Side Swipes Highlights County Hopes And 4-H Fair Plans
Miami County faces a candidate shortage as filing nears in less than two weeks, with no complete lists from major parties. Franklin County treasurer Elisabeth Briggs fielded calls about a 10 percent annual interest penalty on taxes after June 20. 4-H members in Franklin County prep for the August fair, with a clothing judging school at the Masonic Temple tomorrow at 9 am and future sessions on home improvement and foods. Exhibits span sheep, swine, dairy and beef cattle, poultry, crops, clothing, and more as clubs focus on ribbons and awards. Signs in county offices offer cautionary proverbs, while a Ottawa woman’s drunken attempt to bond leads to a misidentified town question at the county judge’s office. A photo caption notes three peacocks roosting until a Herald photographer arrived.
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Franklin County
Masonic Temple
Mary Dean Holle
Woman Found Shot To Death In Spearville Lot
A 27 year old Dodge City woman Fern Crossley was found shot to death in a vacant Spearville lot. A single bullet wound was present and she had been dead seven to eight hours. Police suspect she was shot elsewhere and dumped in the lot. Her husband Carmen Crossley could not be reached.
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Spearville
Here
Fern Crossley
Lloyd Jetmore
Spearville Hospital
George Mandeville
Crossley
Carmen Crossley
Hall To Visit Here Next Week
Gov. Fred Hall will visit Ottawa next Wednesday evening as part of a campaign tour. He will stop in Burlington and Garnett before arriving in Ottawa to spend the evening.
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Hall
Fred Hall
Ottawa
Burlington
Garnett
Princeton High Patrons Back Merger Study
Princeton Rural High, Lane, and Rantoul voters endorsed a study of possible district consolidation. Lane 19 11, Rantoul 33 0, Princeton 87 10 in favor. abstentions noted. A joint board meeting will set dates and wording for a consolidation vote and seek legal guidance. Projections estimate a $450000 high school building and about 434 mills over 20 years.
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Princeton
Lane and
Rantoul
Lane
W. R. Geringer
Richmond
Williamsburg
Geringer
John Harvey
Vic H. Lobsack
Williamson and
Lobsack
Topeka
Harvey
Harry McLear
Lucas, Eisen and Waeckerle Bonding Co
Kansas City
McLear
Ran
Coffman Files For Reelection As Fourth District Judge
Judge Floyd Coffman filed in Topeka with the Secretary of State to seek a second term as judge of the fourth judicial district which includes Franklin and Anderson counties. He is a Republican.
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Floyd Coffman
Topeka
Secretary of State
Fourth
Franklin
Anderson
Coffman
Wheat Harvest Spreads Across Southern Kansas Counties
Wheat harvest operations extended yesterday afternoon into southern Sumner, Harper and Barber counties. R B Gilkison, head of the wheat harvest labor control office, issued the statement today.
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Great Bend
Sumner
Harper
Barber
R. B. Gilkison
Wheat Harvest Labor Control Office
Dairy Princess Candidate Mary Jo Kiefer Seeks Franklin County Crown
Mary Jo Kiefer daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben C Kiefer near Ottawa is a candidate for Franklin County Dairy Princess. Sponsored by Ottawa Rotary Club she is a 1953 Ottawa High School graduate who attended Kansas University and Emporia State College majoring in physical education and business. She was active in Kayettes 4 H Future Homemakers of America and Sacred Heart Study Club and served as cheerleader homecoming queen and piano accordion player. Employed as a clerk at Ransom Memorial Hospital.
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Ben C. Kiefer
Ottawa
Franklin County
Ottawa Rotary Club
Mary Jo
Ottawa High School
Kansas University
Emporia State College
Kayettes
Girls’ Athletic Association
4-H Club
Future Homemakers of America
Sacred Heart Study Club
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Eisenhower Taken Ill But No Indication Of Heart Ailment
President Eisenhower was seized with abdominal pains and rushed from the White House to Walter Reed Hospital. Physicians diagnosed ileitis and said there is no indication of heart trouble. Press Secretary Hagerty said a cardiogram would be taken and called the hospitalization precautionary.
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Washington
White House
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
James Hagerty
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Eisenhower’s health and dinner attendance update
President Eisenhower’s physician reports a partial obstruction of the small intestine and has summoned four consultants at Walter Reed Army Hospital to discuss his heart condition. Eisenhower attended the White House News Photographers Association dinner at the Sheraton Park Hotel, with a hospital-prepared meal excluding a rich soup and filet mignon sauce. Hagerty delayed Seaton’s interior secretary swearing in to 4 p.m. and said the plan for Eisenhower’s attendance was uncertain. The press secretary vowed to stay in touch with Snyder and keep newsmen posted as examinations and hospital updates continue.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Boston
Paul Dudley White
White House
Hagerty
Seaton
Denver
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Snyder
Ike's Illness Drops Stocks
New York stocks fell sharply on news of the President's illness. Major declines included Bethlehem Steel down 5 at 140, Boeing down 4 at 78, American Telephone down 1% at 178, Kenncott Copper down 5% at 119, Gulf Oil down 6 at 110, and U S Gypsum down 3% at 63, with most market segments hit hard and few exceptions.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing
American Telephone
Kennecott Copper
Gulf Oil
U.S
Weather forecast with cooler night and hot Saturday
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with widely scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms mainly in the west. Temperatures will hold in the mid 50s to mid 60s tonight and reach 85 to 90 in the northeast, 90s in the southwest on Saturday. Yesterday’s high was 87, low 62, with year ago readings 73 and 56.
More Moisture Is Forecast for Ottawa and Kansas
Ottawa and much of Kansas saw partly cloudy skies with improving moisture prospects the weather bureau said. Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible tomorrow after noon and night, mainly in western areas, while warm conditions prevailed across the nation. Ottawa reported a 62 degree low after a 87 degree high yesterday as the Marais des Cygnes river rose to 1.98 feet behind Ottawa’s three dams, providing fresh water.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Denver
Harve
Mont
Los Angeles
Ft. Worth
Tex
Rockfall Wrecks Plant At Niagara
A massive rockfall destroyed the Schoellkopf hydroelectric station at Niagara Falls, wiping out 300,000 kilowatts of capacity, killing a worker, and halting most area industry. Niagara Mohawk estimates losses exceed 50 million dollars as crews race to stabilize the site.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara Gorge
Schoellkopf
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Charles J. Wick
Richard A. Draper
Lewiston
Draper
American Falls
Prospect Point
Chris Nelson
Niagara Mohawk System
Niagara Mohawk
South Main Business Owners Protest Tax Increase
County commissioners heard a delegation of South Main property owners arguing that annexation has doubled the city tax levy and raised real estate valuations. Participants sought alignment with comparable Ottawa property assessments while noting no rise in building assessments. No adjustments were announced after the meeting with Bruce Spears and local assessors.
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South Main
Reid Ward
Cliff Haverty
Charles Carey
Ottawa
Bruce Spears
North Main
South Plain
Big 2 ton Air Conditioners For Just 349.95
Bargain alert for oversized cooling units priced at 349.95 each. Large capacity air conditioners touted as complete packages with all features included. Clear savings pitch aimed at shoppers seeking powerful home cooling options.
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Douglas Bros
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