Side Swipes and Local Happenings In The Day's News
Roger Cummings former Ottawa University faculty member has a new post in Washington DC as assistant to the head of the East Asia Division of the Foreign Program in Education He has worked in Indonesia and San Salvador and the family lived in Redlands California Mrs Cummings and their youngest son Frank joined him in Indonesia and San Salvador Roger Jr and John attend Redlands University The Cummings moved to California six or seven years ago Dr and Mrs Harry Webster returned from a five week vacation visiting friends in Oden Indiana amid a big show storm They traveled from Ottawa December 19 via Texas Arkansas New Orleans and Treasure Island The Websters visited relatives along the way Four year old Michael Campbell dumped his mother washing his pup Little Bunker into a washing machine during a playful moment the pup was revived after minor resuscitation Confederate veteran William A Lundy observed his 109th birthday His two fellow veterans John Salling and Walter W Williams survive with the last Union soldier Albert Woolson having died last year
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Ottawa University
Washington, D. C
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Redlands
Calif
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California
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Ottawa
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Okla
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Florida
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Bowling Green
Michael Campbell
Defuniae Springs
Fla
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John Salling
Slant
Walter W. Williams
Franklin
Albert Woolson
Duluth
GOPs Maneuver For Chairman
Washington Republicans weigh a new national chairman as a fraudulent telegram circulated among GOP members. H Meade Alcorn Jr. led inside-track speculation, with Harry Darby and others named. Senators Bush and Purtell defended Alcorn while Thye noted his high esteem within the party amid the telegram controversy.
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Washington
H. Meade Alcorn Jr
Connecticut
Leonard W. Hall
Harry Darby
Kansas
West
Midwest
New York State
GOP
L. Judson Morhouse
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Harald FE. Stassen
Alcorn
Bush
Purtell
National Committee
Brucellosis meeting eyed county control area formation
A county brucellosis control meeting was held in the county court room with expectations of forming a committee to target Franklin county as a certified control area. The group will assess cattle owner reactions, fund testing via federal and state programs, and decide on voluntary or compulsory program uptake depending on signups by livestock owners.
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Franklin County
C. W. Kelsey
Topeka
Homer Reeves
Cecil Vining
J. H. Button
Bruce Spears
Don Brown
John Huderson
Pomona
Joe Selby
W. I. Conger
R. A. Bruce
Harold Peffly
Ottawa
Neal Baxter
Mark Walter
Princeton
Gene DeTar
Wellsville
Sigler
Richmond
R. M. Clog- Lawrence
Boy Tries Extortion Plot Involving Roy Rogers
Barbertown Ohio reports a 14 year old boy planned a half million dollar extortion against Roy Rogers. Authorities say the scheme involved a fake money package mailed to Rogers, with threats that would trigger “moral disgrace” if payment was demanded. The boy was apprehended by police with federal agents posing as Western Union messengers at a local terminal.
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Barberton
Ohio
Roy Rogers
Rogers
Akron ‘Beacon Journal
Akron
Au-Jual
Union Messenger
U. Id
Apor
Western Union
Roges
Fami
Panel discussion on Ottawa High ten needs at PTA meeting
The Junior Senior High PTA plans a panel discussion on whether Ottawa High School provides for the ten imperative needs of youth in secondary schools. Moderator Rev. Roger Fredrikson. panelists Liz Keller Marvin Wilson Larry Forsythe Marie Keelin Bud Gollier Ross Martin. Attendees include students, parents, teachers and friends.
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Roger Fredrikson
First Baptist Church
Ottawa
Marie Keelin
Ross Martin
Fredrikson
Larry_Forsythe
Bud Gollier
Elizabeth Keller
Marvin Wilson
Chuck Langdon
Ottawa High School
Liz Keller
Ottawa High
Larry Forsythe
Committee On
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Building And Loan Re elects Officers
Officers and directors of the Ottawa Building and Loan association were reelected at the recent annual meeting. Directors are F. R. Bennett Sr., Milo M. Hewitt, William W. Wallace, Homer J. Henning, and Dean Berlin. Officers are Bennett president, Hewitt vice president, and Berlin secretary. A good year of business was reported with an increase in resources.
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Ottawa Building & Loan Association
F. R. Bennett
Milo M. Hewitt
Wiliam W. Wallace
Homer J. Henning
Dean Berlin
Bennett
Hewitt
Berlin
Big 7 Conference Presidents Meet in Kansas City
University of Missouri President Elmer Ellis chairs the Big Seven Conference faculty presidents meeting in Kansas City to discuss common problems and shared issues among member universities.
