Tax Residue and School Staff Changes Near Ottawa
At Ottawa High School Mrs. Norma Walburn resigns as secretary to Principal Norris Burke to devote time to home. Sue Hagerty is promoted to principal’s secretary at the junior high, with Mrs. Carolee Harrell hired as Mr. Gish’s secretary. Hagerty previously studied at Hawthorne School where Burke once taught and later became principal. Also noted are 1957 license plates sold by County Treasurer Elizabeth Briggs, and a local incident of a teenage hoax bomb at Brunswick Recreation Center causing minor damage. In Topeka, Kansas, Gov-elect Docking faces a fiscal plan including keeping the sales tax residue, raising taxes, and other reforms to fund state finances. The Senate shifts power patterns with appointments and committee duties as the new administration prepares.
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R Ehain
Ottawa High School
Norma Walburn
Norris Burke
Walburn
Sue Hagerty
Lowell Gish
Carolee Harrell
Gish
Hawthorne School
Burke
Hawthorne
Miss Hagerty
Mr. Burke
Brunswick Recreation Center
N. Main
Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
Joel McDowell
Kansas City
McDowell
Dockling
Senate
Fred Hall
GOP
Joseph Henkle
Committee
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
John Potucek
Wellington
Docking
Jess Taylor
Tribune
Hamilton County
C. C. Low
F. M. Carter
Syracuse
House
Taylor
Rules and Journal
First National Bank Reelects Officers After Merger
Officers and directors were re-elected at the annual meeting held at the North American Hotel. It was the first meeting since the merger with the State Bank of Ottawa, and 1956 was reported as a good year for the bank. Officers include R M Clogston president and R S Hanes executive VP. directors include R M Clogston and Elizabeth Clogston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
North American Hotel
State Bank of Ottawa
R.M. Clogston
R. S. Hanes
C. W. Hegberg
W. A. Swift
C. D.cayot
H. A. Letchworth
Frances 0. Jones
J. J. Chandler
R. D. Mahoney
David 8. Woods
R. M. Clogston
Elizabeth Clogston
W. Hegberg
C. M. Ott
Ottawa High Senior Reaches National Merit Finals
Ottawa High School senior Walter William Butler, son of Walter L. Butler, is among 7,500 finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. From 162,000 seniors at 12,500 schools, he advances to a January 12 exam and leadership review for one of 700 four year scholarships, with final winners named about April 25. Butler, 17, has been in the band and orchestra, and is part of Ottawa’s school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter William Butler
Walter L. Butler
South Willow
Butler
Ottawa
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
County Banks Are Healthy in Ottawa and Franklin Counties
County banking shows continued strength as of December 31 1956 with seven banks reporting deposits totaling 18 462 732 17 a rise of 2 239 899 27 from the prior year and the highest on record Ottawa area holds 12 985 186 78 of deposits up 1 506 830 20 while four outside Ottawa in Wellsville Richmond Princeton and Pomona total 5 477 545 39 up 733 069 07 Total capital surplus undivided profits and deposits across the seven banks reach 19 863 743 78 up 2 166 630 55 with Ottawa banks contributing 13 885 419 60 up 1 391 817 71 and non Ottawa banks 5 978 324 18 up 764 812 84
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Wellsville
Richmond
Princeton
Pomona
Kiefer Replaced on State ASC Board by McCammon
Ben C. Kiefer of near Ottawa retires under a rotation policy after about six years on the State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Rodney K. McCammon of Mankato is named as his replacement, announced in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben C. Kiefer
Ottawa
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Rodney K. McCammon
Mankato
Washington
Kiefer
Crude Oil Price Increase Reported Locally
R F Lollar of Maracaibo Oil Exploration Corp announces a 25 cent per barrel rise in local crude oil price for 30 degree gravity to 2.88 dollars, up from 2.63. Sinclair Co confirms the increase and Producers' Pipeline Co of Iola will also match the higher price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Lollar
Maracaibo
Cars Collide On Icy Ottawa Streets At Grant Mulberry
A wreck occurred at 12:26 PM at Grant and Mulberry as icy streets prevented stopping. Frank Tedrow driving a 1951 Kaiser and Verla M Clark in a 1954 Chevrolet both failed to stop, Tedrow was hospitalized for evaluation, with damages estimated at 300 and 200 dollars respectively.
