Side Swipes and Weathered Tales at the Courthouse
A Ottawa area woman paid taxes with her cheek and added a dollar for a missed dog tax. Dr George Davis recalls a 1900 birth story where a mother and daughter named alike each bore a daughter on the same stormy night. Franklin corn growers vote today on soil bank corn acreage allotments in a national referendum. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with counts after closing, ASC official Gordon Barnes notes.
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Ottawa
George Davis
Dr. Davis
Franklin
Gordon Barnes
ASC
Minor Accidents on City Streets in Ottawa
Two minor automobile accidents occurred in Ottawa this morning within 43 minutes. At 8:12 Ida Charlene Wells 17 of route 4 driving a 1946 Pontiac rear ended a car that stopped at First and Main. the second car fled the scene. At 8:53 Charles Christopher Wilson 52 of 924 King driving a 1946 Pontiac turned onto West Wilson colliding with a 1954 Dodge driven by Martha Delores McFadden 26 of 735 Cleveland. Wilson’s car sustained $20 damage and McFadden’s $24.
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Ottawa
Ida Charlene Wells
Route 4
First
Main
Wells
Charles Christopher Wilson
King
West Wilson
Wilson
Martha Delores McFadden
Cleveland
McFadden
Weather forecast notes variable clouds and flurries
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with occasional light snow in the extreme northwest and east central areas. Warmer in the southeast and colder in the north, with low temperatures in the 20s to 30s tonight and highs in the 30s to 40s Wednesday. Also reports hourly temps, yesterday’s high 43, and a highway accident where Samuel Wayne survived after his car overturned on Route 46 with no serious injuries.
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Samuel Wayne
N. J. HS
Sam
Joseph Quinn
Hesina Jay
Tax Paying Deadline December 20 for 1956 Taxes
Franklin county residents have about a week left to pay at least the first half of their 1956 taxes without penalty. The deadline for the first half is December 20. Through this morning $780,845.58 has been paid to County Treasurer Elisabeth Briggs, leaving $1,163,274.11 due on total taxes of $1,944,199.66. If the first half of personal taxes is not paid by December 20, the full personal tax becomes due, while real estate taxes do not face that full due unless the first-half is unpaid by December 20, which then incurs 10 percent interest on the first half. The 10 percent rule also affects full personal property taxes if the first half is not paid by December 20.
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Franklin Countiaes
Elisabeth Briggs
Luminaries Supply and Instructions Promoted by Ottawa Merchants
Supplies for luminary preparation are on hand at the Ottawa Woolworth store. Instructions and a sample are available, with details on filling four pound paper sacks with sand and placing them along sidewalks on Christmas Eve. Candles light at 7 pm and burn about two hours, with homes encouraged to provide their own sacks and sand, while yards and gardens may supply dirt if needed. Local dealers warn buyers to prepare before Saturday to avoid shortages.
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Ottawa
Carr
Chamber of
Weather Halts Plane Search In Vanished Airliner Case
In Vancouver B C stormy conditions forced a temporary halt in the aerial search for a Trans-Canada Airlines four engine airliner missing since Sunday night with 62 aboard. Four search planes were recalled and eight Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft stayed grounded due to hazardous weather. Among the 5percent passengers were eight Americans including former college football players. Pilot Capt Allan Clark reported an inboard motor failure near Hope B C and began turning back to Vancouver about 100 miles away. the crash site remains uncertain as the search resumes when conditions improve.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sonora
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Stanislaus
Carlson
Calgary
Points East
Allan Clark
Montreal
Hope
Jayhawkers Days Meeting at City Hall Thursday
Williamsburg Mahal invites members to a 7 30 p m meeting at City Hall on Thursday December 20th to elect officers. Mack Electric hosts Closeout Sale with G E Appliances and easy terms offering big truckloads.
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City Hall
Williamsburg
Mas
Mack Electric
Highway Engineer To Coffeyville
Kansas state highway engineer Glenn Sutton reports Coffeyville will receive a new full time office head on January 1 Philip L Stallard will transfer from Fort Scott to take over the Coffeyville office duties Stallard will be the new division head replacing the Chanute based engineer in charge of the Coffeyville project
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Coffeyville
Glenn Sutton
Chanute
Philip L. Stallard
Fort Scott
State To Fight Truckers' Suit
The State Revenue and Taxation Commission will contest a suit by truckers challenging the legality of the truckers tax. Officials warn of a $729,776 yearly loss if the law is struck down. Gov. Fred Hall ordered attorneys to pursue new laws, while Rep. Howard Jimmel led the suit.
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Topeka UW
State Revenue and Taxation Commission
Fred Hall
Howard Jim ‘Nel
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Immel
Four Fined For Game Violations In Gardner Court
Four hunters faced fines in the Justice court of Gardner P. Walker for state game law violations. Allen Shumate of 721 Tremont was fined 5 dollars for hunting without a license. Gary Boyer and Richard Morrow of Richmond were each fined 10 dollars for hunting rabbits out of season. Alfred Gray of Ottumwa was fined 5 dollars for hunting without a license and jailed when unable to pay. Kenneth Campbell, state game protector, arrested all defendants.
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Justice Court
Gardner P. Walker
Judge Walker
Allen Shumate
Tremont
Gary Boyer
Richard Morrow
Richmond
Alfred Gray
Ottasva
Kenneth Campbell
Confession Demands Cash for Admissions by Stephen Nash
Stephen Nash, 33, who admits to five killings, refuses to speak without cash payments. He sets price per sentence at 50 dollars and 1000 dollars per confession, after admitting to a Sacramento County hobo jungle murder. He faces charges in Santa Monica and Logg Beach killings, and claims a Bay Area body was found by a Navy frog diver. Nash calls himself cold hearted and aims to withhold statements unless paid. Police call him the worst and most callous case they have handled.
