Ottawa Herald Carriers and Local News Summary
Today in Ottawa items note carriers must collect biweekly payments, with readers urged to call 47 between 5 and 6:30 if undelivered. Community briefs list moves, a TV appearance by Jill Jefferis, a divorce petition, theft report, a naval retirement inspection, parking violations, a minor car collision, funeral attendees, and a Sertoma Club talk by H K Stevens outlining Ottawa High basketball prospects and intra squad games.
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Sertoma
H. K. Stevens
Ottawa
Ottawa Sertoma
Clinton High School Closed Over Integration Tension
Anderson County School Board ordered Clinton High School closed following an attack on Rev. Paul Turner who escorted six Negro students into the building. Troops and National Guard were deployed during Labor Day tensions over the federal court ordered integration.
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Clinton, Tenn
Anderson’ County
Clinton High
Paul Turner
Tennessee
Knoxville
D. J. Brittain
U. S. Atty
Herbert Brownell
Washington
Kansas Livestock Association District Meeting Speaker
Mrs Lee Perkins will speak at the district meeting in Parsons. Wives of Association members are guests. Perkins is vice president of the Kansas Cow Belles, the auxiliary group.
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Lee Perkins
Kansas Livestock Association
Parsons
Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals Listed
Admitted Mrs Belle Willis of Cedar House nursing home on Monday and Mrs Wall y Schroeder of 506 E 4th today. Dismissed Mrs W T Jolley of Osawatomie on Monday. Also admitted Robert Burns 1001 E Wilson Leota Thompson 228 S Elim Mrs Ollie Burress 1016 S Hickory today.
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Belle Willis
Cedar House Nursing Home
Wally Schroeder
E. 4Th
W. T. Jolley
Osawatomie
Robert Burns
E. Wilson
Leota Thompson
S. Elim
Ollie Burress
S. Hickory
Fears in Mansfield Over School Integration Move
In Mansfield Texas school board president C C Rawdon warned crowds formed to keep Negro students out of Mansfield High last fall may recur if Negroes attempt to enroll after yesterday's U S Supreme Court ruling. Superintendent Huffman said Negroes must be enrolled if they come. Constable Tom Beard warned of potential unrest, noting crowds could confront enrollees and officers. The piece ends noting Bermuda lilies and Gen Russell Hastings as a historical aside.
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Mansfield
Tex
C. C. Rawdon
U.S. Supreme Court
Rawdon
R. L. Huffman
Tom Beard
North
Texas
Overbrook and Ottawa Kansas Livestock Sale Dates
Sale dates listed by A Myers & Son Phone Centropolis 918 or 17 Ottawa Route 4 Dec 5 Overbrook Livestock Sale at Overbrook Kansas Dec 6 Ted and Junior Highie miles west Wellsville Ks Dec 7 Lawrence Tice Dairy Sale miles northeast Richmond Kansas Dec 8 Lawrence Market Sale East 11th Street Lawrence Kansas Dec 1 J R Adkins Estate 514 N Poplar Ottawa Kansas Dec 12 Overbrook Livestock Sale Overbrook Kansas Dec 13 Mrs Mary Weegar Williamsburg Kansas Dec 15 Roberts Market Sale Kastith Street Lawrence Kansas Dec 19 Overbrook Livestock Sale Overbrook Kansas Dec 27 Ray Brown 3 miles southeast Quenemo Kansas
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Overbrook
Kansas
Mary Weegar
Williamsburg
Roberts Market
Kast Ith St
Lawrence
Ray Brown
Quenemo
Mrs Charles Hicks Sr dies in Linwood Kansas
Mrs Charles Hicks Sr 92 died yesterday at 6 p m at her Linwood Kansas home She was born November 23 1864 in Wheeling West Virginia and lived 83 years in Leavenworth county Her husband a state representative died in 1949 Survived by six other children including Mrs Riley grandchildren great grandchildren and nieces and nephews Funeral will be tomorrow at 2 p m at Linwood Methodist Church.
