Ottawa river flood control work starts near Main Street bridge
Army Engineers informed The Herald that the first construction on flood control work in Ottawa will begin at the point just east of the Main Street bridge. The Herald sought details to inform property owners and tenants likely to be affected initially.
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Ottawa
Main Street
Army Engineers
The
Herald
Skelly Oil
Keelin & Co
Brunswick Recreation
Rver
Main Street Bridge
Congress
Father’s Day beef gift from Cow Belles tradition
The first baby born at Ransom Memorial Hospital will receive a free beef package from the Kansas Cow Belles, wives of livestockmen, with Mrs. N. V. Hudelson presenting on behalf of the group. The Cow Belles promote beef use nationwide with “Beef for Father’s Day” drives.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kansas
N. V. Hudelson
Pomona
Kansas Livestock Association
Lee Brewer
Kansas City
Kas
Severe Weather Predicted With Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
Forecast calls for scattered severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes across southwest and central Missouri, extreme southeast Kansas, northeast Oklahoma, and extreme northwest Arkansas tonight. The alert covers a band from west of Columbia Missouri to east of Oklahoma City, with impact 120 miles east of that line. Rain fell to .09 inches in Ottawa with lightning nearby. Salina saw gusts to 92 mph, and wind damage occurred in several areas.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Columbia
Oklahoma City
Salina
Onaga
Pottawatomie
Weather synopsis for Kansas with showers and cooler week ahead
Mostly cloudy skies cover Kansas this afternoon through Saturday with scattered showers and thunder storms. Cooler air moves in from the west today while highs reach 75 to 85 this weekend. River stage reads 12.5 feet this morning.
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Kansas
Vessenss
Freeee
Voernars
Fortune Hidden Under Bed of Staten Island Widow
New York report details Emma Buh De Hart a frail Staten Island businesswoman who died after malnutrition and illness. Police found 274,980 in cash plus 205,000 in banks and 74 stock shares, with 274,980 bills tucked under a bed in a fire damaged second floor store room.
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New York
Emma Buh de Hart
Staten Island
de Hart
Ottawa Board to Sell Auto Mechanics Equipment
The Ottawa Board of Education will dispose of Auto Mechanics Department equipment by sealed bid on June 20, 1957. A listing of equipment is available from the Clerk's Office in the Senley High Building.
Big Powers Edge Closer to First Step Disarmament
London reports U S delegate Harold Stassen says the five nation UN disarmament talks are closer to a first step than at any time since World War II. Washington officials note Russia's receptive response to a limited start and possibly allowing international inspectors on Soviet soil in an early arms control phase.
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London
Harold Stassen
Stassen
U. S
U. N
Washington
Russia
Valerian Zorin
Real Lesson For Boy Scouts On Survival Test
A group of 19 Boy Scouts on an overnight survival test near Abilene faced a severe electrical and wind storm. Led by Air Force Sergeant John Baines, they followed safety drills learned in service, forming a belt line to move to safety two miles from the base camp. About 125 other Scouts and leaders rode out the storm safely at the base camp.
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Abilene
Air Force
Coronado Council
Brown's Park
John Baines
Philadeldelphia
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kansas
Baines
County to Reconsider Mental Health Clinic Plans
Franklin County commissioners will revisit the proposed mental health clinic after a morning conference with Rep. Robert A Anderson, Attorney Douglas Gleason, and Rev. John Sweigart. They require a 500-signature remonstrance within three days to trigger a public vote or reversal of their prior rejection.
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Franklin County
Robert A. Anderson
Douglas Gleason
John Sweigart
Sweigart
Gleason
Norway Accepts U S Missile Offer
Oslo The Norwegian Parliament's Military Committee last night unanimously welcomed an American offer to equip this country with missile weapons. Such weapons will mean a considerable enforcement of our military defense said the committee's statement.
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Oslo
Bids Sought for Painting Hawthorne School
Bids will be received for painting Hawthorne School. Specifications are available at the Clerk's Office in the Senior High School Building.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Hawthorne
Hope For Dials In Fall Of '58
Ottawa plans a new Southwestern Bell Telephone building at Main and Park Streets with a dial system set for fall 1958. Construction advances include near-completion of concrete, starting brick work next week, and electrical and mechanical work ongoing. An open house will be held after dial service begins, inviting Ottawa residents to inspect the facility and equipment.
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Ottawa
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Main and
Park Streets
Jack Morrisey
Two 17 Year Olds Plead Guilty To Grand Larceny
The arraignment for James S. Smail and Ronald Sarlouis in Johntown, Pa., moved to today, resulted in guilty pleas to grand larceny before Judge Floyd Coffman. A jail break count was dismissed. both youths were sentenced to the Kansas State Reformatory at Hutchinson.
