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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
6
Stewart Fruit Farm near Ottawa reports the first ripe homegrown tomatoes but the crop will need a couple of weeks to ripen. A separate note mentions Wes Santee, the nation's top miler, entering sports car racing with a joking office wag predicting a 4 minute mile.
Nearly 150 people are expected at a dinner for Gov. Fred Hall tomorrow evening in the Memorial auditorium basement. The event, moved from the North American hotel due to demand, features dinner at 6 p.m. Reservations at $1 are with Vernon Chesbro. An open house with the governor follows at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. The Ottawa tour includes visits to LeRoy, Gridley, Burlington, Waverly, and Garnett as part of a three-county campaign swing.
Four year old Ricky Gager in fair condition after a 300 mile ambulance ride with highway patrol escort. Son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Gager of Woodston Kansas he suffered a skull fracture when kicked by a colt at their farm. Parents took him to Dr William Votopka in Stockton who ordered a speedy trip to the University of Kansas Medical Center and rode with the boy. Ricky underwent surgery immediately after arrival.
Washington The House Committee on un American Activities votes to cite Paul Robeson for contempt after a heated session with Chairman Walter and other members. Robeson, a left wing Negro singer, argued against the committee before its gavel brought the hearing to an end.
A 12 year old girl Mary Jane Chouvenell slipped from an inner tube and drowned yesterday in a livestock pond near Buffalo Kansas. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Chouvenell and was at the pond with her mother and three sisters.
White House officials and military leaders pressed Senate leaders to restore at least 600 million of the 1.1 billion cut from the foreign aid package. Secretary Dulles and Adm Radford warned of great injury if the reduction stood as Eisenhower, recovering at Walter Reed, sent no written message but conveyed his desire to support NATO through full funding.
Frankie Yakle, 23, of Topeka, was held for Jay Brown county sheriff and returned to Ottawa. He faces four forgery counts and one check charge totaling 114.05 and was to be arraigned at 3 p.m. in county court. All checks passed in Ottawa. Charles D. Ford of Lawrence also faces a check forging charge of 15 dollars and was arrested in Lawrence before being sent to Ottawa.
Kansas City reports the death of Frank Trumbauer 55 a noted jazz saxophonist. He collapsed on a bus on the way home from work and died just inside St Marys Hospital door. His mother Mrs Gertrude Stevenson is recovering from a heart attack in the hospital.
Ottawa plans for warning citizens of tornadoes or severe storms include a detector in the police station linked to a pressure jump indicator and sirens to be placed in the city’s northern, southern and central areas. No date is set as authorities study options. The police dispatcher receives a red light and buzzer alert, then notifies the weather bureau in Topeka. A weekly pressure summary is sent to Topeka each Saturday. The detector is a 50 gallon unit kept between 50 and 130 degrees, using air pressure changes to trigger the indicator and a buzzing alarm.
The Kansas wheat harvest widened as warm dry weather sped maturity. R B Gilkison said general cutting was under way in south central counties with spot cutting to Barton County. Yields in Harper County ranged 14 to 25 bushels per acre. Ottawa County will begin Monday and harvest looks good. Labor shortages for operators and drivers were reported in southwestern counties.
Osage county saw two weekend accidents with no injuries. Harry L. Osborn of Burlingame lost control on a gravel road north of Burlingame and skidded into a ditch, vehicle a total loss. A second collision at K3 and USSON damaged the left side of a car carrying about 40 passengers.
Robert Cowdin of 622 N Locust announced as a Republican candidate for sheriff of Franklin County. A Ottawa native and Navy veteran, 42 months overseas, he served four years in the armed forces and has worked on the Ottawa police force for two years. He is married with one daughter and active in North Baptist Church, American Legion, and VFW.
Ottawa University professors announce summer studies and press conferences. E. G. Dick of physics leaves for Iowa City June 13 to 16 to attend a college physicists meeting with Dr. S. W. Cram of Emporia State Teachers College and Dr. R. Alexander of Washburn University. Prof. Emory McKenzie of English departs for Lincoln Nebr today to pursue a doctor's degree at the University of Nebraska and will return August 4.
Paul Aylward, Democratic U S Senate hopeful from Kansas, plans a series of stops in Ottawa next Wednesday 4 to 5 30 p m then Paola for a night meeting. He visits Garnett Friday June 22 3 30 to 4 30 p m and Lyndon Saturday June 23 8 30 to 9 30 a m before heading to Osage City.
Eighteen motorists were arrested for speeding Sunday by the highway patrol in a radar check near Richmond on US 59. Four more were arrested Saturday west of Ottawa on K 68. The Sunday arrestees include John R. Billiard Girard Elaine Boyer Chicago Ill Louie E Brandt St Joseph Mo Vernon R Chesbro Ottawa Hazel Irene Cook Chanute Arvel Doss Kearney Nebr John W Flory Baldwin Albert A Fowler Kansas City Kas Elvin M Hansen LeRoy Earl H Harris Tulsa Okla Hang Hixon Atchison Bufford W Hoff Overland Park Cecil L Larswell Topeka Fred Litwin Fort Scott Lena A Miller Wichita Orson S Roberts Garnett Melvin Shiley Auburn Nebr Raymond C Smith Kansas City Kas. Saturday arrestees include James L Frey Ottawa Perry Kramer Raytown Mo William Logan Quenemo Roger D Oakes Ottawa.
President Eisenhower signed three official documents today and reporters noted he is feeling fine four days after emergency intestinal surgery. He signed an emergency aid allocation for Colorado floods, an executive order for a new U S Army flag design, and the 1956 International Wheat Agreement.
Ottawa announces a fireworks window into June 27 to July 5 with state approved devices. Permits required to sell. no sidewalk sales. displays sunlit. shooting banned between Logan to Sun and Cedar to Locust. Penalties include fines or up to 30 days in jail. Fire marshal C. A. Ogg urges safe use and child supervision.
Ottawa and surrounding areas saw continued summer weather with a high near 90 and a low around 62. The Weather Bureau forecast fair conditions through Wednesday with scattered thundershowers mainly in central regions, cooler in northwest Kansas tomorrow, and rising humidity as a Pacific air mass moves east.
Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions this afternoon and tonight, then Wednesday with a few scattered thunderstorms mainly central. Not as hot in the northwest, humidity rising in the east. Lows near 60 northwest to 65 70 south and east, highs 85 90 northwest to 90s east and south.
The tenth annual meeting of Camp Farthest Out at Ottawa University opens with over 100 attendees from Minnesota Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado and three from Korea. Top speakers Mrs Genevieve Parkhurst and Dr Clifford Richmond appear daily. The event runs June 11 to 18 with daily programs including morning talks creative rhythm painting prayer laboratories and evening sessions. Some meetings are open to the public and Ottawans are invited to attend.
Washington officials reported no official comment on reports of a possible indefinite stay of execution for Pvt. Richard A. Hagelberger, sentenced to death for murder and robbery in Germany. Army aides indicated Brucker directed no action yet. the case has seen prior discussions of hanging within 30 days of June 6.
Vivian F. Dale widow of Milford O Dale sues in district court to recover about 5700 as a share of the Ottawa Herald profit sharing trust. She says the deceased listed her first then changed beneficiary to his sister Martha P Anderson. She seeks death benefits paid to Dorothy M Roehl administratrix in a lump sum. Also a note says about 10 billion dollars of free road maps are given annually in the U S and Canada.
Notice dated June 2 informs taxpayers that the last day to pay the second half of 1955 taxes without penalty is approaching. Signed by Mrs. Elisabeth Briggs, County Treasurer.
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