License tag sales brisk in Franklin county drive
Ottawa shoppers paid for auto and truck licenses largely in coins as the county treasurer's office reported brisk sales near the 1954 pace. About 3,050 car and 1,100 truck tags had been sold, with waits remaining on Saturdays and Mondays. The article also notes a death in Ottawa and summarizes local official actions and municipal notices.
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Franklin County
Lamar Fowler
Ottawa
Court House
P. BR. Young
Cautious Approval Of Formosa Stand Draws Mixed Reaction
Western papers react cautiously to Eisenhower Formosa declaration calling for U S armed protection for Nationalist islands and UN cease fire efforts. London Guardian decries the plan as a blunder while various outlets praise clarity and call for restraint amid global tension. Moscow Tass charges aims to prolong American occupation of Formosa.
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London
Eisenhower
Formosa
United States
Britain
Manchester Guardian
Congress
U.S
Pescadores
United Nations
New York
New Zealand
Moscow
Tass
Annual Franklin County Soil Conservation District Meeting Preview
A large crowd is expected to attend the Franklin County Soil Conservation District meeting at Memorial Auditorium. Five local farmers will receive the Bankers Association Award for soil conservation work during the past year: Clyde Bland, Alton Rumford, Claude Smith, George Lewis, and W. G. Ransom Jr. Principal speaker K. J. Bone McDonald of the Soil Conservation Service will address the gathering. The event begins tomorrow morning with two soil conservation films and a noon dinner for cooperators. The afternoon session includes district activity reports and the election of one supervisor to succeed Harry Scott of Wellsville. Any land occupier or owner may be nominated.
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Franklin County Soil Conservation District
Franklin County
Bankers Association
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
County Soil Conservation District
Suesceed
Harry Scott
Wellsville
Anti Gambling Bill Offered in Kansas Legislature
A flaw in the anti gambling bill targets professional gamblers as it moves today through the Kansas Legislature. Lamb Ambulance Phone 980 is listed in connection with today’s session.
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Topeka
Lamb Ambulance
Kansas
Weather Forecast From The County Agent Office
Fair and warmer this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. Not as cold tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy with winds shifting to moderately strong northwest and turning colder east by afternoon. Low tonight in the 20s, high Wednesday 35 to 45. Also notes past temperatures, highway plans north of Ottawa, and property condemnations for US 59 project, with legal cases slated for trial starting February 15.
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Tom Glen
Daeme
Trego
US 59
Ottawa
Franklin - Douglas
N. W
State abandons land condemnation north of Ottawa
The state's motion to abandon condemnation on a tract north of Ottawa on US 59 was granted in district court by Judge Floyd H. Coffman. The parcel, owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Trego of Kansas City, includes the VFW hall, a filling station, and a salvage yard just north of the Santa Fe.
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Ottawa
Floyd H.coffman
Present Weather To Continue In Kansas Outlook
Light winds and partly cloudy skies prevail in Kansas with slightly cooler temperatures and little precipitation. The forecast calls for this pattern to hold through Saturday while regional readings show very cold conditions in the upper Mississippi Valley and nearby areas with subfreezing lows today. Ottawa reports a 25 degree low and 35 degree high yesterday as Canada and the Midwest endure brisk weather.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Wausau
Wise
Ottawa
A Plan To Aid School
A. F. Throckmorton state superintendent of public instruction presents an 18 point program to Senate and House Education Committees. Proposals include high school aid rental system for textbooks higher pay for county superintendents and a plan for teachers to qualify for the federal social security program. He also urges elimination of high school districts not operating a school in three years.
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Topeka WW
Senate
House
A. F. Throckmorton
Soviet Union ends state of war with Germany decree
The Soviet Union declared an end to its state of war with Germany through a Supreme Soviet decree. It lifted restrictions on German nationals but preserved the rights and obligations it retained under the four power agreement covering Germany as a whole.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Supreme Soviet
Eisenhower Seeks Congressional Backing for Formosa Action
President Eisenhower asks Congress to share responsibility for possible military action to defend Formosa, a move hailed by Republicans as a new era in policy and supported by most Democrats who note Truman took similar risks in 1950. Some Democrats caution about risks and emphasize congressional input.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Formosa
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Congress
Truman
Korea
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Formosan Straits
Out-of-State Men Charged With License Plate Violations
Two men from other states, Art Jensen and Bob Conaty, faced license plate charge cases after patrols. They were picked up by Sheriff Jay Brown in Well ington and brought back for prosecution. Tom Easley of Casa Grande Arizona received $10 fine plus $25 costs. Alvin Tyacke of Pane Oklahoma charged with operating under unsafe conditions. Parkville Massachusetts resident cited for no passing zone. Both fines imposed by Judge Milo Harris and Judge Har ris.
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Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
Wellington
Jay ‘Brown
Tom Easley Casa Grande
Ariz
Alvin Tyacke
Pane Okla
Milo Harris
Bob Hatfield
Parkville
Harris
Fight If We Must Plan Is Put On A Rush Schedule
The House opened a rush debate on the fight if we must defense plan for Formosa under a three hour limit. The Joint Chiefs of Staff reportedly approved the measure unanimously. The resolution, urged by President Eisenhower, would give him authority to make war if necessary to defend Formosa and the Pescadores Islands from Communist threats. Republican leaders predicted swift approval amid concern that delay could be seen as weakness.
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Washington
House
Formosa
Rules Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Foreign Affairs
Joint Chiefs
Eisenhower
Pescadores Islands
JCS
Quemoy Island
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
White House
Senate
Knowland
California
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Knowland Sai
America
United States
Reds
Michigan Valley May Get Dial Phone Service Soon
More than 70 residents gathered at Michigan Valley school where Ross Gault of W E G Telephone Co said service could come after finalize arrangements with Overbrook. When wired, Michigan Valley will join Overbrook exchange with toll point at Topeka. project funded by REA. Frank Tucker leads local efforts. Also noted is a March of Dimes Talent Show at Municipal Auditorium at 7:30 p m on Wednesday.
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Michigan Valley
Michigan Valley School
Ross Gault
Wellsville
W-E-G Telephone Company
Edgerton
Gardner
Overbrook
Gault
Overbrook Exchange
Seni
Topeka
Frank Tucker
Michigan Valley Mutual Phone Co
REA
Script Day Announced in Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce announces the first Script Sales Day starting Feb. 2 at 2 30 p m lasting 13 weeks. Eighty dollars in script will be awarded weekly in prizes with a 100 maximum rollovers. Participants must register at participating stores or offices by Wednesday.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
K. F. Adams
C. F. Brooks
John Ochs
Lewis Irwin
J L. Hysom
J. R. Kheney
Harold Johnson to Speak to Sportsmen at Co-Op Hall
Members of the Franklin County Wildlife Association will hear how a wolf drive looks from the air at their meeting in Co-Op hall. Harold Johnson, who has flown above many wolf drives in the Franklin county area, will be the speaker. A Kansas Skating Party and March of Dimes event are listed in Ottawa.
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Franklin County Wildlife Association
Co-Op Hall
Harold Johnson
Frankin County
Kansas’ Skating Party
Ottawa
Fate Commiss
March of Dimes
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