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San Francisco
Stephen Nash
Kenneth Wells
Sacramento
Sacramento County
Los Angeles
Larry Rise
Santa Monica
John Willian Berg
Nash
Bay
Robert T. Ecie
Eche
Cold Air Blast Reaches Kansas As Temperatures Set to Drop
Ottawa residents woke to milder readings with sleet fading across eastern Kansas. A cold air mass was forecast to move into northern Kansas late today. The weather bureau warned northeast Kansas would feel the brunt, with temps falling about 20 degrees. Most of the cold should pass east of Kansas, but tomorrow will be colder, especially in the east.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Return Of Runaway Children Recall Aimed At Enactment
Kansas lawmakers consider a bill to join other states in returning runaway children to their homes. The item notes a recall recommendation for enactment by the 1967 Legislature. Also mentioned are local notices about Christmas tree sales at City Park and Lamb Ambulance contact details.
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Topeka
Kansas
Water crisis declared in historic Virginia City
Gov Charles Russell declared Virginia City an emergency area to pursue federal aid amid a week long water crisis. Santa helps Lions with Christmas trees at 6th and Main on Wednesday night offering free sweets to all children with parents.
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Carson City
Charles Russell
Virginia City
Santa
Beal
Dulles Urges Pressure to Fight Communism
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called for moral pressure by 45 Atlantic Pact nations to help internal anti Soviet forces undermine the Soviet system. He warned against risky moves by Kremlin rulers and urged unity in defending the United Nations amid mounting East West tensions.
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Paris
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Kremlin
Civil Defense Seeks Ottawa Volunteer Fire and Police Help
The Ottawa Office of Civil Defense is launching a drive to recruit 50 men for police work and fire fighting in emergencies. It seeks 20 volunteer firemen for the auxiliary fire department and 36 for the auxiliary police force, each committing about 90 minutes weekly over four weeks. Helmets and armbands are provided, with training participants allowed to use branch equipment. Fire volunteers contact Chief Harry Gilliland. police volunteers contact Chief C. L. Hough.
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Ottawa Office of Civil Defense
John Weidmann
Auxiliary’ Fire Department
Fire Department
Harry Gilliland
Police Auxiliary
Police
C. L. Hough
Wellsville Tops Kansas List for Federal Sewage Funds
Wellsville was ranked 1st among 18 Kansas communities in a Kansas State Board of Health listing for a $733,530 federal grant to fund sewage treatment plant construction. The city seeks $39,600, with potential 30 percent federal participation. The agency chief noted earlier cities may secure up to 80 percent federal support.
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Wellsville
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Health
Thomas R. Hood
U S Major Ousted From London Home
U S Air Force Major Eugene Sabatini, assistant air attaché, is ousted from a London rental by a landlord alleging despicable U S conduct in the Middle East. The episode, involving real estate partner M C Holt, sparked mixed reactions about Anglo American ties among 80,000 Americans in Britain. Sabatini found new housing after a brief stay with friends following Holt’s hostile letter.
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London
Eugene Sabatini
U.S
Middle East
Sabatini
Evening Standard
Standard
Bristol
M.C. Holt
Holt
United States
Hungarians Walk Out In UN Protest
In UN General Assembly Hungary walked out protesting U.N. interference in domestic affairs. The move followed a U.S. resolution condemning the Soviet Union for refusing to withdraw from Hungary. Hungary’s Imre Horvath warned the delegation would boycott future Assembly work. India and allies urged sending Dag Hammarskjold to Moscow to negotiate Soviet withdrawal.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
U.N
Hungary
Soviet Union
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Jess
Imre Horveth
United States
Horvath
Budapest
Assembly
India
Dag Hammarskjold
Moscow
V. K. Krishna Menon
Ceylon
Indonesia
Burma
U.S
Will Export Salk Vaccine Will Export Salk Vaccine
The Commerce Department set a seven million dose export quota for Salk polio vaccine for the first quarter of 1957, matching the prior quarter but six times the 1956 third quarter. Export limits stay in place despite rising stocks, which officials say cannot be treated as a surplus. Government urges rapid use of every dose if people receive polio shots.
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Washington
Commerce Department
End Buying Farm Surpluses
MIAMI BEACH Fla The resident of the American Farm Bureau Federation today urged that the federal government's practice of buying up and storing surplus farm commodities be ended Charles B Shuman in a speech prepared for a general session of the world's largest farm organization now in convention here asserted Farmers are hurt rather than helped by the accumulation of government storage stocks of farm commodities Recommending continuance of the move gradually away from dependence upon government action for determination of prices Shuman said flexible price support and his bank legislation were steps in the right direction But he insisted they are not the long range answer He said that as long as the Secretary of Agriculture has authority to purchase and store farm commodities while attempting to bring about increased prices we are almost certain to have unwise government interference in the pricing production and marketing of farm products No matter who is the secretary of agriculture or what his party affiliation is the political pressures generated by national elections in alternate years will result in political rather than economic decisions influencing the purchase and storage programs of government SURE THING The surest way to reach the most customers most often most effectively is In the newspaper tt
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Miami Beach
Fla
American Farm Bureau Federation
Charles B. Shuman
Shuman
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