Side Swipes In The Day's News
A collection of light items from Franklin County Kansas includes an odd note on doctors treating children with playful “prescriptions” for ice cream. J A Fleming recounts a sock mystery involving crickets, and archery antics with hornets on the high school grounds. Mrs Lacey’s daylily letters draw nationwide response, while budget deadlines loom and a Salvation Army truck campaigns for donations in Ottawa.
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Hornet
Flow
M. B. Taylor
Woman's Death Ruled Death by Own Action
LEAVENWORTH Army wife Marjorie F. Wells, 43, was found dead at home by her husband Sgt. Grover L. Wells. Coroner Charles Larkin ruled the death a suicide after a .45 pistol wound to the temple and a note saying See you later, hon. Wells recalled she was in good spirits when he left at 12:45 p.m. and was watching baseball on TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Charles Larkin
Marjorie FE. Wells
Grover L. Wells
Larkin
Sgt. Wells
Boeing 707 Flight Sets Record Between Seattle and LA
The Boeing 707 jet airliner flew Seattle to Los Angeles in 1 hour 59 minutes then 1:57 on the return, fastest commercial type flight between the cities. Northbound speed averaged 507 mph. officials say more gains are possible. The DC7 held a 2:21 record. An ice cream supper at Emery Green School is planned for July 11 at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Boeing
Los Angeles
Boeing Airplane Co
British Overseas Airways Corp
United Air Lines
Parakeet Pepper Returns After Brief Night Out
Mrs Laura Lee of 523 North Mulberry happily recovers her pet parakeet Pepper after a Monday escape. The bird, five week old at gift from her granddaughter in 1954, was found near the city dump by Neal Reynolds and brought to the Herald. Pepper is chatty and can say several phrases including Pretty Pepper Laura Lees bird Yankee Doodle and Sweet bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Lacey
Near Garnett
July Farm Journal
Kansas
Lois Smith
Herald
Lacey Farm
Pepper
Laura Lee
Lee
N. Mulberry
Lamar Phillips
Neal Reynolds
Marais Des Cygnes
Reynolds
Herald Office
Excursion to Kansas City Backed by Ottawa Chamber
Ottawa Day excursion to Kansas City July 25 proceeds after sales above 500 at noon. A 600 ticket minimum was needed for the special train. sales extended a day to reach the target. Kansas City Athletics will supply 600 tickets for the Boston game. receipts swap for baseball tickets July 18. Cost is 4.40 dollars covering round trip train fare bus fare and game ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee
Kansas City Athletics
Boston
Ottawa
Ball Park
Confer Today On Steel Talks
Washington mediators meet with management to set up talks with United Steelworkers aimed at ending a national steel strike. The process includes a Pittsburgh session following yesterday’s talks, with 730,000 workers idled and output cut by 90 percent. Chief mediator Finnegan calls the situation grave but expects cooperation in bargaining led by Stephens of U.S. Steel. David J. McDonald says the union is ready to bargain despite the strike being industry driven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Finnegan
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers
Lucky Escape For Wellsville Youth Vehicle crash ends with injuries avoided
George D. Swinehart an 18 year old of Wellsville escaped unharmed after his car blew a tire on a county road west of Wellsville. The left rear tire burst sending the auto into loose gravel then across the road where it overturned and hit a fence on Harold Wingart farm breaking a post and wire. He climbed from the wreckage uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Swinehart
Wellsville
Swinehart
Harold Wingart
New Contract For Power Employes In Kansas City
Union electrical workers of Kansas City Power and Light Co ratified a new contract granting 6 percent wage raise. Nearly unanimous 800 members of Local 1464 IBEW ended a strike that began Thursday night. The settlement also ended Missouri state seizure under the anti strike law imposed by Gov Donnelly. The article notes 463,500 miles of natural gas pipeline in the U.S. at the start of 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Power and Light Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Missouri Utility
Phil M. Donnelly
Kansas schools to receive 94300o in lunch funds
Kansas public schools will receive 943,785 from the U S Department of Agriculture to run noonday meals under the national school lunch program. The first quarter allocation will be sent this month, reflecting an 18 percent increase from last year due to Congress boosting the overall appropriation. The Kansas State Department of Public Instruction is credited for strong program administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Kansas Public
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
John J. Slaughter
Southwest Food Distribution Division
Slaughter
Congress
Eisenhower to discuss campaign strategy with RNC chief
President Eisenhower plans a meeting tomorrow at his Gettysburg farm with Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall to map campaign strategy as he eyes a second term. details remain guarded by press secretary Hagerty while noting plans to focus on radio and TV coverage rather than whistle stops.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Washington
Eisenhower Farm
GOP
White House
James C. Hagerty
Ohio
Congress
Ames
Iowa
Greece
Islands
Sen
Knowland R
Hagerty
Knowland
Graf
Warms Up After Cool Morning
