Ottawa to get new central office building
Southwestern Bell awards contract to Constant Construction of Lawrence for a modern brick and stone two story central office building at Park and Main Ottawa. Construction starts February with completion expected spring 1958 and dial switching to begin then as lines are rebuilt for the 1958 conversion. Architects are O D Howells and L M Haley of Topeka. Total project cost about 1.4 million dollars.
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Ottawa Dial Telephone
Park and Man Streets
Park and Main
Morrisey
Ottawa
O. D. Howells
L. M. Haley
Topeka
Ottawa to seek payment on 1956 police court fines
The city of Ottawa will mail notices to people with unpaid or partially paid police court fines from 1956 totaling about $2,000. Efforts aim to recover as much as possible. Also, Mr and Mrs Don De Vaux visiting from California describe a weather affected motor trip with former Marine colleagues en route to Cincinnati to settle here for home.
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Ottawa
Don de Vaux
Wilbur Wheaton
California
de Vaux
Wheaton
Marine
Camp Pendleton
Calif
1St Marine Division
Mrs. de Vaux
Cincinnati
City Officials Weigh Broad Pay Hike for City Employees
Mayor Kenneth Andrews said city officials will meet in a closed session to discuss wage levels. Electric linemen and helpers have requested higher pay, and the mayor favored a uniform across the board increase if any raise is granted.
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Kenneth Andrews
City Electric
Andrews
City Boys New Police Car For Ottawa Police
Hewitt Chevrolet was the successful bidder for a new police car at the Ottawa city commissioners meeting last night. Six bids were received from Ottawa auto dealers. Hewitt bid 2059.78 for a properly equipped Chevrolet. Other bids included White Motor Co Plymouth 2074.00, Price Motor Co Ford 2152.40, Minnick Motor Co Plymouth 2215.00, Robertson Motors Studebaker 2274.56, Beets Pontiac 2498.75.
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Hewitt Chevrolet
Ottawa Police Department
Ottawa Automotive
Hewitt
Chevrolet
White Motor Co
Plymouth
Price Motor Co
Ford
Minnick Motor Co
Robertson Motors
Studebaker
Beets Pontiac
Pontiac
New Meeting Room For City Commission
Remodeling work at the city hall creates a new meeting space for the city commission. The northern first floor room will be reached via the west entrance with a raised platform for the conference table and more space for Ottawa residents attending meetings.
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City Hall
Icy Coating on Streets and Highways Harms Ottawa Traffic
Icy pavements and sidewalks hindered both pedestrians and drivers in Ottawa as light freezing precipitation coated streets. Early thawing reduced some ice on highways but surfaces remained hazardous with sand crews deployed on Du Chesne Hill and intersections.
Court Grants Two Divorces
Judge Floyd Coffman granted two divorces in district court yesterday. Velma L. Payne was divorced from Floyd Payne for gross neglect of duty and reverted to Velma L. Crouse. Pearl Lackey divorced Thomas Lackey with her former name Martin restored. The Crawford divorce case was dismissed at attorney request. Title to Franklin county properties was quieted in a case brought by G. W. McKinsie et al against Kadniel Cline et al.
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Floyd Coffman
Velma L. Payne
Floyd Payne
Velma L. Crouse
Pearl Lackey
Thomas Lackey
Martin
Lucille
Alvin Crawford
Franklin County
G. W. McKinsie
al l
Kadniel Cline
Heavy Snow Forecast With Northeast Deepening Cold
A heavy snow warning is issued for the northeast with snow this afternoon and tonight, diminishing and ending Friday as 2 to 4 inches accumulate most in the northeast. Southeast areas may see occasional rain or freezing rain this afternoon, then much colder weather expanding west and north central and turning colder elsewhere tonight and Friday. Highs today range from 5 above in the northwest to the lower 30s in the southeast, with tonight’s lows from 5 to 10 below in the northwest to about 10 above in the southeast, and Friday highs from 15 in the northeast to 25 in the southwest. Yesterday's high was 23, low 16, records 76 high and 0 low.
