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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1959
Page
7
Mrs. E. J. Foote will open a women s accessories shop at 219 S. Main, fronting Unique Beauty Shop. The new store, named Lida s Hat Shop, will offer hats in all price ranges, purses, scarves, handkerchiefs and assorted jewelry.
The Lane fair in Franklin County opens for three days with preliminary auditions in the amateur talent contest and a Friday finals night. More than 100 head of live stock, mostly 4-H, compete as dairy and beef cattle prizes are awarded. Notable winners include Mac-Mary Reflection Donnie winning holstein honors and best dairy animal overall, with several farm youths earning champion and reserve titles across dairy and beef classes. The event runs through Saturday featuring a horse pulling contest and exhibits of farm equipment and homemade machinery.
In Louisville on August 24 the Louisville Colonels host the Dallas Rangers in the American Association. Children 16 and under who have completed all three polio shots will be admitted free.
Dr. Robert Phillips 49 head of ISU poultry husbandry died Thursday in Ames Iowa, born in Joplin Missouri. He earned bachelor and master degrees at Kansas State University Manhattan and taught there in 1936 1937. Survivors include his widow and a son.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday. A cooler spell develops this afternoon with a high near 85 to 95 degrees and a low around 70. Saturday will see a high near 90 degrees.
AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities tallied by the State Accident Records Section for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. To date in 1959 reach 350, compared with 319 in the comparable period of 1958.
A crowd estimated at nearly 3,000 gathered for the 35th annual Richmond Free Fair in Richmond. First night focused on livestock and exhibit entries, judging preparations, and athletic events. Notable acts included Glen Cox of Mound City taking first in the amateur contest, Donna Nutt of Kansas City second, and the Lucky 134-H club taking third in square dance.
Washington AP report notes Russia will display hundreds of hammer and sickle flags along parade routes during Premier Khrushchev's visit. State Department confirms customary display of flags for official visitors and quotes costs of two to three thousand dollars for the flags.
Akiko Kojima angrily denies a Tokyo surgeon’s claim that he injected her with a cupful of plastic to enhance her bust and 37 23 38 figure. The 22 year old Miss Kojima faced a 12 hour homecoming delay as her flight halted at Wake Island awaiting Typhoon Georgia clearance.
Ten year old Nels Hoffman of Williamsburg counts trucks passing US50 from his shade tree desk beside his church. He logs cab color number company direction time and running total tallying 212 trucks in seven hours on Monday and predicting a further surge before school resumes. His father supports the project as a way to while away the summer hours.
Air Force Flying Boxcars will attempt to snag the 300 pound nose capsule of Discoverer V during its 16th earth pass above the Pacific. If failed, Sea Transportation ships Hawaii Victory and Dalton Victory will recover the capsule from the sea.
The House approved a bill to curb racketeering and abuses in labor management relations by a 303 to 125 vote sending the measure to the Senate. The administration backed plan, supported by Eisenhower in a nationwide appeal, bans secondary boycotts, hot cargo, blackmail picketing, requires union financial reports, and creates new dispute rules.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon told spring Lake New Jersey crowds that the United States must remain strong before any summit agreement with the Soviet Union. He cited Khrushchev's peaceful competition and stressed talks from strength while addressing a Savings Bond rally. Nixon said it is too early to decide on a 1960 presidential bid.
Ragner N. Lindburg, 21, of Lucas and a soldier at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, died in a one car accident seven miles northwest of Lucas. His vehicle struck a bridge and rolled over several times.
A late model sedan driven by Mrs Beatrice H Carland 38 Hut chinson left the road south of Ottawa on US 50 yesterday. She told officers that something was in the road causing her to lose control. The driver her husband and two sons were taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital for examination and later released.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a Titan intercontinental missile exploded on its launching pad during a first full power test as countdown reached zero. about 60 technicians escaped injury. The 91 foot rocket failed as second stage ignition was planned near 30 miles altitude over the Atlantic missile range.
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