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Kansas City
Elmer Ellis
University of Missouri
Union Official Refuses To Answer Senate Probe
Washington witnesses testified as the Senate Investigations subcommittee pressed questions on Teamsters finances and alleged racketeering. Union vice president Einar Mobn challenged the panel's authority and refused to answer, while Dom inick Santa Maria was questioned about local union financial reports and said answering might incriminate him. The hearing aimed to determine if the Teamsters encouraged concealment of facts and the panel urged union leadership to repudiate wrongdoing.
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Washington
Teamsters
Mahn
Einar O. Mobn
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Mohni
Dave Beck
Beck
Teamsters’ Union
Dominick Santa Maria
United Automobile Workers Union
AFL
McClellan
D-Ark
Santa Maria
Mothers March of Dimes Porch Light Drive Planned
Rotary Ann club members organize the Mothers March of Dimes in Ottawa for January 30 to raise funds against polio. Pageants include territory assignments, lighted porches, and donations via C. W. Hegberg or solicitors. Blue Crutch tags will be used by American Legion Auxiliary in Wellsville.
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Rotary Ann Club
Ottawa
R. C. Capron
H. E. Tetwiler
Ottawa Memorial Auxiliary
V.F.W
Dean Berlin
Beacon Light
Hd.u
Junior Chamber of Com ‘Merece
Harmony Homes Hdu
Hazel Rebekah Lodge
Ben Nicholas
Bruce Spears
Charles Wells
C. W.hegberg
First National Bank
American Legion Auxiliary
Wellsville
More Snow For Parts of Country
The wintry forecast extended across the nation with continued cold and heavy snow. The Midwest and Eastern states endure a lengthy cold wave with record lows as Buffalo, New York, reports nearly a foot of snow from a Lake Erie storm. Snow fell overnight across the Western Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and the middle Mississippi region.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Lake Erie
Mostakes
Ohio Valley
Middle Mississippi
Hungary Faces Severe Food Shortage and Unemployment
United Nations observers report revolt-torn Hungary will see a food shortage and 12 percent unemployment by midyear. A four man mission visited Budapest January 4 to 7 to assess relief needs and urged 440000 tons of foods, 14500 tons of seed, and 10150 tons of fertilizer. They supported Red Cross plans to supply Hungary but sell aid through normal channels at basic world prices.
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United Nations
Hungary
International Committee of the Red Cross
U.N
New Plan Of Recreation For Ottawa Boys
The Ottawa Recreation Commission announced a weekday after school recreation program for Ottawa school boys from 3:45 to 5:45 at the Methodist Church gym. Supervisor Lee Olmsted, a night school industrial arts teacher, will run activities with donated gym space and basketballs. Boys must wear tennis or basketball shoes and the program will remain open until participation requires regulation.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Lee Olmsted
Methodist Church
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Commission
Explosion Blamed on Architects After 16-Inch Gas Line Failure
In AmBRR Oklahoma a 16 inch pipeline operated by Cities Service Gas Co exploded and burned for about an hour with no injuries. Flames lit Guthrie and nearby areas as crews shut off the gas flow and investigated. A National Fire Protection Association spokesman blamed architects for ignoring church fire safety concerns amid widespread worry about infrastructure failures.
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Okla
Cities Service Gas Co
Boston
Guthrie
Amber
Protection Assn
Coffee Prices Drop Nationwide At Local Retailers
Kansas City coffee drinkers saw lower prices as A P slash cut 4 cents per pound on three brands, Safeway matched with a 4-cent cut next Monday, and Kroger lowered one bagged brand by 4 cents. Independent stores offered even lower incentives, some at 69 cents per pound with 1 pound limits and caps on other foods.
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Kansas City
Safeway
Krogers
Six Die In Pacific Powder Plant Explosion Near Tenino
Six persons were killed and four injured at the Pacific Powder Co plant near Tenino south of Olympia Washington. Sheriff Clarence D Van Allen said several buildings were damaged or leveled as the blast rattled windows nine miles away. The plant makes nitroglycerine explosives. Injured were taken to St Peters Hospital. Emergency crews from the Olympic area converged on the isolated site. A sheriff staffer speculated static electricity caused the explosion but many details remain unclear. One Rochester man man said his building sides blew in and he narrowly escaped.
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Olympia
Wash
Pacific Powder Co
Tenizio
Thurston County
Clarence D. van Allen
St. Peter's Hospital
Olympic Area
Contempt of Congress Sentence For Plymouth Meeting Librarian
Mrs. Mary Knowles of Plymouth Meeting Pennsylvania was sentenced for contempt of Congress by Judge Ross Rizley of the U.S. District Court. She was convicted on multiple counts for refusing to answer questions before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee in 1955. The judge refused to suspend the sentence or grant probation and kept her free on bond pending appeal.
