Three Ottawa boys capture mystery lizard on porch
George Reyes Larry Hensick and Rickie Bien brought a three or four inch multicolor reptile to the Herald office after failing to identify it at the library and with Dr John Bacon of Ottawa University biology department. The creature remains unnamed despite comparisons to pictures in a lizard book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Mary Baker
S. Oak
George Reyes
John Bacon
Ottawa University
Explode Another Nuclear Device At Johnston Island
Honolulu observers witnessed a nuclear detonation at Johnston Island as part of Operation Hardtack. The blast occurred at 12:30 a m Hawaii time with a bright flash and brief visible flare. The Atomic Energy Commission issued a terse statement confirming the test above Johnston Island in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
United States
Johnston Island
Hawaiian
U.S. Pacific Command
Hawaii
Johnston
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
One Injured In Collision Near Ottawa
An Ottawa man, Harry Buckles of 1443 S Cedar, suffered a minor injury when a car driven by John D Bennett collided with a truck driven by Emery Burgoon about three quarters of a mile east of Ottawa at 11 am. Buckles was taken to Ransom Memorial hospital and released at 12:30 pm. The car was totally damaged and the truck sustained major damage. Undersheriff Lloyd Greaves said the wreck occurred at the intersection of East Wilson Street Road and a Franklin County road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Harry Buckles
S. Cedar
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Buckles
Pasenger
John D. Bennett
Emery Burgoon
N. Sycamore
Lloyd Greaves
Weather County Forecast Fairfield warm with storms
Fair warm humid afternoon with scattered thunderstorms. Tonight partly cloudy and not very warm. Highs in the mid 90s, lows around 70. Wednesday highs near 90 with continued humid conditions.
Lane Fair To Open Friday In Lane
Franklin County Lane Fair opens Friday in downtown Lane for two days with carnival shodeo horse pulling contest and large agricultural displays. Parade set for 4 p.m. Saturday after a 1 p.m. shoed contest and Saturday night features talent contest and band concerts by Lane and Richmond bands. Judging starts 10:30 a.m. Friday with pulling contests Friday evening. entries come from Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Lane
George R. Belt
Richmond
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Belt
Excellent Timing Weather Storm Clears Before Event
Nashville weather office reported thunder rain and lightning but the storm moved away in time for the 5 PM affair leaving woods smelling clean and cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Weather Bureau
Franklin County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Notice
Franklin County Democratic Central Committee metes on Friday August fifteenth at 7 30 p m at 101 C F Hall 314 Spedar Ottawa Kansas Elizabeth McMannis presiding. committee men and women urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Democratic Central Committee
C.F. Hall
Spedar
Otttawa
Kansas
Democrat Central Committee
Elizabeth McMannis
U S To Pull Battalion Out Of Lebanon
United States announces a token withdrawal of a Marine battalion from Lebanon starting Wednesday as the U.N. General Assembly opens its emergency session on the Middle East. The move aims to ease Soviet charges of aggression while Pravda criticizes Dag Hammarskjold's plan. Saeb Salam says the step is welcome but insufficient. Dulles to meet Lloyd and consider Eisenhower’s possible personal appearance at U.N. headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Lebanon
U.N. General Assembly
Pravda
Communist Party
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Hammarskjold
Jordan
Saeb Salam
Beirut
U.N
Dulles
Ike Will Speak To United Nations
President Eisenhower will address the United Nations emergency Assembly in New York on Wednesday to outline the U.S. program for the Middle East. The White House said he would fly to New York that evening, speak around 10 a.m. EDT, then return to Washington shortly after delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations Emergency Assembly
United States
Middle East
White House
New York
James C. Hagerty
Assembly
Bees kill driver after car wreck near Fresno
A driver, Nicholas Castanon, 66, died after his car wrecked near hives and unleashed a swarm of 7 bees. Castanon reportedly fled the vehicle but collapsed and died from multiple bee stings, with Deputy Coroner Fred Pipkin confirming the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
Nicholas Castanon
Fred Pipkin
Castanon
New Protection Against Death From Radiation Reported
Burlington AP says researchers Vogel and Jordan at Argonne National Laboratory report a dual therapy protecting mice from radiation. By injecting streptomycin with bone marrow cells, the treatment reduces 30 day mortality from neutron exposure from 90 100 percent to under 15 percent, a dramatic result presented at the International Congress on Radiation Research hosted by the University of Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington, Vt
Howard H. Vogel Jr
Donn L. Jordan
Argonne National Laboratory
University of Vermont
River Crest Hit 22.1 Feet as Flood Lingers
The Marais des Cygne River crested at 22.1 feet between 6 and 8 p.m., slightly below flood level, with a later crest of 26.95 feet recorded at Quenemo on Monday afternoon. By 1 p.m. today the river stood at 14.9 feet and falling, while statewide heat and humidity persisted with no relief forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marais Des Cygne
