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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1956
Page
6
A 24 hour prayer vigil begins at midnight Sunday at Trinity Methodist Church and runs to 7 p.m. Monday before moving to Richter Church for the final stretch until midnight Monday. The event is jointly sponsored by Trinity and Richter with Rev. R. B. Craig serving both churches.
Los Angeles area received one of the heaviest rains in Southern California history with over 7 inches. About 1,500 people evacuated, schools closed, and traffic disrupted as floodwaters threatened Long Beach and surrounding communities. No drownings reported. a 7-year-old was missing.
TOPEKA Major appropriation bills for health agencies hospitals and construction at mental institutions won House passage 87 4 96 6 and 79 18 sent to the Senate The largest measure around 75 million in special funds was approved for Highway Commission with 1 763 428 earmarked for the Highway Patrol Agriculture and related agencies received 935 777 while grasshopper control got 45 000 matching funds Rep J C Berryman proposed the amendment The State Girls and Boys Industrial Schools operation bill passed 86 11 amid debate The report notes Driver's License Examiner Kenneth Cook faced absence and illness concerns as lawmakers push funding overall
The Senate approved a general fund appropriation of 19,874,411 for the university and state colleges for the next fiscal year by a 25 to 3 vote. An earlier effort to cut budgets and raise college fees failed.
Ottawa University wraps its first semester as classes end today and grading begins. Registration for the next term starts Tuesday with the first sessions Wednesday morning. Many students have enrolled. others plan to enroll, and new students are expected. President Andrew B. Martin urges prospective freshmen to visit the Admissions office promptly. With a break, students return home for the weekend.
Union Chapel Methodist church southeast of Ottawa seeks to add space for Sunday school and recreation to meet a growing congregation. An auction to raise funds is planned. donors may call Mrs J E Thornton 522J4 Mrs Verner White 527W4 or Mrs D R Willhite 707J1. Auction date to be announced.
Kansas State College in Manhattan will award 257 degrees during its annual midwinter commencement exercises tomorrow.
Kansas Day events in Topeka drew Republicans for a crowded two day rally as a fierce governorship contest unfolds. State Rep. Warren Shaw opposes Gov. Fred Hall with exchanges signaling an intense race while plans form for August state and congressional slates and GOP delegate selections. Howard Pyle and a former Arizona governor headline the Kansas Day Club dinner tomorrow night.
TOPEKA Atty. Gen. Harold R. Fatzer is named a Supreme Court justice by Gov. Fred Hall effective March 1 after Chief Justice Harvey retires. Sen. John Anderson Jr. is named state attorney general. Justice Smith becomes chief justice. Fatzer has served as attorney general since 1949 and plans to run for a full term on the court.
TOPEKA Kansas Turnpike construction contracts awarded by end of 1955 totaled 99,649,995 and were 1,264,561 below preliminary estimates. Right of way costs were 2,582,345 over estimates. By end of January officials hoped to gain last mile entry. Estimated completion lag reflects policy changes on stockpiling aggregates. major contracts show pavement 63.3 percent, structures 41.8, roadway devices 23.6.
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee approved a House resolution for a broad legislative investigation of state government operations. Sen. R. C. Woodward chaired the eight member panel, reporting unanimous support despite Atty. Gen. Fatzer’s opinion that it is not proper for the current budget session.
White House press secretary Hagerty accused columnist Drew Pearson of a scurrilous lie for alleging Eisenhower asked Secretary McKay to explore selling part of the Rogue River National Forest in Oregon to private interests. Pearson defended his reporting, recalling prior Hagerty denials of his stories.
Washington supporters push a defense stockpile for farm surpluses as part of a new farm bill. Senate Agriculture Committee members claim enough votes to approve two million bales of cotton and 250 to 300 million bushels of wheat for war or emergency use. Benson urges farmers to lobby for the administration program, while critics seek a clear cost estimate before voting.
