Ottawa News Briefs Roundup From 1957 Ottawa Area
Local items report Grover Brumfield hurt stepping into a car driven by Dale Pratt and taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital with minor bruises. Other notes include hospital referrals, Christmas programs at Ottawa schools, a US 50 land-relocation award, divorce suit filings, police warrants for child support, holiday shopping ads, and new officers for Ottawa Lodge No. 18 A F and A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Brumfield
Baldwin
Dale Pratt
N. Sycamore
Brumfield
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Nuclear Power Plant Now Lighting Homes in Kansas City
Nuclear power plant observers note homes lit as the facility operates with church officers listed including senior deacon Arthur W Keefer and junior deacon Myron S Steere Jr at the ceremony. Installers include E Glen Robison past grand master and Melvin Seilers marshalling. Dinner served by True Kindred of Ottawa. Past Master Leonard Kelley presented a ring to retiring master Arvid Berglund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Keefer
Myron S. Steere Jr
Jack B. Stephenson
Chris P Johnson
Tyler
E. Glen Robison
Kansas Grand Lodge
Melvin Seilers
True Kindred
Ottawa
Leonard Kelley
Arvid Berglund
Eisenhower health dominates NATO conference coverage
At the NATO summit in Paris reporters focus on President Eisenhower’s health amid rumors. White House physician and press secretary reiterate the president is fine as coverage notes his facial expressions and fatigue fluctuate. Pittsburgh report: Duquesne Light Co begins feeding power from the United States' first full scale civilian nuclear plant at Shippingport under Atomic Energy Commission supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
Howard M. Snyder
White House
James C. Hagerty
NATO Chiefs of Government
Hagerty
Dulles
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Co
United States
Shippingport
Duquesne Electric
Ohio River
Duquesne
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Calder Hall
England
Dutch Interests Are Threatened
Jakarta Premier Djuanda warned Indonesia will eliminate Dutch economic interests unless the Netherlands yields West New Guinea. He said nationalized Dutch assets such as shipping, port facilities, electricity and gas would stay in Indonesian hands, with compensation only if West Papua is ceded. He confirmed broad nationalization beyond port facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Djuanda
Netherlands
West New Guinea
West Isian
Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals Shown
Admitted Elsa Towe 724 S Sycamore Tuesday. Mrs Lloyd Kern Rantoul today. Births Mr and Mrs Billy Pullin RFD 1 daughter born Tuesday weight 8b 15 oz. Dismissed Jill Jefferis 1023 S Sycamore Mart Duvall Waverly Mrs Robert Hubbard Rantoul Mrs Lenna Osborn 220 Walnut today.
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Elsa Towe
S. Sycamore
Lloyd Kern
Rantoul
Billy Pullin
RFD
Jill Jefferis
Mart Duvall
Waverly
Robert Hubbard
Lenna J Osborn
Walnut
Producer Dies in Santa Barbara at 72
Will Morrissey a noted stage producer who worked with Martha Raye Billy Rose Jack Oakie Gracie Allen and Hugh Herbert died in Santa Barbara California at age 72. He gained fame for collaborations with major entertainers and contributed to midcentury Broadway and Hollywood stage productions. The death was reported from Santa Barbara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Will Morrissey
Martha Raye
Billy Rose
Jack Oakie
Gracie Allen
Hugh Herbert
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie Brown in Fremont
Mrs Jessie Brown died December 13 in Fremont Nebraska. Funeral services were held December 17 at Lamb Funeral Home with Rev Charles P Knight officiating. Pallbearers were Dean Nofsinger Guy Snedaker Bettel McKinley Roy Snyder Lamar Phillips and Alva Hoover. Burial followed at Hope Cemetery. Members of the What-So-Ever Class of First Methodist Sunday School attended in a group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Brown
Fremont
Neb
Lamb
Charles P. Knight
Dean Nofsinger
Guy Snedaker
Bettel McKinley
Roy Snyder
Lamar Phillips
Alva Hoover
Bruce Spears
E. E. Haley
Hope Cemetery
First Methodist Sunday School
Waldo's Shoe Shop Advertisement Mentioning Handbags
An old storefront card advertises handbags or billfolds from Waldo's Shoe Shop at 306 South Main, promising a Meeker friendly option. The snippet hints at a sales pitch for accessory items tied to the store name and location.
