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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1957
Page
4
Early reports on the Marais des Cygnes Valley Flood Control Association membership drive show strong responses in Ottawa on February 8. IRS agents will assist residents in filing income tax returns. McGrath notes several local business places sold memberships, with a range of $2 to $16, including a $5 shipment, as they prepare for the filing deadline.
Snow forecast spreads from west and north this afternoon with increasing intensity tonight and Sunday. Not so cold in extreme west this afternoon. lows tonight 5 to 10 east and north to 15 southwest. Sunday highs 15 to 20. Yesterday high 17, low today 7. Record highs and lows noted for date. Tax effort urged as IRS official directs taxpayers to have returns ready before assistance. Ottawa city hall hosts agents. Business groups eye memberships of 25 or more. goal 1600. Drive to be completed by next Friday noon with luncheon at North American hotel. Weather and civic notes blended with local business drive update.
The Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce awarded 23 certificates of appreciation to local firms and individuals for aiding the Jaycees holiday basketball tournament. Recipients include Loren Latimer Harold Crawford Jim Alexander Ted Darkins John Lamb John Millard H B Parks Floyd Jacobs Lamar Phillips Spencer Martin Dr W D Bermmels Prof Elmer Roth Prof Horton Presley George Ledom Byron Faden Don Meek Tom Ruble Orlis Cox Al Knoeppel Sonny Harford Tallman Printing KOFO and the Ottawa Herald.
Leroy Crouse of 124 North Main was cited for being drunk in his place of business and resisting arrest. His wife Jennie was cited for interfering with a police officer in performance of his duty. In police court they pled not guilty to all three charges. Judge Myron Steere set $25 bonds on each charge for trial next Friday morning.
About 100 attended the Extension Dairy School and meeting of the Franklin County Artificial Breeders Association at Memorial Auditorium. Jim Allen Route 3 was named director at large. Truman Milton was re-elected president, Gerald Anderson Wellsville vice president, Louis Turner re-elected secretary, Jim Allen treasurer, Charles Hamilton Pomona board member.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Ma moru Shigemitsu 69 who signed Japan's surrender on the battleship Missouri in 1945 He died at his seaside villa 60 miles southwest of Tokyo a month after being succeeded as foreign minister by Nobusuke Kishi The funeral will be under the Lib eral Democratic Party which he helped organize from quarreling conservatives Also mentions a 1932 rally in Shanghai and related patent dispute involving Cardwell Manufacturing Co Wichita and Jones patent claims analysis
The weather bureau forecasts a snowy weekend for Kansas with 1 to 2 inches falling in the northern areas and heavier snow possible in eastern regions. Ottawa reported a 7 degree low this morning, down from 9 earlier, while western states faced extreme cold with Harve Montana at 26 below and Bismarck at 20 below. Other readings included Denver 0, Minneapolis 8 below, New Orleans 59, and Los Angeles 46.
Slick streets led to two traffic accidents in the Ottawa area yesterday. At 7:20 p.m. at Fourth and Oak, Roy B. Anderson and Thelma N. Nicholson collided while both attempted to stop on ice, with $140 total damage. A second crash at 4:15 p.m. on US 50 59 near the overpass involved Lloyd Mesmer driving into a ditch while trying to pass a truck driven by Alfred Morrow, with $200 to Morrow’s car. A third collision occurred 1:05 p.m. on US 59 two miles south of Ottawa, causing $300 damage to each vehicle involving Daisy M. Trapp and Claude Yakie.
In Covina California Mrs Mary Strong discovered her two year old son Richard had hidden a cache of toys in the oven. When she turned on the oven to cook dinner clouds of smoke billowed from the broiler and Richard wept at the bubbling plastic pool of boats cars trucks and guns.
In Washington Senator Fulbright urges a Senate review of U S Middle East policy tied to Eisenhower's military economic proposals while Dulles cautions against hindering relations with Britain and France. Senator Morse counters with a substitute plan urging congressional notice and approval procedures without altering economic aid. House committees move toward closing sessions as debate on the resolution looms next week.
