Ottawa Post Office Duck Stamp Sales Hit Record Pace
Side Swipes reports a strong duck hunting season with 467 migratory bird stamps sold at the Ottawa post office, beating last year by 125. The season ends next Monday. A Miami County case reveals fictitious license tags on two Osawatomie cars leading to the December 3 arrest of Lawrence Johnson, 25, fined $94 with $61 costs. Ottawa University and Washburn met in Topeka with a 60 to 87 result and the bell from Ottawa’s team was seized after the game. A jail disturbance involved Owen F. Hunsperger, 25, of Osawatomie, who wanted to be placed in the bull pen after papers accuse him of passing bad checks. County Commissioner Frank Betz reports a stray grasshopper on his Rantoul farm despite 5-degree weather.
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Ottawa
Miami County
Osawatomie
Lawrence Johnson
Owen F. Hunsperger
Hunsperger
Frank Betz
Rantoul
Betz
January Jury Panel Named for Franklin County District Court
Christina Wake announces 40 residents chosen for jury duty at the January term. Twenty three Ottawans appear on the list. District Court opens January 2 and reconvenes January 3 with jurors called for January 9. Ottawa residents named include Roy Barnes Bert Klontz E V Lash Hal Adamson Mrs J L Hysom Lee Shobe Mrs Don Huls Clarence Koch Don Sellers Paul Gaynor Mrs Leta Fay Weien Mrs Melba Nelson C F Boston Robert C Wilkerson Joe Yockey Jr Gilbert Robe Mrs Anita Vann Lee G Beller Dean Nossinger Ray Talbott Ray Bloomer Fred Doman Bertes A McKinley. County residents outside Ottawa on jury list include John D Moon C A Hobbs John R Ferrer Jr rt 1 Rantoul Russell Lambert Homer Perry Wellsville James Peckman Norman Grimm Lenore Devore rt 2 Ottawa Mrs Josephine Bivins Paul Howell rt 2 Pomona Leoward Steele Harvey Staadt Pomona Raymond Collins Pomona Alfred Nilges Ruby Wittman Martin Reh Joy Reekie Williamsburg.
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Franklin County
Christina Wake
Ottawa
Roy Barnes
Bert Klontz
E. V. Lash
Hal Adamson
J. L. Hysom
Lee Shobe
Don Huls
Clarence Koch
Don Sellers
Paul Gaynor
Leta Fay Weien
Melba Nelson
C. F. Boston
Robert C. Wilkerson
Joe Yockey, Jr
Gilbert Robe
Anita Vann
Lee G. Beller
Dean Nossinger
Ray Talbott
Ray Bloomer
Fred Doman
Bertes A. McKinley
Rt. 2
Pomona
Raymond Collins
Alfred Nilges
Ruby Wittman
Richmond
Martin Reh
Joy Reekie
Williamsburg
Temperature Dips To Six Degrees For Lowest Mark Yet This Season
Arctic air stretched from the Rockies to the Appalachians with subzero readings across the plains. Manhattan reported 6 below zero while other towns ranged around zero to 4 above as a moderating trend was forecast for the next five days with light snow possible.
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Son
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Manhattan
Emporia
Wamega
Hill City
Topeka
Goodland
Rockies
Appalachians
Gulf of Mexico
Tennessee
New Jersey
Texas
Aberdeen
D. C
Free Two Men In Fantastic Theft Charge
Indiana supreme court freed Arnie Roark and Jay Holcomb who faced 10 year auto banditry sentences after helping a distressed woman. Court ruled no proof they planned auto theft. they should have faced petit larceny if guilty, and were released on bond.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Arnie Roark
Jay Holcomb
Lawrenceburg
Ind
High Court
Indiana Reformatory
Dearborn
Supreme Court
Charles
Zolla Wieshan
Wieshaw
Roark
Holcomb
Ed Coronett
Joseph Dall
Coronett
Frederick Landis
Landis
Martin Dickinson Heads Fair Board
Martin Dickinson, a Williamsburg farmer, was elected president of the Franklin County Fair board, replacing Ed Snyder of Ottawa. Officers include Ray Koontz Jr., vice president. Glen Hayward, treasurer. Don Brown, secretary. Directors named include Lawrence Lundstedt, Ralph Batdorf, Ed Woodsum, Byron Robinson, and others, with several chamber leaders joining. Meetings set for January 10 13 in Topeka amid season shopping and fair preparations.
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Martin Dickinson
Williamsburg
Franklin County Fair Board
Dickinson
Ed Snyder
Ottawa
Fair Board
Ray Koontz
Glen Hayward
Don Brown
Lawrence Lundstedt
Rt. 3
Ralph Batdorf
Rt. 2
Wellsville
Ed Woodsum
Rt. 4
Byron Robinson
Princeton
Enture
Lundstedt
State Board of Agriculture
Topekalof
Woodsum
Hayward
Franklin County
Ava
Christmas Gifting Buzz Hits Local Stores This Season
Snowy weather boosts holiday shopping as stores report brisk November business and a mix of gifts from dining room buffets to model trains and television sets. Managers note strong demand for both large appliances and smaller items, with furniture shaped gift displays and convenient package deals. Fresh trends include early shopping, popular sweaters for girls, and a growing line of compact kitchen gadgets, signaling a festive retail outlook.
