Keeping People Working Hardest During Winter
Franklin County's employment office in Ottawa led by Bob Wasson, manager of the 3county Kansas State Employment Service, reports winter activity as the busiest due to weather slowdowns and layoffs. He describes unemployment figures, services offered including job placement, unemployment checks, youth and older worker programs, farm placement, counseling, testing, and labor market surveys, noting a 367 county unemployment claims in November and ongoing labor needs across Franklin, Miami, and Anderson Counties.
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Franklin County
Bob Wasson
Kansas State Employment Service
Ottawa
Wasson
Emporia
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Paola
Osawatomie
Garnett
Value Of State Crops Increase In Kansas 1957
Washington The Agriculture Department estimates Kansas crops valued at 484.8 million in 1957, up from 480.0 million in 1936. Wheat value fell from 286.6 million in 1956 to 195.2 million in 1957 as the season average price slid from 2.00 to 1.95 per bushel.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Sorry He Isn't Santa Claus In Chico Alley of Calls
A Chico County man, William A Gardenhire, denied being Santa Claus after a flood of calls from children asking for gifts during a telethon. The incident interrupted a boxing match and prompted Gardenhire to contact the telephone company to explain the mix up. The piece also notes Kansas crop value data for 1957 and shifts in seasonal prices across oats, barley, and soybeans.
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Rose
Chico
Calif
Gardenhire
William A. Gardenhire
Peka
Kansas City
Law
Spence
Wasson
Kansas
Claus
Es Wit
Ge MB
SauCa
Jim
Santa Claus
Santa
Turner I Miller takes first plane trip at Idlewild
Turner I Miller, nearly 90, enjoyed his first plane ride spending holidays with son Chester in Maplewood New Jersey. A former brake sman who retired after 49 years, he expressed desire to fly again and hold a ticket back to Kansas City. He thanked children for renewing his faith in God and wished a Merry Christmas.
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New York
Turner
Miller
Idlewild
Kansas City
Santa Claus
Eugene Field School
Olawa
Melvern Girl Killed in Crash West of Melvern
A 16 year old Melvern girl was killed and three companions were critically injured when the car they rode in struck a Santa Fe freight train one mile west of Melvern at 3 45 p m yesterday Osage County Sheriff Frank Johnson said Donna Secrest daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Secrest is believed to have died instantly Four young men Robert Morris 19 of Cothern Clyde Green 15 of Ottawa and Richard Green 20 of Ottawac were taken to Stormont Vail Hospital Topeka with the others in critical condition The sheriff said the car apparently driven by Richard Green skidded 100 feet before colliding with the eastbound freight train The train did not stop and a passing motorist notified authorities all three of the young men remained on the critical list with Clyde Green still incoherent and in shock The incident occurred as the group was returning from Melvern High School where Donna was a student
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Sall
Kansas
Eamonna Innalle
Melvern
Santa Fe
Osage County
Frank Johnson
Donna Secrest
Clarence Secrest
Ottawa
Stormont‘Wall Hospital
Topeka
Secrast
Melvern High School
Donna
Richard Green
Johnson
Clyde Green
Federal Scholarship Plan Could Start Next Congress
Washington reports that the House Education and Labor Committee may express views on a federal scholarship program when the 195 session opens January 7. The NEA proposed a nationwide education support plan costing about 1.1 billion first year and 4.8 billion in five years, funding 20 000 college scholarships annually and 5 000 graduate fellowships.
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Washington
Rep
Barden
D-Nc
House Education and Labor Committee
New Bern
N.C
NEA
NEA Legislative Commission
House Education Committee
Soviet Rejects NATO Disarmament Meeting Call
Moscow condemns a proposed NATO foreign ministers meeting on disarmament and urges UN action or an international conference. Andrei Gromyko argues Western blocks stall talks, while Khrushchev pushes for an East-West summit to resolve disarmament and other world issues.
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Moscow
United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
Gromyko
NATO
U.N
Red China
U.N. General Assembly
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Side Swipes Local Bowling Star Faces Ladewig in TV Match
Mrs. Cecil Wolgast of 214 East 2nd will meet Marian Ladewig, a national women’s bowling champion, in a Channel 4 TV match at 10 tonight. Wolgast advanced from a Kansas City elimination to earn the right to challenge Miss Ladewig, rolling 1168 over six games for a 194 average, with a top score of 225. In Tulsa, Marshall L. Sharp’s chair trap doors hid 118 half pints of whisky during a police search. Ottawa celebrates Christmas Eve with 21,600 candles in luminaries, bought by residents. the project is organized by the Chamber of Commerce with Scout help and bagged sand in paper sacks.
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Cecil Wolgast
Marian Ladewig
Channel 4
Tulsa
Okla
Marshall L. Sharp
Sharp
Oklahoma
van Raulston
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Church
Weather forecast for county with mild weekend
Generally fair and warmer today and tonight. Sunday will bring increasing clouds and continued mild conditions. Tonight low around 30s, Sunday high 55 to 60. Yesterday’s high 48, low 8, record high 63 in 1941 and record low 1916. Sunrise and sunset times noted for tomorrow and Monday.
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Honday
Ottawa Christmas Baskets To Reach Needy Families
More than 60 Christmas baskets will be delivered in Ottawa on Monday and Tuesday, said Mrs. Arthur Stephenson. She will finish planning this evening and pack the baskets tomorrow, with Ottawans and local organizations already adopting and caring for all listed families.
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Ottawa
Arthur Stephenson
Tulsa judge suspends $15 fine in highway crash case
Common Pleas Judge Lloyd C. McGuire suspended a 15 dollar fine for Mrs. Paddy G. Miller of Broken Arrow after finding restitution likely made after a highway accident. Miller admitted driving on the wrong side when her pickup hit Airman Ernie Joe Banes of Little Rock, Arkansas. She said her husband had given the truck to the soldier.
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Tulsa
Oklaha
Common Pleas
Lloyd C. McGuire
Paddy G. Miller
Broken Arrow
Dulles doubts talks on disarmament will occur
Washington reports indicate Secretary of State Dulles doubts new East West disarmament talks will be held due to Russian likelihood of quibbling over setup. He expects possible minor objections. Discussions were proposed at the NATO conference in Paris and it is unclear if the United States will participate even if talks proceed.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
Europe
United States
Critical Defense Report Kept Secret Despite Leaks
Washington. Gaither report remains officially secret though leaks show alarming defense gaps. ODM project directed from the White House, with Gordon Gray the only official possibly seeing it due to NSC membership. NSC, Cabinet level advisory body, wields growing influence on defense policy. Stafford's ad notes store hours until Christmas.
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Washington
Gaithers
America
White House
ODM
Gordon Gray
National Security Council
NSC
Esenhower
Iself
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Carpenter
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