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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1957
Page
4
President Andrew B. Martin and Mrs. Martin will be separated by the continent next week. Dr. Martin will travel to Philadelphia on Monday for meetings of the Association of American Colleges. Mrs. Martin will visit an aunt in Los Angeles. In New York he will meet Ottawa alumni next Friday night and handle other university business.
A four man United Nations economic team arrived in Budapest for a three to four day visit to assess relief needs though an official UN observer mission to investigate Soviet intervention remained barred. Hungary under Premier Janos Kada r had previously refused entry citing sovereignty. The relief mission is led by Philippe de Seynes, UN undersecretary for economic affairs.
The following financial institutions have announced dates for their annual meetings. Peoples National Bank January 8, First National Bank January 8, Kansas State Bank January 10, Anchor Savings and Loan January 15, Ottawa Building and Loan January 16, Ottawa Production Credit February 13.
Mrs. John McCuish expresses joy at becoming Kansas first lady after Gov. Fred Hail resigns to join the Supreme Court. She calls the change painless and likens it to a bolt from the blue as her husband moves from lieutenant governor to governor.
Four youths tied to a series of thefts were arrested by Highway Patrol after a tip led to a stop near Ottawa on US 50. Kansas City residents Francis J. Harter and his sister Kathren Floyd and brother John Floyd, along with Mrs. Harter, were found with stolen property and three guns. Harter admitted involvement in the Ottawa break‑in and other Kansas City area thefts and is believed wanted in California for parole violation. Authorities held all four for further inquiry.
An adult class in furniture refinishing repair and remodeling will be held Monday evening from 7 to 10 p m in the Ottawa High School woodworking room. Instructor C K Smith, the school’s woodworking teacher, said beginners should start with smaller projects and decide future class schedules after the initial session.
Rubin Golstein a gun and lock shop operator in Dallas bought a box of old pistol and rifle shells and found a live Japanese grenade inside He notified police and had the pineapple shaped grenade removed from his store He said he was lucky to be alive and worried about what might have happened if the box had been kicked around as usual.
Senators Hening s and Symington along with Missouri Democrats opposed tabling a Senate motion to revise filibuster rules. Those for tabling included Kansas Republicans Carlson and Schoep pel and Oklahoma Democrats Kerr and Monroney. The motion was tabled 55 to 38.
A Greyhound double decker bus collided with a parked tractor-trailer north of Lexington Virginia killing six people including three members of a Scranton Pennsylvania family and injuring 34 others. Victims include Regina Marie Bell Jackson 21 and her son Edward E. Jackson Jr. of Scranton, plus bus driver Scherer S. Sutliff 48 of Roanoke and Kenneth Tyacke 49 of Washington. State police said the truck broke down and warning flares were observed after the truck blocked the roadway.
Governor Raymond Gary marked Oklahoma's 50th birthday by sending each state governor an Oklahoma made Western hat with a letter describing the bread brimmed cowboy hat as a symbol of the state's determined frontier spirit and Oklahoma as that land.
New York reports higher crude oil prices set by Humble Oil and Refining, Continental Oil, and Gulf Oil. Humble raises gasoline by one cent per gallon in Texas effective yesterday. Continental and Gulf boost gasoline by one cent today in Texas and also in New Mexico.
George K. Funston, who later rose to president of the New York Stock Exchange, earned his college years as a chauffeur. The text then briefly clarifies a playful zoological note about the so called “blind-slow worm,” identifying it as a lizard with bright eyes capable of quick movement.
Considerable cloudiness is expected in the west with partly cloudy skies in the east this afternoon and tonight. A little warmer this afternoon and Sunday afternoon, with occasional light rain or drizzle in the southwest Sunday. Highs in the 40s Sunday, lows tonight from 20 to 30. Yesterday’s high 35, low 23. River stage this morning 4.9 feet.
Ottawa hardware and implement firms will attend the 68th annual Western Retail Implement and Hardware Association convention in Kansas City January 7 8 and 9. Attendees include Harry Brown Marvin Gentner Rose Lehew Tom Melroy W W Robe Irwin Malott Clyde Hashagen Verne Smith Lee Barnett Hartpence Verne White C F Ward Vertus McKinley Glen Underwood Gene Ward Dudley Gibson John Sheldon Mike Mulcahey Bob Whirley and others from Ottawa area businesses.
Representative Paterson of Connecticut predicted the Air Force will unveil the first atomic powered aircraft within six months. He offered no details.
UN reports dimmed hopes for settling the Suez dispute after Egypt refused talks with France. French Foreign Minister Pineau may visit next week to push discussions with Egypt Britain and the UN. Egypt wants Israel troop pulls reported, with Hammarskjold to report on Gaza Sinai. Andrew Cordier said ships despite debris will pass Suez by March with debris cleared to 25 feet and 34 feet by May.
The January term of Franklin County District Court convenes Monday with 17 criminal and 52 civil actions. Civil cases include 26 divorces, six quiet title actions, five condemna tion appeals, four damage suits, and three money recovery suits. The jury reports for the first time on Monday January 14.
The Ottawa Co-Op awarded the elevator contract to Chalmers & Barton of Hutchinson for 131,900. Construction starts by February 1 and should finish by June 1 at the former Bennett Ice Co. site. The project adds 150,000 bushels of storage, bringing capacity to about 250,000. Total cost is about 175,000 with over 50,000 raised and about 125,000 to be borrowed from Wichita Bank for Cooperatives. West Point is noted as the oldest engineering school and permanent military post.
Topeka Kansas faces a new legislature with over half its members new and a GOP majority in both chambers 83 41 in the House and 32 8 in the Senate Democrats Docking and Henkle assume leadership January 14 with Henkle set as Senate presiding officer but GOP control will strip that power to a committees on committees panel before he takes office. House and Senate caucuses Monday will select speakers leaders and committee chairs amid factional tensions and a shuffle of Hall appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
At Municipal Auditorium on Monday January 7 at 1 30 p m Ottawa Franklin county will honor three farm families Clarence Keith John Staadt and Harold H Van Horn with balanced farming and family living awards The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Extension Council and local agents sponsor the annual event A special entertainment feature Around the World In 90 Minutes will be presented and refreshments served President Eisenhower asked Congress for advance authority to deploy troops to protect Middle East nations and for 400 million dollars in aid over two years in a message to a joint session of Congress indicating the plan targets Communist aggression in the region and regional military aid terms await Congressional action.
A minor collision occurred yesterday in the 800 block of East Eighth at 11:24 a.m. Low Burgoon, turning his 1948 Dodge into a driveway, was struck by Peter Swindell driving a 1955 Chevrolet from 725 Cypress. Estimated damages: Burgoon car $100, Swindell car $20.
The International Shoe Co. sent over 1200 pairs of men's blue suede shoes to Camp Kilmer New Jersey for Hungarian refugees.
Indio California Blonde Marie McDonald known as The Body was found wandering in a desert night wear after claiming two kidnappers forced her from a car at high speed from Los Angeles. She was taken to Coachella Valley Hospital in good condition but with facial injuries.
A burning B25 aircraft diverted to Springfield Municipal Airport where Maj. Richard L. Creed of Riverside California landed the plane after extinguishing its left engine fire. Capt. Gordon Neale and Lt. Tom Coules of Wright Patterson AFB Ohio bailed out safely 12 miles west of Springfield while en route from Wright Patterson to Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City.
Weather across the nation featured rain snow and sleet. Southern areas from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast saw showers while northern sections reported snow and snow flurries. Cold winds and hazardous driving conditions were noted in parts of Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Illinois Indiana.
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