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Ottawa
Duchesne Hill
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Topeka
Two Icy Street Crashes Mar Ottawa Day
Ice on Ottawa streets caused two auto accidents yesterday. A 1950 De Soto driven by Donald E. Harbison and a 1950 Oldsmobile driven by Mrs. Homer Henning collided at Fifth and Cedar around 10:30 am, with $47 total damage. A 1948 Plymouth driven by Marvin Ray Zielsdorf hit a light pole at 16th and South Main about 5:30 pm, causing $200 front-end damage.
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Ottawa
de Soto
Donald E. Harbison
Homer Henning
South
Hickory
Fifth and
Cedar
Henning
Harbison
Marvin Ray Zielsdorf
16Th
South Main
Zielsdorf
15Th
Guard Chiefs Oppose Six Month Training Plan
Washington W National: chiefs of nearly all states reject the Pentagon plan to require six months training for all new guard enlistees starting April. They propose an 11 week course for youths under 18, fitting into school vacations, as a draft minimum set off.
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Washington
Pentagon
Ottawa Schools to hold four day spring vacation
The Ottawa school board announced a four day spring vacation replacing the Easter recess. The break runs from March 29 to April 1 as Easter falls late this year with Easter Sunday on April 21. Schools resume and summer vacation begins May 29.
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Ottawa
Ottawa School Board
Price Support Deadline Nears
Final date for taking advantage of price supports on 1956 crops is January 31, 1957. Russell Wray, chairman of the Franklin county ASC committee, announced. Availability through loans and purchase agreements ends January 31 for oats barley rye soybeans wheat and grain sorghums. Contact ASC County Office, 201 W. Second, to complete loans by January 31. Disbursement of loans allowed through February 15, 1957.
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Russell Wray
Franklin County
ASC
March Of Dimes Campaign Progress in Franklin County
The Franklin county March of Dimes campaign is progressing with canvassing in all areas under Ottawa Rotary club auspices. Rural schools contributing include New Hope Emery Green Christian Ridge Pleasant Ridge Hawkins Sand Creek Liberty New Union. Contributing Ottawa businesses include First National Bank Hewitt Chevrolet Ottawa Finance Shinn Haley Butler Music Curby Auto Scott John Kaiser Fred Kaiser Goss Paine Bootery Richardson Shoe Price Motor Central Check H. D. McGrath Waldo Shoe Shop.
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Franklin County
Harold Tetwiler
Ottawa Rotary Club
New Hope
Emery Green
Christian Ridge
Pleasant Ridge
Hawkins
Sand Creek
Liberty
New Union
Ottawa
First National Bank
Hewitt Chevrolet
Ottawa Finance
Shinn & Haley
Butler Music Store
Curby Auto Supply
Scott Store
Dulles Mid East White Paper Demanded By Senators
Senate calls for an official White Paper to justify U.S. policy in the Middle East as Senator Fulbright and Morse press for clear explanation of military and economic aid plans. Dulles warns against telegraphing moves while urging Congress to trust the President. House committee accelerates Middle East resolution, with a tentative provision favoring aid to any interested nation or group. Lamb Ambulance. Phone 380. tf
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Washington
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
Dulles
Middle East
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Fulbright
Congress
Mideast
Eisenhower
United States
America
Green
D-Ri
Foreign Relations Committee
Fullbright
Senate
U.S
Humphrey
D-Minn
Uus
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Aiken
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Gordon
House
Russians Suspected in Arctic Recon Flights Over Canada and Alaska
Ottawa reports competent Canadian officials believe Soviet planes conduct occasional high altitude reconnaissance over northern Canada and Alaska. No intercepts have been recorded by Canada or the United States, and only vapor trails are seen. Authorities say the purpose is to photograph areas near the DEW Line along the 70th Parallel, with airfields at major DEW stations. No alarm is felt in Ottawa as officials deem the information gains limited.
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Ottawa
Canada
Alaska
United States
Queen Elizabeth Islands
Chipelago
Terran
Four Year Governor Term Proposed In New Bill
A Kansas House panel proposed a four year governor term and a corresponding term for lieutenant governors in a constitutional amendment. The plan would replace elected executive officers with legislature chosen appointees or a cabinet system and could alter state government structure. Also proposed is lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 and other legislative changes including tax and fee measures. The session adopted permanent rules despite criticism over committee reporting requirements.
