Engineers Arrive in Ottawa for Flood Control Survey
Side Swipes reports that four engineers from the U S Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City district led by P E Owen have landed in Ottawa for about two weeks to map the river channel and surrounding area to aid planning of the Marais des Cygnes flood control project. Peg Carr warns local businesses about misleading directory solicitations following a Better Business Bureau alert.
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Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Kansas City
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
P. E. Owen
M. C. Brown
G. N. Finley
John N. Richardson
Peg Carr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Miss Carr
National
Better Business Bureau
Cold spell to persist in Kansas for 86 hours
The weather bureau reports continued cold across Kansas with temperatures near zero in the west and north and around 10 above in the southeast. Ottawa opened at 15 degrees while a biting wind made it feel much colder. Light snow produced only a trace of moisture.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Three District Court Cases Set For Jury Trial
Two cases of grand larceny and one liquor and driving matter will be tried by jury in district court tomorrow. The grand larceny defendants are Mary McAlexander and Sherie Coons, both of Ottawa, accused of stealing a purse containing $25. Harper L. Whartons faces charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.
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Mary McAlexander
Sherie Coons
Ottawa
Harper L. Whartons
Ottawa Democrats Attend Inaugural Festivities in Topeka
Ottawa Democrats traveled to Topeka for George Docking's swearing in as Kansas governor, among them John Gaynor and Mrs. Gaynor with numerous party workers. Thousands filled the crowd at the inaugural and reception, with Ottawans lingering for the ball as they met Governor Docking, Lt. Gov. Henkle, and others. Mrs. Corcran, mother of state treasurer Tom Corcran, joked about following Kansas politics from Missouri.
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Julius Raffelock
Ottawa
George Docking
Herald
Lois Smith
Joel Towner
Fockele
Topeka
Kansas
Joseph Henkle
Max Fockele
Frankfort
Coreran
Kansas City
Tom Corcran
State
Democratic Committee
Corcran
Jefferson City
Kansans
Docking Plan To Legislature In 11 A M Address
TOPEKA Gov George Docking will outline his program to the Legislature in a 45 minute speech before a joint session at 11 a.m Arrangements for the session were approved by the House and must be confirmed by the Senate A bill by Rep John Vermillion would repeal the primary branding iron law and let new voters choose later A measure by Reps Clark Kuppinger and Marion Mathews would make child molestation a felony with stiffer penalties.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
House
Senate
John F. Vermillion
Independence
Kansas
Vermillion
Clark Kuppinger
Prairie Village
Marion Mathews
Winfield
Quick Arrest In Store Burglary Burlington Kas
Tr vin Crawford of Waverly was picked up shortly before midnight on a burglary charge after the Williams grocery in Waverly was broken into around 10 30. Crawford admitted the burglary and was arrested at his home by Sheriff Delbert Helmer and Patrolman Roland Johnson. He entered a guilty plea at arraignment and was bound over to district court.
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Burlington, Kas
Trvin Crawford
Waverly
Williams
Crawford
Coffey County
Delbert Helmer
Burlington
Roland Johnson
Ottawa
Hicks Found Guilty In Drunken Driving Case
A district court jury convicted Charles T. Hicks of driving under the influence in one of three linked cases. The other two matters, City vs. Mrs. C. T. Hicks and City vs. Herman Lee, were dismissed. Mrs. Hicks faced drunkenness charges while Lee was accused of allowing a minor on the premises and selling to a minor.
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Charles T. Hicks
Ottawa
C. T. Hicks
Herman Lee
Fuel Fails In Frigid Weather
In Oswego and Watertown New York heat is failing as gas supplies dwindle amid subzero temps near Lake Ontario. A broken valve choked the northward fuel flow, cutting gas to 20,000 homes and forcing families to double up as furnaces shut down.
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Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Here
Oswego
Watertown
Lake Ontario
Kansas High Schools to Share $3.24 Million Aid
State Aid Fund Topeka distributes 3,243,687.12 dollars in high school aid among 101 counties while four counties receive no payment.
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Topeka
Kansas
Outbreak of Pay Telephone Thefts in Kansas Region
An outbreak of pay telephone thefts is reported in this section of Kansas. Hays and Wilson each has lost two coin boxes. Similar thefts have been reported at Norton Oberlin McDonald Atwood Hoxie and St Francis.
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Hays
Kansas
Wilson
Norton
Oberlin
McDonald
Atwood
Hoxie
St. Francis
Legislature completes organization as Docking meets Eisenhower
Gov George Docking on first full day meets President Eisenhower in Garden City and Wichita while Kansas House completes organization appointing 43 standing committees. Speaker Jess Taylor and GOP leaders shape a broadly bipartisan committee slate with eight vice chairs for Democrats.
