Wheat soil bank payments reach Franklin County farmers
Franklin County farmers receive soil bank wheat payments totaling about 20 000 dollars with roughly 11 000 already mailed. The ASC from the Department of Agriculture states checks cover wheat acreages in the soil bank and corn payments follow later. The report notes the payments are distributed by office at 2nd and Walnut.
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Franklin County
ASC
Department of Agriculture
2Nd and
Walnut
Cars Damaged In Centropolis Collision
George E. Myers, 16, with parents in his car, stopped on a county road in Centropolis to talk to a mailman. Donald L. Willford, 17, following, failed to stop in time and struck Myers. Skid marks in gravel measured 36 feet. Major damage to both vehicles.
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George E. Myers
RFD
Willard Lister
Myers
Centropolis
Lister
Donald L. Willford
Willford
Weather forecast clouds showers and warm spell
Cloudy to partly cloudy this afternoon through Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Showers start west this afternoon, spread across the state tonight, then east Tuesday with storms west Tuesday afternoon. Warmer conditions, little temperature change, lows 60s west to lower 70s east, highs Tuesday 90s to 95.
Flood Crest Near Flood Stage In Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa area escaped major flooding as the Marais des Cygnes river crested at 22.8 feet on Saturday night and then fell to 21.714 feet by noon. Rain totals for six months exceeded normal by 5.24 inches with many Kansans recalling 1951 flood conditions. Nearby towns recorded heavy rains and localized flooding with road closures along K14, K18 and other routes as streams such as the Solomon and Smoky Hill rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Stranded climbers rescued from Mt Adams ice fall
Four weekend climbers were rescued early today after spending the night stranded on a snow covered ice fall high on Mt Adams in the Cascade Range. Names include David Bishop 22 Toppenish and Mike McGuire 20 Yakima, with Dr Robert Uber 40 and Robert Swenson 33, both of Yakima, all in good condition.
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Goldendale
Wash
Mt. Adams
David Bishop
Toppenish
Mike McGuire
Yakima
Colorado School of Mines
Golden Colo
Robert Uber
Robert Swenson
Klickitat County
Sheriff's Office
Cascade Range
Seattle
St Benedicts College Atchison 100th Anniversary
The 100th anniversary of St Benedicts College Atchison will be celebrated in August with pontifical masses scheduled for August 11 16 and 29.
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Atchison
St. Benedict’s College of Atchison
Deadline For Trip Extended To July 11 Baseball Trip
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce extends the deadline for purchasing baseball trip tickets to next Friday. A large Ottawan group will depart July 11 at 5:30 from Hickory Street parking lot, buses load at 5:15, price 4.25 includes transport and game ticket. About 600 tickets sold, 150 remain at the chamber office for Athletics versus Yankees.
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Peg Carr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Athletics
Hickory Street
2Nd
Kansas City
Ottawa
Athletics
New York Yankees
Carr
U S Grants Jordan More Aid Amid Financial Strain
Washington reports Jordan, hit by the end of Britain’s subsidy last year, received an additional 20 million dollars in U S economic aid. The State Department announced a 10 million dollar grant to bolster finances and a separate 10 million dollar grant for military equipment was issued on Saturday.
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Washington
Jordan
Britain
U. S
State Department
Middle Eastern
City Delays Buying Engine For Power Plant
Ottawa officials postponed decision on a diesel engine and generator contract for the electric plant. Burns & McDonnell and engineers narrowed four bids to two Cooper Bessemer and Nordberg eliminated for size and cost. Enterprise Engine and Worthington remain under study with a test in San Francisco next week and city leaders plan to attend.
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Ottawa Electric
City Hall
Ottawa Commissioners
Burns & McDonnell
Kansas City Consulting Engineers
Nordberg Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
Cooper-Bessemer Corp
Mount Vernon
Enterprise Engine
Worthington Corporation
Kansas City
A. F. Hartung
Enterprise
San Francisco
Kenneth Andrews
Howard Duncan
Ivan Brown
Hartung
Kansas Wheat Crop Hit by Continuous Rains
Topeka reports heavy rains across Kansas have damaged ripened wheat. Officials fear larger losses as flood and flattening occur, with estimates revised for July 10. Harvest delayed by three weeks, abatement of 24 percent expected from 5.08 million harvested of 6.65 million planted. Santa Fe predicts 92.5 million bushels possible amid ongoing wet weather.
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Topeka
Kansas
Santa Fe Railroad
Mass Burial Planned For Nameless Hurricane Dead
Debris from the Cameron area reveals many more hurricane victims raising unofficial death toll estimates to about 450. Sheriff Reid reports 246 bodies on hand with more arriving as federal and state civil defense officials monitor the disaster in Lake Charles. Officials warn of a health crisis as typhoid vaccines run low and pestilence fears rise amid mass identification efforts. Authorities and Red Cross note tens of thousands homeless across southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.
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Lake Charles
Cameron
Ham Reid
Calcasieu Parish
Reid
Fetoren
Louisiana
Audrey
Gulf of Mexico
Lisenhower
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Saline River floods Tescott in Kansas hours after heavy rain
Saline River rose after overnight rains to about 29 feet 4 inches in Saline and 30 feet expected, flooding Tescott with two to three feet of water on all streets. Rescue boats and National Guard trucks stood by as residents, including mayor's wife, stayed put. The town of 450 continued business as usual despite the flood, with wading residents and little current. The area has seen rising water after recent high levels, with Saline previously reaching 29 feet 10 inches last week.
