Street surfacing near Main Street progresses with delays
Side Swipes notes surface work on the Main Street paving project near town with one coat left north of Wilson Street and two coats between the overpass and the Santa Fe tracks. The joint effort by the state highway commission and city commissioners runs from the Lawrence branch tracks to 13th Street. Delays stem from rain and equipment moves to a new Franklin-Douglas county bridge site. An unrelated incident reports a sodium chlorate weed killer explosion at 1244 Main Street causing no damage. City officials instruct police and fire to inspect Starkweather’s property for compliance with regulations.
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Santa Fe
State Highway Commission
City Commissioners
Lawrence Branch
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Aune
Franklin-Douglas County Ine
South Main
B. G. Starkweather
Main
Harry Gilliland
Starkweather’s
Heat Wave Grips Ottawa With 103 Degree Day
The Ottawa area recorded a 103 degree high yesterday afternoon at 3 20 after rising from 100 at 2 00. Humidity and light breeze worsened the blaze as residents endured a scorching day. Earlier the month saw 105 on August 5 and two 100 plus days in July.
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Ottawa
Outstanding Displays At Franklin County Fair
The 91st Franklin County Fair opens with strong livestock, field and garden, food and clothing exhibits and merchant displays. It runs through Saturday with livestock judging under lights, 4-H events, and a Grand Ole Opry style show Friday evening. New fair features include 4-H fitting and showing contests and champion and reserve champion awards.
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Franklin County
Saddle Club
City awards long waited trash disposal contract
Ottawa will adopt a sanitary landfill system after accepting Leo M Ferguson’s bid of $44,136 per year, the lowest of eight offers. The five year contract includes a $50,000 performance bond and possible two year termination with six months notice. City officials plan an ordinance and flat monthly household charges with variable business rates, aiming for October 1 start.
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Leo M. ‘Ferguson
City Rammiecinonears
Agonathar
Ferguson
Detroit
Colorado Springs
Kansas City
Kas
Allied Building Service of
J. W. Estes
Carl McClintie
Tra Bonine
Harry Henery
George Brooks
Sanitary Disposal
J. K. Jameson
Kenneth Andrews
A. C. Richeson
Ivan Brown
Weather and bids shape Ottawa’s garbage plan
The forecast warns of continued heat and scattered storms through Friday with near record highs. Ottawa officials consider a new citywide garbage and trash disposal contract, with Ferguson the low bidder at 44136, seeing potential long term savings and home based operations under a supervised, multi-vehicle system.
Kennedy Nominates Stevenson A Plank Move Dominates Convention
At Convention Hall Aug 16 Kennedy formally puts Adlai Stevenson forward as the next president after a tense session. Delegates rally as Magnuson withdraws and Stevenson gains strong backing with North and Southern votes. Balloting later tonight to decide the nomination fate amid civil rights tensions.
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John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Gary Evenson
Averell Kennedy
Adlai St
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Stevens
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
Libertyville
Adlai
Stevenson Action
York
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House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Walvenson
Alabama
Alaska
Washington State
Henry M. Jackson
Aupe
Warren Magnuson
Magnuson
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Pyesic
Adlai Stevenson
Sonis Mally
MeCo
Illinois
Associated Press
Carolina
Kansas
Stelare
Vention
Nile
Democratic Convention Struggle for Party Control in Chicago
Special dispatch details a bitter Chicago Democratic convention battle not over the 1956 nomination but party control for four years. It frames the conflict as a clash between liberal, labor and Southern extremist factions versus moderates seeking a path to a 1960 victory, with city bosses still influential.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Truman
Stevenson
Dwight
D. Eisenhower
Party
Econ 4Trol
Cartie
Roaders
Labor
Deep Beath
Nin
Sin
Rumors of Royal Marriage and Hanging Abolishment Debate
Fragmented Leiden style briefs report rumors of King Baudouin and Princess Alexandria of Kent planning marriage. The piece mentions a first reading of a bill to abolish the death penalty and notes inconclusive British royal family speculation. A separate item describes a bomb attack killing a British serviceman in a Crete region and a parade in a four power city. The text is a messy OCR with multiple topics and partial facts.
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Brussels
Belgium
Het Volk Today
Baudouin
Alexandria
Ken
Commons
London
Trac
Duchess of Kent
Eliza
Russia
Germany
Trcal
Churches Merge in Wichita After Ten Years of Preparation
The Kansas Conferences of the Evangelical and United Brethren Churches merged last night in Wichita, ending a decade of planning. The two groups began merging on a national level in 1946, with gradual steps leading to the local union.
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Wichita
Kansas
Evangelical
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