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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1955
Page
7
Help wanted classified note from Ottawa and nearby towns seeking male workers for a new selling system. Car and $75 to $100 required. C and A Distributors Box 663 Fort Scott Kan.
Wanted immediate opening for two reliable men to travel mid west servicing small road signs No experience necessary transportation and expenses paid For interview phone 908 or call in person at
A readable list of varied service ads and notices including truck care repairs awnings washing machine repairs furniture upholstery wallpaper removal painting and decorating, house improvements, and a nursing home listing. Many entries include business names and contact phone numbers or box write offers.
Thurman Priest, 48, Grand Prairie Texas, faces a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his 11 year old niece Jeannette Earnest. He was convicted of killing, kidnapping, and the girl was found shot to death in woods east of Lebanon on November 17. Prosecutor Edgar Mayfield said Priest loved the girl so much he did not want others to have her. Priest claimed amnesia about the events.
An airman intervention ended a knife fight after bystanders heard the commotion and the military account notes the restraint of force. This brief report highlights quick action by service members to prevent further harm.
Dust from the Western plains clouded skies over seven states as high winds persist through tomorrow. Eastern Colorado, western Kansas, and western Nebraska faced the worst conditions with gusts up to 68 mph and low visibilities. Showers were expected to ease dust in the Oklahoma Texas Panhandle region and across the Rockies in Utah. Denver noted dust largely from the previous day, with conditions remaining unsettled but not severe.
Air Force details reveal Airman Paul H. Blankenship was convicted by court martial and sentenced to life for stabbing S.Sgt. Walid L. Argyle to death during a Jan. 20 mess hall brawl at Itami Air Base near Osaka. Thaxton, who was wounded, recovered.
The city governing body of Richmond Kansas declares a policy to issue Water Works Revenue Bonds totaling 25990 dollars to finish its Water Works System. The ordinance notes previous bond elections and statutory limits, replacing General Obligation options with revenue bonds to complete the project. It sets that voters taxpayers and users may rely on the policy and requires passage approval and publication.
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