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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1956
Page
5
Highway Commissioner J R Chemey says bids open February 9 for resurfacing Main Street from 13th Street north to 4500 feet beyond Santa Fe overpass. About 490000 tons of aggregate and 195000 gallons of asphalt needed. City to cover one third of urban section. state funds cover north county stretch.
Julius Raffelock was elected president of the Franklin County Shrine Club at the Granger dining room southwest of Ottawa. Douglas Gleason was elected vice president Harley P. Gover Jr re elected secretary treasurer and Jay Todd John W Gover and Robert Granger were named two year directors. John Gover named publicity chairman and meetings set for the Granger cafe on the fourth Monday each month. An offer to sponsor the Cal De Molay chapter was voted on.
TOPEKA The House approved House Bill No 9 by a 107 to 0 vote after sharp cuts by the economy bloc. The omnibus appropriations bill funds over 40 government agencies, with substantial reductions from the general fund and fee funds including a $319,890 cut for the State Corporation Commission. Bentley led reductions in general fund allocations and questioned governor staff expenses while suggesting the budget be tightened further. The measure advances to the Senate for consideration.
Event listing notes the Elks potluck supper scheduled for tonight, January 24, has been postponed indefinitely. Contact Howard Deman at E R 40 c 11 or Lamb Ambulance at phone 380 for details.
President Eisenhower urged Congress to restore standby controls on consumer credit while noting the economy is expanding at a tamer pace. His annual economic report projects a 400 billion dollar economy, cites debt near 280 billion, and pushes for farm relief, liberalized home loans, regional development funds, and antitrust measures, plus potential reenactment of the Fed’s authority to regulate down payments on big purchases.
Gov Fred Hall announced the resignation of Chief Justice W W Harvey of the Kansas Supreme Court effective March 1. Harvey 86 has served 33 years on the court including 10 years as chief justice. Justice William A Smith will become chief justice upon Harvey's retirement. The governor has not yet considered a successor.
Barbara Payne daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Payne of 1031 N Cedar returned Sunday to K U Medical Center for continued treatment after neck surgery The cast has been removed and she is in traction A neck brace will be fitted and she hopes to return home by week end She is in room 321B
William Allen Jr. testified in U S District Court about items worn by his wife Wilma Allen when she was kidnapped and killed last August. Arthur Ross Brown pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge and faces a possible death penalty as the trial proceeds with witnesses to come.
Ottawa High School music students will visit Atchison High School on February 7 for a day of rehearsals and an evening concert with Atchison students. On February 17, Lawrence High School music students will come to Ottawa for a similar program. Leroy Hood said this morning.
Snow continued for a third day in Ottawa and surrounding areas with total ground depth at about five inches by noon. The weather bureau forecast 3 to 5 more inches for Southeast Kansas while motorists faced slick roads and late buses. Two cars were damaged in a morning skid on Seventh and Main due to slick pavement. Across the region, cold Arctic air held Wisconsin below zero with Grantsburg at 18 below.
A California Redlands University drama trio presented Roger Williams and Mary at First Baptist church with no scenery props or costumes. The one hour performance impressed the audience and a tour continues with a stop in St Louis tonight and a planned Town Hall New York finale.
Kiwanis hosts pancake feed all day at Memorial Auditorium with admission fifty cents for members and forty two cents for attendees.
Gov. Fred Hall labeled Emporia Gazette publisher W. L. White a political enemy of long standing after White challenged him to reveal donors behind Hall’s radio and TV series. White warned that public scrutiny of names and amounts is needed. Hall said he may respond later and declined to comment on pending legislative investigations.
Cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with heavy snow southeast this afternoon totaling 3 to 5 inches and additional snow elsewhere. Light snow across east and central regions with little temperature change. lows around 20 tonight and highs in the 20s to low 30s. Yesterday’s high 26, low 22 today. hourly readings show a cold 24 to 26 degree band through evening. River level listed at 0.49 foot.
About 25 Midwestern House Republicans pressed for immediate farm relief including a moratorium on principal payments on federal farm loans while interest continues, and an expanded government pork and beef buying program. They will present proposals to Agriculture Secretary Benson, citing available funds for pork and beef purchases and noting ongoing spending.
In Los Angeles the engineer Frank B Parrish confessed sole responsibility for the San Diegan wreck that killed 29 and left about 150 injured after a 15 mile per hour curve misread. He said he blacked out and did not know the train was going that fast. An inquest was set for Feb 3 with over 100 witnesses expected.
Light intermittent snow persisted across Kansas for the third day with more accumulating. Forecasts predict heavy snowfall in the southeast, with up to 3 to 6 inches. Temperatures to vary from the 20s to the lower 30s as several towns report new snow amounts and school closures continue in Pittsburg and nearby areas.
Ottawa station operators and volunteers boosted the polio fund by about $200 last Saturday with sixteen Ottawa men and three in Franklin county contributing. A chili supper at the VFW hall by Mrs. Nate Gibbons added more, bringing the day’s total to $51.75 and the Franklin county goal toward $4,500. The county fund stands near $1,300 as organizers plan a porchlight drive January 31 at 7 pm to collect donations unless mailed to March of Dimes Ottawa Kansas.
City ordinance requires house holders in Ottawa to clear snow from sidewalks within five hours after snowfall ends. If snow falls at night, removal is required within daylight hours after the next morning.
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