County assessors report population shifts and farm data
The assessors report shows Ottawa's population up 335 and Franklin County up 336, with most townships increasing and several declines. City totals list Williamsburg rising to 378, Potawa leading township growth, and farm metrics revealing more cows and cattle fed but fewer chickens and bee colonies.
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Wellsville
Princeton
Itawa
Potawa
Tomie
Williamsburg
Custer
Ormond
Richmond
Towa
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Rantoul
alHayes
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Mona
Effingham store owner robbed by silent gunman
Clyde Martin 54 year old Effingham supermarket proprietor walked in with groceries when a masked man with a revolver entered his back door and grabbed a small bag. Martin said the thief did not speak and may have mistaken the bag for receipts.
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Effingham, II
Clyde Martin
Effingham
Martin
Missing Pilot Believed Safe
A private plane unreported since Friday night due to rain and low ceiling landed safely at an air strip near Dunkirk New York. Miss L Griffin 45 of Marion Kansas was directed to Buffalo or London Ontario Friday night but weather prevailed. FAA said she may have called relatives from a nearby farm and canceled alert was noted by Kansas City office.
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Detroit
Here
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Marion
Kan
Buffalo
London
FAA
Miss Griffin
Kansas
Kansas City
Tornado Damage Reported in Oklahoma City and Cromwell
Tornadic winds battered southwest Oklahoma City on Thursday night causing over one million dollars in damage. The storm killed three people near Cromwell and injured at least 31. Victims were Mr and Mrs David Brawley and their daughter Laura Ann Brawley, found amid the wrecked farm home.
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Oklahoma City
Cromwell
Okla
David Brawley
Laura Ann Brawley
William Shanes Died Friday in Ottawa
William Shanes, a professional healer, died after a brief illness at about 7 30 PM. He lived at 14 West Third and had been ill with a heart condition. Born August 17 1904 in Memphis Missouri he moved to Ottawa 18 years ago from Homewood. He married Agatha McBride July 3 1940 in Pleasanton. Survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Harley Ainsworth Ottawa a son Wyche of the home and five sisters Mrs Letha Fox Hoisington Mrs D T Miller Kansas City Kas Mrs Eva Bogart Fort Madison Iowa and Mrs F R Bogart Grove Springs Mo. Funeral at 9 PM Tuesday at McVey Dengel Chapel with Rev Robert Power First Christian Church officiating burial Princeton Cemetery.
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Shanes
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Memphis
Ottawa
Homewood
Agatha McBride
Pleasanton
Harley Ainsworth
Wyche
Letha Fox
Hoisington
D. T. Miller
Kansas City
Kas
Eva Bogart
Fort Madison
Iowa
R. Bogart
Grove Springs
Imo
Winter Flare-Back Here Sends Mercury Downward
The winter of 1959-60 reached Kansas with light snow in Ottawa and a low of 33 degrees. Snow was half an inch here while many areas reported below freezing, especially in the northwest. Goodland logged 28 degrees, Ottawa recorded .73 inch moisture yesterday, and heavier precipitation occurred elsewhere including the lower Marais des Cygnes Valley and Trating Post downstream from Ottawa.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Northwest
Marais Des Imygnes Valley
Exiled Columns Invade Paraguay amid Storms and Skirmishes
Paraguarian exiles press into southeastern Paraguay with battalions from Brazil and Argentina as government forces bomb the Rainforest front. The invasion coincides with violent weather across the region, including tornadoes in Indiana and Tennessee and heavy rains from Texas to the Gulf Coast.
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Gulf Coast
Crado
Asuncion
Paraguay
Parana
Argentina
Misiones
Alfredo Stroessner
Brazil
Hathaway
Porto Car
Texas
Louisiana
Los Antonio Lopez
Mississippi
President Eisenhower to speak at chamber meeting Monday
President Eisenhower will address the U S Chamber of Commerce Monday in Constitution Hall after 11 a m in a brief talk. A second major foreign policy address is planned at 9 30 p m EST for a dinner broadcast on radio and TV.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Chamber of Cour Mer
White House
Constituton Hall
Committee For International Economic Growth
Committee To Strengthen the Frontiers of Freedom
Turkish Troops Clear Istanbul University Campus
Turkish troops with fixed bayonets removed 2,000 student sit down strikers from Istanbul University after an 18 hour protest against Premier Adnan Menderes. Students were interned and charged with violating martial law as infantry entered the campus to disperse the demonstration.
