Farm Bureau contest prize to Mrs Kunkel in Waverly
Mrs Albert Kunkel of Waverly won second place in a Farm Bureau writing contest on farm insurance and received a Viking elevator prize. She is a former Ottawan, daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Beasley of Princeton, remembered here as Opal Nearmyer, and was employed in Ottawa before marriage. Also notes ice conditions on Country Club lake and Franklin County Bar Association officers, with B F Bowers as president and Myron S Steere as vice president.
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Albert Kunkel
Waverly
Farm Bureau
Kunkel
H. W. Beasley
Princeton
Opal Nearmyer
Ottawa
Welfare Advisory Board Organizes in Franklin County
The Franklin county welfare board organized a ten member advisory committee at a North American hotel dinner meeting. W R Lancaster was elected chairman S Robert McCrea vice chairman and Mrs Lucille Perkins secretary. Members serve varying terms with duties to advise the welfare board, study topics, and aid policy formation under 1955 Kansas law.
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Welfare Board
Franklin County Advisory Board
R. 8. Roberts
William H. Myers
S. Robert McCrea
W. R. Lancaster
Robert A. Anderson
H. E
DeTar
Wellsville
W. J. Robinson
Lane
Lee Bonar
Frank Betz
Ethel Green
Lee Perkins
Homer Reeves
N. V. Huderson
Pomona
Lucky Hostetter
Herald
Lois Smith
Franklin County Welfare Board
North American Hotel
Lucille Perkins
Richmond
Lancaster
R. S. Roberts
Lucky
Franklin County
McCrea
Perkins
N. V. Hudelson
Wi. E. DeTar
Slight Decrease In Fund Request From Eisenhower
The Eisenhower administration proposes 2.67 billion dollars in foreign aid for next year a slight drop from this year Congress approved 2.703 billion for 40 countries. The Budget Bureau backs the plan with no room for major cuts, while some senators push to trim economic aid though military aid may be kept.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Budget Bureau
Middle East
Russia
Capitol Hill
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Former Ottawa Man Found Dead
An elderly man formerly of the Rock Creek area was found dead yesterday morning at a farm home five miles west of Lawrence. Arthur Burdorff, 85, died of a heart attack after a four hour family and neighbor search. He was nearly blind and was found in a barn stall with a bale of hay over him. Survived by wife Clara Shrunk, married 1901, and ten children across multiple cities. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Rumlock Funeral Home in Lawrence. The article also notes regional unemployment trends and job placements in November.
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Rock Creek
Lawrence
Arthur Burdorff
Clara
Ottawa High School
Burdorff
Ruth Burdorff
Topeka
Henry
Indianapolis
Arthur
Poria
Fred
Augusta
Elmer
Ton
Olympia
Wash
Ottawa
Victor
George Medlsey
Lock
Chamber Dinner Set for Ottawa Chamber Annual Meeting
Reservations for the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce annual dinner close by 10 a m Monday. Memorial Auditorium hosts the 6 30 p m event with tickets at 1 75. About 150 reservations reported. Rev Roger Fredrikson to speak and awards will be given for community service. Music by the Don Dave and Timmy trio from Ottawa High School. Five board members to be elected.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Peg Carr
Chamber
Memorial Auditorium
Roger Fredrikson
Don, Dave and
Timmy
F. D. Hull
Dave Cox
Tim Wood
Ottawa High School
Safety problems discussed in Miami county meeting
Safety issues in Miami county were debated at a Thursday night session with representatives from civic groups Osawatomie and Paola city officials. Dead Man's Curve two miles south of Paola has caused three deaths this year. The Miami Safety Council was formed to address the turn and other hazards. a committee was tasked with listing recommendations for review at the January 6 Osawatomie meeting.
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Paola
Kas
Miami County
Osawatomie
Miami Safety Council
Willis Garden Center Christmas Sale Ad Near Cherry
The notice advertises holiday decorations at Willis Garden Center located at 5th and Cherry. It mentions holly mistletoe cones and Christmas trees with a brief, cryptic price code 3-c-Bt.
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Willis Garden Center
Benson Urges Hog Production Cut After Price Support
Secretary of Agriculture Benson says no change to the federal hog price support program funded to buy lard and processed pork. He urges farmers to reduce pig production next spring by adjusting breeding to meet market demand.
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Washington
Benson
Ottawa Churches And Schools Plan Christmas Programs
Ottawa churches and schools announce Christmas programs through December 23. First Christian church presents The Heavenly Child on December 12. others hold events December 18 and 21, including United Presbyterian caroling, Sacred Heart greeting Father Guilfoyle, North Baptist carols and a love gift presentation, Ottawa High School chorus and orchestra December 22, and multiple school programs from Lincoln, Garfield, Hawthorne, Eugene Field, and PTA meetings through December 21.
