Still Family Leader and Local Fragments Chronicle
Obituary notes six swipes recounting Dr Charles Still eldest son of osteopathy founder born January 7 1865 Centropolis Franklin County Army service to join American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri 1892 first class graduate. Also regional items describe double yolk eggs in Ottawa area saddle club formation and Turtle Creek reservoir funds party, Ottawa Herald ticket sale for Athletics vs White Sox game with bus fare of 435 and July 30 deadline.
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Charles Still
Andrew Taylor Still
Still
Franklin County
Centropolis
Mary Elvira Turner Still
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Charley
The
Ottawa Herald
Kansas City
Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Pegg Carr
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Carr
Pomona KOOF Picnic Opens With Variety Shows
The Pomona I O O F picnic opened with a Melvern vs Pomona town baseball game and a Kansas City entertainers variety show. Tonight new acts perform followed by a round dance and prize awards for three individuals including a pony and a heifer. The event closes tomorrow with a home talent program and a big square dance. Leo Whitman chairs, Harold King vice chairs, Nels Kristenson secretary.
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Pomona
Leo Whitman
Harold King
Nels Kristenson
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Brandt Cleared In Rape Slaying
The FBI cleared Audrey Brandt, 42, as a suspect in the rape slaying of Donna Sue Davis and charged him with making a false confession at Joplin. Agent in charge Percy Wyly said the investigation showed Brandt was near St Clair and Salisbury, Missouri, when the crime occurred in Sioux City.
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Kansas City
FBI Today
Audrey Brandt
Little Donna Sue Davis
Joplin
Percy Wyly
Brandt
St. Clair
Salisbury
Sioux City
Lawa
Ridgway Letter Challenges Eisenhower Nuclear Focus
Washington The Pentagon released a 10 page Ridgway letter attacking the administration’s emphasis on air and nuclear weapons. The former Army chief urged a joint hard hitting force and warned that by 1962 the Reds could field nuclear weapons nullifying US air superiority. He warned of a nuclear stalemate and cited a shift in military strategy.
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Washington
Pentagon Today
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eisenhower
Army
Ridgway
Wilson
United States
Soviet Bloc
Free World
Reds
Pentagon
Quantico
New York Times
Times
Beech to Open Engineering Plant in Boulder Colorado
Beech Aircraft Corp of Wichita said it will open a new engineering facility in Boulder Colorado this month. The move expands the company's research and development capacity and solidifies its presence in the western United States.
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Wichita
Beech Aircraft Corp
Boulder
Colo
Second Hole-in-One in Four Days On Ottawa Golf Course
Ottawa Country Club reports a remarkable feat with two holes-in-one on No 9 within four days. Ransom Bennett Jr. and Frank Griggs Jr. both used four irons to ace 175 yard No 9, matching a record and marking Ottawa’s first hole-in-one since 1951 on No 3. Bennett’s nine hole tally included a 43 while opponents struggled in flight B.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Country Club
Ransom Bennett, Jr
Frank Griggs, Jr
Topeka
Cool Breeze Spikes Heat in Ottawa with Pleasant Breezes
Ottawa weather brought relief from recent heat as in partly cloudy conditions shade felt cooler. Noon temperature was 88 degrees with trace rain around 1:30 am. Thunderstorm risk remains in western areas while state temperatures hold steady. Topeka reported .20 inch moisture yesterday and Ottawa peaking at 93 with 67 low.
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Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Kelsey
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Worker Killed At Olathe Air Station
James Patrick Simonton, 52, a civilian worker at the Olathe Naval Air Station, was electrocuted today while installing an electric transformer. The incident occurred at the base in Olathe, Kansas.
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Olathe Air Station
Olathe, Kas
James Patrick Simonton
Olathe Naval Air Station
Weather forecast shows clouds storms and mild temps
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and night storms mainly in the extreme west. Elsewhere fair today and tonight with little temperature change. Lows near 65 northwest to 65-70 elsewhere. Highs Saturday in the 90s north east to upper 90s southwest. Yesterday's high 93. low today 67. Hourly temps for the 24 hours ending 8 am today. Prompt watch repair, Newfield's, 194-¢-261.
No Word On Polio Serum Receipts For Second Shots
County health officer Dr. George W. Davis said he has received no instructions regarding giving of second polio shots next week but expects word from the State Board of Health soon. The board plans to distribute early next week enough Salk vaccine to give 50,000 children their second shots. About 75,000 first and second graders received the initial shot, and the new allocation is expected to cover current demand as many are on vacations.
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George W. Davis
State Board of Health
Car Rammed Under Truck Near Gar nett
A two-vehicle crash on US 59 three miles north of Garnett injured Joe Caleb, 32, of Garnett, who was northbound in a 1949 Olds station wagon and struck the rear of a northbound 1949 GMC semi-trailer. Caleb suffered a cut lip, an arm injury, and knocked-out teeth. his car was demolished. The truck driver, Russell Clark, 34, of Fredonia, said he slowed at a bridge to let southbound trucks cross, traveling about five mph. The accident occurred about 11:30 p.m. near Idlewild Bridge. investigators Sheriff Sam Geer and Trooper Art Jensen are handling the case.
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Garnett
Joe Caleb
Caleb
Olds
Clalb
Garnett Hospital
Guiet
Idlewild
Will
Russell Clark
Fredonia
GMC
Clark
Calch
Anderson County
Sam Geer
Art Jensen
Ottawa
Four Hours to Ditch Transports Flight into Calm Landing
Captain Theodore Roosevelt guided a Globe Master with 87 men through four tense hours of engine failure and heavy strain after takeoff from Hickam Field. The crew feathered propellers and landed safely at Hamilton AFB despite two failed engines and blown tires. Paratroopers shed gear to reduce 7,000 pounds, aiding a controlled approach. Roosevelt and crew endured near max power to keep the crippled plane steady.