Quenemo
Weather Bureau
Huge sorghum crop expected in Kansas as 78.6 million bushels foreseen
State and federal agriculture departments forecast a sorghum harvest of 78,605,000 bushels, ranking as the second largest in Kansas history behind 129,125,000. Wheat also posts a strong year at 284,526,000 bushels with a 27 bushel per acre yield. Sumner, Thomas, Reno counties lead in 1958 wheat output while Rawlins tops yields at 31 bushels per acre and Doniphan averages 32. Hay production is now estimated at about 4.1 million tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Departments of Agriculture
Sumner County
Thomas County
Reno
Barton
Rawlins
Doniphan
Two-Car Crash Near Wichita Claims Two Lives
A two car collision at the MacArthur and Viola road intersection southwest of Wichita killed Don Ray Willaby 47 of Cheney and Mrs. Simon Koehn 72 of Route 2 Halstead. Koehn the driver of the second car was taken to a Wichita hospital with head and chest injuries. Sedgwick County traffic toll rises to 11 for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
MacArthur and
Viola Road
Don Ray Willaby
Cheney
Simon Koehn
Route 2
Halstead
Koehn
Sedgwick County
Wint Smith Secures GOP Nomination in Kansas Primary
Incumbent Wint Smith wins the Republican nomination for a seventh term as 6th District congressman in Kansas. An unofficial tally shows Smith leading by 45 votes over Keith Sebelius as in state absentee ballots are counted from most counties in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Wint Smith
Kansas
Traffic Toll Topeka Report Shows 1958 Deaths Rise
Kansas traffic fatalities tallied by the State Accident Records Section show 2 deaths in the last 24 hours and 305 to date in 1958, compared with 314 for the same period in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Explosion Strikes South Main Ottawa Businesses in Fire
A blast and ensuing fire damaged Cusick's Cafe and United Chemical Inc on South Main, with Gamble’s Store, Tally Theater and Colby Furniture already suffering smoke damage. Damage totals exceeded $30,000 as fire crews contained the blaze by 9:30 PM. Staff and bystanders evacuated. no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Ottawa
South Main
United Chemical, Inc
Cussick
Gambles Store
Tally Theater
Colby Furniture
Harry Gilliland
Push Paving Work On New Interstate Road
Paving crews on the new interstate northeast of Ottawa run behind schedule due to rains but target a Sept 15 deadline. Ross Construction Sunflower Division manager John B Beuerlein says conditions could catch up. concrete runs from the Franklin County line to the east Logan Street bridge, with some gaps near bridge ends. The Freete Construction Co faces the toughest delays on the Marais des Cygnes spans as river levels fluctuated this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
John B. Beuerlein
Ross Construction Company
Sunflower
Franklin County
Logan Street
Ibridge
Beuerlein
Freete Construction Co
Marais Des Cygnes
Grant Approved For El Dorado Airport Improvements
El Dorado officials were notified that the Civil Aeronautics Administration approved a 31000 grant for El Dorado Municipal Airport improvements. The grant covers half the project cost, funded by federal aid. Representative Ed Rees announced the approval and the city will proceed with the planned upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Dorado Municipal
Ed Rees
A Perfect Catch
Two year old Stephen May climbed to a third floor window ledge in a Brooklyn apartment and dangled over the sidewalk. Grocer Benjamin Kroczak, 54, rushed outside and, after removing his glasses, caught the child as he fell. Neither was hurt and the mother, Mrs Jean May, slept nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen May
Brooklyn
Benjamin Kroczak
Kroczak
Stephen
Jean May
Plan Party To Signal River Start
A Chamber of Commerce committee discussed a flood control celebration to mark the start of work on the Marais des Cygnes river in Ottawa. Plans call for a second week in September with a community picnic in Forest Park and free watermelon ice cream and pop. Bids were taken by the Army Corps last week and work should begin within 30 days with timing pending. Committee chair Russell Crites said Army officials state officers and flood control boosters would be invited to the event. A follow up meeting will be held next week to finalize arrangements with cochair Harold McGrath and other local leaders listed as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Corps of Army Engineers
Russell Crites
Army
Forest Park
Harold McGrath
John Sheldon
George Lisster
Lamar Phillips
D. L. Young
Robert A. Anderson
Robert B. Wellington
Rod Cupp
iMayor Kenneth Andrews
Robert Killough
Roger Fredrikson
iRobert Hill
Lewis Irwin
Smorgasbord North American Coffee Ady
A fragment notes a Smorgasbord or coffee shop event in North America with a Wednesday item and a price around 1.60 dollars, attributed to Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Amer
Ady
Also Mentioned on This Page
Everett White
Kansas City
Jay Dee Allard
Kas
Adams State College
Colorado
Allard
Dennis Brown
Corps of Engineers
S. Main
Pearl Harbor
Panet
Whey Salu
M. Reeere & A. mi. Nano Ek
Lane Fair
U.S
Ike
Nebraska
Hesston
Olathe
Dodge City
Salina
Goodland
GOP
Gilliland
Charles H. Roberts
Chemical Company
Charles Hull
Lulu Wills
Sshe
Jack
Tauy Theater
Don Shade
Shade
J. E. Nelson
A&p
Herald
Eugene Flaherty
Bill Wheeler
Clyde Johnson
Chemical l Firm
Larry Larkin
David Lee
Cusick
Clausie Smith
el Dorado Airport
Signal River
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!