State Unemployment Fund Shows Increase
Topeka state officials report Kansas unemployment compensation fund reached 86 647 000 on Oct 31, up more than 3 million dollars from last year. The fund serves as a reserve to pay unemployment claims for insured workers, built up by unemployment taxes and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence Firm Low On Sewer Work
TOPEKA Kansas Construction Co. Lawrence is the apparent low bidder at 23980 on a sewer line at the University of Kansas. Apparent low bidder on electrical wiring at the power plant of the Winfield State Hospital and Training Center is Brown Electric Wichita at 8888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Construction Co
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Winfield State Hospital and Training Center
Brown Electric
Wichita
Mamie Eisenhower letter praises TB seal drive boys
In Kalamazoo Michigan two tuberculosis patients, 9 year old David Manion and 10 year old Eddie, display a letter from Mamie Eisenhower praising their pennies donated to the TB Christmas seal drive. Their mother had read of their generosity and the President encouraged them to continue helping other children while recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mamie Eisenhower
David Manion
Eddie
Southwestern Sanatorium
Legislators Hear Medical Report at KU Medical Center
In Kansas City Kansas city legislators heard a medical study touting Kansas physicians as most engaged in ongoing training. Dr. W Clarke Wescoe, dean of the University of Kansas medical school, said KU leads the nation in physicians taking post graduate courses and that one in sixteen nationwide trained there, with half practicing in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas
W. Clarke Wescoe
University of Kansas Medical School
K. U.’s Medical Center
K. U
American Medical Association
Driver Cited After US 59 Accident Near Ottawa
James A. Woods, 49, Los Angeles, was cited after a collision with Everett C. Finch, 917 N Sycamore, on US 59 five miles north of Ottawa at 8 30 a m. Undersheriff Willard Lister said Finch was turning left. Woods passed a truck and failed to slow, leading to the crash. Woods was cited for illegal passing and posted a 15 bond for County Court on December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Woods
Los Angeles
Calif
Lafter
US 59
Ottawa
Willard Lister
Woods
Everett C. Finch
N. Sycamore
Lister
Finch
Roland Johnson
The
Highway Patrol
Bus Line Case Is Heard By KCC
The Kansas Corporation Commission has taken under advisement an application by the Kansas City Public Service Co. to abandon four bus lines in Kansas City Kansas. Marion Beatty, chairman, indicated the city may form the basis for a decision. The city proposal would keep two lines running, end competition on one route, and have the other two lines turned to another operator. The Public Service Co. says it can no longer afford to operate the lines due to lower ridership and higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas City Public Service Co
Kansas City
Kas
Marion Beatty
The
Public Service Co
Denver Residents Reject City Income Tax Vote
Denver voters in a 5 to 4 rejection, 57,775 against and 46,114 for, blocked a proposed city income tax. If approved, the plan would have added a fifth tax level, affecting all earners in Denver and suburbs, with a half of 1 percent on income up to 5,000 and 1 percent above. Mayor Will F. Nicholson backed the proposal to fund city services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
U. S
Will F. Nicholson
Nicholson
Two Fined In County Court in Lawrence Township
Two residents appeared in County Court yesterday. Margaret Tessman pleaded guilty to speeding 85 during the day and was fined 20 dollars plus costs by Judge Winton A. Winter. Eugene Blaylock, cited December 6 for speeding 58 in a truck at night, was fined 10 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Cossey
Gardner
Highway Patrol
Roland Johnson
Cossey
Princeton
Johnson
Winton A. Winter
Lawrence
Margaret Tessman
Eugene Blaylock
Winter
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Stafford
Santa Fe
Jay Ellis
Ottawa High School
Norris Burke
Read Homewood Tavern Sale
Harry H. Cathcard
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Wilky’s Pottery
Mi S
Sylvia May Gorsage
John David Gor Sage
Bond
Robert Lee Harris
E. Logan
Anderson County
Eugene Flaherty
Harris
Stafford’s
Latimer
R. C. Harder
Chicago
John Bretz
Bretz
Ottawa Co-Op
Ottawa Air Scouts
Jim Price
Don Knight
Darrel Cordle
Liberty School
Kenneth Corbett
Hawthorne School
Ottawa Lodge No. 18
A. F
A. M
John W. Taylor
Loren Ames
Godron M. Renfro
James P. Haggard
Charles Waits
G. E. Harford
Waldo’s
S. Main
KODAK
OK Photo Service
Freorge Fk
Lamb Piuneral Home
Mamie
Saffron Glass Co
N. Main
KCC
Tayry Ooty
Wats Ree
Louis H. Dengel
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
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