Side Swipes Highlight Local Reunion and School Ties
Advertising success for A L Westergren spurs renewed contact with former students from Adaline School, including Mike Hey and Will Hey. Worrell requests Westergren’s address and recalls teaching them in the late 1890s early 1900s. Baptist youth assembly closes at Ottawa University after a 115 attendee service led by Rev John Propert. A playful note from Pawtucket reports a child found after wandering.
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A. L. Westegren
RFD 3
Herald
W. H. Horrell
Tremont
Westergren
Horrell
Adaline
Mike Hey
Wellsville
Will Hey
Baldwin
Ottawa University
First Baptist Church
John Propert
Central Baptist Seminary
Kansas City
Kas
Dorm room to honor Ruth Judy at Juniata College
Juniata College in Huntingdon Pennsylvania will open a new dormitory in November with a room set aside for red haired coeds. The room will be decorated pale gold and furnished by Captain Will Judy publisher in Chicago. A plaque on the wall will read in honor of Ruth Judy titian tainted wife of Will Judy.
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Huntingdon
Juniata College
Will Judy
Chicago
Ruth Judy
Thieves Loot North Jersey Dairyland Safe for 35 Cents
In Irvington New Jersey thieves broke into North Jersey Dairyland Inc. yesterday. They dragged a 500 pound safe down two flights of a fire escape, jammed it into a car and drove five miles before removing it again and prying it open. Inside they found only thirty five cents. A company spokesman confirmed the haul.
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Irvington
N. J
North Jersey Dairyland Inc
Providence People Honest Find
Police report a large unintended test of honesty in Providence R I after Gordon Reid 26 tossed 800 in small bills from a roof. He admitted drinking influenced the act. Traffic halted as people collected scattered cash. By last night 35 residents had returned 600.
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Providence
R. I
Gordon Reid
Sunday Journal
Reid
Garcia to Name Serrano as Foreign Secretary in Philippines
President Carlos P. Garcia said he would appoint Felixberto Serrano, Philippine ambassador to the United Nations, as foreign secretary. Serrano will replace Raul Manglapus, who resigned as acting foreign secretary to run for the Senate as a Progressive party candidate in November elections.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
Felixberto Serrano
United Nations
Serrano
Raul Manglapus
Senate
Progressive Party
Weather forecast for county fair to warm this week
Fair with a slow warming trend through today tonight and Tuesday Highs near 85 to 90 this afternoon Low around 65 to 70 Tonight High Tuesday about 88 to 92 with continued warmer conditions across the period The forecast notes a gradual rise in temperatures into the next day across the county.
Near Drowning Recovery At Kiefers Dam
Everett Harding a 52 year old Kansas City man is recovering after a near drowning at Kiefers Dam. Webb Farr and Ed Hufford aided in pulling him from the water and Hufford administered artificial respiration until fire and ambulance responders arrived. Harding showed signs of recovery the following day, with fire officials praising Farr and Hartford for their quick actions.
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Everett Harding
Kansas City
Kas
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kiefer
Hufford
Harding
Farr
Chet Medaris
Fire Department
Three Workmen Die In Lake Ontario Tunnel Blast
Oswego New York workers resumed search for three construction men killed in an explosion in a water tunnel under Lake Ontario. Lloyd Matteson died after oxygen failure while 100 men labored in the gas filled shaft. Two coastguards found the bodies eight hours after the blast as efforts continued to recover all remains.
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Oswego
N.Y
Lake Ontario
Lloyd Matteson
Scriba
Matteson
Soldier earns high school diploma in one month
Pfc. J. T. Weatherly of Ft. Carson’s 9th Infantry Division sped through five years of schooling in one month. With only a seventh grade education before joining the Army, he passed tests to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma.
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FT. Carson, Colo.9
J. T. Weatherly
Ft. Carson
9Th Infantry Division
Weatherly
Army
Richmond Free Fair Opens Wednesday For Three Days
Richmond prepares for the annual Richmond Free Fair starting Wednesday for three days with 1600 in cash prizes. Features include Evans shows tractor derby baseball baby show parade and team pulling contest. Exhibits judging contests bands and a historical parade theme cap the program.
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Richmond
Evans
Parker
Doctor Starts Trip to Outer Space In Air Force Balloon
In Crosby Minnesota a 425 foot iron ore mine pit hosted the launch of Air Force Major David G. Simons in a high altitude balloon for the Man High project. The 34 year old Lancaster Pennsylvania native and Space Biology chief at Holoman Alamogordo will ascend to 102000 feet for a 24 hour endurance test in a sealed artificial atmosphere.
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Doctor
Outer Space
Lancaster
Air Force Project
Air Force
H. M. Hanna Co
Portsmouth
Cuyuna
Cetral
Minnesota
Maj. Simons
Aero-Medical Laboratory
Holoman Air Development Center
Alamogordo
N.M
El Dorado Man Drowns While Fishing at Lake El Dorado
Melvin Lonbeen owner of a local restaurant drowned near midnight in Lake El Dorado after slipping from a stump while fishing. He left a widow and twin sons and a daughter. Lonbeen was in his early 40s.
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EL Dorado
Melvin Lonbeen
Lake el Dorado
Lonbeen
Kansas JayCees To Meet At Emporia
The Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce selected Emporia for its fall meeting set for November 8 to 10. The choice came at the three day quarterly meeting in Great Bend with about 400 attendees. Delegates voted to continue a junior sports program including a teenage rodeo and a golf tournament. Achievement awards were given to Don Voorhees of Great Bend and Bob Gardner of Hays with Voorhees named vice president of the year and Gardner recognized for achievement as a local president.