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Ottawa
First Christian Church
First Methodist Church
Trinity Methodist Church
United Presbyterian Church
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Matthew Guilfoyle
Sacred Heart Church
North Baptist Church
Ottawa High School
Harold Tarpley
Bill Barker
Eisenhower Returns To Washington For Checkup
President Eisenhower travels 79 miles from Gettysburg to Walter Reed Hospital for a monthly physical. Doctors plan X rays and tests to gauge recovery from the September heart attack as Congress and party leaders prepare for next year’s political maneuvering and his possible candidacy. The return to leadership will be marked by White House meetings with Republican and bipartisan leaders to set the State of the Union agenda.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Congress
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Howard M. Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed
Leonard Heaton
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
White House
State of the Union
Acquire Land For Baldwin School Kansas
Baldwin district took a step toward a new grade school by buying property from JL Lawler and E V Wood east of the current building. The district holds options on additional block property needed for the proposed addition. Bids for the new structure will be invited after plans are completed and approved.
Omaha U Coed Shot To Death
The body of University of Omaha coed Carolyn Marie Nevins, 20, was found this morning in the driveway to the university with four bullet wounds. Police identified the victim as Nevins and began investigations into the fatal shooting. A separate notice mentions a preinventory sale by Douglas Bros.
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Omaha
University of Omaha
Bible Movie At UP Church Screens Floor Work Faulty
A Bible program at United Presbyterian Church, Wellsville, features Our Bible Was How It Came to Be, amid a lawsuit against Frank E Blaser over a gym floor installation at Wellsville High School. The school seeks $805.05 back, alleging poor workmanship and material. The film, by American Bible Society, traces scripture use from Palestine to English. The public can view the church display through evening services. Rev. M. Todd Macdonald will lead the 7:30 p.m. service.
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District Court Presbyterian
Todd Macdonald
Wellsville
The
Ameri
Frank E. Can Bible Society
Blaser
Pany
Palestine
Paul
Lhurch
Wellsville High School
Europe
Montreal Transit Fare Protest Sparks Citywide Riots
A student demonstration over a Montreal fare increase degenerated into citywide violence. Police reported about 40 injured, over 100 arrested, and roughly $50,000 in damage as 172 streetcars and 64 buses were damaged. Mayor Jean Drapeau banned further demonstrations until advised.
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Montreal Transportation Eession
AL Pome
BO Zam
Jean Drapeau
alge _ gan
MTC
Drapeau
Mystery on Beach Reveals Papers of Salina Woman
Boys on a Florida beach found a copper lined box filled with papers dating before 1925. The box likely came from Kansas and included stock certificates mortgages land records and savings accounts totaling about half a million. Banks in Kansas City were asked to verify the papers’ validity while questions linger about ownership and location of Mrs Nellie M Daniels who once lived in Salina.
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Florida
Hollywood
Fra
Kansas
Missouri
Nellie M. Daniels
Salina
Kas
Daniels
Lige Uusnaiay Party
Leavenworth
Lees Summit
Jim
Ottawa Christmas Scene Brightened By Early Snow
Snow began early today in Ottawa, yielding an inch or more by noon and expected to taper this afternoon. Skies stay cloudy tonight with cold continuing Sunday. A crowded shopping scene persisted as Santa visited streets and merchants handed out Fortune Hunt tickets through December 17. Winning numbers will be posted December 19 in store windows.
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Ottawa
Santa Claus
Eos
Weather forecast for a cold, cloudy weekend
Forecast calls for cloudy, cold weather with diminishing snow this afternoon. East will be partly cloudy and colder, west sees snow flurries tonight. Sunday remains partly cloudy and cold with highs around 25 to 30 in the northeast and low 30s in the southwest. Tonight's low 10 to 15 northeast, 15 to 20 southwest. Yesterdays high was 31, today’s low 23. Hourly temperatures track the 24 hour period ending 8 am today.
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Country Club
B. F. Bowers
Franklin County Bar Association
Floyd Coffman
Myron S. Steere
John C. Quin
Milo Harris
Douglas Bros
Eugene Field
PTA
Lincoln
Garfield School
Hawthorne
Lke
Baldwin
Fess
Blas Er
Montreal
Que
Weidmann
Tire & Bat
Skull-Whitacre
General Auto
Hickory
Walinn
Mhandeuws
Pence
Ecordt
Lamb Ambulance
Duke
Boxer
Heralds
Animal Shelter
Bob Leonard
Frank Theis
Arkansas City
Franz Loriaux
Marvin A
Mike) Harder
University of Wichita
Cane
State Central Committee
Ice
Sesson
Bavelllulu
Kenneth T. Anderson
Land Leigh Warner
Anderson
Loriaux
Warner
Bound Theis
John Adams
Osborne
House
Joountrae
Aer Waeema
Joseph McDowell
City
Ruth Davis
Bartlett
Milton Eisenhower
Marion Beatty
Fred Hall
Hall
Beatty
Labor
Martin Dickinson
County Fair Board
Williamsburg
Associated Press
Maine
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