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James S. Smail
Ronald Sarlouis
Johntown
Floyd Coffman
Winton Winter
Coffman
Kansas State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Smail
Sarlouis
Harry Harper
KU Students Break Segregation By Staying At Negro College
A group of University of Kansas students and a Presbyterian minister spend two weeks at Mary Holmes Junior College a Negro school in West Point Mississippi. They work without pay study racial relations and mingle with Negro faculty and students while attending seminars led by local leaders and a Black doctor from Starkville.
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University of Kansas
Mary Holmes Junior College
Presbyterian Church
John Patton
Presbyterian
The
Kansas University
West Point
Patty Jo Ellis
Kansas
Nancy Petersen
Mary McCoy
Clay
Starkville
Miss
Tax Cut Hopes Dim As Humphrey Rules Out Reductions
Secretary Humphrey told Congress that tax cuts cannot pass while the Treasury lacks a surplus to fund them. He warned against meat-ax budget cuts and urged long-term savings, predicting a period of prosperity if spending is controlled. Debate over foreign aid and defense funding continued as Senate leaders sought cautious action amid inflation concerns.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
I Humphrey
Congress
Treasury
Senate
House
Humphrey
Federal Reserve
William McC. Martin
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Assn. of Manufacturers
Flood Hits Tulsa Zoo as Birds Creek Levee Breaches
Severe flood conditions in northeastern Oklahoma threaten Tulsa with rising Bird Creek waters that broke levees near Mohawk Park. At the Tulsa Zoo, three water buffalo drowned while about 75 animals were moved to higher ground and barriers placed to help bears escape rising water.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Bird Creek
Mohawk Park Zoo
Tulsa Zoo
Fined Baseball Players After White Sox Yankees Brawl
American League President Will Warridge fined five players a total of 650 for yesterday's fight between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. Larry Doby Billy Martin Enos Slaughter Walt Dropo and Art Ditmar were penalized with fines of 150 and 100 each and four were banished by umpires after a first inning brawl sparked by a pitched ball dispute.
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American League
Will Warridge
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Larry Doby
White Sox
Billy Martin
Enos Slaughter
Yankees
Walt Dropo
Art Ditmar
Doby
Dropo
Martin
Slaughter
Ditmar
Farm Federation Calls Corn Meeting
Washington The American Farm Bureau Federation has called a conference of its leaders in corn producing states at Chicago June 17 to discuss proposals for new federal corn legislation. The bureau dislikes the present corn law which reduces planting allotments and requires support between 75 and 90 percent of parity.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Bureau
Coup Dismisses Haiti Provisional President Fignole
Port au Prince reports the government of Provisional President Daniel Fignole was overthrown in a military coup. Brig. Gen. Antonio Ebreau, army chief, dismissed Fignole and the Cabinet and pledged army control. Fignole’s whereabouts were unknown as crowds gathered and police and troops prepared for possible unrest.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Daniel Fignole
Negro Republic
Fignole
Antonio Ebreau
Two Injured In Car Crash Near South Main Road
An auto accident in the 1500 block on South Main at 7 20 p m yesterday left Mr and Mrs Clifford Slavens with abrasions and bruises. Clifford R Davey was driving south and turned left into a gas station after not seeing the Slavens car. Front end damage to both vehicles is listed as major.
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South Main
Clifford Slavens
RFD
Slavens
Main
Clifford R. Davey
Davey
Central Kansas TV Authorized to Operate Garden City Channel 1
The Communications Commission licensed Central Kansas Television Co. to operate channel 1 in Garden City Kansas. The new station will rebroadcast programs from its channel 2 affiliate KCKT in Great Bend Kansas.
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Washington
the Communications Commission
Central Kansas Television Co
Garden City
Kas
KCKT
Great Bend
Ottawa Board of Education bids for Auto Mechanics gear
The Ottawa Board of Education will dispose of equipment from the Auto Mechanics Department by sealed bid on June 20, 1957. Equipment listings may be secured from the Clerk’s Office in the Senior High Building, 159 C-21.
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Ottawa Board of Education
Auto Mechanics Department
Graham Crusade Riles Tavern Trade Along Madison Ave
New York saloonkeepers blame Billy Graham for slow business as crowds pack streets near Madison Square Garden for his nightly sermons. Bar staff report layoffs and fewer patrons, while Graham preaches on faith and salvation to thousands, with many converting and planning to join city churches.
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Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham
Joseph Crotty
Graham
Victor Scimeca
8Th Avenue
Frank Goldner
Goldner
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