Three Farm Families Win Special Recognition Awards
Three Franklin county farm families Otto Staadt Clarence Keith Harold Van Horn received Balanced Farming and Family Living Awards at the fifth annual Extension Get-Together in Memorial Auditorium. Presented by Ottawa Chamber of Commerce president Dean Nossinger, the honors cited long community involvement and strong 4-H participation in Staadt Keith and Van Horn families.
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Franklin County
Memorial Auditorium
John Standts
Ottawa
Clarence Keiths
Harold van Horns
Pomona
Chamber of Commerce
Dean Nossinger
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Staadt
Staadts
Lyle Humphrey
Kenneth Humphrey
Gary Humphrey
Jackie Beauchamp
Clarence Keith
Keith
Keiths
Roger
Douglas
Ann
Silver Leaf Club
Greendell School
Harold van Horn
van Horns
Jack
Kansas State College
Jack Atkins
Tulsa
Okla
Allan
Atkins
John S
Bruce
Ingle
da Ingle
Independence
Vid
Paul
van Horn
Judgers Club
Clarence ‘Keith
John Staadt
Kenneth Mphrey
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Ottawa Fire Loss in 1956 Highest in Five Years
Ottawa year 1956 saw fire losses total 28,465 with 140 alarms. Major loss at Dr G W Davis residence in February, other large hits include Ottawa Steel Co 1950 and Ottawa Water and Light 1951. Fire department handled 44 regular, 51 still, 45 miscellaneous calls.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Department
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Harry Gilliland
Ottawa Water and Light Company
Ottawa Steel Company
Weather Outlook Sees Colder Turn in Ottawa
Ottawa reported cloudy chilly conditions with an inch of snow after midnight Saturday. The Weather Bureau forecast colder temperatures tomorrow. a brief snowy start gave way to a warm Sunday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 46 Saturday to a low of 23 this morning with Sunday’s low at 32 and a high of 45.
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Weather Bureau
Beards
M. Wees
Crete
Eretesy
N. W
Two Held For Murder Rape in Southeast Missouri
Police arrested two Negroes last night and spirited them away for questioning about the Saturday night slaying of an 18 year old high school football player and the rape of his girlfriend. More than 100 possemen fanned out through the Delta country in a day long manhunt, setting up road blocks and searching Negro settlements house to house. About 25 high school youngsters gathered at Sikeston jail but there was no disorder.
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Likeston
Missouri
Sikeston
Brodrick Named Kansas Highway Director
Lynn Brodrick of Marysville, a Democratic national committeeman, will become state highway director in Gov elect George Docking's new administration. Brodrick, former director of internal revenue for Kansas 1942 to 1955, previously served on the State Highway Commission and helped draft the 1927 highway law.
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Topeka
Lynn Brodrick
Marysville
Elec George Docking
Brodrick
Frank Harwin
Internal Revenue
Kansas
Democratic State Executive Committee
Frank Theis
Theis
Ottawa-born Paul Helms Dies at 67 in Los Angeles
Ottawa native and bakery executive Paul Helms, founder of the Helms Athletic foundation, died Saturday at 67 in Los Angeles. Born in Ottawa, he grew up in Buffalo and graduated from Syracuse University. He invested about 750000 dollars in athletics and his Helms trophies honored many sports winners. He is survived by widow Pearl, son Paul, and daughters Elizabeth Bell and Lois Hastings.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Paul Helms
Helms
Ottawa
Buffalo
Syracuse University
Helms Athletic Foundation
Pearl
Paul
Elizabeth Bell
Lois Hastings
U. Classes Resumed Today
Ottawa University students and professors returned after a holiday break. January will be heavy study with the semester end approaching. Two home basketball games are scheduled this month against Friends University on Jan 16 and McPherson College on Jan 25.
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Ottawa University
Friends University
McPherson College
Benson Seeks Soil Bank Use to Cut Surpluses
Secretary Benson told Congress the soil bank should cut crop surpluses and conserve soil resources, not serve drought relief or credit needs. He said the $1.2 billion program must fulfill its prime aims and argued it helps all farms, large and small, by stabilizing prices and markets. The House Agriculture Committee planned pointed questions on administration after criticism of last year's operations.
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Expect A Troop Agreement Today
Berlin reports the Soviet and East German governments are to sign a Moscow accord promising noninterference by Russian troops in East Germany's domestic affairs. The pledge mirrors Poland's recent nationalist Communist regime and aims to quell public opposition likely to challenge Soviet troops' continued presence, amid fears of rebellions akin to Hungary.
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Berlin
East Germany
Moscow
Poland
Hungary
Dulles Urges Quick Action On Resolution
Dulles told Congress the peace path in the Middle East rests on showing that armed Communist attack would be met by U S forces if needed He warned delay would create doubt abroad and urged speedy approval of a four point program including military aid and economic aid to Middle Eastern nations The plan calls for up to 200 million dollars a year in economic aid for two years starting July 1 and authority to use up to 200 million of existing foreign aid funds.
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Dulles
Congress
Middle East
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Democrats Plan Victory Dinner in Franklin County
Franklin county Democrats announce a victory celebration dinner to be held Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the Sacred Heart Parochial School basement. Gov elect George Docking has been invited to speak. if unavailable, a top state Democrat will speak. Tickets cost and reservations can be made by calling 289. event open to the public.
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Franklin County
Sacred Heart
John Gaynor
George Docking
Graynor
Gaynor
Julius Raffelock
Marie Harding
Topeka
Docking
Raffelock
E. E. Haley
Ed Snyder
Floyd Minnick
Weather forecast shows clouds and warming trend ahead
A forecast predicts much cloudiness from this afternoon through Tuesday with a warmer east tonight. It calls for lows from 25 to 35 degrees and highs in the 40s to 50s, higher in the southeast.
