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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1956
Page
6
The Ottawa Ministerial Association approves a census to be taken February 19 with more than 300 workers to recruit. Rosa Page Welch, Chicago Negro singer, is invited to appear March 12. Holy Week services are planned for March 26 to 30.
The Commerce Department reports 1955 personal income at 303 billion dollars, up 5 percent from 1954, aided by large December dividends. Treasury secretary Humphrey notes higher revenue forecasts for 1956 and explains budget assumptions. The article also describes Alaska military maneuvers near Fairbanks, a polio vaccination drive in Franklin County, and plans for mobile X-ray units in Ottawa and neighboring towns.
The Ottawa Association of Life Underwriters organized on Saturday with 27 agents from Ottawa Garnett Paola Osage City and Osawatomie electing officers Meeewawe beote Burkdoll Ottawa president Owen Followell Ottawa first vice president Fred McClanahan Osawatomie second vice-president Max Roush Ottawa secretary treasurer Willis Hawks Osawatomie state committeeman Bill Piggott Ottawa national committeeman Directors are Arthur Hughes Garnett Carl Kinsman Paola and Al McAnarney Osage City
The Senate defeated a move to send the natural gas bill back to the Commerce Committee amid a heated clash over possible campaign influence. Senator Potter led the bid. Johnson pressed for a wider inquiry into campaign contributions linked to Case, while Neff denied any improper influence. The vote suggested a likely final passage, with predictions of a narrow margin similar to the House tally.
The Ottawa University night school begins its second semester with enrollment at 7 30 p m in the university auditorium. Dr Jess Cullison, director, said some classes start regular sessions next Saturday morning while others begin Tuesday Feb 14 in the evening The courses offer college credit if desired and cover Faith and Life Elementary School Art Introduction to Biology 18th Century Literature and Educational Psychology with teachers and others eligible to enroll.
The Verdigrig Valley Flood Control Assn will hold its annual meeting in Independence Kansas. W J Himes acting district engineer in the Tulsa office of the Corps of Army Engineers will discuss completion of Toronto Dam and latest developments of the Elk City and Neodesha dams.
Miami police said Melvin Pugh of Pittsburg Kansas, about 30, was shot to death in an attempted burglary yesterday. Identification came from the dead man's brother and father. A second man escaped. Detective Curtis said Ford employees reported a million dollar idea program led to the event. Curtis said Pugh’s body was found in the showroom after gunfire. He died in hospital.
Partly cloudy west and east with a warmer trend in the south regions this afternoon. Tonight and Tuesday remain partly cloudy with a low around 15 to 25 and a high near 35 to 40. Yesterday’s high was 37 between 1:30 and 2:46 PM. Today's low near -31 from midnight to 2 AM. Hourly readings cover 24 hours ending at 8 AM. River level listed at 49 feet.
Light mist and a fur of snow covered Ottawa this morning while thawing made streets sloppy. Local observer John P. Kelsey noted moisture in the snow totaling about a tenth of an inch. The Kansas region saw new snowfalls ranging from trace to several inches with slick, hazardous roads in eastern areas and near normal conditions in the west as a five day blizzard subsided.
Ottawa University teams had a strong weekend at the Pittsburg Invitational Forensic tourney. Jack Bremer won the extemporaneous speaking prelims and final, teaming with John Ross to reach the semifinals. they won five of six prelim debates and fell to Central Missouri in the semis. Miss Wilma Rugh and Vernon Barnes also posted three wins in six debates, with Rugh advancing in poetry reading before elimination in finals.
The report notes 15 patrolmen to begin training Feb 20 under a 1955 expansion plan. Elisabeth Briggs, county treasurer, warns auto and truck license tags must be bought by Feb 15 at regular fees, with a 50 cent monthly penalty after. A total of 5,438 tags are issued including 4,107 automobile and 1,331 truck tags.
An Oil Industry Information Committee meeting is set for Tuesday noon at the North American hotel in Ottawa to review the 1956 educational program. Jock Guillayre of Socony Mobile Oil arranged details, with J K Howard of Skelly Oil Co acting as state co chair for eastern Kansas.
European winter relents after record cold while Topeka Gov. Hall backs a legislative committee to probe Kansas state spending. He seeks court review of constitutionality as lawmakers debate a $75,000 funding boost for the Legislative Council and press for fiscal accountability amid statewide costs.
John Herron, 38, drove a stranded bus through a blizzard near Glenrio New Mexico to summon help for 16 passengers. Rescued after 21 hours, the driver suffered snowblindness frostbite and exhaustion but kept going, while passengers prayed for aid and later reached Tucumeart hospital.
The Panhandle and south plains faced thawing skies after a historic snowstorm. Plainview and Hale County were hit hard with an ambulance delayed death in childbirth. Cities from Plainview to Amarillo were snowbound as the blizzard swept Texas, leaving at least twenty dead before relief began.
In 1955 the county sold 7,219 automobile tags and 2,529 truck tags, totaling 9,748. The note mentions blood transfusions for ailing horses as common practice at Hialeah, describing a typical transfusion as a gallon of blood from a pony, and ends with a quirky line about costs.
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