Ottawa Day at Kansas City as Athletics Meet White Sox
Ottawa fans head to Kansas City for the August 10 game between the Athletics and the Chicago White Sox. Ottawa Day tickets total 646 with bus departures at 5 15 p m from North American Hotel. some attendees will drive or ride with friends. Nearby, memories of Minneola school recount early Franklin County history and the failed bid to make Minneola the capital.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Chamber of Commerce
North American
Minneola School
Minneola
Roy Gould
Kansas
Franklin County
Benjamin Franklin
Perry Fuller
Lawrence
Edmund N. Morris
Denver
Ben Nelson
W. W. Manning
Sol Costigan
William Hackett
July 1955 ends with record Ottawa heat peak
July 1955 closed with eight days of 100 plus temperatures in the Ottawa area. A new record of 106 degrees was set on Saturday surpassing the previous July 30 mark of 104 degrees in 1940. The month saw very dry conditions with 1.24 inches total rain, well below normal, and lawns suffering. Hot spots included Wamega at 108 and Lincoln Nebraska tied for hottest in the nation at 108. A Gulf hurricane could push temperatures below 100 tomorrow, otherwise heat and drought persist.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Lincoln
Nebr
Salina
Topeka
Russell
Hill City
Garden City
Hutchinson
Concordia
Goodland
Emporia
Gulf of Mexi
Wellsville Doctor Held After Collision on K-33
Dr. Victor G. Haury, 50, of Wellsville, was arrested Saturday evening after a crash on K-33 near Wells ville. Charged with failing to yield, his 1951 Buick pulled from a side road into a northbound 1955 Chevrolet driven by Elizabeth Kueser, 32, of Eudora. No injuries were reported. Buick damage about $200, Chevrolet about $100. Haury to appear in county court.
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Wellsville
Bob Conaty
Victor G. Haury
Conaty
Haury
Elizabeth Kueser
Kelvinator Appliance Sale At 10 Percent Above Cost
Weidmann Tire and Battery Service advertises a 30 day sale with all Kelvinator appliances priced ten percent above cost. The notice mentions a cream social and Tyres event on August 2 at 6 p.m. hosted by the first Methodist Church M.Y.F. at 201 c-21.
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Weidmann Tire & Battery Service
Methodist Ch. M.Y.F
Weather Forecast Allgemeine August Heat Scene
Generally fair this afternoon and tonight with Tuesday warmer west and with cooler east. Tuesday highs range from the upper 90s east to 100 to 105 west and central. Yesterdays high was 103, overnight low around 71, and river at 0.49 foot.
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M. Weeee
S. W. Light
Two Arrested On Drunk Charges Near Ottawa
Two Kansas City men were cited on drunk charges by Sheriff Jay Brown early Sunday. W. J. Bartlett faced drunk driving charges after he crashed a rented Buick into a ditch two miles west of Ottawa on Wilson street, with an estimated $50 damage. His companion Frank Fabac was cited for being drunk and they are to appear in county court on Saturday.
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Kansas City
Jay Brown
W. J. Bartlett
Frank Fabac
Bartlett
Ottawa
Wilson Street
Adjournment Of Congress Hits Snarl
Congress adjournment plans stalled by disputes over public housing and pay raises for lawmakers. House and Senate work late but fail to clear a path before the July 31 deadline. Key items remain the housing bill, the Defense Production Act extension, and a 92 million dollar appropriations bill. Senator Fulbright aims to reconvene the conference today.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
New York
Europe
Eisenhower
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
City Crash Total Reaches 132 in Ottawa Police Report
Ottawa police report two city crashes today raising the annual toll to 132. A 1937 Ford driven by John McEchron collided with a 1954 Ford driven by Victor Abnitch at Fourth and Hickory, causing $60 total damage. A second crash on South Poplar involved Clyde Moten driving a 1948 Nash hitting John Young’s 1950 Olds. Moten was fined $25 for reckless driving. Damages totaled about $125.
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Ottawa
Fourth
Hickory Streets
Ford
John McEchron
N. Cherry
Victor Abnitch
Albuquerque
N. M
South Poplar
Clyde Moten
Mulberry
John Young
S.poplar
Moten
Wichita Baby Black Market Uncovered By Girl Reporter
Mary A Grice reports in the Wichita Beacon on a black market in babies. Prices range from 800 to 1500 dollars in Wichita. Unwed mothers are contacted via ads and pressured to sign adoption papers at birth. Adoptive parents often believe fees cover maternal support, unaware funds go to attorneys. Licensed agencies caution placing may take weeks to months and require testing. The article covers legal gaps and risks of black-market adoption.
