Picnic plans spark Ottawa recreation program
Ottawa Recreation Commission outlines annual picnics at Garfield and Eugene Field Schools on Wednesday and at Lincoln and Hawthorne on Thursday. Summer activities run through August with baseball and softball leagues, Forest Park playground, and City Park pool. Cox urges Red Cross swimming students to finish tests and invites craft or woodworking projects. Ottawa area Army Corps of Engineers office opens at 113 S Main with Charles Perry as area engineer. staff listed. In lighter notes, Pomona man sells three Shetland mares to Buck Bethel, whose air conditioned wagon carried the ponies. In Cheyenne an oversized Mackinaw trout died from ingesting fishing gear. In Detroit Walter Ellison wins a divorce, saying his wife Sykey left him in 1927.
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Orris Cox
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Eugene
Lincoln
Hawthorne
Forest Park
City Park
Cox
Ottawa
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U. S. Army
S. Main
Charles R. Perry
E. G. Boillot
K. R. Roberts
Andy Morgan
Dave Rice
Walt Kirchner
Lester Thomas
Vote On Faubus Re-Election Bid
Early returns from Mount Olive near Melbourne show four teen voters favoring Gov. Orval Faubus with opponents at zero. The Democratic primary pitted Faubus against two rivals as Arkansas eyes a possible landslide given his stance in the integration crisis. About 800,000 of 1/2 million eligible voters expected to vote, including up to 50,000 of 60,000 eligible Black voters. Poll tax payments, due Oct 1, were required to vote, a rule tied to Faubus ordering state troops to block Central High School integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Mount Olive
Melbourne
Faubus
Central High School
Labor Committee Gets Labor Bill
The Senate general labor bill to root out racketeers from unions was sent to the House Labor Committee. It had been held on Speaker Sam Rayburn's desk since mid June.
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Washington
Senate
House Labor Committee
Sam Rayburn
Partly cloudy weather with warm midweek heat forecast
County forecast shows partly cloudy conditions this afternoon with high temperatures in the lower 90s and a warm start to Wednesday. Tonight and Wednesday will be clear to partly cloudy with a few widely scattered thunder storms, continuing warm. High around 90, low around 65. River stage this morning at 11.95 feet. Record highs and lows for today noted from 1934 and 1925 respectively.
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Sereee
Oreee
Mary Shepherd for Sheriff Faces Election Bid in Franklin County
Mary Shepherd, a 39 year old Democratic candidate and homemaker from Leroy Missouri, runs for sheriff vowing equal enforcement of laws for all and readiness to move into jail quarters with her family if elected. She emphasizes that law applies to everyone regardless of gender.
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Mary Shepherd
Improve Park At Wellsville
Civic groups in Wellsville spearheaded major enhancements to the city park. The Wellsville Kiwanis Club sponsored a new tennis court with volunteers assisting. City workers and volunteers replaced swings while the American Legion Auxiliary added a picnic table with benches and water. Comfort stations were installed. The grounds were leveled and seeded with permanent playground and picnic equipment planned.
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Wellsville
Ice Cream Social by 4 H Club at Zero Lockers
A 4 H Club hosted an ice cream social at Zero Lockers on Wednesday July 30 at 6 00 p m. Local members and families attended for refreshments and social time.
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Rambling Ranchers
Zero Lockers
Wed
Former Ottawa Woman Killed In Three Car Collision
Mrs Dixie Oliver Schultz 24 of Rantoul was killed in a three car crash near K96 north of Newton at 1 15 a m today. She was driving a pickup when struck, was moving from Concordia with husband Billie Schulz driving a car pulling a house trailer. Survived by husband and three children Linda Sue 8 Michael Eugene 6 and Ronnie Dean 2, plus sisters Charlene Yohe Josephine McCurdy and Opal Couts and brothers Raymond Barney Max Clyde Gilbert and Richard. Funeral arrangements pending at Towner s Chapel. She was a Baptist.
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Ottawa
Dixie Oliver Schultz
Rantoul
Wichita
Schulz
Albert Hubbard
Oak
Newton
Towner’s Chapel
Eisenhower Will Skip Press Conference Wednesday
President Eisenhower will pass up a news conference Wednesday due to the Middle East crisis. He has not met with reporters since July 2, marking a third straight week the tense situation has been cited by the White House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Mideast
White House
Smorgasbord at North American Coffee Shop Ad
An evening event at the Smorgasbord North American Coffee Shop runs from 5 to 8 p.m. with a price of 1 dollar 60 cents. The advertisement promotes the meal and timing.
