Weekend in St Louis and local sports notes
Mr. and Mrs. E G Stith spent the weekend in St Louis returning to Ottawa yesterday They attended Municipal Opera presenting The New Moon in an outdoor theater They visited relatives and report satisfactory progress after surgery at St Marys Hospital Kansas City Mrs Robert Stith is in Room 236 Other local items note 176 c 11. Lt Col and Mrs Edward Willeford and daughters Phyllis and Betty Libber visiting Ottawa home They return from Paris Cal Willeford will head Air ROTC at Washburn University Topeka Col Willeford is Mrs Stiths brother The spring honor roll at University of Kansas School of Engineering and Architecture lists four area youths Lawrence Long John Davis John Hieber Ralph Ohmeier Names and addresses given Local events include Kentucky Fried chicken dinners at Legion Baseball stand Forest Park 1 00 A Rotary Club meeting hears about summer recreation program and twi light baseball for boys Visitors include Rotarians from Tulare Calif Dr P A Pettit Sam Hume Gene Latham Vivian Bushnell Wayne Capron Ilene Tex Prof Emory McKenzie two week vacation Mrs Roy Brown in satisfactory condition at Ransom Memorial Hospital after surgery Rock Springs 4-H club trip planned for Sedgwick county 250 4-H members attending camp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Stith
St. Louis
Ottawa
Municipal Opera
Edward Willeford
Orlis Cox
Rotary Club
John| Wilcox
Tulare
Calif
P. A. |Pettit
Sam Hume
Paola
Gene Latham
Woolworth
Vivian Bushnell
Wayne Capron
Abi
Te Ilene
Tex
Emory McKenziegan
O. U
State Finance Council Fortifies Transfers Rule
TOPEKA A rule Preventing transfers aimed at resignations was adopted by the State Finance Council. It requires council approval for moving an employee outside the county where they work if the employee objects in writing. Gov Docking said the rule may be cumbersome but will boost morale and still allows warranted transfers. The measure targets parole agents and other transfers considered improper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Finance Council
Paul Wunsch
Rkingman
George Docking
Docking
Finance Council
Local business hires new sales manager at Moore Chevrolet
W G Odom named sales manager for Moore Chevrolet after four years as sales manager in Clinton Missouri. Ottawa area updates include university previews for Iva Kay Jones Marie Keelin and Nancy Morrisey, ROTC training at Fort Riley, and local court actions with speeding fines and a drag race citation. police report thefts at Hillcrest Drive-in Theatre and two parking tickets issued in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. “Dub” Odom
Moore Chevrolet
Odom
Moore Brothers
Clinton
Swanson Appeal Follows Wichita Transfer Refusal
One employee ordered transferred by Cain resigned. Rev Carl A B Swanson of Page City was dismissed after refusing the Wichita transfer. Swanson appealed to the civil service board. Docking argued the penal board should have fired him for poor performance. Swanson says no work complaints were made.
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Cain
Carl A. B. Swanson
Page City
Wichita
Swanson
Civil Service Board
Docking
Penal Board
Traffic Toll TOPEKA 1957 Toll Totals
State Accident Records Section reports 24 hour totals for Topeka Kansas. To date in 1957 fatalities reach 248 while the same period in 1956 recorded 311.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Funeral services for Walter E. Orr
Walter E. Orr died June 30 and funeral services were held July 2 at Towner's Chapel with Rev. William Neumann officiating. Pallbearers included Alvin Smith Clarence Ely Clarence Rose L A Witham Alvin Houston and Charles W Brown. Rex Simmons sang hymns with Mrs Lawrence Ott. Burial followed in Hope Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Orr
Towner’s Chapel
William Neumann
Alvin Smith
Clarence Ely
Clarence Rose
L. A. Witham
Alvin Houston
Charles W. Brown
Rex Simmons
Lawrence Ott
Hope Cemetery
Highway Director Seeks Assistant Role Restored
TOPEKA The State Finance Council authorized hiring an assistant state highway director. Lynn Brodrick urged restoring the position. he noted a previous setup included an assistant director before it was dropped. He and other highway officials also pushed for pay scale increases to attract talent, with subcommittee member Sen. August Lauterbach estimating annual costs at 432000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Finance Council
