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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1955
Page
9
Ottawa Lions Club secured city commissioners approval for the annual Fourth of July celebration in Forest Park. Lee Shelden of the Lions attended the meeting to request plans for the event, including concessions, entertainment, and a fireworks display.
Kansas city officials discussed expanding a curfew to curb youth vandalism after a string of property damage. Mayor W. Robe urged enforcement and consideration of a stricter rule, citing damaged street signs and late roaming youths at the Youth Center near city hall. Police chief Hough noted ongoing vandalism and called for action to end late-night disturbances before city funds run up further.
City commissioners consider raising the band fund levy from 0.16 to 0.30 or 0.35 of a mill to buy new uniforms and cover instrument repairs for the Ottawa High School band. Delegation urged $1,000 annual boost. fund once topped $4,000 yearly but fell during the 1930s. Parade and convention activities noted. band unable to perform due to leader absence.
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Friday with moderately strong northerly winds. Cooler tonight with lows around 45 to 50, highs Friday 65 to 70. High yesterday 73. River level 1.92 feet. Chief engineer warns permit rules for dam raise may be revoked if work not completed by the stated deadline.
The Kansas Reciprocity Commission announced completion of a motor vehicle reciprocity agreement with the Canadian province of Alberta. The accord aims to streamline licensing and vehicle approvals between Kansas and Alberta, enhancing cross border transportation and resident convenience.
City commissioners reviewed air conditioner bids for the office of the city engineer and will compare specifications before purchase. Bids: Mack Electric 249.95, Douglas Brothers 234.50, Ottawa Tin Shop 320, Western Auto Store 225. A Hickory Street dwelling sale to Frank Cook at 102.40 to convert into a parking area, removal within 30 days.
The Ottawa Elks lodge will host a Flag Day observance next Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Cookfield Ottawa University. Dr F C Phog Allen of Lawrence will speak after a six flag display and flag history reading. Ottawa High Band will provide music. rain plan is Wilson Field House.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov indicated to French officials that Moscow has no basic objection to July 18 as the date and Geneva as the site for a top level Big Four meeting. Premier Edgar Faure and Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay hosted Molotov for lunch.
The Public Health Service reports 103 confirmed polio cases among family and other contacts of Salk vaccine recipients, up 43 from last week. Eight cases occurred in parents and children within vaccinated families across 20 states and DC, with 22 more linked to contact with vaccinated people. Of the total, 83 were paralytic and 20 nonparalytic, while most vaccinated individuals did not develop polio. The year total climbs to 1,470 since April.
Franklin county extension agent Don Brown announced a Tuesday meeting at the Nelson Hotel dining room to explain the June 25 wheat marketing quota referendum. The gathering will cover both confirmed and unconfirmed cases, details of the quota plan, and eligibility for voters with 15 acres or more of wheat in 1956.
City meeting discussed the newly raised city pump station on the Maraly des Cygnes river. City Engineer A Z Jefferis cited letters from TV Smrha chief engineer of the water resources division of the State Board of Agriculture regarding river bank clearance.
Weather in Ottawa today shows a low of 49 degrees and a high of 73 yesterday. The weather bureau reports cool conditions continuing through Friday with moderately strong north winds in the western part of the state keeping temperatures several degrees below normal. Minimums expected in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
An engineer explained that the right to own and operate the dam could be revoked. Jefferis sent a letter to Smrha, noting clearing the channel area above the dam is O. S. Ki. Haff’s responsibility. At the meeting last night Jefferis handed the file to Haff. Haff said brush and tree clearing has lagged as farmers need fields harvested before workmen come, but the work should finish before the deadline.
Negotiations between General Motors and the United Auto Workers held today appeared confident of a contract settlement before the midnight strike deadline. Many plants across GM and Ford saw walkouts subsiding as UAW warned both sides and sent calls to return to work. The union expected a package including unemployment income insurance, wage boosts, pensions, and holiday benefits, while strikes continued at several plants in St. Louis Pittsburgh Linden Trenton and more.
An unspokesman for medical and dental associations called for an end to the draft act in Washington. The statement questioned the continuing conscription of doctors and dentists, urging lawmakers to halt the mandatory service requirement.
Howard Doyen of 431 E 12th and A. M. Harvey living east of Doyen attended the city commission meeting last night to report a drainage problem on their properties. They said heavy rain floods portions of their yards from surface water and asked the city to address the runoff. The commissioners told the city engineer to survey the situation and determine responsibility for solving the problem.
An unidentified man fell or jumped from the Missouri Pacific Colorado Eagle about 10 miles west of Tribune while traveling east at about 80 mph. Coach attendant D J Jefferson saw him topple from an open vestibule door. The body was found near Horace Kansas around 10 p m after the train halted. A check made out to John Tilley drawn on the Cosgrove Hotel at Vernal Utah was the only lead to identity. the man boarded in Denver and held a ticket to Williamson West Virginia. He was estimated 54 to 60 years old, 5 ft 8 in, 140 pounds.
A westbound Santa Fe freight derailed at Lebo about 20 miles east of here late last night. Twenty three cars left the rails when a wheel journal broke, Eastern Division Superintendent John Blake said. Westbound tracks will not be cleared before Friday night, and traffic is being moved on the eastbound tracks. The wreck near the Lebo depot also blocks access from U S Highway 50 southbound.
In Wichita a U S District Court heard an order to force compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act by Abilene Flour Mills Co Abilene. The action seeks enforcement of wage and hour provisions.
Inclement weather in Washington delayed the start of the 6th all-woman international air race from here to Havana. The field includes 60 women pilots and notable entrants such as a great grandmother and two grandmothers.
Wheat cutting in Kansas began but cloud cover slows activity from Harvey to Reno counties. Fire Manager R B Gilkison says unfavorable conditions push the finish into the middle of next week.
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