Ottawa News Briefs Highlight Local Mentions And Actions
Seira Okutsu and guests spoke at the Lions Club in Ottawa. Ottawans learned of Bila Rosa Williamson’s passing in Palm Desert, burial in India, California. A 30 day jail term was given to Junior Lambert for loitering on Ottawa streets. A joint Ottawa Bowling Assn. meeting was set for Aug 16. Local hospital treatments, military flight training, and public sales were noted along with farm prize notices at Richmond Fair.
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Palm Desert
Calif
Bila Rosa Williamson
Franklin County Register of Deeds
Bert
Byrd Ross
India
N. Amer
Junior Lambert
S. Walnut
Ottawa
Odd Quips From Daily Mail Asks Early 20th C Curiosities
New York AP column compiles quirky items from mailbag including nerves of dogs, public billiard parlors, and lavish spending on gambling versus education. Notes on colonial ballots with vegetables, witty quotes, piano ownership, air conditioning heat in halls, and Irish appetite for food. Also biographical notices and trivia about twins, bachelorhood, and ancient Egypt.
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New York
America
New York City
James Stephens
Jless
H. H. Fowler
Sacramento
Calif
U.S
Miss Homes
Mary Edith Fowler
Miss Fowler
Lengineers
Ernest B. Bechtle
Ernest Bechtle
Towner's
Dr.j
Raymond P. Jennings
Elmer Bell
Jim Hollon
Donald Cain
Fred
Hon
Mealman
Bruce Fleming
Kenneth Hammond
A. H
North
Lawrence Ott
Princeton
Ottawa Bowling Leaders to Convene Tuesday Meeting
A representative of the American Bowling Congress will speak at a joint meeting of Ottawa men and women's bowling associations tomorrow night at 7 30 in the ICCF Hall 319 Cedar. Trophies from the Ottawa City Bowling tournaments held in spring will be awarded.
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Ottawa Men's
American Bowling Congress
Ottawa
1.C.C
Caney High Seeks League Affiliation After Years Alone
Caney High School in Caney Kansas asks the Kansas State High School Activities Association to place it into an athletic league after years as an independent school. Officials say scheduling games has become hard without league affiliation.
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Caney, Kas
Caney High School
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Police Cite Three Drivers For Speeding
Three persons cited by police for speeding Saturday and Sunday are scheduled to appear in Police Court Tuesday, according to police records. Forrest E. Kitts, 213 Powhatan, Rodney L. McClay, 1419 S. Cedar, were cited for 40 mph in a 30 mph zone Sunday. Willard Donald Douglas, 409 S. Sycamore, was cited for 45 mph in a 30 mph zone Saturday.
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Forrest £. Kitts
Powthattan
Rodney L. McClay
S. Cedar
Willard Donald Douglas
S. Sycamore
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births in Various Cities
Admissions include Mark Rockers Jr Garnett Mes Alpha Mattson and Mrs Selma Wend al in Princeton. Births report Mr and Mrs Warren Baysinger with a daughter weighing 5 lb 3 oz. Discharges list Mrs Elvin Holtz and infant Garnett at Orra Staneart Jr. and others. Traffic charges: multiple drivers in Wellsville Baldwin Pomona Wichita and Kansas City cited for speeding or reckless driving, all due in court August 19.
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Mark Rockers Jr
Garnett Mes
Alpha Mattson
Sycamore
Selma Wendal
Princeton
Ismissals
Elvin Holtz
Garnett
Orra
Staneart Jr
Willow
William Lay
Thelma Morreale
Baldwin
Lawrencce Langley
Pomona
Deaths and patrol reports from Kansas area deaths
Mrs. Carrie Hand dies at 75 at Hood home in Garden City after earlier life in Ottawa and Kansas City. Franklin County records list 17 speed and reckless driving charges on Interstate 35 with several motorists cited for speeds from 57 to 62 mph and bonds set for some.
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Carrie Hand
Carrie (Beauchamp) Hand
Leroy Hood
Garden City
Ottawa
Hood
Kansas
Jere Clarence W. Pitts
Emporia
William Hardy Harris
Kansas City
William Virigil Kasson
Albuquerque
Eston Claude Mitchell
Wichita
Keith W. Tush
Donald R. James
RFD
Wat‘son
E. Gardner
Raytown
Harris
Body Of Man Found Beside Katy Tracks Near Coffeyville
An unidentified man in his mid thirties was found dead near the Katy railroad tracks south of Coffeyville. Coroner M K Borklund said the body appeared dead under 24 hours and that he may have fallen from a train or tried to hop a ride. The clothing included Lane jeans and a sport shirt with house shoes, no socks, and a belt engraved with the name George. A set of Missouri Pacific railroad keys was found in the clothing.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Katy
M. K. Borklund
George
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Eisenhower Returns to Washington from Camp David Flight
President Eisenhower resumes duties after a weekend at Camp David Maryland. He traveled by helicopter to Washington, covering the trip in thirty two minutes with officials reporting a smooth return to work.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Camp David
Wellsville Fair Wins Revue Champion Judy Wiseman
Judy Wiseman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wiseman, won the Miami County Fair revue for the second straight year and is eligible to compete at Hutchinson State Fair in September. Her lavender nylon gown featured spaghetti straps, a large bow, and lavender net tulle with a taffeta slip. She also earned blue ribbons in Angus steer, sewing, and child’s garment events, and a red in short horn steer.
