Last Ditch Stand For Fees Of Tuttle Creek
Kansans mount a last ditch effort in Washington to block more funding for Tuttle Creek Dam. A bus caravan and air party urge Congress to remove the 7% million dollar dam item, arguing the project costs outweigh benefits for farmers and local economies.
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Tuttle Creek
Washington
Congress
Paul Reveres
House
Blue River
Manhattan
Kas
Kansas River
Kansas
Smoky Hill
Eisenhower
Ad Abilene
Blue Valley
Ottawa And County News From The Kickapoo City Sessions
Side Swipes reports Ottawa residents elected to mock city posts at Sunflower Girls State Kansas University Lawrence Pat McCalla Garnett to Arapaho Osage Joanne Schwartz Baldwin to Osage city council Georgia Neese Gray to speak to Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Cowboy Capital of the World efforts under way with memberships 1 and up Donald White Franklin county chair Bert Ross to be honored for 50 years in business at Ottawa quarry closing Legion Post home plans discussed at Warren Black post meeting Kenneth A Lynn suffers hip fracture fishing near Ottawa gambines harvest barley in area samples wheat moisture tests 36 percent storage max 13 percent
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Day Crites
Russell Crites
Ottawa
Georgia Neese Gray
United States
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Board of
Dodge City
Cowboy Capital of the World, Inc
Chamber
Peg Carr
Donald White
Franklin County
Cowboy Capital Effort
Bert Ross
Admits Drowning Neighbor's Boy in Bathtub Case
Brockton Massachusetts mother of two Gertrude Riordan 44 was charged with murder after admitting to drowning Michael Baldwin three in a bathtub police said the body of the neighbor's child was found fully clothed in Riordan's tub yesterday following a report that he disappeared from the front porch.
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Brockton
Mass
Amother
Michael Baldwin
John F. O'Connell Jr
Gertrude
Riordan
For Sale Old Newspapers Bundle Herald Office
Bundle of old newspapers offered for sale from the Herald office. Included are assorted issues in readable condition with varying ages. Ideal for collectors or research use. Price negotiable and delivery arrangements available.
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Herald Office
Power firm leads fight on Tuttle Creek dam
Kansas Power & Light Co of Topeka is described by The Kansas City Star as the main opposition to Tuttle Creek Dam, with critics urging Congress to defeat funding for resumed dam work. KP&L officials deny backing sides, noting varied customer opinions and a stance of prudent neutrality while the National Assn. of Electric Companies backs river development.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Times
Kansas Power & Light Co
Topeka
Tuttle Creek
Congress
Kansas
Washington
The
Star
National Assn
Deane E. Ackers
Kp&l
Blue Valley
Ackers
Turtle Creek
National Assn. of Electric Companies
Fast Train Derailed Near Fort Morgan Colorado
A Union Pacific Los Angeles Challenger streamliner derailed on flooded tracks 6 miles east of Fort Morgan Colorado. One death reported, at least five seriously hurt with many others injured. Firemen and volunteers rescued passengers by boat from wrecked coaches as 16 cars were involved. The locomotive and two units stayed upright while the rest left the rails near Wildcat Creek crossing.
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Fort Morgan
Colo
Union Pacific
Los Angeles Challenger
Colorado
Denver
Wildcat Creek
South Platte River
New Drivers License Agent Named in Franklin County
After six years as the state driver license representative for Franklin county J L Shelden asked to be relieved of the job Warren Weien is named the new agent and the license headquarters moves to Weien s office at 112 E Second
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Franklin County
J. L. Shelden
Warren Weien
Weien
E. Second
Methodist Church Secretary Retires After 18 Years
Mrs Alexa Telfer resigns after 18 years as secretary of the First Methodist church the day of retirement. She remains active in church affairs. Mrs Hazel Morse will replace her after 2 1/2 years as secretary in the County Superintendent of Schools office. No substitute named yet.
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Alexa Telfer
First Methodist Church
Hazel Morse
Slain Policeman Seen as Burglar Gang Leader
Testimony at a preliminary hearing in Topeka tied Clarence L. Shields to planning a lodge burglary and other crimes. Albert Roy Miller claimed Shields helped plot eight or nine burglaries and shared loot, while Shoop and Miller face first degree murder charges for Shields’ April 11 death on the Moose Lodge roof. The hearing paused until June 29 with Shoop set to testify later.
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Topeka
Clarence L. Shields
Albert Roy Miller
Shields
Miller
Curtis
Gene Shoop
Moose Lodge
Shoop
Lodge Hall
Last Day to Pay 1954 Taxes Without Penalty
Notice states June 20 is the final day to pay the second half of 1954 taxes without penalty. Signed by Elisabeth Briggs, County Treasurer.
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Elisabeth Briggs
Co. Treas
Youth Center Money Taken On Fourth Street
Police report a red canvas money bag used in banks was taken from the Youth Center on Fourth Street last Saturday. It contained between $16 and $20 and was hidden in a change hiding place at the center. The loss was discovered on Tuesday and the building shows no sign of a break in.
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Fourth Street
Hall Names Water Board TOPEKA Kansas appointment predicted to shape state
Gov Fred Hall appointed a seven member Kansas water resources board created by the 1955 Legislature. It will meet June 28 to begin planning and managing water use across the state. Members include Donald Christy Scott City. L D Wooster Hays. Cc Y Thomas Mission Hills. Milton C Cummings Effingham. Fred C Koch Wichita. R M Seaton Coffeyville. Arno Windscheffel Smith Center. The Legislature appropriated $35000 for the first year. Members are paid mileage and expenses and must meet at least quarterly. The board will compile climate water soil data and develop a state water resources plan for each watershed and coordinate with other agencies. It will review and advise on new conservation legislation.
