Old Documents and Parole Case Highlight Misc Items
Side Swipes presents a collection of notes from 19th century land certificates issued for homesteading by presidents Arthur and Cleveland and a 1885 timber culture grant to Boucek. Plus Kansas City parole case over a $10560 dance course check and a Detroit car key misadventure. A Pennsylvania monkey caper ends with a return toss and a failed scare.
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William Boucek
Main
Joseph Boucek
Boucek
Salina
Chester A. Arthur
United States
Concordia
Grover Cleveland
Weather County Forecast Fair and Warmer Through Friday
County forecast shows fair and warmer conditions from this afternoon through Friday with highs near 34 to 100 and lows in the middle 60s. A look at past highs and record dates is included with scattered hourly temps and river stage notes amid fragmented data.
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Ramo
Ottawa to lengthen Main Street bridge for flood control
Ottawa city officials will confer with consulting engineers about lengthening the Main Street bridge to about 80 feet longer, with most added at the south end. A. C. Kirkwood Associates of Kansas City will prepare plans for the city flood control project, aiming for construction next fall or winter.
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Ottawa
Main Street
A. C. Kirkwood Associates
Kansas City
Army Engineers
George Ledom
Ottawa City
LeRoy Wilcox Resigns From Ottawa Country Club
LeRoy Wilcox, pro manager at Ottawa Country Club for almost five years, resigns to take a similar post at Chanute Country Club starting Sept 1 with a substantial salary increase. He is noted as an expert on grass growth and maintenance. Ottawa directors begin search for a successor.
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LeRoy Wilcox
Ottawa Country Club
Chanute
Wilcox
Ottawa Club
Ralph Wood
Robert E Dean Named New Soil Conservationist in Ottawa
Robert E. Dean of Osage City will become the work unit conservationist for the Franklin County Soil Conservation district, succeeding Harold Stevens who will join the Water Resources Division of the State Board of Agriculture. Dean starts Aug 26 after a 1953 SCS career in the area, with Stevens taking over Aug 15. Stevens plans to stay in Ottawa. Dean will relocate with his family once a home is found.
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Robert E. Dean
Osage City
Franklin County Soil Conservation District
Harold Stevens
Stevens
Water Resources Division
State Board of Agriculture
Dean
SCS
Ottawa
County District Board
Henry W. Schmitz
Topeka
Kansas
Bids Opened for Church Building Contract
First construction bids for the new Christian Church building were opened last night. Architect E V Skidmore will meet the church committee tomorrow to discuss bids before a contract let. The contract awaits the official church board meeting next week. Four bids came in for general contracting, three for plumbing and heating, and three for electrical work.
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E. V. Skidmore
Church Building Committee
Traffic Toll Topeka Fatalities Report 1957-1956
Traffic toll figures released by the State Accident Records Section show 298 fatalities in the last 24 hours to date in 1957, compared with 377 in the same period of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Blast rocks South Boston area causing wide damage
A blast in a South Boston construction shed storing dynamite caps rocked the Bay View section, damaging more than 100 homes across Dorchester and neighboring towns. Officials hinted sabotage, warning residents not to touch yellow caps. Minor injuries were reported, with debris scattering across a mile square area and windows shattered in several districts.
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Boston
Bay View
Charles W. Greenough
Boston Dorchester
Hyde Park
Milton
Dedham
Hull
Squantum
Strange Visitor Slithers to Anchor Savings Office
Ottawa officer Cliff McGuffin was called to Anchor Savings & Loan this morning to deal with an unwelcome visitor a two foot non poisonous snake. The reptile entered near Main Street and was captured by McGuffin who killed it then took it to Dr. John Bacon at Ottawa University for identification. Dr. Bacon could not immediately identify the species. The snake did not bite the officer.
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Cliff McGuffin
Ottawa
Anchor Savings & Loan Office
Main Street
McGuffin
John Bacon
Seven Ottawa streets to get improvements
Ottawa city commissioners on first reading placed seven ordinances for street work on Oak, Sycamore, Cedar, 7th, Powhattan, Massasoit and 71st streets. The city approved a Junior Chamber car wash for Main Street on Aug 11. A local woman Mrs. Cecil Huyett was reportedly injured by a falling limb in Forest Park. the city attorney says the city bears no responsibility. The city plans core drillings at the electric light plant with Raymond Concrete Pile Co for diesel generator settings and cites similar figures from two firms. A vaccine project is announced by Burns & McDonagh with a shop sale in Centropolis and details on costs and equipment.
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Ottawa
Qak
Red Jacket
Cherry
Burrough
Powhattan
Massasoit
Main
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas Gleason
Forest Park
Cecil Huyelt
Sycamore
Hugelf
Raymond Concrete Pile Co
Kansas City
City Electric Light
C. L. E. Hall
T the Water and Light Department
Raymond Concrete
Con
Centropolis Christian Ladies Ae
Freddy Him
Melwell
Institute of Microbiology
Special Session May Be Called Over Civil Rights
In Lansing a campus iguana scare at Michigan State University dominates a tense day as House members sidestep a civil rights bill. Police report a 5 foot 3 inch nonpoisonous iguana valued at 1000 dollars, kept by Herbj Wendt, seen around campus to rouse debate.
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Lansing
Mich
Washington
Herbj
Wendt
Pij
Kappa Phi Fraternity
Cen
Michigan State University
South America
Sec
Florida
Senate passes civil rights bill as House seeks compromise
The Senate approved the measure 72 to 18 and sent it to a House conference to resolve differences with the House passed 3-126 on idune 18. The House bill aligns with administration aims, broader and stricter in enforcement, while Eisenhower objects to a Senate jury trial mandate in criminal contempt cases. President’s veto threat looms if the Senate version stands, with hopes for a confined compromise pending further talks.
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Senate
House
Senate House
Marilin
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Congress
Martin
Knowland
California
Republican Policy Committee
House Conference Committee
Huge Transport With 67 Aboard Limps Toward Hilo
A military air transport, carrying 57 passengers and a crew of 10, limped toward Hilo Hawaii with two engines dead. The plane diverted from Hawaii to land at Hilo after trouble beyond the point of no return. Air rescue planes escorted the crippled craft as fuel concerns and engine failures prompted a cautious approach.
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Hilo
Honolulu
Hawaii
Air Force
Hickam Air Force
Oahu
Travis Afb
San Franccisco
Hawaii Island
Bon Homme Richard
Pacific Military Air Transport Service
Tyson
Senate OKs 500000 for Marais des Cygnes work
The Senate approved 500000 for channel improvements on the Marais des Cygnes at Ottawa in a public works bill. Included was 145000 for Pomona reservoir planning above Ottawa. The bill moves to a conference committee. Marais des Cygnes funds already cleared the House.
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Senate
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Pomona Reservoir
Morge Conference
House
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N. O. Good
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Detroit
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Miss Gadawski
North Wales
Benjamin Cairns
Upper Gwynedd
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Hickory Street Ford
Locust Street Bridge
Ledom
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la Bay
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Cedara Burrough
Larry Hotaling
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Johnny Dio
Dio
Stanley Tretick
United Press
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Sister Japle
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