Ottawa Herald memories and a memorial eagle theft
The 50th reunion of Ottawa University class of 1906 recalls Herald past employment roles for Ralph Christy and Ross Atchison. Charles Henning wins a hidden transmitter contest in Salina. The missing central bronze eagle from Memorial Gate at Forest Park prompts police inquiries. Local gas price cuts drop regular to 26.9 and ethyl to 28.9 at several stations.
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Ottawa University
Ottawa Herald
Ralph Christy
Palmdale
Calif
Herald
Ross Atchison
Oklahoma City
The
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
VU. S
Atchison
Wichita
Allen
Wichita Beaton
Beacon
Charles Henning
F. E. Henning
Salina
Central Kansas Radio Club
Henning
Dr. Henning
Marilyn
Charles
Ottawa
Warning Issued On Sidewalk Bicycle Use By City Chief
Chief of Police C L Hough issued a warning that riding bicycles on sidewalks violates city ordinance and riding at night without a light is prohibited. He urged enforcement and said parents are responsible for violations. He also reminded that 14 to 16 year olds driving cars on restricted licenses are grounded for the summer since school is out.
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C. L. Hough
Hough
Train derailment disrupts Santa Fe service near Gladstone
A Santa Fe freight train derailed near Gladstone on Saturday, derailing thirty seven cars loaded with fruit. The eastbound train caused traffic to be detoured through Newton until nine cars were cleared and line reopened.
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Emporia
Gladstone
Santa Fe
Newton
Street Resurfacing Underway in Ottawa Main Street
Ottawa street work begins on Main Street resurfacing from the north end of the Main Street bridge to Thirteenth street. The project is a joint state city effort with Ottawa paying one third. Work may pause briefly near the county line to surface US 59 50S.
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Main Street
Ottawa
Thirteenth Street
Tally Creek
Ottawa Main
Cheney
Co-Op
Fitting Showing School Tomorrow at Fair Grounds Ot tawa
A fitting and showing school for dairy beef cattle sheep and swine will be held tomorrow at the Fair Grounds on the south edge of Ot tawa. County agent Don Brown announced the event to run from 9 a m under Wendell Moyer and Ralph Bonewitz of Kansas State College. Primarily for Franklin County 4-H members, the session welcomes others. participants should bring animals equipment and a sack lunch.
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Ottawa
Don Brown
Wendell Moyer
Ralph Bonewitz
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Franklin County
Brown
Ottawa Steel Awards Made at annual company picnic
Four ten year awards and 22 five year awards were given at the Ottawa Steel Products picnic in Forest Park. Ten year honorees were Evan E. Dorkins Fred Griffin Elmer Mills and Lawrence Ott. Five year recipients included William Adcock Willard Anderson Daniel Arnold Ted Beauchamp Harold Briggs Donald Catuska Ralph E. Crane Ralph Crawford Lincoln Elsworth Milford Emery William R. Fisher Glen Hargesty Ross Johnson Dean Kirkland Mrs. Marjorie Kitts Richard LaNier Leo Leecy Harvey Martin James J. Meyer Arthur Parks James T. Spright and Howard L. Smith. About 500 people attended with rides on a miniature locomotive built by Winston C Ab Yokum, who has worked with the firm since 1943. Music by Bob Allen and bingo were highlights of the program.
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Ottawa Steel Products Company
Forest Park
Ed Johnson
Evan E. Dorkins
Fred Griffin
Elmer Mills
Lawrence Ott
William Adcock
Willard Anderson
Daniel Arnold
Ted Beauchamp
Harold Briggs
Donald Catuska
Ralph E. Crane
Ralph Crawford
Lincoln Elsworth
Milford Emery
William R. Fisher
Glen Hargesty
Ross Johnson
Dean Kirkland
Marjorie Kitts
Richard LaNier
Leo Leecy
Harvey Martin
James J. Meyer
Arthur Parks
James T. Spright
Howard L. Smith
Winston C
Ab’ Yokum
Ottawa Steel Company
Yokum
Bob Allen
Ottawa
West Point 75th Anniversary Visit by Hodges
Maj. Gen. Henry Clay Hodges Jr of Stamford Connecticut marked his 75th anniversary at West Point during a three day visit. The lone surviving member of the class of 1881 aged 96 joined the ceremony with a 9 a.m. breakfast after a quarter mile walk to start the visit.
