Ottawa banks open to Tornado relief gifts
Ottawa residents are urged to donate to tornado victims in Udall Kansas as banks announce receptacles. Red Cross has already received substantial aid while local floods in 1951 loomed large and Fremont Nebraska contributed. Banks will collect funds for relief with an annual Ottawa Steel plant picnic scheduled for Saturday at Forest Park with a noon closing, games, pony ride, prize drawings and a 6 pm barbecue dinner.
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Ottawa
Udall
Kas
Red Cross
Marais Des Cygnes
Fremont
Nebr
Ottawa Steel, Inc
Forest Park
Memorial Auditorium
Young Appointed To Corporation Body
John J. Young of Salina, former Democratic state chairman, became a minority member of the Kansas Corporation Commission today, joining the bi partisan body and expanding the panel with his appointment.
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Young
Topeka
John J. Young
Salina
Kansas Corporation Commission
Honorary Degrees To 3 At Ottawa U
Ottawa University will award honorary degrees to three men at the 90th anniversary commencement on June 5 at Wilson Field. Speaker John Naveen of Chicago will present the degrees to Dr. W. J. Coppoc of New York Paul A. Martin of Lansing and Rev. C. Clayton Browne of Topeka. Their careers span research management publishing and Baptist convention leadership.
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Ottawa University
Wilson Field
House
John Naveen
Chicago
W. J. Coppoc
New York
The
Texas Company
Paul A. Martin
Lansing, Mich
State Journal
C. Clayton Browne
Topeka
Tthe
Kansas Baptist Convention
Coppoc
O. U
Rice Institute
Beacon
N. Y
Coppee
Eleanor Lister
Edmund Lister
Ottawa
Martin
Ottawa Herald
Battle Creek
Mich
Enquirer and News
Lansing
Federated Publications, Inc
Michigan
John A. Martin
Kansas
Browne
Senate OK On Postal Pay
The Senate passed a bill to raise salaries of about 500000 postal workers by 8 percent on average after assurance it met President Eisenhower's expectations. The bill, retroactive to March 1 for a 6 percent base, includes a 2 percent boost tied to reclassification, affecting higher brackets more.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Car Truck Crash At Beto Junction
Highway Patrolman Bob Conaty investigated a crash at the US 75 and US50S junction two miles west of BETO. An eastbound 1954 Ford driven by B. J. Brummel 44 Garnett and a westbound 1953 Ford truck turning south by Shirley Deay 30 Lamar Mo were involved. No injuries. Damages estimated at $500 to the car and $100 to the truck. The accident occurred about 6 p m last night.
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Beto Junction
Bob Conaty
B. J. Brummel
Garnett
Shirley Deay
Lamar
Conaty
Missouri 1955 Legislature Adjourns Amid Confusion
Jefferson City Missouri adjourned after a chaotic session that touched a controversial two cent per package cigarette tax bill. The House blocked an earmark for school aid, then the Senate reversed, and Rep Roy Hamlin refused to sign the bill, leaving it in constitutional question. Senate chairman John Noble defended the presiding officer's duty to sign.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
Senate
Roy Hamlin
Marion County
Hamlin
Joseph M. Tanner
Kansas City
Kansas
John W. Noble
Kennnett
Senate Appropriations
Supreme Court
Freed Fliers In Honolulu Enroute Home
Four U S airmen freed after over two years in Communist China landed at Hickam Field Hawaii after a 5537 mile flight from Hong Kong Their reunion with families will be celebrated at a big reception with Maj Gen Story Smith presiding They will hold a news conference outlining their imprisonment experiences and recovery The men Harold Fischer Jr Lyle Cameron Edwin Heller and Roland W Parks were rescued after they downed in the Korean War and later released by Chinese authorities
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Honolulu
U. S
Hawaii
China
Manchuria
Hong Kong
Hickam Air Force Base
Red Cross
Story Smith
Pacific Air Force
Red Ochina
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle
Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Air Force
Wake
Hickam
Holiday Death Toll Increases On Memorial Day Weekend
Final tabulation shows 369 traffic deaths, 131 drownings, and 96 miscellaneous fatalities from Memorial Day weekend, setting new records with an overall toll of 596. The traffic total surpasses 363 from 1952, while last year's figures were 362, 93, and 184.
