Ottawa News Briefs Include Lipstick Contest and Tornado Aid
A Ottawa store report claims a man bought lipstick saying it was for his chickens in a Kansas City contest. City officials address a false death rumor about Police Chief Hough. Teacher Harriet Seymour plans a June 15 departure for a National Education Association tour of Europe, arriving in New York August 22. Udall tornado relief plans discussed at Ottawa Chamber meeting with local clubs. Missing Super C Farmall tractor sought by Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Harriet Seymour
Quebec
Canada
National Education Association
Southampton
England
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
France
Italy
New York
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Udall
Kas
North American
Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Red Cross
Kansas
Salvation Army
Rowe
Ottawa Summer Recreation Program Opens June 6
Ottawa announces a citywide summer recreation program from June 6 to July 31 directed by Orlis Cox. Activities include arts and crafts baseball baton spinning softball foods woodworking accordion band tennis tap dancing and swimming with flexible entry. Enrollment forms circulated and returned. rural and neighboring communities urged to participate.
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Ottawa
Orlis Cox
Cox
Forest Park
Lincoln
Hawthorne
Eugene Field
Garfield
A. m. Lincoln and
Garfield and
Junior High
A. m
Four Arrests By Patrolmen
Four persons were arrested by Highway Patrolmen yesterday. Lawrence Peffly of 321 N Main was charged with failing to deliver a title to a vehicle purchaser. Clyde Moten of 127 S Mulberry was cited for permitting operation of an unregistered vehicle and for permitting operation of a vehicle with fictitious tags displayed. Luther Martin of 1230 N Sycamore was charged with operating a vehicle with an open bottle of liquor accessible to the driver. Isadore Alexander of Kansas City was picked up for operating outside a 25 mile radius without KCC authority. Peffly Moten and Martin were cited by Troopers DeGraffenreid and Montgomery of Baldwin. Alexander was charged by Troopers Jensen and Conaty. Martin will appear in Judge Kioster's Baldwin court. the other three were cited into county court here.
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Lawrence Peffly
N. Main
Clyde Moten
S. Mulberry
Luther
Martin
Sycamore
Isadore Alexander
Kansas City
KCC
Pelley
Moten
Eric DeGraffenreid
Dee Montgomery
Baldwin
Alexander
Art Jensen
Bob Conaty
I. J. Kioster
Full Scale War On Grasshoppers In Franklin County
Franklin county's war against the grasshoppers began this week with two county spray rigs along roads and farmers spraying on their own. County weed supervisor R. E. Thompson and highway employee Dave Reekie used outfits near Rantoul, with Thompson already spraying Lane. Aldrin poison arrives to mix with weed killer for two jobs, 13 barrels and about 90 gallons sold to 25 farmers at 3.25 dollars per gallon. Farmers urged to bring containers for delivery. hedge rows harbor hoppers in a severe outbreak prompting spraying efforts countywide.
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Franklin County
R. E. Thompson
Dave Reekie
Iounty Highway Department
Rantoul
Thompson
Lane
Rin
Franklin
Graduation At Ottawa U This Weekend
Ottawa University hosts a weekend of commencement and reunion events. Seventy seven candidates will receive bachelor degrees with Baccalaureate services at First Baptist church Sunday morning and commencement at Wilson Field house Sunday afternoon featuring speaker John Nuveen. President Martin and Dean Bemmels participate in the ceremonies. About 1500 visitors are expected across events.
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Ottawa University
First Baptist Church
Wilson Field House
Memorial Auditorium
Andrew B. Martin
Robert Bundy
For Sale Old Newspapers Week Bundles
Classified line promotes sale of old newspapers in bundles. Advertises at Herald office with contact options. Includes no specific dates or quantities.
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Herald Office
Ottawa Saddle Club Shodeo Plans Announced
Ottawa Saddle Club prepares a Shodeo on Sunday at East Wilson Street grounds with at least a dozen events. Merchants will sponsor features and award ribbons. stock horse class is a highlight with entrants from Ottawa and surrounding communities plus distant Kansas. Beauceant Rummage sale set for June 4 at Memorial Auditorium.
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Ottawa Saddle Club
East Wilson Street
Merchants of
Ottawa
Kansas
Udall Tornado Rebuild Cost Passes Two Million
Udall Kansas faces 1.8 million in rebuilding costs after a deadly May tornado that killed 77. Insurance covers about 1 million for private property and 550 thousand for school construction. Red Cross and Civil Defense aid will fund repairs, with new grade and high schools planned for fall and debris cleanup ongoing.
