Ottawa area brief items mix town news and notices
Short Ottawa items report gambling on cap and exercises at the phon Herald office and hospital, payroll, and local business notes. Police cited Roy Supernaw for reckless driving, Dr John Ise set to retire at 70 in June, a parking-space fine, and a surgery note for Mrs. Aubrey Leslie. Details include Stolen items from a truck, recalls of old Ottawa times, and local church and library updates with naval scholarship trials for two Ottawa High students and a musical comedy production.
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Phon
Ing
Sclarence Kirkland
Homewood
Meee Skaur Uiy
John Ise
Kansas
M. W. Holmes
S. Elm
Ottawa High School
Victor Herbert
Danny Dither
Arizona
Hall Forces Gain Control For Kansas Day Club Presidency
TOPEKA Kansas Hall backed by the Hall administration and attorney Howard Harper of Junction City is named president of the Kansas Day Club for 1956. Supporters of Gov Fred Hall bypassed rival faction mayor Emmett Wilson of Independence, continuing a tradition that the previous runner up leads next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Howard Harper
Junction City
Hall
Kansas Day Club
Harper
Fred Hall
Emmett Wilson
Independence
Ithe
Jin
Itha Atuh
Deaths and political event mark Kansas GOP anniversary
Funeral services were held for Mark David Cowdin infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cowdin at McVey-Dengel Mortuary. Ida B. Covington of Topeka was elected vice president as the remainder of the administration slate was chosen to govern. The two day GOP celebration of the state's 4th birthday anniversary concluded with a speech by Rep. Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania and Gov. Fred F. Hoover’s brief intro urging Eisenhower reelection in 1986.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida B. Covington
Kingman
McVey-Dengel
Harry Snyder Jr
Topeka
Sec
Mark David
Robert C
Cowdin
Ransom Me
Richard M. Simpson
GOP
Congressional Campaign Committee
Fred Hail
Simpson
Eisenhower
Polio Victim Flown To Kansas City For Treatment
A 28 year old polio victim Mrs Beverly M Brewster of Atchison Kansas was flown from Norfolk Virginia to the Olathe Naval Air Station and admitted to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. Her husband Lt Richard E Brewster died of the disease and her daughter Deborah aged 2 recovered. The case follows an August outbreak that struck the Brewster family as they stayed with relatives in Norfolk.
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Kansas City
Kas
Norfolk
Beverly M. Brewster
Atchison, Kas
Olathe Naval Air Station
Brewster
Mr. Millikan
Atchison
University of Kansas Medical Center
Richard E. Brewster
Clyde Brewster
Hays
Deborah
Norfolk Naval Hospital
Hospital Notes Admits and Births in Local Community
Admitted: Mrs. Mary E. Miller and several others from Elm Street Monroe Courts Wellsville and Baldwin area. Births reported for Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Davis Williamsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt Baldwin with weighs 7 lb 6 oz and 10 lb 6 oz respectively. Dismissed: Fred Meador and Mary Kunard. Mrs. Bill Atkinson and baby son and other local residents noted.
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Mary E. Miller
Elm St
John Woodin
Monroe Courts
Joe Reams
Max Wiseman
Wellsville
Ronald Mavity
Wendell Davis
Williamsburg
Porter Hunt
Baldwin
Fred Meador
Mary Kunard
E Wilson
Bill Atkinson
Baby Son
E. Wilson
C. W. McCartney
North American Hotel
George Cook
Pine
William Allison
Obituary notices from Ottawa area deaths and services
The Ottawa area reports the deaths of Besse F. Bandy aged 81 from a stroke at Ransom Memorial hospital with burial in Hope cemetery after a life in Ottawa and Kansas City and a San Francisco daughter survivor, plus a sister of Mrs. Hubbard and a memorial appeal to polio funds. Also noted are memorial service details for infant burial and a Stockton California sister death with services in Ottawa related circles.
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Besse F. Bandy
William E. Berger
Hope Cemetery
Quincy, Omaha and Kansas
San Francisco
Calif
Sam Hubbard
McVey - Dengel
Polio Fund
Ed Crawford
Elsie Ciceroni
Stockton
Frisby and Warren Funeral Home
Tony
Karl Schlief
8Th St
Ottawa
Jane Schleif
Oklahoma City
Nelson Hinds
Manhattan Beach
Ore
Chester Condit
Truck damage estimate and statement on auto
Stallings said the age of the auto was estimated at 400 dollars. The truck sustained no damage according to Stallings.
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Stallings
Truck Crash Kills Six En Route Picnic Near Toowomba
A Salvation Army picnic caravan overturned a cliff near Toowomba Australia killing six people including the driver and injuring 15. The group was transporting children to a Salvation Army outing when the tragedy occurred.
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Toowomba
Australia
Salvation Army
Small War Danger Cited in Army Testimony
Secretary of the Army Stevens warned the House Armed Services Committee that small wars pose a threat alongside large scale conflicts. He noted reduced manpower and funds while stressing vigilance against subversion and creeping expansion as alternatives to stalemates. He did not name any specific danger area and did not comment on budget cuts or Ridgway’s views on Formosa defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stevens
House Armed Services Committee
Matthew B Ridgway
United States
Formosa
Two Injured In Car-Truck Crash Near Tonganoxie
Two men were injured early today in a car truck collision on U S 24 40 near Tonganoxie. Richard Lane Silver 24 Webster City Iowa and Ran som H Lindsay 24 New York stayed at the YMCA in Kansas City Kas. Silver in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Truck driver James es Barker 33 Kansas City Mo escaped with bruises.
