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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1956
Page
1
The Herald reports Ottawa political activity as James Putnam visits and forms Franklin county organization. Other notes include Homewood Community Club meeting, local military moves in Germany and Alaska, a Safeway store sale to Robert Epps, Topeka Symphony feature, a Kansas City honor for Helen Glass, and military mail registrations.
An old advertisement warns that chronic bronchitis may develop if a cough or chest cold is untreated and urges choosing Creomulsion over weaker medicines. It touts beechwood creosote with other cough remedies, claims no narcotics, and promotes a large bottle for adults and a milder pink and blue package for children.
A former Ottawa resident Mrs. James Zimmerman of Kansas City appears in a group of poll workers from last night in the Kansas City Star. Attending the funeral of J. F. Staadt were relatives from Eureka Illinois Postville Iowa Tribune Kansas and Garnett Kansas. Hawkins community club meets Friday at the school with cookies cocoa and coffee. Prof. Charles Southard reviewed Rotarian magazine at today’s Rotary meeting with visitors C D Lyman Paola and John Birzer of Ottawa.
Grace Church elected three new vestry members Robert B. Anderson Roderick B. Cupp and Milo Hewitt for three year terms Robert F Killough was chosen to fill an unexpired term Withington moved away Vestry includes Sutherland Pierson Welden Spears Duncan Lay delegates to the Diocese of Kansas are Sutherland and Gordon Noland Alternates are Frank Shull and Duncan Rector Rev John B Sweigart announced 162 parishioners including 16 newly confirmed and one reconfirmed elsewhere Dinner by Auxiliary precedes meeting The jack rabbit note contrasts western plains hare to Belgian hare
Washington committee for Economic Development urges government aid to farm families willing to quit overexpanded agriculture and to study rural industrialization. It cites outputs and income instability as key distress while backing flexible price support and a soil bank to reduce production in five years.
Ottawans learned of Ivan Thomas death in Hollywood California on January 8 formerly of Ottawa and Garnett He worked in the millworks here and visited Ottawa yearly His wife Mrs Thomas had died Earlier a daughter Mrs Irma Allen survives and is an Ottawa University graduate
Mil ford C Bill Dale died Jan 21 and funeral services were held Jan 24 at Towner's Funeral Chapel with Rev R D Clayton officiating. Pallbearers included H E May William Hjort Dan Wilson Clare Shadle J W Sut ton Everett Stith Gardner Hayden and Howard Hoadley. Al Williams sang hymns with Mrs Lawrence Ott accompanying. Flowers arranged by Mr and Mrs Walter Pierson. Herald employees attended in a group. Interment followed at Hope Cemetery. The Leyden jar is noted as an early condenser storage device for electric charge.
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Carrie Franklin at 212 S Cedar Oscar Miller Agricola Mrs L O Peace Princeton Peggy La Nier 509 S Oak and David and Donna Chester 222 Tecumseh today births to Mr and Mrs Milo H Randall Pomona a son born weighing 5 lb 3 oz dismissed Mrs Manuel Pacheco and infant son 815 King yesterday Le Roy Wasmund Princeton Mrs John Douglass and infant son 1419 S Hickory today
Secretary of Agriculture Benson called on pork producers to suggest steps to lift hog and beef cattle prices. He urged the National Swine Industry Committee to meet in Chicago on January 31 for talks on livestock prices and farm policy. Benson sent a telegram to American Farm Bureau Federation chairman Charles B. Shuman requesting the committee’s Chicago meeting. The group covers pork producers, marketers, packers, wholesalers, and retailers. A note adds that farm machinery and motor vehicle values at the start of 1955 rose 26 percent from 1950.
Elks National Foundation and Kansas Elks Association offer scholarships for high school seniors and undergraduates. Fifty four national awards range from 1000 to 500 dollars. Kansas funds add two 275 and three 250 awards plus 400 for a physically handicapped senior.
An item notes the marriage licenses for Roger Rex Simpson of Kansas City Missouri aged 20 and Myra Jane Seltzer of Kansas City Missouri aged 19. The second sentence mentions liquid air turning to vapor at very low temperatures when poured on ice.
In Kansas City's Second Ward Sixteenth Precinct voters stayed home as bad weather kept turnout low. Only one vote was cast from 530 registered, yet the bond issuance for city and state improvements was approved.
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