Tornado trail links grade card to distant Wisconsin farm
A 1917 May 20 tornado reportedly carried a grade card from Mrs. J. A. Marsh of Ottawa to the Utt farm in Caldwell County Missouri about 69 miles beyond Hickman Mills. The damaged Marsh home and the card bearing E grades and moral dicta were found. families involved include Dessa Read, Mrs. Wicke, and the Marsh parents. Ottawa police challenge Ottawa fire department to a baseball game amid community notices. a dog show bee incident in Waterbury, Connecticut, interrupted by a sting on Milo D. Pearsall.
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Iona Marsh
Adam Wicke
Junior Utt
Caldwell County
Utt
Hickman Mills
Ottawa
Wicke
Dessa Read
Franklin County
E’s
Marsh
Ottawa Police Department
Ottawa Fire Department
David Griffin
Wallace Leecy
Police
Don Jones
American Legion
Death Toll Over Holiday Climbs To 727
The Independence Day period saw at least 727 deaths with 423 from motor vehicle crashes, 205 drownings, and 99 from miscellaneous accidents. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council noted tighter safety, while Kansas reported seven traffic deaths and comparisons showed the tolls against past holidays.
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Ned H. Dearborn
The
National Safety Council
Kansas
City Officials Observe Diesel Generator Test in San Francisco
Mayor Kenneth Andrews and commissioners Ivan Brown and Howard Duncan, joined City Clerk Don Capper, for a test run of a diesel engine generator at Enterprise Engine & Machinery Co. in San Francisco. The group plans to buy such a unit to boost Ottawa's electric plant capacity and expected to return tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Kenneth Andrews
Ivan Brown
Howard Duncan
Don Capper
San Francisco
Enterprise Engine & Machinery Co
Ottawa
Weather summary for Kansas shows light showers and cooler trends
Southeast Kansas sees isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight, with cooler conditions in the west and north. Highs reach the 80s to 90s in the east with a brief warm spell in the northwest Tuesday. Overnight lows tonight mainly 50s to 60s. Yesterday’s high 96, low 75. River stage near 98 percent of a foot.
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Kansas
Ottawa Board of Education Seeks Bids on Machine Shop Equipment
The Ottawa Board of Education invites bids for machine shop equipment. Specifications are available in the Clerk's Office under file 178-c-11.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Nine Kansas Fourth of July Deaths Across Holiday Weekend
Nine accidental deaths occurred in Kansas during the extended Fourth of July period from Wednesday night to Sunday. Seven were traffic related. one farm fatality and one construction mishap accounted for the rest. Victims include Mrs. C. F. Aschman of Inman in a McPherson-area two car crash. Albert A. Olson a Salina foreman in a cave-in. Fred Albert Bangerter of Lenora in a Lenora area crash. Mrs Jenalda Dillon near Burr Oak crushed by a tractor. Larry Scenogle near Osawatomie in a one car crash. Mary Frances Kinderknecht near Ellis in a one car crash. Airman Norman Whitlock of Parsons in a one car crash. Thomas J. Bennett a Hutchinson pedestrian. and Lewis Stantisevan of Crowley in a car-truck collision near Ulysses.
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Kansas
C. F. Aschman
Inman
Kas
McPherson
Albert A
Bill) Olson
Salina
Fred Albert Bangerter
Lenora
Jenalda Dillon
Burr Oak
Larry Scenogle
Osawatomie
Mary Frances Kinderknecht
Ellis
Norman James Whitlock
Parsons
Topeka
Thomas J. Bennett
Hutchinson Street
Lewis Frank Stantisevan
Crowley
Colo
Ulysses
Ottawa Chamber receives cheerful thank you letter
A letter from Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Willis and Jim of 1117 12th Street Hawarden Iowa praises Ottawa city park. They commend the park’s wonderful games and express sincere thanks for the enjoyment they had there.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
R. S. Willis
Jim
12Th Street
Hawarden
Iowa
Negro Pastor Wins Warm Welcome In New Pulpit
In Los Angeles the newly appointed Negro pastor Rev. Nelson Burlin Higgins Jr led 1,000 in a moving service at Normandie Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. His arrival sparked a white parishioner walkout, as two thirds resigned after the historic appointment, part of a push to keep the church open and interracial.
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Los Angeles
Nelson Burlin Higgins Jr
Normandie Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Gerald H. Kennedy
Southern California- Arizona Methodist Conference
la Negro
Kennedy
Methodist Church
Higgins
Franklin County Farms Grow Larger With Fewer Farms
Franklin County has both fewer farms and larger operations. Since 1947 the number of farms fell from 1,670 to 1,497 while average farm size rose from 190 to 223 acres as adjoining lands are acquired. Dairy cattle improved, hog numbers dropped, bees nearly vanished, turkeys rose, and total cows milked fell from 8,940 to 7,105.
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Franklin County
Bruce Spears
Stevenson lands in Paris after Africa tour
Former Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson arrived in Paris by plane today from Dakar following an extended African tour. Cusick's Cafe will reopen Saturday July 13. Mr and Mrs Clyde Nichols, 180-c-21.
