Side Swipes Dog Returns Home After Search
Side Swipes reports collie named Jinx belonging to Gov Fred Hall's family is home after being missing since Tuesday. A Topeka youth spotted the dog near the governor's mansion. a highway patrolman and chauffeur Clarence Glenn retrieved it. A $50 reward goes to the finder. Also notes a cat named Fluffy found frozen, thawed by sewage depot workers. Red Buttons enters hospital for jaw calcium deposit. TV show rescheduled for Jan. 28.
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Nibs
Fred Hall
Topeka
Clarence Glenn
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Red Buttons
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Ottawa March of Dimes Talent Show Attracts 75 Contestants
A large talent show linked to the March of Dimes drive draws at least 75 contestants from Ottawa and nearby areas. The event, chaired by David Woods, is set for January 26 at 7 30 p m in Memorial Auditorium, with additional activities including a skate party January 25, square dance January 29, a Blue Moon dance January 29, and an auction sale January 31. The Mothers March on January 28 plans a big Christmas tree lighting, with residents asked to signal by lighting homes or windows and, for apartments and hotels, to bang a shoe or handkerchief on doors.
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David Woods
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa
Armory
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Elks Club
Committee Tries For Settlement In Massachusetts Prison
A seven member committee including two editors officials and Boston Bar Assn president met with four rebel convicts at Massachusetts State Prison to seek release for five hostage guards and six other inmates held since Tuesday. The group plans another meeting at the prison today as warden and state officials declined comment on progress and denied any change in the situation.
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Boston Bar Assn
Massachusetts State Prison
Lord Prison
Sumner H. Babcock
Canham
Barher
John J. O'Brien
E. Lawrence Spurr
Correction
Otis M. Whitney
John Mitchell
Chicago fire disaster claims three lives on West Side
A raging blaze in a West Side building killed three occupants and injured several others who leapt from windows or fled via stairs blocked by flames. About 20 residents escaped to the snow covered street as the inferno swept through a schoolhouse line and forced evacuation. Local authorities say immunization drives and shots were administered in nearby towns and counties, aiding children at risk.
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Chicago
Igene Hield
Furth
Ner
Duyk
Youngsters Get Shots Immunization program reaches 300 in Franklin county
The Franklin county immunization drive started yesterday at the Youth Center with about 300 pre school and kindergart en children from 11 rural schools near Ottawa receiving vaccines for smallpox and a diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus triple shot. Doctors F A Trump D G Laury J R Henning led the effort with nurses and volunteers aiding at multiple schools including Garfield Sound Lincoin Hawthorne Sacred Heart Eugene Field and others.
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Pauline ‘Duyk
Ottawa
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J. R. Henning
R. D. Waymire
Joe Moody
G Paul
Lowell ‘Fouts
H. W. Martin
John Bacon
C. C. Mewhinney
Ralph Horn
James Alexander
Appeal cases on land prices in Wichita flood control
Two Sedgwick County District Court condemnation awards for flood control land were appealed today to the State Supreme Court. The City of Wichita challenged juries’ awards exceeding appraised values in both cases.
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Topeka
Sedgwick County District Court
State Supreme Court
Wichita
Senator Believes Reds Hold Over 800 U. S. Prisoners
In a speech to the Wichita Valley Manufacturers Assn, Senate minority leader Knowland says the Reds hold more than the 13 U.S. prisoners acknowledged, citing locations in Kansas and references to the Little Arkansas River flood control project. He notes details came from sources tied to the public utility rate case and Korean War era context.
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Chicago
San
Knowland
Little Arkansas River
China
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Cicero
Wichita Valley Conufacturers’ Assn
Ter
Senate
Topeka
Fred Halli
Kansas
Ameripage
Parole Revoked in Ottawa District Court
Inoon by Judge Floyd H. Coffman parole of William Lilly Ottawa was revoked for passing a forged check and he was ordered to Hutchinson State Reformatory. Two Zarah youths and Edwin Hess case details noted. Theodore Hess pleaded guilty and received reformatory sentence. Grace Hoskinson Montgomery Ottawa divorce from Raymond Hoskinson affirmed for extreme cruelty. January term to continue Monday morning.
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William Lilly
Ottawa
Kansas State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Lilly
Coffman
Zarah
Kas
Crabb
Homewood
Edwin Hess
Theodore Hess
State Reformatory
Donald White
Grace Hoskinson
Raymond Hoskinson
John B. Pierson
Franklin County Home to close by March 15
The Franklin County Commissioners voted to discontinue the 50 year old County Home south of town. All residents will be placed in private nursing homes or with families by March 15. The board considers selling most of the 90 acre property, approving a plan contingent on state authority and voter approval in 1956. Possible outcomes include remodeling, building a new home, or placing clients in private facilities.
