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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1958
Page
4
Rose Marie Wood was injured Monday at Ottawa High School when she slipped in the gym shower area. X rays showed bruises to the leg and elbow, she was treated and released.
President Eisenhower told a Chicago rally that national security must be barred as a political issue in this year’s campaigns. He said U S defense is stronger than five years ago and outlined modernization to counter the Russian threat, pledging personal involvement until the job is done. He urged Republicans, independents, and Democrats to reject pessimists and emphasize peace and strength.
New Delhi reports two rare Tibetan mastiffs linked to former Secretary to President Eisenhower, Thomas E. Stephens, are en route to New York. Nepal gifted the dogs, Bhote and Kanchi, after Nepalese officials arranged handover via the U.S. mission. The dogs, around 11 and 7 months old, are in a veterinary hospital and await available air space to travel to America.
TOPEKA Kansas Weeks Statement draws retort as Kansas Turnpike Authority chairman objects to a Commerce Department recommendation on toll road reimbursement for interstate inclusion. Rep Lawrence Blythe counters that reimbursements should go to the state for other roads, not to bondholders or the Turnpike Authority, arguing states foresaw midline facilities and would have funded a large share of costs.
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs. Robert Honeycutt 1237 E 7th Mrs Leland Monroe 1637 S Main John Hahn Lane and Connie Lindholm Baldwin Monday Births report Mr and Mrs Wilbur Kennedy RFD 2 Osawatomie a son born today weighing 7 pounds 12 1 ounces Dismissed Debris Link 712 W 10th Monday Clifford Sheler 1015 N Mulberry Mrs Cora B Jones 534 N Cherry Mrs John Clark and infant daughter 710 S Sycamore Mrs Albert M Hickman 1432 S Main today
Jarvis Construction Co of Salina offered the apparent low bid of 87500 for a grain elevator at Kansas State College in Manhattan. The project budget is 70000, and officials said several items would need trimming before a contract could be awarded.
Fletcher M. Miller deputy superintendent of Denver visited Ottawa yesterday to interview Ottawa University education students. Dr. Roy W. Browning said nine candidates were interviewed. Wayne McElroy, a 1953 graduate, recently accepted a position in Iola schools. Carol Tulless, finishing teacher training, is now teaching in Wellsville schools.
Dr. Leonard Sanderson of Dallas addressed over 1,000 Baptist ministers and evangelists as the Missouri Baptist State Evangelistic Conference opened in Kansas City. He cited a survey showing Southern Baptists lead in home missions with 1958 goals of 25,000 new members toward a national target of 485,000. Dr. J. T. Gray of New Orleans will deliver the principal address tonight.
County Court proceedings yielded brisk activity with multiple pleas and fines. George H McKinley, arrested January 11, paid 125 dollars and costs, and was paroled after 30 day sentence for drunk driving. Herman Ziesch pled guilty to issuing an insufficient fund check, fined 10 dollars and costs, 60 days in jail, paroled for a year on no further violations. Calvin E Guy and Howard Critchfield were fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding in trucks under specified weight limits. Two new complaints filed. Rob ert C Scholer cited for highway parking. William F Pearson arrested for drunkenness on the county road.
County Attorney Don White filed two driving cases in District Court yesterday. Jay E. Todd faced a speeding charge of 90 miles per hour that was refiled after a county court dismissal. White said the move aimed to save time by avoiding potential appeals. A separate complaint against Vesper Blanchett of Leavenworth charged him with drunken driving reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident stemming from a December 21 1957 crash.
Topeka Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, 21 to date in 1958, and 36 for the same period in 1957.
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