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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
9
A Kansas Baptist women’s house party continues at Ottawa University with attendees housed in university dormitories. The conference program includes a verse about women’s strength, noting a woman who can smile after her roommate talks all night as the worthwhile one.
Mae West troupe members Mickey Hargitay and Chuck Krauser clash as assault charges are filed after a dressing room incident. Krauser pleads self defense with trial set for June 28. Miss West watches quietly as talk of love and jealousy swirls among performers.
New York reports singer Frank Parker, veteran of the Arthur Godfrey programs, intends to quit when his contract expires next month. He could stay without a contract but would face irregular radio and TV calls, prompting Parker to sever all ties according to a CBS source quoted by the New York Journal-American.
Ottawa city commissioners discussed speeding on South Mulberry and other streets. Reid Ward urged action after noting cars passing his home at high speeds, sometimes up to 70 mph, endangering children. City Attorney Gleason cautioned state law limits local penalties and licenses, while Mayor Andrews pledged efforts to curb speeding for public safety.
Tulsa furniture store operator Jack C. Miller, 30, is charged with knowingly receiving stolen property after police say he acted as a fence for a burglary team. The suspects Floyd Ernest Lee, 32, and Edna Faye Bagley, 20, admitted to at least 11 burglaries across eastern Oklahoma and Kansas and implicated Miller.
Bernadette G Hermesmeyer of Rantoul seeks Franklin County Dairy Princess after graduation from Rantoul Rural High School. She studied home economics and English, was active in 4-H and church groups, and participated in softball basketball chorus and journalism. The committee will introduce her at Dairy Day luncheon on Saturday June 16.
Ottawa officials will consider a tornado warning system using sirens on two water towers with one in North Ottawa and another near the south edge. Lt Art Jensen from the Kansas Highway Patrol proposed the plan at a city commission meeting to allow rapid alerts to residents and surrounding areas. Reid Ward, Ottawa manufacturer, offered a siren as a gift and seeks funding to add a second unit.
Ottawa officials met to review the zoning ordinance and address a rise in violations citywide. The mayor stated enforcement aims to protect homeowners from business encroachment into residential areas and preserve single family zones.
Rep. Scrivner of Kansas delivers 1600 pounds of prime ribs from Kansas City to the House restaurant for members, their staff, and Capitol newsmen after challenging colleagues to act. The donation involved Scrivner, his allies, the Chamber of Commerce, and Armour & Co.
Kiwanis club members announce a week long Mears Park Camp for Ottawa boys from Monday June 18 to Saturday June 23. Activities include supervised play crafts swimming hiking and outdoor events with transport pickups at 8 30 a m and return home Saturday morning. Parents may visit Tuesday and Friday evenings and a fireworks show occurs Friday at 8 p m. No cost to families. Rod Cupp of KOFO spoke on radio’s community role. guests Ike Dearfoss and Bob Killough attended.
Residents of Lane School district voted Wednesday night to direct the school board to study consolidation with Rantoul and Princeton. The measure passed 33 to 0 with 12 abstentions. Tonight, assistant state superintendent W C Kamp Schroeder will discuss consolidation at Princeton after previous talks in Lane and Rantoul.
Seed corn and soybeans stolen from Franklin county in March were recovered this week. Sheriff Jay Brown said Henry Simpson, formerly of Wyandotte county, will appear in Paola district court June 19 on five counts of grand larceny tied to the crops and other listed produce from Franklin and Miami counties. A 14 mile northwest of Ottawa reported 27 bushels of seed corn valued at 311 dollars and 50 cents along with a doll, chest, and radio phonograph taken March 23. Soybeans taken from Albert and Clarence Moldenhauer of Wellsville on March 9 and 17 were recovered along with the corn and chest.
Architects plans and construction specs for a new men’s dormitory at Bethany College in Lin dsborg Kansas have been approved by the board of directors. The project will cost 188,350 dollars and provide housing for 72 students.
Fair west and north with partly cloudy southeast this afternoon and tonight. Much cooler west and central today, then warmer Friday northwest. Low around 50 northwest, upper 50s southeast. highs in the 80s. Yesterday's high 80, low 64. record highs 95, records low 44. Rain total today 0.31 inch. river stage 1.46 feet.
Last night another light shower added .25 inch to the Ottawa region total. Morning rain brought .46 inch, with .06 inch more later for a two day total of .77 inch. Northeast of Ottawa, three quarters of an inch fell. Trading Post recorded 1.20 inches. Lyndon .71 and Quenemo .51. Tornado funnels reported, hail at several towns, dust winds and zero visibility at Hill City. hail up to two inches at Burr Oak and golf ball size at Kirwin. other hail at Oberlin Topeka Lyons Clifton. Tornado funnels near Jewell Larned Hoisington Great Bend Radium Inman. No damage reported. Winds 58 mph damaged tree limbs at Topeka. Friday looks fair per the weather bureau.
The State Drought Committee asked the Department of Agriculture to extend the drought feed program to Wichita Comanche Meade Logan Kearney and Hodgeman counties after inspecting counties that sought drought disaster designations. Additional requests came from Harvey McPherson Brown and Edwards counties though they were not designated disaster counties. There were 10 deaths for every 1 billion passenger miles of domestic scheduled airline operation in 1955.
Ottawa officials outline proposed garbage plan terms and features including twice weekly pickups May to October and weekly November to April in residential areas daily in business districts. Contractors own cans, use packer trucks, and residents must drain wrap and place waste at designated locations. The five year contract allows city purchase option after initial operation period with depreciation.
A Leavenworth District Court jury doubled the offer to Eva B. Smith for 1.71 acres of her 78 acre farm near Tonganoxie. Appraisers had valued the land at about 2500 dollars with damages to the remainder. The dispute centered on access via an underpass that flooded during rain.
City officials opened four bids to replace the 1954 Plymouth. Hewitt Chevrolet won with a 205 horsepower police special at 1142.00 after trade minus the Plymouth. Price Motor Co. offered a Ford 225 horsepower police special at 1195.00, Minnick Motor Co. Plymouth at 1385.00, Bob White Motor Co. Plymouth at 1395.78.
President Andrew B. Martin of Ottawa University will travel to Seattle with Mrs. Martin and their son John to attend the American Baptist Convention June 15 through 22. He will speak at a Christian Higher Education Luncheon on June 18 on the topic Validity of a Liberal Arts Education Under Christian Auspices. About 75 are expected at the Ottawa U luncheon on June 20. Dr. Martin will discuss low conditions at the university and will visit Ottawa friends en route before returning home after the convention.
The Kiowa area shows rapid expansion of wheat harvest with cutting progressing in Barber, Harper and Sumner counties, while showers and high grain moisture keep some areas spotty. Great Bend reports two new local offices under R B Gilkison with Pratt and Wichita openings awaited harvest timing. Harvest labor and equipment arrive as needed though no excess is reported, signaling possible temporary shortages later.
Eleven teenagers including a girl confessed to starting fires in vacant farmhouses northwest of Topeka. Sheriff Engler said they were arrested after an abandoned farm house burned last night and fires were set in at least two more vacant houses. Seven youths remain in Shawnee County jail, three younger boys and the girl are with juvenile authorities. Additional arrests are expected.
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