Pioneer Kaub Cemetery Near Centropolis in Franklin County
Letter recounts the Kaub family settlement origins in Franklin County near Centropolis. It notes a privately set aside acre cemetery by grandfather Kaub, with marked graves of grandparents and Agimos Kaub, plus seven unmarked pioneer graves. Located one half mile south of Brethren church, four miles west of Centropolis. no burials in fifty years. Signed by Mrs. Glenn Fitch.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Herald
John Kaub
George Gruenmiller
Maryland
Centrepole
Kaub
Tany Jones
Ottawa
Hope Cemetery
Agimos Kaub
Moseph Kaub
Brethren Church
Centropolis
Joseph
Jacob Kaub
Kansas
Co-Op
Glenn Fitch
Coldest Weather Of The Season Slams East And Midwest
Frigid air drenched the nation as the coldest of the season swept into the East and Midwest. Temperatures plummeted with readings as low as 38 below in places like Saranac Lake and Fargo noting record lows while a sharp cold front moved south and east.
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Midwest
Saranack
Chicago
International Falls
Minn
Fargo
N.D
Duluth
Sault Ste. Marie
Michie
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Columbus
Ohio
South Bend
Ind
Sioux City
Iowa
Green Bay
Wis
Marquette
Mich
Young Boy Survives 11-Story Fall From Brooklyn Window
A two year old, Richard Padgett Jr., fell 11 stories from a Brooklyn apartment window yesterday and landed on a grassy plot. He was kept overnight at Bethel Hospital for observation with minor scalp cuts and no other injuries reported.
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New York
Richard Padgett Jr
Bethel Hospital
Brooklyn
Court House Office Shifts Involve Major Relocation
A county reshuffle moves R. E. Thompson to the basement block of the court house into a former Highway Patrol office. Thompson and custodian Bill Plake redecorate while clerks relocate addressograph machines downstairs. The sheriff’s and patrol offices swap spaces as the fifth avenue fortress site hosts new district judge space. Police seek clues in the Serge Rubinstein case with glamour girls enlisted to identify two men shadowing the late financier.
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R. E. Thompson
Court House
Highway Patrol
Thompson
Bill Plake
Lunes
Sheriff's Office
Pascirta Mace
Eatry
Sher J
Nightiff
Thej
Cerstain
Fifth Ave
Rubin- Floyd H. Coffmanstein
P. Om
Franklin
Nino's la Rue
Look To Glamour Girls For Rubinstein Slaying Answer
Rubinstein dined with Estelle Gardner, 26, when two men followed in a taxicab. Police doubt robbery motive. autopsy fixes death around 5:30 p.m. A husky assailant, possibly more than one, left Rubinstein dead in a bedroom after a confrontation linked to his affairs.
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Glamour Girls
Rubinstein
Estelle Gardner
Fouga
Mothers' March At 7 Tonight in Ottawa
Tonight Ottawa mothers join national efforts for the March of Dimes Mothers March on Polio. Residents light a lamp in a window to signal donation and hoped to finish within one hour from 7 to 8. Mrs Opal Howell leads the drive with a whistle at the water plant signaling start.
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Ottawa
Opal Howell
Cold Weather Persisting Across Kansas and Ottawa
Ottawa saw temperatures fall to 12 degrees by 9:45 a.m. then rebound to 15 by noon as a cold spell continues. The weather bureau forecasts continued winter conditions in much of Kansas with only slow moderation ahead. Northwest areas may not be as cold tonight but statewide lows stay well below freezing with increasing clouds and a chance of light snow in the extreme northeast tomorrow.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Kansas flood projects funding details disclosed by army engineers
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Schoeppel received an army engineers statement outlining Kansas flood control project funding if Congress approves President Eisenhower’s next budget. Pomona reservoir designs and Ottawa channel work are listed with federal and city cost estimates. March of Dimes benefit events and a sale of old newspapers are noted.
