Assessors Ready To Begin Work
A series on preparing income tax appears in tonight's Herald by William O. Varn AP tax expert. It promises step-by-step form filling and error avoidance tips from Bureau rules, running daily for eight days. Ottawa will host the Second District Convention of Postmasters April 12 and 13 at Memorial auditorium and North American hotel with about 200 attendees.
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Tonight
Herald
William O. Varn
Associated Press
Bureau of Internal Revenue
T. J. Cummings
Ottawa
Cummings
Memorial Auditorium
North American Hotel
Department Post Office
The
Ottawa Herald
Tonight's Herald
Doctor Revives Woman's Heart With Chest Pounding
A physician, unnamed, restored a woman's heartbeat by pounding her chest after her heart stopped in a restaurant line. Mrs. Ethel Otting of Madeira was taken to Jewish Hospital where staff report she is responding to treatment.
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Cincinnati
Ethel Otting
Madeira
Jewish Hospital
Ottawa assesses voters as new precinct divisions planned
Franklin county named assessors for Ottawa and 16 townships with March 1 start. City of Ottawa lists ward precinct assayers led by Rathjen and Blair, while county real estate and personal property teams are named. Freezing drizzle caused icy glaze across eastern Kansas and neighboring states with lows near zero to 23.
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Franklin County
Bruce Spears
City of Ottawa
City of
Ottawa
Rathion
Don Shade
Ind
Ralph Paul
W. B. Smith
Will R. Gamble
Mer
Catherine’ Johnson
Eart A. Conner
J. C. Higginbottom
Q. L. Rathjen
Hale B. Blair
Harry Keller
F. 8. Cannady
J. P. Keller
W. R. Lancaster
Appanoose
Robert W. Steele
Pomona
Centropolis
J. H. Bulson
Cutler
Willard Miller
Rantoul
Franklin
A. D. Hill
Wellsville
Greenwood
John Abel
Harrison
Ray Gould
Hays
W. E. Vick
Homewood
Clyde Wyatt
Williamsburg
Lincoln
Francis Wilson
Ohio
Bert Binkley
Princeton
M. M. Edwards
Peoria
Lynn Bauman
Plan to shrink voter rolls by redrawing precincts
Proposed changes target two large precincts Lincoln school in 1st ward and college precinct in 2nd ward each with about 1000 registered voters. The plan would split the 1st ward north of the river at Red Jacket street and the 2nd ward’s 3rd precinct south of Eighth street east of Main, creating a new fifth ward south of Eleventh street.
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Lincoln School
College
Main
Red Jacket Street
Eighth Street
Main Street
Eleventh Street
Fifth Ward
Explosion in Roselle hardware store kills several
An explosion in a Roselle hardware store today killed at least four people and may involve more. Eight or more individuals were injured and transported to hospitals in Elgin and Elmhurst.
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Roselle
Elgin
Elmhurst
Search Wide for Second Slayer in Grimes Sisters Slaying
Chicago police intensified a manhunt tied to the slayings of Barbara and Patricia Grimes. Bedwell, 21, a skid row drifter, is jailed on murder charges after confessing to beating the sisters and dumping them near Willow Springs following a seven day binge. He named a second man unknown as Frank who helped drive the victims and participate in the assaults during a spree of liquor and sex parties on West Madison Street. Bodies were found January 22 after the December 28 disappearance. Mayor/authorities probe cause of death and whether other victims are involved.
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Edward
Bennie) Bedwell
Cook County
Joseph Lohman
Chicago
Grimes Sisters
Barbara
Patricia
Frank
Elvis Presley
Bennie
Grimes
Haan
Bedwell
Jo~n Sew Vueseph Lohman
William Cole Willing
Yank
Willow Springs
Johnson County seeks extra House seat in Kansas Legislature
A bill sponsored by 31 lawmakers would add one Johnson County seat in the Kansas House at Marshall County's expense. Johnson County, population 112,636, has one seat. Marshall County, population 17,240, has two, making it the smallest county with multiple representatives. The proposal echoes past efforts, aided this time by a Republican majority and a Democrat holding one of Marshall County's seats.
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Topeka
Johnson County
Kansay
Marshall County
Clark Kuppinger
Prairie Village
Johnson
Kansas
Alamosa
Colo
WacMwo
Henry Oursler
R-Coffey
Cumbres Pass
Isville
Colorado
Durango
Dam
Cole
Martin Luther King Jr
Oursler
Parrow Gage
Denver
Rio Grande Western
Washington
Lincoln
New Mexico
Montgomery Torday
Sin
Chama
N. M
Columbus Day
Heavy Snow Buries Southwest Colorado Impacts Areas
Severe winter storm blankets Southwest Colorado causing closures and travel disruptions. Officials report stranded residents, blocked roads, and emergency leaks as crews work to clear drifts and restore access. Local agencies urge caution and monitor conditions.
Docking Proposes Record Budget for State Colleges
Topeka Governor Docking proposes total next year expenditures of 41.9 million for Kansas six state supported colleges and universities, up from 39.1 million this year. The plan includes 4.4 million for capital improvements funded largely by the Kansas Education Building Fund, with major projects at Kansas State, State College and the University of Kansas.
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Topeka
George Bocking
Docking
Kansas Education Building ‘Fund
Kansas
State College
University of Kansas
K-State
Fort Hays State College
Kansas State
Emporia State
Pittsburg State
University of Kansas Medical Center
Death of Dr George W Davis Ottawa health officer dies at 88
Dr George W Davis IV 88 longtime Ottawa physician and county health officer died at home Saturday after a two week illness Born March 25 1898 near Toledo he served in WWI and held multiple medical and civic roles He leaves a widow four children five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral set for Tuesday at First Methodist Church. Burial in Princeton cemetery.
