Ottawa Bazaar Adds Western Flair For Fair Week
Ottawa shoppers will see a sidewalk bazaar on Aug 26 tied to the Franklin County Fair and Rodeo. Merchants plans include western hats and Kentucky colonel bow ties with prizes for registrants. Also features include balloons atop light poles, bands at City Park, and a late program by a local dance orchestra next week.
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Ottawa
West 19Th Street
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Vanior High
Accordion
City Park
William Barker
Mary Pickenpaugh
Ottawa University
Barker
Barbecue Planned to Honor Congressional Candidate
Franklin and Douglas County Democrats sponsor a Sunday barbecue for Jack Harris Democratic nominee contender in a three way race. Event at Gaynor Lake north of Ottawa starts 2 p.m. Program includes music games and speeches. Committee members hold tickets with transport gathering at the courthouse 4 30 p.m.
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Franklin
Douglas County
Jack Harris
Harris
Gaynor Lake
Ottawa
County Forecast Clears with Warmth Across Thursday
Partly cloudy conditions fade into a slow warming trend this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Highs reach the upper 80s this afternoon, lows around the upper 60s, and Thursday’s high near 90.
Ottawa Awarded for Traffic Safety Program
Kansas safety engineer Charles Schaefer praised Ottawa for its traffic safety program at a special meeting. He commended Mayor Kenneth Andrews Chief Eugene Flaherty and the police force, noting Ottawa improved over 1956 with 1957 fewer non fatal injuries and three fatal crashes, and promising further progress.
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Ottawa
Kenneth Andrews
Eugéne Flaherty
Charls Schafer
Lloyd Ballhagen
Kansas
State Highway Commission
Charles Schaefer
Topeka
Eugene Flaherty
Schaefer
Pillelass
Topeka Bids For Federal Youth Center
The Topeka Chamber of Commerce announced a bid for a proposed Federal Youth Center in the Midwest, joining Emporia Pittsburg and other Kansas towns. Ottawa led by civic leaders two years ago and continues active effort, with federal officials initially considering Topeka sites. Senators Schoeppel Igcatson and Rep Scrivner assist, but no funds yet approved for site purchase or construction.
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Topeka
Ottawa
Schoeppel
Ig Catson
Errest Scrivner
Streer
Recession Slump Halts In Hard Goods Report
Washington reports the Commerce Department notes the recession slump in autos appliances and other consumer durables appears substantially arrested in the April to June period. The June figures show durable purchases still weak but overall second quarter GNP rose to about 428 billion dollars from 425.8 billion in Q1, aided by consumer and government spending.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Eisenhower
Vey
Council of Economic Advisers
Flood bids reviewed for Ottawa projects by Kirkwood
Representatives of A C Kirkwood Associates consulting engineers of Kansas City will report to Ottawa city officials at tonight's commission meeting on bids received for four flood control projects. Bids were opened July 15 and evaluated before contracting decisions. Army engineers will open bids August 7 for the first phase of channel improvement and levee work on the Marais des Cygnes in the eastern Ottawa area.
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A. C. Kirkwood Associates
Consulting Engineers
Kansas City
Ottawa
Commission
City Hall
Kansas City Engineers
Army Engineers
Marais Des Cygnes
Poll Books Open For Registration Before Aug Five Primary
City clerk’s office hosts registration sessions across ten evenings until 10 pm to help voters register for the August 5 primary. Deadline Friday 10 pm. Those who did not vote in November 1956, moved address, changed name, turned 21, or are new to the area must register to be eligible.
Franklin County sheriff hopeful Ivan Brown outlines service
Ivan Brown, 54, a Democratic candidate in the Aug 5 Franklin County sheriff primary, says a longtime stay in the county motivates his bid. He promises 24 hour on call availability and deputy readiness, cites past service as city commissioner and National Guard experience.
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John Brown
Franklin County
Brown
Wn Roney
National Guard
Drops His Pipe And Gets Stuck In Porch Rails
St Louis AP report describes Aubry Newman a 53 year old homeowner who dropped his pipe Tuesday night. Firefighters freed him after he and a Battery for 10 years Were wedged between two iron bars on a porch railing. Brown a Franklin County resident and tire service businessman announced a candidacy amid the incident. His wife and two sons, Ivan Jr. and Roger, were listed with brief occupations.
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ST. Louis
Aubry Newman
Newman
Weid
Dackcu
Brown
Franklin County
N. Mulberry
Ivan Jr
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Magnolia, Ark
Roger
O4awa Wholesale
Four Held In Bridge Arson
Under sheriff Elwood Sellens said four teenagers admitted setting a fire that caused about 4009 damage to a bridge in eastern Russell County last December. Charges of arson were filed against Everett Hopfer 17 Russell and Gerald Lee Webber 17 Dorrance. The other two William Casper 15 Wilson and Delvie Hopfer 15 will face juvenile court. The fire followed a night of beer drinking. Casper implicated the others.
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Russell
Kas
Elwood Sellens
Everett Hopfer
Gerald Lee Webber
Dorrance
William C. Casper
Wilson
Delvie Hopfer
Everett
Russell County
Casper
Joy Melvin Ramsey
Sellens
Cost Of Living Up Again In June
Washington AP reports the government says living costs rose in June by a fractional amount to a new record, with the index at 128.7 of the 1947 49 average. The rise, about 0.1 percent, hints at a possible decline later as food becomes more plentiful. The monthly increase could yield wage boosts for about 675,000 workers in electrical manufacturing, aircraft, metal working, trucking, and chemical industries.
