Fireworks safety tips and hospital cooling plans outlined
Six Swipes Fire Chief Harry Gilliland urged fireworks precautions including not aiming at people or vehicles and obeying bans in crowded areas. Ransom Memorial hospital trustees approved 11 air conditioners with plans for 25 total, 11 bought with some by donors, about $200 each. donations welcome. Firefighters rescued a cat stuck high in a Maple Street tree. Dogs tied to chains to be freed July 1, with many staying hidden amid the July 4 noise escalation.
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Harry Gilliland
Kansas
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Walter Coburn
Coburn
Doctors Draft Law Extended Amid House Vote
In Washington the House extended the controversial doctors draft for two more years and kept the regular military draft for four years. The bill, which the Senate included, faced a blocked motion to return for further conferees but proceeded. Vote totals split along party lines with 88 Democrats and 83 Republicans for sending back, 127 Democrats and 94 Republicans against. The medical draft would draft doctors and dentists under 46, while expiring at midnight June 30. Final approval hinges on Senate action after a House conference.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Representatives
Mason
Bill
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Smith
Senate House
Forty & Eight Break From The American Legion
Indianapolis report says the Forty and Eight executive committee urged breaking away from the American Legion. The declaration accuses Legion leaders of kingmaker domination and membership disregard. The Forty and Eighter notes relations with La Societe are strained and that the Legion has been under a small control for seven years.
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Indianapolis
The
Forty & Eight
Organization of the American Legion
Legion “Organization
Forty & Eighter
Le‘gion
American Legion
la Societe
Legion
Mall Geoup of
Mem
Tornado Hit Scottsbluff As Flood Threat Grows
A tornado ripped into the Hillerege housing area northeast of Scottsbluff Nebraska killing two and injuring several, with about 25 homes destroyed and many residents treated for injuries. Flood fears rose along the North Platte River as heavy rains swelled the river and prompted evacuations near Torrington Wyoming.
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Scottsbluff
Nebi
Hillerege
Here
Torrington
Wyo
North Platte River
Torringtoon
Wyoming
Nebraska
V. J. Daniels
Jim Karubos
Mr. Daniels
Nick Karubos
Karabos
Pete
Rosalie
North Platte
Mitchell
Discomfort in Ottawa as Humidity Rises
Ottawa experiences higher humidity after a sunny morning with the city heating up through the day. Air conditioners run despite temperatures not reaching peak summer levels. Noon thermometers show just under 80, rising to 85 by 2 p.m., with yesterday’s high at 80 and the morning low at 64.
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Ottawa
Showers Loom Over Kansas Through Wednesday
Considerable cloudiness with showers and thunder storms expected to persist in Kansas through Wednesday. Some storms may be locally heavy, especially in the north central area this evening. Lows in the 60s tonight, highs near 80 to the 90s across the state, with rainfall up to an inch reported in Satanta and Plains.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
North Central
Satanta
Plains
Fireworks Blast Destroys Store in Springfield Missouri
An explosion in the fireworks department of a Consum er Warehouse Market store in Springfield injured an employee, Duane Dittrick, 19, and caused a roof and interior fire. Overcome by smoke, he was taken to a hospital. The cause of the blast remains unknown in the western Springfield one story building of the four-store chain.
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Springfield
Duane
Dittrick
Consumere Warehouse Market
Car Strikes 2 Year Old in Driveway Incident
A two year old, Terry Ray Burnett of 316 Oak, was struck by a car while playing in his driveway and taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital with bruises and a head injury. The driver, 66 year old George Lintecum of Merriam Kansas, said he did not see the child when pulling in. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. yesterday and officials report the child’s condition as satisfactory.
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Terry Ray Burnett
Ransom Memorial Hospital
George Lintecum
Merriam
Kas
Lintecum
Lost Diamond Recovered From Old Sofa in Utah
Provo Utah Mrs George A King sent her living room sofa to an upholsterer for repair joking If you find any diamonds let me know A short time later the upholsterer called Lady we have found a diamond in your sofa It proved to be a set from her engagement ring which she had lost 12 years ago.
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Provo
Utah
George A. King
Weather forecast shows showers and heat across the state
The forecast predicts cloudiness through Wednesday with showers and scattered thunderstorms across most of the state this afternoon and tonight, especially central and extreme northwest. Temperatures: tonight lows in the 60s, Wednesday highs near 80 northeast to the 90s southwest. Previous day high 80 at 2 pm. hourly temps show warm afternoon, cloudy skies, light northeast winds, river level 1.25 feet.
Wheat quota referendum results in Franklin County
In Franklin County the 1956 wheat quota referendum yielded a 78.6 percent approval for government controls. ASC official Gordon Barnes reported 346 total votes, with 272 for controls and 74 against. Local officials counted 53 challenged ballots, eight ruled ineligible, and 18 percent discarded due to inadequate allotments.
