Court Rejects State's Motion On Game Refuge
District Judge Harry W. Fisher overruled the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission's motion to dismiss condemnation action against about 800 acres in Linn County as part of a wildlife refuge. The court said a public interest is involved and would be adversely affected by dismissal.
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Fort Scott
Harry W. Fisher
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Linn
Charles Kaup
The
Game Commission
Princess Margaret Foot Photo Sparks London Papers
Princess Margaret was photographed easing her foot from a tight shoe at the Epsom Derby, with most London papers running the image on page one and the Daily Sketch caption noting “Oh, they’re killing me!” Meanwhile tax payments are due by June 20 with a 101 percent penalty after that date. Elisabeth Briggs, county treasurer, urged taxpayers to bring receipts and avoid lines, noting notices would not be sent.
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London
Adlai Stevenson
Princess Margaret
Communist Daily Worker
Staid Times
Meg
Lord Porchester
Daily Sketch
Elisabeth Briggs
Briggs
Reid Ward Declines Conference on Marais des Cygnes
Ottawa Hunting Association president Reid Ward sent Gov. George Docking a letter refuting claims that gun club lands sit in the waterfowl refuge. He argued court suits target state land condemnation for hunting while the Game Commission finds acquisition costly and unnecessary. Ward criticizes Docking for pressuring the Commission and urges support for its decision and its members.
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Reid Ward
Ottawa Hunting Association
George Docking
Marais Des Cygnes
Ward
Game Commission
Docking
Commission
Weather outlook for Kansas turns cooler with showers
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon and tonight in Kansas, then cooler northwest and extreme west Friday. Showers and scattered thunderstorms develop tonight and Friday across northwest, with widely scattered thundershowers east. Tonight’s low in the 60s, high Friday 80s northwest to 90 southeast. River stage this morning 1.87 feet.
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Kansas
M. Covewes
Man Who Couldn't Cry Now Weeps As He Eats
A 24 year old Negro man with xerophthalmia from a skin disease regained eye moisture after surgery. Surgeons redirected a tear duct to the eye and later linked salivary duct to moisture. They also implanted an artificial drainage tube to reduce tearing when eating. The team from Crile Veterans Administration Hospital in Cleveland presented the case to the American Medical Association. Plans exist to operate the remaining dry eye.
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New York
American Medical Assn
James E. Bennett
Arcy L. Bailey
Crile Veterans Administration Hospital
Cleveland
Warmest Of Year Reported Across Ottawa and Kansas
Ottawa and Kansas City area records warm as temperatures reach into the 90s. The Weather Bureau forecast similar heat across most of the state with highs in the 90s. Hill City in Northwest Kansas recorded 94 degrees yesterday.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Mercury
Main Street
Weather Bureau
Hill City
Traffic Toll Topeka Reported In Kansas Totals
A Topeka traffic update shows 1957 figures with 209 deaths so far this year, compared to 264 in the same period of 1956. Two additional fatalities occurred in accidents noted previously.
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Topeka
Kansas
New Drug Store Planned at Ninth and Main
Guy Briscoe, operator at 114 Main, signs a lease for a new drug store building at the northeast corner of Ninth and Main. Contractor Louis G. Ames will oversee a 60 by 54 foot cinder block and brick structure costing about 12000 dollars. Briscoe aims to move in by summer. the store will be modern and self service with parking on both sides of Ninth Street.
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9Th and Main
Guy Briscoe
Main
G. C. Fredeen
Louis G. Ames
Briscoe
9Th Street
Henning Re-elected Leader of Warren Legion Post
Dr. Joe Henning was re-elected commander of Warren Black Post No. 60 American Legion at last night’s annual election. Other officers named include Wayne Lewis as first vice commander, Bob Conaty as second vice commander, Richeson as treasurer, Joe Towner as adjutant, Howard Doyen as chaplain, Roscoe Redmond as historian, George Lister as service officer, Doug Allen as sergeant at arms. Board trustees named were Bob Compton for three years and Dr. Paul Hughes for one year. Installation set for June 19 at Memorial Auditorium Legion quarters. Lamb Insured Payment Plan.
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Joe Henning
Warren
Black Post
American Legion
Wayne Lewis
Bob Conaty
Richeson
Joe Towner
Howard Doyen
Roscoe Redmond
George Lister
Doug Allen
Bob Compton
Paul Hughes
Memorial Auditorium
Legion Quarters
City Leaders Busy With Dogs and Annexation
In Ottawa, city officials held a dual meeting on annexing South Willow and a dog control issue. A questionnaire gauged property owners’ views on annexation while Lawrence Wightman pressed for repeal of a seasonal dog pen ordinance affecting tulip gardens.
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South Willow
Willow Street
Willow
Ash
Cypress
17 Killed In Fiery Crash Near Fayetteville
A collision between a flat-bed truck carrying migrant workers and a tractor-trailer near Fayetteville, North Carolina, killed 17 people and injured 21. Fire broke out, leaving bodies and witnesses recounting a “ball of fire.” The workers were en route from overnight camps to Dunn to harvest beans. 25-year-old Gilbert Peters of Watwallopen, Pa., the tractor-trailer driver, was injured.
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Fayetteville
N. C
State Highway Patrol
Joe Lazak
Berwick
Mount Olive
N.C
Dunn
Gilbert Robert Peters
Watwallopen
County Republicans To Harmony Meeting
Franklin County Republicans plan to attend the harmony meeting of the second GOP district at Overland Park Friday. County chairman Vernon Chesbro will lead a delegation including Rep. Robert Anderson Tom Gleason Judge Floyd Coffman Bazil Kelsey Sen. Bill Bowers and Jack Byrd with others possible. Sen. Frank Carlson will be the main speaker on Party Harmony.
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Franklin County
Overland Park
Vernon Chesbro
Robert Anderson
Tom Gleason
Floyd Coffman
Bazil Kelsey
Bill Bowers
Jack Byrd
Chesbro
Frank Carlson
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Jacob's Well
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