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Brief notices urge readers to set the Herald, call the Herald office at 5700, and note weekday and Saturday evening times, with 6:30 pm as a point of reference.
21 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1955
Page
1
Brief notices urge readers to set the Herald, call the Herald office at 5700, and note weekday and Saturday evening times, with 6:30 pm as a point of reference.
Hospital notes list admissions including Ira Hollen 289 W Cedar and Mrs Anna Hancock rt 1 plus infant births for Howard Thrasher and others. Police reports note hub caps stolen from cars, Harvey Wilson charged with assault, Clive Alonzo Bastin Jr seeking name change, and C V Carter fined $5 for lacking vehicle lights. Trial dates set for June 28 and tomorrow.
Deaths include Mrs Ama Thomas 74 long time Chippewa Hills resident who died in Tulsa after moving there in 1926. Anna Youngblood born 1880 in Harrisonville Mo married 1896 to John Thomas of Muncie Indian tribe. Funeral June 23 in Tulsa Memorial Park Cemetery. Also notices of speeding fines and visiting soldiers, and funeral plans for Mrs Eval Hudson Jones of Hutchinson aged 72. Ottawa residents sharing in $225753 liquor tax revenue.
TOPEKA Lloyd J Frevert of Kansas City finance firm is named Kansas first consumer loan commissioner a $7500 a year post. Appointed by Gov Fred Hall Frevert 41 will likely serve until the office is fully established starting July 1 when the law to regulate consumer loans takes effect. Frevert an attorney aided Hall in the last primary campaign.
News From Richmond reports a Ladies Aid gathering with Mrs. Raymond Wagner presiding. Attendees include Virgil Gunnell, Carl Anderson, Clifford Briggs, Clyde Edwards, Noah Hutchison, Fred Meraman, Joe Milchelt, Fred Riddle, Louis Sobba, Marioni New, Ernest Van Wie, and W. J. Johnston. Polio cases in Kansas rose to 30 this year, with five new cases, while local visits span Ottawa, Chanute, Fort Riley, and Manhattan.
The city will paint the fence surrounding Forest Park ball diamond with one coat on the outside and an inner coat under consideration. Mayor W W Robe noted no color decision yet with dark green proposed by some. Bids will be sought soon and Art Conus may sell and paint fence advertising signs with the city getting a percentage.
Protest plans form tonight in Newton as supporters map a caravan to Manhattan to urge rehiring of Armin Samuelson, fired amid dissension with Eileen Ryan. Rural Life backs the effort. petitions circulate through home demonstration clubs led by Floyd Nethergall. Wheat harvest delays meet at dusk due to field arrivals.
Interpol issued an all Italy alert for four men and a woman linked to a New York Chase Manhattan Bank payroll heist. Suspects include Giuseppe di Tacco alias John Michael di Tacco and others named in connections across New York Manchester and Montreal. No arrests reported.
Analysis of the first vatload shipments of 1955 Kansas wheat to terminal markets shows the crop well above average in test weight and protein. June 6 to 14 shipments averaged 81.4 pounds per bushel and 12.8 percent protein, compared with a seven year average test weight of 58.9 pounds and protein of 12.3 percent.
News dispatches report Maj. Gen. Franklin Lucero directing efforts to restore peace as President Peron stays in the background. Rumors of a three or five man junta persist, with censorship in effect after last Thursday's revolt and negotiations believed under way in Buenos Aires.
London reports Moscow radio accusing the United States of involvement in an anti-Peron uprising in Argentina. The broadcast quoted a report alleging that some participants received training at American military bases. Safe U S. Savings Bonds.
CHICAGO Wheat futures showed substantial gains on the Board of Trade after a shaky start as traders focused on Saturdays referendum on 1856 wheat quotas. Elsewhere, most quotations held steady to easier amid sparse trade news, while new welding techniques lowered costs, fueling a boom in private pool construction.
Markets at a glance show higher stock activity in New York with motors strong and bonds steady. Wheat in Chicago mostly higher on improved 1956 parity outlook while cotton trades quietly and oats show weak feeding demand. hogs and cattle finish uneven with selective gains and declines.
New York leading auto mobile shares led a broad market uptick with about 2.7 million shares traded versus 2.49 million yesterday. Oils rubbers mail order houses farm equipment chemicals and airlines attracted buyers while steels railroads utilities aircrafts radio televisions and mining issues showed mixed results.
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