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West Point
N. Y
Henry Clay Hodges
Stamford
Conn
Anniver
Hodges
U. S
Military Academy
Tito Visits Lenine Stalin Mausoleum in Moscow
Tito arrived at the Lenine Stalin mausoleum in Moscow today and deliberately did not acknowledge Joseph Stalin, the figure who expelled him from the Communist world eight years ago.
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Moscow
Tito
Stalin
Communist Family of Nations
Man and pet lion behind bars in Los Angeles
Police arrested a drunken truck driver and his 21 year old companion after King the 85 pound pet lion was found in a parked car in a residential area. The animal was moved to an animal shelter while the man was booked on suspicion of drunkenness.
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Los. Angeles
King
John Shinners
Shinners
Shem
Governor Hall Warns of Kansas School Crisis
Governor Fred Hall says Kansas faces a serious school needs crisis, urging local control and calling out opponents who opposed extending state aid to high schools. He cites population growth, birth rates, and a teacher shortage. He notes that high school aid bills failed to pass previously but succeeded in 1955, stressing education must be first rate.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Kansas
Telvision
Hall
Warren W. Shaw
May Fire Losses Totaled $1,160
Fire chief Harry Gilliland reports May fires totaling 1160 with several incidents. The largest damage was a 1000 trailer house at 807 Spruce owned by Charles Setter. Other losses included 100 Tate Leach home at 935 N Cherry and 50 in Velmer Campbell home. Damages also due to burning grease 50, defective wiring 10, and minor incidents at 114 W 1st and 321 Maple. No damage at Ottawa U campus out house blaze.
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Harry Gilliland
Charles’ Setter
Tate Leach
N. Cherry
Velmer Campbell
Nora Hudson
Hickory
Ottawa U
Radio TV Service Pho 2125
Herald Want Ads advertise radio and television service options with pricing and contact details.
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Herald
Dedication of Ottawa University Library Center Featured
The dedication of Ottawa University’s new library art center highlighted the 91st commencement. A large audience attended Saturday’s ceremony in a section of the structure, with the feature drawing praise for the modern facility and its role in graduation activities.
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Ottawa University Library - Art Center
Weather and university notes mix of forecasts and ceremonies
The forecast calls for scattered showers and possible thunderstorms from extreme west this afternoon through tonight and Tuesday, with warmer readings in the southeast. Meanwhile at Wilson Field House the big weekend peaked with 1200 people at graduation, 82 seniors receiving degrees, and honorary awards to Cloward and McBride. President Martin urged the seniors toward a purposeful, responsible mindset and condemned panty raids as contrary to civilization.
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Wilson Field House
Donald P. Cloward
New York
C. R. McBride
Kansas City
John Pinney
Roger Fredrikson
Elgar Kerr
Martin
First Baptist Church
University of Kansas
John Ross
Paola
Christine Holman
Geuda Springs
Ross
Joseph Diei
Nigeria
Sigma Alpha Honors Society
Miss Holman
Gaylen Roslund
Leo Bowman
Jack Bremer
Kenneth Clifton
Batty Foote
Clinton Fredriks
Carl Gangwish
Komake Kizake
Gary Massey
Rosland
Mr. Ross
Joanne Roush
Wilma Rugh
Florine Stewart
Myrtile Wirth
Degrees To 1,654 At K. A. Tonight
Degrees will be awarded here tonight to 1,654 graduates of the University of Kansas. Commencement speakers will include Guy, Fred Hall and Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, chancellor of the university.
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Lawrence of
University of Kansas
Guy
Fred
Hall
Franklin D. Murphy
University
Flooding in Northwest Columbia prompts evacuations
Rain clouds threaten to worsen Columbia River flooding in the Pacific Northwest as 1000 people evacuate and thousands of acres flood. The crest near 28 feet looms at Vancouver Washington while dikes hold. a levee hole flooded 1600 acres and 12 families. Meanwhile two tornadoes hit Mustang Oklahoma causing $200,000 in damage with no injuries. Thunderstorms expected across plains and rain along the West Coast.
