Ottawa Bond Vote Discussion Promises Flood Control Action
A public meeting at the North American hotel will discuss the upcoming flood control and water conservation bond issue for Ottawa. Rev. Roger Fredrikson will speak, with Russell Crites presiding, outlining voter outreach plans and group discussions to mobilize support for the April 3 election. The federal project will fund a majority of the work, with local costs covering rights of way and utilities. The effort aims to reduce flood risk for farms, businesses, and homes and ensure river flow for Ottawa and nearby communities.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Roger Fredrikson
Russell Crites
Flood Control Association
City of
Ottawa
Army Engineers
Arza B. Fogle Pioneer Resident of Williamsburg Dies
Arza Bracken Fogle nearly 91, Williamsburg pioneer, died yesterday at his home. Born May 18, 1865 in Brookville PA, he moved to Williamsburg in 1869 and helped found the town. He coached at Baker University 1899-1904, played for Chicago and Baker teams, and later farmed north of Williamsburg. Surviving wife Alice Scott Fogle, daughter Rachel, sons Arza Daniel Walter, two brothers, one sister, six grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Towner's Chapel with Rev. Charles Minsch. interment Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Arza Bracken Fogle
Williamsburg
Brookville
Penn
Baker University
Baldwin
Chicago University
Knox Conservatory of Music
Galesburg
Ill
America
F. C
Phog” Allen
K. U
Fogle
University of Chicago
Amos Alonzo Stagg
California
Mr. Fogle
Methodist Church
International Bible Students
1.C.C.F
M.W.A. Lodges and Security Benefit Association
Fogles
Alice Scott Fogle
Rachel Fogle
Arza Fogle
Daniel Fogle
Ottawa
Walter Fogle
Melvern
William C. Fogle
Frank D. Fogle
Naperville
Zilla Fogle
Ben C. Fogle
Ella Rand
Elizabeth Fogle
Towner’s
Charles Minsch
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Broken leg accident in Kansas home porch fall
Dale Forsythe of 327 Maple suffered a broken left leg last night when he slipped while removing galashes on his porch. He fractured a bone just above the ankle and was taken to Ransom Memorial hospital for treatment.
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Dale Forsythe
Maple
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dangerous TOPEKA highway conditions amid snow and ice
Kansas highways faced dangerous conditions from packed snow and ice today though the State Highway Department reported all roads open.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Department
Near Deadline For New Auto Licenses
County treasurer Elisa beth Briggs announced a deadline of February 15 to purchase motor vehicle license tags without penalty. A 50 cent per month penalty applies after the date. Beginning February 1 the office will close at noon, operating 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. About half the roughly 7,000 tags have been sold.
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Elisabeth Briggs
Weather forecast and 24 hour temperatures
Fair east and partly cloudy west this afternoon through Tuesday with likely snow in extreme northwest tonight and Tuesday. Continued cold with low tonight zero to 10 above and high Tuesday near 20 to the northeast and into the 20s southwest. Hourly readings show mixed numbers with past highs 25 yesterday and 37 year ago, and record lows of 13 below in 1949. River at 49 feet. Classifieds note old newspapers 10c per bundle with local service ads and towing.
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Ween
N. E
Ten Women Perish In Fire Panic At Baltimore Auditorium
A blaze triggered a fatal crush at Arundel Park Auditorium in Baltimore leaving at least ten women dead and nine missing as 1,000 churchgoers rushed for exits. More than 200 injured in the stampede from doorway crushes and trampling. Red Cross records show 18 admitted to nine hospitals and 111 treated. Survivors recalled a calm oyster roast turning to a chaotic, fatal scramble with doors failing to open and people leaping from windows. Former coach Al Barthelme described the scene as brutal and panic driven.
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Baltimore
Arundel] Park Auditorium
Red Cross
St. Rose of Lima
al Barthelme
Baltimore Bullets
Fatigue Forces End To Cairo Flight Attempt
Paris report on William F Judd a 40 year old Trans World Airlines pilot from Kansas who tried a nonstop flight in a Cessna from White Plains to Cairo. After 24 hours 11 minutes aloft he cited icing and fatigue as limits, landing at Toussus le Noble southwest of Paris. He planned Rome refuel then Cairo, with wife Colette and two sons in attendance.
