Checker Tourney A Feature Of Annual Fair At Richmond
Richmond special report outlines the Richmond Fair August 22 24 with a state checker tournament chaired by Orie Higdon and entertainment including a ball game, amateur contest, wildlife exhibit, tractor derby, and a Swiss Bell Ringer act. Entries close August 18 for the contest.
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Richmond
John H. Roeckers
Orie Higdon
Ztheir
Richmond Cubs
Garnett Lions
Virgil O. Smith
State Fish and Game Commission
Fairgrounds
Boeckers
Kansas
Ottawa
Garnett
Parker
McHendry Kids
Kansas City
Canada
Ted Mack
Roeckers
Richmond Dial Telephone
Beller Studio
Angus Steer
Henry Morgan
Greeley
Frank Gerhold
C. A. Severns
Albert Pickert
Waverly
Louisburg
David Workman
Mr. Workman
Spike Jones
Europe
Americas
Springfield man charged with fatal grocery shooting
Robert Popejoy Jr., 28, unemployed Springfield machinist, is charged with first degree murder in a rural grocery store killing near Crystal Cave. He was captured after barricading in a Strafford farmhouse, tear gas used, and three guns found on him. Witnesses identified him. a rifle was the death weapon. Miss Myrtle Schaupp, 38, was wounded, arm amputated. Bill Murrell, about 60, killed.
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Springfield
Robert Popejoy Jr
Popejoy
Strafford
Glen Hendrix
Bill Murrell
Myrtle Schaupp
Schaupp
Crystal Cave
Miss Schaupp
Hendrix
Burma Fears Red Invasion Near Myitkyina
Military sources report at least 4,500 Chinese Communist regulars inside Burma near Myitkyina. They indicate a planned invasion to seize northern Burma after clashes, with about 1,000 square miles occupied. The long disputed border area remains unstable.
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Myitkyina
Burma
Oil Well Drilling Totals for 1945 and 1955
The report shows 26,800 oil wells drilled in 1945 and about 57,000 drilled in 1955, reflecting a substantial rise in drilling activity over the decade. This data highlights expansion in oil production capacity and exploration during mid-century.
Nixon Declines Comment on Knowland VP Endorsement
In Dallas Vice President Nixon refused to comment on Senator Knowland's endorsement and said he would support whichever man the Republican convention names as the vice presidential nominee. The convention opens Monday in San Francisco as Nixon travels from Dallas after greeting about 35,000 Veterans of Foreign Wars and 3,000 Texas Republicans. He praised Eisenhower and said the GOP aims for a two party system in the South.
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Dallas
Tex
Nixon
Sen
Knowland
D-Calif
San Francisco
Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dallas County Republican Committee
Statler Hilton
Eisenhower Nixon
GOP
South
Texas
Plumbers Hear Attack On GOP
Michigan senator Pat McNamara addressed the United Assn. of Plumbers and Pipefitters in Kansas City, denouncing the Republican Party as a one man entity and criticizing the president’s health. He, a long-time union member, spoke during the UA convention before flying to Chicago.
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Kansas City
Michigan
Republican Party
United Assn
Pat McNamara
McNamara
Chicago
Plumbers’ Union
Subscriptions listed for Ottawa Herald renewals
The Ottawa Herald notes new and renewal subscriptions from various towns and names including Baldwin Alice Crawford Lyndon Leo Deneve Rt 1 Ottawa C W Cudd Rt 3 Ottawa Charles Terry Rt 4 Ottawa Albert N Carlson F E Moore Harold D Simmons Overbrook Homer Crawford H H Fishburn Pomona W E Crawford W F Darnell Marvin Leusink Princeton John Collins Quenemo Oliver Couch J J Neill Rantoul Lavon Bates Richmond Fred Kuiken Wellsville Ralph Overstreet Williamsburg Karl Ehman Charles O Neil Wayne Reichard.
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Ottawa Herald
Baldwin
Alice Crawford
Lyndon — Leo Deneve
Rt. 1
Ottawa
C. W. Cudd
Rt. 3
Charles Terry
Rt. 4
Albert N. Carlson
F. E. Moore
Harold D. Simmons
Overbrook
Homer Crawford
H. H. Fishburn
Pomona
W. E. Crawford
W. F. Darnell
Marvin Leusink
Princeton
John Collins
Quenemo
Oliver Couch
Richmond Buy A Cafe At Garnett
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kramer purchased Marie's cafe in Garnett and took possession. They are closed for redecorating this week and plan to commute from their Richmond home. The item notes numerous social visits and local events, including family travels, visits to Ottawa, Garnett, and Topeka, a Pickert family reunion, and a Richmond fair softball game.