Lynn Broderick
Highway Department
Brodrick
Finance Council
August Lauterbach
Colby
Await Moscow Decision On Bomb Test Ban
Western delegates at London disarmament talks waited anxiously for Moscow's top level reaction to a U3 proposal for a trial ban on all atomic and hydrogen weapon tests. Harold Stassen presented a 10 month ban with conditions including simultaneous halt to nuclear arms production in 1959 and treaty verification, while Valerian Zorin welcomed the move as progress. The U.S. action hinges on Congress in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Soviet Union
West
Valerian Zorin
Stassen
United States
U.S
Congress
Hospital Notes Admits and Births Reported
Admitted Clyde E. Cook and Leon Spore along with Bert Lathrop and others. Births include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cowdin at 822 N Locust, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Blair in Williamsburg, a son for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Norman in Bethlehem, and a baby daughter for Mrs. Alfred Roecker and baby in Williamsburg. Dismissals include William Webker Wiley G. Keltz and Dallas Turner among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde E. Cook
Leon Spore
Hamblin
Bert Lathrop
Robert C. Cowdin
Malcolm Blair
Williamsburg
Bill Norman
Bethel
William Webker
E. Wilson
Wiley G. Keltz
Hickory
Alfred Roecker
Dallas Turner
H. Jay Valentine
Sycamore
Ronnie Ball
Pinceton
Pi Kappa Alpha votes to eject skunk houseguest
Stillwater Oklahoma A&M members of Pi Kappa Alpha vote to remove a deodorized pet skunk named Intoxication that lived at the fraternity house with Bailey Center after it began bringing home non deodorized male visitors, ending its stay at the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Oklahoma A&m
Bailey Center
Backing Collision Reported On East 2nd Street
Police investigated a two car backing collision in the 100 block of East 2nd. Leela Marthabelle Hartpence, 35, of 831 East 8th, backed from the north curb and hit Lela Fern Bond, 42, of 611 King, backing from the south curb. Minor damage to Hartpence vehicle. Bond car unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East 2Nd
Leela Marthabelle Hartpence
Lela Fern Bond
King
Bond
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Humboldt
Forest Park
School of Engineering and Architecture
University of Kansas
Lawrence Long
Rockwood Drive
John Davis
S. Hickory
Johns Hieber
Lane
Ralph Ohlmeier
Colburn
Legion
Roy Brown
East 10Th
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Lukarer UL
Ine Cid
A. C. Carpenter
Rock’ S Springs
Jonction City
Sedgwick County
Wunsch
Fred Hall
Kansas State College
Benjamin F. Hentihorn
Mabel Lois Henthorn
Kansas City
Leon
Birmingham
Wallace
Kas
George
Geraldine Barnett
Pekin
Effie Markley
Minneapolis
Winnie Grusheski
Manhattan
Marjorie McClure
Washington, D. C
Esther Harris
June Henthorn
Wichia
Forest Hill Cemetery
69Th
Troost
Towner Chapel
Iva Kay Jones
Marie Keelin
Nancy Morrisey
Kansas University
Ottawa High School
Crook Paper Box Company Inc
North
Traditional Foods Company, Inc
Box Company
Newfields
John C. Sealey
John Sealey
Tacoma
Wash
Cleveland
Ohio
Shell Oil Co
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Bill Piggott
Glenn Bigelow
Colorado Springs
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Jay Ellis
James Suderman
Newton
Milo Harris
Fort Riley
Robert E. Plain
George A. Plain
Garnett
John R. Milton
Harry T. Milton
RFD 4
Plain
Garnett High School
Milton
K-State
Lee Taylor
Taylor
Highway Patrol
H. G. Benton
RFD 1
West 7Th
Lyon County
Ash
Cypress
Charles Setter
N -Spruce
Hillcrest Drive-in
Selter
Gibbons
William E. Muecke
J. B. Muecke
West 5Th
Batt
Corry Field
N.A
Pensacola
Fla
Highway Director
Dean Berlin
St. Mak
Moscow
John G. Kaiser Drug Store
Rexall Store
Pho
Kirkland
Max W. Kirkland
Robert B. Craig
Highland Cemetery
V.F.W
Roy Lambert
McVe'’ - Dengel
Trai
Louis H. Dengel
Ottawa Herald
ASC
Franklin Asc
West 2Nd St
Franklin County
ASC County Committee
Gordon Barnes
the Peoples National Will
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