Side Swipes Mary Holle Escapes Indiana Flood Ride
Franklin County home economist Mary Dean Holle and Butler County agent Lucille Shaffer faced a flash flood while headed to Cornell University. Stalled in water ten inches deep west of Indianapolis, Shaffer’s car was swept and a farm house sustained three feet of floodwater. They rode a train to Buffalo then bus to Ithaca. Holle lost clothes, luggage, and a new checkbook in the rising waters.
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Franklin County
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Lucille Shaffer
Butler County
Miss Holle
Indiana
Miss Shaffer
Indianapolis
Underground flood hits Detroit home on Rouge River
The Glaser family was awoken by a roaring flood when the Rouge River overflowed and breached their home basement after the storm. They moved in with relatives as repairs and cleanup loom.
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Detroit
William Glaser
Glaser
Rouge River
Gaser
Frasers
Kansas Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Fair to partly cloudy conditions prevail with widely scattered late day and evening storms in the west and scattered showers in the extreme southeast and east central this afternoon and tonight. Warmer northwest tonight, cooler east today, low temperatures 65 northwest to lower 70s southeast, and highs Wednesday in the mid 40s.
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Kansas
National Leaguers, Seek Seventh Victory Against All Stars
American and National Leaguers played in Busch Stadium with Curt Simmons starting for the NL and Jim Bunning for the AL in a hot, humid midseason classic. A crowd of 31,000 watched as the two leagues traded early outs and fielding notes amid lineups featuring Harvey Kuenn Nellie Foxx Al Kaline Mickey Mantle Ted Williams and Yogi Berra.
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al Kaline
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Boston
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Cleveland
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George Kell
Baltimore
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Lew Burdette
Milwaukee
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Musial
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Bunning
Kuenn
Fox
Robinson
First Christians To Open Bids On Aug. 7
Bids will be received and opened August 7 for the first construction on the new First Christian Church at 11th and Hickory Streets. Initial work covers Fellowship Hall on the Hickory Street side with plans for completion in 1957 or 1958 and later stages leading to a 1970 sanctuary. The project, to be built with block interior and brick facing, includes stage kitchens, classrooms, ground improvements, heating and wiring. bids will be opened at 7:30 p.m. at the church annex by Howard Doyen.
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Hickory Streets
Fellowship Hall
Hickory Street
Cedar Street
Howard Doyen
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Ilth and
Cedar
E. V. Skidmore
Ottawa
Wheat Harvest Spotted as Box Car Shortage Grows
Wheat is moving to elevators quickly after sun for a few days but concerns rise over railroad car availability. Missouri Pacific reports no current car shortages, while Santa Fe says efforts are underway to secure cars as volume increases. A 40-car grain train was sent from Emporia with cars headed to Ottawa and Gridley. Elevators in Franklin County report average yields from 18 to 40 bushels per acre with variations by area, and some concern remains over shipping ears and soft fields delaying harvest.
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Emporia
Franklin County
Rantoul
Richmond
Swerve to Miss Jet Forces Oxnard Airliner
United Air Lines pilot C H Thompson of Los Altos California reported he sharply swerved his DC6 to avoid a jet fighter over Oxnard California injuring a few passengers lightly while others were shaken. Thompson said he was at 11000 feet flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco when the military plane banked toward the airliner and passed beneath after the evasive maneuver.
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San
Polio Cases Reported In State Rise In 1957
TOPEKA twelve polio cases have been reported in Kansas so far in 1957 compared with 93 in the same period last year. Cusick's Cafe will re open Saturday July 13 as noted by Mr and Mrs Clyde Nich.
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Cusick
Clyde Nich
Alex Telfer Dies At 64 In Ottawa Obituary
Alex M. Telfer of 609 S. Lo reust died at 10:55 PM after weeks of ill health. Born January 12, 1893 in Kostra Iowa, he was the son of Alex and Jennie Brereton Telfer and had lived in Ottawa 28 years. He married Adah Levan Cooper on January 18, 1980. For four years, 1939-1943, Mr.
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S. Loreust
Kostra
Iowa
Alex
Jennie Brereton Telfer
Ottawa
Adah Levan Cooper
House Reverses Itself And Extends Soil Bank
The House reversed a prior vote and extended the soil bank for one year by approving a Senate House compromise on a 3.6 billion dollar Agriculture Department bill for fiscal 1958. The plan would pay farmers for acreage reserves with a 3.0 billion cap per farmer and halt payments after September 15, 1958.
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House
Farm Soil Bank
Senate House
Harrison
Senate
Agriculture Department
D-Va
Remodeling Of Ottawa Boys Club Begun Soon
The Ottawa Boys Club plans remodeling to create smaller rooms for group work. Owen Shofner Gail Nitcher and Steve Ralph are directed to lead, with work slated to start Saturday July 20 and completion aimed for September 1. About 100 boys are members.
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Owen Shofner
Gail Nitcher
Steve Ralph
Paul Gaynor
Boys’ Club
Shofner
Nitcher
Ralph
Gaynor
Notice to bidders for church construction services
A call for bids is published in the legal column on page 7 for general construction, plumbing heating and ventilation and electrical wiring for the proposed Christian Church at llth and Hickory streets. First publication tonight.
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Hickory Streets
Record Warmth Hits Ottawa with 99 Degree High
Ottawa’s warm spell continues with a 99 degree high reported by local observer John P. Kelsey. A morning shower sprinkle and a cooler night with 68 degrees followed. In nearby Kansas and Missouri, the storm belt yielded 1.16 inches at Topeka and other totals from Harveyville to Junction City and Lawrence.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Bank Robber Blames Creditors For Yoder Heist
INDEPENDENCE Kan June desperado Alfred Wesley Ratzloff 38 Wichita tinsmith linked to yesterday's 3950 Farmers State Bank robbery at Yoder told reporters debt pressured him. He said creditors pursued him and he needed money. FBI said he had 524 on arrest and about 3000 found at his Wichita home. He admitted the robbery claiming he did it to support his family and kids. He was to be arraigned in Wichita as highway patrolmen aided the arrest. bank officials say a loan was once refused before the escape.
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Fred Wesley Ratzloff
Wichitatinsmith
Farmers State Bank
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Ratzloff
FBI
Independence
Keith
Ronald
Joplin
Percy Wyly II
Kansas City
Wichita
Neodesha
Hutchinson
Joan
Lengthy Rights Battle Is Seen in Senate
Washington Sen. Knowland said the civil rights debate may last four to eight weeks or longer. He told reporters Eisenhower is fully informed on the implications and that Senate action on other administration bills may wait until next year. The GOP leaders met with the president to review the civil rights situation in the chamber.
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Calif
Eissenhower
Senate
Knowland
Eisenhower
Congress
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