Berndt Keeps Ottawa Spirit Alive At Holiday Tournament
Side Swipes notes Ottawa University professor Berndt, called father of the Ottawa Holiday Tournament, active in keeping ties to his hometown. He praises Ottawa University Braves and recalls a recent win over Panhandle A&M in the Ottawa Holiday Invitational Basketball Tournament.
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Roxer Berndt
Ottawa University
Berndt
University of Colorado
Boulder
New York City
Ottawa Chamaber of Commerce
New York Times
Ottawa University Braves
Panhandle A&m
Ottawa
Unemployment compensation clinic set for Ottawa
A January 24 clinic in Ottawa explains the new unemployment compensation tax starting 1956 for employers with four or more workers. The Kansas Chamber of Commerce and the Employment Security Division co sponsor the sessions to clarify the law and the new tax schedule. The Ottawa meeting at 7:30 PM in the high school auditorium serves Franklin, Anderson and Miami counties with expected attendees from Ottawa Garnett Osawatomie Richmond and Wellsville.
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Ottawa
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Employment Security Division
State Labor Department
State Chamber
Franklin
Anderson
Miami
Garnett
Osawatomie
Richmond
Wellsville
Alabama Fined $1000 For SEC recruiting Violations
The University of Alabama faces a $1000 penalty for illegal recruiting under SEC grant in aid rules. SEC Commissioner Bernie Moore announced the action after Richard Rush of Hueytown, Alabama, stated that four Alabama alumni provided gifts including clothing, a coat, a tie, a television, and $28.40.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
SEC
Bernie Moore
Auburn
Moore
Alabama
Richard Rush
Hueytown
Eisenhower closes 1955 hopeful for health and term
Key West reports President Eisenhower ends a tumultuous year hoping for health restoration. Mrs. Eisenhower will fly to be with him as 1956 begins. Khrushchev’s attack on Geneva and new State of the Union plans shape a wary start to the new year.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Columbine III
John W. Doud
Denver
Howard M. Snyder
Maj
Geneva
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Europe
United States
White House
Congress
Overtime Parking Fines Led To Police Court Case
Parker-John Staadt Jr of Ottawa forfeited a $1 bond in police court for overtime parking yesterday. A collision in the 400 block of South Main involved Lewis Rigon of Greenburg and Peggy Sue Bulson with minor damage. A break-in at Barnett Armory on South Main saw merchandise taken after entry via a pried west door lock and hasp.
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Parker
John Staadt, Jr
Ottawa
Lewis Rigon
Greenburg
Kas
Peggy Sue Bulson
S. Main
South Main
Barnett Armory
New Year's Day Din at American Coffee Shop
A New Year’s Day dining event occurred at the American Coffee Shop on North 23rd Street. The brief item notes the gathering and location with no further details.
Helen Hayes Honored At Waldorf Astoria Gala
New York society and show business figures crowded the Waldorf Astoria in tribute to Helen Hayes marking 50 years before the footlights. The celebration featured re-enactments of Miss Hayes' famed stage roles as she watched from a ballroom stage box.
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New York
Helen Hayes
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Miss Hayes
Contention On Segregation Across National Debate
NAACP asks government to probe a pre segregation group as subversive while a Virginia ex governor in Congress seeks DOJ names of officials questioning use of public funds for private schools to avoid integration. North Carolina urges Supreme Court to revisit separate but equal. Tuskegee president notes progress toward integration amid tensions. Dr Foster reports continued improvement possible through various avenues.
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New York
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Federation For Constitutional Government
NAACP
Virginia
Congress
U. S
Justice Department
North Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Tuskegee Institute
South
L. H. Foster
Legless Veteran Fights VA over Benefits Battle
Washington reports James Kutcher, a World War II veteran who lost his legs, believes he will win the $329 monthly federal compensation dispute amid VA hearings. The case tests his Socialist Workers Party membership, described by the House Un American Activities Committee as a dissident group, while Kutcher vows to keep party ties and pursue possible court action if needed.
