Insects and a Woodpecker Drive News
Reports from Livermore and Unionville describe unusual insects including a large yellow spotted wasp like bumblebee. The courthouse custodian and others observed the insects while DDT was used. A Woodland man’s woodpecker caused a car crash but no injuries. A steer collided with a car on Route 177 and the steer wandered off. Adlai Stevenson replies to a cousin claim from broker Thomas Graham noting rivalry for the Democratic nomination.
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Carl Richardson
Livermore
Calif
Richard Fleming
Woodland
Barney
Fleming
Flemings
Unionville
Conn
A. Steere
Forestville
Steere
Sentence Expected for Marine Sgt McKeon
Parris Island reports Marine S Sgt Matthew C McKeon faced sentencing after a court martial found him guilty of negligent homicide and violating a general order for drinking on duty related to the Ribbon Creek drowning of six recruits. He was cleared of manslaughter after a six hour jury deliberation and faces possible discharge and up to six months under military law.
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Parris Island
S. C
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Ribbon Creek
Emile Zola Berman
New York City
Ten Commandments Display In Subway Ad
Adelaide O'Mara, a 32 year NY stenographer, paid 400 to place a month long subway ad listing the Ten Commandments signed by a friend. She kept it secret from all but her mother and a few close friends who worked to reveal her action. The ad appeared amid New York subway clutter as a personal, hopeful gesture.
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Brooklyn
New York
Miss O'Mara
Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
Crecy
Black Hills
Miss O’mara
Cliff McGuffin
N. Oak
Dakotas
Adelaide O'Mara
el Dorado
City, Life Insurance Co
Mysalf
Mrs Semple Backs Shaw in Columbus Ad
Mrs C S empole of Baxter Springs Republican national committeewoman urges support for Warren W Shaw in a Columbus Daily Advocate advertisement. It backs Shaw against Gov Fred Hall, warns against double talk, labels Wes Roberts and former Gov Ed Arn as good men, and targets Hall campaign messaging.
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Columbus
Kas
C. ¥. Semple
Baxter Springs
Warren W. Shaw
Columbus Daily Advocate
Shaw
Fred Hall
Wes Roberts
Ed Arn
Hall
Lot Of Summer Work Needed To Prepare For School Year
The Associated Press reports warm humid conditions across much of the mid continent with fair weather in the Northeast and West. Ottawa school preparations dominate, as custodians refinish the high school gym and staff organize records, contracts, and schedules for 1956 57.
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Mid-Continent
Ottawa
Board of Education
Carl Channon
W. B. Balen
Ben Gibson
C. M. Hoss
Harry Hough
Eldon Mahoney
Ivan McFadden
Lon Noyes
Floyd Parkhurst
Charles Peters
H. L. Larson
Henry Parker
Vara Scallick
Norma Walburn
Sue Haggerty
Lowell A. Gish
Ottawa High School
Ottawa University
Wilmore
Franklin county Dairy Princess to compete in district contest
Miss Mary J. Kiefer named Dairy Princess for Franklin county will take part in the district princess contest at Olathe on August 14. She competes with Miss Jane Anderson of Clinton and Miss Mary Frances Loftus of Olathe, with the winner advancing to the state contest at Hutchinson during the State Fair in September. Mary Jo is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Kiefer of northwest Ottawa.
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Mary J. Kiefer
Franklin County
Olathe
Douglas County
Johnson County
Hutchinson
Weather forecast with hot conditions through Sunday
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and hot weather through Sunday with widely scattered afternoon and nighttime thundershowers west and north central. Lows in the 60s west, 70s east. Sunday highs 95 to 102. Yesterday’s high 82, low 71. River stage 0.67 foot this morning.
Heat wave sweeps central states with severe winds
Temperatures topped 100 degrees from Nebraska to Texas with readings in the 90s in Southern Minnesota. Storms produced strong gusts near 70 mph at Pierre and Dodge City while Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado saw thundershowers. In Baldwin, sportsmen planned a Leavenworth meeting to push a state lake proposal, with a site on the Old Goat ranch gaining interest from authorities.
