Indian Pow Wow visit and big vegetables in Ottawa
The Ander son family visited Cushing Oklahoma to attend an Indian Pow-Wow honoring Sac and Fox tribes with attendees from across the United States and Africa. A 34 student chartered bus from Northern State Teachers College paused in Ottawa on a 23 day educational tour across multiple states. Franklin county yields include three potatoes weighing 3 4 5 pounds and large tomatoes.
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Donald H. Anderson
Linda
N. Mulberry
Cushing
Okla
Mr. Anderson
Dale Anderson
Greg
Marsha
Ottawa
Northern State Teachers College
Aberdeen
S. C
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
North Carolina
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Boston
New York City
United Nations
M. T. Tostlebe
Northern State College
Franklin County
D. L. Mathias
The
Herald
Mathias
Ottawa Woman Recovers After Near-Death Heart Stop
Mrs. Melvin Hoots of Ottawa Kansas was close to death when her heart stopped for five minutes during a kidney operation at St Luke's hospital in Kansas City. A chest surgeon quickly massaged the heart and injected adrenalin, reviving her. the kidney operation was postponed. She is recovering with husband and nurse present, father and stepmother kept at distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Hoots
Maple
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Bids Sought for Franklin County Fair Stands
Citizens may bid for stands at the Franklin County Fair. Send proposals to Edwin Snyder by Monday July 25. The notice lists items including general eating, pop, watermelon, and ice cream under 191-c-31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Co
Edwin Snyder
Community Survey Ad Contest Encourages Reader Feedback
A community plea invites readers to fill a Community Survey Opinion Form, naming four daily choices from listed local ads. It promises cash awards for opinions closest to reader consensus and urges participation across neighborhoods, referencing large medium and small ad categories.
Eisenhower urges Zhukov to accept NATO for German unification
In a closed summit session at Geneva the US President appealed to Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov to reconsider NATO as a peace instrument and aid German unification. Eisenhower assured Bulganin the US will defend only if attacked, while stressing NATO’s role as a true agency of peace amid renewed East–West talks.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Georgi Zhukov
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
Nikolai Bulganan
United States
NATO
Zhukov
Soviet Union
Europe
Bag Worms Threaten Ottawa Evergreens
John J. Pinney of Willis Nursery reports bag worms damaging Ottawa evergreens. He urges immediate spraying with arsenate of lead, noting early application kills worms while cases are open. once the case closes the spray loses effect.
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Ottawa
John J. Pinney
Willis Nursery
Pinney
Tip Leads To Arrest In $93,780 Bank Embezzlement Case
FBI arrests John C. Siemer 24 and wife Henrietta 23 in South Amherst after a tip from a woman who saw the wife’s photo in a New York paper. They lived under the MacTavish names with three children. About $25,500 recovered. $20,000 found hidden in a suitcase in Amherst.
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Cleveland
FBI
Staten Island
N. Y
New York
Lorain County
FBT
Siemer
Convicts Get Cold Shoulder From Nevada Governor
Governor Charles Russell avoided a convicts meeting as 225 inmates continued a sit down protest at Carson City prison. He posed with the Daughters of the American Revolution on arrival and planned milk control talks instead. The refusal spurred internal squabbling as some inmates sought to end the rebellion.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Charles Russell
Russell
Daughters of the American Revolution
Las Vegas
Woman Ends Hunger Strike in Coral Gables Protest
Mrs Martha Blumenbach ends a three day hunger strike in Coral Gables Florida to protest draft laws. She drinks milk and plans to resume eating gradually after her husband Earl summoned friends to speak with her.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Martha Blumenbach
Earl
Plane lands without rudder near Denver
A B36 bomber with 29 aboard lost a 32-foot rudder section while en route to ceremonies at the Air Force Academy. It flew 300 miles from Denver with damaged tail, landed safely at Ellsworth AFB with aid from wing aileron controls and a sister bomber. The missing rudder was later found near Limon, Colorado.
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Spokane
Wash
Air Force
Denver J
New
Air Force Academy
Denver
Ellsworth Afb
S. D
Limon
Colo
Bribe Attempt Allegations From Army Inspector Testimony
Michael Weintraub testified before the Senate Investigations subcommittee that he received threats after refusing a bribe from Chicago cap maker Harry Lev. He said Lev repeatedly asked him to compromise and used profane names.
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Washington
Chicago
Harry Lev
Michael Weintraub
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Rainfall and Fire Report From Ottawa Area Weather
Spotty rainstorms drenched parts of eastern Kansas while Ottawa saw trace rainfall at its official station. A barn at Ervin Chambers farm east of Williamsburg was destroyed by lightning, with 4000 dollars loss and 1 000 bales hay 600 bushels oats and a year old combine lost. Firefighters confined the blaze to outbuildings as home and other structures were saved.
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Kansas
Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Williamsburg
Ervin Chambers
Ray Campbell
Wiliamsburg
Ervin Chambers Farm
Weather Forecast Partly cloudy with scattered storms
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with widely scattered thunderstorms in east and south portions this afternoon or tonight. Little temperature change expected with low tonight 65 to 70 and high Wednesday 88 to 92. Yesterday's high 93 at 12:40 to 1:15 pm and 2:30 pm. Low today 68 at 4:30 am. Hourly readings show highs near 93 and lows around 69. River 84 feet. Yesterday sky was partly cloudy with trace precipitation and light southerly wind.
New Price in Egg Market Reform Brightens Local Trade
The Herald notes a Kansas graded eggs law, now four consumer prices for eggs. large A at 30 cents, medium A at 24 cents, and B at 18 cents. Grade C pullet or dirty eggs fetch 15 cents and may only be used for breaking and processing.
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Herald
Kansas
Mail Carrier Session Ends at Rural Letter Carriers Meet
The Strd annual Kansas Rural Letter Carriers Association and Auxiliary closed its three day gathering at Memorial Auditorium with over 300 attendees. A banquet featured Robert A. Anderson of Ottawa as speaker and a memorial service was led by Clarence Kessler of Altamont. Officers and delegates to the national convention were to be elected and installed as Ralph Argo of Wellington presided. state president Glenn I. Lane of Phdslipsburg could not attend due to illness.
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Strd
Kansas Rural Letter Carriers Association and Auxiliary
Memorial Auditorium
Robert, A. Anderson
Ottawa
Clarence Kessler
Altamont
Gottlieb, Nieder
Lightning Kills Three Caddies in Owensboro
A watermelon party at Owensboro Country Club ended when lightning struck a tree where four caddies sheltered from rain. Three boys died Jerry Morris 14 Charles Ray 12 Frank Burger 13. Danny Thompson survived by jumping to safety.
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Owensboro
Owensboro Country Club
Jerry Morris
Charles Ray
Frank Burger
Danny Thompson
Hospital Notes Admits Group From Various Cities
Hospital notes list admits and dismissals including Everett Finch 917 N Sycamore and Earl Burghart Chanute with transfers to Kansas City. Other entries name Mrs Dwight Langley Kansas City Kas John McLinden Williamsburg and Terry Ray Seaton Pomona and Nellie Love Pomona Monty with Mrs Jerry Johnson and daughter Kansas City for watch repairs.
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Everett Finch
N. Sycamore
Dwight - Langley
Kansas City
Kas
John’ McLinden
Ile Iliamsburg
Terry Ray Seaton
N. Mulberry
Earl Burghart
Chanute
W.retin
S. Oak
Ss. A. Peace Beech
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Saffron Glass Co
Sunrise Dairy Tally Theatre
Mack Electric
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Ottawa Rural Careriers
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