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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1956
Page
12
Sheldon’s Used Equipment lists multiple tractors with models and features. Notable items include a 1954 Farmall Super MTA with Live PTO and Remote, a 1951 Farmall M with Rice Tires, 1950 Oliver 66 with new clutch and battery, a 1952 Super C, a 1942 Farmall H, and a 1952 Case VAC with cult. and plow. Each entry emphasizes condition, hours, and selling point claims.
Field Harvesters and blowers advertised for a big year. Highlights include 1953 McCormick 200 reconditioned with Row Crop and pickup, 1954 Gehl 2-Row in good condition, 1952 New Holland reconditioned and chop ready, 1952 John Deere Row-Crop with new knives, 1949 John Deere Row-Crop with pickup, and 194% John Deere Row-Crop. prices emphasized.
Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co located at 102 South Walnut broadcasts phone number 308 for inquiries and sales. Local business listing highlights merchandise and contact detail.
Kansas state accident records list 2 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 83 to date for 1956, with a total of 336 fatalities recorded in the year thus far.
The FBI arrested two exconvicts in New York and charged them with conspiracy to obstruct justice in the acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel. The dead acid thrower Abe Telvi was identified. authorities said he was slain in July. Suspects Joseph Peter Carlino and Gondolfo Miranti face charges related to the conspiracy.
El Dorado police arrested 27 year old Ernest Bass of Emporia after he broke away from officers and led a chase through backyards. He kicked two neighbors, attempted to jump from a county jail jeep, and struck Jailer Bob Maples needing stitches. Charged with drunken driving resisting arrest escaping custody assaulting officers and citizens and driving without tail lights.
Chicago to day Averell Harriman, defeated for the Democratic presidential nomination, said he is not interested in the vice presidency. He would rather remain governor of New York and seek reelection in 1958. Minutes after the convention chose Adlai Stevenson Harriman pledged support for Stevenson against Eisenhower.
Stevenson pledged to campaign for his own bid and later paid a courtesy call on Harriman at his hotel. Harriman, unfazed by the defeat, smiled for reporters as he defended Truman's support as loyalty and said they are fighting together for Stevenson.
In Cairo a semi official agency says Israeli forces attacked Egyptian positions in Gaza. no details released. A Jeru salem statement reports three soldiers and a woman killed in an ambush in the Negev. In Belgium miners victims from Bois du Cazier fire are being buried as search continues.
The Agriculture Department added 20 Kansas counties to drought areas, enabling grazing in soil bank lands and feed grain discounts. Counties listed include Butler, Cloud, Cowley, Edwards, Mitchell, Saline, Sedgwick, Sumner and others. Extensions push Aug 31 cutoffs to Sept 30 in Missouri and Oct 1 or Oct 31 deadlines for feed grain programs in eight states including Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado.
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