Golf bag theft and local garden honors in Ottawa
A Lawrence man left a heavy golf bag and 18 balls at the No. 1 tee of Lawrence Country Club, returned to find the bag and contents missing. Ottawa features July Garden of the Month winners Floyd and Mrs Minnick, with runners-up and honorable mentions listed for homes at 204 ft. 14th and others nearby.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Country Club
Floyd Minnick
Ottawa Garden Club
Glenn Fitch
J. S. Bennett
East 9Th
C. T. Barnhart
N. Cherry
Harry Hjorth
Barnharts
Hjorths
Play Program Events Added in Ottawa Recreation
Orlis Cox announced two weeks of added events in Ottawa Recreation. Friday and Saturday feature Walt Disney cartoons at Hawthorne Lincoln Garfield and Eugene Field schools with 9 am and 10 30 am showings. A Recreation carnival will be at Forest Park July 26, with picnics July 27 28 and awards July 28 29. The program ends July 30.
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Ottawa
Orlis Cox
Walt Disney
Ottawa Public
Hawthorne
Lincoln
Garfield
Eugene Field School
Forest Park
Cox
Elk’s Club
Brandt arraigned on federal charge in child fraud case
Audrey Brandt, 42, LaPorte City Iowa, appeared before U.S. Commissioner E R Crosker on a charge of giving false statements to the FBI in a child related probe. She waived a hearing and was held on 2500 dollars bond. Brandt faces arraignment in U S District Court in Kansas City.
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Joplin
Audrey Brandt
LaPorte City
Iowa
U.S
E. R. Crosker
FBI
Brandt
Jim Turner
Kansas City
U.S. District Court
Winners Named For 6th Week Of Herald Community Survey
The Herald announces week six winners: Ruth Morgan of Pomona, Hazel M. Harrison of Ottawa, and Mrs. Fred Johnson of Richmond win $25 $10 and $5 awards. Winners cite newspaper ads as helpful shopping guides seeking brief descriptions, pictures, and prices. The survey runs six more weeks, with total awards of $240 to 18 readers.
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Herald
Ruth Morgan
Hazel M. Harrison
N. Cedar
Fred Johnson
Richmond
Lamar Phillips
Route 1
Pomona
Ottawa
Ottawa board cuts city school levy to 19.44 mills
Ottawa board of education trims the city levy for the coming year to 19.44 mills from 23.01 mills citing state aid under a new Kansas law. The budget also allows 15 000 to 20 000 for improvements to existing school buildings. Ice cream and cake social at Tolly Baptist Church on Wed July 20. For sale notes and classifieds appear.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Kansas
Tolly Baptist Church
Herald Office
Why Survey Starts Today In Local Paper
A new community survey launches today asking readers why items are good value and why they should buy from local businesses. Readers are invited to clip the survey form on page 6 and participate, with firms including Curby Auto Supply Malott Hardware McVeyr Dengel Mortuary Ottawa Produce Richardson's Shoe Store Lamb Funeral Home Tally Theatre Hi-Way Furniture Mart Minnick Motors Price Motor Co Quin Furniture Store Mack Electric participating.
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Curby Auto Supply
Malott Hardware
McVeyr Dengel Mortuary
Ottawa Produce
Richardson's Shoe Store
Lamb Funeral Home Tally Theatre
Hi-Way Furniture Mart
Minnick Motors Price Motor Co
Quin Furniture Store
Mack Electric
Weather Forecast But Fair Skies With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers southeast portion this afternoon or evening. Elsewhere generally fair this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Little temperature change. Lows 60s, highs 80s to 90s. Yesterday's high 91 at 2 pm. Today’s low 63 recorded early morning. Hourly temperatures shown for the 24 hour period ending 8 am today.
Youth Drowned In Farm Pond
Fifteen year old Paul Joseph Holding drowned riding a horse in a farm pond at Walnut Kas. He could not swim and his body was recovered after two younger brothers ran for help. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Al Holding.
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Walnut
Kas
Paul Joseph Holding
al Holding
Plan to avert atom war faces six point proposal
In Chicago a Braniff airliner crash killed 22, including Louis Clark Gilley, a Wichita resident born in Ottawa. Inquest heard engine fire observed in Wichita stop. several Kansans injured. Coroner urged caution and investigation by Civil Aeronautics Board.
