Franklin County fair offers dual fair entry options
Side Swipes reports state blue ribbon winners must apply by 5 p m Aug 29 for Mid-America Fair Topeka or State Fair Hutchinson. Food exhibits go only to Mid-America, other entries may go to either fair. Entries at Franklin County extension office. Also noting Forest Park pool to close tonight due to staff shortage. In Los Angeles Vik ki Dougan shows engagement ring on her toe and plans Sept 3 wedding to Jim Sweeney with Vikki in Little Bo Peep attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Hutchinson
Rosemary Crist
Franklin County Extension Office
Los Angeles
Vikki Dougan
Vikki
Jim Sweeney
Texas Christian
Bo Peep
Hollywood
Republican Treasury Is In Poor Shape
Senator Thruston B. Morton, chair of the Republican National Committee, said the campaign treasury is in poor shape. He noted after payrolls next week the fund will be 50 to 60 thousand dollars with a 250 thousand dollar bill for TV programs forthcoming, and estimated national campaigns will cost about eight million dollars for each party while predicting a congressional session adjournment next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Republican National Committee
Morton
Warm Weekend Forecast Elevates Kansas Temperatures
Sunny skies push Ottawa to 85 yesterday with highs in the low to mid 90s today and a 69 degree drop last night. The Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa sits around 14 feet at 9 am with John Kelsey predicting a rise to 22 to 22.5 feet by noon tomorrow as river crests. Bankfull is 23 feet. Topeka bureau notes statewide runoff largely absorbed with minor flooding near Quenemo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
John Kelsey
Topeka Weather Bureau
Quenemo
Weather County Forecast Fairs Warm With 90s High
Fair and warmer this afternoon with a high in the 90s and a low around 70 tonight. Sunday looks hotter with highs near 95 as inland areas trend warmer and drier.
Soften Slap At Nikita Khrushchev Drafted By OAS
In San Jose Costa Rica Latin American foreign ministers approved a compromise draft condemning Nikita Khrushchev for rocket threats to the American mainland while sidestepping a full U.S. call to condemn Fidel Castro. The draft by Mexico Chile Uruguay and Colombia faces debate before final submission to the Council of Ministers. The United States sought stronger rebuke of Castro as a Soviet ally amid Western Hemisphere tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
The
Organization of American States
United States
Western Hemisphere
Castro
Soviet Union
Red China
OAS
Mexico
Chile
Uruguay
Colombia
Council of Ministers
Christian A. Herter
Deputies and Guards Engage in Shootout at Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas two sheriff s deputies and two armored car guards exchanged gunfire during a stakeout at a supermarket each side mistaking the other for bandits Wounded were Deputy Windle Coy Ray 33 and Haltom City supervisor James E Hutcherson 45 Both in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital Officials described the incident as a tragic mistake with no robbery attempt alleged and no blame assigned by either side
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Tarrant County
Harlon Wright
Windle Coy Ray
James E. Hutcherson
Haltom City
iBoth
Push Passage of Medical Bill Gains Senate Support
Senate leaders pressed for final passage of a compromise Social Security bill to extend federal grants for state aid to the aged for medical care. After Senate approval, it goes to President Eisenhower, with only a House-Senate wage dispute left as a potential holdout before adjournment. The House passed the measure earlier. the Senate met on Saturday to finish it and to reject a ceremonial resolution on Supreme Court appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate House
House
Supreme Court
Kennedy Seeks Labor Backing After AFL-CIO Endorsement
Kennedy accepts AFL-CIO support as Democrats praise the union endorsement from Hyannis Port. He plans a Boston rally Monday and will return to Washington to resume his Senate duties. Republican leaders question the significance of the labor backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL - Cio Union
Eaders
John F. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Senate
Kennedy
Boston
GOP
Thruston Morton
Labor
James P. Mitchell
London beatniks clash with police in Hampstead mob
A Friday night street gathering in Hampstead drew about 1 000 beatniks as police dogs were deployed to break up the crowd. The party began with three bands and a TV set, escalating to a snake-eating contest amid bragging about being the dirtiest unwashed mob. The incident followed a courtroom outburst by attorney general P F E Gre, who denounced the federal tribunal as a den of iniquity. In New Orleans, Earl Long faced a Democratic primary runoff against Harold McSween for the 8th district seat, but Long fell ill and canceled several engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harold McSween
