Ottawa area notes and events from July
Wheat prices rose to 1.94 a bushel after a week at 1.93. Ottawa Masonics will honor Karl Eitner for 50 years as a Mason with a pin on Tuesday July 5, dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Masonic temple. Water pressure in city lines is unstable due to flushing of mains by O. L. E. Haff. Obituary note: Charles A. Rumley, 77, former harness trainer and driver, died at Princeton, Iowa. List of Ottawa mayors since 1866 included with election dates. A large tree limb damaged an Ottawa car at Swope Park during a storm. Malcolm A. Jones Plan Service to close July 1–8. Kelvinator Appliances sale at Weidmann Tire & Battery Service.
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Karl Eitner
Ottawa
Ottawa Masonics Lodge
Scott
E. Kelsey
Topeka
Grand Lodge of Kansas
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
O. L. E. Haff
Water and Light Department
Haff
Clarence W. Moody
Ottawan
Burlington
Hawkeye Gazette
Charles A
Dad) Rumley
Princeton
I. Moody
Rumley
Uo Swope Park
Claude Webb
William Miskimon
Arlington
Tex
Fireworks cap Forest Park Fourth program
Lions Club plans a July Fourth celebration in Forest Park with hourly prizes totaling about 450 dollars and a grand prize remote control power lawn mower at 11 p m. The day features horseshoe pitching, a PomoNa town baseball game vs Topeka National Guard, a dusk fireworks show, a parade sponsored by Ottawa Saddle Club, rodeos, rides, and food stands for families, with Starkweather leading the display crew and warnings to stay clear of the north park area during ignition.
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Lions Club
Forest Park
Kansas
Missouri
Pomo‘na
Topeka National Guard
B. G
Doc” Starkweather
Ottawa
City Park
Main Street
Ottawa Saddle Club
John Christian l
jOttawa High School
Kansas City Oriental Shrine
Jack Bennett
East Wilson Street
Lee Shelden
The
Lions
Lightning strikes villager. several cows killed
A thunderbolt during a rain storm knocked down farmer Harry Tucker, 63, southeast of Burg, as he milked at 7:45 p.m. He and the milking cow were knocked over, another barn cow fell, and two outdoor cows were killed. Tucker suffered a headache but avoided hospitalization and remained alert.
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Williamsburg
Harry Tucker
Burg
Tucker
Weather forecast: partly cloudy with showers and storms
Partly cloudy through Thursday with showers and locally heavy thunderstorms north central and extreme north west tonight and over central and east Thursday. Warmer south west this afternoon then cooler northwest Thursday. Tonight low in 60s, Thursday high mid 80s northwest to 85 90 southeast. Yesterday high 88 at 3 30 pm. Low today 70. River 98 feet.
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Wee
Wees
Muggy Weather Stays In Area
Ottawa endured muggy heat with a noon temperature around 88 and light to moderate rainfall from a noisy storm system. Areas reported varying totals from .03 inch overnight to .35 inch in Williamsburg and about a quarter inch northwest of Ottawa, with heavier fall near La Cygne as shoppers sought shelter.
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Ottawa
Williamsburg
Appanoose
la Cygne
Ottawa Summer Band Concert In City Park Thursday
The Ottawa summer band performs Thursday at 8 p.m. in City Park with marches and songs including Black Jack March and In the Good Old Summertime. Ottawa high school graduates Larry Northway Trexel Warren and Terry Fanning from Kansas State Pat Going from Colorado A M and Duane Bechtle from Ottawa University join the lineup.
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Ottawa
City Park
Huffer
Olivadoti
Walters
Billboard
Klohr
Jerome Kern
Leid
Zen
Leonard
Fillmore
Ivanovici
Farrar
Ottawa High School
Larry Northway
Trexel Warren
Terry Fanning
Kansas State Band
Pat Going
Colorado A. & M
Duane Bechtle
Ottawa University
Rescuers Lose Contact in Hunt for Missing Marine Pilots
A massive search by air and sea for two downed Marine pilots stretched into a third day after contact was lost with their radio. Three crew members from a Marine helicopter were rescued uninjured, while Lt. Alan M. McAneny of Yonkers, New York, remains missing along with Lt. David Winton Bell and Capt. H. P. Montague Jr. in a 20,000 square mile search area off the Pacific. Bell’s wife, who traveled to Tokyo, awaits news and a September baby is anticipated.
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Navy
Robert Eugene Suedes
Robert W. Suedes
Eathan
S.D
Kyle Wayne Follett
Harrison A. Follett
Fairview
Utah
James W. Huskinson
Emor J. Huskinson
Osage
Wye
Air Force
U.S. Navy
David Winton Bell
Charles H. Bell
General Mills Corp
H. P. Montague Jr
Jackson
Miss
Tokyo
Bell
Steel Plants Prepare For Midnight Steel Strike
Pittsburgh reports a looming steel strike as blast furnaces are banked to avert damage during a potential walkout. U S Steel and Bethlehem begin banking. talks continue with CIO United Steelworkers seeking higher wages. Government mediators monitor the crisis.
Ottawa's 1954 Heat Wave Sets Century Records
A retrospective compares this year's mild weather with Ottawa’s summer of 1954. It recalls multiple days at or above 100 degrees, peak hits of 118 degrees on July 14 and 117 on July 12, plus a long run of 100 plus in June and July. The piece notes August and September were hot but cooler than that record stretch.
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Ottawa
Community Survey Promises Cash Awards for Helpful Readers
A newspaper urges readers to participate in a community survey by reporting how many papers each delivery boy distributes. The message promotes engagement, touts cash rewards for readers whose opinions align with the majority, and highlights various local advertisers and classified ads as part of the appeal.