More Time For Union Talks At Ford
The UAW extends its contract with Ford from midnight tonight to next Monday morning to allow more talks. Walter Reuther and Ken Bannon said Ford made a new proposal yesterday but negotiators remain far apart on several major issues including the guaranteed annual wage.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Ford
Udall Tornado Survivors Plan Rebuilding Efforts
Udall mayor Earl Rowe thanked aid from the United States and the world after the May 25 tornado that leveled the town. He outlined rebuilding plans including replacing the high and grade schools, starting 50 to 60 new homes, updating building codes, and using federal funds and insurance. Civil defense and Red Cross officials praised disaster cooperation, calling Udall a fine example.
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Udall
United States
Earl Rowe
Eisenhower
Kenneth Lake
Denver
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Warren
Paramore
Topeka
State
Edward Fry
Air National Guard
Wichita
W. W.goodwin
National Guard
IC. D. Grant
State To Get More Showers
TOPEKA heavy shower and thunderstorm activity expected to spread across western and central Kansas tonight and Thursday. Forecaster Tom Arnold says moisture remains likely with cooler western and central highs, while precipitation reports include Paola 0.52, Olathe 0.26, and Wichita traces.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Paola
Olathe
la Cygne
Frankfort
Trading Post
Emporia
Wamego
Salina
Wichita
Arnold
Goodland
Concordia
Road funding urged to repair Kansas highways
Kansas plans to invest about 1.67 billion dollars over ten years to upgrade roads and streets. State Highway System needs 873 million dollars to reach standards, according to highway officials.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather forecast warns of showers and warm spell inland
Partly cloudy and warmer east this afternoon with widespread cloudiness and showers and thunderstorms west and central. Tonight and Thursday bring cooler conditions west and central. southerly winds 25 to 35 mph east this afternoon. Highs 70s to 80s, record highs nearby. overnight lows 55 to 70. River reading 1.98 feet.
Will Head O. U. Radio Station
Rex Wilson of Ventura Calif will be student manager of KTJO FM at Ottawa University next year. Other staff members include Jeff Ve Iteto Ottawa Wayne Fink Gary Ind John D Aboy Springfield Ill Ronald Thiel Colby Edward Waters Topeka and Joanne Grogan Clay Center.
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Rex Wilson
Ventura
Calif
Ktjo-Fm
Ottawa University
Jeff Ve Iteto
Ottawa
Wayne Fink
Gary, Ind
John D'Aboy
Springfield
Ronald Thiel
Colby
Edward Waters
Topeka
Joanne Grogan
Clay Center
Wheat Quotas Out Tomorrow Summer Music Program Enrolls
Enrollment for Ottawa summer music program set for Monday June 6 from 9 am to noon at Ottawa Junior High music room. Eight weeks of classes and eight summer park concerts directed by Harold Hansen with Jo Nene Brink and Mary Pickenpaugh assisting. Classes run Tue Wed Thu Fri with detailed schedules. concerts include summer band at 8 pm Thursdays. Courses free but students must provide instruments and books. open to any local musician.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Junior High School
Harold Hansen
Ottawa University
William Barker
England
Hansen
Jo- Nene Brink
Mary Pickenpaugh
May Rainfall Beats Normal in Ottawa Region
May 1955 ends with 8.03 inches of rain in Ottawa, the wettest since 1954. Five‑month total reaches 16.54 inches, 3.58 above normal, with heaviest rain on the 24th–25th. Worden reports 6.28 inches, 2.64 above normal, weather observer Walter Schwarz notes.
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Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Worden
Douglas County
Walter Schwarz
No Funds For Governor's Plane
Budget pressures at the U S National Guard Bureau halted the plane used by Governor Fred Hall. Kansas adjutant general Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell said bureau orders aimed at saving funds through year end grounded the aircraft, forcing the governor to travel by commercial airline to Denver for Agriculture Secretary Benson's drought conference.
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Topeka
U. S. National Guard Bureau
Fred Hall
Joe Nickell
Kansas Adjutant General
Guard Bureau
Kansas National Guard
Denver
Benson
Safeway Ad Placement in Large Ad Class
Correction notes that the Safeway advertisement on Tuesday’s paper should be classified in the Large ad class on the Community Survey Blank. The item clarifies category placement for reader survey data and future layout.
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Safeway
Wheat allotments set for 1956 in Franklin County
Franklin county farmers will learn their 1956 wheat allotments when about 2,500 notices are mailed from the county ASC office. The 1956 county wheat acreage allotment is 22,843 acres, with voting on quotas scheduled for June 25. Eligible voters total around 1,000 farmers. two thirds approval keeps quotas and penalties, different rules apply if not approved.
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Franklin County
ASC
Gordon Barnes
Barnes
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Baldwin Implement Co
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
Herald
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Joe
Martin Schmidt
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Herald News Staff
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