McSween
Long
Firebrand
Congo clashes as Lu mumba forces seize Bakwanga
Elizabethville reports Premier Patrice Lumumba's army enters Bakwanga with 300 troops led by Czech officers. Ka state appeals for volunteers from the free world to oppose Lumumba aggression. In New Orleans federal judges deny halting school integration and consider motions to void Louisiana segregation laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Bakwanga
Mineral
Albert Kastate
Free World
Lumumba
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Louisiana
Sunday Echo WASHINGTON AP timetable summary
The Echo lists Sunday celestial observations with five daily entries showing time, travel direction, elevation in degrees and compass direction. Entries include 2:05 a.m. south 32 SE. 5:14 p.m. south 35 NE. 7:22 p.m. north 72 NE. 9:28 p.m. north 33 NE. 11:34 p.m. north 72 SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Echo
South
North
Scuffle Turns Fatal in Wichita Neighborhood
AP reports a Friday night shooting in Wichita where 21 year old Jack N. Abram was killed. Delis Embray, 26, jailed on aggravated assault. Embray's nephew Alan Brown, 16, tangled with neighbor J T Banks, Brown hit with a chain, Embray returned with a rifle and Abram was shot four times. Embray held awaiting warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Jack N. Abram
Delis Embray
Mike Gunter
Alan Brown
Embray
J. T. Banks
Brown
Abram
Embry
Nixon Hopes for GOP Gains in the South
Vice President Richard Nixon, energized by large crowds in the South, says the Kennedy-Johnson ticket faces real trouble there. He notes Southern states are no longer safe for Democrats as he cites warm Birmingham and Atlanta receptions and asserts Republicans are advancing in a region long seen as hostile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
South
Nixon
Greensboro
N.C
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
GI Deserter Accuses Attache Of Espionage
MOSCOW AP A Vietnamese born? No. American GI deserter Vladimir Sloboda accused U S Army attache Col Theodore Hoffman of espionage on Soviet TV hours after Moscow expelled the U S embassy economic attache George Winters Jr also named in a spy ring Sloboda deserted in West Germany and claimed American spies posed as tourists officials and diplomats Hoffman said Are you kidding and planned to return to Moscow Sept 4 after a family vacation Hoffman a former commander of the Army Intelligence School at Ft Holabird Md has been in Moscow about 12 years Sloboda's wife said he gambled and was in debt in recent disappearance context
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.S. Army
Theodore F. Hoffman
Vladimir Sloboda
Soviet Union
U.S
George Payne Winters Jr
Col. Hoffman
West Germany
Sloboda
Hoffman
Germany
Pughtown
Army Intelligence School
Ft. Holabird
Heidelberg
To Be Furloughed In Case Of Strike
The Pennsylvania Railroad warned 52 000 employees they will be furloughed if a strike proceeds on September 1 Notices posted Friday ahead of talks with the Transport Workers Union and the National Mediation Board The furloughs exclude 2000 managerial workers The dispute centers on contracting out work and work rules The TWU and AFL CIO railroad workers department represent about one third of PRR's 75000 employees Most members work in PRR shops and maintenance projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Transport Workers Union
National Mediation Board
PRR
TWU
Afl-Cio Railroad Workers Department
Rodeo Lingers At Fair Despite Rainout
Crowds attended the rodeo at the fair during a second performance after the event was interrupted by two inches of rain. Organizers, led by Jack Bennett, reported a larger crowd than opening night, with about 2,000 people on the first evening. The carnival remained open and the finale was set for 8 p.m. tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bennett
Congo Slipping Toward Communist Bloc Under Lumumba
Western diplomats warn Congo nears a Communist bloc shift led by Patrice Lumumba as Soviet envoys and Pravda’s cultural minister land in Leopoldville. Observers cite leftist advisers in Lumumba’s circle, growing UN tensions, and rising regional autonomy alongside protests against his government. President Kasavubu shows tepid support amid tribal and political divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville, the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Conference of Independent African States
Joseph Kasavubu
Congo
