Army Specialist Wiederholt tours Switzerland and Europe
Army Specialist 3-c Maurice A. Wiederholt of Princeton spent a 19 day leave touring Switzerland Holland and West Germany. He serves with Company C 265th Field Artillery Battalion Baumholder Germany and is a 1954 Princeton High School graduate who joined the Army in January 1956.
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Maurice A. Wiederholt
Leo R. Wiederholt
Princeton
Switzerland
Holland
West Germany
265Th Field Artillery
Baumholder
Germany
Princeton High School
Wiederholt
Army
Deaths Mrs Ada E Gish 81 Ottawa Topeka
Mrs Ada E Gish 81 died in a Topeka hospital while visiting her son E W Gish Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Rock Creek Evangelical United Brethren Church with burial in Meriden Cemetery Survivors include two daughters Mollie Jones and R E French both of Meriden a son L E Gish of Niles Mich a Topeka son a brother William Crowley Meriden six grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Ada E. Gish
Ottawa
Tom Morse
Topeka
E. W. Gish
Rock Creek
Morse
Mollie Jones
R. E. French
Meriden
L. E. Gish
Niles
Mich
William Crowley
Sehnert Dies at 90 in Ottawa Nursing Home
Fritz Sehnert 90 of Ottawa died last night at Cedar House Nursing Home after three months illness. Born November 17 1866 in Chicago he came to Ottawa about 80 years ago. He was a former Santa Fe railroad employee. Survivors include son Fred Carl Sehnert Ottawa sister Mrs May Dale Dallas Tex brother Gus Sehnert Ottawa and one granddaughter six great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Towner Chapel Rev William Weber officiating burial in Hope Cemetery.
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Fritz Sehnert
Cedar House
Chicago
Ottawa
Fredrick C
Mary M. Moff Sehnert
Santa Fe Railroad
Fred Carl Sehnert
Gus Sehnert
May Dale
Dallas
Tex
Towner Chapel
William Weber
Hope Cemetery
Local Man Ira W. Smith Found Dead In Well
Ira W. Smith of a Miller area farm near Osage City was found drowned in a well on Monday. Lyon County Sheriff Click Carle ruled the death as self-inflicted. He leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. Funeral services planned for Miller’s Methodist Church Thursday afternoon.
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Ira W. Smith
Osage City
Miller
Lyon County
Click Carle
Hold Carthage Man In Death Of Wife
A second degree murder charge was filed against Harold E. Humphrey, 44, of Carthage, held in the death of his wife Evelyn Humphrey, 37. Prosecutor Richard Webster said Humphrey admitted striking her during an argument. Her body was found Sunday in a motel cabin after authorities were told she fell from a moving car. The couple had lived in Wichita and Joplin before moving to Carthage.
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Carthage
Harold E. Humphrey
Evelyn Humphrey
Richard Webster
Jasper County
Humphrey
Humphreys
Wichita
Joplin
Inter-Agency Meeting Planned for Richmond Fair
Plans finalized by the local executive committee for the Missouri Inter Agency Committee meeting in Ottawa on November 20. Aug 30 meeting will form final arrangements with George Lister as chair and Lamar Phillips as honorary chair, plus committee heads including Winton A. Winter and Judge Floyd Coffman. About six out of town visitors are expected, with some governors from the 10 Missouri Basin states and federal agency representatives. Notables expected Aug 30 include Leonard Dworsky of Kansas City, Robert L. Smith of Topeka, and John M. Dewey of Topeka.
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Missouri Inter-Agency Committee
Ottawa
George Lister
Lamar Phillips
Robert A. Anderson
Vernon Chesbro
Peg Carr
Missouri Inter - Agency Committee
Missouri Basin
Winton A. Winter
Floyd Coffman
William S. Bowers
Robert Wellington
Roderick Cupp
Miss Peg Carr
Russell Crites
John Sheldon
Leonard Dworsky
Kansas City
Inter-Agency Committee
Robert L. Smith
Topeka
Kansas Water Resources Division
Kansas Board of Agriculture
John M. Dewey
Federal
Quarantine On Anthrax Eases In Oklahoma Dairy Area
Oklahoma officials report three fourths of milk producers in the anthrax quarantine area are returning to operation. State Board of Agriculture President Harold Hutton says the cattle disease outbreak is near under control, though a full livestock embargo remains for at least two more weeks. Egg embargo lifted and milk moves from inspected, vaccinated farms. quarantine covers Craig County and parts of Ottawa and Mayes counties.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Harold Hutton
State Board of Agriculture
Hutton
Craig County
Ottawa
Mayes
Two Local Boys Arrested for Forgery
Kenneth Bishop aged 16 and Don Sheler aged 15 were arrested on forgery charges after cashing four counterfeit checks on August 12. They admitted the crimes under police questioning, leading to a week-long joint probe by Ottawa Police and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Bonds set at 750 each. Bishop to county court. Sheler to juvenile court.
