Moon sighting and flood relief updates at Ottawa
Seven year old David Hull peered through an Ottawa University telescope and noted the inverted image. Dr. W D Bemmels to reopen the telescope for public viewing next month. The first mile of the season arrives at the Co-Op elevator with 200 to 300 bushels from Roy C. Woods and H E Staadt reporting. Extreme dry weather shifts harvest patterns with early mile yielding better. Red Cross Ottawa chapter appeals for flood disaster relief funds with a quota of 800 dollars and about 100 dollars already in banks.
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David Hull
Ottawa University
David
W. D. Bemmels
Saturn
Dr. Bemmels
Co-Op
Lyle Grier
Roy C. Woods
Ottawa
H. E. Staadt
Grier
G.n. Vredeen
Franklin County
Red Cross
Child Saved From Icebox In Detroit Rescue
Four year old Gary Patterson vanished for two hours before being found wedged between narrow refrigerator shelves when his mother opened the unit for a bottle. His nine day old sister Linda cried for food. Gary, frothing at the mouth, was taken to a hospital then released. He said someone shut the door on him and offered no explanation.
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Detroit
Gary Patterson
Linda
Gary
Thomas Patterson
Polio Hit Cleveland Star Vic Wertz
Vic Wertz of the Cleveland Indians has infantile paralysis, the team doctor said. The 30 year old was taken to Lakeside Hospital with fever after reporting a headache before last night’s game.
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Cleveland
Vic Wertz
Cleveland Indians
Don Kelly
Wertz
Lakeside Hospital
Ottawa Water Supply Stays Strong Despite Dry Spell
Ottawa’s municipal water and light department reports good supply levels behind the dam near the plant on the Marais des Cygnes river. Reservoirs behind Kiefer and Miller dams remain ample to last the season, with only minor reduction. Water quality remains rated good by the state health lab, though some taste issues from decayed vegetation occur until river flows resume.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
O.L.E. Haff
City Water and Light Department
Kiefer
State Board of Health Laboratory
Lawrence
Haff
Town
Jare
15Th Street
Polio Vaccination Program Back In Full Stride By Fall
Washington reports indicate the nationwide polio vaccination program will regain full speed by fall. Federal officials and state plans show progress on free vaccine funding, with about 6 million children already vaccinated and 11,862 polio cases this disease year. States prepare to use 30 million dollars in federal aid to extend free injections beyond federal coverage, though plans await approval and funds run through next February.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
Public Health Service
Scheele
The
Health Service
Congress
Weather and heat wave hit Kansas across the state
Temperatures climbed beyond 100 degrees across Kansas with the Weather Bureau warning of continuing heat. Ambulance reports and stray fragments mention Topeka and a local emergency response, while references to air conditioning and shops remain unclear.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Lilief
Power Line Fatality Near Smith Center Kans
Fred McColey 20 of Smith Center was killed when a metal-base rod touched a 33 000 volt power line on a road project ten miles south. He worked as a survey rodman for the Kansas Highway Commission crew. He was the son of Vaughn and Mrs McColey, his father long a school official and national activities leader. He had studied at the University of Kansas and Washburn University and would have started junior year at Washburn next month.
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Smith Center
Kas
Fred ‘McColey
McColey
Kansags Highway Commission
Vaughn McColey
The
Kansas High School Activities Assn
University of Kansas
Young McColey
Washburn University
Topeka
Washburn
Turnpike condemns award cut down to 900 dollars
A Lyon County landowner in a Kansas Turnpike Authority condemnation case has voluntarily accepted 900 dollars instead of the 1,755 dollar court award. KTA public relations director Louis Stroup noted it is the first such concession since the authority began operations.
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Topeka
Lyon County
Kansas Turnpike Authority
KTA Eee
Turnpike Authority
Louis Stroup
KTA
Moroccan Sultan Refuses to Quit Throne Amid Crisis
Weather shifts aside, Moroccan crisis dominates. Sult an Ben Arafa refuses to retire, jeopardizing Faure plan for a council rule. French officials weigh replacements and exile shifts as Grandval may depart. Exile, negotiation, and nationalist pressure shape a fragile path to home rule and governance.
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Ben Arafa
Fatre
Pierre Koenig
Koenig
Faure
Paris
Dithertrand Wal
Jnstigial Independence Party
Sultan Ben -Arafa
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Grandval
Morocco
North Africa
Ben Youssef
Madagascar
East Africa
France
Istiqlal
Community Survey prompts reader participation in ads
A call to readers to take part in this week’s Community Survey running Monday through Saturday in The Herald. It includes a list of small and medium ads from local businesses and notes back issues and extra editions are available at the Herald office.