Miami Florida William Rose drank twenty shots of whisky yet could not cast doubt on a police drunkometer result of .246. Municipal Judge Francis A Sobiesky upheld the reading as correct and set February 14 for a hearing on the driving while intoxicated charge. He noted with 20 shots the .122 could plausibly become .246 with more consumption and urged caution.
Demonstrations erupt across Pakistan with thousands opposing Kashmir’s integration. In Hyderabad protesters clash with police while others burn effigies of Nehru outside the Indian High Commission. Leaders urge UN intervention and a Kashmir plebiscite as the disputed region’s assembly dissolves.
Manhattan Kansas. President James A McCain told 314 midwinter degree recipients that rapid growth in professional jobs is drawing seniors from advanced studies. He warned the nation faces a shortage of college graduates, especially Ph D level in human relations, and urged friendliness in international relations.
In Burbank California neighbors complain about a disruptive parrot named Pretty Boy owned by Roy S Bunnell. Police investigate after the bird allegedly swears or causes disturbance though the parrot reportedly says no naughty words. The report notes unusual details and stray mentions of cattle and local geography.
A fragmented item mentions red spies and disbelief about parents. The readable text is limited, offering no clear event, date, or proper nouns to anchor a fuller report. The piece appears as a stray fragment with no identifiable individuals or organizations.
NEW YORK Seventeen year old Lawrence Soble denies his parents are spies as FBI arrests Jack Soble Myra Soble and Jacob Albam in New York on charges of gathering national defense information for the Soviet Union. The Sobles and Albam held on $100000 bail each while the FBI hints at others in the alleged ring. In Miami Beach the Navy stages an unprecedented labor leader cruise aboard an aircraft carrier with destroyer escorts and Marines helicopters to showcase Navy missions to AFL-CIO members amid post merger labor significance.
Croydon England police admitted they were fooled by a makeshift device found on the steps of Croydon Town Hall. Initial reports called it a clever contraption with an IRA link, but later tests found it harmless and a police expert described it as the work of a practical joker. The same notice includes the Nelson Realty Company stockholders meeting details for January 28 at 636 S Main St Ottawa Kane with Mary N Sassen and H B Washburn.
President Eisenhower relaxed at Camp David in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains after arriving from Washington with weekend guests. He last visited the retreat in December 1955, after a stop at Gettysburg to view his Black Angus herd.
Tucson report says swashbuckling star Granger has acquired the Yerba Buena ranch dating to Spanish Conquistadores near the Mexican border. The property, long associated with frontier lore, will be added to the actor’s western holdings and may influence regional publicity and tourism.
About 65 percent of all upholstery leather produced in the United States is used in automobiles.
U N members prepare for a Monday debate on the Middle East as Dag Hammarskjold presents a 3500 word report on Israel delaying withdrawal from the 1949 armistice line. Israel demands guarantees before pulling back from Gaza and Sharm El Sheikh while Egypt comments later. Dulles remarks about British and French troops spark concern in London and Washington over strained alliance relations.
American photographer Georgette Chapelle was sentenced in Budapest to 50 days in jail for illegally entering Hungary. She was released and ordered to depart within 48 hours, with U S officials arranging her custody. Co-defendant Ferere Welsch received eight months and plans to appeal.
Franklin county Angus breeders and peers from nearby counties prepare for the Second Annual Futurity Show and Sale of Aberdeen Angus cattle at Topeka on February 15 and 16. Dr. John Hudelson of Pomona chairs the Futurity committee. 12 head from 43 Kansas breeders are designated. Judging begins 10 am Friday. Ralph May of Chillicothe, Mo, will judge. Attending Franklin county breeders include Bob Hudelson John Hudelson Nick Hudelson W A Lytle Peckham Brothers Ben Price Jr Reading and Russell Mohe.
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