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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1956
Page
6
The Franklin County Humane Society arranged with the local Post Office to route letters to Santa Claus to the Animal Shelter for processing. Parents are urged to print names and addresses clearly so volunteers can read them, aiding needy children for a merry Christmas.
Washington reports that farmer approval of a corn acreage allotment program for future crops signals possible Congressional review of farm programs. Benson warned of serious problems as many farmers face reductions to meet allotment levels, risking exclusion from the program. Referendums also upheld strict marketing quotas for upland cotton rice peanuts.
R W Palmquist, a Concordia heavy machinery operator, was killed when his truck rolled and struck him after he was thrown from the cab. He was fatally injured as the vehicle ran over him in Concordia.
County attorney Don White issued executions yesterday against 14 automobiles of residents who owe 1955 personal property taxes. White plans to continue until all delinquencies are paid. Names and amounts due include Ora Lee Brooks 2.08, Edward Crooks 31.53, Clifford Crump 8.67, Bron Devin 33, W G Gilbert 46.62, Gaver Moving and Storage 62.99, LeRoy Greene 23, Glenn Griffin 7.52, Carl Harvey 5.05, Welmore Hendrickson 14.72, James Wollen 1.83, Stanley Johnston 7.49, Don Jones 20.40, John Franklin 45.66. Doug las Brothers.
A protest strike against Premier Janos Kadar's Soviet imposed government enters its second day in Hungary. Reports mention clashes between striking workers and Russian soldiers but no bloodbath as in 1956. Soviet troops move to quell rebels northwest of Budapest, with encirclement of guerrillas described by Hungarian sources.
Ottawa University Music Department presents annual Christmas vespers in First Baptist Church with 73 choir members and string ensemble, directed by Prof. D Kerr. Students soloists include Carol Wiles Judy Burns and Norma Polvermer as they perform a program featuring Gardner Read piece Jesus Ahatonha and corelli concerto with sacred carols and hymns in a traditional holiday setting.
The Vanguard program director Dr John P Hagen said the earth satellite project is essentially on schedule to launch artificial moons into near space. White House requests share readiness to launch during the Geophysical Year starting next July with about a dozen U S satellites planned. Kaplan projected a Jan 1 1958 launch for the first satellite and noted six successes would be a good outcome while Hagen said no race with Russia is involved.
Ottawa offices plan extended Christmas break with closures on Monday December 24. U S Department of Agriculture offices at Second and Walnut and the State Employment office will also close, creating a four day holiday from Saturday to Tuesday. Local firms including Anchor Savings and Loan Ottawa Building and Loan Hubbard Lumber Nurman Lumber Ottawa Lumber Star Grain and Lumber Co may close the day before Christmas. city and county boards will decide if courthouse and city hall close, with Friday meetings to finalize.
Churches in Ottawa outline Christmas celebrations with carols for shut ins, drama parts for children, and nite services. Plans include First Baptist candlelight program, Trinity Methodist children’s drama, Unitarian services, and sacred heart vesper details across multiple churches.
In Bartlesville Oklahoma eight Phillips Petroleum employees perished when a company Lockheed Lodestar spun into a ranch pasture southeast of town. Victims included A M Rippel head of gas, attorney W C Reed and others from the gas division. Pilot J Bowers, 35, was son in law of C R Anthony.
Vancouver authorities pressed a widening search for the Trans-Canada Air Lines plane missing with 62 aboard after a Sunday night disappearance. Weather and terrain hampered recovery efforts as officials and volunteers scoured suspected crash zones and urged any witnesses to come forward.
About 200 Hungarian refugees arrive at McGuire AFB New Jersey aboard four Military Air Transport Service planes from Munich. They complete a 28 hour journey and head to Camp Kilmer as Operation Safe Haven begins to bring 9,700 more by air and ship by December 31.
Ottawa area reports light snow starting around noon with rain and freezing rain prior. Weather bureau warns of heavy snow in northeast Kansas with sleet and freezing rain elsewhere, predicting up to four inches in parts, hazardous highways from freezing moisture, and an end by tomorrow morning. Snow also spread from South Dakota to northwest Iowa with up to three inches in some spots.
British Foreign Secretary Selva Lloyd urged a limited power parliament for the Atlantic alliance. The plan, part of a three point program, aims to strengthen political bonds among NATO members and nonmilitary cooperation through shared assemblies and directorates. East German unrest fears and West German cautions dominated debate as U S Secretary of State Dulles urged adherence to the UN Charter and moral pressure for freedom behind the Iron Curtain.
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