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Great Bend
Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Emporia
Don Voorhees
Bob Gardner
Hays
Voorhees
Gardner
Syria moves closer to Soviet bloc power shift
Beir ut reports pro Soviet officers purge rightists from Syria's army. Gen Asif Bizry, known Communist, assumed army command and chief of staff after a weekend move, firing or prompting resignations by 13 officers. Kuwatly's neutral stance appears blurred amid Moscow arms ties and Cairo talks with Nasser.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Asif Bizry
Middle East
Bizry
Damascus
Sabri Assal
Shukri Kuwatly
Kuwatly
Kuwaily
Assad
Egypt
Cairo
Nasser
Alexandria
Two Ottawans Hurt In Crash
Mr and Mrs Richard Post of Ottawa were badly injured in a motor car accident near Belvidere Illinois Saturday noon. Mrs Post age 21 suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and feared internal injuries while her husband age 24 had leg and arm fractures with bruises. They were in St Josephs Hospital at Belvidere. Mrs C Harley Ivey, Wests mother, was flown to Belvidere Saturday afternoon for updates. Post worked this summer for National Sign Co of Ottawa and planned to return to Emporia Teachers College after one semester.
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Richard Post
Ottawa
Belvidere
St. Joseph’s Hospital
C. Harley Ivey
Rockford
Post
Emporia Teachers College
Traffic Toll Topeka Records Section 1957 Update
Topeka traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 8 in the last 24 hours, 313 to date for 1957, compared with 398 for the same period in 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Giants Vote to Relocate Baseball Franchise to San Francisco
The New York Giants board votes 8-1 to move the baseball franchise to San Francisco in 1958. Horace Stoneham says move contingent on Mayor George Christopher’s fulfillment of commitments, including retaining the Giants name. Possible terms include a swap with the Red Sox for San Francisco and approval actions by Warren Giles, with leash on minor league damage payments and Polo Grounds lease extending to 1961.
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New York
New York Giants
San Francisco
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Stoneham
George Christopher
Warren Giles
National League
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles
Giles
Dodgers
Charles Feeney
California
Pacific Coast League
Boston Red Sox
American Assn
Minneapolis
Red Sox
Polo Grounds
Eight Killed On Highways Over Weekend
Eight people died in weekend automobile crashes on Kansas roads raising the year total to 1957. Carroll Childress of Lyndon 21 airman at Forbes AFB died near Topeka after a car went off an embankment during a police chase. Others killed include Cecil Leon Conrad 57 and Anna Mae 45 a Winfield couple and Karen Sue Shackelford 2 of Liberal four miles southwest of Tonganoxie.
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Kansas
Carroll Childress
Lyndon
Kas
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Larry Florence
Carndale
Ohio
Winfield
Cecil Leon Conrad
Anna Mae
Arkansas City
Madison Booth Milligan
University of Kansas
Tongano
New Defense Secretary Confirmed By Senate
The Senate confirmed Neil H. McElroy as secretary of Defense, resigning from Procter and Gamble to take the post. James H. Smith Jr, a Colorado rancher, was named foreign aid chief, replacing James Hollister. John J. Gilhooley of New York was confirmed as assistant secretary of labor, succeeding Harrison Hobart.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Neil H. McElroy
McElroy
Proctor & Gamble
Charles E. Wilson
James H. Smith Jr
Colorado
Smith
James B. Hollister
Cincinnati
International Cooperation Administration
John J. Gilhooley
New York
Labor
Harrison C. Hobart
R and H Sandwich Shop to close for 11 days
R and H Sandwich Shop will close from August 20 through August 30. The shop will reopen on August 31.
Civil Rights Bill Stuck In Committee
New York reports the civil rights bill remains stalled in the House Rules Committee as Northern Democrats seek action this week. Speaker Rayburn notes doubt about quick adjournment while Republicans withhold full support, aiming for concessions on jury trials in voting rights cases. A separate note warns of a poisoned and stolen kris from an Indonesian official in Riverdale.
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New York
Riverdale
Koesmartono Prawotoadikoesoemo
New Canaan
Conn
Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
House Rules Committee
Senate
GOP
Bad Day for Hildebrandt Drivers in Main Street Crash
Sunday traffic woes involve Hildebrandts Henry 17 and Gossett 17 cited for reckless driving after a drag race from 7th on Main. Henry rear ended Margaret Allen 62 as Gossett's car collided with the same vehicle, totaling both cars. LeRoy Hildebrandt 25 pulled a boat trailer later that day. Julia Phillips 19 crashed into the trailer, causing major damage. Phillips says her foot slipped off the brake.
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Hildebrand
RFD 3
Henry Hildebrandt
William Gassett
Ottawa
Hildebrandt
Gossett
Main
Margaret K. Allen
RFD
Leroy Daniel Hildebrandt
Julia Ann Phillips
N. Poplar
Boats Capsize Off Luzon Coast After Gales
Four fishing boats capsized off the western coast of Luzon as strong gales struck yesterday. Eight fishermen are missing and believed drowned.
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Manila
Luzon
Grading Underway on New US 50 Extension near Ottawa
Buchanan Bros of Kansas City start grading the west end of the new US 50 superhighway around Ottawa with 3 511 miles of road from the Sand Hills to the Marais des Cygnes river. The project moves 1 400 000 square yards of earth and 76 000 yards of rock with five bridges including Rock Creek and an overpass. Russell Ralph Inc of Topeka holds the bridge contract. completion target is 160 working days with state highway engineer C A Foose supervising.
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Buchanan Bros
Kansas City
Kas
Ottawa
Sand Hills
Marais Des Cygnes
Russell Ralph, Inc
Topeka
Rock Creek
Santa Fe
C. A. Foose
State Highway Commission
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