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Topeka
Kansas Water Resources Board
Fred Hall
Kansas
Donald Christy
Scott City
State Board of Agriculture
L. D. Wooster
Hays
Fort Hays
Seven Years of Hiccups Plague Los Angeles Man
Jack O Leary a 29 year old man in Los Angeles has hiccupped for seven straight years since an appendix rupture on June 13 1948 his condition has left him 78 pounds and his mother Mrs Margaret O Leary says he fears he cannot endure much longer with talks of dying and loss of hope surrounding his ailment
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Los Angeles
Jack O’leary
O'Leary
Margaret O’'Leary
Elks Present Flag History at Ottawa University event
About 352 attended the Elks Flag Day observance at Wilson Field House Ottawa University. Exalted ruler Howard Doman narrated six historical flag narratives aided by color guards from American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Boy Scouts. Dr. Forrest C Phog Allen KU coach spoke on veteran service. Floral Bell of Liberty featured red roses white lilies and violets with silver stars. Osawatomie High School band and Ottawa summer band played.
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Elks Lodge
Wilson Field House
Ottawa University
Howard Doman
United States
Doman
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boy Scouts
Waverly
Navy
Army
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans
Osawatomie High School
Ottawa
AMA Against Polio Plan Debate in Congress
The American Medical Association opposed a Democratic plan to pay for antipolio inoculations for all U S children through age 11 calling it completely unnecessary. It also gave only tepid support to an Eisenhower proposal to fund Salk vaccine for families unable to pay. Dr Julian P Price of Florence South Carolina testified for the AMA before the Senate committee overseeing the plan. The panel weighs a 35 million dollar anti polio program versus the 135 million dollar Democratic proposal.
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Washington
American Medical Assa
AMA
Julian P. Price
Florence
S.C
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Price
Mock Alert Sends Washington Officials On Exodus
Washington witnesses the Operation Alert 1955 drill as 15,000 officials led by President Eisenhower evacuate to emergency sites in a 300 mile arc. The three day test examined executive function, communications, and reorganization after a theoretical nuclear strike. Congress stayed out of the exercise.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Wilson
Defense Department
Hir Senhower
Marth Ano
Weather forecast for today promising clouds and showers
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Thursday with showers or thunderstorms west and central this afternoon or tonight and over south central Thursday warmer west this afternoon low tonight 55 high Thursday 98 to 85. High yesterday 78. Low today 51. Hourly temps show 67 at 9 am to 77 at 3 pm. Yesterday's sky clear. wind SE light. River 1.73 feet.
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S. E
Weather forecast notes continued heat with scattered storms
The weather bureau says temperatures will keep rising with showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Showers will be mainly in the western and central parts of the state. Ottawa reached 78 degrees yesterday with a low of 51 this morning.
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Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Peron Expels Two Catholic Prelates in Argentina
Government expelled two Roman Catholic prelates Manuel Tato and Roman Novoa accusing church leaders of promoting disorders. Federal police raided hundreds of parish houses seeking evidence amid clashes that injured over twenty. The prelates were escorted to Ezeiza airport and flown to Rome. raids continued on priest residences with no confirmed arrests.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine
Argentina
Manuel Tato
Mie Aires
Roman Pablo Novoa
Brazil
Rome
Ezeiza
Msgr
Tato
Santiago Luis Cardinal Capello
Peron
Jan D. Peron
Nunez
Bri
Ottawa Night At Ball Game
Ottawa Night at a Kansas City Athletics game in Kansas City on August 10 features the Athletics against the Chicago White Sox. A 1,000 ticket bloc at $1.85 will go on sale soon at the Peoples National Bank Chamber of Commerce office and the North American hotel. Cash purchases only. Transportation arrangements for attendees without cars are being finalized with details to follow.
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Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee
Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Peoples National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
North American
Community Survey and Ad Grid Highlights
A compact reading lists local merchants and services in a community survey format. It names Colby's Furniture Litwin's Price Motor Co Terrill's MEDICM ADS Edmiston's Lamb Funeral Home Malott Hardware Sunrise Dairy Curby Auto Supply Didde Office Supply Hillcrest Drive-In Theatre Mack Electric McVey-Dengel Mortuary People's National Bank Richardson's Shoe Store Saunders Sheldon Truck & Tractor Star Grain & Lumber Co State Bank of Ottawa Tally Theatre and notes a 2nd Award in entertainment.
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Medicm
Edmiston’s
Lamb Funeral Home
Malott Hardware
Sunrise Dairy Terrill’s
Curby Auto Supply
Didde Office Supply
Hillcrest Drive-In
Mack Electric
McVey-Dengel Mortuary
People’s National Bank
Richardson's Shoe Store
Saunders
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
Star Grain & Lumber Co. State Bank of Ottawa
Tally Theatre
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Deanna Holt
Cleburne
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Route 3
Chuck Dawson
Lynn
Marais Des Cygnes
Gambines
KC Star
Methodist
Jimmy Haworth
Dwight Haworth
S. Mulberry
Jimmy
Leonard Ligon
Ligon
Cloyd Boyer
Boyer
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Hall Names Water Board
Elks
the Herald
Fred A. Seaton
Gerald Martin
Dillon Anderson
Maxwell Rabb
Cabinet
Secret Service
White House
Pentagon
Defense Wilson
Armed Services
Martin School
Princeton Cemetery
Lamb Ambulance
Community Survey
Colby’s
Furniture Litwin
Price Motor Co
Terrill
Mike Mulcahey
Buick
Minnick Motors
Price &Motor Co
Hi-Way Furniture Mart
Sid
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