Wheat harvests beat expectations in Ottawa area
Perry Dunn of Baldwin reports harvesting 101 acres with an average yield of 1 bushel per acre, noting bottom land produced 62 bushels per acre, calling it his best wheat yet. A July 4 Forest Park concert replaces the usual Thursday event and runs until fireworks. Major Alex Showalter and Mrs. Showalter’s family contact details are mentioned alongside IPU conference notes and travel behind the Iron Curtain. Park tennis courts and new shuffleboard courts are available for July 4 activities.
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Ottawa
Perry Dunn
Baldwin
the Herald
Dunn
Rose Campbell
N. Mulberry
Italy
Alex Showalter
Yugoslavia
IPU
Council
Bangkok
Thailand
Major Showyalter
Aviano Afb
Iron Curtain
Major Showalter
Trieste
Belgrade
Summer Showers Threaten Fourth of July in Kansas
Weather bureau warns of possible showers and thunderstorms dampening July fourth plans across Kansas with heavier totals in eastern and northern areas. Reports include several inches of rain in north and west sectors, with tornado funnels observed near Topeka and other towns.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Alton
Topeka
Baldwin
Altoona
St. Riley
Lawrence
Salina
Manhattan
Clay Center
Belleville
Beloit
Hays
Stockton
Norton
Hill City
Smith Center
Russell
Quinter
Oberlin
Burdett
Pawnee Rock
Beaver
Great Bend Airport
Elkhart
Ness City
Larned
la Crosse
Jetmore
Junction City
Nebraska
Marysville
Mumms Named Superintendent at Kansas State Reformatory
John D. Mumms was promoted today to be superintendent of the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory at Hutchinson, taking command of the state facility.
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Reads
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
John D. Mumms
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Ottawa chamber head returns from National Institute
Peg Carr, manager of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, has returned from East Lansing Michigan after attending the National Institute for Organization and Management. The United States Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event at Michigan State College and about 350 chamber executives and trade association people attended.
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Peg Carr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
East Lansing
Mich
National Institute For Organization and Management
United States Chamber of Commerce
Michigan State College
Chamber of Commerce Executives and Trade Association
Wheat harvest office to close at Great Bend Kansas
The Kansas harvest labor control office announced the wheat gathering job in the state will end and the office will close Thursday.
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Great Bend
Kansas
State Harvest Labor Control Office
July 4 Activities at Forest Park Lions Club Celebration
Forest Park hosts July 4 events starting 1 30 p m with hourly prize drawings from 2 p m A baseball game Ottawa American Legion versus Osawatomie American Legion at 2 30 p m A horseshoe contest before 9 a m Band concert at 7 p m Fireworks after dusk Forest Park pool open day and night Recreation program sessions run daily with public access to equipment Picnic tables ovens available Kiddies pool tennis courts eight in number and badminton and shuffleboard courts currently lighted for night play.
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Forest Park
Bill Barker
Lions Club
Ottawa American Legion
Osawatomie American Legion
Weather forecast shows clouds showers and cooler temps
Much cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the state. Cooler southeast this afternoon and tonight. Lows near 60 to 70, highs in the 80s east and north and 90s southwest. Yesterday’s high 95, low 70. Precipitation yesterday 0.04 inch. River stage today 0.88 foot.
Ottawa Day Trip to Kansas City Baseball Game
Ottawans and neighbors’ll join a July 25 train trip to Kansas City for the Athletics versus Red Sox game. Seats in sections 8 5 lower and 3 5 upper deck near home plate. Package $4.40 covers train fare to Union Station bus to the park and back plus game ticket. Receipts sold at Chamber of Commerce North American Hotel Peoples National Bank and several individuals. exchange on July 18 at Chamber office.
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Kansas City
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Chamber of Commerce
North American Hotel
Peoples National Bank
Bob Miller
Jack Morrisey
Howard Deputy
Rodney McClay
George Dunkin
Gene Mavity
Kansas City Union Station
Union Station
Ottawa
Santa Fe
Fifth and
Walnut
Stores Closed For Holiday In Ottawa Fourth Of July
The Herald will not be published tomorrow as Ottawa observes the Fourth of July holiday. The Chamber of Commerce will fly the flag on all white way poles in the business district. In Forest Park the Lions Club celebrates the day, and traffic is expected to be lighter on highways than a weekend, though drivers are urged to travel with care.
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Judy Cary
Hérald
Forest Park Pool
Ottawa
Nelson Cary
Judy
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Chamber of Commerce
Forest Park
Lions Club
Methodist Camp At Mears Park Near Ottawa
Young people from the Ottawa district Methodist church camp at Mears Park east of Ottawa. The camp opens June 28 and runs three weeks to July 14 with different leaders each week. After July 15 Kansas City district youths join for three weeks ending August 4. The camp focuses on nature study and small group living, run by the Ottawa Kiwanis and owned by the city.
