Side Swipes In The Day's News
Names of bachelors submitted by readers include George Alexander Howard Caylor Bill Haughn Hal Townsend Allen Hoyt Clarence Brown William Baker and William Martin. A well drilled by W. R. Swank yields about 3000 gallons per hour at 81 feet. NBC cameraman Bill Birch films drought scenes in Ottawa for a Chicago telecast. A child prays nightly for a Christmas snow sled. a girl shovels in the yard rather than on the walks.
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The
Herald
George Alexander
Rantoul
Howard Caylor
Bill Haughn
Rantoul Area
Lafe
Ottawa
Hal
Townsend
Princeton
Allen Hoyt
Clarence Brown
Lane
William Baker
William Martin
Leslie Hunter
Pomona
Hunter
W. R. Swank
Ottawa Attends Western Retail Implement and Hardware Session
Ottawa firms sent delegates to the Western Retail Implement and Hardware Association convention in Kansas City today and tomorrow. Attendees include Budge Hardware Budge Reusch Harry Rybert Ottawa Hardware Martin Gentner Brown Hardware Jack Welborn Reid Ward Lorraine Elder Malott Wardware Irvin Malott Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co Merle Willhite John Sheldon Ottawa Tractor and Implement Co Glen Underwood Dean DeGarmo Gene Ward Dudley Gibson Bert McKinley Arence Ward Barnett Sales Co Lee Barnett Verne White H L Price Reinecke Implement Co M E Reinecke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Western Retail Implement and Hardware Association
Kansas City
Budge Hardware
Budge Reusch
Harry Rybert
Ottawa Hardware
Martin Gentner
Brown Hardware
Harry Brown
Jack Welborn
Reid Ward
Lorraine Elder
Malott Wardware
Irvin Malott
Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co
Merle Willhite
John Sheldon
Ottawa Tractor and Implement Co
Glen Underwood
Dean DeGarmo
Gene Ward
Dudley Gibson
Bert McKinley
Arence Ward
Barnett Sales Co
Lee Barnett
Verne White
H. L. Price
Reinecke Implement Co
M. E. Reinecke
Dies In Wreckage Of Gas Transport
Mrs Grace Weeks 72 of 814 N Main died at home today noon. Born May 16 1883 in Pawnee City Nebraska she moved to Ottawa in 1900 with her parents. Survived by husband Finis W Weeks and three children Mrs Richard Smay Lloyd A Walker and Eldon B Walker.
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Grace Weeks
Main
Pawnee City
Nebr
Hame
Ottawa
Finis W. Weeks
Richard Smay
Lloyd A. Walker
Eldon B. Walker
Douglas Heads Country Club Ottawa Association chooses new officers
Noel Douglas elected president of Ottawa Country Club association after annual meeting at the clubhouse. Arthur Conus is vice president and Glen Wicke secretary. New directors Lee Casida Lyman Corlis and Jack Goss for three years. A 5 year plan envisions 150 full members at 75 dollars plus tax and 50 social members at 50 dollars plus tax, raising about 13 25 dollars annually with golf privileges for full members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Douglas
Ottawa Country Club Association
Arthur Conus
Harold Crawford
Wicke
Conus
Douglas
Robert Hill
W. Kramer
Present Plaque For Citizenship At Ottawa Boys Club
A citizenship award plaque was presented to the Ottawa Boys Club by the Edward Hand Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Jay Todd accepted the walnut shield plaque from Mrs. H. Fowler and Mrs. D. Whitaker in a short ceremony for a club maintenance plan featuring annual funding for clubhouse and golf course improvements.
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Ottawa
Edward Hand
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jay Todd
Boys Club
H. H. Fowler
D.A.R
D. C. Whitaker
Weasant
Bers
Somejon
Ottawa Boys’ Club, Inc
Herald
Bob Leonard
Dulles Advocates Calculated Risk for Peace Amid Tension
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States must take a calculated risk for peace when vital interests are challenged. He criticized a Life Magazine piece for oversimplification and stressed there was nothing new in his stance. He denied writing the headline crediting him with avoiding war and suggested emphasis could clarify the record.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Life Magazine
James Shepley
Store Robbed At Louisburg Unemployment Meeting Set
Louisburg store theft prompts a January 24 Ottawa meeting on Employment Security and Unemployment Insurance. The burglary at Breckenridge dry goods and clothing, valued at over $700, involved a masked intruder forcing the front door. Harry Woods and John Morrison will lead discussions at Paola High School auditorium with Kansas officials on tax schedules and fund contributions.
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Paola
Kas
Louisburg
Ottawa
Miami County
Ottawa Chamber of Com
Merce
Breckenridge Dry
Chaigoods and Clothing
Kansas State
Morej Chamber of Commerce
Harry Woods
Ottawan
State Chamber
Woods
John Morrison
The
Kansas Employment Security Division
Kansas
1956 Citizenship Award to Be Chosen in April
The 1956 award winner will be chosen in April after a ceremony last night where a DAR member donated 25 dollars for Boys Club work. About 45 local youths now hold memberships in the Boys Club here. Selection criteria include dependability honesty sportsmanship truthfulness and loyalty to home community state and country. For sale old newspapers ten cents per bundle Herald office.