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H. H. Kramer
Marie
Garnett
Robert Lickteig
Topeka
George Atchison
Frank Dietrich
Harry Cram
Cedar House
Ottawa
Gordon Leiffring
Wathena
Lee Metzes
Clyde Harrington
Kansas City
Don Easton
Dan Dyer
Charles Printys
Ed Morford
Maurice Pontons
Dan Lickteig
Lawrence Chandler
Gary
Chris Mersman
Clyde Foraker
Herb McClures
Jay Adams
Herbert Brummel
Los Angeles
Bertilla Brummell
al Kippers
Jim Dalsings
Greeley
Kippers
Gene Mitchum
Henry Schweikart
Walter Spencer
Emporia
Kenneth Cunningham
Angelia Hastart
Chris Hermrecks
George Harts
Roy Myer
Stark
Myer
Charles Edwards
Carl
Hillsboro
Joe Folger
Bob Anderson
Kas
Charles Harnsburger
Lee's Summit
Mary Waterbury
W. J
Jack Hedrick
Hickman Mills
John Craycraft
Mrs. Hedrick
Mr. Craycraft
J. L. DeGarmo
Anderson County Hospital
Terrye Ann Smith
Caney
Severns
Smith
Terrye Ann
Doug Rhoads
Harry Horstick
Clayton McCalls
Jack Linn
Iran
Roy Brock
George Brock
Floyd Brocks
George Dietrich
Richmond Fair
John Coles
Henry Browns
Princeton
National Guard
Rich Valley
Spring Hill
Carroll Longstads Play Ottawa at Forest Park
The Carroll Longstads of Lake Preston SD played Ottawa at Forest Park on day evening this week. They left Saturday for Fort Worth Texas and will stop here en route home after spending last week with E M Willeman.
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Ottawa
Forest Park
Carroll Longstads
Lake Preston
S. D
E. M. Willeman
Fort Worth
Tex
Prince Ranier and Grace to visit the United States
Palace officials say Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace will depart Le Havre on September 7 aboard the United States for a several week visit to the United States. Also Pope Pius XII names Francis Cardinal Spellman as pontifical legate to the Philippine Eucharistic Congress in Manila November 28 to December 2. Rescue efforts continue after the Bois de Cazier coal mine fire in Belgium with 270 miners feared dead and 80 bodies recovered so far.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Palace
Prince Ranier Jr
Princess Grace
le Havre
United States
Vatican City
Pius XII
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Eucharistic Congress of the Philippines
Manila
Marcinelle
Belgium
Bois de Cazier
Speeding driver nabbed by hammer on dead end street
Donald Hammer confronted a speeding car in a residential dead end street and held the driver until deputies arrived. Charles F B Morrison, stationed at Forbes Air Force Base, was charged with driving 35 mph in a residential area and handed over to authorities.
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Topeka
Donald Hammer
Hammer
Charles FB. Morrison
Morrison
Forbes Air Forces Base
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Lewis Picketts
Jefferson City
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Joe Haas
Leavenworth
Ralph McCrea
Elmer Burtons
Joe Blake
Hayes Johnson
Lost Springs
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Harry Williams
Albert Schwegman
Jeanette Shaffer
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Willard Smith
Lane
Harry Rybolt
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Herbert Goins
Cathy
Williamstown
Leo Peine
Harold Robertson
Rayburn Wertz
Bonnie Ahring
Colorado Springs
Wilbur McAffees
Arthur Hahn
California
Karen
Donna Nutt
Oscar Newmaster
Homer Glaze
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Guy Farris
Ray Frew
Jackie
George Wells
Manner Bros
Srandon Brennan
Dane Clark Wit
Hillcrest
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U.S
Bold and the
BRAVE
Lee Lke
TLMEN
Ray Danton Leigh Snowden Grant Williams
Wel
Onslow Stevens
Aidson Pratt
GMS
Tom Tully
Sylvia Sidney
Betty Wynn
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John Gavin
Goodyear
Goodzyear Service
S. Main
W. H. Crouse
Sir E. Fifth
Associated Press
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Nuez Canal
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