Side Swipes at Wilson Field House Tournament Progress
The Junior Chamber of Commerce basketball event at Wilson Field House draws many visitors with a social scene. Former Ottawa U. coaches Erickson Godlove and Meek attend, along with alumni and trainees from various colleges. A second round starts at 7 15 with Washburn versus Springfield Teachers and Pittsburg Teachers against CO U. transcription of locals and guests noted.
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Tex
Dick Peters
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Ottawa U
Bill Kahler
Dale Majors
Jim Duncan
Plains
Dick Piers
Kansas City
Ron Jurenka
Rolla
School of Mines
Washburn
Springfield
Missouri
Pittsburg Teachers and CO. U
Murdered 14 year old found near Jacksonville Arkansas
Sheriff says the boy Joe King, who lived with his family from Charleston West Virginia, was found strangled in a rural area south of Jacksonville. An autopsy found death Friday with a head blow but no sexual assault evident. The stepfather, Sgt James R King, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, was to be questioned. The mother is hospitalized and traumatized.
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Jacksonville
Ark
Here
Tom Gulley
Joe King
Wichita Falls
Tex
James R. King
Little Rock Air Force Base
Charleston
W. Va
Young King
Gulley
Howard Dishough
Dishough
Eisenhower Heads to Key West for Sun and Rest
President Eisenhower left Washington aboard the presidential plane Columbine III at 9:15 a.m. en route to Boca Chica airport Key West for about two weeks of sun rest and outdoor exercise prescribed by doctors to aid his convalescence from the September heart attack. The trip date and destination were disclosed yesterday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
Columbine III
Boca Chica
Hisenhower
Playing Cowboy Fatal to Child in Cherokee Kansas
Eight year old Richard Inman was killed while playing cowboy when a .22 rifle held by his 15 year old uncle Richard Edwards Jr discharged accidentally. Coroner W G Rinehart reported the bullet struck the boy in the back of the head.
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Richard Inman
W. G. Rinehart
Richard Edwards Jr
Inman
Doubt Red Sincerity On Defense
Washington senators questioned Russia’s claim of a 10 percent cut in its 1956 defense budget. Mansfield warned against trusting Moscow, suggesting a possible shift to heavier atomic posture. McClellan Dworshak and Potter voiced skepticism while noting Soviet defense spending and ruble value amid opaque budget headings.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
McClellan
D-Ark
Dworshak
Idaho
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Potter
Senate
Moscow
U. S
Cross Atlantic in Record Time
Britain’s Comet III jetliner completed a nonstop Atlantic crossing from Montreal to London in 6 hours 8 minutes claiming a record for civil airliners. The 74-ton four-jet craft averaged 548 mph with tail winds boosting to over 640 mph at times. The flight capped a 35,000 mile round trip that began December 2 in Hatfield and toured Cairo Bombay Singapore Darwin Sydney Melbourne Perth Auckland Fiji Honolulu Vancouver Toronto Montreal.
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London
Britain
Atlantic
Montreal
John Cunningham
Hatfield
England
Cairo
Bombay
Singapore
Darwin
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Auckland
Fiji
Honolulu
Vancouver
Toronto
Tractor accident claims life at Kenneth Jackson ranch
Jetmore Kansas. Gerald Salmans age 17 died when a tractor overturned while he drove it down an embankment on the Kenneth Jackson ranch. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Salmans.
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Jetmore
Kas
Gerald Salmans
Kenneth Jackson
Ora Salmans
Queen Sue Todd Crowned Ottawa Tournament Queen
Sue Todd, queen of the Ottawa Holiday Basketball Tournament, explains her special interest in basketball as she hails from a family of players. She is a sophomore at Southwest Missouri State, sponsor Tau Kappa Epsilon, and will present awards at the tournament’s final night.
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Sue Todd
Ottawa
Bill Fugitt
Southwest Missouri State
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Fugitt
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Sue
Miss Todd
Maid of Milk
Green County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Missouri
Springfield
Central High
Eddie Fisher
Bob Cummings
Chamer of Commerce
Gene Mavity
George Dunkin, Jr
Cleo Todd
Ralph Gander
Marshfield
Herald
Lois Smith
Two Wrecks Yesterday In Ottawa Accidents Increase Toll
Two wrecks in Ottawa yesterday raised the year's accident toll to 238. A 1948 Hudson backed from the curb by Freda Wilson of 631 N Main collided with a southbound 1955 Buick driven by John R Berzer Jr of Ottawa in the 300 block on South Main around 5 p.m. A second sideswiping crash happened in the 400 block on West Third Inter involving Harold Hill of 714 Ash and Nellie Dennis of Pomona. Damage was light in both incidents.