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Braniff
Chicago
Okiawan
Louis Clark Gilley
Wichita
Gilley
Ottawa
Berton Gilley
Drake Bakery
Louis H. Gilley
Cessna Aircraft Company
Joyce Slaymaker
Guy Haffner
Tom Melroy
Vernon Wesen
Kenneth McAdoo
el Dorado
Gene McAdoo
911 E. Wilson
McAdoo
Navy Reserve
Norfolk
Cincago
Kas
Kansas
John Leroy Wilburn Jr
Ronald Mopkins
Mary Teel
Midway Airport
Daniel L. Haas
Park Ridge
Ill
Braniff Airways
Kansas City
Haas
Dallas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Allen Tlood
Newton
Gerald Allan Startzman
Navy
Kenneth J. McAdoo
Dorado
Harold W. Denner
Ronald Hopkins
Lawrence J. Norton
Production and Marketing Administration
Kansas State College
Norton
Silver Spring
Food and Agriculture Office
International Co-operation Administration
Two Minor Car Crashes in Franklin County
Two minor accidents were reported by the Franklin County sheriff last night. At 7:15 p.m. in Homewood a 1952 Buick driven by Roland K. Neiswender of Kansas City and a 1946 Mercury driven by Glen Gillette of Ottawa sustained about $35 damage each. The second wreck near the Drive-In theater southwest of town at about 11 p.m. involved Larry McCracken of 731 Ash and a following 1952 Studebaker driven by Mrs. George Streetbin of Ottawa which struck McCracken’s 1941 Mercury, causing about $16 damage to McCracken’s car and $75 to the Studebaker.
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Franklin County
Sheriff's Office
Homewood
Dean Driscoll
Roland K. Neiswender
Kansas City
Glen Gillette
Rt. 2
Ottawa
Larry McCracken
Ash
McCracken
Studebaker
George Streetbin
Mercury
Warm Ottawa Area Sees 90s With Scattered Showers
On a warm side day Ottawa recorded highs near 93 with lows around 65 as scattered clouds kept temperatures in check. Yesterday showers fell east and south of Ottawa, with Garnett reporting 0.76 inches of rain and Rantoul seeing enough rainfall to soften dirt roads while temperatures in the 90s are expected to continue statewide.
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Ottawa
Garnett
Rantoul
Weather Bureau
Full House At Pomona Picnic
The 28th Pomona 1.0.C.F. picnic closed with a capacity crowd at the square dance the final event of the closing night. Nels Kristenson secretary of the lodge said the annual event draws big crowds. A home talent program preceded the square dance and a two evening Kansas City talent show was a popular feature.
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Pomona
Farm Bureau Picnic At Forest Park Draws Big Crowd
About 1,000 people ate two tons of watermelon at the Franklin County Farm Bureau picnic in Forest Park yesterday afternoon. Speaker Walter Pierce, Hut chinson, vice-president of the Kansas farm Bureau, addressed the crowd. Entertainment came from 4-H club members and safe driving contest winners received cash prizes. Jack Stewart Jr. of Ottawa won boys division, Patsy Martin of Princeton won girls division.
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Franklin County Farm Bureau
Forest Park
Walter Pierce
Hutchinson
Kansas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Jack Stewart, Jr
Ottawa
Patsy Martin
Princeton
Parade Of Visitors See New Outhouses In City Cemetery
The Herald owner reports a parade of Ottawans driving through Highland Cemetery to view new outhouses placed in a central triangular lawn. Protests arose from descendants of cemetery founders. acting mayor ordered doors nailed shut until the mayor returns. Cemetery board members say they preferred no toilets to the current installation.
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The
Herald
Highland Cemetery
A. C
Doc”Richesui
W. W. Robe
W. J A. Swift
C. W. Hegberg
Robert ‘'S. Hill
Delia Bennett
Rural Letter Carriers Hold 53rd Kansas Convention
About 250 attend the 53rd annual Kansas Rural Letter Carriers convention at Memorial Auditorium. The session runs through Tuesday with a banquet at 6 p.m. featuring Robert A. Anderson as guest speaker. Local and national figures attend including W. S. Andress and Mrs. O. S. Johnson. The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce welcomed visitors. Glenn I. Lane is ill.
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Kansas Rural Letter Cartiers Association
Memorial Auditorium
Roger Martin
Baldwin
W. S. Andress
Washington, D.C
Bureau of Personnel
United States Postal Department
O. S. Johnson
Lake Charles
Knights of Columbus
Robert A. Anderson
Ottawa
Ralph Emerson
Noel Douglas
Stewart Chester
W. H. Lennard
J. F. Barr
Western leaders push for European security at Geneva
At the Geneva summit Eisenhower Faure and Eden urged a unified Germany and arms limits. Bulganin proposed an immediate foreign troop freeze as aim to end Nato. The West pressed for a general European security pact with safeguards for Soviet interests while seeking talks on disarmament and demilitarization.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Bulganin
NATO
Tisenhower
Faure
Eden
Germany
Russia
Soviet Union
World Bank
Eisenhowser
U. S
United States
Britain
France
Bul
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Route 3
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Pvt
Bat. B
AFA
APO
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Wash
Ottawa Municipal
Lamb Ambulance
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Anchor Savings & Loan Assn
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