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Topeka
George Docking
Eisenhower
Kansas
Docking
Garden City
Wichita
House
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
Taylor
Rep
John Adams
D-Osborne
Lawrence Blythe
White City
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Turnpike Authority
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Ways and Means
Ben Weaver
Mullinville
Rules and Journal
Fred Meyer
Rrewell
Citief
Edward Beaman
Hoyt
Employes
George Riffel
Stockton
Ernest Unruh
Newton
Jay IF. Johnson
Bel
Steadman Ball
Atchison
James Pratt
Culby
Meyer
Ernest Boles
Liberal
Rod Bentley
Shields
M.R. Krehbiel
Norton
Elmer Russell
St. John
Howard Adams
Maple Hill
Wallace M. White
Coldwater
I. R. Sonnenberg
Smith Center
Ray Welsh
Weskan
William Mitchell
Hutchinson
H. L. Brownlee
Sylvia
Homer H. Hoffman
Abilene
Bill Fribley
Crestline
Drought delegation to meet with Eisenhower in Kansas
President Eisenhower toured droughtstricken Colorado and planned a Kansas conference on Great Plains relief. He visited E A Bud Davis farm near Pueblo to discuss wind erosion and drought impacts, then aimed for Wichita to outline federal relief plans. A Tucson stop reported Arizona drought worst in 30 years with cattle breeding setbacks.
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Eisenhower
Colorado
Kansas
Great Plains
E. A
Bud) Davis
Garden City
Wichita
Davis
Pueblo County
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Harold Myers
College of Agriculture
University of Arizona
Kas
McConnell Air Force Base
Pueblo
Colo
iGarden City
Davis - Monthan Air Base
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Edmund Schulman
Southwest
Arthur D. Weber
Kansas State College
Great Plains Agricultural Council
Edward Bledsoe
Colorado Springs
Nolen Fuqua
Duncan
Okla
National Assn. of Soil Conservation Districts
Harold E. Josendal
Casper
Wyo
X. Mark Rickman
la Mesa
In.m
Farmer
Harold Sawer
Washburn
N.D
Weather Bureau
Washington
Ed Rees
R-Kas
Plains
D. Morse
Ephraim Hixson
South Dakota State College
Fred Hinkle
Kansas Livestock Assn
Harris R. Lunn
Oklahoma City
Lunn
Tulsa
Calder Weather Forecast This Afternoon And Tonight
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions east this afternoon and tonight with east areas cloudy and light snow in the extreme west. Wednesday stays cold with partly cloudy skies and a chance of light snow in the extreme northwest. Low tonight zero to 10 above, high Wednesday 10 to 15, extreme northeast to 20 southwest. Yesterday’s high 22, low 15, record highs and lows noted. hourly temps show varied readings through the day. River stage this morning is 0.49 feet.
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Calder
iNoon
Dulles Warns of War If Ike Plan Fails in Congress
Secretary Dulles warned Congress that rejecting Eisenhower’s Middle East program could spark broader conflict, with a high likelihood American troops may be needed, unless standby authority to use forces is granted to counter Soviet aggression. He assured Senate committee questioning that passage reduces risk. failure raises risk markedly.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Eisenhower
Middle East
U. S
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Sen. Morse
D-Ore
Sen. Green
D-Ri
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Repubican
Knowland
California
Ottawan Finds Meteorites In Gutters Of Home
A local geologist, A C Carpenter, reports finding tiny metallic spheres in gutters of his Ottawa home. He washed mud, used a magnet, and observed iron nickel spheres forming from cooled meteoritic material. He cites sources from Nininger and a Kansas City Star article, noting older mud yields more particles. A church ham bean supper follows the item.
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Ottawan
H. H. Nininger
Dr. Carpenter
American Meteorite Museum
Arizona
Carpenter
John Deere Day Draws Ottawa Farmers Crowd
Hundreds of farmers and families from the Ottawa region attend John Deere Day sponsored by the Ottawa Tractor and Implement Co. The event features free shows at the Plaza theater at 9 30 a m and 1 p m with a free lunch at noon in Memorial Auditorium. John Deere machines are on display for visitors to inspect. The gathering is one of Ottawa's largest visitor crowds each year, with invitations sent to country schools and vocational agriculture classes from local high schools.
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Ottawa
John Deere
Ottawa Tractor and Implement Co
Plaza Theater
Memorial Auditorium
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Ottawa Democrats
Ike
Lamb Ambulance
A. C. Carpenter
Ottawa University
Robins College
Winter Park
Florida
Nininger
First Methodist Church
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