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George W. Davis IV
Franklin County
Ottawa
Dr. Davis
Toledo
Maumee River
Davis
Old University School of Medicine
Kansas City
Princeton
Camp Pike
Ark
Red Cross
Asia
Orient
First Methodist Church
Ottawa Lodge No. 18
A.M
Franklin County Medical Association
Kansas State Medical Association
American Medical Association
American Legion
Kaw Council
Boy Scouts of America
Old Medical School
Josephyne Eshom
Park St
Albert 0. Kiesow
Lake of the Forest
Bonner Springs
Jachin B. Davis
New Haven
Tonganoxie
Joe Brenton
North Kansas City
Levi P. Davis
William L Hastie
Osawatomie
Princeton Cemetery
Mc-Vey-Dengel
Ice Causes Two Crashes on Ottawa Roads
Ice on Sunday caused two separate crashes in the Ottawa area within 30 minutes. At 4:30 p.m. Giles Harris and Ray Koontz collided at Sycamore and Powhattan as their cars skidded on ice. Damages were estimated at 100 dollars for Harris and 25 for Koontz. At 5 p.m. Joe Bitner and Don Pickenpaugh crashed at John Brown and Homewood Road when Bitner skidded and hit Pickenpaugh’s truck. both vehicles sustained heavy damage.
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Harris
Koontz
Joe N. Bitner
Newton
Willys
Don A. Pickenpaugh
Williamsburg
John Brown Road
Homewood Road
Homewood
Sheriff's Office
Bitner
Pickenpaugh
Eitner
Eisenhower Urges Quick Aid for Four Year School Grants
President Eisenhower asked Congress to pass a four year program of federal grants totaling 1.3 billion dollars to aid states in building new schools. He urged action on its own merits to avoid fights over racial integration and related issues. He also proposed 750 million dollars in federal authorization to buy local school construction bonds when districts cannot sell them at reasonable rates.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
House
Powell
D-Ny
Senate
Pick Jury To Hear Spy Cases
NEW YORK Selection of a special federal grand jury to hear the cases of three persons arrested by the FBI in a Soviet spy ring investigation starts today. Judge Sidney A. Sugarman will preside over impaneling of the 23 member jury at the U.S. court. U.S. Atty. Paul W. Williams went to Washington to confer with Justice Department officials on possible penalties if convicted.
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New York
FBI
Sidney A. Sugarman
U.S
Paul W. Williams
Washington
Justice Department
Violence over integration rocks Montgomery city
In Montgomery Alabama a Negro home and a service station taxi stand were dynamited in a wave of racially charged violence. Nearby an undetonated bomb was found smoldering on the porch of a leader linked to integration efforts.
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Montgomery
Alah
Integration Movement
Retailers Will Elect Officers Ottawa meeting set at North American hotel
A meeting of Ottawa retailers is called for 10 a.m. tomorrow at the North American hotel dining room. Dean Nossinger, president of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, will welcome attendees. A retail committee chairperson will be elected and the 1957 committee members chosen. Recommendations on 1957 holidays and plans for Ottawa events will be discussed. Coffee will be served.
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Ottawa
Dean Nossinger
Otawa Chamber of Commerce
Nossinger
Fired For Remarks On Mid East Plans
Washington fired an Information Agency officer in Seoul for denouncing Eisenhower's Middle East proposal as a blank check for one man rule. Charles Edmundson made the criticism in Tokyo yesterday and was ordered to resign and recalled to Washington.
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Washington
Far East
Eisenhower
Middle East
Charles Edmundson
U.S. Information Agency
Seoul
Tokyo
Kansas Day festivities draw Topeka crowd in 1950s style
Topeka hosts Kansas Day events with Gov candidates set to speak at noon and a banquet featuring George Murphy as the main speaker. Prominent Republicans and their wives attend receptions as preparations for future elections underscore a coast-to-coast TV plan.
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Topeka
Kansas
NBC
Sevcan Club
Kansas Day Club
Promi
George
Murphy
Bob Considine
Republiis
America-fort
Budget plan boosts state outlay by 23 million
Governor George Docking proposed a record 282.8 million dollar budget for the next fiscal year, a 23.1 million rise over the current year's 259.6 million. He urged lawmakers to review each agency's programs to fit citizen finances, noting 12.5 million in sales tax results go to local governments to curb property rates.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
Budget In Brief Topline on Gov Docking Expenditures
Proposed state budgets for the next fiscal year outline a total of 297,118,413 dollars in requests with current year spending of 259,619,999 dollars and next year proposed at 282,757,813 dollars. Agencies cover State operations, local government aid, and capital improvements with detailed figures for 1958 and earlier years.
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George Docking
Usted
Budget plan calls for 1958 tax and program boosts
Governor Docking outlined a revised state budget citing a 23.2 million rise in total expenditures driven by more federal funds, especially for the State Highway Department. Federal receipts are set to climb to 74.8 million, with highway funds jumping to 42 million. The plan includes increases for colleges, high schools, welfare, and agency operating costs, while urging agencies to seek savings where possible.
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Docking
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Statutorical’ Society
Brand Commission S.O
Highs Board of Health
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Pottawatomie
Gard James
Tiana
Mela
Richmond
Charles Moberly
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Goodland
Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
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Uuclinr
Willingham
Patrick Deely
Frank Sain
Thel
Lamb Ambulance
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