History and summer work blend in Kansas stories
Ottawa junior high principal Lowell Gish spends his summer researching Kansas history at Dodge City and Osawatomie State Hospital. He highlights authentic Dodge City scenes, Osawatomie’s centennial plans, and hospital education efforts while noting Dr. H. A. Knapp’s controversial past and eventual clearing.
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Lowell Gish
Ottawa
Gish
Dodge City
Osawatomie State Hospital
Osawatomie State
Osawatomie
Kansas Historical Society
H. A. Knapp
Knapp
Clausie Smith
Skunk Scare Ends When Officer Waits In Garage
Oklahoma City story: Officer H. D. Bayless arrives to help a housewife with a skunk. The animal hides in a garage. Bayless starts the scout car, closes the door, and waits. The skunk dies quickly. Newark item: Postmaster Louis A. Reilly announces faster mail delivery in the New York metropolitan area in a Washington release dated to be used at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Oklahoma City
H. D. Bayless
Bayless
Newark
N.J
Louis A. Reilly
Post Office Department
Washington
New York
County Forecasts Show Mild, Clouds With Showers
Most of the county remains cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Decreasing clouds Sunday with continued mild conditions. Highs near 80 this afternoon and Sunday, lows in the mid 60s. Yesterday's high 80, low 62 to 65. record highs 108 in 1936, record lows 44 in 1904. River levels reading 68 this morning.
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Seewave GE
Ewitt
Noom Cioneneesees
Marais Des Cygnes
John Kelsey
Burlingame
Old Mary
Mercury
Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Tomatoes grow scarce in Sunday special run
Sunday special notes tomatoes are getting scarce with W E Bitts and Ady mentioned in passing.
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W. E. Bitts
Defense Bill Signed By Ike
President Eisenhower signed the 39.6 billion defense appropriation bill, criticizing Congress for exceeding his requested total by over one billion dollars and for mandatory minimum strengths on Army reserves. He warned the reserve floors could rigidify defense structure and hinder the flexible plan in the Defense Reorganization Act.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Red Chinese shelling hits Quemoy and Little Quemoy
Red Chinese guns pounded Quemoy and Little Quemoy with more than 50 000 shells in two hours. Defense ministry spokesman Liu Hoh Tu said it was five times heavier than the June 1957 bombardment and offered no damage or casualty estimates. The shelling originated from Amoy and the mainland and was returned by Nationalists, stopping at 8 30 p.m.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Little Quemoy
Defense Ministry
Liu Hoh-Tu
Quemoys
Amoy
85th Congress Could Finish Its Work Today
Washington AP reports Senate leaders hope to wind up the 85th Congress tonight but warn talkative members or House-Senate disagreements could push adjournment to next week. House decks mostly clear but must act on measures after Senate approves them. Key items include a 3 percent foreign aid package and a large operating-funds bill for federal agencies. Senate Appropriations added funds on late requests. after Senate action, bills return to the House for final votes. Senator Malone planned more marathon speeches. Ellender urged aid reductions. Leaders note public interest is uncertain. finishing tonight remains likely but not guaranteed. Michigan seeks Great Lakes water diversion with Chicago support. Great Lake states oppose. Other items: debt limit, education aid, renegotiated defense contracts, railroad retirement payments, security program, and various appropriations.
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Senate House
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
George A. Malone
R-Nev
Allen Ellender
Dla
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
William F. Knowland
California
Johnson
Chicago
Great Lakes
Michigan
Great Lake States
Japanese Visitors Leave Pearl Harbor for Seattle
Six Japanese warships, the first to visit the U S mainland and Canada since before World War II, departed Pearl Harbor for Seattle after a three day stay. Crewmen spent a busy time sightseeing during the visit.
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Honolulu
U.S
Canada
Pearl Harbor
Seattle
Chest X Ray Unit Visits County for Health Check
A mobile chest X-ray unit led by Ed Harrison will tour areas including North American Hotel in Ottawa and Ottawa Lumber Co offering free screenings for tuberculosis heart disease and lung cancer. Hours vary daily with 10 to 5 schedules. unit moves to Wellsville Richmond and Williamsburg on upcoming dates as part of a regional health drive funded by Franklin County groups.