Ottawa had another cool morning with a low around 62 degrees. Kansas warmed after several days of below normal temperatures, with no extreme heat in sight. Most of the state stayed comfortably cool last night and a few light showers fell in the southwest region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Navy Pilot From Baldwin Missing
A Baldwin man, Commander Chester W. Gates Jr., and Lt. J. William M. Austin of Charlottesville Va. are missing after a training flight from Oceana Naval Air Station near Norfolk. Air and coast guard units searched tidewater areas after two empty rafts sighted off the North Carolina coast were found to be shipboard type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Navy
Norfolk
Chester W. Gates, Jr
J. William M. Austin
Charlottesville
Oceana Naval Air Station
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Seven Boys Questioned Over Ottawa Vandalism
Seven youths including four juveniles were questioned by county attorney Don White about vandalism at a fruit stand owned by Guy Carpenter on Olive Street. police reported fruit scattered across Willow Street with apples watermelons cantaloupes and squash. Complainants for vandalism and damage to a car were prepared within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don White
Olive
Guy Carpenter
Ottawa
Willow Street
C. L. Hough
E. W. Flaherty
FBI Enters Kidnap Case in Long Island Suburb
Westbury New York the FBI takes up the case of five month old Peter Weinberger kidnapped from his carriage in the Weinberger home yard. A penciled note demanded $2000 then $5000 with no trace of kidnapper or child after a week. The infant required a special milk formula and vitamin mix to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury
N.Y
FBI
Peter Weinberger
Morris Weinberger
Weinberger
Long Island
Ottawa Flood Anniversary Underlines Long Reach of River
Five years ago on July 11 1951 the Marais des Cygnes river crested at 42.25 feet in Ottawa with the worst flood in its history. The flood damaged Ottawa and valley towns, prompting $30+ million valley losses and federal flood control plans including Pomona and Melvern reservoirs. Army Engineers schedule bid advertising for 1957 construction as Ottawa bonds fund right of way.
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Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Weather Bureau
Kaw
Topeka
Manhattan
Army Engineer
Pomona Reservoir
Congress
Pomona
Army Engineers
Melvern
Ottawa Channel
Hillsdale
Paola
Garnett Reservoir
Garnett
Ft. Scott
Jayhawker Days Amateur Hour in Williamsburg
Amateur hour event listed for Wednesday at 8 00 p m in Williamsburg identified by code 182 c 1t. The note records a local entertainment listing with timing and venue details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Ottawa Population Tops 10,800 in Franklin County
Ottawa, with 10,853 residents, leads Franklin County growth as enumerators report gains across towns. Franklin total reaches 20,366, up 111, while townships shed 236 to 6,920. Richmond falls by 6, Wellsville and Pomona rise, others show mix in county population shifts.
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Ottawa
Bruce Spears
Franklin County
Franklin
Richmond
Wellsville
Pomona
Williamsburg
Lane
Rantoul
Princeton
Appanoose
Centropolis
Cutler
Greenwood
Harrison
Hayes
Homewood
Lincoln
Ohio
Peoria
Pottawatomie
Dulles Calls for Independence of Soviet Satellites
Secretary of State Dulles urged Russia to restore full independence to its communist satellite nations to prove its decentralization policy. He argued that only vibrant democratic institutions can guard against despotism and that neutralism is largely obsolete as most nations belong to the UN. He also said liberalizing forces in Russia may eventually change the Soviet Union for the better and noted nuances in U.S. foreign policy and Soviet aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Russia
Soviet Union
United Nations
U. N
United States
Nixon
Asia
Band Concert Tomorrow Night At City Park
The Summer Session band presents the sixth of eight summer performances Thursday at 8 p.m. in City Park. The program includes marches, overtures, a trumpet trio, and a folk medley, directed by William Barker, closing with the National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
America
Wal
Reeds
Walters
William Barker
Jayhawker Days At Williamsburg Opener At Jayhawker Days
The ninth annual Jayhawker Days celebration opens today in Williamsburg and runs through Friday. Events include an amateur talent contest with prizes from 25 dollars, at least 1 dollar for entrants, a 7 pm parade Thursday, 4-H and open livestock shows, races for children, Williamsburg vs Waverly baseball games, free prize drawings, and more entertainment across three days.
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Williamsburg
Waverly
Freighter Sinks After Collision In Thick Fog
A Panamanian freighter named Estoril sank after a collision with Italian cargo ship Dea Mazzella 450 miles east of Boston in dense fog. All Estoril crew were saved after sending an SOS and taking to lifeboats, picked up by the Mazzella. Estoril carried iron ore from Halifax to Philadelphia. damage to the Mazzella was not yet known.
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New York
Boston
Estoril
Halifax
N.S
Philadelphia
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Land of the Living
Salvation Army
Nelson Hotel
Emery Green
Parakeet
Freedom
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Irons
Sir Galahad
Hildreth “Pavane
Ravel
Three Cardinals
Davis
Larry Northway
Trexel Warren
Terry Fanning
Brasses
Ters
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