Side Swipes on Pier Fishing and Local News Update
Eliott Barnes describes pier fishing in southern California with no license, bait costs, and trips to an anchored barge for cod haddock and bass, noting friendly fishermen and changing color after the day. Also local items: Easter lily bloom, a US 59 wreck, cannon for Ottawa cancelled, and a farm dog adopted by Pomona residents.
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Eliott Barnes
Whittier
Calif
Elliott
California
Navy Department
Court House
American Legion
VFW
Ottawa
Thad Wier
Navy
Weather forecast summary for today and tonight
Fair east and partly cloudy west this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms in extreme west. Warmer with northwest and north central tonight. Tuesday fair southeast and partly cloudy west and north with scattered afternoon thunderstorms in extreme west and north central. Lows 65 to 70, highs in the lower 80s. High yesterday 82, low today 66. Hourly temps end at 8 am.
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Peer
Sam
Herald
the Surf
Ottawan Wins Ninth Week in Community Survey
The Herald's ninth week survey awards Miss Phyllis J. Maxwell of 209 S Locust the $25 first prize, with Mrs Clarence Swallow of Quencmo and Mrs W J Welton of Ottawa route 1 taking second and third awards. Entries surged, many from Ottawa trade area, as readers praised ads with clear descriptions prices and pictures.
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Ottawan
The
Herald
Phyllis J. Maxwell
S. Locust
Clarence Swallow
W. J. Welton
Route 1
Ottawa
Ottawa Trades Area
Miss Maxwell
Mrs. Swallow
Mrs. Welton
Atle
Ping
Richmond
Rain lifts Ottawa crops and cools hot spell
A weekend rain ranging from a half inch to an inch and a half boosted crops in the Ottawa area helping corn soybeans milo and grass while easing heat and humidity. Temperatures eased with a high of 82 and a cool 66 in the morning.Rainfall varied across nearby towns with up to 1.5 inches in Williamsburg and Pomona about 0.75 to 1.39 inches elsewhere. The weather outlook forecasts a gradual rise back into the 90s as a heat wave wanes.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Rantoul
Princeton
Richmond
Williamsburg
Pomona
Worden
Douglas County
Be Early For Game Buses To Kansas City
At the Chamber of Commerce office a plan was announced for fans riding buses to the baseball game in Kansas City on Wednesday evening. Nine buses depart at 5 15 PM with loading led by Bob Miller in front of Memorial auditorium. Highway patrol escort will be provided under Patrolman Art Jensen.
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Chamber of Commerce
Perssons
Kansas City
Bob Miller
Memorial Auditorium
Jerge
Art Jensen
Pair Held On Drunk Charge
Kansas City cousins were jailed after drunk driving charges. W L Burnett cited for drunk driving and open bottle. Robert H Burnett charged with being drunk on a public highway. Both plead not guilty in county court. Bonds set at 400 and 100 dollars. Trial scheduled for August 15.
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Kansas City
Art Jensen
Ww. L. Burnett
Robert H. Burnett
Kas
W. L. Burnett
Robert Burnett
Fiendish slayings hunt spans Kansas City area
FBI joined the investigation into the death of 34 year old Mrs Wilma Allen after her nude body was found in a Johnson County pasture. Shot and tied, she disappeared after shopping four days earlier prompting questions of kidnapping and possible sex motive. Authorities described a complex case with a bloodstained car, missing wings and purse found miles away, and multiple potential crime scenes while searches continued and a minor suspect was questioned.
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Kansas City
Wilma Allen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Here
Percy Wyly II
FBI
City Homicide
Allen
Union Station
David S. Long Jr
Bobby
Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Robert C. Greenlease
Hall
Heady
Kier
Blue River
Gard
Brookside
Veteen
Stanley
U.S. 68
Frank EB. Cookus
Tulsa
Okla
Cookus
Lookus
Norman Cox
Dodge City
Kas
Dan Lee
Fort Scott
Hope Killer Seeks Severe Punishment in Slaying
J W Sutton of Ottawa expressed hope that the killer of Mrs. William Allen Jr. would face the severest punishment. Relatives including Mrs. Frank Klein and Mrs. Dan Lee planned funeral attendance. Former Ottawans Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moody visited North Kansas City as news arrived. rumors of extortion letters to the Allen family circulated.
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J. W. Sutton
Ottawa
William Allen, Jr
Sutton
Allen
Frank Klein
Dan Lee
Fort Scott
W. F. Cookus
Tulsa
Frank Cookus
Lee
Cookus
Rank Cookus
Earl Cummings
II. Cookus
Kansas City
Kelley
Moody
Underworld
Patrol Recruit Working Here
A state Highway Patrol recruit is spending two weeks of on the job training here with Lt. Art Jensen. He is Howard Docker, 22, of Olathe. Docker, who reported for duty here today, will be graduated from Patrol school at Lawrence on August 27.
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State Highway Patrol
Art Jensen
Howard Docker
Olathe
Docker
Lawrence
Cattle Spill Crashes Truck Near Ottawa On US 59
A 1955 International semi hauling cattle toward Kansas City slid into a ditch about a mile north of Ottawa on US 59 early Sunday. The driver escaped injury, but a helper assisting with the stock was hurt. Officer Art Jonsen quoted John J. Buscher of Kingman describing a mid-crash distraction while turning on windshield wipers.
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Kansas City
Ottawa
Art Jonsen
John J. Buscher
Kingman
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Charlie Echenberger
Rt. 1
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Vopeka
Kansas
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Milton Erhart
Hope Killer
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the Herald
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Gurby Auto Supply
Lamb Funeral Home
Myulcott
Mardware
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Ottawa Produce Co
Richardson's Shoes Store
Laundera Music Co
Star Grain & Lbr. Co
Tally Theatre
Wightons
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Anchor Savings & Loan
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