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Washington
Govvernment Today
Labor Department
Bureau For Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Labor
Proposed Ottawa school budget shows gains in total but levy dips
Ottawa plans a 1958 59 school budget of 697381 55 up from 581794 12 last year yet the tax levy drops to 25 94 mills from 26 18. Enrollment rises from 2348 to 2438 as cost per pupil falls about six cents to 218 82. Public hearing set for Aug 4 at 7 30 p m in the Senior High School building.
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Ottawa
Herald
H. L. Larsson
General County High School
Larson
Hawthorne
Eugene Field
Garfield and
Ito
Garfield
Helium Plant Plans Told in Keyes Oklahoma
Rep. Floyd Breeding says a federal supplemental appropriation includes 10.905 million dollars for a helium plant. A Bureau of Mines report cites an annual capacity of 290 million cubic feet and notes the Keyes area gas field is rich in helium, benefiting Breeding's district.
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Washington Tap
Keyes
Okla
Floyd Breeding
D-Kan
House
Senate
Breeding
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau of Mines
Kansas
Tractor Fatality Reported Near Lyons Kas
A 47 year old man Amog Miller of Little River Kansas died in a tractor accident southeast of Lyons. A 300 pound harrow struck him in the back as he steered a turn, according to Coroner A E Crasford.
Next Move In Mideast Crisis Up To Russians
Admiral James L. Holloway and Ambassador Robert McClintock briefed reporters in Beirut on the Lebanon crisis. They expressed optimism that American forces can exit without fighting and that a third World War is unlikely. Both downplayed Russian involvement and suggested U S forces could quickly move if needed.
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Mideast
Beirut
Lebanon
James L. Holloway
Robert McClintock
Middle
Holloway
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Jordan
Hussein
U.S
McClintock
Big Check To School Board In Leavenworth
A $75,000 check was received by the Leavenworth Board of Education in settlement of a performance bond claim against L. A. Foy Construction Co. The case stemmed from a 1947 bid dispute for a new high school. The state Supreme Court previously denied an injunction to stop bond collection.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Board of Education
Hutchinson Construction Company
L. A. Foy Construction Co
State Supreme Court
Fay
Western Union Telegraph Co
Hunter and Lundberg Co
Manhattan
River levels fall as Ottawa zone eases flood threat
Flood waters on the Marais des Cygnes river in the Ottawa area are receding rapidly. Forecasts expect normal conditions by tomorrow morning if no additional rain arrives tonight. Stage readings showed 16.5 feet at 7 a.m. and 12 feet by 1 p.m. Sunshine prevailed after storms in western and central portions.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Troops Ordered To Hold Fire In Lebanon Incident
Washington reports American forces in Lebanon are under strict trigger discipline and may fire only in self defense. A mistaken identity led to a brief shootout with Lebanese police near Beirut airport. No injuries. Snipers had harassed aircraft prior, with U S Marines and Lebanese officers reconciling. The U S plans to add 700 troops including engineers and medical staff.
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Washington
Lebanon
Pentagon
Beirut
U. S
United States
McClellan Seeks Solace After Son's Death in Plane Crash
Sen John McClellan returns to Arkansas to bury his youngest son James Howard McClellan 30 after a twin engine plane crash near Little Rock that killed four aboard including three other men The pilot son had served in Korea and was testing for a twin engine pilot license and was an attorney in Little Rock This marks his third loss in a family tragedy with previous reburials of another son and a soldier father near the same date
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Little Rock
Ark
Sen
John McClellen
Arkansas
McClellan
Washington
James Howard McClellan
Liffle Rock
Wait On Nikita To Accept U N Conference Bid
UNITED NATIONS AP Khrushchev weighs whether to push for a five power summit outside the U.N. or accept a high level five power meeting here as the next move in the East crisis. He mulls approaches urged by President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan alongside the U.N. Security Council agenda.
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United Nations
N.Y
Nikita Khrushchev
Mit
U.N. Security Council
Khrushchev
U.N
Hisenhower
Macmillan
Soviet Premier Khrushchev to attend U.N. summit meeting
Bulletin reports Khrushchev agreed to attend a United Nations Security Council summit. Prime Minister Nehru and Arab leaders were invited, signaling a broad international gathering.
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London
Khrushchev
U.N
Counscil
Nehru
Soviet veto blocks Lebanon troop withdrawal efforts
Magcow dispatches say many diplomats expect Khrushchev to accept the Eisenhower Macmillan plan though he may dislike the setup An Izvestia piece written before proposals doubts the U N sume it idea It notes the United States seeks a way to avoid Khrushchev's plan and questions discussing major international problems with Chiang Kaishek The Security Council adjourned indefinitely after a second Soviet veto in four days blocking resolutions on American troop withdrawal from Lebanon
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Magcow
Izvestia
U.N. Sume Mit
Tevestia
United States
Khrushchev
Security Council
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Lebanon
Monkey Causes Car Hood Scare On Turnpike
Springfield AP report describes a motorist on the Massachusetts Turnpike seeing a monkey leap onto the van hood while traveling at speed. Earlier a tornado near Fowler and Dodge City caused chaos as funnel clouds touched down, with police near the scene but causing no damage.
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Springfield
Mass
Massachuse Turnpike
Dodge City
Fowler
Kan
Reel Z
Sas
Monkey
Fred Wells
Dong
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