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Kutcher
Veterans Administration
Peyton H. Moss
Socialist Workers Party
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Leon Trotsky
China
North Korea
Bulganin Holds Hope For Peace With Geneva Spirit
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin said the world seeks the Geneva spirit and peace, opposing the idea that hydrogen weapons guarantee safety. He urged diplomacy and another Big Four summit, reaffirming Moscow’s commitment to Geneva’s spirit and diplomacy amid Western-Russian tensions.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Geneva
No Refund To Kansans No Refund To Kansans
The Federal Commission ordered Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. to refund 36 116 056 dollars plus 6 percent interest to about 50 wholesale gas customers in Midwest states within 15 days. Kansas officials note Kansans were not affected as no Kansas consumer felt the increase. Panhandle’s Hugoton gas field is its main Kansas supply, with pipelines extending to Detroit.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal Commission
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
Kansas City
Midwest
Panhandle
L. Dwane Walrafen
Utilities
Department of the Kansas Corporation Commission
Hugoton
Detroit
For Sale Old Newspapers 10c Per Bundle
A classifieds note from the Herald office offers bundles of old newspapers for ten cents each for sale to readers.
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Herald Office
Safety Belt Keeps Wife Safe in Car Attack
A Louisville man narrates how a safety belt in his wife's car kept her secured when a would be kidnapper yanked the door and dragged at the vehicle. The assailant fled as the light changed and left in exhaust fumes.
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Louisville
Slayer Gets Jury Hearing
Arthur Ross Brown, the kidnap slayer of Mrs. Wilma Allen, will have a jury hearing January 23 on death penalty eligibility. The 30 year old ex convict pleaded guilty in federal court to kidnapping after psychiatrists ruled him sane. Judge Charles Whittaker set the date. Brown admitted kidnapping Mrs. Allen on August 4 and forcing her to a Johnson County farm where she was killed. he was arrested in San Francisco.
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Kansas City
Arthur Ross Brown
Wilma Allen
Charles Whittaker
Brown
Allen
Johnson County
Kansas
San Francisco
Ottawa Topeka couple to wed at First Methodist today
The marriage of Peggy Sue Bulson of Ottawa and David E. Johnson of Topeka and Ottawa is set for today at 1 30 p.m. at First Methodist. Bulson runs a beauty parlor in Ottawa while Johnson serves as an investigator in the attorney general’s office based in Topeka.
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Peggy Sue Bulson
Ottawa
David E. Johnson
Topeka
First Methodist
Named To State Board of Regents
Governor Fred Hall announces Clement H. Hall of Coffeyville as a Democrat appointee to a four year term on the State Board of Regents. Hall will replace Willis Kelly on a bi partisan board. second cousin remark noted but not considered.
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Topeka
Clement H. Hall
Coffeyville
State Board of Regents
Fred Hall
Willis Kelly
Hutchinson
Clay Center Republican
State Board of Education
Valentine
Clay Center Dispatch
John McNalley
Iola Republican
Hall
Board of Education
Horace Rich
Coldwater Democrat
Harold Lobaugh
Kansas Council of Churches
Big Four Hard Workers guide Congress in 1956
Washington notes four leaders form the core of 1956 Congress. Speaker Sam Rayburn, 73, Lyndon B. Johnson, 44, Joseph W. Martin Jr., 71, and William F. Knowland, 47, mix youth and experience as they face a presidential election year with thin party majorities and a need for moderation to pass programs.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Sam Rayburn
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
William F. Knowland
GOP
White House
Martin
Johnson
Knowland
Less Development in Oil Areas Ends Year at Slow Pace
The Associated Press notes oil and gas activity closed the year at a slower holiday pace with 52 new wells started and 70 completions. Among completions were 26 oil wells producing 6,607 barrels daily and 8 gas wells open-flow rated at 105,982,000 cubic feet daily, plus 30 dry holes, 3 old wells worked over, 2 abandoned sites, and 1 salt water disposal well. The State Conservation Division weekly tally shows 29 oil wells tested in prorated areas with 5,682 barrels per day potential, and no gas wells state-tested. New Year's Day dinner at North American Coffee Shop.
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Associated Press
State Conservation Division
Traffic Toll Drops From Christmas Weekend Record Pace
Early New Year reports show about 24 traffic deaths since 6 p.m. yesterday, roughly half the 609 Christmas toll. States mobilize guards and planes patrol highways as police push drastic enforcement amid dry forecasts and lower New Year traffic.
