Side Swipes Recall Garfield Assassination Forty Years Ago
Side Swipes recalls 76 years ago today at 10 am the assassination of President James A. Garfield. J. C. Floyd, Republican from 15th and Main, remembers voting for Benjamin Harrison in 1892 and proudly notes his father fought at Gettysburg.
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J.C. “Cash” Floyd
15Th and
Main
The
Herald
James A. Garfield
Floyd
Ottawa
Taclede
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Gettysburg
73 year old man walks across U S Route 66 to New York
Patrick P. Thienes a 73 year old retiree from San Diego is walking across the United States. He plans to follow Route 66 to Tulsa and hopes to reach New York by Sept 5 averaging 42 miles a day and says he has many miles left to walk. He left San Diego last Saturday.
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San Bernardino
Calif
San Diego
United States
Patrick P. Thienes
Tulsa
New York
Mostly fair weather with thundershowers in Kansas
Mostly fair conditions prevail this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. A few thundershowers likely in the extreme northeast today and extreme southwest tonight. Local temperatures warmer this afternoon with lows near 70 to 75 and highs in the 90s. Transportation note mentions Apples Highland Orch 174 crest.
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Kansas
City Officials To Observe Diesel Engine Test In San Francisco
Mayor Kenneth Andrews and two commissioners will travel to San Francisco Saturday with City Clerk Don Capper to witness a test of a 16 cylinder diesel engine generator bid by Enterprise Engine and Machinery Co. The trip, hosted at no city cost, aims to verify operating performance before any purchase decision. The test will also involve officials from Waverly, Iowa, and the Enterprise unit is designed to produce 3500 kilowatts at 360 RPM with a 17 inch bore and 21 inch stroke. bid totals are 537,911 dollars plus 2,156 for remote control equipment.
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Kenneth Andrews
Ivan Brown
Howard Duncan
Don Capper
San Francisco
Andrews
Enterprise Engine and Machinery Co
Ottawa
Enterprise
Waverly
Iowa
Capper
Hurricane Toll Is Worst Yet In Louisiana Says Peterson
Former Civil Defense administrator Peter B. Peterson told President Eisenhower the Louisiana hurricane disaster was the worst he had seen for devastation and loss of life. He urged warning devices and public adherence to evacuation orders and discussed a home outlet device that would trigger radios to broadcast warnings. Final tests and contracts are pending with a projected cost of four to five dollars.
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Washington
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
Louisiana
Peterson
Civil Defense
White House
Civil Defense Agency
Order Issued To Boxing Official
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ordered boxing promoters James D. Norris and Arthur M. Wirtz of the International Boxing Club to divest their Madison Square Garden Corp. stock and resign as officers by November 1. The ruling concludes injunctive proceedings involving the promoters, MSG Corp., and IBC entities in New York and Illinois following a March 8 verdict finding Norris, Wirtz, and IBC guilty of monopoly in promoting championship bouts in the United States.
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New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
James D. Norris
Arthur M. Wirtz
International Boxing Club
Madison Square Garden Corp
IBC
Illinois
Iris
Wirtz
United States
Traffic Toll Topeka Fatalities Report 1957Daily Toll
State Accident Records Section reports 247 traffic fatalities to date in 1957, and 309 in the same period of 1956. The latest figures include one previously unreported fatality.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dulles Says Disarmament Possible Without China
Secretary of State Dulles said a world disarmament system could be worked out even with Communist China barred from the basic treaty. He argued Red China could cooperate or others would act to protect themselves. he also forecast evolutionary change toward more freedom in Russia, while China shows revolutionary elements. He stressed recognition hinges on international respectability, not internal policy.
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Washington
Dulles
China
Red China
Russia
United States
San Francisco
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
Sun Shines After Rainy Spell in Ottawa County
The region enjoyed a welcome change from extended wet weather harming the wheat crop. Ottawa logged about .01 inch of rain last night with lanes nearby reporting up to a half inch in spots. Forecasts call for warm humid conditions and possible scattered thundershowers later today. Local rivers show mixed movement as the Marais des Cygnes falls to 15.5 feet while the Kaw, Smoky Hill and Solomon rise gradually and Saline recedes.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Lane
Weather Bureau
Marais Des Cygne
Two Children Found Beaten To Death in Bristol Hoax
In Bristol England two children Royston Sheasby age 5 and his sister June age 7 were found beaten to death and buried in a shallow grave near a mental hospital after being missing since June 20. About 10,000 volunteers searched for them. A ransom note demanding 200 pounds had been sent to local papers last week but detectives deemed it a hoax.
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Bristol
England
Royston Sheasby
Sunken Ammunition Ship Blows Up
A sunken World War II ammunition ship exploded seven miles off Okinawa killing at least 32 Okinawans involved in a salvage operation. Authorities say the detonation likely came from an underwater torch used during salvage.
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Naha
Okinawa
Retail Stores Open on Wednesday Night
Ottawa retail stores will stay open Wednesday evenings until 8 30 pm marking a new practice announced by the Chamber of Commerce retail committee. Several grocery stores will keep Saturday evening hours but remain closed Wednesday evenings.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Fire Loss In June Totals 535 Dollars In Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Department reports June fire losses of 535 dollars from four regular alarms four still alarms and four miscellaneous calls. Incidents include a gasoline fire at Rex Shisler 1450 S Cedar June 6 an electric heater at Ira Happy 617 Cedar June 12 and a car fire at Bruce Fleiming 430 Beech June 27.
