Panty raid and university mischief at Kansas University
Side Swipes reports a panty raid at the Kansas University Law School with six pairs of womens undergarments found on a line between lamp posts at the hall. Unidentified women fled in a tan and yellow car leaving no license plate. Unrelated incidents include a Uncle Jimmy Green statue spray and stray suds dumped in Chi Omega fountain. Dr. W D Bemmels of Ottawa University visits Los Alamos, staying with former Ottawans Dr and Mrs Karl Bergstresser. He attends a joint Kansas school boards and city superintendents meeting in Lawrence before leaving.
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Kansas University
Op Hall
K. U. Law School
Jimmy Green
Green Hall
Chi Omega
Mt. Oread
K. U
Offigers
W. D. Bemmels
Ottawa University
Los Alamos
N. Mex
Karl Bergstresser
Bemmels
Joint
Committee of Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas Association of City’ Superintendents
Lawrence
For Sale Old Newspapers 0c Bundle Herald Office
For sale small bundle of old newspapers from the Herald office. Includes a four tamb ambulance item and a contact via phone number 380.
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Herald Office
Rural Mail Men Convene in Ottawa for Kansas Group
Kansas rural letter carriers arrive in Ottawa for the 53rd annual Kansas Rural Letter Carriers Association convention to be held July 17 to 19 at Memorial auditorium. A Sunday religious service opens the event, with a Monday banquet featuring Rep. Robert A. Anderson of Ottawa as speaker. Dr. J F Barr, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce president, will give the welcome, and Postmaster T J Cummings will handle introductions. Registrations take place at the North American Hotel.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Kansas Rural Letter Carriers Association
Memorial Auditorium
Robert A. Anderson
J F. Barr
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
T. J. Cummings
Prizes Went To Ottawans At Pomona I O O F Picnic
Ottawans took the first three prizes at Pomona I O O F annual picnic last night a pony a heifer and a pig were awarded. Pony winner Mrs Phil Fanning Ottawa route 2 heifer winner W E Adkinson 815 Pecan and pig winner J R Babcock. Tonight closes with a home talent program a big square dance and a full carnival with a variety show and dance drawing large crowds.
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Pomona
Soviet Farmers To Arrive Today
A 13 man delegation of Soviet agricultural leaders arrives in New York by plane and will travel to Iowa and other farm states. They seek to study American farming techniques to apply in the USSR amid serious farm difficulties.
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New York
Iowa
U.S.S.R
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy and storms along the south
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions across the area with thunderstorms along the southern border and extreme southwest this afternoon tonight and Sunday afternoon The extreme south portion may see storms tonight and Sunday Afternoon Temperatures little change with lows 60 65 north 65 70 south High Sunday around 92 yesterday afternoon reached 92 and today?s low was 65 The hourly readouts end at 8 a m with temperatures ranging from 65 to 91 including a record high of 111 in 1936 and a record low of 54 in 1906 River reading at 57 feet and yesterday’s wind was northeast light
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N. E
Fair Weather Forecast For Kansas State
The weather bureau said fair, summerlike conditions expected to continue in eastern Kansas with a chance of scattered thunderstorms along the border and in the southwest. Ottawa reached 92 yesterday and 65 this morning, with notable rain totals in south central and southwest Kansas. Dodge City and Wichita posted moisture readings, while Emporia marked the day's high at 97 degrees.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Sedan
Conway Springs
Wichita
Dodge City
Emporial
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Rothschild Clothing Store
A major blaze in downtown Chicago on State Street destroyed the 12 story Maurice L. Rothschild clothing store, damaging the property with estimated losses nearing a million dollars. Weidmann Tire and Battery advertises closeout prices for Kelvinator air conditioners offering 34 ton unit at $199.95 and other sizes up to $349.95.
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Chicago
Maurice L. Rothschild
State St
Weidmann
Truck Spills Load of Pipe Near Richmond
A truck carrying 4-inch pipe jackknifed and overturned on US 59, half a mile south of the Santa Fe overpass at Richmond, spilling pipe over a wide area. Driver Albert L. Enloe of Coffeyville escaped unharmed except for glass in his eyes later removed. he said a brief look in a rear view mirror caused him to drift. The truck and scab were a total loss, per highway patrol Lt. Art Jensen.
