Side Swipes and Camp McCoy Pay in Keggy News
Mrs. Fred Weaver of Peoria earns a medal for good marksmanship after fatally stopping a red fox that stole a hen. Ottawa National Guard recruits awaiting pay totaling over 12000 dollars from Camp McCoy encampment prepare to depart on a special train arriving Saturday. Ransom Memorial Hospital reports a paying tomato patch as Bill Hooking tends three volunteer plants and picks the first ripe tomato.
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Fred Weaver
Peoria
Ottawa National Guard
Headquarters Battery
Missouri
Kansas
Camp McCoy
Wisc
Ottawa
Santa Fe
Co-Op Stockholders Approve Oil Venture in Ottawa
Co-Op stockholders meeting at the VFW hall last night approved entering the gasoline and oil business. Manager Lyle Grier said petroleum products would be delivered to farms and operations slated to begin within 30 days. Ice Cream Social at Sacred Heart School announced nearby. For sale old newspapers 10 cents per bundle.
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Ottawa Co-Op
Lyle Grier
VFW Hall
Grier
Sacred Heart
5Th & Cedar
Fri
Herald Slice
City to share cost of Navy cannon for City Park
Ottawa city commissioners agreed to cover half the transport cost of a World War era 3 inch 50 gun to be mounted at the southwest corner of City Park. American Legion post and VFW backed the project with the cannon from Louisville, with church support for a concrete base and maintenance funding planned. Court roadways and Park traffic officials discussed one way traffic at Forest Park amid big ball game crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
fCecian
W.fw
Gere
John Gere
American Legion Post
Victori
the Legion
V.F.W
Church
City Hall
Don Capper
Ponce
Louisville
Legion
Crete
Kansas City
Forest Park
Classified Ad Survey Notes and Omitted Names
Community survey lists large and small ad categories and notes missing names from yesterday. Adds Gambles Sheldon Truck and Tractor Jet Award and references Montgomery Ward and Quin Furniture among others for inclusion in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quin Furniture Co
Minnick Dodge-Plymouth Price Motor Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Gambles Sheldon Truck & Tractor
Boy Hit by Car at Forest Park Park Road
A Franklin county boy, 5, was slightly injured after dashing from park swings into a westbound Dodge. John Braum sustained an upper lip cut a few loose teeth and chest bruising. He was treated and returned to a park picnic.
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Franklin County
Forest Park
John Braum
W. M. Smith
Kansas City
Kas
Eddie Braum
Ottawa
West Second Street
Richard Lee
Willow
Ralph Crawford
Lawrence
Truck And Tractor Hit At Intersection Near Pomona
A collision at a county road intersection near Pomona involved an eastbound 1941 Chevrolet pickup driven by Philip King 30 and a northbound farm tractor driven by Raymond Kratz 59 both of Pomona. The wreck occurred around 5 p m during rain. No injuries were reported. The pickup was a total loss and the tractor sustained about 275 dollars in damage.
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Pomona
Les Stallings
Stallings
Philip King
Rt. 1
Raymond Kratz
Weather forecast brief: fair days ahead with cool trend
The forecast calls for mostly fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with cooler readings in the extreme northwest today and east tonight. Low temperatures expected from 40 to 55, high Thursday around the lower 60s. Yesterday’s high 89 at 12:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daned Ee
Turnpike work progresses as bids opened in Kansas
The Kansas Turnpike Authority reported ongoing construction with bids opened for paving and utilities. A $497 169 contract went to Remington Rand for equipment. Tecon Paving Co won three contracts totaling 4 197 750 for paving from near Kansas 32 east of Lawrence through Douglas and into Leavenworth counties. Land payments totaled 726 644 with large checks to Quednow for a 10 acre tract south of Topeka and 118 619 to Butler County landowners.
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Kansas City
Kag
Kansas Turnpike
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Nore
Spm Wu
Gale Moss
Sala- BP
Topeka
Moss
Budl
Remington Rand
Lyon County
Leavenworth County
Ho C Grundeman
W. E. Quednow
Elsie E. Quednow
Butler County
Army Mothers club pledges to national fund drive
At Memorial auditorium yesterday the Army Mothers club contributed $10 to the national rehabilitation fund. Mrs. Leland Monroe led the meeting and welcomed new member Mrs. Dean E. Baer. The charter was draped for the late Mrs Theresa Bell by several members. Refreshment committee included George Mines Honn Walter Beasley and Marguerite Roberts. Twenty four members and two visitors attended.
