Wheat car shortage eases in Franklin county report
Farmers in Franklin county pressed officials to address a wheat car shortage. Ottawa trustee Jack Byrd appealed to the governors office rail coordinator Paul Brown, yielding four cars for Ottawa Elevator and two for Farmers Elevator with promises of more. Some elevators at Richmond Wellsville Williamsburg and Rantoul reported mixed progress and showers delayed harvests. Typical yields include 54 bushels per acre near Richmond and 40–49% bushels per acre on several farms, with overall county harvest not yet half complete and quality slightly reduced by showers.
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Franklin County
Jack Byrd
Ottawa
Kansas Corporation Commission
Byrd
Paul Brown
Western Traffic Bureau
Ottawa Corp
Farmers Elevator
Richmond
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Richard Strobel
Earl Higdon
Near Homewood
Martin Strafuss
A. M. Strafuss
Rantoul
Side Swipes and City Stories in Ottawa
Readable items recount a playful Ottawa scene with mimosa trees and a police escort for a Junior Chamber of Commerce convoy from Clovis New Mexico. A humorous ambulance behind the convoy prompts chatter about preparedness amid a Kansas City convention.
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Ottawa
John Lawrences
City Park
Carnegie Library
Agreement On Flood Bill From Senate House Panel
A Senate House conference committee announced agreement on a flood control, navigation and power bill carrying 635,012,500 for Army Engineers use starting July 1. The compromise aligns most with the Senate tally of 642,736,000 rather than the House 582,811,000, and falls short of President Eisenhower’s recommendation of 852,377,000. The plan requires approval by both chambers and reflects adjustments on about 30 items, including Kansas City Missouri’s and Oklahoma’s construction and planning allocations.
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House Conference Committee
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Conference Committee
Explosion Destroys Picnic Tables in Havens Memorial Park
An explosion heard for miles shattered a picnic table and bench at Havens Memorial Park late last night. Police Chief A. C. Mistler suspects thieves who stole dynamite from the municipal quarry dynamite house nearby. No injuries reported.
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Leavenworth
Havens Memorial Park
A. C. Mistler
Municipal Rock Quarry
House and Senate Keep Marais des Cygnes Funding Unchanged
Conference committee action leaves Ottawa channel improvement at 80000 and Pomona reservoir at 85000 intact. House and Senate previously agreed on these amounts, leaving no new conference considerations. The U S natural gas industry serves 24 million customers.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Pomona
House
Senate
U. S
Showers Delay Wheat Harvest
GREAT BEND Scattered showers across western to north central Kansas slowed extensive wheat harvest operations over the weekend. Most fields are ready to cut when weather allows with labor and equipment sufficient. Progress reports show varying completion from 40 to 80 percent across Seward Rice Ellsworth Grant Rush Russell Mitchell Trego and other counties.
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Great Bend
Western
Northwestern
North Central
Kansas
State Harvest Labor Control Office
Cheyenne
Rawlins
Decatur
Norton
Sherman
Employment Service
State Office
Seward
Rice
Ellsworth
Grant County
Rush
Russell
Mitchell County
Trego County
Surfacing Road At New Bridge Near Ottawa
Work on resurfacing the highway section linking with the new bridge over Tally Creek on US 50 and 59 at the county line north of Ottawa has begun. Once done the bridge will open, with the Ottawa firm handling both projects. The bridge project paused until completion, aims to remove a major Ottawa traffic hazard created by the sharp curved approaches and previous serious accidents.
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Tally Creek
Ottawa
Main Street
Dixon Cafe Vacation Closure Notice
The Dixon Cafe at 171-c-3t announces a vacation closure from June 24 to July 23. Customers are advised to plan accordingly and look for reopening details after the specified dates.
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Dixon Cafe
Declaration By Candidate Is Rejected
TOPEKA Kansas declaration of candidacy for the State Supreme Court by Earl Hatcher of Topeka was rejected by the State Canvassing Board for filing a minute or two late. Hatcher, a Republican, sought Position No 6. five other candidates filed. The board said noon June 20 was the deadline and no extension was allowed.
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Topeka
State Supreme Court
Earl Hatcher
State
Hatcher
Supreme Court
Paul Shanahan
Slaw
Shanahan
Atty
John Anderson
Anderson
George Robb
Robb
Paul Wilson
Richard Fadely
Fred Hall
Hall
Secretary of State
Harvey Crouch
Minneola
Kas
Crouch
Congress
Secretary of
S. L. F. Cushenbery
Oberlin
Justice Dept Seeks 1952 Campaign Cost Statements
Washington reports the Justice Department has been unable to locate the detailed campaign contribution statements filed with the House by the two major parties for 1952 and earlier years. The department disclosed efforts to find the records today.
