Judge Opposes Lee Stamp Honoring Civil War General
Hugh Means of Lawrence a former district judge and World War I veteran opposes a planned postage stamp bearing General Robert E Lee. He states Lee was a rebel and traitor and urges the Postal Service to halt printing the stamp despite department replies and plates already prepared. Means notes his Civil War era loyalties and urges reconsideration in a public letter campaign.
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Lawrence UW
Robert I. Lee
Hugh Means
Lawrence
Post Office Department
Means
Douglas County
130Th Field Artillery
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Lincoln
Lee
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Union
Albert J. Robertson
Washington and Lee University
Postal Department
Norfolk
S Department
Flood relief drive reaches county goal pace
Mrs G C Fredeen reports Franklin county residents are cooper ating well in the Red Cross eastern flood relief appeal. Contributions total $625 with officials aiming for the $800 county goal by week’s end as the Red Cross raises its flood relief target to 10 million dollars. A helicopter crash near Spartansburg Memorial airport involved Pte Willard Bennett, with no injuries among Bennett or pilot, while debris scattered over 50 yards after a runway mishap. The Army Corps of Engineers will open a real estate office in Manhattan tomorrow to handle land purchases for the Turtle Creek reservoir project. The Anderson county fair opens tonight with a horse show under the Kansas Saddle Horse Association, plus pony show amateur and professional events, rides, and concessions.
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G. C. Fredeen
Red Cross
Pfc. Bennett
Spartansburg Memorial
Fort Bragg
N. C
Pfe. Bennett
Col. J. C. Adams
Kansas City
Corps of Engineers
Manhattan
Turtle Creek Reservoir
Anderson County
Kansas Saddle Horse Association
Crash Brings Eyesight Back in Longtime Blind Man
Riverhead New York A 61 year old cigar stand operator who has been blind for ten years says his sight is returning after an auto collision last Saturday. William Francis rode with the courthouse superintendent when another car rammed into them at a stop light. He cracked his head on the windshield and later began to see out of his left eye. Francis says he started to see Saturday night in Mather Hospital and could see lights when he went home Sunday. He recalled losing sight after a shell burst near him in Belgium in World War I.
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Riverhead
William Francis
Suffolk County
Francis
Mather Hospital
Belgium
Man Who Terrorized Woman Is Arrested
Kenneth Dowdy, about 30, of Ottawa was arrested at 3:30 p.m. yesterday after police found him sitting in a Santa Fe bank car doorway. He allegedly invaded the home of Norma Briggs, 25, 320 S Cedar, at 2 a.m. and held her at knife point for 20 minutes as she and her two children slept. Briggs escaped with the children to a neighbor and Dowdy fled, later surrendering without resistance. He faces a first degree burglary and assault with intent to commit a felony charge. arraignment expected today.
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Ottawa
Kenneth Dowdy
Santa Fe Bank
Dowdy
Norma Briggs
S. Cedar
Mrs. Briggs
Shirley Schoonover
Bob’ Conner
Max Bolton
Santa Fe
Briggs
Air Force Names Teams For Quick-Change Engine Contest
The Air Force announced six teams of quick-change experts from its air training command for a National Aircraft Show contest in Philadelphia. Teams will change and test Allison J33 engines on six Lockheed T33 aircraft, aiming to win the Allison trophy. A world record tag followed a Webb Air Force Base exercise last May in Texas with an 8 minute 15 second change. Members include A.2C J. E. Haremza and A.2C W. L. Dewey among others from Columbus Kansas.
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Philadelphia
Air Force Today
Air Training Command
Webb/ Air Force Base
Big Spring
Tex
Air Force
A.2c
J. E. Haremza
Colby Kas
W. L. Dewey
Columbus
Kas
Israel balks at cease fire amid Gaza fighting
Jerusalem reports Israel refuses to join Egypt in a ceasefire until Cairo accepts responsibility for escalating border violence. Egypt agrees to a cease-fire starting today as reports of commandos entering Israeli territory and attacking targets surface from Cairo and elsewhere.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Gaza
U.n.f
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Magdal
Falujah
Ottawa U Prepares For 91st Session
Ottawa University readies for its 91st term opening Monday September 22 with registration details finalized by Dean W D Bemmeals. President Andrew B Martin travels back from Europe and is due to meet faculty by September 7. New staff include Wilbur I Dunbar as economics and business admin instructor Mildred Pray elementary methods teacher Richard Chartier for speech and debate William Frear new basketball coach and football aide Helga Junge Cedarcrest house director and graduate student at K U. Business manager Robert Bundy pushes two new men’s residences with tradesmen on site. Move‑in targets September 11 with 50 residents per building. Freshmen and returning students undergo tests early opening week. continuing registration sessions run Tuesday afternoon. John Ross leads activities to orient all students. admissions office operates 8 to 5 daily.