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Mmiami County Fair
Judy Wiseman
Wallace Wiseman
RFD
Judy
Angus
Senate At Work But House Delays A Week
Washington AP report notes the House returns with no business planned for another week while the Senate has passed a four billion dollar public works bill and ratified a 12 nation Antarctic treaty. The stalled housing and education aid efforts and ongoing wage bill debate reflect a Congress gridlock with committee action possible.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Rules Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Prophetstown
Faye Colegrove
Mabel Colegrove
Lelia Chapin
Civil Service
Washington, D. C
Miss Chapin
Landon Shows Old Campaign Photo at Wichita Station
Visitors to the WREN radio station in Topeka note former governor Alf Landon, a 1936 Republican presidential hopeful, proudly displaying a wall portrait. The picture reflects a photographer’s delayed effort to capture the moment.
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Wichita
WREN
Alf
Landon
Topeka
Topeka studio photographer recalls Landon image for posterity
Harold Lyle, now running a private Topeka studio, reveals he delivered a 1936 campaign photo of Alf Landon to the candidate upon his request. Landon, in a battered campaign hat, posed in a Wichita paper office, with Lyle keeping negatives in a file that weathered a Topeka flood and later moved to several workplaces before ending in Lyle's private studio.
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Harold Lyle
Topeka
Landon
Wichita
Lyle
Navy
Kansas
Indus-trieiercbrroiases
B.S
Pnophier
Senate Finance Panel Rejects Elderly Medical Care Plan
A Senate battle appeared likely as the Senate Finance Committee on Saturday rejected the latest proposal on medical care for elderly citizens, signaling a partisan clash over federal funding, eligibility, and program scope. The move sets up a broader fight on social welfare policy with potential impacts on aging Americans and health services.
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Senate
Senate Finance Committee
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Seira Okutsu
Tokyo
Japan
Lions Club
Gerald Smith
Birmingham
Ala
J. C. South
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dale Prat
N. Sycamore
Otawa University
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Air Force Training
Ells
Steve Clark
Ted Clark
Centropolis
K. A. Elben
Lex Ogg
Lawrence Ogg
E. 11Th
Dallas
Les
Peat, Marwick, Mitchel and Co
Richmond Fair
Gene Domnanish
Adv
Katanga
United Nations
Elisabethville
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Leopoldville
Congo
Daily Mail
Hal Boyle
United [States
James RB
Babcock
James R. Babcock
Towner Chapel
T. Neal Hiatt
Glenn King
Vertus Crotis
Ray Mahoney
Paul Heckman
Lawrence Day
Lloyd Daugharihy
A. H. North
Abs
J. M. Kilgore
M. L. Sellers
Highland Cemetery
Walter
Slezak
Stork Club
Case Society
Egypt
Logan Perasall Smith
Caney High
Warren Baysinger
Ten
Wellsville
Virgil L.hahner
Iith
Hildred R. O'Dell
Otis J H. Tippie
Lola
Lindy Dee Ingrdum
Raymond W. Moyes
Rfdjl
Gardner
Harold Howard Hutton
RFC
Donald Frederick Sole
Herbert Carl Sorensen
Glen Darrell Lamar
Melvin S. Vanalstine
Great Bend
Elizabeth Lay
Patrol
Stella Marquez
Colombia
Long Beach
Miss Marquez
Wellsville News
Miami County
Woman's Missionary Society
New Hope Baptist Church
Ray Eversmeyer
Floyd Boyd
Olathe
Home Missions
Miami Baptist Association
C.D. Garrett
M. Me‘Wilson
Dale MecWilson
R. B. Shoemaker
Elvis i Robbs
Colorado Springs
N. J. Hogan
Lana
Elizabeth Robbe
Elvis
Normen Shannon
Nancy
David
Norman, Okla
Gail Shannon
Gail
Norman
Charles Pierce
Mrs
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Mr. Greenfield
Effie Pierce
Overbrook Fai
Janet Reeves
Kat
Ren Clayton
Karyl Higbie
Susan
Gleisberg
Linda Thorn
Joe Whitley
Doug Higbie
Donnie Good
Roger
Ronnie Johnston
Mary
Scott
Edgerton
Ogden Scot
Salina
Fat Salina
Harold Sawyer
Kenneth
Sawyer
Charleston
8. C
Alfreda Sawyer
Jacksonville
Texas
Carl Admire
San Antonio
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Thomas Larrick
Gainsville, Fla
Paul Gifford
Inez Larrick
Robert Barnes
Robert W. Barnes ,Jr
U.S.A
M.P. and Security Company
Ft. Ritchie
Cascade
Maryland
Pvt
Barnes
Fort Dix
Joseph Sheets
Mamie
O'Connor
Phillip Jacoby
Mr. Jacoby
Frank Leckrone
Drexel
Earlston Sieg Baldwin
St. Mary’s Hospital
David Sieg
By Virgil Quinlisk
The
Wichita Beacon
KC Livestock
Rerner
Iriente
Roratabia
Reed
Peter
Garde
Chihuahua
Creek
Ottawa Lodge No
A.f&a.m. BR
Gerald B. Harford
Sidney 0. Morris
Sonthente
Panne Wallaville
Beteson
Ire Meade
Henry Alban
Cnoncada Bprav Paneere
Caneieet Orawa
Hensiek
Harald Hensick
McCracken Electric
Salaus
Heidner
Feiland Kase
Prince
Walter George Lame
Viking
Sheldon
Sheldon Trk. & Trac. Co
Ige S. Walcht
John Deere
Ottawa Tractor
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J. D
Dennis
Kan
Henry _Drhn
Witamesburg
Misc
Underwood
Dennis Auto Co
Ceondithon
Jy Gauth
Gilliland
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