Daytona Beach Florida Peace Justice J C Beard yesterday sentenced Raymond C Stanley aged 42 to 30 days in jail for biting the hand of C F Oldham a jail trusty. Oldham had offered Stanley a cigarette while Stanley awaited trial on another charge at the jail.
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce board discussed the future of the annual Ottawa Holiday basketball tournament at noon. Gene Mainly and Al Knoeppel of the Ottawa Junior Chamber asked the Chamber to sponsor or arrange alternate plans for next year. Jaycees say they cannot continue as sponsor. Matter referred to the sports committee for action.
Nineteen men and women have been slain or vanished in New Mexico since 1935 as hitchhikers encounter dangerous motorists. The Lorius case sparked a long, unsolved mystery after the May 22 1935 disappearance of two Illinois couples and burned luggage found east of Albuquerque. Six other hitchhike deaths remain unsolved while others led to killers on death row or in prison.
One woman died and another was hurt in a fog shrouded crash on US 50 near Williamsburg in Franklin County. Police at the scene reported both victims were taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital. names were not released at 2 p.m. The dead woman’s fate was confirmed shortly before reporting.
Temperature in Ottawa remained at 33 degrees for 17 hours from 3 p.m. yesterday to 8 a.m. today. Light mist fell today and yesterday, with .03 inch precipitation yesterday including mist drizzle and a trace of snow sleet. Tonight expected cloudy and windy, with a turn to colder bringing snow in the northwest and showers in the southeast.
Seven people were killed in a two car head on collision on U S 130 about 26 miles west of Rawlins Wyoming last night. Only one survivor was 30 year old George Ray Pauli of Englewood Colorado, driver of one car. The eastbound Pauli car carried Lelia Cagle of Denver and her two children Kathy and David who died instantly. All four occupants of the westbound California plated car were killed including Navy Seaman James C Martin his wife and their 18 month old son Lucille Townsley also died in Rawlins Hospital. Patrolman James Eastman said the Pauli car skidded on ice and was struck broadside by the other vehicle.
The Santa Fe two car San Diegan wreck last Sunday night claimed its 30th victim Laura Bryning 32 of Camp Pendleton Calif died in hospital from injuries. Lenwood Lester of San Diego filed the first damage action seeking 300000 for his wife Dorothy death and 20000 for his own injuries alleging reckless disregard for passenger safety and naming Santa Fe Railroad engineer Frank B Parrish and fireman Homer Smith as defendants.
A thrift shop sale is planned for 2022 on Main Street this Saturday from 9 to 5. Proceeds support community programs and local initiatives. The event features a wide selection of affordable clothing and household items.
Laurel race track will open its spring meeting on April 18 and run through May 5. The program spans races near the start of the season with notable events likely on several afternoons at the Maryland venue. Track officials eye improving fields and competitive purses during the 18 day meet.
A B25 carrying four men from San Angelo to San Bernardino is missing over San Bernardino mountains. Goodfellow AFB says the plane departed at 4 p.m. for an admin flight with a pilot Capt Bill Shotwell and three crew. Norton AFB traced last contact at 7:25 p.m. with 13 000 feet and fuel for 30 minutes. Deputies heard an explosion near Waterman Canyon Verdemont Junction as searchers began last night but fog and rain halted efforts.
Chicago police say a 19 year old Chicago youth Donald Lawrence confessed to fatally shooting narcotics detail detective Lyons Kelliher and wounding detective William Derrig in a West Side saloon while being questioned. He had been returned to Ft Sheridan after police learned he was AWOL from Camp Carson Colorado. Witnesses failed to identify him after an initial questioning.
Lake George police Lt. William O'Riley says a woman stopped for speeding 60 mph explained she aimed to reach home before her tires failed. The remark reflects a rush to avoid a tire breakdown rather than reckless driving.
Kansas City Kansas attorney Railsback, honored as a 50 year Kan sas Bar Association member, died late yesterday at his home.
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