. Maple University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Kas Dean Robison Princeton Byron Robison

Hospital Notes Admit and Discharge List

Admitted patients include Ben Strafuss Manhattan Mrs Harley Cromwell Quenemo Donald Cook Virgil Hird Baldwin and Stanley Atkinson Seattle and Monroe Trailer Court Mrs Jessie P Cornell Seattle and infant sons and daughters. Dismissed include Mrs Winford O D Shanley and infant son 603 S Sycamore and Mrs James H Needham and infant daughter Lane.

Ben Strafuss Manhattan Harley Cromwell Quenemo Donald Cook Virgil Hird Baldwin Stanley Atkinson Jessie P. Cornell Seattle Wash Cyril D. Brownrigg Monroe Trailer Court Winford OD. Shanley S. Sycamore James H. Needham Lane

Rotate Party Control In Kansas Election Call

GREAT BEND Kansans should rotate political control after years of Republican governance state Democratic chairman Frank Theis told Democrats in the 33rd State Senatorial District meeting last night comparing political cycles to farming saying one party’s rule has depleted public trust and confidence in Topeka.

Great Bend Frank Theis Theis Kansas Topeka

Deaths: Frank Fogle Dies in Illinois

Frank Fogle brother of W. C. Fogle of Williamsburg died Tuesday in Naperville Illinois after years of ill health. He was the third Fogle to pass since January 25 along with A. B. Fogle Zilla Fogle and a niece Mrs. Charles Fogle. Survived by wife two daughters a son was killed in World War II. Body to be cremated with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery east of Williamsburg.

Frank Fogle W. C. Fogle Williamsburg Napersville Fogle A. B. Fogle Zilla Fogle Charles Fogle Mr. Fogle Mt. Hope Cemetery

Funeral services for Charles L Adams held April 25

Charles L Adams died April 23. funeral at Lamb Funeral Home officiated by Rev BE Meyers of Seventh Day Adventist church. Pallbearers listed. Interment in Highland cemetery. Hynes organist played selections.

Almeda Sinclair Highland Cemetery

Appanoose Social Notes: Local Visits and Illness

Appanoose community items list guests visiting families in Lawrence Topeka Wichita and nearby towns. Mentions include Mr and Mrs Arthur Mesene Mer and Elza Bond hosts. Kay Ingersol and siblings entertained at Michigan Valley with tap dancing and singing for forty diners. Also notes Larry Rich returned to school after mumps.

Arthur Mesenhimer Elza Bond Lawrence C. A. Skaggs Lester Clark Wilbur Lauver Derrell Fred Walker Kay, Sue Kerry Ingersol Michigan Valley Jean Ingersol McKinley Fishburn John Snyder David Moberly Joe Kanopolis Walter Clark Donald Topeka Sandra Roper Howard Morgan Mike Ricky Overbrook Kenneth Hufford Wichita Robert McArdle Jimmy Gary Clyde Morgan Larry Rich Ira Morgan

Not Enough Horse Thieves

TROY N Y The Brunswick Society for the Apprehension of Horse Thieves last night discussed broadening the scope of its organization Since no horse thieves have been apprehended since 1910 chicken thieves may be added to the 40 member society s list of culprits.

Troy N. Y Brunswick Society For the

Russians Bid Farewell To Britain In Winding Visit

Soviet Prime Minister Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev said goodbye in London after wreathing Karl Marx’s grave and meeting Labour leaders. They then toured Scotland where Georgi Malenkov praised Robert Burns. A joint communique on East West talks was planned on return. Khrushchev defended Soviet treatment of Jews and Social Democrats, while tensions with Britain cooled to cordial exchanges.

London Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev Britain Karl Marx Labor Party Khrushchev Scotland Georgi Malenkov Robert Burns Eden Soviet Union Social Democrats Popular Front Europe U. S U. N Eisenhower Harold Stassen Stassen Andrei Gromyko

Close Office of Cowboy Capital in Emporia

The Cowboy Capital office in Emporia was closed today after executive director Gray Graham announced his resignation and said records have been sent to Dodge City. Nearly all directors resigned amid controversy over a proposed museum site in Dodge City. Incorporators will meet in Dodge City on May 7 to review the project. further work rests with Dodge City sponsors. A stray horticultural line about a seed bed appears but is not tied to the main event.

Emporia Cowboy Capital of the World Gray Graham Dodge City Graham Cowboy Capital Corp

Bullet In Head Causes Headache

In Sacramento California a .303 caliber rifle discharged accidentally wounding William H Miller who said he had only a slight headache. The bullet entered above his right eye. Miller walked half a block for help. Doctors reported no brain damage and his condition satisfactory.

Sacramento Calif William H. Miller

Dulles Seeks Way To Improve World Stance on Atomic Use

Secretary of State Dulles outlined a policy study to prove the United States will use atomic and hydrogen weapons only for defense. He urged Soviet assurances that it will refrain from using atomic threats except in defense and called for broader NATO cooperation on political and economic issues. The speech echoed Eisenhower on a rotating advisory group for foreign aid and emphasized using new weapons under UN Charter principles.

