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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1956
Page
1
Brief notes advise readers to call the Herald office if they miss the paper. A resurfacing project on Ottawa streets is scheduled, with activity between 5 and 6:30 p.m., and additional work planned Saturday near the highway.
Local paper offers a no charge Vacation Pack for Herald subscribers. Calls to the circulation department arrange delivery during vacations. Also included are brief items: births, new jobs, funeral attendances, visiting guests, and boxes repainted at the depot with red white and blue colors.
Mr and Mrs Richard Ahrens 710 S Mulberry report a son born Saturday weight 8 lb Mrs Larry Hollingsworth 601 Willow a daughter born Saturday weight 8 lb 8 oz Mr and Mrs Charles Edwards Richmond report a son born Sunday weight 8 lb 1 oz Dismissed Vernon R Manchester 904 N Mulberry Saturday Joseph C Muecke Humboldt James Peckham Rantoul William J Remington Topeka Mrs Carl Adolphson 933 N Oak Francine Guy Kansas City Mo Mrs Glenn Geiss and baby son route 3 David Thorn Eureka Sunday Mrs Lizzie Armstrong 616 Walnut Mrs William G Ward and baby daughter 111 W sth John Erickson Richmond Juanita Dailey route 4 today
Navy testimony to the Senate Airpower Committee reveals low-flying bombers reached 1000 miles into the U S heartland unseen by radar despite alert warnings. Officers praised a ship launched Jupiter atomic missile with potential 1500 mile range to strike Communist targets in Europe with notable accuracy from subs or ships.
A violent electrical storm tore through Atlanta last night sweeping trees into streets and knocking out power. The Weather Bureau logged 0.88 inches of rain in 18 minutes as cars submerged and water rose to house levels with furniture floating in several homes.
Obituaries record the deaths of Mrs. Ethelyn M. Archer aged 80 of 1021 Is. Hickory with funeral plans by Lamb Funeral Home and burial in Fairlawn. George Rusk Emerson 83 of Ottawa died in New London Ohio. survivors listed and funeral in New London. Earl Williams aged 79 of Iola died at Ransom Memorial Hospital after emergency surgery. multiple survivors listed and funeral planned at Waugh Funeral Home Iola with Moran cemetery burial.
Franklin county superintendent J A Fleming describes birth certificate records kept by the office. Archives include census data from 1907 to current for each district, plus earlier lists from 1894 1896 and 1902. A couple in California recently traced ancestry to 1894 95 school years.
An Aerolineas Argentinas airliner crashed in cattle country near Rio Cuarto Buenos Aires today, bursting into flames. The operator said all 14 passengers and four crew members perished in the fatal accident.
At Paris Island South Carolina the court martial of Sgt Matthew C McKeon charged with involuntary manslaughter oppression of recruits and alcohol violations opened The defense seeks to drop the alcohol charges while both sides question the Marines past methods of turning out disciplined fighters The 31 year old Worcester Mass sergeant led 78 recruits on a night march into a tidal creek resulting in 172 survivors and one deadly incident potentially yielding up to four years eight months in prison
In Topeka Melvin Fields of Coffeyville and Margie Lowder of Allen won the boys and girls championships at the first annual Kansas State High School Rodeo held yesterday.
A dated listing shows forthcoming sales by C A Myers Sons with events at Overbrook Kas Roberts Market in Lawrence East 11th route 4 James Gabbert near Baldwin and Dallas Allan south of Wellsville plus a July 18 sale and August 7 sale details including locations and distances.
A United Air Lines DC ends up grounded for three hours after a crank call claiming a bomb aboard the jet. Capt. J W Nelson jettisoned fuel and landed at Elko Nevada, where 63 passengers including 18 members of San Francisco ballet were searched before the plane resumed to Chicago.
In Ingolstadt a young engaged couple and seven anti-communists who hijacked a Hungarian airliner and landed it at a NATO base seek asylum in West Germany. Six passengers and four crew members wish to return to Communist Hungary. Police expect transfer aboard the DC3 soon, with tight guard to prevent Western contact.
In Orlando Florida Baptist churches plan special prayers for 4 year old Mike Sibole who faces removing both eyes after surgery to save his life. His father Rev James M Sibale says doctors must blind him to save him and cites an Old Testament lesson about faith and victory. The family has received many phone calls with support and some condemnation.
Warren W. Shaw, seeking the Republican nomination for governor, would create a permanent investigative committee if elected. He urged Gov. Fred Hall to refer highway commission contract awards for traffic line paint to the Legislative Council for investigation over a price dispute.
Westbury New York detectives sifted through 300000 auto registrations to compare signatures with the ransom note. FBI agents joined Nassau County and checked Damman kidnap files for possible links, amid ongoing search for Peter Weinberger who was taken from his home on July 4.
Merle Christeson, driver for 9 A Scribner, has entered Winter General hospital Topeka for surgery. He is assigned to room A-18. Scribner holds a contract to transport mail between the post office and depot.
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