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Paris
William F
Judd
Canaia
White Plains
Cairo
Egypt
Trans :World Airlines
Kansas
Toussus- le-Noble
Rome
Hones
New Haven
Kas
Colette
TWA
Snow Falls 12 Inches in Ottawa Area
Snow dumped 12 inches in Ottawa and surrounding area yesterday lifting moisture and boosting futures for crops. County agent Don Brown calls snow a poor man's fertilizer while merchants cleared sidewalks and towns report heavy early season totals across the Marais des Cygnes valley with Lyndon and Osage City each reporting about 10 inches.
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Ottawa
Don Brown
Marais Des Cygnes
Lyndon
Osage City
Clearing Streets After Night Snow in Ottawa District
Hiram Browning Ottawa street foreman says crews worked through last night and more trucks and a shovel will continue tonight to clear business district sidewalks. Snow is hauled to Locust street bridge and dumped into the Marais des Cygnes river channel. Traffic moves slowly on packed rough streets as snow tires become essential and county road crews are pressed into service.
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Hiram Browning
Ottawa Street
Browning
Main Street
Locust Street
Marais Des Cygnes
Snow Blanket Eases Kansas Drought With New Snowfall
Kansas faces a worsening drought but received temporary relief as a weekend snowstorm dumped 10 to 12 inches in parts of east central Kansas and 3 to 6 inches in southwest wheat belts. Eastern skies cleared with occasional snow forecast for the northwest. subzero readings appeared in western areas while eastern lows reached near zero to 12 above, with highs mostly in the 20s to mid 30s.
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Topeka
Kansas
County roads to reopen by evening says engineer
County engineer Fred Gardner said all county roads should be open for travel by this evening. Some township roads remain blocked by drifting and will take longer to clear.
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Fred Gardner
Rural schools shut by snow across Franklin county area
Franklin county rural officials canceled classes today due to snow clogged country roads. Schools in Wellsville Williamsburg Princeton Pomona Lane Richmond and Appanoose were closed. Some drift reports and unsafe back roads prompted re openings planned for tomorrow while drivers cited 10 to 11 inches of snow around Richmond and lingering drifts on Pomona streets.
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Franklin County
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Princeton
Pomona
Lane
Richmond
Appanoose
Rantoul
Teantoul
J. J. Scott
Scott
Willard Binns
Burg
Jim Sandor
Lane High
Sandor
L. A. Green
Bob Brown
L. C. Dillon
Dillon
Lamar Wallace
Pomona High
Deep Snow Delays School Bus Driver's Route Near Rantoul
Ralph Bloomer, a school bus driver living southwest of Rantoul, described today's heavy snowfall as "deep out here" while residents shovel out his car and clear driveways. The brief notes disruption and community effort underline the local impact of the winter weather.
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Ralph Bloomer
Rantoul
Snowy day spikes Ottawa area school absences
Absences hit high at Junior and high schools in Ottawa today with 86 and 59 out, plus 65 to 70 at Field and 72 at Hawthorne. Lincoln and Garfield stayed near normal as many one teacher schools closed. Sacred Heart reports 28 absent with about half returning later. County may close Mount Hope and Oakland amid broader closures.
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Ottawa
Field School
Hawthorne
Lincoln
Garfield
Murzsc
Col's
Theophane
Sacred Heart School
John Fleming
Mount Hope
Oakland
Crash in Snow Near Wellsville Injures No One
Two cars collided on a county road three miles west of Wellsville during a heavy storm yesterday afternoon. Undersheriff Dean Driscoll reported no injuries. Drivers were James McDaniell of Wellsville and Carolyn Collins of Topeka. The wreck occurred as the woman exited a farm driveway. conditions included multiple slide offs west of Williamson on US 50S with no injuries recorded.
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Wellsville
Dean Driscoll
James McDaniell
Carolyn Collins
Topeka
Driscoll
M Daniel
Williason
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Ottawa High School
Carol Day
Harry Day
S. Main
Elmore Going
John BE. Going
S. Elm
Sandy Hagerty
R. A. Hagerty
Patsy Cupp
John Christian
Cynthia
Roberta
Stephanie
Kay Staneart
Orval Stancart
Willow
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Ruel W. Mitchell
North American Hotel
Verne Chesbro
Gardner Hayden
Herald Office
Gardner
Wellsville High School
Emporia
Bob Conaty
Conaty
Wichita
W. W. Robe
Ardmore
Okla
Robe
Missouri Pacific
Santa ‘Fe
Arza B. Fogle
Azra B. Fogle
Crites Conoco
Lamb Ambulance
Wheat Belt
Garden City
Salina
Goodland
Hill City
Liberal
Dodge City
Russell
Pillsbury
Pittsburg
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