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Richmond
Albert L. Enloe
Coffeyville
Enloe
Kansas City
Lindsey
Okla
Santa Fe
Art Jensen
The
Highway Patrol
KCPL Workers Authorize Strike Over Wages
Two AFL IBEW locals authorize their business agents to call a strike against Kansas City Power & Light Co over a wages dispute. A third local will vote on Tuesday. Gov Donnelly urged settlement through collective bargaining. The two-year contract expired June 30 with talks broken, company offering 4.21 percent and union seeking 6 percent.
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Kansas City
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Phil M. Donnelly
Kansas Citians
Sex Murderer Sentenced To Die
CARTERSVILLE GA Willie Grady Cochran 37 a paroled sex criminal and former mental patient faces the electric chair for the murder of a Rome schoolgirl.
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Cartersville
Willie Grady Cochran
Rome
Flood Control Bill Signed By President
President Eisenhower signed the flood control bill funding river and harbor work for the new fiscal year. The act provides 45000 dollars for Pomona reservoir and 30000 dollars for local projector works for Ottawa. Funds cover planning and specifications not construction, with studies to begin this summer near Quenemo and Ottawa as Army Engineers initiate site work.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Fisenhower
Pomona Reservoir
Ottawa
Pomona
Quenemo
The
Army Engineers
Kansas City
Work Soon on Tuttle Creek Dam Reconstruction
Army engineers expect to restart work on the Tuttle Creek Dam north of Manhattan Kansas this summer with the first contract for outlets to be advertised within a month. Col E C Adams said the project could take four more years if funds are available. The 1.4 mile dam will create a 70 000 acre lake and flood control for the Kansas River valley.
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Kansas City
Army
Tuttle Creek
Manhattan
Adams
Blue River
Kansas River
Franklin County Welfare Board Meets on Advisory Committees
The Franklin County Social Welfare Board led a 12 county district meeting in Lawrence to review advisory committees under House Bill 223. Participants included Frank Betz, Homer Reeves, Lee Bonar, Ethel Green, and state officials. They noted Shawnee and Sedgwick counties already have functioning committees and aim to form one by October.
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Franklin County Social Welfare Board
Lawrence
Kansas
Franklin County Board
Frank Betz
Homer Reeves
Lee Bonar
Ethel Green
Frank Long
State Board of Welfare
C. J. Morgan
Freda Burnsides
Greek Island Hit By Quake Shakes Samos Homes Down
An earthquake struck Samos Island southeast of Athens causing at least 30 houses to collapse. There were no immediate reports of fatalities, according to police on the scene.
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Athens
Greece
Samos Island
Protest Filed Over Cemetery Toilet Installation at Highland
Clarence M. Sheldon plans a formal protest to the city commissioners regarding two outhouses erected in a triangular lawn space at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. He notes founders and their graves surround the area and cites the cemetery’s 1886 founding. Evidence includes bronze plates naming Horace J. Smith and others.
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Board of City Commissioners
Highland Cemetery
Clarence M. Sheldon
S. Cedar
Sheldon
Vaccine set for next week in Franklin county
Health officers said Salk polio vaccine may arrive next week for Kansas children. County officials wait for a confirmed delivery date before scheduling second shots. Franklin county will move quickly once vaccine details are finalized.
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Franklin County
George W. Davis
State Board of Health
Kansas
William Bowers
County Medical Society
Big Four Optimistic on Geneva Peace Talks
United States and Soviet leaders headed to Geneva with cautious optimism that the Big Four talks may yield methods to ease Cold War tensions. Eisenhower and Bulganin stressed goodwill and planned meetings on disarmament European security and German unification, while Eden echoed hopeful outlook for a peaceful outcome.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Britain
Eden
Faure
Congress
Kremlin
Germany
Library bids are too high for Ottawa University building
Ottawa University library project did not receive a bid within available funds of 200,000 dollars. Chairman R M Clagston announced bids exceeded the amount. The building committee told architect David Runnels of Kansas City to revise the plans and specifications for presentation within a month.
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Ottawa University _ library
R. M. Clogston
David Runnels
Kansas City
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Barbara Lindsey
James Lindsey
Herald
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A. C. “Doc” Richeson
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Michigan
Ottawans
Newfield’s
KCPL
King
Leo Edington
Bob Leonard
Community Survey
Hi-Way Furniture Mart
Hillcrest Drive-in
Tally Theater
Keefer
Minnick Motor Co
Price’Motor Co
Hope
Washington
Keflavik
Iceland
Air Force Base
Asgeir Asgeirsson
John Muccio
U. S
Maj
John Eisenhower
White House
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