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Wichita
Mary A. Grice
Wichita Beacon
Miss Grice
Kansas
State Division of Child Welfare
Tthe Catholic Social Service
Kansas Children’s Service League
Chinese Communists To Release 11 U. S. Fliers Convicted Of Spying
Washington reports Eisenhower calls China’s plan to free 11 American airmen a relief and joy. Dulles lauds the release as a victory for patience, with no U.S. concessions. Khrushchev says support for Earth satellite work if it serves mankind. Stassen drafts plan to halt atomic weapon production. In California, poultryman Nichols notes a 30 day egg drought followed by a 28 egg week.
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U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
China
Dulles
U.S
United States
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Yucaipa
Calif
L. L. Nichols
Red Ambassador Says Men Already Are Released
Red China announces release of 11 U S airmen held since 1953 after a Chinese court sentenced them on espionage charges. The fliers, shot down in the Korean War, may reach Hong Kong soon for transfer to the United States as diplomats discussed their cases at Geneva.
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Red China
Geneva
Warsaw
Wang Pingnan
Hong Kong
United States
Peiping
China
Harold E. Fischer Jr
Missoula
Mont
Wallace L. Brown
Banka
Ala
John W. Buck
Armathwaite
Tenn
Steven E. Kiba
J.C
Akron
Ohio
Harry M. Benjamin Jr
Worthington
Minn
John W. Thompson III
Orange Va
Daniel C. Schmidt
Redding
Calif
Far East Air Force
North Korea
Manchuria
U. S. Secret Intelligence Service
Supreme People’s Court
Youth Delinquency Trio Faces Ottawa Court
Two Ottawa youths, Philip Olivia 15 and Richard Olivia 13, were found delinquent in juvenile court after a Forest Park fight involving a Princeton youth. Judge Milo Harris placed dispositions under advisement. the brothers were released to their mother at 934 N Locust. Trial for James Bailey 16 of 131 S Poplar regarding the same incident began, with Basil W. Kelsey representing.
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Ottawa
Philip Olivia
Richard
Forest Park
Princeton
Milo Harris
Olivia Boys
N. Locust
James Bailey
S. Poplar
Basil W. Kelsey
Herington Banker Died Saturday
W. F. D. Carman 97 longtime president of the Bank of Herington died Saturday night at Herington Hospital. Funeral services and burial scheduled for here tomorrow. Geneva became headquarters of the League of Nations in 1920.
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Herington
W.F. D. Carman
Bank of Herington
Herington Hospital
Geneva
The
League of Nations
Princeton Woman Wins Eighth Week in Herald Survey
Mrs. LaVeta Turner of Princeton wins $25 first prize in the eighth week of the Herald Community Survey. Ethel D. Goff secures $15 and Clyde E. Morgan $5 for second and third places. Respondents favor clear ads with prices and readable copy. The ninth week closed with Saturday’s Herald. entries due tomorrow night.
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the Herald
Ethel D
Goff
Ottawa
Clyde E
Morgan
Route 1
Pomona
LaVeta Turner
Princeton
Herald
Ethel D. Goff
S. Hickory
Clyde E. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Community Survey Ad Awards OfferReaders Vote for Prizes
A community survey invites readers to vote on daily ads to win cash prizes. Four top ads each day guide awards. readers whose selections match the winners receive prizes up to 25 dollars. The notice lists businesses and notes a new survey week starting today with details on page six.
Ottawa Rations Water as Drouth Eases
City water supply remains satisfactory despite only .11 inch of moisture in 25 days. Superintendent O L E Haff reports that raising the Marais des Cygnes dam added 50 million gallons of storage, enough for at least 20 days under current use of about 2 million gallons daily. With Kiefer and Miller dams upstream, Ottawa holds a stronger reserve than in 1953 drouth.
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Ottawa
O. L. E. Haff
Water and ‘Light Department
Marais Des Cygnes
Kiefer
Drouth
Two Gardner Men Fined for Electric Fish Stun Plot
Gardner residents Robert Hartman and Forrest Cordell were fined $50 each plus costs and had fishing licenses suspended for 200 days after using an improvised electric shocking device to stun fish in the Marais des Cygnes river east of Rantoul. State game protectors Olin Minckley and Paul LeGer reported the device powered by a wet battery and generator rigged in a tackle box.
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Gardner
Justice Court
Marais Des Cygnes
Olin Minckley
Paul LeGer
Robert H. Hartman
Forrest Cordell
Rantoul
Hartman
Corde
Gardiner P. Walker
Minckley
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John Koch
Williamsburg
Lamar Phillips
Weather Bureau
Herald Office
Lamb Ambulance
New York Times
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas Bros
Tokyo
Red
Herington Banker
Community Survey
Anchor Savings & Loan Safeway Terrill’s
Curby Auto Supply
Malott’s
McVey Attasts
Richardson
Saunders Star Grain & Lumber Tally Theatre
Wightmans
Edminston’s
Minnick
Dodge-Plymouth Price Motor Co
Quin’s
Mulecahey
Buick
Kelseys Montgomery- Ward Hillcrest Theatre
City Water Supply O. K
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