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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1955

Page

4

Side Swipes Report of deer near Osawatomie

Howard Vaughn near Osawatomie saw a deer with two young fawns on the highway. they entered a nearby field after he drove close. Rain plan changes for a public square dance move tonight to the National Guard Armory, 9 to 12. A stray parakeet found in Roy Stewart’s car led to locating its owner. Mrs. C T Dilman reports 87 potatoes in one hill from a volunteer plant in Hesston.

Howard Vaughn Osawa Tomie Peace South Main National Guard Armory Caspian Mich Roy Stewart Joe Pidgeon Hesston Kas C. T. Dilman

Deaths Mrs. Rose Howard 83 in Lyndon Osage Co

Mrs. Rose Howard 83 died at 3 a m today at her daughter's Lyndon home after long Osage county residence. Born Rose Bellows July 28 1871 in Oskaloosa she married George W Howard July 4 1903 Lyndon. he preceded her. Survived by five children Raymond Charles Ernest Lillian a sister seven grandchildren two great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 pm Lyndon Methodist Church with body lie in state Shaffer Mortuary Lyndon.

Rose Howard Blanche Adams Lyndon Osage County Rose Bellows Oskaloosa Charles Harriet (Bixby) Bellows George W. Howard Adams Raymond Howard Ernest Howard Michigan Valley Lillian Howard Galesburg Ida Bell Deepwater Lyndon Methodist Church Howard Shaffer Mortuary

River Channel Improvements Threaten Ottawa Landmarks

The Locust Street bridge and the Ott dam near Walnut Street under the Army Engineers river improvement plan are slated for removal or modification. Ottawa officials debate rebuilding costs, funding, and timing with a fall bond vote to cover flood control while separate projects address the dam and bridge.

Army Engineers Ottawa Business District City of Ottawa Park Pet Ott Locust Street

A Month's Rain In Twelve Hours Near Glens Falls

A U S weather Bureau observer four miles southwest of Glens Falls measured 3.95 inches of rain in 12 hours, nearly a month's rainfall for June. Normal state rainfall for June 1 is three to four inches. For sale old newspapers ten cents per bundle at Herald office.

Glens Falls N. Y Wia Here U. S. Weather Bureau

Banquet to End Session of Kansas Baptist Women

Business and professional members of the Kansas Baptist Women’s Society meet at Ottawa University with about 100 attendees. The event features a banquet, speakers Rev. Roger Fredrikson and Mrs. EB D Aboy, national council leader Mrs. Robert Schendel, and morning services led by Mrs. D Aboy and Mrs. Robert Schendel. Local organizers assist with hosting and music by pianist Mrs. Bruce Spears.

Kansas Baptist Woman’s Society Ottawa University Commons Roger Fredrikson Ottawa EB. J. D'Aboy Springfield Ill Robert Schendel Topeka O. U D’aboy Lois McMullen Marysville

16 Americans Held By Reds

A haggard group of 188 Austrians returned from Soviet imprisonment and said 16 Americans were held in Russian labor camps. Sidney Ray Sparks of Tennille Georgia was named as an absent private from the 6th Infantry Division in Berlin since December 4 1951 and said to be ill and forced to work at Camp Palma Europe Asia. The Austrians provided Sparks’s plea to inform his mother and U S authorities. U S Army Europe gave no details on the others.

Wiener Neustadt Austria Sidney Ray Sparks Tennille U. S Camp Palma Europe Atasia Sparks Berlin U.S. Army European Heidelberg 6Th Infantry Division U.S. Army

Fire at Sunflower Ordnance Works destroys storage building

A lightning bolt struck a building at Sunflower Ordnance Works near Del Soto early today, wiping out a storage facility for inert materials. Major Truett Weir, commanding officer, noted the blaze was visible for many miles. Hercules Powder Co operates the plant and 437 were registered. The university closed at noon yesterday.