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Charles Hicks
Charles Riley
East Wilson
Linwood
Kas
Wheeling
W. Va
Leavenworth
Ralph Kampschroeder
Ottawa
Linwood Methodist Church
Funeral Rites Held For Lena Schick In Greeley
Funeral services were held at 9 a m in St John’s Catholic church Greeley for Lena Schick 80 who died at her home after a long illness She is survived by husband Peter Schick step daughter Gertrude Schick two brothers Dan and Edward Hastert a niece Mrs Mary Rommel fanger and relatives in the Richmond community Funeral services for William Rollin Tedrow formerly of Ottawa were held in Topeka with burial in Seoti He died Nov 30 after forty years in the Methodist Home for the Aged Born Oct 7 1878 in Ohio he and wife Cora moved from Wichita county to Salina in 1926 Survivors include two daughters two grandchildren three sisters a brother and several half siblings plus his step mother Mae Tedrow
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Greeley
Lena Schick
Peter Schick
Gertrude Schick
Dan Hastert
Osawatomie
Edward Hastert
Mary Rommelfanger
Richmond
Topeka
William Rollin Tedrow
Ottawa
Seoti
Methodist Home For
Ohio
Delilah Haley
C. E. Tedrow
Cora Delilah Metheney
Wichita County
Salina
Methodist Church
Altha Roberts
Montverde
Fla
Eva
Atchison
Mae Tedrow
Last Survivor of Indian Tribe Dies
Mrs. Julia Lethbridge, 90, believed to be the last surviving member of the Sitting Bull band of Indians who fled to Canada after the Custer massacre, is dead. She died November 12 at Fort Qu Appelle, Saskatchewan.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Julia Lethbridge
Canada
Little Big Horn
Mont
Lethbridge
Fort Qu’appelle
Traffic Deaths In Topeka State Records 1956 Rise
Kansas accident records show 604 traffic fatalities so far in 1956, with 1 death in the last 24 hours. The same period in 1955 totaled 537 deaths, highlighting year to date trends.
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Topeka
Kansas
MacArthur II Named Ambassador to Japan
President Eisenhower selected Douglas MacArthur II, State Department counselor, to be ambassador to Japan, succeeding John M. Allison in Tokyo. Allison returns to the United States for reassignment. MacArthur will receive a recess appointment with a formal Senate nomination due when Congress reconvenes in January.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur II
State Department
Japan
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
John M. Allison
Tokyo
Allison
United States
Senate
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Washington
White House
Paris
NATO
Percival Brundage
Dutch Sunday driving ban tightens on oil fuels
Ingenious motorists who converted cars to kerosene or diesel faced a new law prohibiting burning any oil derivative in auto engines. Dutch roads were nearly deserted over two weekends due to the Suez crisis fuel shortage. A few owners attempted evasion by switching fuels, but a special carburetor is required.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Tree population in New York City boroughs reaches 2.3 million
A recent estimate puts the number of trees growing in Brooklyn and the four other New York City boroughs at about 2.3 million, reflecting the city’s urban forest size and diversity.
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Brooklyn
New York City Boroughs
Accessories For Travelers Are Tops
Travel gifts offered include map cases trip books visor clips luggage tags cosmetic bags passport cases travel toiletries kits and a motel bag with an electric coffee maker toaster and tableware. The wide range targets every traveler by offering practical items to organize essentials and enhance on the road.
Pinza Suffers Another Attack in Greenwich
Opera star Ezio Pinza, 64, was struck by a second heart attack in three months and placed on the danger list at Greenwich Hospital. A hospital spokesman said the move was routine as his wife stayed at his bedside overnight.
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Greenwich
Conn
Ezio Pinza
Basso
Greenwich Hospital
Doubt Cast On State Deed Topeka Case
State Supreme Court heard a challenge by the Missionary Baptist Convention of Kansas to a 1923 deed conveying to the state a tract east of Topeka that housed the Kansas Technical Institute. The convention claims the deed was illegal due to lack of stockholder approval by the former Industrial and Educational Institute, arguing it should revert to its original owners for use in Negro education. The state defends the deed as valid, a ruling upheld by a lower court.
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Industrial and Educational Institute
Bank Interest Ceiling Raised to 3 Percent
Washington reports that starting January 1 federally insured commercial banks may pay 3 percent interest on savings and certain deposits. The move raises the ceiling from 2 percent to spur savings and free more money for capital investment. The higher rate applies to savings, time deposits, and certificates over six months, while 90 day to six month deposits rise from 2 percent to 3 percent.
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Washington
Second Attack Proves Fatal for Dr Hoebel
In Colorado Springs Dr Frederick C Hoebel 46 died after a second heart attack following an emergency penknife operation for a prior attack. The first attack occurred Saturday night during a social evening at friends home with his heart stopping for four minutes before doctors revived him.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Frederick C. Hoebel
Threatened To Quit Commonwealth
London premier Solomon Bandaranaike said India Pakistan and Ceylon considered quitting the British Commonwealth during the Suez Canal crisis. He noted strong feeling after the British French invasion of Egypt and recalled an earlier similar statement by Canadian Foreign Secretary Lester B Pears.
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London
Solomon. Bandaranaike
Ceylon
India
Pakistan
Egypt
Lester B. Pear
World News Brief Highlights Egypt Invasion Toll
Pearson warned the invasion of Egypt threatened the Commonwealth near dissolution while Bandaranaike praised the French British pullback and indicated it could help heal the breach between parties. The remarks reflect ongoing tensions and diplomacy shaping the region.
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