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Smorgasbord N. Amer
Adv
Weather Watch: Ottawa Tightens Storm Surveillance
Ottawa prepares for severe weather with three city patrol cars and a vigilant auxiliary force. Ground Observers Corps posts 30 members on shifts near Lebo and a new post links to Franklin County. Sheriff Brown and state troopers patrol rural areas with radio-equipped cars for rapid alerts. Sirens will sound in a defined pattern to warn residents and trigger the all clear after danger subsides.
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Highway Patrol
Ottawa
E& Building
Flaherty
Lebo
Franklin County
Jay Brown
Lloyd Greeves
Robert J. Conaty
Contempt Charge Recommended for Goldfine by Subcommittee
Washington AP House investigators urged contempt of Congress proceedings against Goldfine, a friend of presidential assistant Sherman Adams. Chairman Oren Harris said the panel would forward its recommendation to the full committee and then to the House, with quick action needed this session. The vote was unanimous among the 8 present of 11 members after eight days of testimony.
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Washington
House
Sherman Adams
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Harris
Goldfine
Dams
Boy Returns With Kiss After Factory Gate Incident
In Milwaukee Richard Thompson, three, trailed his mother to the American Can Co. plant after chasing four women for a kiss. He confronted a guard at the gate asking to see mommy and said he was upset she had forgotten to kiss him goodnight. Gladys Thompson came from work, kissed her son, and called her husband to take him home.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Richard Miles
Richard Thompson
American Can Co
Gladys Thompson
Richard
Eisenhower rejects Khrushchev Middle East talks bid
President Eisenhower is ready to attend a UN Security Council meeting in New York but rejects Khrushchev’s proposal for an immediate emergency heads of government summit. Khrushchev’s letter is seen as propaganda driven and insulting. Officials expect Eisenhower to refuse talks in Moscow or any European city and may press for a high level council gathering regardless of Soviet attendance.
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Middle East
United Nations
VU. N. Security Council
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Middle ‘East
Moscow
Security Council
Soviet Union
Geneva
Jet Bomber Crash Kills 8 Near Limestone Maine
LIMESTONE Maine AP A B52 jet bomber crashed three miles south of Loring Air Force Base during a routine training mission killing eight men One survivor Maj Moody E Deaton of Denison Texas an instructor pilot The crash at 400 feet ceiling amid rain occurred near the Maine New Brunswick border Wreckage scattered over about 20 acres and some fire The plane from the 42nd Bomber Wing cost about eight million dollars BEIRUT Lebanon AP An exploding automobile narrowly missed Prime Minister Sami Solh killing at least eight as his car approached Beirut The blast crippled nearby cars and injured a policeman and four civilians Parliament Speaker Adel Osseyran said Gen Fuad Shehab would be elected president with near unanimous votes to end the 81 day rebellion amid talks of a possible U S troop withdrawal and ongoing fighting four miles northeast of Beirut
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Maine
Loring Air Force Base
Lair Field
Maine- New Brunswick
Moody E. Deaton
Dennison
Tex
Air Force
Carl Ireland
Beirut
Lebanon
Sami Solh
Soth
Adel~Osseyran
Associated Press
Fuad Shehab
Camille Chamoun
Osseyran
Shehab
Sshehab
U.S
Just Getting Ready COLBY AP Postage Change
John Harris Colby post office clerk tells a customer that first class letters will cost 4 cents after August 1 while she buys three large books of 3 cent stamps. The customer sneers asking what she is stocking up for.
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Colby (Ap
John Harris
Colby Post Office
New Satellite Reveals Field of Radiation
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A three day old Explorer IV satellite reports a hot radiation field high in space. Dr James Van Allen leads the instrument team and says data look satisfactory. Explorer IV will relay energy and intensity from four counters for two months while orbiting for five years. Air Force sets a moon launch target between Aug 15 and 17 in a possible one way Thor Able flight. Army plans first lunar shot no earlier than November.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U. S
James van Allen
Iowa State University
Air Force
Survives At 108 Amid Family Loss in Liberty
Anna Beard died at 90 in Liberty Indiana. Among the survivors is her mother Nancy Ryan aged 108 of Richmond, highlighting a lengthy lineage in a single family.
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Liberty, Ind
Anna Beard
Nancy Ryan
Richmond
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