Side Swipes From Main Street Paving Nears Finish
Street surfacing on the Main street project will finish soon north of Wilson street with one coat to the north of the overpass and two coats between the overpass and the Santa Fe tracks. The work, a joint state and city effort, has run since June with delays from rain and a bridge project nearby. A 4:45 pm explosion in the 1200 block of South Main prompted officials to order an inspection of a resident who set weed killer jugs beside his home. no damage occurred. At last night’s city commission meeting, fire and police were tasked to verify compliance with regulations.
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Wilson Street
Wilson
Lawrence
Santa Fe
State Highway Commission
Lawrence Branch
13Th Street
Franklin-Douglas County
South Main
Re G. Starkweather
S. Main
Harry Gilliland
Starkweather’s
Saddle Club
Armory
Doan Brown
Ithe Armory
Fair Grounds
Hottest Ottawa Day Sees 103 Degree Heat
Yesterday Ottawa faced a blistering afternoon with temps climbing to 103 degrees by 3 20 PM after a 2 PM start at 100. Humidity and light breeze added to the heat as July produced two days at or above 100, with 105 reached on August 5.
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Ottawa
Weather Forecast Highlights Heat Returns With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy and hot this afternoon into tonight and Friday with scattered showers and thunderslams mainly in the northeast. Tonight lows 60s northwest to 70s elsewhere, highs Friday near 100. Yesterday’s high 103 at 3:20 pm, low today 72 at 4:25 am, records show 111 high in 1936 and 49 low in 1929.
Outstanding Displays On Hand For 91st Fair
The Franklin County Fair opened with strong livestock, field and garden products, and merchant displays. Exhibits entered before noon, later ready for judging. Warm weather praised, with hope for continued good conditions. 4 H livestock judging and home improvement judging occurred this afternoon.
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Franklin County
Ottawa to award contract for sanitary trash disposal
Ottawa city commissioners accepted the lowest bid of 44 136 per year from Leo M Ferguson to establish a sanitary landfill, replacing the longtime unsanitary dump. The plan includes a 50 000 performance bond, an ordinance, and monthly charges to households and business districts to fund the system, with operation hoped by October 1.
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Ottawa
Leo M. Ferguson
Busiiness
Ferguson
Detroit
Colorado Springs
Kansas City
Kas
Allied Building Service of
Detoit
JJ. N. Estes
Carl McClintic
Fas
Tra Bonine
Harry Henery
George Brooks
Sanitary Disposal
J. K. Jameson
Kenneth Andrews
A. C. Richeson
Ivan Brown
Stevenson Nomination Sealed on First Ballot at Convention
Delegates at the Democratic Convention erupted in demonstrations as Adlai Stevenson appeared for the presidential nomination. Sen. Kennedy praised Stevenson as best qualified, noting two seasoned rivals in Eisenhower and Dewey. Balloting followed as leaders pressed toward a civil rights plank and a party unity.
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Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Wau
le Amos
House
Sam Rayburn
Henry M. Jackson
Warren Magnuson
Magnuson
United States
Mllinois
Associated Press
Northlof
Supernsarol
Politi- Kansas
Fether
Ste Jare
Oklahoma Delegation Shifts Support for Stevenson Nomination
Oklahoma Gov Raymond Gary pledges the 28 vote Oklahoma delegation to Adlai Stevenson under the unit rule. Tennessee considers its 32 votes as key caucus looms while Senator Kennedy may handle Stevenson’s nominating speech. The convention ends with a compromise platform backing the Supreme Court as a constitutional branch and Truman urging unity.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Times
Raymond Gary
Averell Harriman
Oklahoma
Adlai Stevenson
Gary
Harriman
New York
Stevenson
Plank
Tennessee
Frank Clemens
Truman
Raymond
Kennedy
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Plattform
Supreme Court of the United States
Democratic Convention A Struggle For Party Control
Chicago dispatch explains the Democratic convention fight as a bid for party control for 1960, driven by moderates, liberals, labor groups, and regional factions. It notes Truman’s role, Stevenson’s rise as a middle-of-the-road figure, and lists contracts won by construction firms tied to the convention area.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Truman
Stevenson
Harry Truman
To, Construction Co
Pittsburg
U. S
Democrats Squelch Civil Rights Scrap at National Convention
Chicago report: Democrats swallow a civil rights compromise to preserve party unity after a late show of North South tensions. The platform pledges to outdo Republicans in prosperity, while the party retains the Supreme Court ban against segregation. Truman and Platform Chair McCormack defend the compromise amid mixed reactions from loyalists.
