Ottawa area briefs cover veterans, sales and events
S Sgt E E Miskimon has returned from Madrid and is stationed at West Palm Beach. A real estate auction is planned two blocks east of the Pomona Bank on Dec 10 at 1 pm. The Promenaders square dance club starts a beginners class Dec 6 at 8 pm in Memorial Auditorium with T J Miller. Ottawa Kiwanis hosts ladies night with speaker Guy Keeler of KU Extension. Ot tawa Steel parent buys Canadian Automotive Trim assets of Ajax Ontario. Hawkins Grange reports on the national grange and hosts a Christmas program and potluck. Private music lessons offered by Jack McGee. Ottawa area notes include Int l Assoc of Fairs meeting in Chicago and state fair links. two thefts of mortgaged property complaints. BB gun window damage. licenses. a Wellsville High School senior class play Dec 12. Elmer Roth speaks at Ottawa Junior High. new electric scoreboard. and Quenemo M Y F canvassing for Children’s Home donations.
Farm Bloc Splits Sharply Over Programs In Session
Washington reports the farm bloc is more divided over farm programs than last session with farmers and lawmakers at odds. Secretary Benson indicates no backup for cutting government role while lawmakers demand more help as elections approach. Major groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation and The Grange clash over price supports and export policy in a widening rift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Agricultue
Benson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Heschel D. Newsom
Newsom
Aso
Farm Bureau
Theureau
Grange
FBI Enters Hunt For Missing Girl In Sycamore
In Sycamore Illinois a community search for seven year old Maria Ridolph continues with FBI involvement and police say evidence suggests kidnapping or sex crime. Hundreds of volunteers assist as planes and radio units join the effort. Maria was last seen near her West Side home with neighbor Cathie Sigman eight who said a man identified as Johnny marriage 24 offered a piggy back ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore
Ill
FBI
Maria Ridolph
Illinois
Maria
West Side
Cathie Sigman
Cathie
Johnny
White Cloud resident dies in home blaze
White Cloud Kansas. John Bowen aged 85 died yesterday when a fire destroyed his one room home. Doniphan County Sheriff Frank Carter said an oil can was found near Bowen and an oil flare started the fire.
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White Cloud
Kas
John Bowen
Doniphan
Frank Carter
Bowen
Hospital Notes Admits Several Local Residents
Admitted Wednesday Jim Gibbons 704 Cypress Mrs Ivan Jacobsen 1146 S Cedar Mrs Alfred Green Osawatomie Mrs Lulu Wheeler 603 Cleveland Pat and Jerry Mooney Quenemo today Dismissed Wednesday Mrs L C Geiger 1432 S Main Penit Taylor 319 S Poplar Jeff Wesen 533 S Elm Mrs Ralph E Clark Wichita Mrs Ray Spencer Williamsburg Mrs James W Pulliam Jr Quenemo Mrs Sam Clemens 514 N Sycamore Mrs Jessie C Pardon and baby son Hickman Mills Mo today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gibbons
Cypress
Ivan Jacobsen
S. Cedar
Alfred Green
Osawatomie
Lulu Wheeler
Cleveland
Pat and
Jerry Mooney
Quenemo
L. C. Geiger
S. Main
Penit Taylor
S. Poplar
Jeff Wesen
S. Elm
Ralph E. Clark
Wichita
Ray Spencer
Williamsburg
James W. Pulliam Jr
Sam Clemens
N. Sycamore
Jessie C. Pardon
Hickman Mills
Santa Fe Gift Promises Support for Private Colleges
The Santa Fe Foundation awards 30000 to the Kansas Foundation for Private Colleges, with Ottawa University among 19 members to share. Vice president R G Rydin of Chicago notes the need for private sponsorship to sustain privately supported schools and their service, urging broader corporate and individual involvement.
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Santa Fe Foundation
Kansas Foundation
Ottawa University
R. G. Rydin
Chicago
Rocket Blast Kills Teacher in Floydada Chemistry Class
Floydada Texas report says a pipe rocket exploded during a high school chemistry experiment. Teacher Garland Foster aged 40 was killed. Seven students were injured including Keith Hollums 18 and Jerry Crawford 17 who sustained serious injuries. The remaining five had minor injuries and three were treated for shock. Hollums lost several teeth and Crawford endured ear and face injuries requiring hospital care.
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Floydada
Tex
Garland Foster
Atomic Energy Commission Research Center
Los Alamos
N.M
Keith Hollums
Jerry Crawford
Hollums
Crawford
Lubbock
Funeral for Mrs Nancy L Hobson at Richmond Cemetery
Graveside services were held in Richmond Cemetery December 3 for 84 year old Nancy Luella Hobson who died December 1 at her daughter Mrs Ivan Hirst home in Miller. Pallbearers were grandsons Norman Hobson Harold and Harold Hirst and nephews Claude De Witt and Raymond Hall. Rev C Z Allsbury officiated.