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Ottawa
Methodist Church
Mears Park
Gene Taylor
Humboldt
William R. Merriman
Pleasanton
William Ralph
Overbrook
Louisburg
Ft. Scott
Lawrence
Lyndon
Kansas City
The
Ottawa Kiwanis Club
City of
Haulers Feel Effects Of Steel Strike
Pittsburgh report notes nationwide steel strike slows rail and freight traffic. 23 000 workers furloughed on Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads as 650 000 steelworkers walk out. Finnegan of the Federal Mediation Service to meet USW and industry leaders with exploratory talks.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
USW
Finnegan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Lakes
New York
Strike Hits Oil Industry in Wichita Area
The steel strike has Kansas oil and gas firms short of pipe and tubular goods. Major suppliers report delays up to 45 days for new tubulars and mid August for shipments to resume, with some firms bracing for higher prices and scarcity on used pipe amid market rumors. Industry officials note long-term effects on oil field development while noting any shippers complying before the strike shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Fire Damages Small Ottawa Co-Op Elevator June 27
One fire caused damage in Ottawa last month. Belts pulling grain to the top of the Ottawa Co-Op elevator caught fire June 27, causing about 50 dollars in damage. A small blaze started by boys with matches at 724 Locust on June 26 caused no damage. A grass fire June 27 was extinguished. The fire department also captured peacocks, removed a snake from a basement, filled a fishpond, and washed spilled gasoline into sewers.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Co-Op
Judging School Is Rescheduled For July 10
A 4 H club land judging school postponed from June 7 due to rain will be held Tuesday July 10 starting at 7 pm. The event is three miles south of Homewood with Dick Jameson county 4 H agent and Harald Stevens of the Soil Conservation Service in charge. Lamb Ambulance will provide emergency support.
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Dick Jameson
Homewood
Harald Stevens
The
Soil Conservation Service
Lamb Ambulance
Double Plane Crash Mystery Ends as Suspect is Killed
In Warren Ohio Alfred Buck Wilson, 37, the triple slayer linked to 12 days of fear, died after a highway patrol confrontation, refusing to surrender and planning to kill his wife and brother-in-law. In Grand Canyon Arizona, officials said evidence indicated a midair collision between a TWA Super constellation and a United DC7 killed 128 people, with rescue crews recovering remains and continuing difficult operations.
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Warren
Ohio
Alfred
Buck) Wilson
Wilson
James W. Lawson
Lawson
Juanita
Andrew Brown
Brown
Geraldine
Hazel Botts
Nancy Worthington
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Air Force
Byrd Ryland
March Afb
Calif
TWA
Constellation
United Air Lines
Ryland
Jack Parshall
Civil Aeronautics Examiner
Coconino County
Shelby McCauley
Grand Canyon Butte
Colorado River
Flagstaff
UAL
Denver
Medicine Bow
Laramie
Wyo
United States
School Board Hires, Resigns Three Teachers
The meeting announced the resignation of three teachers and the hiring of one. Four custodians were approved to replace retirees, and the board accepted the lowest bid for a 1956 Ford pickup in exchange for a Plymouth driver training car. Ruth Aileen Podenmire will teach at Lincoln, a KU graduate with prior Anderson county teaching.
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Price Motor Company
Ford
Plymouth
Mulcahey
Minnick Motors
Ben Park
Milo Hewitt
League of Women Voters
Look
Ruth Aileen Podenmire
Lincoln
University of Kansas
Anderson County
Melvin Taylor
Shawnee Mission High School
Johnson County
Marjorie Lancaster
Compton
Calif
Kendall Hay
Ben Gibson
Lon Noyes
Floyd Parkhurst
Charles Peters
National Banks to File June 30 Condition Reports
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of close of business Saturday June 30. The Federal Reserve Board also called for condition statements from state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. asked for statements from insured state banks not members of the Fed System.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Fewer Unemployment Claims Reported in June
Unemployment compensation claims at the local office declined to the lowest in nearly three years. George Medlock, director, notes 148 workers were placed in June and 250 were registered in the three-county area of Anderson Franklin and Miami. There were 127 new applications, 93 fewer than the prior month, with many good applicants still seeking work.
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George Medlock
Anderson
Franklin
Miami
Medlock
Annual Ottawa Rodeo Opens With Bull Riders and Parade
The fifth annual rodeo sponsored by the Ottawa Saddle Club runs Friday to Sunday at the Rodeo Grounds east on Wilson Street. Performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. with entries from Kansas and surrounding states. A Friday parade through downtown Ottawa precedes events. Imported producers from Tulsa bring bulls and stock. Charlie Hogan of Blue Mound will announce. Marion Atkinson offers entertainment. Events include bareback riding, saddle bronc, bull riding, calf roping, bulldogging, and more, with trophy buckles and prize money. Piano tuning listed as Jay Ellis.
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Ottawa Saddle Club
Rodeo Grounds
Wilson Street
Kansas
Ottawa
Mendell and Frakes
Tulsa
Okla
Charlie Hogan
Blue Mound
Marion Atkinson
Columbus
May File Claims For Gas Refund
Franklin county agricultural agent Don Brown says farmers may file for refunds of federal gasoline tax on farm use. Claims cover gasoline bought after December 31, 1955 and used before July 1, 1956. File by October 1, 1956 with records for IRS verification. agent provides form instructions and eligible gasoline details.
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Don Brown
Franklin County
Internal Revenue Service
Delinquent Personal Tax Notices to Be Mailed Soon
Elisabeth Briggs county treasurer announced delinquent personal tax notices will be mailed July 15 with payment due by August 15 at the county treasurer's office. After August 15, unpaid accounts will be turned over to the sheriff for collection.
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Elisabeth Briggs
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H. K. Stevens
Orlis Cox
Safe Buy
U. S
Institute
K.C
Methodist
National Bank Call
Jay Ellis
Bud Blake
Johnny
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