Non-Smoker Keeps Cigar Bands as Life Records
Pittsburg man John Wilson amasses nearly 150 cigar bands as a scrapbook of local life. Since 1946 he records births and weddings with each band, noting child names, birth dates, parent names and baby weights. His archive began with Jim Robertson's March 26 1946 arrival and now lists 70 boys and 61 girls.
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Pittsburg
John Wilson
Wilson
Navy
Jim Robertson
Arden Robertson
Robertson
Virginia
Soviet Budget Sparks Critique from Moscow Radio
A London broadcast reported that Moscow radio criticized President Eisenhower's budget for not cutting military spending. The piece claimed Soviet demobilization plans and Khrushchev era changes would reduce armed forces to below U S levels, while other passages noted broader themes and unrelated cigar band anecdotes.
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London
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Nikita
Khrushchev
America
Eisenhower asks record reclamation funding to start 1960
Washington reports President Eisenhower asked Congress for a 309.8 million dollar appropriation for the Reclamation Bureau for the 1960-61 year. Observer notes this would be the bureau’s largest annual outlay, surpassing prior highs as new irrigation and land development aims proceed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Reclamation Bureau
Fred
Seaton
Wilson
Bureau
Ottawa Herald
John A. Carroll
D-Cole
Nion
Schoeppel Fights for U S Trade Policy Stance
Senator Schoeppel argues for a reciprocal trade policy at a Tariff Commission hearing on lead and zinc issues. He cites a 1961 appropriation and reclamation starts, noting the budget aims for a 4.2 billion dollar surplus while metal workers hope for relief and a strong dinner pail.
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Washington (Ap
Sen
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kan
Reclamation Bureau
Willl
Allj
Maimument
Army
Orarce
Neers
Reclamation Bu
Alreay
Congress
Marcin
Schoeppel
Tariff Commission
Mary Aneainy
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Harold C. Taylor
Russia
Pomona
Kansas
Underwood
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Herald
U. S. Trade Policy
Harry
Harry Smith Auto Supply
Harry Smith
Atchison High School
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Cyclones
Atchison Redmen
Redmen
Junior Miller
Neal
A&p
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Anchor Savings & Loan Assn
Andrews
Logan & Main
Bennett Creamery CO
Best Truck Lines, Inc
Neke Isham
BOB White Motor CO
Brown’s Haw. & Spt. Goods
Budge's Hardware
Buildex, Inc
Butler, Walter
Your
Cement Brick Products CO
Colby Furniture
Concrete Materials & Construction Div. of
American Marietta Co
Crites
Conoco
Cutting
Joel
Douglas Bros. Furniture & Appliances
Drake's Bakery
Durbin Plumbing
R. D. Waymire
L&l Cafe
Lowell Fouts
Lee’s
Cate Lee Nichols
Mack Electric
Fairmont Roods CO
Goodyear Service Store
McFadden Electric
Clarence McFadden Farm Bureau
INS
Minnick Motor CO
Leo Miller
Dodge-Dart-Imperial-Chrysler
First National Bank
Mock Motors
Montgomery Ward & CO
Moore Chev
OLDS
Morris Produce CO
Gorsage Cleaners
Malott's
HDW
Mann-Bell Drug Storf
Heathman Oil CO. & Salvage
Jerry's Drive-In Cleaners
Kansas State Bank
Kile Steel Erection
Robert K. Kile
National Sign Cq.,, Inc
Nuzman Lumber
Ottawa Co-Op Association
Ottawa Savings & Loan Assn
John Martin
Ottawa Tin Shop
People's Nat's Bank
Porter-Spears Insurance
Price Motor CO
Raney Rexall Drug
Reiter Motor CO
Vauxhall
Robertson Motor CO
Mercury
Studebaker
SEARS
Rosbuck & CO
Trlly Theater
Charles Morse
Terrill
Wightman Plumbing & Heating
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