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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1958
Page
5
Franklin County treasurer Mrs Roslyn Whirley and staff stay busy year round with collecting taxes issuing auto license plates and handling title transfers. The first week of tag sales is hectic and the penalty deadline is February 15. The county distributes funds to towns and schools and oversees delinquent tax lists with sheriff sale after two years.
Southern Douglas County logged 37.95 inches of rain in 1957 per Walter Schwarz of Worden, with May the wettest month at 6.10 inches and January the driest at .23. At OU Washburn game, Scallett quipped about officiating after a fan taunt. Kate Smith will drop When the Moon Comes over the Mountain as her theme song for a new Mutual radio show.
Partly cloudy through Sunday with not so cold readings in the extreme north this afternoon and tonight warmer Sunday highs 35 to 45. High yesterday 36 at 2 p m, low today 18 at 3 30 a m, record high 63 in 1939 and record low 20 below in 1847. River stage this morning 0.75 of a foot.
State Accident Records Section reports road fatalities in the last 24 hours and year to date. Topeka figures show 1953 with six deaths versus 1957 with four, reflecting a decline in the latest period.
The Ottawa year 1957 is noted as a very wet year with 44.99 inches of rain, 9.08 inches above the average 35.85. Six months had excess rainfall, six were deficient, and the Marais des Cygnes river flooded twice, reaching 26.85 feet on May 18 and 24.5 feet on July ? The hottest day was July 28 at 104 degrees, and the coldest day tied at zero on January 28. Snow exceeded 16 inches.
Marion County loses its editor in Washington as Howard Rushmore is reported dead after a fire that killed his wife and himself. The tragedy follows a history of local journalism service and community leadership in Marion County.
A Kansas Marion County notice reports a fire death linked to a newspaper editor and a lawsuit over mail box color. It notes Ottawa fire losses, the Dulles box dispute, and city police/fire statistics alongside local weather and civic items.
Vanguard chief P Hagen warned the U S may not place a satellite in orbit in the next test of the three stage rocket. He noted a possible byproduct could be the baby moon remaining aloft, while Russia’s Sputnik III is believed to be in orbit or failed. Soviet Premier Bulganin said Sputnik 1 may burn out soon.
Dr Jerzy Leon Nowinski a leading Polish theoretical scientist says he defected to escape political moral and religious conditions in Poland. Arriving Oct 16 as a guest professor at Johns Hopkins University he sought FBI refuge after his wife and 7 year old daughter reached safety in England. Nowinski a Catholic and expert in thermoelasticity cited disdain for postwar Poland and better religious schooling for his daughters as key reasons.
A British airliner en route from Albania suffered a fire incident at Brindisi Italy after New Year's Day. Mrs. Trexel Warren 1335 S Oak was burned on hands face and upper body when her blouse caught fire as the plane landed safely. The six member crew including a 22 year old stewardess were unharmed. Warren was admitted to Ransom Memorial Hospital Ottawa.
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson says the next Congress will convene in a “can do” mood with missiles and a foreign policy aimed at world peace at the top of the agenda. He cites Soviet missile progress and Sputniks as key challenges alongside domestic economic issues. Johnson stresses urgency to accelerate missile development.
William N. Deramus II, president of the Katy Railroad, warned there is no immediate prospect of better business conditions in the Southwest, though he cited ongoing industrial growth, replenished ranges and livestock herds, and drought recovery as future positives. He called 1957 a transition year focused on rebuilding with expectations of higher net earnings in 1958.
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