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Franklin
Gordon Barnes
ASC
Search Plane Sights One of Missing Pilots in Pacific
A night search plane sighted one of two U S Marine fliers missing for three nights in the Pacific. He was seen signaling from a tiny life raft about 123 miles south of Tokyo. Air Force said two planes hovered to aid recovery, while the Albatross could not land due to fog and darkness. The rescue sweep spanned 20 000 miles as ships and planes combed the western Pacific for the two men.
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Tokyo
U. S
Pacific
An. Air’ Force
Mirnace
Western
Minneapolis
David Winton. Bell
Charles.h. Bell
General Mills, Inc
Navy
Bell
Spotlight On Financing of Medical Care
Saline County debates how welfare medical care is funded as costs rise and uniform plans lag. The Legislative Council urged county level prepayment insurance with State Welfare limits, proposing a standard 6 to 6.50 dollars per client monthly budget and highlighting varied county results.
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Topeka
Saline County
Legislative Council
Council
Social Welfare Department
State Welfare Department
Sedgwick County
County Medical Society
State Department
Butler
Cowley
Crawford
Douglas
Shawnee
Douglas County
Reno
Greenwood County
Stores to Close Early in Ottawa This Summer
Ottawa stores will close at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for July and August. Saturday closing shifts to 8:30 p.m. as a summer trial. Opening hours remain the same as winter.
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Ottawa
Kansas Polio Cases Drop to 38 This Year
TOPEKA Polio cases in Kansas total 38 this year, down from 42 reported at the same point last year, officials said, reflecting a modest improvement in the fight against the disease. The tally covers all age groups and regions within the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gypsy tire scheme ends with attempted theft at station
Gypsies tried to buy three used tires at Weidner filling station on Main Street with a $2 deposit. Porter issued a receipt for the deposit, then the pair returned claiming a tire receipt. An argument ensued over the deal as the gypsies grabbed the $2 and fled. Undersheriff Driscoll and police searched for them without success.
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Weidner
S. Main
Jack Porter
Porter
Bill Weidner
Dean Driscoll
New County Wheat Crop Value Near $12 Million
Ottawans with backyards reported the best garden year in memory with bumper yields. Green beans, cucumbers, cabbage, berries, potatoes, and tomatoes show strong local supply though peaches and cherries suffered from spring frosts reducing some fruit harvests.
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Ottawa
Four Thousand Dollar Holdups Staged Across Several Cities
Denver detectives quoted parolee George C. Spaulding revealing a three month crime spree with companion Richard C. Hoffman that included holdups burglaries and frauds from Buffalo to Salt Lake City. The duo allegedly hit Wichita Kansas City Omaha Council Bluffs and more with guns bought in Denver after arriving in June. Spaulding said Hoffman was arrested in Salt Lake City and Spaulding returned to Denver. Hoffman faces investigation for robbery. Spaulding, paroled from Indiana prison last December, served one year of a 12 year sentence.
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Denver
Indiana State Penitentiary
Clifford Stanley
George C. Spaulding
Crawfordville
Stanley
Buffalo
N. Y
Salt Lake City
Wichita
Kansas City
Spaulding
Richard C. Hoffman
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
Town
Salt ‘Lake City
Hoffman
Salt’ Lake City
Indiana
Classified Ads Select One Ad Lines
Hewitt Chevrolet Co Sheldon Truck and Tractor Keefer Floor Covering Minnick Motors Price Motor Co Compact listing of local auto and service businesses. Reads like a classified notice showcasing multiple dealership and shop names without additional details.
Harvest Delayed by Wet Weather in Franklin County
Franklin county farmers await dry conditions to advance the 1955 wheat crop valued around 1.5 million dollars with about 25 000 acres seeded and an expected average of 30 bushels per acre. Co Op elevator manager Lyle Grier notes much wheat remains uncut and weather could boost yields beyond 1954. Richmond elevator manager Henry Feuerborn reports 66 percent harvest in the Richmond area and storage capacity for 20 000 more bushels as crews hope for sun.
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Franklin County
Lyle Grier
Co-Op
Grier
Alvin Smith
Pomona
W. H. Twyman
Ottawa
Homewood
Charlie Geiger
Geiger
Kansas City
Richmond
Henry
Peuerborn
Iil
Feuerborn
Weeds Grow In Wheat Fields In Central Kansas
Great Bend Kansas report notes weeds overtaking uncut wheat fields as rainy weather delays harvest. Pattee Ape notes delays and ongoing struggle with growing weeds across central Kansas during this period.
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Great Bend
Kas
Kansas
Shasuas Pattee Ape
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John Morton
Ottawa Radio Emergency Club
Jocal National Guard
Focal Club
Charles Pratt
Alonzo Nitcher
Charles Henning
W. D. Bemmels
Ottawa University
Ottawa Club
Wees
Fas
N. E
Herald Office
Kelvinater
Weidmann Tire & Battery Service
ABA
Lamb Ambulance
Walnut
Logan
Hickory
St. St
Bates
Terrill
S. Pdden
Newfield’s
Community Survey
Cheney
Litwin
Malott Hardware
J. C. Penney Co
Minnick Motors
Edmiston’s
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sheldon Truck & Tractor Stewart Memorials
Saffron Glass Co
Tally Theatre
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