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the Herald
Sirvey
Tax Levy Is Unchanged for Ottawa in 1955
Ottawa residents face the same city tax rate in 1955 as 1954, with the overall levy at 61.32 mills. The state levy rises to 3.74 mills, including a 1.90 mill general fund levy. Franklin county levy edges up to 17.23 mills. city levy increases by one mill to 20.00. School District 30 drops to 20.35 mills due to state aid. Other levies vary by valuation and debt across communities.
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Ottawa City
Ottawa
Topeka
Bruce Spears
Franklin County
Will Names Waring Heirs In Kansas City Probate
Dr Andrew B Waring a 76 year old Kansas City dentist died August 13. His will filed in probate lists a 72166 estate with 12000 home 836 S Cedar and 60000 personal property. Bequests include John Scott 2590 and TV set Rex Crane 3000 Myra Tussing 2000 Ethel M Young 3500 Amy Waring 10000 Kate Waring Taylor 10000 Roberts Hill cousin 10000 Imogene Hill Burnside cousin Garden City 10000 Carnegie Free Library Otawa 5000 and jewelry or furniture for sisters. Executor Robert Hill. Redmond attorney.
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Andrew B. Waring
Kansas City
Waring
Dr. Waring
S. Cedar
John Scott
Cedar
Rex D. Crane
S. Hickory
Myra Tussing
Ottawa
Ethel M. Young
Amy Waring
Kate Waring Taylor
Ash
Chrysler
Robert
Fill
S.locust
Imogene Hill Burnside
Garden City
Carnegie Free Library of
Otlawa
Hill
R. R. Redmond
Sheepmen Back Sales Campaign to Spur Wool and Lamb Sales
Washington farmers and more than 72 percent of the nation's sheep owners favor a drive to raise lamb and wool prices. Secretary Benson announced that early poll results show broad support for financing the campaign through deductions from incentive payments to wool and lamb producers.
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Washington
Benson
Wife, grandmother clash in Brooklyn rooming house quarrel
In Brooklyn Felony Court, 65-year-old grandmother Florence Davis and wife Katherine Luther faced charges after a night of confrontation over Luther's 29-year-old husband Eddie. The wife struck the elderly rival with a shoe, earning a felonious assault charge. the husband was jailed on assault charges. The judge urged Luther to relocate, noting heavy competition for her husband.
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New York
Brooklyn
Katherine Luther
Anthony Bi. Maglio
Mplorence Davis
Luther
Coney Island
Eddi
Richmond Fair Opens With Prizes and Evening Entertainment
The Richmond fair opens with grand prizes awarded tonight after an entertainment program including the Cappercorn trophy and Rae-to-Lene attractions. The Richmons band will start the evening concert following a road show act. earlier, judging of livestock, boy’s clubs, and 4-H contests highlighted Saturday activities.
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Glennard Benjamin
iGarnett
Tommie Chambers
Wilbur Kennedy
Lane
Low
Joyce Stoffer
Pomona
Francis Renzenberger
Garnett
Richmond Fair
Dick Jameson
Maurine Neal
Far & Near
David Perkins
Berea Boosters
Alfred McCann
Cloverleaf
Tar & Near Club
Plac J
Parents Finally Give Consent in Kansas Custody Bid
John Roy Griffin 20 and his 17 year old bride began a delayed honeymoon in Missouri after Griffin sought a habeas corpus writ in Sedgwick County District Court. Papers were served on the bride’s Wichita parents, Ray and Mrs Miller, who told their daughter she could return to her husband if she wished, with no hearing as scheduled. Dodge City's cattle drive bids were strong with auctions expected above market prices despite a lower turnout.
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Wicinta
John Roy Griffin
Missouri
Griffin
Pat Kelly
Sedgwick County
Kelly
Ray W. Miller
Wichita
Miller
Governor Hall Attacks Critics in Civil Service Row
Gov Hall lashes out at critics as he moves to oust two Civil Service Board members Harold P Trugler and James D Gilmore. He accuses the board of destroying Civil Service and using state power to coerce employee campaign contributions. Hearing set for 2 p.m. in his office with requests to place him under oath and reveal witnesses.
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Topeka U
George Templar
Yemplar
W. J. White
Emporia Gazette
Hall
Civil Service Board
Civil Service
Kansas
Harold P. Trugler
Emporia
James 1D. Gilmore
Gilmore
Trusler
Colorado
Tall
Budget Can Be Balanced
Washington secretary of the Treasury Trumphrey, repeating a line he has favored since taking office, says the government should and can balance the budget this fiscal year. He cautions it is too early to promise tax cuts when Congress returns in January. The Treasury’s summer revision shows a $1.7 billion gap, with a deficit projected by June 30, 1956.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Congress
Treasury Department
Humphrey
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