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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1955
Page
1
A two-vehicle collision three miles east of Lawrence on highway K-10 injured three people none seriously. Louise Weeks 40 near Eudora Doyle Moots 26 DeSoto and David Weeks 11 were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Moots reported dropping a cigarette caused the crash.
TOPEKA The new state park and resources authority, after its first meeting, will visit Oklahoma Missouri Kentucky and possibly Tennessee to learn how Kansas might build recreational facilities. J Ed Thompson of Parsons was elected chairman with Kelsey Petro of Topeka as vice chairman and George Gagel of Lenexa as secretary. The last Legislature approved 35000 for the authority to begin.
B F Floyd of Hays told police he was robbed of 220 to 250 dollars by a gunman who forced him to drive from Hays to Junction City in a panel truck. Floyd is a driver for a potato chip firm.
In Oregon, engineer Claude A. Bridenstine of the Southern Pacific plans the Rogue River run known as the Night Crawler. Eugene and Roseburg residents organize a pony express relay of 75 riders to race the train along US 99 to protest slow service, with Bridenstine aiming to reach Roseburg at 2 55 a.m. amid 11 mail stops totaling 54 minutes.
Admitted Clifford Gibson of 709 N Miain and Dennis Moore of Osawatomie on Friday. Dismissed were Mrs Earl Lackey of 214 S Hickory, Mrs Albert Finch of Rantoul, Mrs Preston Register route 1 Greeley, Vera Foulks of Wellsville today.
Charles Henry Hackett 68 of 219 S Cedar died yesterday after hospitalization from illness. Born August 3 1886 in Ransomville he lived in Franklin County as a cement worker and contractor helper. Survived by brothers Floyd and Milo plus several nephews and nieces. Funeral Monday 2 PM at Towner's with Rev Harold B Hotchkiss. burial Central Cemetery near Pomona. John McLindon 76 lifelong Emerald farmer died this morning at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Survived by brother Bernard and sisters Mary and Mrs Edward Nolan. a brother James died in 1945. Rosary Sunday 8 PM at McLindon home. burial after services at St Patrick's Emerald Church.
Funeral services for Clarence Wallace Greenfield who died July 27 were held at Towners Funeral Chapel July 29 at 2 p m Rev R B Craig officiated Pallbearers were Arthur Blackburn Bert Mewhinney Cleo Greenfield Harvey Morris Bruce Cox and William Adcock Mrsg Craig sang hymns accompanied by Mrs Lawrence Ott Interment was in Melvern cemetery
Gordon Curtis of Falls City Nebraska announces plans to drill for oil on three sites around Atchison. A crew starts tomorrow on a Severance area well with additional sites near Brenner north of Atchison and near Falls City.
A half ton truck carrying 14 sightseers left a park road in Yellowstone and struck a tree, killing three people and injuring six. Two victims were Rankin Texas 4-H members Mike Collins 15 and Kenneth Sharp 12. Joyce Marie Cook 22 of Allegan Michigan, a Mammoth Hotel waitress, also died. The truck driven by W M Day, the county agent from Upton County Texas, left the Canyon area road, throwing 11 passengers from the open side.
TOPEKA W outlines new health rules granting polio vaccine access to children five to nine years old as first eligible group. The State Board of Health empowered Dr. Thomas R. Hood to extend ages later if more vaccine arrives.
John McLindon prominent Emerald farmer and stockman dies at 76. Funeral at St Patrick's Catholic Church Emerald Monday at 9 am with Father Harrington officiating. Interment in Emerald Cemetery. Rosary to be recited Sunday evening at the McLindon home.
Detroit reports Chrysler plans major layoffs to ready the 1956 autos with first showings likely in October. Auto makers push preseason deals as buyers fear winter delays. Battery care and corrosion prevention noted for longer life. A rough 1949 Ford convertible is spotted with a placeholder bargain sign as buyers survey options.
In a straight faced deal a $495 price was quoted while comparing a 1951 Henry J to a convertible. Mrs. Bob Conner plans to part with her car though reluctant. Ralph Robertson traded in and the author test drove a compact four cylinder Model A styled car that runs swiftly.
Federal Judge in San Francisco ruled the government failed to prove Harry Bridges lied on his 1945 naturalization oath about Communist Party membership. Bridges, Australian born and head of the International Longshoremen's Union, was not denaturalized and the government plans to appeal.
London protests Bulgaria for shooting down an Israeli airliner last Wednesday calling it unjustifiable. Fifty eight people died including 12 Americans and five Britons. El Al plane from London to Tel Aviv was downed. Bulgaria admitted fault and promised partial compensation.
Funeral services set for Rev. Duncan E. McGregor 60 pastor of Evangelical United Brethren Church in Offerle after fatal crash near Offerle. He previously served in Linn Leavenworth Lawrence and Hutchinson. Wife injured along with Mrs Eugene Potter and Delores Rosproy of Offerle in the same accident en route to a hospital.
In Long Branch New Jersey Mrs Lucy Lubischer arrived to answer charges of failing to obtain a dog license. She explained the summons was missing because her dog ate it. The magistrate quipped that a dog as smart as that was worth the 2 25 license fee and she paid.
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Ozark Air Lines to suspend service at Chanute Kansas until adequate runway repairs are completed. The move reflects safety concerns and regulatory oversight by the federal aviation authority.
Donald Humbert, a Kansas State College sophomore from Ponca, was named king of the Sumner County wheat festival after his wheat placed first among about 50 entries. Mrs. Lewis Nugent of Wellington won the wheat queen honor in a baking contest.
Senator Byrd of Virginia said a balanced budget could be possible in the 1956 session if taxes are not cut. Senator Robertson concurred after reviewing the 1955 cuts. Eisenhower forecast a 2.4 billion dollar deficit for the current year, but Byrd believed tax receipts may exceed the President’s 60 billion dollar projection due to a business boom.
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