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Ottawa Streets
Grant and
Mulberry
Frank Tedrow
North Mulberry
Kaiser
Verla M. Clark
Sycamore
Tedrow
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Clark
Leaves Estate To Hospitals In Kansas Totaling 70,000
The late George M. Robb’s will directs $10,000 to seven area hospitals in Colby Goodland Oakley Hoxie Oberlin Atwood and Norton. Kansas Masonic Home Wichita gets 20000, Kansas Children’s Home Topeka 5000, Rexford Community Church 10000. Wheat land held in trust 15 years before sale to fulfill terms.
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Colby, Kas
Kansas
George M. Robb
Robb
Rexford
Colby
Goodland
Oakley
Hoxie
Oberlin
Atwood
Norton
Kansas Masonic Home
Wichita
Kansas Children’s Home
Topeka
Kansas House Brief Session Sets Stage For Committee Picks
TOPEKA The Kansas House held a brief routine session as leaders finalize committee appointments to be announced next week. Speaker Jess Taylor said another brief session is planned tomorrow ahead of a weekend adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas House
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
Wheat crop faces triple hazards in Kansas report
The 1957 Kansas wheat crop faces drought rabbits and green bugs, the federal and state departments of agriculture said today. They report generally good condition in east central and southeastern areas with adequate surface moisture, but prospects fade elsewhere as drought persists. In central and western counties strong winds on Jan. 2 caused light damage and rabbits menace stands in many western localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Demos Consider Substitute For Eisenhower Plan In Middle East
Speaker Rayburn said Democrats weigh a substitute for Eisenhower’s Middle East resolution. The draft omits economic aid and troop commitments, asserting U N interest and readiness to use armed force if necessary to preserve Middle East independence and integrity. A prominent American sent the proposal. Rayburn declined to identify him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Middle East
United States
U. N
Stevenson
Gordon
D-Ill
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dulles
U. S
D-Tex
McCuish To Make Final Address At Inauguration
Gov John McCuish will deliver the customary three minute address at the inauguration for Gov elect George Docking and state officials in Topeka Monday. Justice Jay S Parker will swear in Docking and Lt Gov elect Joseph W Henkle Sr. Docking will give an 11 minute inaugural speech broadcast statewide. Events include noon ceremonies, 7 pm reception, 9 pm ball with bands from Lawrence Arlington Kansas City and Great Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
John McCuish
George Decking
Marion Beatty
Fred Hall
Supreme Court
Jay S Parker
Docking
Joseph W. Henkle Sr
Beatty
Topeka Municipal Auditorium
Lawrence
Arlington
Kas
42Nd Army Band
Kansas National Guard
Kansas City
Great Bend
American Legion
Traffic Deaths Reported in Topeka Kansas 1957 Update
State Accident Records Section reports traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours as two. For year to date 1957 there are sixteen deaths versus nineteen in the same period in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Heavy snow forecast with drifting snow and colder air
Provisional forecast warns of heavy snow and drifting snow in the north and west with freezing drizzle or sleet southeast. Snow may reach 2 4 inches north with considerable drifting by 20 mph north winds. Thursday clears east, colder, lows to 5 below northwest to 15 below southeast, highs in the 20s.
Freezing Rain Turns To Snow In Ottawa Weather
Ottawa experienced misty freezing rain before daylight that shifted to light snow by midday. The forecast center warned heavy snow could hit parts of Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Missouri with 2 to 4 inch accumulations across a broad central plains region. Crews were salting streets and highways while driving conditions remained hazardous from Oklahoma north and northeastward into Ohio.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Central Plains
Otawa
Oklahoma
Ohio
Deadline Set for Jackrabbit Bounty in Finney County
Finney County commissioners in Garden City set January 15 as the final date to pay 10 cents per jackrabbit killed in organized drives by churches and civic groups. The program aimed at crop protection cost about $1,500 after roughly 15,000 rabbits were killed, leading officials to conclude the bounty is too costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
Twe
Soviet Press Attacks Plan to Aid Middle East
Moscow papers launched a full-scale offensive against the Eisenhower Dulles doctrine for the Middle East. They claim the economic aid and standby troop authority would let American monopolists replace British and French colonialists. The navy paper ran a cartoon of Dulles as a rocket launcher platform for US soldiers, asserting leaders learned nothing from Hungary.
