Side Swipes at the Democratic Convention and Local News
A Chicago bound pass holder Mrs Frank Fahey Ottawan daughter of Leonard and E Allen works stenotype for Dave Garroway show at the convention. Monticello Utah cafe blast kills Mrs Rex Miller her husband and 11 year old daughter injuries neighbor and Kansas City relatives noted. A Colorado vacation without fishing thrills recounts by Milo Harris county judge. A Baltimore man recalls Kansas dinner drive in finds $5 change corrected for an earlier ten given.
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Frank Fahey
Chicago
Fahey
Leonard E. Allen
Dave Garroway
Rex Miller
Deerfield
Monticello
Utah
Glenn W. Emerson
Kansas City
Ottawa
Miller
Arthur Davis
Zeta Cole
Westphalia
Baltimore, Md
Kansas
Fire Destroys Solvents Plant in Wichita area
A spectacular fire destroyed a small solvents plant in Wichita. Four county fire trucks fought the blaze for about an hour before control. Owner Earl Rush Jr. estimated losses at 1200 dollars, including the building and equipment, with insurance. The plant reconditioned lacquer from regional industrial plants. Fuel oil from a steam boiler ignited when a blower motor stalled.
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Wichitawa
William Reimer
Earl Rush Jr
Reimer
Kansas Seeks Soil Bank Grazing in Four Counties
Gov. Fred Hall's office asked the U S Department of Agriculture to approve grazing of soil bank reserve acreage in four more drought hit Kansas counties Marshall Nemaha Brown and Doniphan The request follows a recommendation from the State Drought Committee.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Marshall
Nemaha
Brown
Doniphan
Won't Rule Out Delegate Polls
SAN FRANCISCO Republicans will continue to allow polls of delegations on request as they weigh conventions. The plan suggests a long process but keeps the option open for delegate polling as needed.
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San Francisco
Partly cloudy forecast with isolated thundershowers
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a few isolated thundershowers. There is no expected temperature change with tonight's low in the 60s to 70s and Thursday highs around 95 to 105.
Franklin County Fair Opens With Expanded Exhibits and Night Events
Franklin County Fair opens Thursday with a larger expected entry list and space constraints for commercial displays. Don Brown notes overflow demand for armory exhibits, tents for poultry to hogs, and lights aiding livestock judging under the bleachers. Highlights include Ot tawa Saddle Club horse show, Minnie Pearl Grand Ole Opry stars Friday, and horse pulling Saturday. parking fully supervised each day.
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Franklin County
Don Brown
Armory
Brown
Ottawa Saddle Club
Grand Ole Opry
Minnie Pearl
Justin Tubb
Stringbean
Robbie
Joyce
Yvonne McGowan
Doyle Madden
Maxi Lindsay
Oklahoma Night Riders
City School Opening Set For Sept 4
Ottawa public and parochial schools will open September 4 with enrollments for grades 7 through 12 on August 21 and elementary students on September 4. Sacred Heart students enroll August 20–21, with senior and junior high in specified rooms. Incoming kindergartners must be five by Jan 1, 1957, and a $1 lock fee is required with schedules handed out.
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Ottawa
Henry Parker
Sacred Heart
Matthew E. Guilfoyle
New LibraryArt Center Heads List Of Improvements On Campus
Ottawa University plans several campus upgrades for the fall opening on September 10. The Myers LibraryMammer Art Center, a $280000 project, may not be finished but should be ready soon. delays on steel items slow progress. Other improvements cover roads, roof work, dinning space refinishing, and new classroom chairs.
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Ottawa University
Myers ‘Library - Mammer Art Center
Ninth and
Poplar Streets
Jones Hall
Biology
Andrew B. Martin
Robert Bundy
University
Damages Awarded in Friendly Suit Over Ottawa Crash
Sandra Oestreicher, guardian J G Oestreicher, filed against Mary Mitchell in Independence Mo for injuries from a December 24 1955 collision at 15th and South Main Ottawa. Plaintiff sought 1500 for damages and medical costs. Defendant agreed to pay 1500 plus costs. trial by jury waived and approved by district court.
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Sandra Agnes Oestreicher
Independence
J. G. Oestreicher
Mary Mitchell
Barbara Carpenter
15Th
South Main
Ottawa
Oestreicher
Warning Shots At Goan Border During Independence Day
Indian sources report Portuguese troops fired warning shots over Goa border as volunteers attempted to cross into Portuguese territory to place wreaths. A year earlier 20 Indians were killed entering Goa to press for withdrawal. Police blocked entry but allowed a wreath on the Indian side.
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Bombay
India
Goa
Democrats Edge Toward Stevenson Nomination Showdown
At the Democratic National Convention the platform committee approved a moderate civil rights plank despite Southern opposition. Adlai Stevenson gains momentum as New Jersey Michigan and Arkansas indicate support, boosting his first-ballot tally to near the nomination threshold. President Truman critiques Stevenson while party dynamics build toward a potential landslide early vote.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Georgia
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Leadership Conference of Civil Rights
Belford V. Lawson
District of Columbia
Adlai Stevenson
New Jersey
Michigan
Arkansas
Stevenson
Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
Averell Harriman
Truman
Harriman
G. Mennen Wiliams
Missouri
Jersey
Williams
Bridge Dedication Honors Engineer Killed in Turnpike
Lawrence ceremony honors Jack L. Fisher, 30, Kansas State College engineer killed Sept. 10, 1955, in construction of the Kansas Turnpike. The Kaw River span near Lawrence, longest in Kansas, was dedicated with Fisher’s bronze plaque as officials and 2,000 attendees witnessed. Fisher led the eight river piers effort. service members and civic leaders attended with family present. The bridge links Kansas City to Lawrence and Topeka toward the Oklahoma line.
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Lawrence
Jack L. Fisher
Kansas Turnpike
Kaw River
Here
Fisher
Kansas State College
Wellington
Kansas
Union Pacific
Manhattan
Mission
Kas
Deborah Lee
Boyd Fisher
Turner
437Th Army
Ft. Riley
American Legion
Argentine Eagles
Kansas City
Kansas State
Air Force
Asia
Africa
Topeka
Oklahoma Line
Martin And Lewis Sue On Contract Dispute
In Los Angeles Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis file a $3 million damages suit against NBC through York Pictures Corp alleging repudiation of a five year contract after five months. York claims NBC failed to honor plans for four TV appearances annually at $250 000 per program. The suit follows the duo's reported split last July 25.
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Los Angeles
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
York Pictures Corp
Martin and Lewis
York Corp
Martin and
Lewis
Martin
Airline Pilots Set Midnight Strike Deadline
The Air Line Pilots Assn announced a strike deadline of midnight Friday for 252 pilots at National Airlines.
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Chicago
the Air Lines Pilots Assn
National Airlines
TV Bucks Convention Traditions
Chicago special analyzes the 1936 Democratic convention and the clash between tradition and television. It argues networks reshaped the event, reducing air time, altering speeches, and turning traditionalists into unwitting TV performers while predicting future conventions limited to two or three days for viewer attention.
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Chicago
Stevenson
Harriman
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Colorado
Milo Harris
Allen's Park
Colo
Acorn
Cloverleaf
Far and Near
Rainbow 4-H Clubs
Turnpike
Department of Agriculture
Herald
TV Bucks
John P. Harris
Grogey
Sam Rayburn
Sergeant Bilko
Art Linkletter
Queen
Lamb Ambulance
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