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Ottawa University
W. D. Bemmeals
Andrew B. Martin
Europe
Ottawa
Wilbur I, Dunbar
Boulder
Colo
Mildred Pray
Junction City
Department of Education
Richard Chartier
William Frear
Helga Junge
Cedarcrest
K. U
Robert Bundy
John Ross
Paola
Weather forecast and 24 hour observations
Forecast shows fair weather through Thursday with warmer temperatures and varying highs from 80s east to 95 west. Yesterday’s high 80, low 52. 24 hour hourly readings ending today at 8 am show mixed temperatures from 54 to 80 with no major storms. River at 0.59 foot.
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Wees
Early Autumn Day in Ottawaswide Weather Patterns
Ottawans enjoyed a pleasant day described as late summer or early autumn. Forecasts show a slow warm-up with highs in the 80s east and 85 to 95 west on Thursday. Lows ranged from 44 in Goodland to 52 in Ottawan, with no precipitation in the 24 hours ending 6:30 a.m. Cool Canadian air spreads southward after storms in the Appalachians and lower Great Lakes.
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Ottawan
Goodland
Appalachian Mountains
Great Lakes
Gulf States
Atlantic Coast
Winchell Sues ABC Network Over Termination
Walter Winchell sues the ABC network in state courts for seven million dollars after the termination of his contract on June 26. The network disclosed the suit details in New York. The action centers on breach of contract and damages sought by Winchell against the network.
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New York
Walter Winchell
American Broadcasting Co
Winchell
Tulsa woman acquitted in fatal stabbing of husband
Mrs Geraldine Terry, 25, was acquitted of fatally stabbing her husband Bill Terry, an attorney, with a butcher knife in their Tulsa apartment. District Judge Lewis C. Johnson ruled the death accidental. Terry, 35, died hours later from the wound. The trial lasted one day as she cried and was comforted by her sister.
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Tulsa
Okla
Geraldine’ Terry
Bill
Lewis C. Johnson
Terry
Gleaver McConnell
Richmond High School Sets Opening Date for Fall
Richmond High School will open on Tuesday, September 6, with a half day on opening day. Principal L C Dillon notes a slight enrollment drop may move the school back to Class BB athletically, while remaining Class A for state accreditation. Staff includes Eugene Bump coach, Pearl Mathias, Selma Cox, E M Long, L C Dillon. Clyde Edwards is custodian.
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Richmond High School
L. C. Dillon
Richmond
Eugene Bump
Pearl Mathias
Selma Cox
E. M. Long
Clyde Edwards
Big Carrier Has Engine Trouble Aboard Forrestal
The giant carrier Forrestal will return to Newport News shipyard today with only two shafts operable. A second of its four propeller shafts failed late yesterday after a previously damaged shaft, caused by a burned thrust bearing, reduced speed during underway.
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Forrestal
Searchers Find Slayer's Body in West Virginia
Buffalo reports that searchers located the body of Lincoln Sayre, 47, the man sought since Monday night for killing his two sisters in law. State Trooper H C Baverley said Sayre killed himself. A posse found a note in which Sayre said he planned to "go out of this world."
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Buffalo
W. Va
Lincoln Sayre
H. C. Baverley
Sayre
Family Slayer Is Executed in Gas Chamber
FLORENCE Ariz. Bartholomew Lester Edward, 28, a truck driver, was executed today in the Arizona State Prison gas chamber for killing his wife and two children last May. The case drew attention as the state carried out the sentence after a lengthy appeals process.