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Army Mothers Club
National Rehabilitation Fund
Memorial Auditorium
Leland ‘Monroe
Dean E. Baer
Theresa Bell
Albert Caleb
Monroe
A. C. Graffham
Albert Johnson
I. R. Keagy
Tom Liggett
George Honn
Walter Beasley
Marguerite Roberts
East Coast braces for big blow from Connie
East Coast nations gird for impact as hurricane Connie nears the Carolinas. Weather Bureau reports center 225 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach with little movement for 12 hours. Warnings issued from Myrtle Beach to Virginia Capes as tides rise and evacuations begin along beaches.
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Weather Bureau
Myrtle Beach
D.C
Isaree
Hazel
Virginia Capes
Connie
North Carolina
Cape Lookout
Here
Eastern Seaboard
Canada
Sa‘vannah
Provincetown
Mass
Shoemaker Gives Up On Big Question
Five polio cases were reported today among 14 boys at a summer camp in Middleboro Massachusetts as New England totals climbed to 1189 for the six states. The disease has caused 134 deaths. Boston officials chose not to curtail the city summer playground program despite the outbreak.
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Boston (M
Middleboro
Mass
New England
Jin Boston
New York
Gino Prato
Papa Prato
Italy
Bronx
Prato
Genoa
Helen
N. Main
Youth Confesses Killing Parents
A 19 year old man released from a federal reformatory was held in city jail after police said he confessed to bludgeoning his mother and stepfather. The case details a teenage suspect admitting the murders amid ongoing investigations in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert J. Miller
Mrs Allen's Parents Attend Kansas City Funeral
An Ottawa visit by Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Cookus and relatives precedes the funeral of Mrs. William Allen Jr. in Kansas City. Barbara LeBost and Mrs. Florence Dennis are among those connected, with health issues delaying attendance.
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Frank E. Cookus
O 'Tulsa
William Allen, Jr
Kansas City
Ottawa
Allan
Dan Lee
Fort Scott
Tulsa
Detroit
Barbara Ann LeBost
Chillicothe
Florence Dennis
Allen
Wilman
Cookus
Frank Klein
Frank Cookus
J. W. Sutton
Clarence W. Moody
Burlington
Wilma Cookus
Mayndys
Mrs. Moody
Ottawa Fans Headed to Athletics Game Tonight
A caravan of 700 Ottawa fans and 16 local firms employees will travel by 5:15 pm bus convoy to Kansas City for the Athletics game. The group includes season ticket holders and 60 more with tickets. buses escorted by a state patrol car and numbered for boarding aid.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa Flirns
Ahaha
Firma
Coca-Cola
Wirst National Bank
Peoples National Dante
Ottawa Herald
Gurby Auto Supply
West Chevrolet
Ottawa Co-Op
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
State
Bank of Ottawa
Center Check
Kansas State Bank
Anchor Savings & Loan
Topeka - Ottawa Insulation
Quin Virenitiere
Maracaibo Ohio
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Chamber of Commerce
Larry McPhail
Parke Carrol
A’s
Larry Ray
Jay Barrington
U S Officials Reiterate Duty To Protect Truce Supervisors
Washington reports Secretary Dulles pledged U S resolve to safeguard Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission members in South Korea amid violent protests by Koreans. Demonstrations injured 22 Americans and Koreans. S Korea braces to remove inspectors by Saturday. Dulles warned against unification attempts and urged patience to ease the crisis.
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Washington
Dulles
South Korea
United States
Ita
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Korea
State Department
Lincoln White
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Truce Supervision Group
Sweden
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
U.S
Commission
Shoul
Wolmi Island
Inchon
Kunsan
Pusan
Kangnung
Taegu
Reward Offered To Solve Allen Slaying In Kansas City
The Kansas City Crime Commission builds a $10,000 reward fund to help solve the brutal killing of Mrs. Wilma Allen. A preliminary autopsy report indicates criminal assault and confirms she had not eaten. Police say hundreds of tips yielded no decisive clues as investigators scrutinize a Omaha suspect and an earlier Kansas City departure. Funeral services for the 34 year old wife and mother were planned.
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Kansas City
Kansas¢ City Crime Commission
Wilma Allen
David 5. Long
Johnson County Corner
Dicates
Patrick Corrign
Also Mentioned on This Page
ARES
Davy Crockatt
Eddie Sloan
Jere Potts
Byron Faden
Potts
Faden
Crockett
Herald
Bob Leonard
Co-Op
City Commission
Navy
the Herald
Hillcrest Drive-in
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Ottawa Produce Co
Richardson’s Shoe
Saunders Star Grain & Lbr. Co
Stewart Memorials
Wightmans
Lamb Funeral Home
Gelerton
Edmiston
Montgomery Ward
Law Funeral Home
Sheldon Track
Tractor Tally Theatre
Terrill’s
Jet
Srd‘Award
National Fund
Weidman Tire & Battery Service
C Ff
East Coast
Carolinas
Hatteras
N.C
Carolina
Stuncay
Brea
Mrs. Allen
Bimis
S. Koreans
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