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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1956
Page
5
In London she declares she never dresses to please women after a fashion critic calls her a dowdy dresser. A London fashion expert questions her style while Monroe asserts women who dress to please other women fool themselves.
A 5 year old explains the strange lights seen nightly as magic flying saucers piloted by Teddy Bears lost or thrown away. An anonymous Ottawa witness reported a watermelon sized hovering light east of Richter at 3 30 am. Some speculate flying saucers from other planets while others seek scientific explanations or optical illusions.
Warren W. Shaw spoke in Ottawa urging Kansas to avoid further disarray in the statehouse and Republican Party. He argued cooperation between the governor and legislature, and with the congressional delegation and national administration, is essential for progress. As a six year legislator, Shaw claimed he can work in harmony with lawmakers for Kansans.
New York Union and company negotiators begin contract talks amid a 24 day steel strike. USW President McDonald hopes the New York talks yield progress after stalemated Pittsburgh talks. Industry seeks a long term pact with a four year four month package. union pushes for higher wages and a wage reopeners.
The weather bureau announced continued mild conditions for Ottawa and across Kansas. Lows will stay in the 60s tonight, with Wednesday highs ranging from the 80s in the northeast to the low 90s in the southwest. Southeast Kansas saw showers yesterday and last night, while Ottawa recorded 0.03 inches after 7 am yesterday, totaling 1.27 inches for the day and 5.19 inches for the month.
State Accident Records Section reports 335 deaths in Kansas in 1956 to date, up four from the previous period. The week includes one previously unreported fatality and mirrors 307 deaths for the same period in 1955.
A new bowling alley named Royal Lanes will open around October 1 in the former Mike Mulcahey Buick Agency building on East Second, Ottawa. Owners Edwin L. Wolgast and son Cecil G. Wolgast will oversee the remodeled interior and operation of the recreation venue.
President Eisenhower wrapped up a Panama summit with 11 presidents or presidents elect, stressing closer personal ties to tackle Western Hemisphere issues. A proposed commission on economic, financial and social problems would be formed within weeks, with Milton Eisenhower named to the panel.
The Senate passed a foreign aid bill totaling 4.11 billion dollars, including 2.3 billion in military assistance, by a 57 to 33 vote after defeating Sen. Ellender's 10 percent defense aid cut amendments. The panel’s total figure followed committee recommendation, with final passage pending other amendments.
A special Santa Fe train carrying about 700 baseball fans from Ottawa and nearby towns will depart at 5 15 sharp tomorrow night. Loading starts at 5 o'clock and the train goes to Kansas City to see the Athletics versus the Red Sox. Fans will board on the east side of Walnut street at Fifth, with officials waiving an ordinance to allow parking on Main street until the train returns about 1 30 a.m. Attending from towns include Princeton Pomona Richter Wellsville Quenemo Melvern Baldwin Gardner Garnett Greeley Harris and others.
President Eisenhower landed at National Airport aboard Columbine III to a welcoming line that included Vice President Nixon, Harold Stassen, and GOP officials. Stassen reiterated plans to push Nixon from the ticket in favor of Gov. Christian Herter, arguing an Eisenhower Herter ticket could improve party chances.
Franklin county voters are being sent absentee ballots for the August 7 primary. As of today 25 ballots have been issued with some shipped to those unable to attend and two sick or disabled residents requesting ballots. Ballots must reach the county clerk by 9 a.m. the day before the election. Lamb Ambulance. Phone 380.
Facing tighter state and federal aid, Ottawa plans a 1956-57 budget of 528637.50 with a nine percent rise over 1955-56. The proposed mill levy climbs to 23.35 per $1000, about 3.92 more than last year, to cover higher teacher salaries social security for staff and reduced federal aid for workers children at Sunflower Ordinance plant.
Ottawa’s Recreation carnival begins at 5 p.m. in Forest Park with game demonstrations and displays of archery swimming wood working cooking tap dancing baton spinning arts and crafts and an accordion band. A dance band of former Ottawa High musicians plays 7 10 to 7 30 p m during the program. Red Cross swimming tests follow the carnival.
Kansas 105 counties budget a record 47.756 million for welfare in 1957. The increase of about 1.49 million over 1956 is split as 11.596 million by counties, 15.686 million by the state, and 20.474 million from the federal government.
Prospective exhibitors from 4-H and adults plan entries for county fairs in Ottawa Lane Richmond Wellsville and Garnett plus Miami County Paola Kincaid in Anderson County. County fairs run August through September with major state fairs in Topeka September 8 to 15 and Hutchinson September 15 to 20.
Kansas plans to provide 193 men for the September draft, compared with 136 this month and 179 in August, reflecting ongoing mobilization and manpower allocation. The figures show a steady, if uneven, increase in enlistments and draft participation across the state government and local regiments.
SAN FRANCISCO A prisoner identified as Floyd Wilson, serving a life term for murder, was found crouched near the water’s edge on the east end of Alcatraz Island about 1132 hours after slipping away from the prison dock. Coast Guard searchlights aided a wide hunt by FBI and guards. Wilson was returned to the interior for questioning and likely to face escape charges.
Franklin county plans for 1957 raise welfare expenditures by 33,662.32 to 646,835.00 and road and bridge funding by 22,250.00 to 288,250.00, boosting the total proposed budget to 1,535,442.94 from 1,472,415.30. The levy rises to 17.86 mills with a 40,510,191 valuation, and a public hearing is set for August 6 at 10 a.m. in the courthouse.
County Clerk Bruce Spears explains that election judges and clerks may not leave polling places during voting hours to snack. An old law bans leaving, unchanged since days of bringing lunches to polls. A new law authorizes meals for officials, but only two counties have adopted it, Franklin not among them.
Blacktop is applied in the 100 block N and 100 block S Main as city and state highway commission resume joint operation to resurface US 50 and 59 through Ottawa. Earlier work in Ottawa was completed with equipment moved back into town. At the county line a new bridge has been built and some grading and other work remains unfinished.
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