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Columbia River
Pacific Northwest
Columbia
Vancouver
Wash
Washington
Mustang Okla
Mustang
Oklahoma
Plains
Rockies
Central
Clouds Bring Rain Forecast to Ottawa Area
Clouds moved into the Ottawa area today with a 1:30 p.m. reading of 80 degrees and a 57 degree low earlier. Weekend sunshine drew Ottawans to parks, golf, and fishing as Forest Park crowded with families and swimmers. The Weather Bureau predicted scattered showers and thunderstorms for parts of Kansas, with unsettled weather advancing from the western edge tonight into the west and central regions.
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Ottawa
Forest Park
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Embezzlement charge hits 19 year old Griffin
Arthur Griffin, 19, of Good Man Missouri, was charged this afternoon with embezzling an auto owned by Hewitt Chevrolet Co. of Ottawa after posing as a prospective buyer and test driving the car. He was apprehended Saturday and brought back for a county court hearing. date not yet set.
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Arthur Griffin
Goodman
Hewitt Chevrolet Co
Ottawa
Donald White
Griffin
Huge High School Band Joins Lions Club Convention
At the Dodge City Lions clubs state convention 218 high school musicians formed a big band. Ottawa sent Jolene Brink and Sheldon Meats. Harold Walters directed the Chicago group. Walter Butler chauffeured youths including his son Bill and Ottawa High’s William Barker. Attendees included Frank Holden Guy Briscoe and Mr and Mrs Russell Crites with daughter Kay.
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Lions Clubs
Dodge City
Ottawa
Jolene Brink
Sheldon Meats
Harold Walters
Chicago
Walter Butler
Butler
Bill
George Kramer
Darrell Barkdoll
William Barker
Barker
Walters
Wichita
Lions Club
C. F. Lebow
Salina High School
Frank. Holden
Guy Briscoe
Russell Crites
Kay
Weight Control Meeting Is Set
A weight control meeting will be held at the Masonic temple on June 7 at 1 30 p m announced by Mary Dean Holle Franklin county home demonstration agent The session is open to all seeking to lose or gain weight It will decide if enough interest exists to form smaller groups for future meetings Attendees must have a doctor signed permit and all doctors in the county have been notified about the course
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Washington
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
A. Michoyan
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
Nikite Karushchev
Communist Party
Nikolai Bulganin
State Department
Khrushchev
Molotov
Mikoyan
Ee Voroshilov
Voroshilov
Unio
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Kossier
Rudzutak
Elkhe
Postyshey
Voz+nesensky
Kuzentsoy
Rodionov
Negi
Germany
Churchill
Britain
Berlin
Saul
Masonic Temple
Mary Dean Holle
Franklin County
Halle
Billy Graham Opens Crusade in Oklahoma City
Evangelist Bill Graham drew a opening day crowd of 15 289 at the Oklahoma City Fair Grounds for a month long crusade. He expressed pleasure and surprise at the large turnout saying it is one of the largest opening day crowds they have ever had.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Graham
Oklahoma City Fair Grounds
Tornado spares Mustang with 210 residents unharmed
Two funnel clouds ripped through a central Oklahoma farm community near Mustang harming no one, despite $200000 in property damage. The storms touched down two miles southwest at the Merrill farm, then moved through town, uprooting trees and outbuildings before lifting near Oklahoma City. Rescue crews aided a Griggs family trapped in a cellar for an hour, a 11 year old boy guiding rescuers to them.
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Mustang
Okla
Oklahoma
R. J. Merrill
Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City
Charles Griggs
Griggs
Surge in Rodent Populations Hits Eastern Kansas
Kansas State College zoologist H. T. Gler reported a 200 percent rise in cotton rats and mice across the eastern third of the state. The pests burrow and gnaw, damaging crops and vegetation as meadow mice prey on prairie grasses and alfalfa.
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Manhattan
Kansas
H. T. Gler
Kansas State
Lege
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