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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
9
The Ottawa University telescope will be set up on campus from 8 to 10 pm near Ward Science Hall and will be open to the public. Last month more than 200 people saw the moon and stars. rain would postpone the event.
City commissioners debated space at city hall for the welfare agency the BPW club and the Red Cross. BPW proposed two rooms. Red Cross and welfare grew to three rooms, prompting talks of a shared arrangement or moving to Memorial auditorium. A countywide building idea and written agreements were discussed. Walnut trees at Forest Park were bid for removal to add a new diamond for youth sports as Legion activity grows.
George Templar, challenger to Gov. Fred Hall, charges the spirit of the law is violated as Hall seeks to oust two State Civil Service Board members. Templar’s letter to Emporia Gazette editor W. L. White is released by ex-chairman Richard Robbins. The dispute involves integrity of the civil service system and the 1953 legislative act creating the State Department of Administration. The governor set a hearing on charges that board members neglected their duty by not preventing political coercion of state employees.
Kansas shows smaller farm counts in 1954 but larger size and value per operation. Preliminary 1954 census data from the Commerce Department indicate 120,167 farms averaging 416.2 acres, versus 181,394 farms at 1,370 acres in 1950, with land value per farm rising to about 34 750. Irrigation expanded to 331,551 acres on 2,736 farms. telecom and utilities reached 89,936 farms with phones, 111,650 with electricity, 34,005 with TVs, and 73,638 with running water. Farm machinery and ownership shifted, tractors on 102,749 farms totaling 176,319 machines, and motor trucks on 84,48 farms totaling 412,441. Tenants and live-on-farm operators remained significant, with 105,417 farmers living on their farms. Historical figures show declines in horses and mules and shifts in livestock, including cattle and hogs, with livestock counts and crop data reflecting broader mechanization trends.
D C Bass and Sons Construction of Enid Oklahoma will construct the new Ottawa University library and art center. Cost for the building and systems totals about 177000 dollars with furnishings bringing total to roughly 250000 dollars. Construction to start within 60 days and finish early next summer. The project includes air conditioning and modern design. Funding includes 35000 dollars from C C Mammel of Hutchinson for the art center and over 200000 dollars from an anonymous couple. The building sits northwest of the Administration building with the main east entrance. interior design guided by President Andrew B Martin and Librarian William Hutchinson. Two new men’s residences near completion and ready for occupancy by the fall term opening September 12.
PORTLAND ORE an Airman Daniel Schmidt and his wife Una who said she wed another man after his capture by Red Chinese forces are back together. A neighbor described the reunion as wonderful and said the couple were secluded at an Oregon beach resort. Schmidt had been released last month and had filed for divorce in California seeking custody of their son.
Richmond residents attend the Richmond Fair with a Friday 4 PM parade themed Song Titles. Floats from 4-H and civic groups will vie for five prizes from 15 to 0. The parade features a 68 foot Santa Fe freight train and the Ottawa Saddle Club, with livestock judging, baby show, tractor derby, ball game and a Bohemian band on the program. The fair closes tomorrow with a Richmond band concert and Capper Trophy awards.
A Paola man was questioned at Johnson County jail by authorities about the Wilma Allen murder case. The questioning occurred yesterday as part of ongoing investigation into the Allen homicide.
Generally fair this afternoon and tonight with little temperature change. Highs 98 to 105, low tonight in the 70s. Yesterday high 99, low today 70. Davis, 35, of Paola, was held after striking an auto and leaving the scene. he faced charges and was sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty. Ottawa officers searched again for clues in the Allen case near Stanley with no new leads.
Washington announces Col Horace A Hanes is credited with the first official record for faster-than-sound flight. A North American F100C piloted by Hanes reportedly reached 600 mph at 35,000 feet over southern California. He Will receive the Thompson Trophy at the National Aircraft Show in Philadelphia next month.
Edith, the year’s fifth hurricane, churns in the open Atlantic with winds near 125 mph forecast by a top storm expert for Saturday. Gordon Dunn, chief forecaster, notes current winds around 80 mph and places the hurricane roughly 580 miles northeast of Puerto Rico.
Ottawa schools prepare for fall term starting September 6 with hired staff updates and new text rental plan under a state law. Sacred Heart parochial school opens September 8 with four teachers and facility upgrades.
Army Engineers placed Northeastern flood damage at 1.6 billion dollars after a tour of disaster areas. Lt. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis warned the rehabilitation task would be among the era’s most severe.
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