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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1957
Page
6
Topeka desk Sergeant Jim Freel answered a call from a man claiming his car had its steering wheel and foot pedals stolen. Police went to the address, but minutes later the same caller rang back saying all was well and that he was checking the back seat.
County attorney Don White and Police Judge Myron Steere with attorney John Pierson argued to the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka over four Wellsville men Scott Moherman Richard Moherman Wayne Leach and Jimmy McGaugh found guilty of loitering and overturned on appeal.
Ottawans gather for a Topeka library meeting led by Miss Nell Barnaby city librarian and Don Madison library board president. Attendees include Ottawa university librarian Bill Hutchinson and Mrs Lyman Corlis, plus other state and national library officials from Topeka Chicago and beyond.
A Greyhound bus colliding with an oil tanker truck near Gallup New Mexico injures 25 people. No fatalities reported. The crash occurred about 5 a.m. MST one mile west of the Arizona New Mexico line, 18 miles west of Gallup. The Los Angeles to Albuquerque bus carried 20 passengers. all injured taken to a local hospital. One person in critical condition and two in serious condition.
Ottawas endure record January heat then a fierce backslide as a rare out-of-season tornado kills eight people near Gans Oklahoma. Two more twisters hit Warner and Wewoka with injuries and property loss.
The forecast warns of a cold wave spreading southeast tonight amid cloudy skies and much colder conditions. Snow is likely heavy at times in the east and south, with lighter accumulations up to 2 inches elsewhere, diminishing winds by afternoon. Clearing and colder tonight, then generally fair and very cold Wednesday with lows near zero to 5 above, highs in the 20s to 30s.
KTJO FM Ottawa University plans an eight week contest on Thursday nights from 8 to 10 oclock. Each program will play an unidentified composition and the first caller identifying it wins a Toscanini Verdi two record set. Eight winners announced. Station 511.
Dist Atty Bert Keating said he will not file charges against Lyle F. Terry 29, who admitted plans to kidnap and kill a wealthy Denver businessman. The case is turned over to the State Parole Board for parole revocation and he faces three years to serve of a 1954 embezzlement sentence.
The Kansas legislature gears for a caucus dominated 1957 session with Democrats and Republicans preparing plans. A joint GOP Senate-House committee will coordinate policy, review Gov Hall appointee approvals, and consider nominations, while Docking era proposals surface in Senate and House debates. State retirement, water development and constitutional amendments outline new agenda items amid budget cautions and cautious reactions.
Kenosha Wisconsin United Auto Workers strike Nash and Hudson assembly plants. More than 5 000 production workers walked out after all night talks failed to agree on layoff procedures.
Harper L Wharton 65 of 505 Willow was arrested last night and charged with petty larceny and being drunk after allegedly taking $7 57 of merchandise from Peace Food Center 1605 South Main. He was arrested at 730 p m yesterday and posted 100 bond for petty larceny and 23 for being drunk for appearance in police court. This follows a January 16 DUI conviction.
Arthur Conus was elected president of Ottawa Country Club at the annual meeting. Lyman Corlis named vice president and Mrs. R S Roberts secretary. New directors include Mrs. Roberts Floyd Indall and Dr J R Thornburg, first woman on the board. Budget set at just over 15000 with pool filtration planned and $500 pledged by women’s group.
Wilma F Huston 50 of 1005 West Sixth drove a 1954 Nash Rambler north on South Walnut at 3 30 yesterday afternoon and hit a parked 1951 Mercury owned by Richard Bryan of 3234 South Walnut. Police estimate Mercury damage 65 dollars to the right rear fender and bumper. Nash damage 75 dollars to the right front end and right side.
An out of control automobile struck a light pole and railroad signal box, killing Harry Scherzer Jr. 36, and injuring driver Stanley Nasalik 22. The fatality was reported as the first in Kansas City Kansas this year. Scherzer was president of the Beer Wholesalers Assn of Kansas City.
George Metesky, a 53 year old man in a blue suit, confessed to being New York's mad bomber. He said he planted at least 32 bombs since 1941 over grievances with Consolidated Edison, injuring 15 people, and he acted whenever he felt wronged. Police traced letters with bombs to him, booking him on a fugitive charge and beginning extradition.
Pat Beller, varsity player at Ottawa High School, sustained a gouged right eye during practice for Friday's Leavenworth game. He was hospitalized at Ransom Memorial Hospital after doctors found a cut in the eyelid. He will miss Friday's game but expects return to practice by Monday.
Six Franklin county women were named hostesses for the Kansas Day Club banquet on January 29 at Topeka Municipal Auditorium. Ottawa residents Thelma Eggington and Homer Flora. Wellsville’s Wilma Overstreet. Princeton’s Glenn Bones. and Ottawa couples Mrs. Howard Mann, Mrs. Lucille Howery, and Mrs. Wilma Overstreet will assist. George Murphy, Hollywood actor and Republican, will speak. Mrs. Milo Harris handles ticket sales in Ottawa.
Washington D C H Meade Alcorn Jr of Connecticut was unanimously elected Republican national chairman. Eisenhower had named him as his choice and the committee reported the president would like Alcorn to succeed retiring chairman Leonard W Hall. Alcorn, 49, chaired Citizens For Eisenhower in Connecticut in 1952 and replaces Hall who resigns Feb 1. Some Republicans praised him while Rep Hoffman criticized the conservative wing's demise and hinted Dewey may run again.
Walter Johnson state highway engineer for the Kansas Highway Commission has been appointed chairman of an American Assn. of State Highway Officials committee.
Youthful panel at a PTA meeting praised Ottawa High School with exceptions. They urged more family life education, better PE facilities, longer class days, and a new period for home life courses, while commending science courses and overall student readiness. About 150 attended in the senior high auditorium.
TOPEKA A bill aimed at regulating radiation hazards and wastes would give the State Board of Health regulatory powers over large users of X ray machines isotope substances and atomic wastes. Dr Thomas R Hood secretary of the State Board of Health said the bill would require large users to register with the board and allow it to adopt rules governing their use.
Dublin police presented a court with an account book showing that the illegal Irish Republican Army received 14137 dollars from contraband sources in the United States between 1954 and October 1955. Five men identified as members of an illegal organization were connected to the case.
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