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Washington
Justice Department
House
U S Disarmament Awaits World Control Assurance
U S Air Force chief Gen Nathan Twining and allied air chiefs visited Moscow for the Aviation Day display as the Soviets unveiled three new fighter types and a jet transport. Khrushchev said the omission of heavy bombers aimed to emphasize defense.
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Moscow
Nathan Twining
U. S
United States
Twining
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
France
Kubinka Airfield
Tushino
Certificates To Nurse Assistants Celebrate Eight Graduates
Eight Nurse Assistant trainees received certificates Friday after a three week course at Ransom Memorial hospital taught by Mrs. Esther Schmitt R N. The graduates are Karen Haverty Gail Murray Blanche Ashwell Judy Pope Madmian Pierce Veral Squires Mary Hintz and Frances Whirley. This marks the fifth year of the program offered in June and October. From graduates hospital utilizes part time relief help and some move into full time nurse assistants or advance into nursing training.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Esther Schmitt
R.N
Karen Haverty
Gail Murray
Blanche Ashwell
Judy Pope
Madmian Pierce
Veral Squires
Mary Hintz
Frances Whirley
Jaycees To Convention Move Ottawa Meeting
Five Ottawa couples are bound for the International Convention of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Kansas City today, with two more couples sailing tonight. Local Jaycees and patrols escorted a 20-car Wichita convoy through Ottawa toward Baldwin Junction, ensuring clear traffic as they head to the convention. The Ottawa drive through occurred around 10 15 this morning, with Pratt delegates arriving about 1 p m.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Clovis
N. M
Kansas City
Junior Chamber of Commerce
K. C
George Dunkin
al Knoeppel
Charles Mavity, Jr
Gene Mavity
Jim Warnock
Sonny Harford
Hank North
Pratt
Bob Conaty
Death of Harry Hinck Recalls Burlingame Native
Mrs. Charles Gilroy of 713 North Oak learns of her brother Harry Hinck's death in Topeka after a yearlong illness. Funeral services are set in Wilmington Kansas on Wednesday at 2 30 p m at the local church.
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Charles Gilroy
N. Oak
Harry Hinck
Burlingame
Winter General Hospital
Topeka
Wilmington
Kas
Illness Fatal To Admiral King
PORTSMOUTH N H Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King U S N died in Portsmouth Naval Hospital after years of failing health He was 77 The admiral suffered heart ailment circulatory and respiratory failure and remained in shock and coma despite digitalis therapy His son Lt Cmdr Ernest J King Jr said it was heart failure from high blood pressure Captain Thomas J Carter hospital commanding officer released a bulletin last night
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Portsmouth
N.H
Ernest Joseph King
U.S.N
Germany
Japan
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Cmdr
Ernest J. King Jr
Washington
Thomas J. Carter
Six Die In Kansas Highway Wrecks This Week
Six more persons died in Kansas highway crashes pushing the annual traffic fatality count to 289, with victims including Ival Roscow Loveland 47 of Toronto Studley Richard G O Dell 19 of Studley Vern B Smith 25 of Woodward Mrs Charles Whitley 81 of Abilene Gene Knop 17 a Great Bend Guardsman and Arthur Hokanson 74 of Eureka in various accidents across the state.
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Kansas
Ival Roscow Loveland
Toronto
Kas
Emporia
Richard G. O'Dell
Studley
Kes
McPherson
Vern B. Smith
Woodward
Okla
Liberal
Charles Whitley
Abilene
Gene Knop
Great Bend
National Guard
Arthur Hokanson
Eureka
Forecast and Eisenhower Health Update
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered storms and highs around 95 to 100. Eisenhower continues convalescence at Gettysburg after leaving Walter Reed, plans to visit Panama City July 21-22, and postpones Nehru talks. Doctors say recovery proceeds well and a discharge around Friday or Saturday is possible.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Panama City
India
Nehru
Heisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Panama
Clouds Hold Mercury Down In Ottawa Weather Report
Ottawa's afternoon sun followed a cool morning under clouds with temperatures 6 to 10 degrees above normal. Thunder and showers are forecast this week, with scattered rains already reported across several towns including Ness City, Larned, Burdette, Dodge City, Sedgwick, Atlanta, Pratt, Goodland, Garden City, Russell and Salina. Goodland low 59 degrees last night.
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Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Ness City
Larned
Burdette
Dodge City
Sedgwick
Atlanta
Pratt
Goodland
Garden City
Russell
Salina
Prison Term For Embezzler
Minnie Mangum ex-officer of a failed financial institution was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Judge H Lawrence Bullock ordered 10 years for embezzling 1 082 968 25 dollars and 10 years for false information to the State Corporation Commission, to run consecutively. Additional charges included forgery and more false information, with a separate embezzlement count.
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Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
Corporation Court
H. Lawrence Bullock
State Corporation Commission
Bullock
Mars Weight and World Population Factoids
A 200 pound man would weigh 74 pounds on Mars. The population of the world is about 2.7 billion.
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Mars
World
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