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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1956
Page
10
Farm equipment auction listing from Ottawa Farm Supply detailing items for sale including tractors loaders planters plows harvester combines and hammer mills with brands such as Ford Oliver Massey Harris John Deere and International Harvester plus farm implements and a contact phone number 1246 and address 1523 Main.
Jimmy Demaret fired a 64 to lead a field of 42 pros into the second round of the $15,000 Thunderbird Tournament at Thunderbird Country Club Palm Springs. He holds a two stroke edge over Gene Littler Julius Boros Doug Ford and Bo Wininger, with several others at 66 and 67. The event recalls Demaret’s 1953 Thunderbird win. Weather delays postponed yesterday’s amateur side show to Saturday.
Willie Pastrano of New Orleans is a 7-5 favorite over Chuck Speiser of Lansing in a 10 round light heavyweight clash at Miami Beach. Pastrano, 20 and undefeated since 1953, weighs about 182 pounds. Speiser, a Michigan State grad and Army veteran, has won six of seven since returning to civilian boxing and seeks a rematch after a July loss to Pastrano. NBC TV and radio will carry the bout at 9 p.m. CST.
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees tops MLB catcher salaries, reportedly near 50,000, as the league’s highest paid catcher. Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers followed with about 42,500 after becoming the Dodgers’ highest paid. Only DiMaggio and Ruth earned more among Yankees historically.
The United Nations report from mid-1955 notes Western nations supplied 22 million dollars of ordnance to Israel and five Arab states since 1951. Israel received about 8.99 million while Egypt Iraq Lebanon Saudi Arabia and Syria together got 13.03 million. Britain supplied 1.75 million to Israel and 6.31 million to Arabs with uneven distribution. The U.S. delivered 359 thousand across the period. The survey excludes aircraft subsidies and some arms from France and Czechoslovakia.
Bryant County agent John Stogner says a cow owned by Mark Mills in Durant has produced 10 calves in three years. The births started with quadruplets and progressed to triplets, a singleton, and most recently twins, suggesting a world record.
Notice is published that the port book for voter registration in Ottawa City is open during office hours at City Clerk. All who did not vote in November 1954, those not yet registered, those who have changed residence or street number since registration, and all not properly registered must register.
Financial statement of the Ottawa Building and Loan Association in Ottawa Kansas for December 1, 1080. Resources include real estate loans, mortgages, shares, and stock holdings. The report lists assets such as cash in office investments, furniture, and Federal Home Loan Bank stock, plus liabilities and undivided profits. Officials Bennett and Berlin certify the figures sworn January 20, 1056.
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