Snake bite scare and overseas visits headline Ottawa notes
Ottawa police officer Clif McGuffin sustained a minor thumb abrasion after a nonpoisonous king snake bit him as he trapped it at Anchor Savings & Loan. Doctor John Bacon could not ID the species, while Ray Hartshorn called it a king snake. The Harold Crawford family plans a seven week trip abroad, with Rose Ann Crawford and cousin Betty Crawford returning from Europe on the Queen Elizabeth. Deputy sheriff Mrs Josephine Evans reported a possum in a steel trap in her basement, later released by a neighbor. In Kansas City, motorcycle patrolman Eugene Scoville issued a speeding ticket to Lulu Mae Johnson after her poodle grabbed his arm, with the dog placed under observation for possible rabies.
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Clif McGuffin
Ottawa
McGuffin
Anchor Savings & Loan
the Herald
John Bacon
Biology Department
Ottawa University
Ray Hartshorn
Forest Park Zoo
Harold Crawford
Crawford
Roger Bell
Bad Kreuznach
Germany
Rose Anne Crawford
Bell
Dorothy Crawford
Betty Crawford
Europe
England
Holland
France
Italy
Switzerland
Bells
Denmark
Sweden
Luxemburg
Montreal
Sylvania
Cunard
Rose Ann
Crawford Home
Hal
Caroline
Josephine Evans
Locust
Kansas
Eugene Scoville
Lulu Mae Johnson
Billy Echo
Johnny Dio Paid To Get Out Of Union
A former official of the old United Auto Workers AFL testified that racketeer Johnny Dio demanded $10,000 to quit the union but secretly received $16,000. Morris Weintraub, now a Kentucky lawyer, said the extra funds were paid and Dio invoked the Fifth Amendment when asked to confirm. The hearings also touched on Dio’s ties to James Hoffa and questioned his citizenship status.
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Washington
United Auto Workers Union-Afl
Johnny (Dio) Dioguardia
Morris Weintraub
Newport
Dia
UAW
Dia Con
Dio
Uawafl
Anthony Doria
Doria
Senate
Labor Union Welfare Fund
AIW
Kennedy
Uawafs
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Weather summary for county fair to partly cloudy through Saturday
Fair to partly cloudy this afternoon through Saturday with a few thunderstorms tonight. Cooler tonight with lows 65 to 70 and Saturday near 0. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
Kansan Lawyer Warns Debtor to Pay or Face Suit
Attorney A. J. Nohe reports he wrote a Kansan who owes the government 261.80 to warn him of possible suit. The debtor replies I’m sorry I haven’t paid my bill I got married three years ago and have been in a mess ever since.
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Wichita
Kenneth Nohe
Nohe
British columnist claims American women dominate men
London based Daily Mirror writer Edward N. Connor reports that American women pamper and control men, claim they earn less while wives know husbands’ incomes, and spend billions on clothes and cars. He notes wives are taller and increasingly independent, predicting further shifts by 2000.
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London
Edward N. Connor
The
Daily Mirror
United States
Anthrax Epidemic Shrinks in Oklahoma Counties
Anthrax in northeastern Oklahoma counties appears to ease as veterinarians wind down vaccination efforts. Harold Hutton of the State Board of Agriculture says conditions look better than in 10 days. Craig County loses Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo and Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative meeting is postponed. county requests 400 cars of surplus feed grain for farmers.
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Welch
Okla
Oklahoma
Harold Hutton
State Board of Agriculture
Craig County
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperatives
Cattle Tests For Anthrax In Kansas Plants
Coffeyville reports eight cattle deaths at Labette and Cherokee counties from undetermined causes. Blood from cattle that died near Chetopa was tested today at Kansas State College Pathology Department in Manhattan. Test results expected later today.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Kansas State College
Chetopa
Oklahoma
Coffeyville Journal
Labette
Manhattan
Thieves Loot School Pantry Near Mound Valley
A theft at Union No. 1 school near Mound Valley reports 80 pounds of beans 1/5 cans of peanut butter 5 cans tomato paste and other groceries taken. Royal Navy notes two Polish submarines sighted off the North Sea coast. Diplomats speculate asylum as crews may land. Contracts totaling 1,749,948 dollars approved for state projects. bids 1,804,090.