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New York
California
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Washington
Illinois
Kentucky
Maryland
New Jersey
New Hampshire
South Dakota
National Safety Council
Wisconsin
Arizona
Ilinois
A Dog’s Life: Dog Crate Chews $200,000 in Checks
EL CENTRO Calif A reporter notes a canine caper as $200,000 in non negotiable checks vanished on a flight from a local bank to Los Angeles A tracer traced the shipment and revealed the envelope fell into a dog crate The dogs chewed the checks and used the torn paper as bedding rolling in the dough
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EL. Centro
Calif
Los Angeles
Employment Gains Continue In Kansas In November
The State Labor Department reports employment up for the third straight month. Non farm jobs rose to 549,800 for the period ending November 15, with manufacturing adding the sole 1,000 gain.
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Peka
Kansas
State Labor Department
Ottawans Flock to Celebrate New Year Across Region
Ottawans traveled in large numbers to spend New Year’s with friends and relatives outside the city. Tonight churches plan Watch Night services and many private homes host gatherings. Students will return to colleges and universities early next week, with Ottawa schools resuming Tuesday. Businesses and offices close Monday. The Ottawa Herald will not publish that day.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Public Schools
Ottawa University
Herald
Two men fined for drunken driving in county court
On Christmas Eve two men faced drunken driving charges. John W. Yerkes of Prairie Village and George C. Caleb of Kansas City were arrested by Highway Patrolmen Art Jensen and Bob Conaty. Judge Milo Harris fined each man $100 and costs and paroled them from 30 day jail terms.
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Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
Dean S. Winters
Wichita
Winters
Ottawa
Kansas City
John W. Yerkes
Prairie Village
George C. Caleb
Milo Harris
Dry New Year Weekend Forecast With Light Snow Elsewhere
A dry New Year weekend is likely with fair to partly cloudy conditions. Light snow flurries were reported in the Great Lakes and Northeast, while central and western California saw more rain. Cold air extended to the Gulf states with freezing temps to Jackson, Mississippi.
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California
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Gulf States
Jackson
Dulles Seeks Common Hope for Peace With Bulganin
Secretary of State Dulles said he could join Soviet Premier Bulganin in expressing hope for peace in the new year. He noted the atomic war danger remains despite mass weapons on both sides and added, we can join him in that. Dulles departs for New York for the New Year weekend.
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Washington
Dulles
Bulganin
New York
Overbrook Woman Ethel Atchison Dies At 71
Mrs Ethel Atchison 71 lifelong Overbrook resident died this morning at her son's home east of Overbrook. Born July 20 1884 on a farm east of town she leaves five sons Keith Texarkana John Kansas City Harold Overbrook Robert Minneapolis and Donata Santa Monica plus two sisters three brothers and ten grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm Overbrook Methodist church with burial in Overbrook cemetery.
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Ethel Atchison
Overbrook
Harold G. Atchison
Keith W. Atchison
Texarkana
Tex
John H
Kansas City
Kas
Harold G
Robert H
Minneapolis
Coyote Drive A Drive For Coyotes Near Homewood
A coyotes drive will occur Sunday in the Homewood area covering a six mile square. Hunters meet at Homewood schoolhouse, depart at 12 20, with meals served at the schoolhouse before and after. No dogs or rifles allowed, an airplane will fly over the lines. Sponsored by the Homewood Jol ly Juniors 4 H club. Visitors Mrs F F Fockele hosts weekend guests Dean Fockele Tucson Dr William Fockele Lexington and June Fockele Topeka.
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Homewood
Homewood School House
Homewood Jolly Juniors
F. F. Fockele
Dean Fockele
Tucson
Ariz
William Fockele
Lexington
June Fockele
Tospeka
Dean
Douglas Bros Pre inventory Sale Announcement
American Coffee Shop and Douglas Bros announce a pre inventory sale featuring reduced prices and discounts. Offers include one day only specials and 21- to 44-cent price points on selected items. Customers urged to visit during limited sale window.
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Douglas Bros
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