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Washington, D. C
Andrew Schoeppel
Army Engineers
Kansas
Congress
Eisenhower
Pomona
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
March of Dimes
Schoeppel’s
Saline
Topeka
Abilene
Governor seeks slow turnpike policy in Kansas
Governor Fred Hall urged a halt to use of state highway personnel and equipment by the Turnpike Authority pending a reexamination of their relationship. He questioned rapid agency action, noted no deadline in the enabling statute, and suggested leveraging lessons from the first turnpike before expanding headquarters or additional turnpikes.
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Topeka 4
Fred Hall
Kansas ‘Turnpike Authority
Authority
Francis Jacobs
Turnpike Authority
Hall
Kansas City
Wichita
Hays
Jacobs
Walter Ragan
Highway Department
Turnpike Group
Ragan
Highway Commission
Sam
Senate debate on Formosa resolution continues third day
US Air Strength Is Poised, Ready follows a three day Senate debate over a Formosa cease fire as Thurmond defends firmness and Morse George press for a final vote. Knowland opposes inviting Red China to UN talks until all American prisoners are freed, with Dulles briefing reporters on policy implications.
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Washington
Sen
Lehman
Senate
Formosa
Thurmond
D-Sc
Formosa Strait
George
D-Ga
Morse
Indore
United Nations ‘Security Council
United States
Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
U.N
Congress
Knowland
R-Calif
London
New York
Red China
Dulles
Sen. Thurmond
Row Over Textbooks Row Over Textbooks
The State Board of Education called Ford Voiland Jr to a February 10 meeting to discuss an dispute over elementary school readers. Board members criticized the state printing plant for delays and overprinting, weighing bids from commercial printers for 400 000 copies while deciding whether all books should be printed privately. Voiland was unavailable for comment.
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Topeka
State Boar of Education
Ford ‘Voiland Jr
Voiland
The
Boar
Veiland
British envoy urges Molotov to curb Chinese Communists
British Ambassador Sir William Hayter pressed Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to restrain the Chinese Communist government and pursue a cease fire to prevent broad hostilities. Molotov attributed responsibility to the United States and said Britain shares it due to backing the U.S. The reaction was described as limited. Separately, an anonymous caller triggered rumors of planted atom bombs in Eastern cities, quickly dismissed as a crackpot hoax by New York officials. Navy Secretary Thomas told Congress the fleet can handle local actions in the Formosan Straits but warns against a major conflict now or later.
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Moscow
William Hayter
V. M. Molotov
Hayter
Molotov
William
United States
Britain
Associated Ideas
FBI
Civil Defense
William Peer
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Washington
Charles 5. Thomas
Congress
Formosan Straits
Kansas Day Observance Opens Amid Capitol Buzz
Republicans mark Kansas Day in Topeka as legislative session opens under Gov. Fred Hall regime. Off year for elections, visitors mingle with political leaders and party workers. Two day celebration peaks tomorrow with Kansas Day Club dinner expected to draw about 1,200 attendees.
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Topeka
Ghatahalla
Fred Hall
Kansas Day Club
From Alaska To Philippines War Readiness
An American official in Tokyo said US air power is ready to strike from Alaska to the Philippines at a moment's notice if war over Formosa breaks out. He warned any war would be atomic unless Washington blocks use of A-bombs. The briefing outlined a Far East mobilization, with forces staged from Formosa northward through Okinawa to Korea, and noted 1,200–1,400 Communist planes in the Formosa-Tachen area. The United States reportedly has about 2,000 Far East aircraft and fears Washington’s political readiness could delay counterattack orders.
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Philippines
Washington
United States
America
Shanghai
Tachens
Formos
Formosa
Okinawa
Japan
South Korea
Korea
Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Red China
Formosa-Tachen
Quemoy
Matsu
Strategic Air ‘Command
Guam
Vet Pilots Ready Near Formosa Base
U S combat pilots with Sabrejet fighters arrived from the Philippines and Okinawa to defend a Nationalist Chinese stronghold south of Taipei from possible Communist MIG15 attacks. The crews express calm readiness and insist they will not be sitting ducks, pilots report all Far East aircraft carry full ammunition on training flights.
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Formosa
U.S
Red
Philippines
Okinawa
Reds
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Far ‘East
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