Vacation Service and Local Notices Highlight Ottawa Briefs
Local Herald readers are urged to call for Vacation Packs during trips away, with delivery of missed copies on return. Ottawa items note bids for Hillcrest shopping center in Lawrence, a $335,000 low bid, and plans for two buildings. Also covered are a campaign stop by Cushenberry with daughter Sallie, KU preview attendance, Kansas Veterans' Commission outreach, and election registration figures. Additional notes include a two-car fender-bender, a missionary trip to Europe, a pastor’s foreign trip, and owners preserving antique papers from 1874.
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Herald Office
Herald
Herald Circulation Department
Hillcrest
Ninth and
Iowa Streets
Lawrence
Elliott Barnes
Los Angeles
Melvin Taylor
City Hall
Ottawa
Judd H. Jones
First Methodist Church
Chanute
Europe
Holy Land
Dana Dawson
Fred H. McCune
Leavenworth Times
Colorado Mountaineer
Colorado Springs
Funeral Services for William E. Williams
Funeral services for William E. Williams will be held Monday at 2 30 PM at Williamsburg Methodist Church conducted by Reverend W Newell Razak. Interment will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery in Agricola Kansas.
Hospital Notes Admits And Births Reported In City
Admitted patients include Mrs. Marshall E Hamilton Vas sar Mrs Higinio Escobar 825 King Dode McMillan Quenemo Sheila Gregg Melvern Marvin Hendry Wichita today Births record a son born Friday to Mr and Mrs Gabriel Morelet 710 S Locust weighing 9 lb 15 oz Dismissed Mrs Nettie Burgoon 324 E 2nd transferred today to K U Medical Center Kansas City Kas
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Marshall E. Hamilton
Vassar
Higinio Escobar
King
Dode McMillan
Quenemo
Sheila Gregg
Melvern
Marvin Hendry
Wichita
Gabriel Morelet
S. Locust
Nettie Burgoon
E. 2Nd
K. U.medical Center
Kansas City
Kas
Shawden Ward? Shaw slander inquiry urged by campaign chair
TOPEKA Byron Gourley Shawnee County campaign chairman for Warren Shaw said a grand jury should look into the possibility that Shaw has been slandered by Gov. Fred Hall's charge that Shaw accepted kickbacks on gasoline sales.
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Topeka
Byron Gourley
Shawnee County
Warren Shaw
Shaw
Fred Hall
Paused Only To Steal Chief's Gun
A prisoner escaped from the North Beach jail last night pausing briefly to steal the police chief Willard C. Ward’s gun. The fugitive James F. Murphy of Washington DC was not at the scene when Ward identified him, and Murphy awaited trial on illegal entry and disorderly conduct charges. The jailer was away at dinner when the break occurred and the chief’s gun was taken from his office.
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North Beach
Willard C. Ward
James F. Murphy
Washington, D.C
Ward
Murphy
Milk yields rise in Kentucky dairy then state rail mileage tallies
In 1955 Kentucky milk cows averaged 4 220 pounds per head up from 4 100 in 1954. Texas and Illinois hold the largest total railway mileages in the 48 states with 15 355 and 11 385 miles respectively. Potato chips command a share of 12 percent of the 1955 U S potato production.
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Kentucky
Texas
Illinois
U. S
Ladonna Kramer Crowned Miss Oklahoma 1956
A 19 year old brunette from Kingfisher Ladonna Kramer won the Miss Oklahoma title last night at Oklahoma City University to represent Oklahoma in the September Miss America Contest in Atlantic City. She is a junior at OCU, holds the Oklahoma Maid of Cotton title, is basketball queen at OCU, and measures 35 24 36.
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Oklahoma City
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Atlantic City
N. J
Ladonna Kramer
Oklahoma City University
Miss Kramer
OCU
To Hold Hearing On Gas Facilities
The Power Commission will begin a hearing Oct. 2 on proposals to build more natural gas facilities in Kansas Missouri Nebraska Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana. Five pipeline companies are proposing a $191,803,500 program. They include Natural Gas Pipeline Co. which wants a $77,918,000 line between Beaver Isl. and Colorado Interstate Gas Co. which proposes spending $76,619,958 in Kansas Colorado Oklahoma Wyoming and Nebraska.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Natural Gas Pipeline Co
Beaver
Sunday at the Churches in Ottawa Kansas Faith listings
A paged church directory lists services across Ottawa Kansas with times and pastors including Sacred Heart Catholic, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, St. Paul AME, Assembly of God, Church of Christ, Bethany Chapel Baptist, Nazarene, Federated, Faith Lutheran, Grace Episcopal, First Baptist, Church of the Brethren, Faith Bible, First Methodist, North Baptist, Walted Presbyterian, First Christian, and others. It notes Sunday masses, morning worship, Sunday schools, youth meetings, midweek prayer, and union services with various pastors and locations. All people of good will welcome with no collection.