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Kenneth Bishop
N. Sycamore
Don Sheler
N. Mulberry
O. K
Harrison's
Eugene Flaherty
Sheler
Ottawa Police
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Flaherty
Bill Wheeler
Roy Church
KBI
Bishop
Kansas State Bank
QO. K
Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Owen Gotschall of 214 West 2nd, Mrs Elizabeth Walters of 314 Elm, Mrs Kenneth Mealman of Pomona, Mrs Merle Paul of rural route 2, and Mrs Nelson Peed Jr. of 234 Willow. Births record Mr and Mrs Robert Brockus at 804 Cypress with a baby boy weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces.
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Owen Gotschall
Elizabeth Walters
Elm
Kenneth Mealman
Pomona
Merle Paul
RFD
Nelson Peed Jr
Willow
Robert Brockus
Cypress
Nevins Named To Engineering Post At Kansas State College
Dr Ralph C Nevins named head of mechanical engineering at Kansas State College succeeding Linn Helander who was relieved of administrative duties July 1 Nevins formerly associate professor and instructor since 1948 and son of Mrs Ralph G Nevins Sr of Dodge City Kansas
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Manhattan, Kas
Ralph C. Nevins
Kansas State College
M. A. Durland
School of Engineering and Architecture
Nevins
Linn Helander
State Board of Regents
Ralph G. Nevins Sr
Dodge City
Safety Awards Are Made By Docking
TOPEKA Gov George Docking today presented bronze plaques to first place winners in the 1956 Kansas traffic safety contests. Winners of first place awards among cities were Topeka Emporia Lawrence Newton Pratt Wellington Herington Hoisington Bennington and Buhler. First place counties were Johnson Leavenworth Bourbon Jewell Clark and Comanche. The awards are based on traffic enforcement public safety safety education accident reports pedestrian safety and traffic engineer.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Emporia
Lawrence
Newton
Pratt
Wellington
Herington
Hoisington
Bennington
Buhler
Johnson
Leavenworth
Bourbon
Jewell
Clark
Comanche
Kansas Highway Commission
Rev Caldwell Returns as Pastor After Conference
Rev Caldwell and family returned from Miltonvale where they attended the 87th Annual Kansas Conference and Wesleyan Methodist camp meeting. The conference unanimously confirmed his call to serve as pastor for the year and reelected him president of Kansas Wesleyan Youth while naming him a four year trustee at Miltonvale Wesleyan College. Delegates named include B. W. Campbell, Mrs. Buford Beeson, Mrs. Wm. Daugherty, Mrs. Caldwell, Ethelyn Campbell, and Mary Ann Hubbard with many others attending.
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Wayne Caldwell
Miltonvale
Kansas
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Caldwell
Kansas Wesleyan
Miltonvale Wesleyan College
B. W. Campbell
Buford Beeson
Wm. Daugherty
Ethelyn Campbell
Mary Ann Hubbard
Cecil Gilmore
Mary Jones
Harry Riley
Ira Happy
Orval Beeson
Francis Hubbard
Delores Hubbard
William Adcock
Anna Adcock
Shirley Hubbard
Raymond Adcock
Jim Adcock
After Six Years Judge Holds Court
LOUISVILLE Ky George F Hardman police judge of West Buechel for six years will hold court for the first time Aug 31. The delay occurred because the town had no marshal and therefore no arrests. Hugh Johnson was hired as town marshal recently and has already made a few arrests.
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Louisville
George F. Hardman
West Buechel
Hugh Johnson
Charter Radio Firm TOPEKA
A Phillipsburg Kansas radio broadcasting firm with authorized capitalization of 25000 has completed incorporation procedures in the secretary of state’s office.
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Topeka
Phillipsburg, Kas
Secretary of State
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McMinville
Ore
Molly
Franklin County Humane Society
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Paola
Wright Studio
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K.U
Vel Reno Beauty Shop
T.F
Santa Fe
Marlin Kimball
S. Mulberry
Western Auto Stores
Jon Eugene Pritchard
S. Locust
7Th and
Cedar
Milo Harris
Jay ‘Ellis
Richmond
Drake’s Bakery
Pfc
J. Clifford Stansbury
Frank Stansbury
Georgia
Rantoul
Melvin Schwartz
Walter Coburn
Ransom Memorial Hospital
K. U
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Kansas Hospital Association
Howard Duncan
Made O'Day Corp
Forest Park
Freeda Wilson
Madge Allen
Parsons
Prince Hall
Oes
Miss Wilson
Miss Allen
Adah
Bobbie Eugene Shadie
S. Poplar
Shadle
Chet McFan
Ottawa Jucetion
John Kaiser
Herald
John G. Kaiser
Rexall
Pho
Dr. Nevins
Joe Syneral
Eytta
Mee
Ae S
Rev. Caldwell
McVe - Dengel
Louis H. Dengel
Colors
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S. Main
Bob McCrea
Mgr
Charter Radio Firm
The
Ottawa Herald
Csesceveres Peeseeeae
Bay Cae Inn
Financ
First National Bank
State Bank Bldg
S.W. Cor. 3Rd & Main
Franklin County
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Main
Dryer
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