Ottawa Schools Open With Half Day Start
Ottawa schools begin Monday with a 9 a.m. start for elementary pupils and 8:45 a.m. check-in. Junior and senior high students report at 8 or 8:38 depending on first hour, with classes abbreviated to end by noon. Sacred Heart opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday on a half day. Twenty new teachers join the Ottawa system, pictured on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sacred Heart
Held For Beating Two Children In Kansas City
Larry Buford Hubbard, 61, a truck driver, was arrested after allegedly beating two of his five children with a metal clothes hanger. Lloyd Anthony Hubbard, four, suffered over 530 injuries, while Edward Eugene Hubbard, nine, had a three inch facial wound and ear cuts. Police found the children on a street corner. the beating followed a dispute over change from their father's pockets. The father resisted, admitting past issues, and was taken into custody as the children were hospitalized. Hubbard has a long arrest record for drunkenness and related acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kangas City
Larry Buford Hubbard
Lloyd Anthony Hubbard
Edward Eugene Hubbard
Lloyd
Hubbard
Fear Girl Has Been Slain In Abduction Case
In Carbondale Illinois Lily Roberts, 17, a waitress, was abducted from her fiancé’s car in a Crab Orchard refuge parking lot. A husky blonde man shot the fiancé in the cheeks and fled into the 44,000 acre wildlife area as searchers combed the woods amid fears Lily is dead. Sheriff Dean West warned the body could be found in the woods. Her mother Mary Lee Roberts voiced despair over the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Wil
Lily Roberts
Lily
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Dean West
Mary Lee Roberts
Predicts Soviet man in space this fall
Rep. Overton Brooks of Louisiana predicts the Soviet Union will send humans into space this fall. He says recent Soviet success in returning animals from space shows they are on the threshold of manned space flight and expresses disappointment in the U S Mercury program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Space Committee
Soviet Union
Overton Brooks
D-La
U. S
Brooks
Department Store Sales In Decline In Kansas And Missouri
Department store sales fell 68 percent in Kansas and rose 9 percent in Missouri against the year-ago week. The Tenth Federal Reserve District posted a 5 percent gain, matching the national increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Federal Reserve District
Congo Crisis Forces Clash At Stanleyville Airport
United Nations officials report Congolese soldiers attacked an American Air Force Globemaster at Stanleyville, beating and seizing three crew members, with two more crewmen missing. U.N. personnel were arrested and wounded, while Premier Lumumba toured in a Russian aircraft claiming normalcy as the city remains largely at a standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumumba
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Leopoldville
the Congo
Air Force
Globemaster
Stanleyville
U.N
Light Plane Crash Claims Five Lives
Five people died when a private plane crashed near Elgin Oklahoma in foul weather early Friday. The Beechcraft Bonanza was piloted by Loy T. Brown a 25 year old Dallas insurance man. He was with his wife Lida Brown his father L D Brown of Brownwood Texas Paul Krueger a music professor at North Texas State College and Krueger’s four year old son Paul Jr. Brown radioed at 510 am that he would land at Lawton due to bad weather. The wreckage was found after an all day search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Okla
Oklahoma
Loy T. Brown
Dallas
Ihim
L. ID. Brown
Brownwood
Tex
Paul Krueger
North Texas State College
Denton
Krueger
Paul Jr
Brown
Lawton
Trapped for Two Days by Tractor in Ark Farm
William Yingst, 63, of Huntsville, Ark, spent two days trapped under an overturned tractor on his 120 acre farm. His right arm was amputated above the elbow after long entrapment. A boy found him Friday, aided by his dog Billy who stayed by his side. a rural mailman passed twice within 30 feet but did not hear cries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Yingst
Friday
Yingst
Yingst Friday
Vetim
Mons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Forest Park
Fred A. Vogler
Lamb
M. Aeons
M. Aeons Nn
M. Eece Itl
Zato
Steve Dunbar
Richmond
Franklin County
Steve
John Macdonald
World News
Battle Beatniks
P. FE. Gre;million
Federal Tribunal
Earl Long
Sunday Echo
Deep South
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alabama
Georgia
By Lynn Heinzerling
Africa
Interior Ministry
Fear Girl
Congoles
United States Air Force
Huntsville, Ark
Billy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!