Paddle turned in near West 2nd boat dock by Tan Hooker
Police chief Flaherty received a 44 foot canoe paddle from Tan Hooker who found it near West 2nd 14 miles west of Main by the boat dock. Police HQ will hold the paddle upon identification. Mary A Cannady among Kansas State College pre enrollment group. plans to major in elementary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan Hooker
Eugene Flaherty
West 2Nd
Main
Mary A. Cannady
Princeton
Kansas State College
Miss Cannady
Claims Unions Exploit Workers Asks Damages For Haircut
A mother seeks 5002.98 dollars damages after a barber's improperly given haircut to her 17-year-old son at a pool in Ottawa. The suit names Francis J Zimmerman and his wife as operators of the Green Valley swimming pool. The action claims the boy was left with a deformed look and a torn shirt valued at 2.98 dollars. The case ties to a broader Senate racketeering probe alleging collusion between labor unions and employers to exploit workers in New York City. A separate note mentions Don Eagle and 40-hour minimum wage discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York, Pa
Washington
Senate
New York City
John McNiff
Assn
McNiff J
Schley Burns
Pomona
New
Groy
York
Gary
Elvin Malburg
Martha Crouch
Ottawa
Paul Garrett
Charles Burch
Paul Epptey
Common Pleas Court
Theodore
Francis J. Zimmerman
Green Valley
Zimmerman
Don Eagle
Ives
Postal Workers Pray For Pay Raises Across Nation
Postal workers across the country held prayer meetings seeking divine guidance on a pending Senate bill to raise pay. The House approved a $546 annual increase on top of the $4,340 average salary for 518,000 workers. President Eisenhower opposes the measure in its current form. Campaigns in Minneapolis over 1000, New York about 200, Mobile 200, Springfield 50, with leaders including Dr. John B. Oman and Rabbi Lewis N. Ginsburg and the Rev. William Hohenschild. The National Association of Letter Carriers backed the prayer effort with 119,000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
John B. Oman
Wesley Methodist Church
Lewis N. Ginsburg
New York City
William Hohenschild
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Manhattan
Mobile
Ala
Taylor Henry
Springfield
John Brockmeier
Sacred Heart Church
Ike
Denver
Milwaukee
William C. Daugherty
The
National Assn. of Letter Carriers
Deaths Mrs Zella Smiley of Ottawa Iowa
Mrs Zella Smiley 41 of 236 S Cherry Ottawa died yesterday at home from a heart condition widow of Harry Smiley who died April 20 Born March 19 1916 in Iowa Falls Iowa She was a Salvation Church member Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs Charles F Oakes Lawrence five sisters and two brothers and several relatives Funeral services Monday 10 30 a m at McVey Dengel Mortuary Elder C E Andrews officiating Burial at Highland Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zella Smiley
S. Cherry
Harry Smiley
Ottawa
Lawrence
Iowa Falls
Iowa
The
Salvation Church
Charles F. Oakes
Almeda Peters
Dorothy Farmer
Maxine Gallagher
Wilma Creek
Theada Higgins
Henry Oakes
Virginia Meeker
Leavenworth
Wilber Oakes
Noel
McVey - Dengel Mortuary
C. E. Andrews
Highland Cemetery
Funeral Riddle dies July 29. services Aug 1 at Richmond Methodist
Funeral services for Fred Martin Riddle who died July 29 were held at the Richmond Methodist Community Church on Aug 1 Rev Cecil Orr officiated. Pallbearers were Lawrence Mallory Robert Gault Antone Gretencord A P O Mara Harry Ritter and Ralph McCrea Miss Irene Akin and Mrs Cecil Orr sang hymns accompanied by Mrs Lee Perkins Burial was in Richmond Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Martin Riddle
Richmond Methodist Community Church
Cecil Orr
Lawrence Mallory
Robert Gault
Antone Gretencord
A. P. O'Mara
Harry Ritter
Ralph McCrea
Irene Akin
Lee Perkins
Richmond Cemetery
Funeral for Charles Rhoades in Wellsville Saturday
Funeral services for Charles Rhoades who died July 33 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Wellsville Methodist Church. Rev J W Stalions will officiate and burial will be in Wellsville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rhoades
Wellsville Methodist Church
J. W. Stalions
Wellsville Cemetery
Mamie Eisenhower Park Opens in Denver with Joyful Dedication
Denver dedicates a new park named for First Lady Mamie Eisenhower as dignitaries speak under a sunny sky. Mayor Nicholls notes the site near new homes and families while Mrs. Eisenhower thanks the crowd and urges children to enjoy the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mamie Hisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
Will F. Nicholson
Mamie Doud
Eisenhower Park
Two Buildings Damaged By Fire Near Lincoln Street
Fire destroyed a shed and damaged a house on the property of E Edwards at 804 Lincoln. Fire Chief Harry Gilliland reports Edwards burned off the weeds, fanning flames to the shed. Firemen battled the blaze, bringing it under control. no value estimate for the five buildings is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Edwards
Lincoln
Harry Gilliland
Ports Edwards
Princeton Youth Paroled After Petty Larceny Plea
Terry Wood, 18, of Princeton, pled guilty in County Court to petty larceny and received 20 days in jail paroled for a year under a strict curfew. He must be home by 9 p.m. weekdays and by midnight on weekends. Police stopped him at 1:15 a.m. for questioning and found a speaker from Hillcrest Drive-in theatre under the car seat. sheriff’s office filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Wood
