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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1956

Page

2

Republicans discuss Ike era Nixon or Herter as running mate

In a year of shifting GOP plans, Stassen questions Ike's ticket. Sources indicate Eisenhower favored Nixon. Herter could be renominated as Nixon's running mate, with August convention positioning and White House stance unsure. Polls cited show narrow support for Herter against Nixon's lead.

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Kansas court allows courtroom photography breakthrough

Judge Clark approves limited photography in Pratt court marking a milestone for Kansas journalism. The decision cites modern cameras and fast film enabling natural light shots without disrupting decorum while editors push broader access to courtroom imagery under cautious guidelines.

Kansas Jim. Cornish Pratt “Telbune Cornish

Fragmentary crime note on gun violence and speculation

A garbled report discusses a shooting and comments on firearms. It mentions youths, a known loaded gun, reactions from people, and unclear details about a friend planning to go somewhere. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names or dates.

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We Turn to Political Opinions in the Midwest

A reader explains that voters will choose according to personal conviction, not a single leader. He cites Truman and Harriman as examples, arguing that in the Midwest, people vote their own way regardless of what leading figures endorse.

Harry Truman Harriman Midwest Sam T Baty Crane Women's Society Ch Church Jis Weather Bureau Elge Elvis Prestey Christ Weing

Fragmented public discourse on politics and church life

A rambling 1920s column mixes crime trial framing with religious and civic topics. It cites a murder verdict, political party contrasts, clerical preaching style, and aging sermons, then shifts to guidance for public speaking and parish life, referencing local church concerns and Ottawa civic notes.

White Rapahannock Wheat Shows Strong Local Yield

A local report notes that a wheat known as White Rapahannock, grown on the Topping farm near Pomona, yields about twenty bushels per acre with a four thousand bushel crop anticipated. Farmers also presented fine specimens from near Ottawa as proof of high quality suitable for flour.

Kangas Forest Ottawa Illinois

Liberal To Have Airline Service

A three year service plan authorizes Central Airlines to expand routes from Amarillo to Borger Liberal Denver Oklahoma City Colorado Springs and Lamar. The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled the July 13 crash at Smoky Hill Base was not a fault of the carrier and allowed new service after investigation. Four crewmen died in the crash and the decision enables Liberal to gain first airline service from Liberal to Fort Worth and Denver with connections through Oklahoma City.

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Janitor in Cheyenne Dumped Ballots. Coroner Reports Fatal Door Incident

In Cheyenne Wyoming a janitor allegedly dumped about 78 absentee ballots into a trash pile after an error was discovered by Clerk Lester Gopp. Coroner Sam Smith confirmed a box car worker Braden was crushed when heavy doors, weighing around 100 pounds each, fell during inside work, causing a fatal chest injury.

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Reading room and church services across multiple churches

The text lists numerous church activities and schedules including Sunday school times, morning worship at various churches, youth meetings, prayer gatherings, and evening services. It notes pastors and locations such as Church of The Nazarenes, Cedar area churches, First Methodist, North Baptist, Faith Lutheran, and Union services, with assorted times and events through midweek.

Carsten Mickery EK. Andrews Poplar Win. Baltey Dunday School Church of the Naserene Kevanth J. Rissell Bouts Txieen Werle Wayne Caldwell Aris B. Cedar Mineet Worden Bérmon Firet Methodist Union Survices Cookfield Ottawa University Baptist End Jesus Faith Lutheran Ota Lao W. Léennda Charles P. Knight Bermon Bervicn Cocke Fiaid Lovuit Episcopal Jons B. Bwelgart Hoy Moeias Fats Aestas Church the Brethren Gare Meese Bundey Union Cock Field

Prayerful plea on faith and courage in Hebrews text

Fragmentary religious meditation invokes the substance of things hoped for and evidence of things not seen. The plea seeks strength and courage to know truth, with a focus on prayer and faith in divine guidance.

Ottawa rain ends drought and farmers plow for bumper crop

Fitor, Herald describes a morning walk in Ottawa on August 17 with steady rain breaking the 1901 drought. Farmers celebrate as walking plows pull, preparing soil for a likely strong harvest. notes the 1907 crop as a bumper yield with prices around six dollars per bushel. Caleb Burne Osawatomie.

Fitor the Herald Ottawa Caleb Burne - Osawatomie

New and Renewal Subscribers Listed for Ottawa Herald

The Ottawa Herald reports new and renewal subscribers including Baldwin E J Winter mantel Garnett Donald J Hem reck Harris Mike Mulcahey Rt 3 Ottawa De Wayne Lot green Rt4 Ottawa F C Drake Pomona Ray Reed and Foster Roberts Princeton Wood Burkdoll R M Price August Schon Harry Strough Richmond Alvin Hornberger James Kueser Wellsville Arthur J Jones Ralph Lidkey Walter Reney Williamsburg Charles Reed plus an item noting a hover ad about the Earth’s rotation at the equator followed by a drifting phrase.

Ottawa Herald Baldwin E. J. Wintermantel Garnett Donald J. Hemreck Harris Mike Mulcahey Ottawa de Wayne Lotgreen Ottawa F.C Richmond Alvin Hornberger James Kueser Wellsville Arthur J. Jones Ralph Lidlkey Walter Reney Williamsburg Charles Reed

Removals and Disconnections Listed in Credit Bureau Bulletin

Legals section catalogs removals and disconnections with numerous names and street addresses across Oak, Locust, Sycamore, Poplar, and nearby avenues. Individuals include Bennett F.R. Sr, J. W. Cowlin, C.M. Oyster, James Sycamore, Frank H., Kelley Thos, Lee E Osborn, Hoyle Runnells, Joe Bon Mia, Vivian Talbot, Jay Valentine, W. W Watts, Yeager Gipha, Shills F. A, and others associated with transfers to various streets in Evergreen, Topeka, Lincoln, and surrounding areas.

Credit Bureau Bulletin Bennett F.R College Bayles J. W Cedar Cowlin Chas Oak Oyster C.M Evergreen Colorado Gorton Walls Roy Gilmore Stanley Vivian Talbot Poplar Valentine Jay Sycamore Watts W. W Topeka Yeager Shills

Complex trust and property dispute in Grace M4 District Court

Fragmented OCR shows a long list of defendants and executors in a Kansas case in Grace M4 District Court. It references John D Perry Hugh J Jewett John B Deveraux and Trusts, partnerships, dormant corporations, and unknown heirs as parties to pleadings about land in Toews Company’s First Addition to Wil Marmisburg. The filing seeks determination of painiy and assignment of real estate interests amid a sequence of names and entities.

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Mill Worker Crushed to Death in Kansas Mill

A mill worker died when crushed yesterday at a Kansas mill. The blurred OCR lists numerous property transfers and legal notices, including notices of hearings, executors, and various lot sales in Wellsville and Pomona. The document also includes names like Ken Deeds, Virgil Beind, and C. W. Coffman, with references to estate actions and court dates.

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