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Iowa
Dakotas
Norfolk
Neb
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Minnesota
Pierre
Dodge City
Kus
Colorado
New Mexico
Baldwin
Leavenworth
Franklin County Voting Places for August 7 Primary
Franklin County voting sites listed by township include Appanoose High School in Appanoose, Centropolis Grade School, Oakland School House in South Centropolis, Rantoul City Hall, Wellsville Fire Station, Old Post Office in West Franklin, Greenwood School House, Elm Grove Club House, Brown School House, Wycoff Community House, Princeton City Hall, Ottawa Township Hall, Peoria U B Church, Pomona City Hall, Lanes OOF Hall, and Richmond Township Methodist Church as polling locations.
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Franklin
Appanoose Township
Appanoose
North Centropolis
Centropolis
South Centropolis
Oakland
Cutler Township
Rantoul
Wellsville
Loup
Greenwood Township
Greenwood
Harrison Township
Elm Grove
Hayes
Brown
Homewood
Lincoln Township
Wycoff
Ohio Township
Princeton City
Tall
Ottawa Township
Ottawa
Peoria Township
Peoria
U. B
Hurch
Pomona Township
Pomona
Pottawatomie
Lanes
Richmond Township
Methodist
Richmond City Church Annex and Ward Precincts Listed
A historic notice details ward by ward precinct sites in Williamsburg Township and Ottawa City. Locations include Williamsburg City Hall Lincoln School City Library Ottawa University Eugene Field School and Federation Church among others.
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Richmond City
Williamsburg Township
Williamsburg
City of
Ottawa
Lincoln School
Dennis Auto Co
Court H House
City
Ottawa University
City Hallard
Federated Church
Eugene Field School
Kansas Loan Co
Hall and Shaw debate highlights clash over right to work
In a landmark Kansas TV debate, Gov. Fred Hall and Warren Shaw offered few new arguments on right to work. Shaw urged a voluntary union membership, while Hall defended collective bargaining against the 1955 vetoed bill. Both candidates faced questions, with demonstrations from supporters outside the station.
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Hall
Shaw
Wichita
Fred Hall
Warren Shaw
Kansas
Topeka
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Labor Temple
Pittsburg
Kas
Jin @ labor union
Polio Vaccine Available To All Ages Across County
Polio vaccine is now available to all ages at public clinics and through family physicians. Cities Service Gas Co asks removal of a lake on the Seright Burgen Argenbright estate southeast of Ottawa, fearing it endangers a pipeline. A county road dam and lake, built two years ago, would require action to allow repairs, with options to drain the lake or reroute the line at cost. County attorney to seek opinion on liability. no action taken yet.
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Cities Service Gas Company
Seright
Burgen
Argenbright
Ottawa
County Commission
Highland Cemetery
Jim Seright
Clarence Allen
Jess Pinsock
Cities Service
Thomas Gleason
Myron Steere
Steere
Kansas City
Don White
Pittsburg clothing merchant and ex mayor dies at 73
Hugh A. McGuire, 73, longtime Pittsburg clothing dealer with ties to Joplin, Mo., died yesterday of a heart attack. He served as city commissioner and was a former mayor. His son Hugh Lambe McGuire runs the Joplin store.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Hugh A. McGuire
Joplin
McGuire
Hugh Lambe McGuire
Dulles Outlines Compromise Plan For Suez
Secretary Dulles proposed a plan to end the Suez dispute by placing the canal under international operation while protecting Egypts legitimate interests The United States would rely on moral force and a 24 nation conference to shape a settlement Egypt would receive a fair income and its ownership might be recognized if it accepts international control
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Dulles
Suez Canal
Egypt
United States
School for election board members draws crowd in warm courthouse
About 175 to 200 precinct election officials attended a night school in the county courthouse to learn primary regulations. County Clerk Bruce Spears praised the turnout, and Waldo Dent of Atchison explained election laws. Officials were reminded to pick up primary supplies Monday afternoon between 1 and 5. State law sets voting hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with cities allowed to use 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. if an ordinance exists. Ottawa follows 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. unless changed.
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Bruce Spears
Waldo Dent
Atchison
Spears
Fice
Ottawa
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Adlai
Maw
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Mrs. Semple
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Waddy
Mall
Lamb Ambulance
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Floral
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