Udall Disaster Relief and Local News Roundup
The Franklin County Red Cross sent 587 to the national body for Udall Kansas tornado relief, with 87 received since the disaster and 500 used locally. Also notes on Hawkins entering ministry, population changes in Anderson County, a blooming magnolia, Lyndon July 4 plans, a Kansas reunion in Ottawa, and Ottawa High School student photos at Anchor Savings and Loan.
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Franklin County
The
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Udall
Kas
Marais Des Cygnes
G. C. Fredeen
R. M. Clogston
County Red Cross
Udall Relief Fund
Ottawa
Anchor Savings and Loan
TV Teen
State Wheat Harvest Sporty Following Late Spring Rains
Kansas wheat harvest faces uneven progress due to cool wet weather and late spring rains. Reports from Hutchinson Pratt Parsons and other counties show yields ranging from 4 to 60 bushels with quality varying. overall harvest expected mid June to early July.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Pratt Equity Exchange
Tola
Labette County
Yrater
Russell C. Klotz
Reno
Pretty
Prairie
Turon
Arlington
el Dorado
Butler County
Gene
Wellington
Pratt County
John Baker
GM Closes 20 Plants as Strike Threat Looms
General Motors shut 20 car assembly and body plants and idled 60,000 workers citing strike-caused parts shortages. The CIO and United Auto Workers held contract talks, with GM preparing to bid during the day to avert a nationwide strike at midnight Sunday.
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Detroit 4
General Motors
Orp
CIO
United sAuto Workers
Ford Motor A
New Standards Required For Manufacture Of Polio Serum
Washington Public Health Service calls for new safer standards for Salk polio vaccine after mass production problems. A health service report notes live viruses appeared in final mixes of three inactivated components, due to inadequate manufacturer records and clearance. Experts urge further production and lab method studies before wide release.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Mass
Leonard A. Scheele
Jessons
Special Health’ Service
Health Service
The
W. McD. Hammon
University of Pittsburgh
National
Prizes Announced for Ottawa Kids Fishing Derby
Ottawa merchants donate prizes exceeding 75 dollars for the Kids Fishing Derby at Natural Springs lake, five miles northwest of Ottawa, Sunday. Grand prize is a 20 dollar rod and reel from Blish Mize Silliman via Harry Brown. Registration starts 1 pm, fishing to begin 3 pm. Open to children 12 and under in Ottawa area with an adult supervisor. Ottawa Conservation Association runs check in, weigh-in and patrols. Boy Scouts manage the refreshment stand. rain postponement to June 19 if needed.
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Ottawa
Natural Springs
Ottawa Conservation Association
Blish, Mize and Silliman Company
Harry Brown
Ottawas ‘Hardware
Budge’s Hardware
Day’s Sport Shop
Ottawa ‘Hardware
Brown's Hardware
Budge's Hardware
Mariott Hardware
Ottawa Conservation Club
Emporia Woman Wins New Oldsmobile At Lodge Event
Mrs Faye I Tompkins of Emporia won a brand new Oldsmobile as a prize funded by donations to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge scholarship fund. Tickets sold for $1 each, proceeds supporting 16 college scholars including Dorothy Jean Smith Ellen Marguerite Jackson Daniel Hughes Wilson and Aileene Green. Scholarships amount to 100 per year for four years and may be used at any college.