Washington Dulles United States Soviet Union Ajapov

Soil moisture below normal across western Kansas

Four years of drought left western Kansas with sharply below average available soil moisture. Tests from April 16 to 21 show moisture to an average depth of 29.1 inches, down from 33 inches last year and 36.7 inches the 1945 54 average. Spring moisture stood at 13.8 percent, lowest since 1940, though wheat was in generally good condition and expected to respond to rain.

Topeka Kansas Federal State Departments of Agriculture

Easy Path For Highway Bill

Washington House Republican Leader predicts House will pass the Democratic sponsored highway bill by a substantial margin with most Republicans. Debate opens today for five hours with final vote likely tomorrow after floor fights. The bill authorizes 51.5 billion for highway building over 13 years, including 27.5 billion for 40,000 miles of interstate highways, 90 percent funded federally. highway user taxes would rise 14.8 billion over 16 years, including a penny increase in the federal gasoline tax to 3 cents. Earlier Congress blocked similar plans amid financing disputes.

Washington House Martin Massachusetts Rayburn Rep Fallon Eisenhower

Sabotage Trial Moves Swiftly

Denver prosecutors near a decisive point in the John Gilbert Graham airliner bombing case. They plan to call FBI agents to testify about Graham's confession to blowing up the plane carrying his mother, Mrs Daisie E King, and 43 others, with evidence tying a 25 stick dynamite time bomb to the incident.

Denver John Gilbert Graham Bert M. Keating FBI Graham Keating Daisie E. King United Air Lines Longmont Colo

Shark's Meal May Hold Ton of Tiny Sea Life

A basking shark's stomach may contain as much as a ton of minute sea organisms it feeds on, highlighting the vast scale of its filter feeding and ecological role in marine ecosystems.

Prison Term For Town Marshal In Bank Holdup

A former town marshal, 52, pleaded guilty to a bungled Citizens Deposit Bank robbery in Arlington, Ky. He claimed he blacked out during the Feb. 10 incident, but psychiatrists ruled him legally sane. He was sentenced to 15 years by Federal Judge Roy Shelbourne as authorities report the failed plan and misfiring pistol.

Paducah Roy Shelbourne Robert Herman Maxey Citizens Deposit Bank of Arlington Maxey

Bus Driver Fights Gunman In Fatal Street Duel

In Mexico City a bus driver struck and killed pedestrian Alfonso de la Serna after he drew a pistol during a cross street confrontation. The gunman died at the scene. the bus driver fled the incident remains under police search.

Mexico City Alfonso de la Serna de la Serna

Local Markets on Farms and Vehicle Accident Patterns

About 11 percent of Americans live on farms and eighty five percent of vehicles involved in accidents were passenger cars.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Your Herald Be. P. m. Includ Roy Engle Sutinacher Ottawa Rotary Club Stormes and Frank Ottawa Post Office Sparkie Spiel Roy Baker Charles Walt Simpson Ottawa High School Ovening Leonard Ligon Ligon Hadley Memorial Hospital Hays Phil McCracken Herb Coffman Wellsville Gardner Hospital Mason Clarence Coffman J. D. Yerkes Sears Bruce Spears E. W. Woodworth Four States Baker University Pomona Bob Wilson Jim Kikendall Grand Island Nebr Lynn Holmes Rex Carlton Parkville Ward Ernest E. Shaffer Pecan Donald Smith N. Oak Phyllis Piper S. Oak Clyde I. Piper Glenn. E. Lancaster Rt. 3 Alpheus Herr Albert Fritts General Mills, Inc Fritts Jack Smith the Ottawa Allen Glenn Dixie Wollam Janet Cox Dennis Smith F. D. Hull Dennis Conger Iva Kay Jones Bud Gollier Nancy Curry Marie Keelin Karen Wilson Gary Hornbuckle Joel Berglund Larry Forsythe Jack Davis John Davis Hickory Owl Society Kansas University Wycoff School W. E. Hegberg Robert Schneider C. W. Schneider Ruth Morgan A&e JOOD N. Main Pansy Sweet William Coleus Stewart's Fruit & Flower Farm Richter Cowboy Capital Rock Hudson Jane Wyman AE Murphy SK Iylebettoe Walter Breakan Y. Te Black Fawworth Jewis Ooller Tony Curtis Janet Leigh David Farrar Barbara Rush Herbert Marshal Torin Thatches Hillcrest An JOE Wilbern Mattress Co C. A. Myers & Son Centropolis Embry Roberts Market Hast 11Th St East Hastith St Hila Scott North Main Jack Nelson Anderson County Ira Henderson Garnett Neill George Waverly Albert Steyv Farm Albert Franklin Co Thoenst Eronida Se Sale Ridon Bill Ransom, Jr Guernsey Keifers Printy Ben Printy N, Main Mrs. E Cap H. R. McCurdy Colbern ST al A Ais Walt Disney of Entertainment Ben and I Dennis Morgan Leonb Funeral Home Pernecrons Teve Dorothea E. Klein West 8Th Street MR. Roberts East OF Createre Superscope Chad Denning Jergens
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