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Franklin County
Ethel Green
Green
Fred Vogler
Board of County Commissioners
F. H. Betz
Rantoul
Franklin County Welfare Board
Lee Bonar
Homer Reeves
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Kansas
Pentagon
Berlin
U S
Reds
U.S
Herald Office
California Republican
Officials Vote To Close County Home In Topeka
Topeka Kansas officials vote to close the county home. The latest state accident records list two deaths from earlier cartier accidents not previously recorded. The totals show fatalities for the current period and compare with 1954 figures, reflecting ongoing concerns over county facilities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Guatemala Crushes Uprising as Armas Declares Siege
Guatemala City tightens control after a failed uprising against anti Communists led by Carlos Castillo Armas. Authorities report curfew and censorship while claiming arrests exceed 100 as troops guard key centers. Francisco Cosenza, ex ambassador to Italy, implicated in the revolt.
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Jacobo Arbenz Gueman
Carlos Castillo Armas
Guatemala City
Castillo Armas
Aurora Air Force Base
Arbenz
Mexico
Switzerland
Francisco Cosenza
Italy
Cosenza
Wife says she cannot afford trip to visit jailed husband
Boise Idaho wife of an American airman imprisoned as a spy by Chinese forces said she would like to go but cannot afford the trip Her husband Apl Daniel Schmidt formerly of Coeur d Alene Idaho and Portland Ore is one of 13 American airmen held
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Idaho
Apl
Daniel Schmidt
Coeur d'Alene
Portland
Ore
Weather forecast for coastal region this week
Generally fair through Saturday. Tonight will be colder with temperatures around 10 to 20 degrees depending on locale. Saturday expected to be slightly warmer with highs of 25 to 35 degrees and little change from tonight on temperatures across the forecast area.
Parents plan visit to son held in Red Chinese jails
Parents of Capt Harold Fischer Sr America jet ace say they will travel to visit their son among Americans detained in Red China. They spoke from their farm home in Swea City Iowa saying arrangements are being made for the trip after pursuing clearance and details. The latest weather, river level, and historical records accompany the notice.
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Lowa
Harold Fischer Sr
China
Harold Fischer
Korea
Capt. Fischer
Reds Open Door May Not Allow Parents To Visit
United Nations said Chou Enlai agreed to permit relatives to visit 17 Americans imprisoned in China. In Washington the State Department said it cannot encourage visits and did not confirm approval. Suydam noted passports cannot be offered and criticized Peiping for keeping families in a hard dilemma amid no U.S. diplomatic relations.
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Chou Enlai Hes
Peiping
U.S
Dag Hammarskjold
Chou
Washington Ut
State Department
Red China
Henry Suydam
Red
U.N
United States
Suydam
Ameri ‘Cans
Planes Hit Shipping Off Formosa After Yikiangshan Fall
Nationalist air and naval forces claim waves of strikes along the China coast sunk or damaged dozens of small craft and a supply ship, as Yikiangshani defenders reportedly die in last stand. Red invasion threat looms near Tachens as Tokyo reports heavy fighting and casualties on both sides.
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Formosa
Yikiangshan
China
Defense Ministry
Tachens
Air Force
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Pinglan Island
Koochow
Navjih Island
Formosa Strait
Een Radio
Tokyo
Jury Deadlocks On DWI Charge In Barton Case
A district court jury failed to reach a verdict on B V Barton of Ottawa on a driving while intoxicated count but found him guilty of speeding and resisting arrest. After a day of deliberation yesterday the jury convicted on two counts but did not decide the drunk driving charge. Judge Mloyd Coffman postponed sentence on Barton for the two convictions. The drunk driving count remains unresolved and may be tried later. City Attorney Douglas Gleason aided the city. John Piercon represented Barton.
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B. V. Barton
Ottawa
Mloyd HW. Coffman Yestere May
Barton
Douglas Gleason
John
Piercon
Snowstorm Missed State Brings Fair Weekend Outlook
The weather bureau reports a storm expected to hit Kansas moved eastward, leaving light precipitation. Generally fair conditions with colder nights in the northeast and gradual warming tomorrow. Ice on roads is reduced by sunshine, but slick spots remain. travel conditions are expected to be good over the weekend.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Tugaways
Lengthy probe starts into Mrs Weaver death in Texas
In San Angelo Texas police pursue a killer for Mrs Barry E Weaver who died after her car exploded when she turned the ignition. Funeral services for the 52 year old heiress and wife of a noted architect and geologist are set for today. A Houston businessman was questioned and released with police promising more suspects. Authorities note prior threats but provide few details as the investigation continues.
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Texa
Barry E. Weaver
Weaver
Rand
Weave
Ralph Harris
Ralph Rohatsch
Houston
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