Princeton
Mila Harris
Wood
Woods
Ottawa
Bill Wheeler
Fred Vogler
Hillcrest Drive-in
Sheriff's Office
Jay Brown
Buildex Plans Expansion With New Lite Weight Plant
Buildex Inc expands capacity to about 300000 cubic yards annually by acquiring Lite Weight Stone Aggregate Co of New Lexington Ohio. The Ottawa plant began lightweight expanded shale production by March 1952 and serves an eight state Midwest region centered on Kansas City. William M Joyce to relocate from Kansas City with family to become salesman for the new plant. offices remain in Pittsburg with sales offices in Ottawa and New Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buildex, Inc
Ottawa
Lite Weight Stone Aggregate Company
New Lexington
Ohio
Buildex
Midwest
Kansas City
William M. Joyce
Pittsburg
Net Increase On U S Rolls
Sen Byrd reports a 16,869 rise in civilian federal employees for the year ended June 30, bringing total civilian government employment to 2,401,292 from 2,384,423. Regular June civilian staffing rose 18,000 from May while civilian agency jobs increased 35,795 to 1,240,288 and military civilian posts fell 18,926 to 1,161,004.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee
Boys Not Missing Just Out Visiting
Hutchinson reports Billy Ryan age 9 and Frankie age 5 vanished at 10:30 a.m. off-duty firemen later recovered them alive about 35 blocks away at 7:30 p.m after a water search near a sand pit. They said they were just visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Billy Ryan
Frankie
Expert warns against weight reducing medicines
Washington expert Dr. William Kalb told Congress that many advertised weight reducing preparations are inefficient and wasteful while some pose real risks to public health. He said a medically prescribed diet remains the only sure method to reduce weight, with drugs serving only as a dietary crutch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
William Kalb
FHA Home Loan Interest Up
Congressional sources say another rise in FHA loan interest is imminent from about 5 to 54 percent. An announcement before September is possible. lower down payments and tighter discount ceilings are part of new housing legislation signed by President Eisenhower, not affecting existing commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Three Cars Damaged In Wreck Near Pomona
A three car collision occurred at 3 05 p m yesterday on Route 68 west of Pomona according to the Highway Patrol. G B Nelson 64 RFD 4 failed to stop in a line of traffic and struck Margaret D Zimmerman 44 of Topeka pushing her car into Walter Brown 70 of Quenemo. All three vehicles sustained major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Highway Patrol
G. B. Nelson
RFD
Margaret D. Zimmerman
Topeka
Zimmerman
Walter Brown
Quenemo
Marriage Licenses Charles Swank and Mildred Palmateer
Charles F. Swank, 36, Burlington Coln., and Mildred Rae Palmateer, 4, Burlington Co., were issued a marriage license in the latest official notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Swank
Burlington, Coln
Mildred Rae Palmateer
Burlington ,Coto
Argue Over Foreign Aid Complicates Senate House Accord
Washington differences over a billion-dollar foreign aid program blocked quick Senate House agreement. Conferees plan an early meeting possibly tomorrow to resolve conflicts between the two versions. The Senate approved a conference after interrupting civil rights debate. Senate bill authorizes 3,817,933,000 in aid and assistance, while Eisenhower sought 3,864,410,000. the House version is 600 million lower than the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients and Discharges
Admitted Mrs. Miguel Garcia at 1002 N Mulberry on Thursday. Admits include Mrs. Kenneth Hamiston of Princeton and Mrs. C W Barbee of Baldwin. Discharges note Mrs. Orville Beaty and baby son at 320 S Cedar, Mrs. Jay Doty and baby daughter at Quenemo, Mrs. Jimmy Rake and baby son at 308 S Mulberry, and Mrs. Emma Tulloss aged 82 at S Main today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miguel Garcia
N. Mulberry
Kenneth Hamiston
Princeton
C. W. Barbee
Baldwin
Orville Beaty
S. Cedar
Jay Doty
Corn and Egg Prices in 19th Century Market Notice
A fragmentary market snippet lists White Corn and Yellow Corn with shelled yellow corn and oats values, plus butterfat, straight run and graded eggs, and assorted hogs or fowl terms. The text is garbled, showing old unit phrases and unclear figures.
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Zenith
R. Norman
S. Main
Acme Hearing Center
ILGWU
Dave Dubinsky
McNiff
New York
Dubincal
Biopsratelsky
Hel S
Wright Studio
Dennis Conger
Willow
Clarence Higdon
Lane
University of Kansas
Newfields
Lee Bond
King
Milo Harris
Top ‘Cafe
Garnett
Kas, Frances
Andy Gilliland
Lewis L. Irwin
Charles F. Earle
Jay Ellis
Ottawa Garden Club
Glenn Fitch
Tremont
G. H. Marshall
McNif
International Ladies Garment Workers
Senate Committee
McClellan
James R. Holfa
Teamsters Union
Johrnny Dio
Hoffa
Dio
Tony
Ducks
Associated Press
Mrs
Denver Park
Mamie
Ley Taza
Ashley
Alexander Insurance Agency
U.S
Bartlett Tree
Willis
Ft. Leonard Wood
Co. B
McCall's “Traier
Ottawa Herald
McVe - Dengel
Louis H. Dengel
American Legion-Hagen Brothers Circus
Joe Murry
Legion
Legion Post
American Legion Post No
American Legion and Auxiliary
Willa Henderson
Pres
Joe Henning
Organization of
Anchor Savings
Loan Association
William Overton
Kansas City, Kansas
North American Building
J, Dean Nofsinger
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