News Briefs Tells of local visits and assignments in brief items
Sgt James Calebs visits his parents at 126 S Walnut while on leave from Panama where he served twenty years and heads to Camp Jordan Georgia. Trooper Richard Smith of Chanute addresses Ottawa Rotary on safety laws. Ellsworth Caylor joins Main Street United Presbyterian Church as pastor. Ice Cream Social at Church of the Brethren basement Thursday at 6 30. PFC Jack L Reams son of Joe and Mrs Reams completes two weeks at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana. Kay Russell granted a divorce from Carl Russell custody of three children. married Wellsville July 8 1955. Co E Buckner at VA Hospital Topeka for checkup. Mozelle Gagne Riley Cummings mentioned. Vaughn Lilly treated in Lawrence for leg injuries from Penny Ready Mix accident. two weeks in hospital, three months off work. Warren Elliott returns to light duty at Richard Gebauer AFB Grandview Missouri July 6 after rheumatic fever. Stock Car Races Saturday night 7 30. Jerry Lee Vickers honors and works as CPA at Hegenbart Grimwood in Emporia. son of Elton Vickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Richard Lilly
S. Oak
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Penny Ready-Mix
Lawrence
Settlement in lawnmower accident suit approved in district court
A settlement was recorded in district court in a lawnmower accident case. Keith Calvin Guy, 3, received 10 000 and costs in a suit brought by his father George C. Guy of Wellsville against defendant Jackson Dunham. Keith suffered severe ankle injuries when struck by a mower on Dunham’s property. damages were covered by Dunham’s insurance.
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Keith Calvin Guy
George C. Guy
Wellsville
Jackson Dunham
Keith
Dunham
Funerals for Jones Fitzgerald Heckman Held This Week
Funeral services for Lewis B. Jones Joe P Fitzgerald and Eli Roy Heckman were held in McVey Dengel Mortuary Tower Chapel Richmond and nearby churches July 12 14 and 9. Officiants were Rev Willard Neumann Rev R B Shoemaker and Rev Wilbur Purvis with pallbearers listed. Burial proceeded at Evergreen Mound Antioch and Richmond Cemeteries with hymns sung by local choirs and soloists.
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Lewis
Lewis B. Jones
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Willard Neumann
Everett Simmons
Albert Nitcher
Paul Mohler
Alvin Smith
Roy Seibel
Bert Capp
Rosalee Simmons
R. L. Stevens
Evergreen Mound Cemetery
Joe P. Fitzgerald
Towner’s Chapel
R. B. Shoemaker
Ted Coen
Ray Farris
Earl Farris
Herb Willis
Frank Mayes
Walter Willis
Harvey Miller
Harley Blankenbeker
Wesley Dyer
Lawrence Ott
Antioch Cemetery
Eli Roy Heckman
Richmond Methodist Community Church
Wilbur Purvis
Alvin Spaulding
David Heckman
Dee Spaulding
Lucky Meisel
Cecil Lyons
Earl Wall
Eugene O’mara
Jerry Milcfelt
Lee Perkins
Richmond Cemetery
Wasp Sting Fatal Near Mountairy
A Can Virginia farmer Isaac Arlis Jones, 37, was killed after disturbing a wasp nest while plowing near Mountair y North Carolina. He was stung multiple times on the head and face and died at a local hospital.
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Mountairy
N.C
Can
Isaac Arlis Jones
Dixon Yates contract damages upheld by U S court
The U S Court of Claims divided 3 2 upholding Dixon Yates claim for reimbursement of out of pocket costs after the government canceled the 1954 107 million dollar West Memphis Arkansas power contract. Judge Madden said no conflict of interest by Wenzell and awarded 1 867 545 56.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Claims Today
Dixon-Yates Combine
Adolphe H. Wenzell
Dixon-Yates
J. Warren Madden
Wenzell
Dixon- Yates
Budget Bureau
First Boston Corp
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
West Memphis
Ark
Prsident Eisenhower
Mississippi Valley Generating Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Mississippi Valley
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Edgar H. Dixon
The
Southern Co
Eugene A. Yates
Congress
Eisenhower
Memphis
Tenn
Phone Hearing Opens Thursday In Kansas Rate Case
AP reports hearings begin Thursday before the Kansas Corporation Commission on Southwestern Bell Telephone's request for a 5.8 million dollar general rate increase. The carrier serves 486,000 customers and seeks higher charges across residential, business, and extension lines to lift after tax earnings and return on Kansas plant from about 5 percent to 7 percent.
