Weathering Rain and a Narrow Wolf Chase in Osage
A local scene at the Ottawa Herald office notes a missed rain feature as the paper went to press. An Osage County man recounts a near encounter with a timber wolf and a small dog, while sheriff Frank F. Johnston wrestles with the tale and a jail sentence underway. Marriage licenses records show 1956 activity lagging behind 1948 pace but July may close the gap with a strong late surge.
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Ottawa Herald
Herald
Timber Wolf
Frank F. Johnston
Osage
Johnston
Osage County
Jaycees Plan Excursion for Ottawa Train Trip
Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce members met to organize supplying sandwiches to about 700 people aboard the baseball train departing Ottawa at 5 15 p m Wednesday July 25 The plan includes Jaycee volunteers in each car to sell and dispense sandwiches and soft drinks with meals prepared shortly before departure to ensure freshness The train of about 16 cars will be at Fifth and Walnut around 5 00 p m and leave for Kansas City at 5 15 p m returning to Fifth and Walnut later in the evening
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Ottawa
Jaycees
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Walnut
Kansas City
Recovery Of Marine Bodies At Ribbon Creek Trial
PARRIS ISLAND D C A big bluff Marine master sergeant testified he never heard of anyone drowning at Ribbon Creek before six recruits died there on April 8 He testified as an expert for the government in the court martial of S Sgt Matthew C McKeon McKeon stands trial for leading the platoon into danger as divers found the last body and the case involves military training and discipline U S Savings Bonds are safe
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Merit Award To County For Welfare Work
Franklin county receives an Award for Meritorious Service from the State Department of Social Welfare. Presentation by State Director Merits to Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the county social welfare department, note of Governor Hall’s absence and director Green’s resignation. State officials cite strong cooperation, highlight eight welfare service types and county caseload.
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Franklin County Board of Commissioners
County Department of Social Welfare
State Department of Social Welfare
Frank Long
Social Welfare
Frank Betz
Board of Commissioners
Long
Fred Hall
Ethel Green
State Welfare Department
Dorothy W. Bradley
State Board of Social Welfare
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State Office
Green
Kansas
Social Welfare Department
Franklin County Welfare Department
Homer Reeves
Lee Bonar
Herald
Lois Smith
Sudden Storm Drops Heavy Rain Across Ottawa Area
A northwest squall drenched Ottawa with .70 inches in 12 minutes, prompting wind damage and lakesing fields in Osage county. Osawatomie and Quenemo reported up to .75 inches while Lyndon saw .66. The July total reached 3.79 inches, slightly above normal. A hail event north of Topeka buried ground and killed three litters of pigs.
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Ottawa
John Kelsey
Mich
Osage County
Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Osawatomie
Quenemo
Lyndon
Topeka
County Ends Financial Help To Maintain Animal Shelter
Homer Reeves says the county cannot legally pay a fee to the Humane Society for animal shelter duties after attorney general guidance. The county had been paying $100 per month for the Society to perform shelter duties. efforts to justify payments found no statute authorizing funds. City officials and the Humane Society discussed contract terms and possible alternative arrangements. The matter prompted re-evaluation as officials seek a lawful path forward. The Ottawa city notice mentions ongoing club and league games and a note on bond reinvestment in water and light funds. A Swiss colony in New Glarus operates 83 Swiss cheese factories with distinctive mountain-house architecture.
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Don White
Orris Cox
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John Weidmann
Humane Society Board
Half of Gary's Workers Idle as Steel Strike Hits
Gary Indiana faces a prolonged steel strike with 31 000 workers idle at the Gary works. Payday brought last checks to 20 500 employees at Munnicipal Auditorium as 2 million dollars in payroll was paid for three to five days of work. Fear, concern, and uncertainty marked the scene as workers awaited extended furloughs.
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India
Big Steel
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U.S. Steel
Broadway
Munnicipal Auditorium
Polio Total Is Least In Years
Washington reports 435 new polio cases last week, the smallest weekly total in six years. Illinois led states with 104 cases, concentrated in Chicago areas. From Jan 1 to July 14 the total polio eases reached 3,365, down from 3,676 in the 1955 period. the disease year starting April 1 shows 2,298 cases versus 3,613 a year ago.
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Illinois
Chicago
Public Health Services
Springfield Check Scandal Figures at 800000
In Springfield a first official estimate cites about 800000 dollars in state funds paid out on fraudulent or forged warrants from the auditor’s office. Attorney General Castle said steps to recover the sum have begun as former State Auditor Orville Hodge resigned amid the scandal and an earlier estimate put the figure much lower.
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Ill
Catham Castle
Orville E. Hodge
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Castle
Jike Hodge
Flying Patrol Attacks Hall In Kansas Campaign
A Flying Truth Patrol of three state legislators and about 78 of 111 GOP members blasted Gov. Fred Hall as spendthrift and egotistical in a Lawrence to Atchison effort aimed at truth about his reelection bid. Warren W. Shaw, GOP governor candidate, accused Hall of false statements on vetoes and right to work policy, calling Labors bosses backing Hall.
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Fred Hall
Kansas
GOP
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Norton
Kas
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Shaw
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Eisenhower
Truck Kills Steer Near Ottawa as Baby Kidnap Case Deepens
A white-face steer was killed when it ran in front of a truck five miles southwest of Ottawa on US 505. The driver, Geoil L. Luna of Borger Texas, was uninjured but the truck suffered damage. The captioned article then ties to the Peter Weinberger kidnapping, noting the infant remains missing two weeks after being abducted from his parents in Westbury New York.
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Ottawa
US 505
Geoil L. Luna
Borger
Texas
Westbury
N. Y
Beatrice Weinberger
E. L. Beakley
Jay Brown
Peter Weinberger
Peter
No Ultimatum From Eisenhower On Steel Dispute
A White House official said there has been no ultimatum or warning from President Eisenhower to steel dispute parties. Murray Snyder, assistant press secretary, denied reports that a weeklong deadline was set following a top level meeting here yesterday.
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White House
Eisenhower
Murray Snyder
Miss America Sharon Ritchie to wed singer Don Cherry
Grand Island Nebraska November 17 195? Sharon Kay Ritchie the reigning Miss America 19 will marry singer-golfer Don Cherry this fall, announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Forrest Ritchie.
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Grand Island, Neb
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Singer-Galfer Don Cherry
Forrest Ritchie
Weather forecast shows scattered storms this afternoon and tonight
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Cooler Friday with generally fair conditions. East areas partly cloudy. Lows tonight mid 50s to low 60s, northwest to southeast. Highs Friday around 80.
City to Receive Bids on Garbage Landfill Plan
Ottawa officials announced bids will be received on August 15 for a contract to perform and finance a sanitary landfill for garbage disposal. The city would obtain the site and equipment from the contractor, include fees in utility bills, and eliminate the existing city dump as part of a flood control plan.
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Ottawa
Commission
Raiders Waive Hearings In Baker Panty Raid Case
Lawrence 4 Two University of Kansas students charged in the May 22 Baker University panty raid waived preliminary hearings today and were bound over to the November term of district court. Rob ert Ray Hopkins of Russellville Kansas is charged with assault with intent to do bodily harm and Robert W. Shoop of Leavenworth is charged with malicious destruction of property. Fred C. Herzog of Wadsworth Kansas had his preliminary hearing reset next Thursday due to a scheduling error.
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University of Kansas
Baker University
Baldwin
Robert Ray Hopkins
Russellville
Kas
Robert W. Shoop
Leavenworth
Fred C. Herzog
Wadsworth
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