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Nancy L. Hobson
Richmond Cemetery
Nancy Luella Hobson
Ivan Hirst
Miller
Norman Hobson
Harold
Harold Hirst
Claude, de Witt
Raymond Hall
C. Z. Allsbury
Barker Funeral Services for Guy K Barker
Funeral services for Guy K Barker will be held at Lamb Funeral Home on Friday at 2 o'clock. Rev Charles P Knight will officiate. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery.
Russia Launches First Atomic Powered Surface Ship Lenin
Russia announced the launch of the 16,000 ton icebreaker Lenin in Leningrad the first atomic powered surface ship. Officials said it can break through ice over six feet thick run on minimal atomic fuel and stay at sea for months. The United States plans its 21,000 ton Savannah capable of atomic power for surface use by 1960.
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London
Russia
Lenin
Leningrad
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
U.S
Savannah
U.S. Navy
Navy flier lands in redwood after bailout
Navy jet flier from Beloit Kansas parachutes off a flameout near the California coast, lands atop a 90 foot redwood in Ukiah area after steering the jet toward the ocean. He escapes with bruises, climbs down with help from a search party, and is reunited with his family in Hayward.
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Navy Jet Flier
Redwood
Alameda
Calif
Beloit
Kas
Lk. J. T
Abercrombie
California
Pacific Ocean
Ukiah
Gualala
Mendocino County
Homer T. Abecochie
Susan
Land
Jerry
Johnson Urges U S to Go Into High Gear for Space Age
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson told Houston listeners the nation must speed weapon development, revamp science education, mobilize retirees, and increase space research to survive and advance into the space era with rockets to the moon within reach and ships beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Night Angels Hot Rod Club formed
The Night Angels Hot Rod Club formed with eighteen charter members signing a constitution. Mike Martin, the club president, appointed a safety committee to vet future members and judge rule violators. Members are David Smith Alan Whitacre and Lonnie Hendrikson. Next meeting is Wednesday at the president’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Night Angels Hot Rod Club
Mike Martin
David Smith
Alan Whitacre
Lonnie Hendrikson
Mental Health Grant To Osawatomie Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital in Kansas received a National Institute of Mental Health grant for a three year study evaluating treatment methods for chronic schizophrenia. The first year funding is $20,000, with additional funds for years two and three. Dr. Lawrence Appleby leads as principal investigator, assisted by Dr. John Cumming.
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Osawatomie, Kas
Osawatomie State Hospital
National Institute of Mental Health
U.S. Public Health Service
George Zubowicz
Lawrence Appleby
John Cumming
Psychiatric
Kansas City
Jury Awards Hiatt $12,520 In Land Taking Case
A district court jury awarded Joseph and Stewart Hiatt twelve thousand five hundred twenty dollars for land appropriated for the relocation of US 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph and
Stewart Hiatt
Appeal Dispute Over Appraisal Award Figures
This case centers on a double appeal by the Hiatts who were initially awarded 14,343.125 but sought a higher amount. The state countered with a revised figure of 11,739.50.
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Hiatts
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A. L. Miskimon
RFD 3
S. Sgt
E. E. Miskimon
Madrid
Spain
Air Force
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bill Dusin
Pomona Bank
Promenaders Club
Memorial Auditorium
T. J. Miller
Olathe
Wolferman
Ogg
Guy Keeler
University of Kansas Extension Service
Ottawa Kiwanis Club
Armory
L. A. Young Spring & Wire Corp
Detroit
Ottawa Steel
Canadian Automotive Trim, Ltd
Ajax
Ontario
National Automotive Fibres, Inc
Jay Ellis
Hawkins Grange
National Grange
Fred Kissinger
J. Horn
Mmes. Kissinger
van Horn
Rollie New
Percy van Horn
Emil Kirchhoff
Parsons
E. F. Risdon
Alfred Jacob
Alfred McCain
Jack McGee
Harold Staadt
Staadt
W. H. Douglas
Ruben Wren
Lawrence Blaylock
Durbin Plumbing Co
N. Main
The
Highway Patrol
Henry Carlson
N. Cedar
Donald Lee Grider
St. Joseph, Mo
Wellsville High School
Elmer Roth
Ottawa
Te Ottawa-Chanute
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
Federated Church of
Ottawa High School Kayettes
Winter General Hospital
Topeka
Nancy Taylor
Patlie Lister
Jeannie Hinderliter
Donna Cheney
Penny Fine
Karen Duffield
Kathy Hayden
Chuck Langdon
Santa Fe
U. S
Johnson
United States
Outer Space
Space Academy
Anl Insurance
Neil Bullock
Farmers Insurance Group
Financia
McVe's - Dengel
Louis H. Dengel
Just
John G. Kaiser
Rexall Store
Pho
Masonic Blog
Osawatomie Hospital
Hiatt
King
Bee
Tetwiler Motors
Wassmer
John N. Wassmer
Larry Wassmer
East
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