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Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Four More Die On State Roads
The Associated Press reports four additional Kansas traffic fatalities increasing the annual toll to 290, compared with 262 same period in 1958. Victims include Mrs. H. C. Van Horn of Little River in a two car crash near Inman, L. A. Tromley of Tulsa, Paul Dean Mollenkopf of Newton in a two truck collision near Harper, and Everett C. McGill Sr. of Kansas City Kansas who died after being struck by a car. Sp 4 C Bruce E. Groves of Elm New Jersey, stationed at Ft. Riley, was found dead along U S 40 east of Junction City. believed struck by a vehicle while walking.
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Associated Press
Kansas
H. C. van Horn
Little River
McPherson
Inman
L. A. Tromley
Tulsa
Okla
van Horn
U.S. 40
Junction City
Traffic Toll Topeka Kansas Fatalities Report
AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities in state accident records for a period ending at 9 am today. The tally shows 5 cases to date with a comparable period listing 8 fatalities, including one previously unreported death.
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Topeka
Kansas
Plan Secret Talks At Geneva Meeting
Britain and the Soviet Union were said to have made progress toward reviving secret talks at the Big Four foreign ministers conference. Western informants expect social meetings on various levels to move negotiations off public view as aims for a Berlin settlement face Soviet demands. The West stalled on secret talks due to disagreements and Gromyko’s insistence on German representation, with public sessions likely to continue without decisive gains.
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John M. Hightower
Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
West
Palace of Nations
Gromyko
Race Tension in Harlem Sparks City Hall Meeting
NEW YORK AP Race tension in Harlem rises after a two hour City Hall meeting between officials and Black leaders following a near riot Monday in which two white police officers were shot and a woman allegedly beaten. Police report an Italian Puerto Rican woman resisted arrest in a restaurant dispute and a bystander was shot in a ricochet during crowd unrest. About 500 angry residents gathered outside the precinct for hours before a man was released on a summons.
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New York
Manhattan
Harlem
Hulan E. Jack
Jack
City Hall
Stephen P.kennedy
Carmela Caviglione
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements do June Tuesday
Admissions list includes Geneva Coulson Osawa tomie Guy Mcintosh Sr Roy O Taylor Glenn Terry Mrs Arthur Vogler. Births report Donald Gorton a daughter Garry Lee Stevenson a son weight details partly obscured. Dismissals Elsa Towe Bernard Byrne and baby Joseph Mason and baby Marc Anthony Medina noted with addresses.
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Geneva Coulson
Osawatomie
Guy Mcintosh Sr
N. Oak
Roy O. Taylor
Glenn Terry
S. Poplar
Arthur Vogler
RFD
Donald Gorton
Garry Lee Stevenson
Elsa Towe
Nelson Hotel
Bernard J. Byrne
Joseph W. Mason
Mark Anthony Medina
Local Market Prices and Grading Report
Reported barley price 1.95? wheat 1.68? corn shelled 1.08? Butterfat 2.05? eggs and hens prices listed with various grades. The fragment shows multiple commodity terms and unclear figures, indicating a historical market column with mixed digits and labels.
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C.cscscsacceseen
Vyfeveea
Wheat and corn price report from Kansas City market
AP bulletin lists wheat prices by grade and carloads, with declines of about 1 cent for several futures and cash bids ranging from 1.46 to 2.07 per unit. corn and soybeans show mixed changes, with oats and milo figures also provided and scattered futures data for upcoming months. Specifics include No. 2 hard wheat around 2.07 and No. 2 yellow corn near 1.28, plus futures for September to December and other months, all reflecting a down to unchanged trading tone.
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Kansas City
Italy
Sancevevas
Voseneusnsancereearecs Ldl Feo
Three-car collision injures man on Main Street Bridge
Roy O. Taylor, 56, was slightly injured in a three car crash on the Main Street Bridge at 5 05 pm. John W. Taylor, 50, was cited for following too closely. Cars driven by Thomas H. Morse and Roy Taylor sustained major damage. Police also cited Max J. Kiefer for following too close after a separate crash at 7th and Willow. Ernestine L. Fisher and Glen C. Sarver were involved in further damage in two additional incidents nearby.