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Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Theodore Roosevelt
Pacific
Roosvelt
Elyria
Ohio
Roosevelt
Teddy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
187Th
Hickam Field
Hawaii
California
Japan
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Midway ‘Point
Richard E. Davidson
Allliance
Harry Simpson
Akron
Herman Dupuis
Helena
Mont
Dupuis
Martin Mariner
Earl R. Roberts
Greenville
S.C
Dewey F. Parker
Kirbyville
Tex
Willie Johnson
Milo
Okla
Erskine Carpenter
Harlan, Ky
Big 3 Chart Strategy For Geneva Conference
The Western Big Three foreign ministers Dulles Macmillan and Pinay quickly agreed on a Geneva strategy. They endorsed a definite list of topics including German reunification European security and disarmament. Eisenhower Faure Eden will meet Sunday before Geneva talks with Moscow leaders begin Monday. The plan allows discussion of Indochina if raised by Russia. Tass outlined a broad European security concept with both German states at stake.
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Paris
Geneva
Russia
U.S
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
Edgar Maure
Maure
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Faure
Anthony Eden
Kremlin
Eden
Macmillan
Jin
Indochina
Tass
West Germany
West
East Germany
Reds To Make sincere Try To Geneva Mission
Moscow reports Premier Bulganin said the Soviet delegation will leave for Geneva tomorrow to make a sincere effort to resolve international issues. He stated at a Kremlin news conference that if the Western Big Three also commit to effort, a basis for future peace could be assured. Bulganin, flanked by Nikita Khrushchev Molotov Zhukov and Gromyko, read a prepared statement with no questions allowed before the delegation departed.
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Moscow
Bolganin
Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Georgi K. Zhukov
Andrei Gromyko
Bulganin
Committee OK On Roads
The House Public Works Committee approved by a 22 to 9 vote about 12 billion dollars in new taxes over 15 years to fund a major road building program. The panel backed tax increases on gasoline trucks buses diesel fuel heavy tires and tire retreads and added a levy hike on medium truck tires. This would raise about 170 million dollars in revenue over 15 years. The House must act next. the Senate has already approved a five-year road program financed from general funds.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
House
Senate
Strike vote at American Motors amid stalled talks
CIO United Auto Workers prepared for a strike vote at American Motors Corp after contract negotiations broke down. Talks were paused until Aug 8, four days before the current five year pact covering 24,000 hourly workers. Kelvinator air conditioner sale noted at Weidmann Tire & Battery.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
American Motors Corp
Community Survey Offers Cash for Reader Feedback
Readers are urged to submit letters about ad quality with cash awards for opinions closest to the majority view. The notice lists numerous local advertisers and invites clipping the survey from page 8 or picking up a copy at The Herald.
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the Herald
Eisenhower Eyes Geneva Talks to Solve World Divisive Issues
President Eisenhower told Congress the Geneva Big Four may identify outstanding divisive issues and develop methods to solve them. He outlined a cautious hope that the summit will ease world tension, expand United Nations opportunities, and move toward enduring peace, with plans for a White House radio television address before departure.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Geneva
U.S
United Nations
Fisenhower
White House
ABC
CBS Radio
MBS
NBC
CST
Wisentower
National Airport
Columbine Sti
Maj
John Eisenhower
Keflavik Air Base
Iceland
Assgeir Assgeirsson
Chateau de Creux i de Genthod
Isenhower
Kremlin
Farm Bureau To Eat Melons At Forest Park Feed
About 1000 people are expected to attend the Franklin County Farm Bureau watermelon feed at Forest Park Sunday afternoon. Two tons of watermelon have been ordered. The event begins at 2 p m with Walter Pierce from Hutchinson on the state Farm Bureau board speaking. Franklin County 4 H members will provide entertainment. Tomorrow morning the Farm Bureau safe driving contest will be conducted with Kenneth Cook guiding written and driving tests for enrollees. Only about six farm youngsters entered this year. Prizes of 10 7 50 and 3 will be awarded in both boys and girls divisions. The contest is open to rural drivers aged 14 to 20. Prize money will be presented at the watermelon feed.
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Franklin County ‘Farm Bureau
Forest Park
Leo Miller
Farm Bureau
Walter
Pierce Cof Hutchinson
State Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Franklin County
FCFB
Kenneth Cook
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J. B. O'Dell
S. Main
Franklin County Saddle Club
Kansas Western Horseman Association
Bob Melton
Emmett Stankard
Anna May Ismel
George
Chuck Hamilton
Greenwood Saddle Club
Bob Melten
Viaduct
North
Legion
Lola
Highway Patrol
Boulder, Colo
Nett
Selby
Stephenson
Jack Byrd
Newfield’s
Babar
Sears
Herald Office
American Motors
Weidmann Tire & Battery
Community Survey
Curby Auto Supply
Didde Office Supply
Hillcrest Drive-in
Malott Hardware
McVoy-Dengel Mortuary
Ottawa Bldg, & Loan Assa
Richardson's Shoe Store
Saunders
Star Grain & Lumber Co
Stewart
Sunrise Dairy
Wightmans Plumbing & Fig
Quin Furniture Co
Mike Mulvahey
Buick Co
Minnick Motor Co
Price Motor Co
Gambles
Ai-Way Furniture Mart
Mack Electric Hewitt
Chevrolet Co
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