Arrests Solve 15 Burglaries Near Ottawa
Four suspects arrested near Ottawa by highway patrol last Thursday morning implicated Leon Miles Roscoe a Kansas City TV shop operator as the receiver of stolen goods. The arrests linked to burglaries in Kansas City area and Johnson County recovered items include a $150 radio a $125 jewelry and shotguns and cameras. Police in Ottawa continued questioning the four as County Attorney Don White prepared to file a formal complaint.
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Ottawa
Highway Patrol
Leon Miles Roscoe
Kansas City
F. J. Harter
John Floyd
Kathleen Floyd
Roscoe
Johnson County
Harter
Don White
No Decision On Hall Appointees In Kansas Senate
TOPEKA Sen Paul Wunsch says no decision has been reached on when the Kansas Senate will consider confirmations of appointments made by former Gov Fred Hall. Wunsch plans to consult other senators and hopes to decide by Wednesday. The governor says the matter is up to the Senate and no personal stance is taken.
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Ottawa City Hall
Social Security Administration
Kansas City
Ottawa City
Herald
City Hall
Ottawa
Topeka
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
John McCuish
Senate
Fred Hall
Wunsch
MccCuish
McCuish
Hall
Three Missing In Powder Blast At Emporium Plant
An explosion at a dynamite manufacturing plant in Emporium Pennsylvania demolished two buildings and started fires in a dozen others. Three men are reported missing and believed dead. Eight others, including Alvin F Walker 23 of Emporium, are injured and hospitalized at St Marys. Other injured include Minard Spring 50 Virgil H Chambers 43 William Strader 38 Gerhard De Bauer 34 John Gibbs 21 all of Emporium Nathaniel Kephart 48 of Port Allegany and George Melsaac of Driftwood.
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Emporium
Pennsylvania
St. Marys Hospital
St. Marys
Alvin F. Walker
Minard Spring
Virgil HH. Chambers
William Strader
Gerhard de Bauer
John Gibbs
Nathaniel Kephart
Port Allegany
George Melsaac
Taylor Assured Of Speaker Post
The 35 cent crude oil price hike could boost Ottawa area costs, with R F Lollar of Maracaibo Oil Exploration warning of higher production costs if the rise is temporary. Sunray Oil Co posted 35 cent increases for most Oklahoma oil, while Phillips Petroleum matched the rise in Kansas. West Kansas changes limited. In Topeka, Rep Jess Taylor won the speaker race after Republican opponents withdrew, with leadership caucuses planned and Harmonized committee control to curb Gov elect Henkle’s power. Hamilton County’s tied House seat requires a recount, with a 717 vote split between Republican Low and Democrat Carter.
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R. F. Lollar
Maracaibo
Lollar
Wichita
Phillips Petroleum Co
State Conservation Division
Phillips
Kansas
West Kansas
Topera
Jess Taylor
Tribune
House
Clark Kuppinger
Prairie Village
Kuppinger
Taylor
Bill Fribley
R-Crestline
Edward Beaman
R-Hoyt
William Mitchell
R Hutchinson
GOP
Max Dice
R-Johnson
Dice
Beaman
Mitchell
Fred Hall
Fridley
Paul Wunch
R-Kingman
Joseph Henkle
Henkle
Senate
Wunsch
John Potocek
Dwellington
John Adams
D - Osborne
Hamilton County
O. C. Low
E. M. Carter
Town Approves School Bonds District 38 Vote Passes Bond
Residents of School District 38 vote 67 to 62 to approve a $41,500 bond for a new school building. This follows a prior November tie that was voided due to one ineligible vote.
Nine Dead In Traffic Wrecks
A weekend and today toll raise Kansas 1957 traffic fatalities to 12, with three killed yesterday on the Kansas Turnpike in Wyandotte County. Victims include William Corcoran 57 Violet Corcoran, Eva Fetters. others are Jess Eddy 61 of Concordia in a Highway 28 crash near Jamestown. W H Gerhardt 60 near Lancaster. Edna Seipp near Arkansas City. John Wesley Sides 27 of Denimore. Joe Harden injured fatally near Newton. Gale Strunk 58 of Iola injured fatally south of LaHarpe.
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Kansas
Kansas Turnpike
Wyandotte County
William Corcoran
Mission
Kas
Violet
Eva Fetters
Kansas City
Jess Eddy
Concordia
Newton
Gale Strunk
Iola
LaHarpe
Rainfall in 1956 Falls Short at Ottawa Station
The Ottawa weather station recorded 29.79 inches of precipitation in 1956, 6.06 inches below normal of 35.85. Monthly data show varied precipitation and temperatures from January through December, with record highs reaching into the 100s and cold snaps near zero, and overall rainfall below normal for the year.
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Ottawa
District MYF Met In Ottawa
Ottawa District Methodist Youth Fellowship held a mid winter institute in Ottawa with over 160 youths registered. Connie Howerton presided. Garnett, district president, welcomed guests. Speakers included Prof. Paul Kochan, Rev. Nabors, and Rev. Sundby. The event featured reports on Europe summer work camp and worship through the arts. Housing for out of town visitors was arranged among Ottawa church members.
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Ottawa
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Connie Howerton
Garnett
Paul Kochan
Baker University
Jim Nabors
Lawrence
Nabors
Sundby
L. E. Stout
Willow
Traffic Deaths in Topeka Kansas 1957 Fatalities Reported
State Accident Records Section lists Topeka traffic fatalities in the last 48 hours and year to date for 1957 with figures 10 and 19 respectively. Includes one earlier fatality not reported before, aligning with annual totals and prior year comparison.
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