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Moscow
Middle East
Navy Paper
U.S
State Dulles
Eden resigns as British prime minister after 21 months
Prime Minister Anthony Eden, aged 59, resigns after 21 crisis filled months in office. Queen Elizabeth II accepts the resignation at Buckingham Palace following a 70 minute cabinet meeting at No 10 Downing Street and rapid royal deliberations. Selwyn Lloyd appears among the ministers as caretaker questions surface.
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Elizabeth II
Eden
Buckingham Palace
No. 10
Downing St
Anthony Eden
The
Treasury
Sandringham
Norfolk
Palace
Den
Selwyn Lloyd
Suez
Downing’ St. Lanking
London
Queen Elizabeth II
United Nations Pushes Five Nation Hungary Truth Panel
United States ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. urged the General Assembly to approve a five nation fact finding committee to uncover the truth about Hungary. He said the panel would show Hungarians they are not forgotten as tensions over the Hungarian issue continued. The Soviet delegation opposed the plan and warned against any committee entering Red Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Theu. S
General Assembly
United States
V. V. Kuznetsov
Hungary
Lodge
U. N
Kuznetsov
Phone Business Shows Increase In Ottawa Growth
Southwestern Bell manager J T Morrisey reports Ottawa telephone service expanded from 4735 to 4852 lines in 1956, a net gain of 117. The operation employs 62 staff with a $192000 payroll, and 1957 demand will require more cable and central office gear. Local taxes total 16485 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
J. T. Morrisey
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Morrisey
Elevator men oppose closer grain grading at national hearing
Lyle Grier of Ottawa Co-op and Henry Freeman of Lawrence Co-op traveled to Kansas City to testify before the National Federation of Grain Grading. They argued that a tighter grading standard would lower wheat prices for farmers and for stored grain, harming elevator profits by 1 to 2 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Grier
Ottawa Co-op
Kansas City
National Federation of Grain Grading
Grier
Henry Freeman
Lawrence Co
Peoples National Bank Reelected Officers and Directors
Officers and directors of the Peoples National Bank Ottawa were reelected at the annual meeting held yesterday. Leading officers include George Lister president and W B DeVilbiss chairman, with C P Burrows vice president and J Wayne Dickerson cashier, among others. Directors listed include B D Bennett, Milo M Hewitt, Rob ert B Anderson, William W Wallace, and Thomas F Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Peoples National Bank
Ottawa
George Lister
W. B. DeVilbiss
C. P. Burrows
J. Wayne Dickerson
Alma Schweitzer
Margaret 8. Huderson
W. G. Ransom
B. D. Bennett
Milo M. Hewitt
F. R. Bennett, Jr
Robert B. Anderson
William W. Wallace
Thomas F. Porter
Missouri names coach ST Louis W Frank Broyles
Missouri names coach ST Louis W Frank Broyles as football coach with Georgia Tech listed as previous post. Assistant coach at Georgia Tech becomes head coach at Missouri. The appointment places Broyles atop Missouri football staff.
Record Construction Outlay Hits New High in 1956
Washington reports Americans spent a record 44. billion dollars on construction in 1956, a 10th straight year of peaks. Commerce and Labor predict a 46.2 billion dollar peak for 1957. 1955 private plus public building totals were 43.0 and 12.4 billion respectively, while 1956 volumes trended 2 percent lower than 1955, with costs higher. Industrial construction topped 3 billion dollars for the first time, while home building fell about 10 percent from 9 to 32? billions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (P
Commerce and Labor Departments
Viewer monitors 36 stations from 46 foot antenna
Richard Lindeman says he has watched at various times 36 stations in 17 states with his television set. He explained he achieves this with a 46 foot antenna plus booster and filter.
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Warwick
R. I
Richard Lindeman
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Elisabeth Briggs
Main Street
Chuck Langdon
Ottawa High
ASC
Britain
Demos
McCuish
Peoples National Bank Reelected
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