Jack Morrisey Thirty Years with Southwestern Bell
Ottawa manager J. T. Morrisey of Southwestern Bell will complete 30 years with the company on August 3. A party in Kansas City followed a management conference, with plans to attend a Kansas City Athletics versus New York Yankees game. Morrisey, a St Mary’s College graduate, has held multiple management posts across Kansas.
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J. T
Jack"’ Morrisey
Ottawa
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas City
Southwestern Bell
Jack
Kansas City Athletics
New York Yankees
Jack Morrisey
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's
Telephone Company
Topeka
Wichita
Wellington
Great Bend
Hutchinson
Morrisey
S. Cedar
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Ottawa Elks
Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa Rotary Club
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Puzzling Sea Disaster Probes After Andrea Doria Sinking
Four investigations mapped to solve why the Italian liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish Stockholm off Massachusetts. Questions linger on radar failure and possible off course, while Coast Guard and consulates study the incident and survivors count. Linda Morgan, 14, listed among dead, arrived alive aboard a rescue ship.
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New York
Stockholm
House Merchant Marine Committee
Coast Guard
Congress
U.S
Herbert C. Bonner
D-Nc
House
Giuseppe Ali
Italy
David Atlas
The
Milton
Mass
Massachusetts
Andrea Doria
Piero Calamar
Linda Morgan
Camille M. Cianfarra
New York Times
Linda
Joan
Ottawa’s Nephew A Rescue Pilot
Lt. Claude Gordon Hess, nephew of Mrs. R D Nichols of Ottawa, was among helicopter pilots saving shipwrecked passengers after a collision 200 miles northeast of New York. Hess, based in El Dorado, flew at dawn to evacuate three injured aboard the Swedish liner Stockholm as the Italian liner Andrea Doria sank.
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New York
Claude Gordon Hess
R. D. Nichols
Ottawa
Hess
el Dorado
Stockholm
Andrea Doria
Momma
Maria Donner
Lilliana Donner
Warren Shaw to Answer Hall's Charges on TV Tonight
Republican governor candidate Warren W. Shaw will address Hall's charges on WDAF TV Channel 4 at 9 30 p m tonight. Hear the truth about Shaw as he speaks to viewers. Lamb Ambulance listed with phone 380 for reference.
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Warren Shaw
Warren W. Shaw
Hall
Wdaftv
Woaf Ivy
Channel 4
Stassen irritates Ike over Nixon dismissal push
Washington report says President Eisenhower is irritated by Harold Stassen’s anti Nixon campaign aimed at dropping Vice President Nixon. GOP senators doubt Stassen will be fired before the election, with one predicting he stays only briefly.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Nixon
GOP
Stassen
White House
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Fifth Death In Highway Crash Near Garnett
Dorothy Cummings a 16 year old of Ft Scott died making her the fifth victim in Monday s crash between a cattle truck and a passenger car in a rainstorm south of Garnett The collision was Kansas year s worst traffic accident Victims were traveling from Ft Scott to a youth camp at Topeka
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Dorothy Cummings
Ft. Scott
Garnett
Kansas
Topeka
Sign waste hits Lawrence for wrong district
Voters question the value of political signs as a candidate’s poster appeared at TeePee Junction in Lawrence advertising the first district congressional seat. Douglas County lies in the second district, rendering the sign useless for votes there.
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Lawrence
TeePee Junction
Douglas County
Weather forecast: scattered storms and heat across regions
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Saturday with widely scattered thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening. Continued heat this afternoon with cooler conditions in the extreme northeast tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight near 70 northwest to 76 southeast. Highs Saturday in the 90s northeast to 100-105 elsewhere.
Heat Wave Hits Ottawa With Near 100 Degree Heat
Ottawa sizzled as temperatures neared 100 degrees today with a midday reading at 97 and forecasts for continued heat for several days. Weather observer John P. Kelsey predicted the heat would likely match yesterday's 103 degree high, while tonight's lows stay in the 70s and tomorrow's highs range from the 90s in the far northeast to 100 to 105 across most of Kansas.
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Wamene
E.Y
Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Weather Bureau
Kan Sas
Egypt Seizes Suez Canal Co in Nationalization Move
London AP reports Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal Co, a French-controlled firm with 44% British stock. The move sent the Paris market down 21% while the French franc weakened further. President Nasser said revenues would fund the Aswan Dam. French Foreign Minister Pineau summoned the Egyptian ambassador in protest.