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Marynowles
Plymouth Meeting
Rizley
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
World Flight by 9 Three Air Force Bé2 Stratojets
At March Air Force Base California the 9 Three Air Force Bé2 Stratojets completed a non stop world flight in about 45 hours 19 minutes with in air refueling. The mission beat the prior record by propeller planes and demonstrated jet bomber range amid wartime secrecy and shifting weather at the time.
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March Air Force Base
Calif
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Dam. S
Castle Air Force
Merced
Salm
World Flight
Africa
Urge Funds For Blacktop Roads
Franklin county citizens pressed the idea of using state funds to start a county road blacktop program. The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce roads and highways committee organized a dinner meeting at the North American hotel where J. R. Cheney presented the plan for the Ottawa group. County Engineer Fred Gard noted about miles of the county system could be blacktopped, including the John Brown highway east of US 59 and a four mile stretch west to Contranolis. County Commissioners Homer Reeves, J. H. Button, and Veil Vining indicated the proposal would be considered after D. B. Coffman and A. O. Sigler moved and seconded. Participants hailed from Pomona, Richmond, Wellsville, Princeton, Centropolis and Williamsburg.
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Franklin County
Roads Land Highways Committee
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
J. R. Cheney
State Highway Commission
Ottawa Committee
Bob Killough
Fred Gard
Homer Reeves
John Brown
D. B. Coffman
Wellsville
A. 0. Sigler
Richmond
Reeves
J. H. Button
Veil Vining
Pomona
Princeton
Centropolis
Williamsburg
Bombers Fly Past LA Base in Secret Global Reach Demo
Glinting in sun the swept wing bombers joined up and landed in 80 seconds under Maj Gen Archia J Old Jr. Gen Curtis E Lemay praised the crews after a 45 hour 10 minute flight. The mission, kept secret, showcased Strategic Air Command ability to reach anywhere with a hydrogen bomb. A crowd watched as the planes refueled and rolled to a stop, while Lemay and Old greeted the crews. Mrs Laura Hinkley spoke of her kidnapped husband and sedative-influenced grand jury statements amid ongoing investigations.
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March Air Force Base
Air Force
Hang~ Lars
Archia J. Old Jr
15Th
Curtis E. Lemay
Strategic Air Command
Los Angeles
Lemay
Armories funded in 106 National Guard projects
The Army announced federal dollars covering 75 percent of armory construction costs for 106 National Guard units. States will cover the rest. Kansas entries list Chanute 105 with 72,334 dollars, Fredonia 105 with 77,214 dollars, and Wichita South 192 with 203,443 dollars in federal money.
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Washington
Army Today
National Guard
Kansas
Chanute
Fredonia
Wichita
South
Pick Hammarskjold For Delicate Job
UNITED NATIONS N Y A new mandate for U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to engineer the Israel troop withdrawal from Egypt shapes up today in the General Assembly. The Arab states Russia the United States and Israel appear agreed on the main goal with variations. No solid approval is expected for an African Asian union calling Hammarskjold to report completion within five days.
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N.Y
U.N
Dag “Hammarskjold
Israel
Egypt
Russia
United States
Hammerskjold
President Eisenhower to use old Bible at second oath
Washington reports President Eisenhower will rest his hand on a Bible given by his mother in 1915 when sworn in for a second term. The Bible, from his West Point graduation, will be opened at ceremonies Sunday and Monday to the 38th Psalm verse blessing the nation under God.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Eisenower
West Point
Dust in the West Ottawa Winds Accelerate
Weather brief notes strong warm winds, reduced visibility and drifting dust across Goodland with reports of nearly zero visibility in the sea area and a two mile forecast stretch.
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Ottawa
Goodland
Goetz Family Relative Identified Among Fire Victims
In North Little Rock Arkansas evidence points to Wilford Goetz 49 co owner of a local case as a Goetz Brewing Co family member. Police identified three other victims Eddie Monroe Coker 8 Melvin Coker 5. Officials note Goetz Brewing Co of St Joseph Missouri confirms related ties to the Goetz clan involved.
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Ark
Goetz Brewing Co
Missouri
Wilford Goetz
Eddie Monroe’ Coker
Melvin ‘Coker
Goetz Brewing. Co. Offigi
St. Joseph, Mo
Goetz
Editors Meet At Hutchinson Hutchinson Assembly Gathers Press
Hutchinson hosts a gathering of editors with representatives from local papers to discuss industry trends and collaboration opportunities. The event highlights editorial standards and community focus.
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Hutchinson
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