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Tescott
Kas
Saline
Kansas Village
National Guard
W. C. Anderson
Tomorow
Salina
Ottawa County
Docking Announces 20 State Board Appointments
Gov George Docking announced 20 appointments and reappointments to state boards including the basic science examiners and healing arts boards created by the 1957 Legislature. Named were Dr Merle E Brooks Emporia State Teachers College Dr E J Wimner Kansas State College Dr L C Heckert Pittsburg State Dr Robert E Stowell Kansas University and Dr Edwin Martin Fr Nays State. Also named were Dr Stanley Davis Columbus Dr Louis L Brosette Kansas City Dr Robert Moore Lansing Dr Francis J Nash Kansas City Dr William P Callahan Wichita Dr Billens C Gradinger Halstead and Dr J B Donley Kingman all on the healing arts board with Davis Donley and Gibson noted as osteopaths. The commission includes three chiropractors though Docking faced a court injunction delaying those appointments pending the outcome of a suit by chiropractors. Other new appointees include Stanley J Hagan Lyons to the state board of registration and examination of architects replacing Charles Shaver Salina. Howard Blanchard Gardner City to fill an expired term on the State Architects Board. J Glen Hilyard Douglas to the State Board of Embalming replacing Eugene S Parker Topeka. Reappointments include Sister M Miriam Great Bend Ilse Stag Wichita C V Waddington Wichita and C C Parrish Great Bend on nursing engineering and other boards.
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Topeka 7
George Docking
Board of
Merle E. Brooks
Emporia State Teachers College
E. J. Wimmer
Kansas State College
L.C. Heckert
Pittsburg State
Robert E. Stowell
Kansas University
Edwin Martin
Nays State
New Healing Arts Board
Stanley Davis
Columbus
Louis L. Brosette
Kansas City
Robert Moore
Lansing
Francis J. Nash
William P. Callahan
Wichita
Billens C. Gradinger
Halstead
J. B. Donley
Kingman
Davis
Donley
Gibson
Docking
Stanley J. Hagan
Lyons
State Board of Registration and Examination of Architects
Charles Shaver
Salina
Howard Blanchard
Garder ‘City
State Architects Board
Arthur Warris
J. Glen Hilyard
Douglas
State Board of Embalming
Eugene 8. Parker
Topeka
M. Miriam
Great Bend
Ilse Stag
State Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education
C. V. Waddington
State Board of Engineering
C. C. Parrish
Hotel and Restaurant Board
Seven Killed In Missouri Flash Flood Disaster
IRONTON Missouri was hit by flash floods and strong winds leaving seven dead and extensive damage. Coroner C A Howell put property losses near one million dollars. Roads and rails blocked by slides. Red Cross reported 80 homes damaged or destroyed and 32 buildings struck. Fourteen fishermen spent the night in trees as floodwaters rose. Surviving residents recounted dramatic rescues and drownings including Robert Kitchens his five children and Mrs Juanita Mitchenis. Rescue boats recovered the bodies and saved others trapped in the rising surge.
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The
Red Cross
Robert Kitchens
Graniteville
Robert Jr
Arthur Newton
Evelyn Elaine
Thomas
Dennis Ray
Juanita Mitchenls
Kitchens
Wilson
Grubville
St. Louis
Woman survives six days in Big Bend cave rescue
Mrs. Clifford S. White, believed dead, was found by Powder Patrol and Civil Air Patrol in Big Bend National Park after six days hiding in a mountain cave. Her husband died near their stalled air conditioned station wagon as he left to seek help. A food and water drop was made and a doctor flew in. White waved a blouse to indicate survival as park officials confirmed the recovery about 9 am.
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Alpine
Tex
Clifford S. White
Big Bend National Park
Powder Patrol
Civil Air Patrol
Mag. White
Robert W. Fauk
Border Patrol
George W. Miller
Fort Worth
West German Army Units Join NATO Command
West Germany handed over its first army units to NATO command. Three under strength infantry divisions with about 13,000 men each at 60 to 80 percent strength, plus two corps headquarters and a minesweeper flotilla, join the Western Alliance seven years after rearmament was proposed. The force remains in training before combat readiness.
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BOMNZ
West Germany
NATO
Western Alliance
Holiday Toll Prediction for Independence Day
Chicago reports the National Safety Council warning that the 102 hour Fourth of July holiday period could see up to 535 traffic deaths, a potential new high, with 413 deaths recorded during Memorial Day weekend. NSC President Ned Dearborn urged extra caution to curb fatalities.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
NSC
Ned Dear
School Man Retires as Jefferson County Supt
Oskaloosa Kansas Wyatt Gragg retires after eight years as Jefferson County superintendent of schools. Ira N. H. Bramell of Perry Kansas high school principal succeeds him. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
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Oskaloosa
Kas
Wyatt Gragg
Jefferson County
Ira N. H. Brammell
Perry
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Dwight Sonnenberg
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Okla
Chuck Langdon
Marais Des Cygnes
Saline River
Beloit
Smoky Hill
Ellsworth
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Derby
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Sterling
Liberal
Goodland
Hill City
Phillipsburg
Norton
Hays
Russell
Ardent City
Dodge City
Clay Center
Pittsburg
Iola
Ft. Scott
Wamega
Osage City
Leroy
Texas
Larry Stephenson
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Ironton
C. A. Howell
Albert Batteral
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Arthur Willson
Arcadia
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