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London
Egypt
Suez Canal Co
Paris
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Aswan
Christian Pineau
Kamal Eddine Abdel Nabi
Steel strike ends with three year wage deal
New York reports the nationwide steel strike is settled on a three year contract. It provides a 45.6 cent per hour package rise, with first-year wages up 20.3 cents, second year 12.2 cents, and third year 13.1 cents. The total value to steelworkers is 1.332 billion, plus automatic cost of living adjustments and premiums for Sunday work and holidays. The agreement, praised by 12 major companies, aims to boost capacity and may raise steel prices by about 10 dollars per ton. Union president David J. McDonald said signing will take days as contracts are finalized.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Steel Companies of America
David J. McDonald
McDonald
International Wage Policy Committee
Failed Kidnapping in Kansas City Sparks Night Chase
Mrs James J Perryman awoke to find a man carrying her 17 month old son from their apartment. She alerted her husband who pursued the intruder as he fled. The child escaped unharmed with minor scratches after the suspect was tackled and kicked but released.
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Kansas City
Kas
James J. Perryman
Perryman
Canal Company Offices Taken Over in Cairo And Elsewhere
Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal and seizes Canal Zone offices in Cairo Ismailia Port Said and Suez as Nasser proclaims control to fund the Aswan dam project He condemns Western aid offers from the United States and Britain and cites Russian financing as a factor drawing regional support from Arab leaders and crowds abroad.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Aswan Dam
United States
Britain
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Alexandria
Liberal Square
Nasser
Suez Canal Co
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Port Said
Suez
Canal
Aswan
Nile
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Red Sea
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Middle East
Kremlin
Daniel Solod
World Bank
Dmitri Shepilov
Shepilov
West
Iraq
Ali Jawadat
Amman
Jordan
Beirut
Lebanon
U S Urgently Consults On Suez Canal Seizure
Washington state department says the United States is consulting urgently with Great Britain and France over Egypt's seizure of Suez Canal installations. President Eisenhower discussed the issue with Under Secretary Hoover Jr. and Cabinet members. Dulles’ Peru trip and possible actions were not disclosed.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
France
Egypt
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover Jr
Hoover
Dulles
Lima
Peru
Lincoln White
White
White House
James C. Hagerty
Suez Canal Co
Eight Churches In Union Services At Ottawa
Eight Ottawa churches cooperate for outdoor Union Evening Services through summer, each Sunday at 8:00 p.m. at Cook Field, Ottawa University. A different pastor and church lead each night, starting this Sunday July 29 with M Todd Macdonald of United Presbyterian Church. Sermon title An Empty Waterpot. Ottawa University provides lighting and facilities.
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Ottawa
Cook Field
Ottawa University
M. Todd Macdonald
United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian
Church of the Brethren
Federated
First Christian
First Baptist
Bethany Chapel Baptist
First Methodist
Trinity Methodist
Record July marriages may set new all time highs
July marriage licenses issued neared the 1948 July mark with seventeen this month, matching the previous July peak and suggesting an annual record. Through mid year values show 1956 behind 1954 pace by 14 licenses but July totals already exceed 1954. Records cite monthly 31 in June 1956 and yearly 208 in 1954 since new law took effect in 1947. Recent license recipients include Yeager Hood Adkins Shenk Miller Kaiser Shaw and others from Ottawa Detroit Topeka and Shawnee counties.
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Frank M. Yeager
Deana J. Hood
Ottawa
Foster Adkins
Detroit
Mich
Frances Marie Shenk
Delbert A. Miller
Legal Age
Lawrence
Minerva L. Kaiser
Topeka
Street Busy Again Today
Ottawa merchants welcomed traffic on Main Street as cars returned and shoppers began to reappear after days of a ghost town. Pedestrians were few but the resurfaced black top offered a glimmer of revival despite light activity.
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Main
Ottawa
Read the Want Ad Page for Daily Bargains
Reader is urged to check the Want-Ad page daily for bargains and notices across categories. Shoppers may find prices, listings, and opportunities in a broad range of goods and services offered by local sellers.
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Elizabeth Swan
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Richter
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Leo A. Akers
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Ewing W. Fritts
Dan E. Karr
Theron J. Wray
Gardner W. Campbell
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