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Paris
Adai Stevenson
Dakar
Africa
Cusick
Clyde Nichols
Cooler Weather Forecast Reaches Most Of Kansas
A cool front moving across Kansas is expected to lower temperatures by 15 to 20 degrees, with the Northwest seeing the biggest drop. Readings previously reached 106 at Hill City and 104 at Garden City, while Ottawa reported a 92 high Saturday and 96 Sunday. Last night’s low did not drop below 75 in Ottawa, not a record, though the 78 degree record high low for July 7-8 dates to 1915 and 1920.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Hill City
Garden City
Russell
Goodland
Hickman Sentenced to 12 Years for Orrick Bank Robbery
Ottawa civil engineer John Hickman pleaded guilty to the Orrick Missouri bank robbery on June 26 and received a 12 year prison term from Circuit Judge Arthur W. Rogers. He had quit his Kansas City firm post after a denied salary raise and was captured after a high speed chase ending in a brushy gully. His wife is a nurse at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa and the couple has three children.
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John
Hickman
Ottawa
Orrick
Arthur W. Rogers
Richmond
E. I. Myers, Consulting Engineers
Kansas City
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hickmans
Tombstone Missing From Wyatt Earp Grave Near San Francisco
The 250 pound tombstone of Wyatt Earp was stolen from Hills of Eternity Memorial Park Cemetery in Colma. Arizona authorities denied any transfer of the marker to Tombstone. Earp, who died in 1929, once lived in San Francisco after an Arizona murder warrant, and later in Los Angeles.
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Wyatt Earp
Frisco
San Francisco
Tombstone
Ariz
Earp
Arizona
Etery
Colma
Morris Colton
Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
Morgan
California
Nineteen Injured in Detroit Street Brawl
Nineteen people, including eight police, were injured in two fights sparked by police efforts to disperse an unauthorized street gathering in Detroit's East Side. Police said 200 to 300 unruly individuals crowded a curb where Elijah Walker spoke on racial issues.
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Detroit
Max Neuendorf
Elijah Walker
Neuendorf
Plane chase ends with 110 mph speeder capture
A 19 year old Shawnee County youth, Ivan Dale Thompson Jr., Route 3 North Topeka, pleaded guilty to traffic charges after a pursuit by 10 police units and two Kansas National Guard planes. He was fined 25 dollars for a muffler defect and 100 dollars plus 30 days in jail for a suspended license. The chase began near Reno on U S 24, reaching 110 mph before a plane spotted him north of Perry and a roadblock stopped the pursuit.
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Leavenworth M
Shawnee County
Ivan Dale Thompson Jr
North Topeka
Carl Gray
Reno
Kas
U. S
Kansas National Guard
Thompson
Perry
Post tries transatlantic call to Malenkov in Moscow
The New York Post made a transatlantic telephone call to Moscow seeking Georgi Malenkov. An overseas operator replied that his phone did not answer.
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New York
New York Post
Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Civil Rights Battle Starts in Senate Debates Loom
Senator Knowland moves to bring the House civil rights bill to the Senate with unlimited debate. Southern opposition vows lengthy remarks while Johnson forecasts likely action before week’s end. Ervin argues the bill conceals its provisions and questions what Eisenhower accepts. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Ervin
D-Nc
Eisenhower
Italian Paper Details Leading to Kremlin Purge
Rome reports from Moscow describe a bold bid by four Communist leaders to oust Khrushchev ahead of a Kremlin purge. Molotov Malenkov and others pressed for a forceful political shift, seeking major staff changes and a rapid vote, but Presidium unity and a large Central Committee turnout thwarted the move.
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Molotov
Malenkov
Presidium
Leningrad
Moscow
L’unita
Khrushchev
Soviet Delegate Denounces Expert Study on Nuclear Moratorium
British officials report Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin told the UN disarmament subcommittee that bringing experts together is a waste of time. Western allies proposed an expert group to draft a control system ensuring the U.S., Britain, and Russia honor a moratorium on atomic and hydrogen bomb tests. Zorin’s remarks marked the USSR's first full reply to four power disarmament proposals amid leadership changes in Moscow.
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London
Russia
Valerian Zorin
United Nations Disarmament
Britain
United States
France
Canada
Zorin
Selwyn Lloyd
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Deposed Reds Crimes Cited in Kremlin Purge Scene
Moscow reports rising charges against former Premier Georgi Malenkov and the antiparty group ousted in a Kremlin purge. Khrushchev and Bulganin traveled to Czechoslovakia as the Soviet orbit parties denounced Malenkov’s alleged actions in the 1949 Leningrad purge. Rude Pravo in Prague hailed the liquidation of the antiparty group and pledged strengthened Soviet partnership on key questions.
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U.S.A
U.S.S A
Washington
U.S.S.R
V. M. Molotov
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Georgi Malenkov
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Kremlin
Nikolai Bulgarin
Red
Czechoslovakia
Malenkov
Leningrad
Stalin
Prague
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Rude Pravo
Soviet Union
Notice to Bidders for Parking Repairs
Notice to bidders requests bids on parking repairs with specifications in Clerk's office. 178-c-4
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Ottawa Board of Education
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Albuquerque
N. M
the Herald
C. E. Smith
Colorado Spings
Waterbury
Conn
Milo D. Pearsall
Holdbrook
N.Y
Pearsall
Associated Press
Cliff Adkinson
N. Cherry
Clifford Gayle Jr
Kathleen Rae
Forest Park
Cynthia Sue
Chuck Langdon
Adlai
Williamsburg
Lamb
Rome
Lazar Kaganovich
Dmitri Shepilov
Central Committee
Moscow Radio
Ussr
Reds
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