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Ottawa Fire Department
Rex Shisler
S. Cedar
Ira Happy
I. Cedar
Howard
S. Locust
Bruce Fleiming
Beech
3Rd
Main
Music and Art Camp At Lawrence Is On
The 20th annual Midwestern Music and Art Camp on the University of Kansas campus has attracted 556 students from 31 states, a record enrollment. The six week session continues through July 28 with 273 from Kansas, 97 from Missouri, 54 from Oklahoma, 21 from Nebraska, 10 from Iowa and 4 from Arkansas.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Arkansas
Mike Todd Plans Lavish London Charity Party
Film producer Mike Todd hosts a 1700 guest charity premiere of Around the World in 80 Days at the Astoria Theatre costing about 30 000 pounds. Afterward guests sail to Battersea Gardens on five steamboats, with coins for slot machines and 25 large umbrellas for rain, all funded by Todd.
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London
Mike Todd
Mike
Astoria Theater
Todd
Thames River
Battersea Festiva Gardens
Lions Club Fourth of July plans for Ottawa forest park
Plans are nearing completion for Ottawa’s Lions Club Fourth of July celebration chaired by Frank Holden. The event features a B. G. Doc Starkweather fireworks display, rides, concessions, a band under William Barker, and the Atoms for Peace bus from the Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce. The day also includes a safety advisory about Starkweather’s setup area, and the usual park gatherings at the swimming pool and picnic areas. Franklin County’s assessed valuation reached 40,929,101, up from 40,510,561 in 1956, with Ottawa city valuation at 11,878,975. county population is 20,262, down 104 from last year.
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Lions Club
Forest Park
Frank Holden
B. G
Doc’’ Starkweather
Starkweather
Holden
Lions
William Barker
Atoms For Peace
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County
Ottawa County animal and valuation report highlights Franklin County
Know Your Carrier Ottawa's population is 10 706, down from 10 853. Franklin County lists 3 035 dogs: 1 888 male, 1 147 female, 966 spayed, 181 unspayed. Cattle 35 710. sheep 5 285. swine 1 645. Township valuations show 1956 figures with towns contributing 13 945 681 total. Ottawa leads at 11 878 975. Population shifts include Ottawa down to 10 706. Wellsville up to 967. Richmond 370. Pomona 402. Lane 254. others change modestly. Oil and gas property valued at 693 720. Spears notes some corporate valuations pending.
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Franklin County
Centropolis
Cutler
Franklin
Greenwood
Harrison
Hayes
Homewood
Lincoln
Ohio
Ottawa
Peoria
Pomona
Pottawatomie
Richmond
Wiliamsburg
Lane
Princeton
Rantoul
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Spears
Flooded Tescolt residents relocate amid water shortages
In Tescolt Kansas flooded residents moved to higher ground as drinking water pressure dropped due to a suspected main break. The Saline River rose to about 29.2 feet with two to three feet of floodwater in town while National Guard and civil defense volunteers used boats and trucks to evacuate and supply groceries to displaced families.
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Tescott
Kas
Kansas
W. C. Anderson
Salina
Linecoln
Culver
Tescolt
Bids Open July 30 for K State Home Economics Building
Topeka bids will be opened July 30 for a 1.7 million dollar, three story home economics building at Kansas State College. The facility will house classrooms laboratories and offices for the entire home economics department. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
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Topeka
Kansas State College
Western nations seek staged H bomb test suspension terms
London four Western members of the U N disarmament subcommittee said Russia's offer for international inspection could permit a temporary suspension of hydrogen bomb tests. Britain France Canada and the United States rejected immediate two to three year suspension and called for negotiations on duration timing controls and verification. A group of experts under the five nation subcommittee would draft an inspection system to verify suspensions while tying any halt to stopping production of fissionable materials. The Western delegation had signaled plans to press Russians on terms for halting the arms race at today’s meeting.
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London
U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
United States
Five Nation
U. N
Hickman Waives Preliminary Hearing in Bank Robbery Case
John Sweeney Hickman 51 of Ottawa Kansas waived preliminary hearing on a charge of robbing the Citizens Exchange Bank at Orrick of 10770. Hickman hospitalized with pneumonia since arrest, released to authorities. Ray County Magistrate bound him to circuit court for September term. bond set at 15000.
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Richmond
Citizens Exchange Bank
Orrick
John Sweeney Hickman
Ottawa
Kas
Hickman
Ray County
David A. Thompson
Thoughtful Thief Steals in Reading Pa Burglary
A burglar broke into the home of Mrs. Cecelia Firek in Reading while she was away on vacation. Clothing suitcases and a record player were taken and other items disappeared. The thief broke a kitchen window but it was repaired with fresh putty.
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Reading
Cecelia Firek
Bride Of Girard Married, Then Target Of Extortion
William S. Girard married his Japanese fiancee at CAMP WHITTINGTON Japan. The bride, Mrs Haru Candy Girard, was approached by Fukuku Shimizu a paroled extortioner who demanded two million yen condolence money for the family of the woman Girard is accused of killing. The demand came less than three hours after the wedding papers were filed at the U S Embassy in Tokyo. Shimizu claimed anger in Somagahara over the marriage and cited Akikichi Sakai the husband of the scrap metal scavenger killed near the Soma firing range.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William S. Girard
Fukuku Shimizu
Girard
Haru Candy Girard
U. S
Tokyo
White Chapel
U. S Army
Candy
Shimizu
Somagahara
Akikichi Sakai
Sakai
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Chuck LeMaster
Ottawa Municipal Airport
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Apples Highland Orch
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Haley
Zellner
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E. E. Haley
Lamar Phillips
Khrushchev
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James Smail
Ing
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