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Ottawa
Freda Wilson
N. Main
John R. Berzer
South Main
West Third Inter
Harold Hill
Ash
Nellie Dennis
Pomona
Eisenhower Seen Likely To Run Again by GOP Leaders
A large poll of 134 Republican governors state chairmen and national officers found most expect Ike to run again. Those who doubt cited health concerns after his heart attack. several named Nixon or Knowland as likely if Ike does not run. Some leaders avoided firm predictions, calling it too early to tell.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Ssd
Cpeds
GOP
Ten
Richard Nixon
Chhance
William F. Knowland
Calif
Earl Warren
Secretary of the Treasury
George, Humphrey
Joe Martin
Mass
Leverett Saltonstall
Everett Dirksen
Ill
Gov
Christian Herter
William G. Stratton
Thomas E. Dewey
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Harold Stassen
Kathryn K. Meloney
Wyoming
Perry Compton
Missouri
Joseph B. Johnson
Vermont
Johnson
Nixon
Rep
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Weather Outlook For Ottawa Area And Northwest State
Showers and cloudy conditions moved into the Ottawa area today with forecasts of showers by tomorrow. In the northwest part of the state light snow is likely as colder air settles in. Forecasters say moisture will be too light to bring relief expected in the region.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Weather forecast bulletin with mixed clouds and cooling trend
The forecast calls for much cloudiness this afternoon with wind and warmth in the east and south central regions, turning colder west and north central with occasional snow likely in the northwest this evening or tonight. High yesterday 54, low today 39, hourly temps shown for the last 24 hours ending at 8 am. Record highs and lows noted for this date with skies partly cloudy and a southward light wind. River level 0.49 foot.
Ottawa man jailed for assault on stepdaughter
Orville Baysinger, 34, was charged with assault against his 15-year-old stepdaughter. County Attorney Don White said the offense occurred Sunday at the Baysinger home when he made advances toward the girl. Baysinger was sentenced to one year in jail by Judge Milo Harris after appearing in county court.
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Ottawa
Orville Baysinger
S. Sycamore
Don White
Baysinger
White
Milo Harris
Ely Culbertson Dies at 64 in Brattleboro Vermont
Ely Culbertson, 64, famed bridge innovator and promoter of contract bridge, died of heart failure while napping before dinner in Brattleboro Vermont. He had suffered breathlessness for years, was seriously ill last May, and worsened recently. A 15-year-old Mexican girl discovered his death after going to wake him for dinner. He also worked on a world federation peace plan and helped popularize bridge through exhibitions, contests, lectures, and books.
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Brattleboro
Ely Culbertson
Bridge Authority
World Federation
Culbertson
Mysterious deaths of three Hoening brothers in St. Louis home
Police await autopsy results to probe the deaths of Charles 62, George 64, and Henry 67 Hoening found in bed in their locked three story brick residence. No signs of violence or poison, no note, or odor of gas. George a long time bookkeeper, Charles deaf and housekeeper, Henry blind. Autopsy may provide a lead as officers search for clues.
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ST. Louis
South St. Louis
Hoening
Charles
George
Henry
George Hoening
Erle R. Keney
George, Hoening
May Use Guard To Patrol Highways
Gov. William G. Stratton says he may deploy National Guard troops to patrol highways over the New Year weekend in response to the high traffic death toll in Illinois. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley also studies plans for road blocks to allow spot checks for drunk drivers.
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Chicago
Iolinois
William G. Stratton
National Guard
Richard Daley
Auto Tag Material Hauled From Prison
Warden Arthur Hoffman reported a 200000 shipment of reflectorizing material for license plates has been hauled away from Kansas State Prison. The material, ordered by Walter A. Rugan, state highway director, lacked approval from the Kansas Highway Commission which later canceled the costly order.
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Lansing
Arthur Hoffman
Kansas State
Walter A. Rugan
Kansas Highway Commission
Rugan
Jet Plane Falls In A Town Without Causing Injury
An Air Force Sabre jet exploded in the air over Levittown Long Island and crashed on Blacksmith Road injuring no one. Pilot Capt. T Bruce Buechler 30 bailed out from 10 000 feet after control failure. Fuselage wreckage and a blown car damaged a nearby home. Tail section landed in Bethpage three miles away. The West Point graduate and Korea veteran had minor knee bump.
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Levittown
Air Force
Long Island
T. Bruce Buechler
Blacksmith Road
Bethpage
Buechler
Jamesport
N. Y
West Point
Korea
Christmas to New Year traffic toll may break records
National Safety Council projected 420 traffic fatalities over the three day New Year weekend and 560 during Christmas, with a combined total that could break the 407 record set at year end 1952. The council urged safer driving after a deadly holiday period.
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National Safety Council Today
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
IRS Offers Help With Tax Returns Next Year
Washington The Internal Revenue Service will again assist taxpayers in preparing income tax returns next year. New commissioner Russell C Harrington overrode orders that would have limited help to only the illiterate handicapped and non English readers, reversing directives from Harringtons predecessor T Coleman Andrews issued Oct 17.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Russell C. Harrington
Internal Revenue
Harrington
T.coleman Andrews
Congress
Outstanding Members of 4 H Clubs Receive Recognition
Franklin county 4 H members were honored at the 12th annual 4 H club achievement party sponsored by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce at the Plaza theater. Awards covered divisions from Achievement to Wheat with leaders and Extension agents presenting county honors to 4 H members.
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Franklin County
4-H
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Plaza Theater
Glen Hayward
C. of C. Agricultural Youth Committee
Charles Knight
First Methodist Church
Edgar Kerr
Ottawa University
George Lister
Chamber of Commerce
4-H Council
James Gillette
Knight
Mary Dean Holle
Dick Jameson
Don Brown
Maurine Neal
Doyle Reichard
Far & Near
Marjorie Roeckers
Berea Boosters
Merle Eversmeyer
Jayhawk
David Perkins
Boys Agricultural
Floyd Higdon
It has been tried tested and proven It pays to advertise in the Herald
An advertising slogan extolling the value of ads in the Herald’s pages is highlighted as a proven, effective promotional approach for readers and merchants. The line emphasizes returns on investment and commercial visibility offered by the local newspaper.
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Herald
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