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Faye I.tompkins
Emporia
Prince Hall Grand Lodge
Kansas
Thompkins
Grand Lodge
Maisons
Dorothy Jean Smith
Jkanseas City
Kas
Ellen
Marguerite Jackson
Leavenworth
Daniel Hughes Wilson
Kansas City
Lloyd Wilson
Ottawas
Aileene Green
Wichita
C. By
Walker
Parrsons
Thomas F. Bragg
Clarence Brown
Atchison
Agriculture Department Forecasts Wheat Crop At 45 Million Bushels
The Agriculture Department forecasts this year’s wheat crop at 045,215,000 bushels, first estimate of the year, compared with 969,781,000 last year and 1,154,073,000 for the 10 year 1944 53 average.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ike Approves Increase in Postal Pay
President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting salaries for about 500000 postal workers by 6 to 8 percent, averaging 8 percent or roughly 184 million dollars yearly. The measure includes reclassification to raise pay for supervisory staff and directs elimination of pay inequities, with increases from 160 to 4400 dollars annually and an average around 320 dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Department
Senate
House
Weather forecast cloudy and cool with showers east
The forecast calls for cloudy and cool conditions this afternoon and tonight with showers mostly in the east and north. Saturday will be considerably clouded with showers mostly east, not as cool west. tonight’s low 45 to 50, northwest to lower 50s southeast, Saturday high in the 40s. High yesterday 91? record highs and lows listed. river at 1.90 feet.
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Bam
Funds For Marais des Cygnes Dam Planning
Mood control for the Marais des Cygnes river moves closer as the House Appropriations Committee recommends planning funds for the project. It also approves 74 million dollars for resumption of Tuttle Creek reservoir work, after amendments by Rep. Errett P. Scrivner. Ottawa channel and Pomona reservoir planning totals 75 thousand dollars, with Ottawa city costs and right of way bonding discussed.
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Marais Des Cygnes
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Tuttle Creek
Blue River
Errett P. Scrivner
Scrivner
Andrew Schoeppel
Frank Carlson
Fle Creek
Senate
Jin
Pomona
Ottawa
Committee For Water Projects
Appropriations Committee
Washington
Lamar Phillips
The
Herald
George Lister
Peoples National Bank
Errett P Sermfer
House
Leynaereentres Army Engineers
Kansas City
Army Engineers
Philips
Phillips
Lister
Russell Crites
L. I .Crater
Kenneth Andrews
Gilbert Ponton
Harry Woods
Toroata
Verdigris Valley
Wichita
2Nd Valley Center
Missouri River
Kadsag
City
Oklahoma City
Cool Weather To Linger In Kansas Overnight
Cool air remains across Kansas with more showers likely tonight and tomorrow. Skies stay mostly cloudy, highs near the 60s to low 70s, and overnight lows range 45 to 50 in the northwest to the south east’s lower 50s. Measurable rainfall reported across multiple stations with scattered totals from a tenth to nearly an inch.
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Bernie Hawley
Kansas Loan Co
McCormick Seminary
Chicago
Hawley
Ottawa University
C. A. Hawley
Ottawa, University
Anderson County
Garnett
Horace Beauchamp
Gar
K. A
John Jenkins
Pasadena
Calif
Lawrence
Jenkins
University of Kansas
School of Fine Arts
Mary K.parks
John Scott
K. U
John Ise
M. W. Holmes
Ise
W. A. Elliott
W. A.swift
Clara Kaiser
John B. Pierson
Don Machin
JF. R. Bennett
R. B. Anderson
Bennett Creamery Company
Manhatan
Parsons
Floyd Rajpalina
C. W. Vetter
Atchison County
Montgomery County
Chautauqua County
Jack [Antnet
Hodgeman
Lane
Ness
Bill Redd
Chanute
Mahlon Morley
Pittsburgh
Stephen Adley
Paul Slantis
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
Sala
Herald Office
Nature
Emporian
Bulletin
Ike
Turtle Creek Dam
Ottawa Channel
Pomona Reservoir
Wilson
Lamb’ Ambulance
Topeka
Harveyville
la Cygne
Trading Post
Fort Scott
Moran
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Lecompton
Community Survey
Phooey
Grandma
Grandpa
Great
Gimbel Stores
Eqniston
Norman Luoniher
Curby
Gilmore Skelly Service
Grover, Knight's
Hillcrest Drive-In
Kansas State Bank
Malott Hardware
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
Richardson's Shoe Store
Saunders Star Grain & Lumber Co
Stewart Memorials Sunrise Dairy Tally Theatre ‘Townsends
Muck Electric
Minnick Motor Co
Peice Motor Co
Ast
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