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Main Street
Roy O. Taylor
S. Sycamore
Ransom Memorial Hospital
John W. Taylor
S. Main
Thomas H. Morse
Roy Taylor
John Taylor
Morse
Max J. Kiefer
7Th and
Willow
Kiefer
Ernestine L. Fisher
Cypress
Fisher Auto
Fisher
Glen C. Sarver
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report From AP
Cattle 1,200. calves 100. steady to 25 or more higher. Good and choice steers 26.50-27.50. choice yearling steers 28.25. Utility cows 17.50-39.00. good and choice yearlings 27.00-30.90. Hogs 3,200 steady. 1-3 190-240 lb barrows and gilts 14.50-15.75, some 195-236 lb at 14.75-15.00. 2 and 3 250-270 lb 14.25-15.00. sows 10.00-11.50, some under 330 lb to 12.00. 2-3 over 400 lb 9.00-10.00. Sheep 1,500 steady. spring slaughter lambs 90-110 lb 21.00-22.00. good and choice 19.00-20.50. shorn slaughter ewes 4.50-6.00. cull and utility 3.50-4.50.
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Kansas City
Senate approves 40 billion defense bill amid debates
The Senate passed a 40 billion defense measure by 90 to 6 after two days of debate. It provides 39.594 billion in new money plus 456 million in transfer authority, surpassing Eisenhower requests by hundreds of millions and adding 380 million for a nuclear powered carrier. An attempt to strip the carrier funding failed. A 100 million earmark for Airlines faced a Thurmond challenge but remained.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
House
William Proxmire
Dwis
Appropriations Committee
Army
Strom Thurmond
D-Sc
Long To Resume His Vacation
Gov Earl K Long of Louisiana plans to resume his Western vacation today after four tumultuous days in Fort Worth Texas. The 63 year old governor, deemed very ill by his doctors, met with political advisers after a late dinner and party. He has been admitted to mental hospitals several times in two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
St Louis Increases City Earnings Tax in Ballot Win
St Louis voters approved a city charter amendment raising the earnings tax from 0.5 to 1 percent by a vote of 108,383 to 11,505 with about 38 percent turnout. The measure will raise roughly $4.5 million to balance the budget, with commuters contributing about $1.5 million. If rejected, four other tax increases would have been enacted.
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ST. Louis
St. Louisans
Election Board
Tthe Board of Aldermen
Marriage Licenses for Pyle and Baxter in Waverly
Thomas D. Pyle aged 26 and Virginia L. Baxter aged 19, both residents of Waverly, obtained marriage licenses. The record lists their names and ages with no further details on the ceremony or witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Pyle
Virginia L.baxter
Waverly
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le James Calebs
Albert Caleb
S. Walnut
Panama
Camp Jordan
Richard Smith
Chanute
Ottawa
Church of the Brethren
Army Reserve
Jack L. Reams
Joe C. Reams
N. Mulberry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Kay Russell
Carl E. Russell
Co. E. Buckner
S. Hickory
V.A. Hospital
Beautyland
Mozelle Gagne
Riley-Bula Cummings
Warren Elliott
Richard Gebauer Afb
Grandview
Jerry Lee Vickers
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Hegenbart & Grimwood, C.P.A
Wellsville High School
Elton Vickers
RFD 2
Rowner
Mane
Ottawa Kala AG
Tae Phong
Ottawa, Kansas
U. S Court
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
KC Livestock
Franklin County
Kansas City, Kansas
Men and Women Ltd
Ottawa Herald
C-O
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Malott Hardware
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Ira Meade
Conrad
Standard
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Wightman
Gree
Wiliamsourg
Forrer
South Reek Creek School
Rentle
Raymond Peine
Phone Garnett
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Richmond TE
Osawatomie PL
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Solomon
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Ferguson
Allis WC
Case
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H. M Farmall
Oliver
SnoCo
Massey-Harris
Ottawa Farm Imp. Co., Inc
Massey Ferguson Oliver New Holland
Hickory
Misc
Cromecraft
Spring Creek
W. J. Ingersoll
Inest van Scranten
N. Main
Raymond Hayes
Central
Harrison
Malott
Edwin Moler
Goodyear
Sanduran
Armstrong Budge’s Hardware
Printy
Colby's
Malo 116
Sinclair Dealer
R. D. Sheridan
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Nee A
AGATA
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Abe
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S. Nain
Pomona
Pomona Bank
BE. E. Humberd
Garfield
Glen Stecher
Luther Stevens
Weien Real Estate
Liv
al Williams
Masonic
East Side
Hayden Turner
Php
Cali
Richter
Rade Mohr
Everett Higdon
Frank Morgan
Clarence Hetrick
Westphalia
G. Robe
E Mobile
Bee — Maarmon
Harry Marsh
Todd Trailer Sales
Auto Service
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Harry Smith Auto
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