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Florence, Arizin
Lester Edward Bartholomew
Arizona State Prison
Surplus Farm Goods Threaten US Economy and Policy
AP reports the vast five billion dollar farm surplus, storage costs at twenty thousand per hour, and the struggle to unload without hurting domestic parity. It examines the parity system, the six base commodities, and how excess cotton and rice strain the economy while US diplomacy and votes loom.
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United States
Verett
Warren Rogers, Jr
Virginia
U.S
Itarry S. Truman
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Commodities Credit Corporation
Commerce
Congress
Canada
Wray elected Franklin County ASC chairman at annual convention
Russell Wray of Ottawa was elected chairman of the Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee at the county ASC convention held at the Nelson Hotel. He succeeds Lehew of Rantoul. Fredrick Wood of Ottawa was named vice chairman with IL A Jones of Pomona as retiring vice-chair. Jerry Hobbs of Princeton was chosen first alternate and Leo Willman of Pomona second alternate. ASC terms run for one year.
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Russell Wray
ASC
Fredrick Wood
Rt. 4
Ottawa
Bob Leonari
Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Nelson Hotel
Wray
IL. A. Jones
Pomona
J. Hale Parker
Jerry Hobbs
Princeton
Leo Willman
Lone Star Man On Lake Board
Lawrence Kansas special report says Dale Powell of Lone Star was appointed to fill a five member Douglas County Lake Board. The inactive panel will meet to elect a chairman. Members include Powell rural resident E R Zook Lawrence Ernest Pontius sportsmen Norman Endacott lot owners Clifton Ramsey. The board will study lake operation and facilities and considers dropping the 10 horsepower motor boat restriction.
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Lawrence
Kas
Charles Banning
Douglas County
Dale Powell
Lone Star
Lone Star Lake
Powell
R. Zook
Ernest Pontius
Norman Endacott
Clifton Ramsey
Building Permits Filed by City Clerk Including Dwellings and Additions
Recent building permit applications list numerous dwellings alterations and additions including residences at 405 E Fourth 921 S Sycamore 1481 S Main 820 S Cedar 723 W Tenth 428 E Fifteenth 946 S Sycamore 1433 S Oak 1023 N Cedar 805 W Fifth 810 S Locust 804 N Poplar 747 Oak 1043 S Locust 839 Estabrook 19 Rockwood Drive and 13804 S Poplar plus sheds garages and a parayue. Values range from 25 to 12 000 with multiple structures for individuals and organizations such as Lesh Oil Co and Christian church committee chair John V Hiatt.
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Henro Hernandez
Albert Swallow
S. Sycamore
M. L. Bliss
S. Main
R. D. Waymire
S. Cedar
Robert A. Anderson
Lady Adams
W. Tenth
S. Locust
W. R. Lancaster
N. Poplar
J. F. Johnson
Fred Davis
C. E. Bennett
Sycamore
Frank Hopkins
Parayue
Estabrook
Glenn F. Wesen
Rockwood Drive
Ward
Lesh Oil Co
John V. Hiatt
Christian Church
S. Poplar
Louis Ames
Lee. Barnett
John Rodgers
S. Pecan
Peron Offers To Resign In Face Of Mass Demonstrations
Buenos Aires President Juan D. Peron offered his resignation to pacify tensions. CGT secretary Hugo di Pietro urged a 15 minute nationwide stoppage and demonstrations in Plaza de Mayo and other cities. Peron appeared at the Casa Rosada to speak to a growing crowd.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Central Confederation of Labor
CGT
Peronista Party
Hugo di Pietro
Plaza de Mayo
di Pietro
Peron
Casa Rosada
Pink House
Nebraska Farmers Seek Employment
A large number of Nebraska farmers, normally hiring help in spring, are seeking work themselves due to drought. The State Department of Labor reported farmers are visiting most employment offices across the state, with many laid off farm workers as drought threatens a total corn crop failure.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
State Department of Labor
Department
Rozell Approves School Bonds Vote Tight in Rozel Kansas
Rozel Kansas voters approved a $74,700 bond issue for Rozel grade and high school expansion. The measure passed 134 to 76 at yesterday's election, enabling four new classrooms and related facilities.
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Rozel
Kas
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Mate
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Clara Bell
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Fred Dancaster
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