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Topekap
Kansas
House of Representatives
Alvin Bauman
Sabetha
Thomas van Cleave
Kansas City
Jack Scott
Riverton
Richard Rock
Arkansas City
Karl Brueck
D-Paola
Max Jennings
Marion Mathews
Winfield
House
Sheep and Wool Meeting Set Across Nine Counties
A district sheep and wool meeting is planned for Tuesday January 29 at Masonic Hall in Don Brown county. Speakers include Wendell Moyer and Leo Wendling with topics on wool marketing flock management and equipment. A noon lamb dinner is sponsored by Midwest Wool and Princeton W S C S women. Ted Docking says he aims to keep the highway patrol apolitical amid political pressure from Rep Blythe.
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Masonic Hall
Don Brown
Wyandotte
Johnson
Douglas
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Linn
Allen
Bourbon
Wendell Moyer
Kansas State Collége
Leon “Randolph
Midwest Wool
Kansas City
Leo Wendling
Kansas State College
Defense of Mad Bomber Gains Noted Lawyers
George Metesky the Mad Bomber of New York appears set to be aided by top criminal attorney James D. C. Murray with possible help from Harry F. Stellman. Metesky’s sisters authorized Murray, as Stellman plans to visit both men. police acknowledge a Con Edison employee unearthed the letters leading to the arrest, tying the $26,000 reward to who found the clue.
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New York
George Metesky
James D. C. Murray
Connecticut
Harry F. Stellman
New Haven
Stellman
Metesky
Anna
Mae
Murray
Stephen P. Kennedy
Consolidated Edison Co
Kennedy
Waterbury, Conn
New York and
Waterbury
Consolidated Edison
Electric and Gas
Alice G. Kelly
New York Auction Sells 213 Carat Diamond Necklace
A 213 carat diamond necklace sold yesterday for 385000 dollars, reportedly a new American auction record for a single item.
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New York
Legislators Tour Kansas City Area for Traffic and Renewal Plans
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature, eight buses, Gov. Docking and spouses examined Johnson and Wyandotte counties. Civic leaders highlighted needs for a new trafficway linking Kansas City with northeast Johnson County and for an urban renewal project.
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Topeka
Kansas Legislature
Kansas City
Kas
George Docking
Johnson and Wyandotte
Johnson County
Plane Crash KC97 Tanker Crew Die in Adirondack Search
In Rome New York an Air Force KC97 tanker missing since Tuesday night was found with all seven men aboard dead. A rescue team from Griffiss Air Force Base reported no survivors after sighting the wreckage in the densely wooded Adirondack Mountains eight miles southeast of Attwell in Kerkimer County.
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Rome
Air Force
Griffiss Air Force Base
Adirondack Mountains
Here
Kerkimer County
Atwell
N.Y
Suit Challenges State Finance Law In Topeka
The Kansas Supreme Court weighs a case challenging the constitutionality of the State Finance Council and its administration of a million dollar emergency fund. Attorney General John Anderson says legislatures have usurped executive power by creating state boards with lawmakers. He warns the Legislature could encroach on other commissions if unchecked. Ward Martin counters that council members serve as council members, not legislators, and that the appropriation is specific to the emergency fund.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
State Finance Council
Atty
John Anderson
Finance Council
Anderson
State Office Building Commission
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Highway Commission
Corporation Commission
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Ward Martin
Supre
Martin
Mart
Motor Fuel Tax Collections Up
Tax authorities report rising motor fuel collections in Topeka with state and local figures showing higher receipts. Officials credit increased prices and demand while noting seasonal shifts and policy implications for transportation funding.
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City Boys New Police
City Commission
Mid East
Lamb Ambulance
North
Minnie Duros
Benny
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Rogger
Reno Valdis Echols
Echols
Docking
Highway Patrol
Harvey Schmedemann
Lawrence J. Blythe
White City
House Roads and Highways Committee
Blythe
Walter Dunn
Schmedemann
Tom Glasscock
Glasscock
Dunn
Fred Hall
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