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Chicago
iCourt
Conwhite
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
Press of Representatives
Truman
Supreme Court
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Georgia
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Platform Committee
Greeley Students To Enroll Aug 25
Freshmen and new students at Greeley High school enroll Saturday August 25 from 8 to 10 a m in the high school. Sophomores juniors and seniors need not enroll unless changing course. School opens Tuesday September 4 and will be a full day.
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Greeley High School
County Levy Hike Approved by Franklin County Officials
County Commissioners Lee Bon jar Homer Reeves and Frank Betz with County Clerk Bruce Spears rushed to Topeka to secure a 25 percent increase in the general fund levy from the state tax commission. They argued many counties, including Franklin, cannot operate under the 2-mill levy limit and need yearly increases. Franklin County’s request led the pack, with action taken before 11 am as eighteen other counties waited their turn.
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Lee Bonjar
Homer Reeves
Frank Betz
Bruce Spears
Topeka
State Tax Commission
Franklin
Franklin County
Tragic Fall From Tree House Claims 11 Year Old
ARKANSAS CITY Billy Joe Sparks 11 died in a yard accident last night when a plastic soaker hose knotted around his neck stretched from a tree limb as he fell from a board spanning two limbs. Coroner Joe Morris noted children played in trees earlier, explaining how the hose could have caused the fatal fall.
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Arkansas City
Billy Joe) Sparks
Edna Sparks
Joe Morris
Morris
Kansas Highway Commission awards $1.415 million in road contracts
The Kansas Highway Commission has awarded contracts totaling 1.415 million dollars for road improvements. Major projects are set on U S Highways 69 54 and 169, aiming to upgrade pavement and safety features across key corridors.
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Tophka
The
Kansas Highway Commission
U. S
Missing Kansas woman Emma Culbertson sought by authorities
Linn county sheriff and police search for Emma Louise Culbertson 34 of Pleasanton who was last seen hitchhiking toward Ottawa Monday morning. She is 5 ft 3, 463 pounds with blue eyes and long brown hair, wearing a black dress with white figures and carrying a cardboard box. Her husband Leroy Culbertson reported her missing today.
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Kansas
Emma Louise Culbertson
Neasanton
Ottawa
Pleasanton
Linn County
Fort Scott
Moran
Leroy Culbertson
Republicans would put Truman on GOP payroll
In Washington discussions floated using former President Truman as unexpected campaign ammunition if Adlai Stevenson is renominated. Senator Potter of Michigan summarized the idea, saying Republicans should put Harry Truman on their payroll to aid GOP efforts.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
White House
Harry Truman
Barn Fire Sparks Lightning Destruction Near Neodesha
A barn on Ralph Savage farm four miles west of Neodesha Kansas burned after a lightning strike. Three calves and feed were destroyed. A Shetland pony escaped through a window but suffered severe burns. Utility lines were blown down and tree limbs torn by wind with the storm. About a quarter inch of rain fell.
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Ralph Savage
Here
Popcorn Harvest Expected Larger in Kansas This Year
Kansas popcorn growers forecast a 6 000 acre harvest this year, up from 5 600 acres in 1955 and above the 16 year average of 5 710 acres. The acted acreage would total about 3 6 percent of the national popcorn crop.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agricuture
No New Incidents In Columbus Kerfuffle
Franklin County sheriff deputies say no incidents today at a West Side home of a Black family. Earlier Tuesday night a cross soaked in kerosene was burned while shouting occurred. Lamb Ambulance was listed with contact as Phone 380.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies
West Side
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Madison's Jewelers
Marine Couils
Adlai
Dwight
D. Eisenhower
M. W. Watson
Greenwood
Woodson
A. G. Sherwood Construction Co
Independence
Coffeyville
High Court
Democratic National
Paul Buller
Greeley
Lamb Ambulance
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