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Mound Valley
Kaswin
Union No. 1
London
Royal Navy
Henry Bryhn
South School Board
North Sea
Scotland
Lard
Warsaw
Misland
Scandisia
Village Clerk Accused of Water Bill Theft in Walden
Walden village officials say 64-year-old Town Clerk Richard E. Baird cut water bills for years, totaling about 16151 dollars, with not a cent going to his own pockets. He resigned June 15 for an accounting post at Walden Telephone Co. Auditors uncovered the shortfall. the village may file a claim with the bonding company. Emergency warnings as Hurricane Bertha strengthens threaten Louisiana and Texas coasts, with high tides and potential flooding. Civil defense teams stay on alert as offshore crews return to shore.
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Baird
Theron Coddington
Orange County
Walden
Little Village
Walden Telephone Co
City Water Books
Louisiana
Audrey
Cameron Grand Chenier
Bertha
Cameron
Civil Defense
New Orleans
First Lady Eisenhower in satisfactory condition after hysterectomy
Washington reports Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower remains in most satisfactory condition following a two hour operation described as not serious. Officials say the procedure removed the uterus for a noncancerous condition, with sources identifying it as a hysterectomy. The update came from Mrs Eisenhower's physician.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
Brighgs Urges Focus on Human Resources as Nation’s Weapon
Maj. Gen. James E. Briggh, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, argues the country should devote more attention to its strongest weapon, its people. He stresses improving the quality and development of human beings as a vital national resource.
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James E. Briggh
U. & Air Force Academy
Briggs
Tax Appeals Denied for Two Railroads in Kansas
The State Board of Tax Appeals denied appeals by Missouri Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads over assessed Kansas properties. Missouri Pacific value set at 49,727,529 dollars, requested about 2.5 million less. Kansas City Southern valued at 2,436.92 dollars? The railroad proposed 701,904 to 1,382,591 dollars. Board acted unanimously in both cases, after recently granting a small cut to Union Pacific in a 2-1 decision.
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Topeka
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City Southern
State Board of Tax Appeals
Kansas
Union Pacific Railroad
Warmer Weather Expected In State
Weather forecast notes hotter conditions across Kansas with only slight cooling in the northwest. Highs range 85 to 90 in the northwest and 98 to 105 elsewhere, Ottawa reporting 95 yesterday and 63 this morning.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Mrs Hewitt’s Rocky Mountain Book Described
Ottawan horsewoman Mrs Alba Ashby Hewitt presents Riding the Rockies a memoir with nature’s vivid scenes and open air philosophy. She recalls a 1922 illness October health recovery lessons of courage teamwork restraint and courtesy, and notes at 77 she now rides a jeep for mountain travel. Published by Vanguard Press New York and dedicated to Dr Charles A Hawley of Ottawa University.
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Alba Ashby Hewitt
Hewitt
Leavenworth County
Kansas
Ottawa
Rockies
Glenwood Springs
Vantage Press
New York
Charles A. Hawley
Ottawa University
Swithout
Grain States Gain In Freight Hike Boost for Kansas
TOPEKA mM-Marion Beatty chairman of the Karras Corporation Commission says grain states including Kansas scored a victory in the Interstate Commerce Commission decision on freight rates. The ICC allowed a 7 percent rise for general commodities but a 4 percent increase for grain live stock and meats. An emergency rate boost from last January was added. Beatty notes railroads sought 17 percent more and the final decision saves Kansas shippers about 2 million dollars annually.
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Topeka
Marion Beatty
Karras Corporation Commission
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beatty
ICC
ICO
Estimated U S corn and wheat production this year
The Agriculture Department places this year’s corn crop at 3,065,771,000 bushels and wheat at 914,978,600 bushels. The corn total is up 63,859,000 from last month’s forecast, while the wheat figure trails the prior month’s projection by 25,115,000 bushels. Comparisons show corn near the 10 year average while wheat remains below last year’s level and the 10 year average. Kansas yield and production figures are listed for several crops including corn 28 bushels per acre and 41,888,000 bushels, winter wheat 1 and 91,512,000, oats 20 and 34,920,000, and sorghum grain 110,902,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Pay Boost Predicted for Federal White Collar Workers
House leaders predicted passage of a bill to raise pay for about a million federal white collar workers. The 11 percent annual raise would cost around 530 million dollars and affect civil service workers plus legislative and judicial branch employees. Eisenhower opposes inflationary pay hikes at this time.
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Wasitington
House
Eisenhower
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