Old Grain Bins Near Williamsburg Hit Auction On Bid Basis
Twelve wooden grain bins built in 1952 near Williamsburg are up for indiv idual auction through August 31. Each holds about 3 200 bushels and will be sold with no deposit required and 30 days to move. Proceeds go to the Commodity Credit Corporation as Uncle Sam sells storage capacity to use commercial elevators.
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Williamsburg
Uncle Sam
Ottawa
Richmond
Wood
Santa Fe Railroad
Franklin County
ASC
2Nd and
Walnut
Commodity Credit Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Bruce
Murder Charges Filed Against Four Klansmen
Four white men identified as Ku Klux Klan members were charged with murder in the slaying of Lemuel Penn, a Washington D C Negro educator. The men, James S Lackey 28 Herbert Guest 37 Cecil William Myers 25 and Joseph Howard Sims 41 all Athens residents, faced state murder warrants following federal Civil Rights Act charges. FBI said the investigation found no reason for the killing and that the case remains under review for possible state or federal prosecution.
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Athens, Ga
Ku Klux Klan
Washington, D. C
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lemuel Penn
Georgia
U.S
Girrard Hawkins
James S. Lackey
Iden
Herbert Guest
Cecil William Myers
Joseph Howard Sims
Athens
H.L. Pulliam
Madison County
Penn
Washington
Floyd Buford
U.S. Atorney
Macon
Investi
Hawkinson
Lackey
Pomona Reservoir Dedication Plans Revealed
Plans for the Pomona Reservoir dedication during Labor Day weekend were finalized by the steering committee. The three day event features a water show by the Lake Lotawana Ski Club at 4 p m Saturday and 2 p m Sunday with no admission. Maj Gen Jackson Graham will represent the Corps of Engineers. Crowning of Miss Lake Pomona is planned with contestants from 15 Osage Area Lakes Association communities. Officials anticipate about 125000 attendees with ample parking, buses, and facilities provided.
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Pomona
Lake Lotawana
Harold Ensley
Jackson Graham
Corps of Engineers
Ottawa
Vassar Park
County Weather Forecast Partly cloudy and cooler
Partly cloudy and cooler with scattered thundershowers to night. Saturday partly cloudy with highs near 90 and lows around 70. Record high 110 in 1934 and record low 50 in 1932 noted. Precipitation 0.06 inch in the past 24 hours. Hourly temps shown through morning and evening, barometer 30.06.
Search On For Killers In Civil Rights Case
FBI agents pressed the investigation into the killings of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi. They recovered three bodies from a watershed dam site and questioned residents and workers at Olen Burrage's truck company as part of the probe.
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Philadelphia
Miss
FBI
Here
Olen Burrage
Congress Backs LBJ Viet Action in Bipartisan Vote
Congress approved the Vietnam action with a 414 to 0 House vote and 88 to 2 in the Senate. Morse and Gruening protested in the Senate, while Rep Powell voted present. The resolution expresses support for President Johnson to take necessary measures in response to North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Sens
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Morse
Gruening
Viet Nam
Rep
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Ed Foreman
R - Tex
Foreman
North
Pentagon
Gulf of Tonkin
United States
Maddox
Turner Joy
Garnett City Manager Faces Dye and Suit Threat
Garnett City Manager Howard M. Rubin faced an apparent political protest when a youth hung a pants wearing effigy of him from the city hall flagpole late Sunday. Police traced the dummy to a local merchant and the man’s license plate was recorded. Rubin weighed defamation possibilities but offered to meet with the boy and police to discuss the incident.
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Garnettt
Garnett
Sam Greer
Howard M. Rubin
Ottawa Park Board Faces Delays On Forest Park Shelter Plans
The Ottawa Park Board remains hopeful two forest park shelter houses will be ready for fall use despite contractor and material delays. Harold Crawford, Blaine Phillips, and Lamar Fowler are involved as discussions shift after original contractor Glenn Sarver withdrew. Ottawa Lumber reports materials ordered but not on hand. large timber beams are special order and slated to arrive next week. Final site placement and start timing remain unsettled with no promise of completion this year.
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Ottawa Park Board
Forest Park
Harold Crawford
Blaine Phillips
Lamar Fowler
Fowler
City Commission
Ottawa Lumber
Glenn Sarver
Sarver
Crawford
Phillips
Kindergarten Adjustments and Parental Roles
The piece, by Sue McKinley, discusses how parents can ease a kindergartener’s entry into school. It cites Marvin P. Forker, Hawthorne educator Mrs. R A Bruce, and stresses early preparation, security, and consistent attendance to build positive attitudes toward schooling.
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Forker
R.A. Bruce
Hawthorne
Bruce
Ottaway
Parents help kindergartners ease into school life
A school district guide emphasizes creating a positive view of school and consistent attendance. Teachers and parents discuss routines, separations, and early skills to aid five year olds. Tips include small group start, gradual social adjustment, and clear home routines.
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Fredrick Wood
Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Kansas
Frederick Wood
The
Agricultural Stabilization
Powell
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Pierre Salinger
D. Calif
White House
Rubin
Police Department
Anderson Countian
Grace Franklin
Kofo Garnett
By Sue McKinley
Charlie Brown
Marvin P. Forker
Walter Ottaway
Eugene Field
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