Agency Executive Tells of Pressure in Anti-Trust Trial
A former executive of a Kansas City advertising agency testified that Emil Lees, advertising director of The Kansas City Star, urged using radio WDAF for paid promotion to keep agency support for a fashion fair. The Star and Lees face U S District Court trial on anti trust charges over monopolizing news and advertising in the Kansas City area.
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Kansas City U
Kansas Rl Star
WDAF
Star
Emil Lees
U. S
Kansas City
12 Alarm Fire Destroys Baltimore Car Agency
A 12 alarm blaze gutted the Marfin Motor Corp building just north of downtown Baltimore. More than 250 firefighters with 70 pieces of equipment battled the two hour fire. Owner Thomas Martin estimated damages above a million dollars as new cars and repair cars were ruined and the top floors collapsed under the weight.
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Baltimore
Marfin Motor Corp
Thomas Martin
Evacuation Uncertain Over Tachens In Formosa Sight
Taipei debates the evacuation of the Tachens as leaders weigh risks of withdrawal versus holding fast. Nationalists favor staying to defend Quemoy and Matsu if needed, while diplomats split on cease fire links and U.S. withdrawal. Chinese forces, Yikiangshan’s proximity, and Red advances shape the debate.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Finnegan
Chiang Kai-shek
Here
Taipei
Chiang
Tachens
Peiping
Russia
U.N
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
U.S
Yikiangshan
Kansan Killed In Oklahoma Crash
Jerry Jesse Drumm, 20, of Wichita Kansas, was killed early today on U S highway 81, 544 miles north of Kansan. His car hit a concrete culvert, blew a tire and went 160 feet out of control before striking a tree. Invest in Freedom U S Bonds.
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EMD
Oklaw
Jerry Jesse
Drumm
Wichita
Kas
Here
U. S. Highway 81
Highway Patrol
Turnpike contracts total over two million dollars
Kansas contracts for soybeans yellow corn oats and graded eggs were let by the Turnpike Authority and State Highway Commission on Saturday. New members Walter Rugan and Lawrence Blythe join the Highway authority. William P. Timmerman named general counsel at six thousand dollars annually. Natives of Mengale Cameroon are summoned to a mission church by a locomotive bell gift from an American railroad.
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Topeka
Turnpike Authority
Authority
Walter Rugan
Gtate
Lawrence Blythe
White City
House Highways Committee
Mengale
Cameroon
West Africa
Overbrook and Ottawa Farm Sales Schedule
Sale dates for C A Myers and Son list events across Overbrook Ottawa and Richmond areas. February sales include Overbrook Live Stock Overbrook Market Ottawa Market Males Mrs Bentz and Mrs Bryson with units at specified mileages and dates. Community buyers can contact Centropolis 918 or 17 Ottawa Route 4 for details.
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C. A. Myers & Son
Centropolis
Ottawa
Overbrook
Kas
Wilson
Philip Bentz
Pearl Bryson
Southerat
Elizabeth
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McVey Ambulance
Joe Towner
Larry
Texaco
N. Main
al Williams Insurance
Roy Supernaw
Rt. 2
Waverly
Main Street
Renal Biman Neutan Attawa
W. L. Gardner
St. Main
Fola
Aubrey Leslie
Allen County Hospital
A .R. Hay
Lesh
West Wilson St
Bill Hay
Osawatomie
Missouri
Ottawa Barberific Railroad
Knights of Columbus
Thall
Arthur Hayden
West Seventh
Monroe Miles
First Christian Church
Webster's
Ulreh
Kirkland
Bethany Hospital
Naval Reserve
Leroy Hod
Vernon Hay
A. R. Hay
Don Cain
University of Kansas
Martin L
Mel) Stewart
Pomona
Franklin County
FIED
Ronald Vickers
Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
Milo Harris
Les Stallings
A. F. Barthol
Rt. 1
Edward H. McArthy
Edgerton
Mark David Cowdin
Besse K. Bandy
William Luce
Highland Cemetery
Louis H. Dengel
Richard Herrick
Boston
Ronald
Richard
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Kansan
Oklahoma
Freedom—U. S. Bonds
The
William P. Timmerman
R. BE. Page
Atty, At Law
iEarl Hays McGaha
Jack Nelson
Edwin Crabb
Nest
Quenemo
M. EB
Orville Flager
Nelson
G. A. Diamond
Neill George
Waverly Sale Pavilion
Albert Stewart & Son
Albert
Harold
H. R. Perry
Franklin Co. Sais, Wilson and Locust
Ben Printy
Dean Berlin
LAMB
Funeral Home
Porter Spears Agency
Tom Porter
George Spears
Organization of Safe Saving
247
Anchorg Savings Ed Loan Association
D. William Overton
Dean Nossinger
Clarence T. Riceirman
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