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Madison’s
Ager
Lyndon plans tree replacement for elm deaths
Lyndon city officials approve buying 400 small trees to replace hundreds of dead elms on parkings. Varieties include red maple red oak green ash and hackberry with no elms in the shipment. Water supply reportedly sufficient into early summer.
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Emporia
Chamber of Commerce
Lyndon
C. D. Lyman
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Madison
Weather forecast summary for today and weekend
Mostly fair and not so cold this afternoon with increasing southerly winds. Tonight windy and warmer with occasional snow in the northeast and north central. Saturday cloudier with strong shifting winds and occasional snow in the northeast and extreme east. Low around 20 east and in the 20s west. high near the 40s in the north. Yesterday's high 28 at 2:30 pm. low today -6 at 7:30 am. Continuous hourly temps listed. record highs and lows noted for this date.
Most GM Dealers Satisfied Says Minneapolis Dealer
Lester A. Malkerson a Minneapolis General Motors dealer tells Senate Antitrust subcommittee most of GM’s 17 000 dealers are satisfied with current contracts. He cites few dealer testimonies against the company and says he volunteered to testify but was denied time. The hearing also discusses GM’s size and impact on independents while Curtice and top executives defend the company.
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Lester A. Malkerson
General Motors
Minneapolis
Senate
Malkerson
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Subcommittee
O'Mahoney
Harlow H. Curtice
Curtice
Henry M. Hogan
GM General Counsel
Sat
Shim
Omahoney
Joseph W.burns
William F. Hufstader
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Extension Groups Heard Supervisors
District supervisors from Kansas State College spoke at a nine county meeting at Memorial Auditorium. Representing three Extension groups were O B Glover Margaret Koenig and Roger Regnier. The trio discussed problems concerning the Extension program. Forty two persons from Frank Anderson Coffey Douglas Johnson Linn Miami Osage and Wyandotte counties attended the session. Beatrice Foods Co operators will continue to purchase milk from producers supplying Garnett plant.
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Kansas State College
Memorial Auditorium
O. B. Glover
Margaret Koenig
Roger Regnier
Garnett
Valley Dairy Products
Emporia
Frank- Beatrice Foods Co
Decemlin
Anderson, Coffey, Douglas
Ber
Beatrice Area
Johnson, Linn
Miami
Osage
Topeka
Wyandotte
1956 calendars debut with risqué images eyed for last year
Belleville Ill article notes 1956 calendars arriving as publishers promise no tapering off of adult imagery. It highlights two calendars pushing bold pictures while other calendars offer factual facts and historical tidbits such as Virginia Dare’s birth date and balloon ascent. It mentions a Franklin county welfare advisory board meeting and lists members, with notes on local dates and upcoming holidays.
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Franklin County Welfare Agency
Franklin County Welfare Advisory Board
W. R K. Lancaster
Robert A. Andercon
R. S. Roberts
William Myers
S. Robert McCrea
Ottawa
Virginia Dare
United
States
Boston
Belleville
Ill
Congress
Lebanon
Jenny Lind
United States
Slayings Near Lebanon Spur Wells Hideout Clue
Impulsive 200-pound Carlyle man Fillmore led authorities to rural wells containing the bodies of Harold Smith, 30, and his wife Arline, 35, shot in their isolated Lebanon home. He admitted the killings, claimed he did not know the couple, and said he woke with a gun in his hand. Autopsies showed Smith died instantly. Arline lived for a time. Wells were 15 miles apart, 25 to 30 miles from the Smiths’ home.
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Filmore
Carlyle
Harold Smith
Arline
C. C. Kane
Smith
Lebanon
Fillmore
Osage County funds raised for Washington trip target
Osage County tax collection stands at 12.4 percent with $240,845.85 already raised toward a $1,189,058.77 bill. A group headed by Amy A Le saving mas der plans a Washington seminar in February for about 20 students, aiming to raise $1,600 for trip expenses. Two murder warrants were filed against Young in the Smiths case, who were a quiet, childless couple shot after an alleged earlier dispute.
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Lyndon
Osage
Faye Ashcraft
Treas Peer
Amy aLe
Rttmore
Washington
Help. C
New York
Smith
Carlyle
Chaser
Young
Cheney
Jlaus
Ine Kuungs
Court of Justice of the Peace
Russell
Welfare Board Advisory Committee Meeting Tonight
The advisory panel will aid the welfare board in policy formulation. Its role is advisory and interpretive. Mrs. Green and the welfare board members L e Bonar Frank Betz and Homer Reeves will attend the first committee meeting tonight.
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Welfare Board
Green
Lee Bonar
Frank Betz
Homer Reeves
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