Sunflower Ordnance Works del Soto Truett Weir Or J Hercules Powder, Co Weir

Traffic Ticket From 1937 Resurfaced In El Dorado

A long-ago traffic citation from May 5, 1937, surfaced in El Dorado. The driver, reported by police, had a two hour parking violation near a plant. No injuries were recorded and the man was cleared of the citation.

el, Dorado Kas el Dorado Ling

Voting Today On Wheat Crop Controls 1956 Referendum

Farmers in 86 states vote on 1956 wheat price controls in a nationwide referendum. Early counts show light turnout but officials expect heavier afternoon voting. If approved two thirds of voters must back the plan to set a $1.81 floor and limit to 55 million acres. critics cite reduced income and surplus concerns. Secretary Benson signals a possible substitute measure if controls fail.

Washington Congress ASC Frank Lehew Lincoln Ottawa Harrison Benson

Deluge Rain Strikes Ottawa Area in Morning Storms

Spotty storms drenched Ottawa with 1.64 inches, while nearby towns saw little or no rain. Quenemo Pomona and Richmond reported dry conditions. Wellsville measured over 2 inches elsewhere and Nelson Briles noted 2 inches east of Ottawa. A wide path of showers extended southeast across the Plains into the Deep South with no damage reported.

Ottawa Quenemo Pomona Richmond Wellsville Rantoul John P. Kelsey Princeton Nelson Briles I Paola Paul Prewitt Prewitt Udall and Blackwell Okla Weather Bureau Montana Idaho Plains Mississippi River Valley Georgia Alabama Florida

Rains Dampen Wheat Harvest in Franklin County

Weather delays hit the Franklin County harvest as elevators brace for a rush while farmers report strong yields in places. Local cooperatives note easing storage bounds and expect a busy period despite recent rains.

Radio Emergency Club to join national test exercise

The Ottawa Radio Emergency Club will take part in a nationwide emergency drill this weekend. Two stations will operate 2 miles south of Greenwood church in Pomona, from 4 p.m. today to 4 p.m. tomorrow, using portable generators on Harold Van Horn farm. Members include Dr. W. D. Bemmels and colleagues, welcoming visitors tonight or tomorrow.

Ottawa Radio Emergency Club Greenwood Church Pomona Harold van Horn W. D. Bemmels Dr. Bemmels Charles “‘Henning Larry Ogg Dale Pratt Don White Bill Bemmels Lorenzo Nitcher Dave Zimmerman West Seventh Street Richter

Weather forecast for today and tonight

Considerable cloudiness this afternoon and tonight with a few scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly southeast. Cooler this afternoon across the area and over southwest and south central tonight. Sunday partly cloudy with low of 50 to 55, high 70 to 75. Yesterday’s high 92 at 2:30 pm. Low around 63 overnight from 4 to 5:30 am. Hourly temperatures cover the 24 hour period ending at 3 pm today.

Fragmented OCR note hints at wartime and weather data

The text compiles dates, times, and names including soldiers, locations like Hong Kong and Red China, and references to Korean War days. It also notes weather terms and retail names with ambiguous figures, forming a fragmented newspaper snippet rather than a coherent story.

San Francisco Peace Conference Shadowed by MIG Attack

The U N tenth anniversary session sees Secretary Dulles and Molotov head home as Soviet MIGs claim to have fired on a U S Navy patrol plane over the Bering Sea and force a crash landing injuring seven. Big Four aides draft a peace declaration amid five days of speeches and a day off for private business before the closing ceremony.

BUR OY OY Seir Rts U.S Alaska Siberia St. Lawrence Island Bering Sea Siberian Eisenhower State Defense Department Dulles Molotoy San Francisco Molotov U.N James C. Hagerty Whitefield N. H Durin T New England Hagerty Russia Bering’ Sea U. N John Foster Dulles V. M. Molotov Greenwood Church Lessenhower United States Ee Wa Meaders

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