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Turkey
ASP
Istanbul University
Adnan Menderes
Nodt
Mar Low
Frost Warning and Weekend Warmth Forecast
Frost or freezing conditions expected tonight with a general forecast of fair weather through Sunday. Temperatures fall to about 30 tonight and rise to around 65 Sunday as conditions turn warmer.
Topeka Man Slain In State Prison
Robert Seibert, 26, of Topeka, was stabbed to death at the State Prison in Lansing by inmate Joseph Reynolds who is serving time for a prior fatal stabbing. Reynolds, sentenced Jan 5, 1959, to up to two years for fourth degree manslaughter in Robert Lee Kirby's death, pleaded self defense. Seibert was serving one to five years from Wyandotte County for passing worthless checks.
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Lansing, Kas
Robert Seibert
Topeka
Tracy Hand
Seibert
Joseph Reynolds
Reynolds
Robert Lee Kirby
Three Killed In Plane Crash Near Topeka
Lt. Carl Heaberlin, 24, copilot of a Baz reconnaissance plane, died Friday after the aircraft stationed at Forbes Air Force Base crashed 12 miles southeast of Topeka. Heaberlin was killed three hours after his son was born, joining two other crew members who also died.
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Kan
Carl Heabelin
Baz
Forbes Air Force Base
Here
Heaberlin
Scientists extend contact range with Pioneer V probe
Washington AP reports scientists now expect to maintain contact with the American space probe Pioneer V to 100 million miles from earth, twice their prior estimate. At seven million miles and rising, the 5-pound craft carries two transmitters, with the 150-watt main unit to be activated later, ensuring earth control stays in touch as the probe nears Venus.
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Earth
Jodrell Bank
England
Venus
Soviet Trawler Seen Snooping Off Long Island
The Navy sighted a Soviet trawler about 60 miles off Long Island near the Polaris test site. Kennedy accuses Humphrey of smear tactics as both vie for the May 10 Democratic primary, with Johnson and Symington also active in campaigning and regional stops.
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Sen. Kennedy
Humphrey
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Charleston
John F. Kennedy
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Hubert
D-Minn
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Atlantic
Jfleet
Soviet trawler Vega sighted by U S Navy patrol
The U S Navy tracked the Soviet trawler Vega in international waters near New York and Newfoundland. Navy missiles training continued on the George Washington while sonar and radar evidence indicated the Vega carried listening gear and radar antennae.
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Conn
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Lakehurst
Nut
Eisenhower Eyes New Approach to Aged Health Plan
The Eisenhower administration studies another plan for voluntary medical care for the aged. Debate centers on financing, with options including state operation, private insurers, or purchaser policies with federal and state subsidies. Coverage would target those 65 and older and seek to avoid mandatory federal funding.
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Eisenhower
Ferth Flemming
Arthur S
Flemming
House Committee
Senate
Considera
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Lightning Hits Quenemo House. Second Blaze Threatens
A vacant recently remodeled house at Quenemo, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Rey Heilman of Lone Star, was destroyed by lightning around 9 p.m. A second fire threat arose at Mrs Pauly Webster’s home when Judy Webster, 13, left with younger children and a skillet of grease ignited. A passerby halted the grease fire before it spread. Judy was briefly alone while Mrs Webster attended a school dance.
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Quenemo
Rey Heilman
Lone Star
Douglas County
Meilmans
Lone Star Lake
Pauly Webster
Judy Webster
Judy
Ticket Sales Rise at Kansas City Athletics Club
Kansas City Athletics report a 6 percent rise in pre season ticket sales, with 329,002 seats sold. Club officials cited early sales as the driving factor for the uptick amid upcoming events.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Athletics
Nixon Spending Big In Indiana Predicts Nixon Rally
In Indiana Kennedy argues Nixon is pouring money to secure an Indiana primary upset. Kennedy claims Hoosiers will derail Nixon’s plans, viewing the race as a broader fight not a simple popularity contest. Kennedy spoke in five Indiana cities despite illness.
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Indianapolis
John F. Kennedy
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