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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1955
Page
5
The piece notes men drop neckties as heat rises, favor lightweight shoes and short sleeves, with Bermuda shorts easing comfort at home. Downtown standards lag for men's shorts, while Highway Patrolmen still wear all wool uniforms with ties, contrasting with women in colorful sun dresses and casual wear.
Schedule of Fourth of July events in Ottawa includes a parade Saturday at 2 p.m. starting City Park and ending Forest Park, a rodeo Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. at East Wilson street roping grounds, Lions Club festival Monday in Forest Park with rides games and prizes, a Monday baseball game at 2 p.m. in Forest Park Pomona town team vs National Guard semi pro, hourly prize drawings from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. prizes total about 450 dollars, family picnics Sunday and Monday in Forest Park, fireworks Monday at dusk from the north park with a grand prize power lawnmower awarded at 11 p.m.
An Ottawa man Junior Dale Fletcher 33 was cited for drunken driving after a sideswipe crash at Wilson and Main. Fletcher in a 1948 Chevrolet collided with a northbound 1950 Pontiac driven by N M Dunn 36 of Wichita. Fletcher fined 100 and jailed seven days. Damages: Fletcher car 150 Pontiac 100. Incident 114 this year. Danny Cleland son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Cleland underwent heart valve enlargement operation at KU Medical Center and will be checked July 6. The Clelands rent the Rees home. Mr Cleland begins as Vocational Ag teacher. Lauren Gaddis family moved out.
Kansas State Bank of Ottawa Kansas invites farmers to apply for commodity credit grain loans. The notice emphasizes local agricultural financing options and service for area growers.
Weidmann Tire & Battery Service advertises a sale on Kelvinator appliances at ten percent above cost for three days. The listing also provides a confusing numeric string 182-¢-151, with no additional context.
The Associated Press reports early July Fourth tolls across the U S. In the first 12 hours 32 deaths occurred from traffic 19 drownings 7 and other causes 6. Predictions estimate 380 highway fatalities by Monday midnight.
Police urge motorists to use Main street with new no left turn signs to ease heavy Fourth of July traffic. Citizens attending Forest Park fireworks are advised to enter by the main gate and head north to the ball diamond with officers directing cars at the gate and near the diamond to prevent parked cars in the danger zone and to curb firecracker tossing. Lamb Ambulance is listed as Phone 380.
Melvern residents and members of the Booster Club thank Congressman Errett P. Scrivner for efforts on flood control projects in the Marais des Cygnes valley. They congratulate him on securing appropriations for Turtle Creek Ottawa and Pomona and express hope to start the Melvern Dam.
Pittsburgh based steel firms including U.S. Steel and the Big Six agreed to a 15 cent an hour wage boost to end the nationwide strike. Prices rose about $7.50 per ton as major producers signaled further increases. Union leaders expect additional contracts signed while profits rise and production is set to approach record levels through 1955.
A group of 41 Bennett Creamery employees traveled to a Kansas City Detroit double header last night. The trip was to be by chartered bus but it failed to arrive, so the group went in cars. F. R. Bennett Jr. and Bob Anderson represented management. the rest were employees.
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies this afternoon tonight and Sunday with scattered thunderstorms in central north and southwest portions late today and tonight and possibly in the north central and extreme northeast Sunday. Winds from the west and central today with cooler air in the northwest and north central tonight. Tonight’s low 50s to 70s, Sunday high near 90 northwest to upper 90s southeast and south central. High yesterday 91 at 3 15 p.m. Low today 72 at 4 50 a.m. Hourly temps shown for 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today with readings from 74 to 88 and overnight lows around 79 to 84. Record highs and lows for this date noted. Yesterdays SW moderate river reading of .95 foot.
Ottawa endured hot and humid conditions with a morning low of 72 degrees and a high near 91. The weather bureau reported warm conditions across the eastern half of the nation while Mullen Pass Montana saw 32 degrees. Thunder showers swept the upper Mississippi valley and showers affected the Great Lakes region.
The sale of Kansas driver's licenses may start sooner than expected with Highway Director Walter Ragan stating sales probably can begin July 5 instead of July 11 due to a printing delay.
Classified notice offering bundles of old newspapers for sale at the Herald office priced at 10 cents per bundle. Includes contact details minimal or implied collection point.
Art Jensen a state Highway Patrolman for 16 years has been promoted to lieutenant in the Patrol He is one of seven new lieutenants named today by Col Tom Glasscock patrol superintendent The positions were created by the 1955 Legislature Jensen will continue to work out of Ottawa in the patrols Fourth Division The division runs from the Franklin Douglas county line to the Oklahoma state line and is bounded east by the Missouri line and west by Lyon county and counties south of Lyon Jensen joined the patrol Sept 18 1939
Gov. Fred Hall disclosed twenty one appointments or reappointments to state executive positions, boards and commissions. Frank Oberg declines renewal but stays till successor named. New picks include Albert Dickerson to head the 3.2 beer division, plus several names to Grain Advisory, Banking, and Savings and Loan boards with four year terms and a July 1 1957 end date where applicable.
The City of Ottawa proposes a yearly budget for 1956 with a 1 mill levy increase to 20 mills and total expenditures of 1 353 151 90. It lists a 12 000 reserve for anticipated Flood Control bond interest and a 40 000 item for Ottawa's share of Main Street resurfacing if state funds are available. Valuation rises about 300 000 excluding annexed areas, with future increases expected from annexations including South Main district and Highland Heights. A public hearing is set for July 13 at 7 30 p m in city hall where officials will answer questions.
Ottawa’s naval recruiting office in the courthouse yesterday became a two man station. Joining electrician’s mate first class Victor G Church as a recruiter for Ottawa and vicinity was Lewey Kittle of Emporia a chief petty officer. Kittle has served in the navy since 1941 and was last at Hutchinson. Church has been here two months and replaced Thad Wier as local recruiter.
Three youths were cited by police early today for throwing firecrackers from a moving car in the 100 block of South Main near the taxi stand. Rollin C Williams James W Marconett of Olathe Naval Air Base and Vernon Chism of 601 N Cherry forfeited $5 bonds in police court.
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