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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1958
Page
3
A Skilton Music Club meeting was cancelled with a new date to be announced later in Piano tuning. Other notes mention Jay Ellis, 1973 R Princeton Community meeting at 8 p.m. Friday at the high school with a program by women of the HDU.
Miss Maude Myrtle Eshelman 80 formerly of Ottawa died today at 4 35 am in a McPherson hospital She was born February 22 1877 in Ottawa Survived by sister Miss Lula Mae Eshelman The sisters attended Ottawa Church of the Brethren They moved from Ottawa two or three years ago to the Brethren Home in McPherson
Army helicopters armed with machine guns and rockets showcased new combat capability in a demonstration at Fort Rucker. Military and Pentagon officials observed as soldiers described weapons tests in the experimental stage with plans to mount various armament systems for further testing.
The United States denounced a Soviet claim that Dulles will press nuclear bases on Baghdad Pact nations as false and “incredibly arrogant.” State Department says the plan targets reassuring pact members against Soviet pressure. Dulles will visit Tehran and Ankara for the Baghdad Pact foreign ministers conference next week.
A blizzard dumped 18 inches of snow on Britain's southern coast with five foot drifts in Kent. Villages isolated and traffic halted in Dover Folkestone and Margate. Over 100 passengers on a French ship delayed at Dover due to blockage. Holland faced shipping disruption at Scheldt mouth. Heavy snow in Alps regions of Austria and northern Italy. Winter resorts thriving in Alps. Newcastle and London saw cold snaps and light snow.
Howard S. Payne, 56, an Olathe attorney and Democrat, is appointed to the State Board of Probation and Parole by Gov. George Docking. He replaces Rice Lardner, who resigned. The board will elect a new chairman.
Police say at about 4 p.m. yesterday a chain reaction damaged a car and a truck at 15th and Main. James Leroy Young, 25, of 837 S Tremont, stopped behind a stalled transport. Terry Joe Cox, 19, of Richmond, struck Young’s truck after slipping on ice while following the transport.
In Hawaii and Pacific theaters the search for the C95 Strato cruiser crew dwindled as debris confirmed the loss. Seven men were aboard the four engine plane on a Hawaii to Kwajalein flight, and Col Darlene Bailey said the chances of survivors were pretty hopeless. Debris 277 miles southwest of Hawaii marked the crash site. another search continued near Guam for a weather recon plane missing in Typhoon Ophelia with ten aboard. Faint distress signals from the weather plane were heard at distant points.
New York CBS TV presentation The Bridge of San Luis Rey failed to resonate as a dramatic adaptation of Thornton Wilder novel. The episodic 90 minute production lacked clear theme, despite strong performances by Judith Anderson Eva Le Gallienne Hume Cronyn Viveca Lindfors and Sandra Whiteside.
Apparent low bids for three National Guard armories at Augusta Junction City and Harper total 323136 dollars. Augusta 106519 dollars Junction City 107968 dollars Harper 108649 dollars.
Secretary of Defense McElroy may be questioned by the Senate on a top secret report proposing a military attack strategy to offset Soviet power. Chairman Johnson read from the document and asked Admiral Nimtz for comment. Nimtz opposed preventive war, a view Johnson echoed. The report discussed combining defensive deterrence with an attack strategy, aiming to reduce Soviet strength while urging a peaceful yet strong free-world role.
Nat Milgram, 65, self-taught businessman who built a multimillion dollar Kansas City retail chain from a $150 grocery store investment, died in Rochester Minnesota after a routine Mayo Clinic checkup. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at B'nai Jehudah Synagogue.
Eight slot machines go on trial Monday on charges of being used for gambling. First Assistant County Attorney Sal Pinto says the statute allows condemnation and forfeiture if a jury finds the machines were used or intended for gambling. Pinto notes he brought in the owners to represent the machines, rather than the machines hiring counsel. Two Veterans of Foreign Wars posts are named codefendants.
Hospital notes list admissions including W A Foster at 827 N Main and Steven Johnson in Williamsburg, Mrs R H Moffett at 1210 S Cedar, Carl Ellison RFD 3, and births for Mr and Mrs Howard Doyen with a daughter born today weighing 7 lb 1% oz. Dismissals include Mrs Anna Stover at 823 Hamblin and Mrs Owen Brooks and baby son at Overbrook Tuesday, with several other named patients and locations noted.
In Farmington New Mexico twelve people were injured when a liquefied gas line leaked and exploded among about 70 cars at a desert plant site thirty miles southeast of the city. Paul Miller a safety engineer said his vehicle stalled after hitting the gas cloud and that workers helped push cars clear before the blast. A company spokesman blamed an open valve for the leak and a spark from a car for ignition.
Mrs Mary J Heinlein died Jan 19. Funeral services were at McVey Dengel Mortuary Jan 21, officiated by Rev Charles P Knight. Pallbearers included H L Cartzdamer Malcolm Jones Myron Steere Roy Talbott Ben Carter Jay Brown. Burial planned at Highland Cemetery. Service postponed to Thursday at 2 PM. Friends meet at the mortuary before cemetery procession.
Lincoln Township in Franklin County Kansas files the annual report of receipts expenditures and indebtedness for year ending December 31 1957. It lists General and Road funds with balances receipts and expenditures including reimbursements and warrants. Also includes sewer fund balances and references to hearings on John E Hicks estate and voter registration notices in Ottawa Kansas with dates and officials.
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