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Christian Science Society
South Hickory
Sacred Heart Catholic
4Th and Cedar
Mathew Guilfoyle
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Quenemo
Kansas
St. Paul A.M
S. Oak
C. J. Prince
Assembly of God
B. R. Harris
Young Peoples Meeting
Church of Christ
Poplar
C. BE. Andrews
Bethany Chapel Baptist
Second
Wm. Batley
Church of the Nazarene
Seventh and Elm
J. Russell Smith
Firth and Cedar
Wesleyan Methodist
N. Main
Wayne E. Caldwell
Wesleyan
William Ward
Berman
Faith Lutheran
E. 12Th
Lee W. Lennon
Grace Episcopal
John B. Sweigart
First Baptist
Fourth
Hickory
Roger Fredrikson
Andrew B. Martin
Cook Athletic Field
United Presbyterian Church In Charge
Todd Macdonald
Church of the Brethren
Ninth
Gerald Mease
Camp Mount Hermon
C.B.Y.F
First Methodist
4Th
Charles P. Knight
Isiah
God
North Baptist
Oak and Wilson
William II
Luce
Byf
Mayer
Walted Presbyterian
Third and Walnut
M. Todd Macdonald
Cockfield
O.U
First Christian
Cedar
iKernest
Walter Coburn
CVR
Cook Wield
Ottawa University
Deaths Mrs Charles Moberly Richmond Woman
Mrs. Charles Moberly 54 of Richmond died yesterday at 5 30 am in Anderson County hospital after long illness She was born Pearl Alice New July 16 1902 at Princeton and married Charles Moberly Oct 19 1935 She was active in Richmond Methodist Church and lunch program work Survivors include husband two stepdaughters two stepsons a sister and four brothers Funeral at Richmond Methodist church Sunday 2 30 pm burial in Princeton cemetery
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Charles Moberly
Richmond
Anderson County
Pearl Alice New
Princeton
Edd E
Lily New
Agnes Seevers
Wichita
Julia Lyon
Topeka
Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Wayne
Bartlesville
Okla
Pauline Davids
Daytona Beach
Fla
Chester W
Loa
Utah
Elias
East Chicago
Ind
Fred
Frank New
Ottawa
Richmond Methodist Church
Princeton Cemetery
Williams to Be laid to rest in Williamsburg church
William E. Williams 88 retired farmer of Williamsburg died last night at his home after years of ill health. He was born November 12 1867 in Kirksville Missouri and lived in Agricola before settling in Williamsburg. Survivors include his widow Frances Arnett three sons eight grandchildren and several stepchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 30 pm at Williamsburg Methodist church with Rev W Newell Razak officiating. Burial in Pleasant View cemetery Agricola.
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William E. Williams
Williamsburg
Kirksville
Agricola
Frances Arnett
Harmon A. Williams
McGrath
Alaska
Knowlton E. Williams
Tucumcari
N. Mex
Burnham E. Williams
Bonner Springs
Kas
Jack Cromwell
Harold Happy
Wichita
Charles Arnett
Waverly
Benjamin M. Arnett
Ukiah
Calif
Scott F. Arnett
Kansas City
Willamsburg Methodist Church
W. Newell Razak
Pleasant View Cemetery
Marmalade Cream Cheese Toasted English Muffins
A simple snack blends orange marmalade with cream cheese then spreads on split buttered toasted English muffins. Enjoy with hot or iced tea for a quick, comforting treat.
Weather Outlook Across Regions Prompt a Mix of Cool and Warm
A cool air mass moved south from Canada into the northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley, and Upper Great Lakes, spreading toward New England. Temperatures in the cool belt were 10 to 15 degrees lower than a day earlier, with readings around 50 degrees at Peliston Michigan. Scattered thunderstorms occurred in several regions, with light rain in the Southeast, though Macon Georgia and Charleston South Carolina reported over half an inch. Thunderstorms also appeared in the Ohio Valley and western regions.
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Dakotas
New England
West Coast
Canada
Plains
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Peliston
Mich
Macon
Charleston
S.C
Ohio Valley
Northern Plains
Rockes
Desert
Peron Returns to Panama After Exile Period
Juan D. Peron former Argentina dictator arrives in Panama by commercial plane from Nicaragua. He had left Panama during a meeting of American presidents. Argentina's provisional leader Pedro Aramburu reportedly demanded his absence as a condition for attendance. At Tocumen Airport Peron said he intended to stay in Panama.
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Panama
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Nicaragua
Peron
Pedro Aramburu
Aramburu
Tocumen
Mexico
Venezuela
Baby Drowned In Pail Of Water
One year old Joan Aldrich died in Lyman New Hampshire when she rolled from a bed and fell head first into a pail of water at neighbor Irene Mackey’s home. Police said the mother figure left the water pail unattended briefly and returned to find the child submerged.
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Lyman, N. H
Joan Aldrich
Irene Mackey
Ashtray incident as Sidney forgery case ends
In Sidney Nebraska a defendant, Rollo Long, 39, threw a glass ashtray toward Cheyenne County attorney Pat Heaton Jr. during closing arguments in a forgery trial. Long pleaded insanity but a jury found him guilty and sentenced him to two years in the state penitentiary.