Harvest Woes Grow as Kansas Wheat Lags Behind
GREAT BEND, Kas. Harvest troubles deepen for custom cutters and harvest hands as wheat culling in Kansas trails its normal pace while government reports show yields above preharvest expectations. State officer Gilkison warns crews to avoid racing into Nebraska and northern areas until southern fields are finished.
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Great Bend
Kas
Tromble
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
R. B. Gilkison
Hays
Gilkison
Nebraska
Imperial
Grant
Chappell
Sidney
Holdridge
McCook
Prison Term For Emporia Farmer
A. J. Place of Emporia was sentenced by federal Judge Arthur J. Mellett to one year and one day in prison for perjury and subornation of perjury. The conviction arose from testimony in a Wichita trial last April over an incident involving a 15 year old farm hand. For sale old newspapers 10 cents per bundle Herald office.
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Topeka
A. J. Place
Emporia
Arthur J. Mellett
Place
Wichita
Safety Check On Fireworks in Ottawa
Chief Warry Gilliland continues safety inspections of Ottawa fireworks stands after a Springfield Missouri explosion raised concerns. A state inspector will arrive this week to conduct his own check. 17 applications were filed, 13 approved, four not yet cleared.
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Warry Gilliand
Ottawa
Springfield
Gilliland
Eisenhower defends Russia incident as local, criticizes Congress
President Eisenhower said the shooting down of a U S Navy plane by the Soviet Union was a local occurrence, not policy, and chastised Democratic Congress for leaving his legislative proposals undone. He noted the Soviet offer to pay half the damage but said the U S has not accepted it. He also voiced hopeful progress from the upcoming Big Four Geneva talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Dulles
United States
Geneva
New Water Resources Board Refuses Tuttle Creek Stand
TOPEKA Kansas The new Water Resources Board refused to take a stand on Tuttle Creek Dam in its first meeting A Blue Valley delegation led by State Sen R G Thomson urged Congress to withhold an appropriation until the board decides the dam's future The board dropped the request and elected C Y Thomas as chairman with Arno Windscheffel as vice chairman. It set July 18 for the next meeting and will hire an executive secretary and staff later.
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Topeka
Kansas Water Resources Board
Tuttle Creek
Blue Valley
R. G. Thomson
Irving
Congress
Thomson
Turtle Creek
William Edwards
R-Bigelow
Blue River
Manhattan
Edwards
Senate
Fred C. Koch
Wichita
R. M. Seaton
Coffeyville
C. Y. Thomas
Mission Hills
Arno. Windscheffel
R-Smith Center
First Shift To Flexible Price Supports For Farm Goods
The government will begin its first shift Friday from high farm price supports to flexible price supports for wheat, corn, cotton, rice and peanuts. Wheat support drops to 82% of parity, reducing farmers’ payments by about 18 cents a bushel on stored wheat and lowering government holdings value by about 172 million dollars. The change, authorized by Congress, affects a large share of U.S. farm surpluses valued over 6.1 billion dollars, with oats and other crops facing lower floors under the new system.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Agriculture Department
Angle Sam
Iarm
Sun helps harvest as farmers return to fields
Bright sunlight boosts Franklin county wheat efforts as farmers resume field work. Charlie Geiger of Farmers Elevator reports a strong last evening, with more wheat expected today after a three hour run. Lyle Grier of the Co-Op notes harvest could last about 100 days, with work extending southwest and south of town while mud slows northwest fields. ASC reports a few loan applications for the 1955 crop. five farms checked with two eligible for loans. Loan criteria require moisture under 13 percent for farm stored wheat or 14 percent if in a bin for 30 days. Loan price set at 2.18 per bushel. Approximately 350 wheat loans were approved last year. similar totals anticipated this year. FIREWORKS WARNING bans discharge within the area bounded by Locust, Logan, Cedar and 5th Street. Shooting from or at vehicles or people is prohibited and violators will be prosecuted.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
Clifford Hood
U. S. Steel
McDonald
Hood
Basic Steel
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel
USW
Washington
Franklin County
Charlie Geiger
Geiger
Lyle Grier
Co-Op
Grier
ASC
Gordon Barnes
USC
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A. W. Benson
L. C. Wasson
E. E. Fuller
J. L. Hawkins
J. P. Harris
Arpil
Horace J. Smith
H. D. Crane
G. G. Wharton
A. Dobson
F. O. Hetrick
John Halloren
John Nelson
A. H. Slater
W. T. Wood
F. M. Harris
B. F. Bowers
W. B. Pleasant
W. S. Williams
George B. Ross
J. S. Weethee
Fred P. Martin
Edmund Lister
Tie V. Gibson
L. C. Geiger
E. V. Gibson
J. R. Cheney
Robert Luce
W. W. Robe
Malcolm A. Jones
Weidmann Tire & Battery Service
Junior Malburg
Ottawa Junior High School
E. &. Malburg
S. Cedar
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Community Survey
Edmiston’s
First National Bank
Malott Hardware
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ottawa Building & Loan
Price Motor Co
Safeway Stores
Terrill’s
Edmiston's Lamb Funeral Home
Mack Electric
Ottawa Lumber: Co
Curby
Didde
Hillcrest Drive-in
Lamb Funeral Home
Quin Furniture Co
Minnick Motors Price Motor Co
Sheldon Truck & Tractor
Herald Office
Ike
Newfield’s
New Water Resources Board
Lamb Ambulance
Bright Sun
Aids Harvest
Logan
Cedar
5Th St
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