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Udall
Kas
Red Cross
Insurance Company
Marl Rowe
Kenneth Lake
Denver
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Lake
Jhhat
Rowe
Air National Guards
Salvation Army
Rush For Uranium Claims At Kern River Canyon
Over 1,000 prospectors converge at Hobo Hot Springs as 2,914 acres open for uranium stake starting 10 a.m. Two local mine operators threaten to protect their digs with dynamite while digging work continues overnight on unconfirmed claims at the Miracle and Kergen mines.
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Hobo Hot Springs
Calif
Kern River
Miracle
Kergen
Weather forecast and uranium rush in California canyon
The forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight, then partly cloudy Saturday with widely scattered thundershowers. Temperatures range from near 50 tonight to near 80 or higher Saturday. A separate report details a tense uranium mining rush in a high Sierra canyon near Bakersfield, with a large sheriff’s posse and potential for trouble as miners flock to file claims.
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Jhhey
High Sierra
le Roy Galyen
California
Bakersfield Recorder
Hall of Records
We Rent Living Rooms Advertisers Seek Attention
Community survey asks readers to imagine ads in their living rooms as merchants propose talking in person about services. Readers select from local businesses like Anchor Savings, Hillcrest Drive In, Richardson's Shoe, Sunrise Dairy, and others. A 3rd Award note indicates a contest or prize.
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Anchor Savings & Loan Assn
Baldwin Implement Co
Curby Auto Supply
Gilmore Skelly Service
Hillcrest Drive-In
Lamb Funeral Home
Dengel Mortuary
Ottawa Produce
Richardson’s
Saunders Music Co
Star Grain & Lumber Co
Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Claim in County Court
Former Ottawan D. J. Geise pleaded guilty to three counts of violating employment security law in county court. He was fined $50 and costs and paroled from a 30 day jail sentence by Judge Milo Harris. Geise had falsely claimed no earnings while working and was cited for falsifying unemployment claims.
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D. J. Geise
Matfield Green
Geise
Milo Harris
Ford Talks Centered On Jobless Pay
Detroit sources say Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers discussed supplementing unemployment pay under a new contract. Ford reportedly accepted the idea in principle, but reports differ on scope including a possible 26 week extension.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO United Auto
Ford
UAW
General Motors Corp
Detroit Times
General Motors
The
Times
GM J
Woman Slayer Executed In Last Minute California Chaos
In San Quentin, Barbara Graham, 32, was executed by gas after delays from legal appeals. Also executed were Jack Santo, 54, and Emmet Perkins, 47, linked to multiple murders including a 1952 woods massacre. Gov. Knight granted stays before final denial by the Supreme Court.
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San Quentin
Calif
Barbara Graham
California
Southern California
Graham
Io Come
Jack Santo
Emmet Perkins
Santo
Perkins
Goodwin Knight
Federal Court
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Phil S. Gibson
Long Range Drought Plan Takes Shape
Federal state and local officials ended a three day Great Plains agriculture conference in Denver with a 19 page draft report as a guide toward a four million acre drought plan. The document urges land classification research, farmer education, cooperative research, and continued emergency credit from Farmers Home Administration with adjustments to meet drought needs.
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Denver
Great Plains
Great Plains Agricultural Conference
Benson
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
North
South Dakota
Farmers Home Administration
Two Added To O. U. Faculty
President Andrew B. Martin of iOttawa University announced two new faculty appointments for next year. Richard Chartier will join the speech department and Mil dred Pray will teach elementary school methods in the education department. Chartier returns from teaching in Montevideo Uruguay after a 1950s OU career and a 1953 marriage to a Uruguayan daughter of American British parents. Pray is a Junction City elementary school principal and McPherson College graduate pursuing a doctorate, with a Colorado master’s.
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Andrew B. Martin
iOttawa University
Richard Chartier
Mildred Pray
Chartier
O. U
Montevideo
Uruguay
Boston
South America
O. U. Ae
Pray
Junction City
McPherson College
University of Colorado
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Crater
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LaCrosse
Hough
Kisner
Sheldon Truck and Tractor Co
Ottawa U
Tony Jones
Firs Baptist Church
Commons
Shodeo
Peoples National Bank
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
Montgomery Ward &Co
Hewitt Chevrolet Co
Nurman Lumber Co
Price Motor Co
Minnick Motor Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Hear Firm
Lamb Ambulance
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