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Sidney, Neb
Pat Heaton Jr
Cheyenne County
Rollo Long
Sidney
Long
Heaton
Inventor George Selden and China Trade Surplus Highlight 1956
Do You Know: inventor George Selden, who applied for a patent on a road machine May 8, 1879, is credited as the father of the gasoline automobile in the United States. Free China's foreign trade posted a surplus of over eight million dollars in the first five months of 1956.
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George Selden
U.S
Dumas Book Loaded With Gun In Its Pages
Police say Gordon G. Clough of Mineola New York hid a .45 automatic loaded with dum-dum bullets in a cut out section of a Dumas stories volume found in his Los Angeles apartment. He was arrested on a telegraphic warrant charging theft and forgery of $500 in payroll checks.
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Los Angeles
Alexandre Dumas
Gordon G. Clough
Clough
Dumas
Mineola
N.Y
Colorado GOP Assembly sets stage for Senate bid
Denver Colorado Republicans chart a vigorous drive against Democrats with a Senate seat as the prize. Former Gov Dan Thornton appears assured for the Senate nomination and Donald G Brotzman for governor. Unopposed designations noted. actual voting to come after morning sessions. Millikin retires due to ill health, boosting Thornton's decision.
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Denver
U.S. Senate
Colorado
Dan Thornton
Senate
Donald G. Brotzman
Hugh Caldwell
Meeker
GOP
J. Edgar Chenoweth
Trinidad
Assembly
Thornton
Eugene D. Millikin
The Popular Honey Bottle That Holds Blossoms’s Essence
The 16 ounce container is described as the most popular honey product, praised for capturing the flavor of two million blossoms in a single bottle.
Sale dates announced by C A Myers & Son
C A Myers & Son lists upcoming auctions with locations and dates including Roberts Market Sale East 11th Street Lawrence August 1 Overbrook Livestock Sale Overbrook August 2 Mrs Bert Brock Williamsburg August 4 Roberts Market Sale East 11th August 7 James Gabbert Baldwin northeast August 14 J W Beers Baldwin Junction August 24. Contact Centronolis 918 or 17 Ottawa Route 4.
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C. A. Myers & Son
Ottawa
Roberts Market
East 11Th St
Lawrence
Kas
Overbrook
Bert Brock
Williamsburg
James Gabbert
Baldwin
J. W. Beers
West Baldwin Junction
Big River Bill Sent To Congress For Basin Plan
Congress sent an authorization bill to the White House authorizing a 400000000 item to develop a Missouri River basin plan and outlining flood control and navigation projects. It also provides 850000 for a Frankfort Kansas flood control project and 5802000 for Mississippi River navigation between St. Louis and Lock 26, with appropriations to follow in separate legislation.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Frankfort
Kan
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Lock No. 26
Hall Urges OK of Watershed Bill
Gov. Fred Hall urged the President to sign a small watersheds bill that passed Congress. In a White House telegram, Hall said the bill is needed very much by districts of our state and the rest of the country as well.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Congress
Hall
White House
GOP Erects An Iron Curtain In Kansas State House
Topeka Kansas Democratic state chairman Frank Theis accuses Republicans of erecting an Iron curtain between the Kansas Citizen and state government. He cites squabbles over gasol ine kickbacks and says GOP politicians view the state house as a private pasture to loot and pillage with no one auditing the books.
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Topeka
Frank Theis
Kansas
Theis
State House
Slow drift toward decentralized purchasing found in survey
A recent survey of 212 manufacturing companies reveals a gradual shift to decentralized purchasing. The study highlights scattered autonomy among plants and procurement teams, signaling a move away from centralized buying strategies.
Pomona and Ottawa Livestock Sale Notices
Classified style notice listing weekly sale events in Pomona and Overbrook Kansas. Mentions Aug and Sept dates, W. F. Eichinger location 494 miles northwest Pomona, and East Central Kansas Helstein Breeders Association at County Fair Barn Ottawa.
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Jack Nelson
Pomona
Kas
Anderson County
Overbrook
W. F. Eichinger
Ottawa
Hopes Film Will Show Shooting Incident in Huntsville Ont
A Toledo tourist, Barney Vincent, 38, was filming souvenir seller Er [Indian Joe] Boyden, 60, when a rifle discharged. Ron Boyden wore a Blackfoot war bonnet and claimed he did not know the rifle was loaded. Police sent the film to Toronto for processing to determine how the accidental shooting occurred.
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Huntsville
Ont
U. S
Barney Vincent
Toledo
Ohio
Joe
Boyden
Toronto
Vincent
Walruses Named by Norse Sailors Whale Horse
Norse seafarers dubbed walruses hvalross meaning whale horse, a term reflecting their large tusks and horse like stance in the sea mid history.
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Hvalross
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Memphis
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Wellsville Baptist Church
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Olivet
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N, Main
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