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Ottawa
Jordan
Indonesia
Malaya
Singapore
Iran
Ethopia
Nicaragua
Wandy Baird
Franklin County Social Welfare
Kansas University
William Lancaster
Winton A. Winter
Franklin Countian
Ed Harrison
Ottawa Lumber Co
Franklin County Chest
County Medicinl Society
County Cancer Group
The
County Tuberculosis Association
Irvin Happy
Beets Pontiac
North American and Ottawa Lumber Co
Ethel Watkins
H.D. A
Joe C. Stephenson
Ethel Welton
Tuberculosis Association
Max R. ‘McGready
County Nurses Association
G. C. Fredeen
Gray Ladies
Lonnie Chambers
Richmond
Kansas
Beets
Pontiac
Paul Stubbs
North American
Lloyd Ballhagen
Ottawa chili plant aims to cover state with Famous Chili
George A. Korkames 33 and his family start a new Ottawa facility at 1602 S Main to produce two brands of pure chili ready for beans addition. With two 60 gallon cookers and a 60 to 70 mile wholesale radius, they plan state wide distribution while maintaining the family recipe dating to 1929 in Russellville Arkansas.
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Ottawa
Arkansan
S. Main
Judy
Shirley
Judy Jane
Thomas Edward
George Albert, Jr
Gloria Marie
Jessie Eugene
Fem
Inine
Korkames
George
Joe
Thomas
Daddy Korkames
Russellville
Ark
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Oklahoma
Brigetow
Princeton
George Korkames
Lloyd Ballhagen
Auto workers idle 5500 amid strikes at GM Ford Chrysler
Disputes over overtime and grievance procedures trigger strikes that idle about 5,500 workers and threaten 1959 model output. Six plants across three states faced walkouts this week, with two settlements Friday at GM facilities in Mansfield Ohio and Warren Ohio. At GM Buick engine plant in Flint 1400 workers walked out amid union complaints over grievance handling.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
Fisher
Mansfield
Ohio
Packard Electric
Warren
UAW
Buick
Flint
Mich
Approve Military Projects In Area
A Senate House conference committee approved military construction projects for Kansas and Missouri. Kansas funded items include Ft Leavenworth 363000, Ft Riley 1504000, Forbes AB Topeka 2304000, McConnell AB Wichita 263000, Schilling AB Salina 2341000. Missouri funding covers Richards Gebaur AF Grandview 2714000 and Whiteman AFB Knob Noster 5318000. The bill moves to both houses. reductions 1989856 for Kansas and 308000 for Richards Gebaur.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kansas
Missouri
Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Riley
Forbes AB
Topeka
McConnell AB
Wichita
Schilling AB
Salina
Richards - Gebaur AF
Grandview
Whiteman Afb
Knob Noster
Conference
Richards-Gebaur Afb
Dallas attorney loses four rare pennies to pigeons
Dallas attorney and coin collector Ben Henderson found four rare pennies worth about forty dollars. He rubbed them with olive oil and set them on a window sill to even their color, but moments later pigeons flew off with all four coins.
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Dallas, Tex
Ben Henderson
Predict Russians Will Accept Nuclear Proposal
Weather mixed with politics as officials say Russia likely to accept Eisenhower's plan to start UN supervised talks in New York on a global system to curb nuclear tests. Eisenhower offers one year halt on U.S. tests if negotiations begin by Oct 31 and Russia maintains its unilateral pause. Congress reacts with praise from both parties.
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Washington
Russia
Eisenhower
U.S
Kremlin
New York
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
Radio Moscow
Tass
Congress
Sputnik Carrier To Be Visible Over Missouri And Kansas
The Sputnik III rocket carrier will be visible in Missouri and Kansas in the coming evenings if skies clear. The satellite orbits about 690 miles above Earth, moving NW to SE over the U.S. Times in Central Standard Time include Aug 24 7:51–8:01 p.m. and 9:30–9:40 p.m. in western Kansas. Aug 25 7:30–7:40 p.m. and 9:15–9:25 p.m.. Aug 26 8:50–9:00 p.m.. Aug 27 8:28–8:38 p.m.
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Kansas City
Russia
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Missouri- Kansas
Nebraska
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas
Pacific Coast
California
Pacific
Grain Strike Threat Shuts Grain Plants at Duluth Terminal
MINNEAPOLIS AP The strike of elevator workers has closed grain-handling plants in Minneapolis and at major Lake Superior terminals. The Minneapolis Grain Commission Merchants Assn. says the action risks multimillion dollar losses to farmers and shippers amid harvest pressure. Railroads serving Duluth and Superior imposed a complete embargo as 2,300 loaded cars sat at docks.
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Minneapolis
Lake Superior
Minneapolis Grain Commission Merchants Assn
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
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James Doyle
Anna
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Ike
Eisenhoer
Friady
Beets Pontahc
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Harrison
Lamb
George A. Korkames
Ft. Smith, Ark
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Darkhaired
Sputnik
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