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D.A.R
Kansas Legislature Gains Momentum In Budget Session
Kansas lawmakers push a brisk start to a 30 day budget session. The House uses an electrical roll call for first time and fast tracks initial appropriations totaling several million dollars for 19 agencies. Two revenue bills, a severance tax and sales tax rise, face early opposition as Gov Mall’s advisors weigh state finances.
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Topaka
Kansas
House
Senate
Fred Mall
Billy
Richard Becker
Coffeyville
Fred Meek
Ldana
General Fund
Supreme Court
Legislative Council
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Ways and Means
Anderson
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis
Chanute
State Board of Review Fee
State General Fund
Snow blankets Kansas with varying depths across the state
Moisture arrived as dry snow up to five inches, mostly in the north and east. Beneficial for topsoil but ground moisture limited, with warnings of continued light snow in the southwest and southeast. Temperatures to plunge tonight from near zero in the northwest to 15 to 20 in the southeast, with highs tomorrow in the 20s to 30s.
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Peka
Kansas
Ware
Buteau
Garden City
Dodge City
Highway Department
Washington County
Weather forecast shows cloudy with light snow and cold
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions through Wednesday with occasional light snow in the southwest and extreme south this afternoon and tonight. Snow increases over the southeast and extreme east Wednesday with continued cold. Tonight's low 0 to 5 below in the northwest to 15 to 20 below in the southeast. Wednesday's high near 15 to 20 with northeast to 25 in the south and west. Yesterday's high 13, low 12 today, hourly temps listed for the 24 hours ending early today. River level 40 feet.
Murdered Engineer Linked to Georgetown Cemetery Slaying
Boston police said a hitchhiker killed radar engineer Robert J. Himmler, 31, of Cumberland Maryland, dumped his body in a Georgetown cemetery, then used the victim’s car in a Boston gasoline station robbery. Authorities identified Himmler after tracing confidential papers on an East Coast defense radar plan.
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Boston
Georgetown
Robert J. Himmler
Cumberland
Pollee
Hepatitis cases reported in Pomona and Princeton
An Ottawa doctor says there are not more than six cases in the area and most are mild. Schoolchildren in Princeton and Pomona are receiving gamma globulin shots on physician advice. Some patients are in bed two to six weeks with possible six months to full recovery, and jaundice may occur. Hepatitis spreads via shared dishes and improperly sterilized hypodermic needles. precautions include sterilizing dishes and proper needle use.
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Pomona
Princeton
Ottawa
Prince ‘Ton
Owas
Ransom Hospital
Snow Covers Ottawa As First Winter Moisture Arrives
Snow began in Ottawa around 10 last night bringing 22 to 24 inches of moisture with depths ranging to 4 inches in parts. Farmers welcomed the moisture for soil but expect limited gains to water supplies as travel slowed and roads faced slick spots. School and sporting plans continued with caution as buses ran late and the Olawa High School team headed to Olathe despite wintry conditions.
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Ottawa
John
Kelsey
Heory AL Parker
Olawa High
Olathe
Olathe High
Leroy Hood
Highway Patrol
Ted
Bartlesville
Oklo
Franklin County
Breeders Association Meets Thursday in Memorial Auditorium
The Franklin County Artificial Breeders Association holds its seventh annual meeting Thursday at Memorial Auditorium starting 10:30 a m. The agenda includes a morning business session, a free noon luncheon, and an afternoon program with Dr Harold Peffly of Ottawa on cattle sterility, William Erickson of Consumers Co-Op Kansas City on nutrition, and Dr G B Marlon of Kansas State College on reproduction management. Officers will be elected in the morning session. Arnon Jones Pomona is president and Don Collings Ottawa is manager-technician. about 300 are expected.
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Franklin County Artificial Breeders Association
Memorial Auditorium
Harold Peffly
Ottawa
William Erickson
Consumers Co-Op
Kansas City
G. B. Marlon
Kansas State College
Arron Jones
Pomona
Don Collings
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Bill Birch
Chicago
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Marais Des Cygnes
Tally Creek
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Mrs. Grace Weeks
Douglas Heads Country Club
Saugusta
Lloyd Wal
Yace Griffiths
Kay
March of Dimes
VFW
US 54
Yellowstone Nation
Augusta
Bostal Park
Lamar Phillips
Herald Office
Lamb Ambulance
Shire
Goane
Goodland
Russell
Caneatallina
Salina
Manhattan
Wameto
Goodlind
Pilsburg
Cluthe
Breeders Assn
National Assn. of Manufacturers
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